Premiering today is the second season of the British TV series The Night Manager created by David Farr based on the characters created by John le Carré and starring Tom Hiddleston, Diego Calva, Camila Morrone, Olivia Colman, Alistair Petrie, Michael Nardone, Douglas Hodge, Hayley Squires, Indira Varma, Paul Chahid and Noah Jupe. The new season’s original music is composed by Federico Jusid (The Secret in Their Eyes, A Gentleman in Moscow, A Thousand Blows, The English, The Penguin Lessons, Watership Down, The Eternaut, The Head, Misconduct). Check out our previous article to learn more about the spy thriller, which currently airs in the UK Sunday nights on BBC One and is making its U.S. debut on Prime Video.
Also premiering in the U.S. tonight is the British TV series Bookish created by Mark Gatiss and starring Gatiss himself, Polly Walker, Connor Finch, Elliot Levey, Blake Harrison and Buket Kömür. Sarah Warne (Des, Time, The Long Shadow, Humans, Dark Money, Hollington Drive, Steeltown Murders, The Drowning) has composed the show’s original music. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last July when the crime drama premiered in the UK on U&alibi. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and for more information about the series, which is making its domestic debut on PBS.
Premiering on Tuesday, January 13, is the National Geographic original documentary series Pole to Pole with Will Smith produced by Westbrook Studios, Nutopia, and Protozoa. The show’s original music is composed by Benjamin Wallfisch (It, Alien: Romulus, Twisters, It: Welcome to Derry, The Flash, Blade Runner 2049, Hidden Figures, Mortal Kombat, Shazam!, Annabelle Creation) and Chris Egan (Fireheart, Tiny World). Hollywood Records will release a soundtrack album featuring the composers’ score on January 16. The 7-parter, which follows Smith as he joins seven extraordinary expeditions to discover the secrets of Earth’s most extreme environments, pushing his mental and physical resilience to the limits, will air Tuesdays on National Geographic and will also be available to stream the following day on Disney+ and Hulu.
Premiering in the U.S. on Wednesday, January 14 is the British TV series Riot Women created by Sally Wainwright and starring Joanna Scanlan, Craig, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne, Amelia Bullmore, Taj Atwal, Chandeep Uppal and Macy Seelochan. Ben Foster (Ridley, Torchwood, The Good Karma Hotel, Hidden Kingdoms, Thunderbirds Are Go!, Happy Valley, Scott & Bailey) has composed the show’s original score. Silva Screen Records has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s music, as well as two original songs written by punk duo ARXX‘s Hannah Pidduck & Clara Townsend last October when the drama premiered in the UK on BBC One. Click here for the full album details and to learn more about the series, which will be available to stream in the U.S. on BritBox.
Premiering on Thursday, January 15 is the Paramount+ original series Star Trek: Starfleet Academy created by Gaia Violo and starring Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, George Hawkins, Karim Diané Kerrice Brooks, Bella Shepard, Tig Notaro, Zoë Steiner, Robert Picardo,Oded Fehr, Mary Wiseman, Gina Yashere and Paul Giamatti. The show’s original music composed by Jeff Russo (Fargo, Alien: Earth, Star Trek: Discovery & Picard, Ripley, The Night Of, The Umbrella Academy, Legion, For All Mankind, The Man Who Feel to Earth). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released on January 16. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the sci-fi drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Paramount+.
Also premiering on Thursday is the British Netflix limited series Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials developed by Chris Chibnall based on Christie’s novel The Seven Dials Mystery and starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Edward Bluemel, Martin Freeman, Helena Bonham Carter, Nyasha Hatendi, Iain Glen, Nabhaan Rizwan, Alex Macqueen, Hughie O’Donnell and Corey Mylchreest. Anne Nikitin (The Dropout, Hijack, American Animals, Mrs. Wilson, One Day, I.S.S., Fate: The Winx Saga, Lost Girls, Dangerous Liaisons) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article to learn more about the 3-parter, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Peacock original series Ponies created by David Iserson & Susanna Fogel and starring Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson, Nicholas Podany, Adrian Lester, Artjom Gilz, Vic Michaeli and Petro Ninovskyi. The show’s original music is composed by Jaeil Jung (Parasite, Squid Game, Twinless, Mickey 17, Okja, Broker, Tempest).A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Click here for more information about the espionage thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Peacock.
Premiering on Friday, January 16, is the Netflix original film The Rip written and directed by Joe Carnahan and starring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck, Teyana Taylor, Steven Yeun, Kyle Chandler, Catalina Scott Adkins, Sasha Calle, Sandino Moreno, Lina Esco and Nestor Carbonell. Clinton Shorter (District 9, The Expanse, 2 Guns, Contraband, Copshop, Colony, Pompeii, Boss Level, Code Black) has composed the movie’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the action thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
