Premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Miss Austen written by Andrea Gibb based on Gill Hornby’s novel and starring Keeley Hawes, Rose Leslie, Patsy Ferran, Phyllis Logan, Synnøve Karlsen, Max Irons, Jessica Hynes, Alfred Enoch, Kevin McNally, Calam Lynch, Mirren Mack and Liv Hill. The show’s original music is composed by Dominik Scherrer (The Missing, The Tourist, The Widow, Primeval, Baptiste, The Serpent, Ripper Street, The Confessions of Frannie Langton, Requiem). Dubois Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past February following its debut in the UK on BBC One. Check out our previous article for the full album details to learn more about the period drama, which is making its U.S. premiere on PBS.
Premiering on Thursday, May 8, is the Netflix original series Forever created by Mara Brock Akil based on Judy Blume’s novel of the same name and starring Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Karen Pittman, Xosha Roquemore, Wood Harris, Marvin Winans III, Niles Fitch, Ali Gallo, Adriyan Rae, Barry Shabaka Henley, Paigion Walker, E’myri Crutchfield and Xavier Mills. Gary Gunn (A Thousand and One, Quad Gods, Maggie Black, David Makes Man, Master of Light) has composed the show’s original music. Netflix Music has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score this past Friday. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the romantic drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Prime Video documentary special Octopus! directed by Niharika Desai, narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge and executive produced by Waller-Bridge, Jenny Robins, Stacey Offman, Richard Perello and Melissa Wood. The 2-parter’s original music is composed by Siddhartha Khosla (Only Murders in the Building, This Is Us, Paradise, The Idea of You, Rabbit Hole, Welcome to Chippendales, A Family Affair, Queenpins, Looking for Alaska) . Check out our previous news article to learn more about the documentary, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Premiering on Friday, May 9, is the Hulu original movie Summer of 69 directed by Jillian Bell and starring Chloe Fineman, Sam Morelos, Nicole Byer, Liza Koshy, Matt Cornett, Natalie Morales, Paula Pell, Fernando Carsa, Alex Moffat and Charlie Day. Matt Bowen (The Boys, Gen V, The Boys Presents: Diabolical) has composed the film’s original score. Click here for more information about the American High production, which premiered at this year’s SXSW Film Festival and will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
