Premiering today is the MGM+ original series The Westies created by Chris Brancato & Michael Panes and starring J.K. Simmons, Titus Welliver. Tom Brittney, Sarah Bolger, Jessica Frances Dukes, Stanley Morgan, Allen Leech, Hamish Allan-Headly and Hilary Mccormack. The film’s original music is composed by Mark Isham (Crash, Miracle, 42, Once Upon a Time, A River Runs Through It, October Sky, Judas and the Black Messiah, Dolphin Tale, Nell, Fly Away Home, The Accountant). Check out our previous article to learn more about the crime drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on MGM+.
Premiering on Wednesday, July 15, is the Apple TV original series Lucky created by Jonathan Tropper based on Marissa Stapley’s novel of the same name and starring Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening,Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, Timothy Olyphant, Drew Starkey, Clifton Collins Jr. and William Fichtner. Isabella Summers (aka Isa Machine of Florence + the Machine) (Little Fires Everywhere, KAOS, Dust Bunny, Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Lisa Frankenstein, Dust Bunny, My Oxford Year, The Magic Faraway Tree, The Offer, Physical, Hitpig!) has composed the show’s original score. Fiona Apple contributed the main title song. Click here for more information about the 7-part crime thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Prime Video original series Ride or Die created by Tessa Coates and starring Octavia Spencer, Hannah Waddingham, Ed Skrein, Calam Lynch, Savannah Steyn, Jamie Parker, Sylvia Hoeks, Jacky Ido and Bill Nighy. The show’s original music is also composed by Isabella Summers. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the action comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Premiering on Thursday, July 16, is the Disney Channel original movie Descendants: Wicked Wonderland directed by Kimmy Gatewood and starring Kylie Cantrall, Malia Baker, Leonardo Nam, Liamani Segura, Rita Ora, Paolo Montalban, Brandy, Brendon Tremblay, Melanie Paxson, Alexandro Byrd, Joel Oulette, Kiara Romero,Zavien Garrett, Ryan McEwen, Dayton Paradis and Awkwafina. Torin Borrowdale (Searching, Locke & Key, Pulse, Descendants: The Rise of Red,Five Days at Memorial) has composed the film’s original score. Walt Disney Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the songs from the sequel, as well as a score suite on Friday, July 17. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the movie, which will air on Disney Channel and will also be available to stream on Disney+.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix original series The Hawk created by Will Ferrell, Harper Steele & Chris Henchy and starring Ferrell himself, Molly Shannon, Jimmy Tatro, Luke Wilson, Fortune Feimster, Chris Parnell, David Hornsby and Katelyn Tarver. The show’s original music is composed by The Octopus Project (Kumiko, Sasquatch Sunset, The Treasure Hunter, Damsel, Butterfly in the Sky). The comedy, which follows 2004’s number one golfer as he struggles on the back nine of his career to recapture his magic, will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Premiering on Friday, July 17, is the German Netflix original film 23 000 Lives (23 000 Leben) directed by Markus Goller and starring Louis Hofmann, Mala Emde, Katharina Stark, Frederick Lau, Maria Dragus, Trevor Magaya, Kathy Etoa, Joone Dankou, Saibon Wang, Luisa-Céline Gaffron, Merlin von Garnier and Omid Memar. Volker Bertelmann (Conclave, All Quiet on the Western Front, Lion, Pressure,Hotel Mumbai, Patrick Melrose, A House of Dynamite, The Old Guard, Adrift, One Life, Ammonite) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Friday is the sports drama They Fight directed by Sheldon Candis and starring Andre Holland, Wendell Pierce, Samira Wiley, Anthony B. Jenkins, Toissaint Francois Battiste and Mykelti Williamson. The film’s original music is composed by Gary Gunn (A Thousand and One, Forever, Quad Gods, Maggie Black, David Makes Man, Master of Light). Check out our previous article for more information about the movie, which premiered at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival and will be available to stream on Hulu (in the U.S.) and Disney+ (in most other major international markets).
