Premiering tonight before moving to its regular Tuesday night slot on January 6 is the Fox comedy drama Best Medicine developed by Liz Tuccillo based on ITV’s Doc Martin and starring Josh Charles, Annie Potts, Abigail Spencer, Cree and Josh Segarra. The show’s original music is composed by Jeff Cardoni (Silicon Valley, The Kominsky Method, Ransom Canyon, Heels, Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates,White House Plumbers, CSI: Miami, Ghosts, The Franchise, Just Friends). Check out our previous article for more information about the series, which will air Tuesday nights on Fox and will also be available to stream on Hulu.
Premiering on Thursday, January 8, is the British Paramount+ original series Girl Taken developed by David Turpin, Suzanne Cowie & Nessah Muthy based on the novel Baby Doll by Hollie Overton and starring Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, Tallulah Evans and Delphi Evans. Andrew Simon McAllister (Nowhere Special, Old Guy, The Devil’s Doorway, Agatha and the Truth of Murder, The Secret, 37 Days) has composed the show’s original music. The 6-part psychological thriller, which follows two twin sisters whose lives are shattered when one of them is abducted from their quiet rural English town by a beloved local teacher and – after escaping following years of abuse – discovers that freedom brings its own challenges, will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Premiering on Friday, January 9, is the Netflix original film People We Meet on Vacation directed by Brett Haley and starring Emily Bader, Tom Blyth, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jameela Jamil, Lucien Laviscount, Alice Lee, Miles Heizer, Tommy Do, Lukas Gage, Alan Ruck and Molly Shannon. The movie’s original music is composed by Keegan DeWitt (Hearts Beat Loud, Friendship, I’ll See You in My Dreams, A Teacher, The Hero, All the Bright Places, Love Again, Divorce, Gemini, Morris from America). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the romantic comedy drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Friday is the British TV series Coldwater created by David Ireland and starring Andrew Lincoln, Ewen Bremner, Indira Varma and Eve Myle. Tommy Reilly & Roddy Hart (Anna and the Apocalypse, Grow, Our Ladies, Agatha Christie – Hercule Poirot: The First Cases) have composed the show’s original music. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score last October following the 6-parter’s UK premiere on ITV. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the thriller, which is making its U.S. debut on Paramount+.
