Film Music Reporter

Christopher Bear (of the rock band Grizzly Bear) (Past Lives, Roofman, Adults, High Maintenance, Carolina Caroline, Mother, Couch, Omaha, Swallowed, The Passenger) is scoring the new Hulu original series Phony. The show is created by Nick Paley (Marcel the Shell with Shoes On) and stars Connie Britton, Sam Nivola, Meera Syala, Grace Brennan, Mahaela Park, Maliq Johnson and Colter Lee. The coming-of-age mystery revolves around a teenager who wakes up in the hospital after a car accident to discover his mom – his only parent and his best friend – appears to have been replaced by an impostor. Phony is also executive producing the 20th Television production with co-showrunner Anthony King (Rooster, The Afterparty), Britton, Charlie Alderman, Drew Goddard (Project Hail Mary, The Martian)and Sarah Esberg (High Potential, The OA). Bear has previously scored the Alderman-produced feature Fantasy Life. Phony will premiere tomorrow exclusively on Hulu and on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S., and Disney+ internationally.