Premiering tonight is the HBO original documentary series The Mortician directed by Joshua Rofé about the Lamb Funeral Home in Pasadena that took advantage of their clients at their most vulnerable moments in the early 1980s. The show’s original music is composed by Daniel Pemberton (Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, Enola Holmes, Steve Jobs, The Man from U.N.C.L.E., Birds of Prey) and Adem Ilhan (In the Loop, The Ballad of Wallis Island, Avenue 5, The Beautiful Game). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 3-parter, which will air Sundays on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday, June 4, is the British TV series Mr Loverman based on the novel of the same title by Bernardine Evaristo, adapted by Nathaniel Price and starring Lennie James, Ariyon Bakare and Sharon D. Clarke. Speakers Corner Quartet have composed the show’s original music. OTIH Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the musicians’ score last fall. Visit Amazon (or any other major digital music services) to stream/download the album. The drama, which revolves around a 74-year old man whose wife of 50 years senses that he has been cheating on her with other women, when in fact he has been having a secret, passionate affair with his male best friend, premiered in the UK last October on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on BritBox.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Apple TV+ original series Stick created by Jason Keller and starring Owen Wilson, Peter Dager, Marc Maron, Mariana Treviño, Judy Greer, Lilli Kay and Timothy Olyphant. The show’s original music is composed by Zachary Dawes (The Summer I Turned Pretty, Big Time Adolescence, The Big Door Prize, A League of Their Own, There’s Someone Inside Your House, The Peanut Butter Falcon). Click here for more information about the sports comedy, which will be available to stream exclusively on .
Premiering on Friday, June 6, is the adult animated action adventure Predator: Killer of Killers directed by Dan Trachtenberg, co-directed by Josh Wassung and starring Lindsay LaVanchy, Rick Gonzalez, Louis Ozawa Changchien and Michael Biehn. Benjamin Wallfisch (IT, Alien: Romulus, Twisters, Blade Runner 2049, The Flash, Shazam!, Hidden Figures, The Invisible Man) has composed the film’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the movie, which will be available to stream exclusively on Hulu.
Also premiering on Friday is Netflix original film Straw written and directed by Tyler Perry and starring Taraji P. Henson, Sherri Shepherd, Teyana Taylor, Rockmond Dunbar, Glynn Turman, Sinbad, Mike Merrill and Ashley Versher. The film’s original music is composed by Dara Taylor (Ironheart, Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar, The Tender Bar, The Invitation, Strays, Echo Boomers, Meet Me Next Christmas). Check out our previous article for more information about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
