A number of new TV shows will be premiering this week:
Premiering tomorrow is The CW drama The Carrie Diaries based on based on the bestselling novel by Candace Bushnell and starring AnnaSophia Robb, Austin Butler, Ellen Wong, Katie Findlay, Stefania Owen, Brendan Dooling, Chloe Bridges, Freema Agyeman and Matt Letscher. The prequel to the HBO hit show Sex And The City is executive produced by Amy B. Harris, Josh Schwartz, Stephanie Savage, Len Goldstein, Candace Bushnell, Miguel Arteta who also directed the pilot episode. The show’s score is composed by Mark Mothersbaugh (21 Jump Street, Hotel Transylvania). The series will be airing every Monday night on The CW. Check out our previous article for more information on the project and visit the official show website for updates.
Also premiering tomorrow night in the US is the sci-fi drama Continuum executive produced by Simon Barry, Jeff King, Tom Rowe, Pat Williams, Matthew O’Connor and Lisa Richardson. The show stars Rachel Nichols, Victor Webster, Roger Cross, William B. Davis and Erik Knudsen follows a cop from the future who finds herself trapped in present day Vancouver. (Kind of like a time-shifted Life On Mars). Jon Cassar (24) has directed the pilot episode. The music of the show is composed by Jeff Danna (The Boondock Saints, Silent Hill). Continuum‘s first season of 10 episode will be airing every Monday night on Syfy. To learn more about the Canadian series, visit the official show website.
A show that premiered earlier this past week is the new drama Deception created by Liz Heldens and starring Meagan Good, Victor Garber, Katherine LaNasa, Tate Donovan, Marin Hinkle, Laz Alonso, Ella Rae Peck and Wes Brown. Daniel Licht (Dexter) is composing the score for the show. Check out a recent article in The Huffington Post about the composer’s musical approach for the show and visit our previous news article for more information about the project. Deception airs Monday nights on NBC. For updates on the drama, visit the official show website.
Another show that had its series debut this past week is the action drama Banshee created by Jonathan Tropper & David Schickler and starring Antony Starr as an ex-con and master thief who assumes the identity of the sheriff of Banshee, Pennsylvania, where he continues his criminal activities. Ivana Milicevic, Ulrich Thomsen, Frankie Faison, Hoon Lee, Rus Blackwell and Matt Servitto are co-starring. Alan Ball (Six Feet Under, True Blood) is among the show’s executive producers. The drama’s music is credited to the production music group Methodic Doubt. Banshee will be airing Friday nights on Cinemax. To lean more about the series, visit the official show website.
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