Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, February 17, is the British limited series Best Interests created by Jack Thorne and starring Sharon Horgan, Michael Sheen, Alison Oliver, Noma Dumezweni, Niamh Moriarty, Des McAleer, Mat Fraser, Chizzy Akudolu, Gary Beadle, Jack Morris, Pippa Haywood, Lucian Msamati, Shane Zaza and Lisa McGrillis. The show’s original music composed by Stephen Rennicks (Normal People, Room, Frank, Conversations with Friends, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, Good Luck to You, Leo Grande, The Little Stranger, The Quiet Girl) . Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 4-part drama, which premiered in the UK back in 2023 on BBC One and will make its make U.S. debut on Acorn TV.
Also premiering tomorrow is the BritBox original drama A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story written by Kelly Jones based on Carol Ann Lee’s novel A Fine Day for Hanging: The Real Ruth Ellis Story and starring Lucy Boynton, Toby Jones, Laurie Davidson, Mark Stanley and Bessie Carter. Samuel Sim (The Bay, The Spanish Princess, The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance, Domina, Anne, The Halcyon, Home Fires) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 4-part series, which will debut in the U.S. on BritBox and will air in the UK later this year on ITV.
Premiering on Wednesday, February 19, is the Disney+ original animated series Win or Lose written and directed by Carrie Hobson & Michael Yates and starring Will Forte, Rosie Foss, Josh Thomson, Rosa Salazar, Milan Elizabeth Ray, Dorien Watson, Lil Rel Howery, Izaac Wang, Chanel Stewart, Melissa Villaseñor, Flula Borg, Jo Firestone, Kyleigh Curran, Erin Keif, Jaylin Fletcher, Tom Law, Orion Tran, Beck Nolan and Rhea Seehorn. The show’s original score is composed by Ramin Djawadi (Game of Thrones, Westworld, Iron Man, Pacific Rim, Eternals, House of the Dragon, Uncharted, Clash of the Titans). Click here to learn more about the Pixar Animation Studios production, which also features original songs by CAMPFIRE & Djawadi and will be available to stream on Disney+.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the CW dramedy Good Cop/Bad Cop created by John Quaintance and starring Leighton Meester, Luke Cook, Clancy Brown, Scott Lee, Devon Terrell, Blazey Best and William McKenna. Elliott Wheeler (Elvis, Every Day, The Get Down, Restraint) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the series, which will air in the U.S. every Wednesday on the CW and will debut in Australia the following day on Stan.
Premiering on Thursday, February 20, is the Netflix limited series Zero Day created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim & Michael S. Schmidt and starring Robert De Niro, Angela Bassett, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Matthew Modine, Joan Allen, Bill Camp, Gaby Hoffmann, Dan Stevens and Clark Gregg. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, The Night Of, Ripley, Legion, The Umbrella Academy). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 6-part thriller, which will be available to stream on Neflix.
Premiering on Friday, February 21, is the Hulu original series A Thousand Blows created by Steven Knight and starring Malachi Kirby, Erin Doherty, Stephen Graham, Jason Tobin, Francis Lovehall, James Nelson-Joyce, Darci Shaw, Hannah Walters, Nadia Albina, Jemma Carlton, Morgan Hilaire, Susan Lynch, Caoilfhionn Dunne and Daniel Mays. Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, The English, A Gentleman in Moscow, Watership Down, Misconduct, The Head, Life Itself) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part drama, which is set in the perilous world of illegal boxing in 1880s Victorian London, will be available to stream in the U.S. on Hulu and in most other international markets on Disney+.
