Premiering on Thursday, October 1, is the Netflix limited series East of Eden developed by Zoe Kazan based on John Steinbeck’s classic novel of the same name and starring Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott, Mike Faist, Hoon Lee, Tracy Letts, Martha Plimpton, Ciarán Hinds, Joseph Zada and Joe Anders. The show’s original music is composed by Laura Karpman (American Fiction, Captain America: Brave New World, The Marvels, Miss Marvel, Down Cemetery Road, What If…?, The Love Hypothesis, Set It Up, Paris Can Wait, Duster, Marvel Zombies). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be announced soon. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the 7-part drama, which will be available to stream exclusively on Netflix.
Also premiering on Thursday is the Freeform original series Coven Academy created by Tim Federle and starring Malina Pauli Weissman, Malachi Barton, Ora Duplass, Jordan Leftwich, Louis Thresher and Tiffani Thiessen. Gabriel Mann (Modern Family, A Million Little Things, Rosewood, High School Musical: The Musical, The Series, Rectify, Better Nate Than Never, DMV, The Unicorn) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the supernatural teen drama, which will air Thursdays on Freeform and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.
Also premiering on Thursday is the British HBO original series War created by George Kay and starring Dominic West, Sienna Miller, Phoebe Fox, Pip Torrens, James McArdle, Archie Renaux, Celia Imrie, Emma Laird, Archie Panjabi, Nick Mohammed, Aran Murphy, Akiya Henry, Adrian Scarborough, Shaheen Jafargholi, Miles Jupp, Kartanya Maynard, Honor Swinton Byrne, Dylan Edwards, Alexandra Mardell, Mark Quartley and Steve Furst. The show’s original music is composed by Oli Julian (Sex Education, Breeders, Fackham Hall, The Twits, Catastrophe, Renegade Nell, How to Build a Girl, The Full Monty) . Click here to learn more about the 8-part legal drama, which will air in the U.S. on HBO and will also be available to stream on HBO Max.
Premiering on Friday, October 2, is the AMC+ original series Kill Jackie created by Conor Keane, Tom Butterworth, Peter Lawson & Damon Thomas based on Nick Harkaway’s novel The Price You Pay and starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Daniel Ings, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Hattie Hook, Óscar Jaenada, Darci Shaw, Enzo Cilenti, Raff Law, Christine Adams, Karlis Set Sjöstrand, Arnolds Avots, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Julian Barratt and Ron Perlman. Matteo Zingales (99 Homes, The Convert, Mystery Road, Fahrenheit 451, Kangaroo, The Hunter, Tideland) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the 8-part thriller, which will be available to stream in the U.S. exclusively on AMC+.
Also premiering in the U.S. on Friday is the British limited series Tip Toe created by Russell T Davies, directed by Peter Roar and starring Alan Cumming, David Morrissey, Iz Hesketh, Jackson Connor, Pooky Quesnel, Joseph Evan, Paul Rhys, Elizabeth Berrington and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo. The show’s original music is composed by Sam Watts (The Traitors, The Sarah Jane Adventures, Wizards vs. Aliens). The 5-part psychological thriller, which follows two neighbors who have lived next door to each other in Manchester for almost fifteen years and suddenly become deadly enemies, premiered in the UK earlier this year on Channel 4 and is making its U.S. debut on Starz.
Also premiering on Friday is the National Geographic original documentary event series Africa Earth’s Wild Home narrated by Wunmi Mosaku and executive produced by Mosaku, Simon Blakeney, Pam Caragol and Tom McDonald. Pinar Toprak (Captain Marvel, PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie & The Dino Movie, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora, The Lost City, Stargirl, Shotgun Wedding, Slumberland, Family Switch) has composed the show’s original music. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score will be released on the same day. Check out our previous article to learn more about the BBC Studios Natural History Unit production, which will air on National Geographic and will also be available to stream on Disney+ and Hulu.
