Premiering in the U.S. tomorrow, August 24, is the New Zealand series Blue Murder Motel created by Kate McDermott & Steven Zanoški and starring Michala Banas, Brett Tucker, Jayden Daniels, Stephanie Tauevihi and Jaime McDermott. The show’s original music is composed by Peter van der Fluit (The New Legends of Monkey, Workmates). Heard & Seen has released a soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score last month. Check out our soundtrack announcement for the full album details and to learn more about the crime drama, which premiered in New Zealand earlier this year on TVNZ and is making its U.S. debut on Acorn TV.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 26, is the romantic drama The Last Sunrise directed by Carlson Young and starring Maia Reficco, Fernando Lindez and Eva Longoria. Isom Innis (of the indie pop band Foster the People) (Upgraded, The Blazing World, Truth) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the movie (based on the bestselling novel by Anna Todd), which will be available to stream exclusively on Prime Video.
Premiering in the U.S. on Thursday, August 27, is the second season of the British TV series The Undeclared War written by Colin Teevan and starring Simon Pegg, Siân Brooke, Alex Jennings, Hannah Khalique-Brown, Danny Sapani, Ed Stoppard and Chloe Pirrie. The new season’s original original music is composed by Craig Armstrong (Moulin Rouge!, Romeo + Juliet, The Great Gatsby, Love Actually, The Incredible Hulk, Ray, The Bone Collector, The Quiet American). Click here to learn more about the 6-part thriller, which premiered in the UK last month on Channel 4 and is making its U.S. debut on Peaocock.
Premiering on Friday, August 28, is the second season of the Apple TV original series Dark Matter created by Blake Crouch based on his bestselling novel and starring Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, Oakes Fegley and Amanda Brugel. Mac Quayle (Mr. Robot, American Horror Story, Leave the World Behind, His & Hers, Feud: Bette and Joan, The Beauty, American Crime Story, Monster: The Ed Gein Story, Gaslit) has composed the new season’s original music. Check our our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the sci-fi thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Apple TV.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original film The Whisper Man directed by James Ashcroft and starring Robert De Niro, Michelle Monaghan, Adam Scott, Hamish Linklater, Owen Teague, Acston Porto and Will Brill. The movie’s original music is composed by Colin Stetson (The Menu, Hereditary, Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, Color Out of Space, The First, Uzumaki, Hold Your Breath). Check out our previous article to learn more about the thriller, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
