Premiering today is the Fox animated comedy Grimsburg created by Catlan McClelland & Matthew Schlissel and starring Jon Hamm, Erinn Hayes, Alan Tudyk, Rachel Dratch, Greg Chun and Kevin Michael Richardson. The show’s original music is composed by Jesse Novak (BoJack Horseman, Tuca & Bertie, The Mindy Project, The Baby-Sitters Club, Champions, Blockbuster). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the Bento Box Entertainment production, which will air every Sunday on FOX.
Also premiering in the U.S. today is the British comedy Funny Woman developed by Morwenna Banks based on Nick Hornby’s novel Funny Girl and starring Gemma Arterton, Rupert Everett, Tom Bateman, Clare-Hope Ashitey, David Threlfall, Alexa Davies, Arsher Ali and Emily Bevans. Nainita Desai (The Deepest Breath, For Sama, The Reason I Jump, Crossfire, The Tower, American Murder: The Family Next Door) has composed the show’s original score. Sky Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last year when the series premiered in the UK on Sky. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the album details. The comedy is making its U.S. debut on PBS.
Premiering on Tuesday, January 9, is Marvel Studios’ Disney+ limited series Echo developed by Marion Dayre and starring Alaqua Cox, Chaske Spencer, Graham Greene, Vincent D’Onofrio, Tantoo Cardinal, Devery Jacobs, Zahn McClarnon and Cody Lightning. The show’s original music is composed by Dave Porter (Breaking Bad, The Disaster Artist, Better Call Saul, Preacher, Hightown, The Blacklist, Term Life). Hollywood Records & Marvel Music have released a first track from the composer’s score this past Friday and a full soundtrack album is expected to come out in the coming weeks. Click here to listen to the track and for more information about the series.
Premiering on Wednesday, January 10, is the British Apple TV+ original series Criminal Record created by Paul Rutman and starring Peter Capaldi, Cush Jumbo, Shaun Dooley, Charlie Creed-Miles, Stephen Campbell Moore, Zoë Wanamaker, Dionne Brown, Maisie Ayres, Aysha Kala, Rasaq Kukoyi, Cathy Tyson and Tom Moutchi. Neil Davidge (Unleashed, Push, Halo 4, Britannia, Monsters: Dark Continent, Earth Moods) and Mikey J Asante (Queen Cleopatra) have composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article to learn more about the 8-part thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Premiering on Thursday, January 11, is the Australian Netflix limited series Boy Swallows Universe developed by John Collee based on Trent Dalton’s novel and starring Travis Fimmel, Phoebe Tonkin, Simon Baker, Sophie Wilde, Zac Burgess, Felix Cameron, Bryan Brown, Lee Tiger Halley and Anthony LaPaglia. The show’s original music is composed by Johnny Klimek (Run Lola Run, Cloud Atlas, Sense8, The International, Babylon Berlin, The Matrix Resurrections) and Gabriel Mounsey (Breaking In, Messiah). Click here for more information about the 8-part drama, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Peacock original event series Ted created by Seth MacFarlane and starring MacFarlane himself, Max Burkholder, Alanna Ubach, Giorgia Whigham and Scott Grimes. The show’s original music is composed by Walter Murphy (Family Guy, American Dad, Wiseguy, Raw Force, The Late Bloomer) who previously scored both Ted features in 2012 and 2015. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock.
Premiering on Friday, January 12 following a one-night-only theatrical release this past Wednesday is the comedy Self Reliance written and directed by Jake Johnson and starring Johnson himself, Anna Kendrick, Natalie Morales, Andy Samberg, Christopher Lloyd, Wayne Brady, GaTa, Emily Hampshire and Mary Holland. Dan Romer (Luca, Maniac, Beasts of the Southern Wild, Station Eleven, The Good Doctor, Beasts of No Nation, Superman & Lois) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie, which premiered at last year’s SXSW Film Festival and will be available to stream on Hulu.
Also premiering on Friday is the action comedy Role Play directed by Thomas Vincent and starringKaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo, Bill Nighy and Connie Nielsen. The film’s original music is composed by Rael Jones (Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, Harlots, Suite Francaise, My Cousin Rachel, The Salisbury Poisonings, Ten Percent). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Click here to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
