Premiering tonight is the Showtime limited series Waco: The Aftermath created by Drew Dowdle & John Erick Dowdle and starring Michael Shannon, John Leguizamo, J. Smith Cameron, Giovanni Ribisi, Keean Johnson, David Costabile, John Hoogenakker and Abbey Lee. The show’s original music is composed by The Newton Brothers (Doctor Sleep, The Haunting of Hill House, The First Purge, Midnight Mass, Oculus, The Midnight Mass). Click here to learn more about the 5-part drama, which will air Sundays on Showtime and will be be available for Showtime subscribers every Friday.
Premiering on Thursday, April 20, is the comedy Quasi directed Kevin Heffernan and starring Heffernan himself, Jay Chandrasekhar, Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske, Paul Soter and Adrianne Palicki. Jason Akana (Tacoma FD) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more about the Searchlight Pictures production, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Netflix original series The Diplomat created by Debora Cahn and starring Keri Russell, Rufus Sewell, David Gyasi, Rory Kinnear, Ali Ahn, Celia Imrie, Ato Essandoh and Michael McKean. The show’s original music is composed by Nathan Barr (The Americans, True Blood, The House with a Clock in Its Walls, Carnival Row, Cabin Fever) & Dimitri Smith (Confession). A soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the political drama, which will be available to stream on Netflix.
Another show premiering on Thursday is the Peacock original series Mrs. Davis created by Tara Hernandez & Damon Lindelof and starring Betty Gilpin, Jake McDorman, Ben Chaplin, Andy McQueen, Margo Martindale, David Arquette, Elizabeth Marvel, Chris Diamantopoulos and Katja Herbers. Jeff Russo (Fargo, Star Trek: Discovery, Legion, The Umbrella Academy, The Night Of) has composed the show’s original music. Click here for more information about the sci-fi drama, which will be available to stream on Peacock.
Premiering on Friday, April 21, is the romantic adventure comedy Ghosted directed by Dexter Fletcher and starring Chris Evans, Ana de Armas, Adrian Brody, Amy Sedaris, Tate Donovan, Tim Blake Nelson and Mike Moh. The film’s original music is composed by Lorne Balfe (Mission: Impossible – Fallout, Black Widow, Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves, Top Gun: Maverick, His Dark Materials). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works. Check out our previous article to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV+.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original film A Tourist’s Guide to Love directed by Steven K. Tsuchida and starring Rachael Leigh Cook, Scott Lý, Missi Pyle, Ben Feldman, Glynn Sweet, Alexa Povah and Jacqueline Correa. Shirley Song & Jina Hyojin An (The Princess Switch 3) have composed the movie’s original music. The romantic comedy, which follows an American travel executive who travels to Vietnam, where a free-spirited tour guide helps open her eyes to an adventurous way of life, will be available to stream on Netflix.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Friday is the British natural history series Wild Isles presented by Sir David Attenborough and executive produced by Alastair Fothergrill. The show’s original music is composed by George Fenton (Dangerous Liaisons, The Blue Planet, Groundhog Day, Anna and the King, Hitch, Gandhi). Shogun Music has released five different soundtrack albums featuring the composer’s score from each of the show’s five episodes over the last couple of weeks as the series premiered in the UK on BBC One. Check out our most recent soundtrack announcement for more details. The 5-parter will debut stateside on Prime Video.
Another show premiering on Friday is the Apple TV+ nature documentary series Big Beasts executive produced by Tom Hugh-Jones, Grant Mansfield & Martha Holmes and narrated by Tom Hiddleston. Ruth Barrett (Bodyguard, The Terminal List, Victoria, Harry Brown, Sanditon, Collateral) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the 10-parter, which will be available to stream on Apple TV+.
