Premiering tomorrow, September 19, is the new NBC comedy The Good Place created by Michael Schur (Parks and Recreation) and starring Kristen Bell, Ted Danson, Jameela Jamil, William Jackson Harper, Manny Jacinto and D’Arcy Carden. The show’s original music is composed by David Schwartz (Arrested Development, Northern Exposure, Reaper, Lady Dynamite). To learn more about the series, which will air every Monday night on NBC, check out our scoring assignment announcement.
Also premiering tomorrow is the CBS comedy Kevin Can Wait created by Bruce Helford, Rock Reuben & Kevin James and starring James himself, Erinn Hayes, Taylor Spreitler, Ryan Cartwright, Mary-Charles Jones, James DiGiacomo, Leonard Earl Howze, Gary Valentine and Lenny Venito. Raney Shockne (The To Do List, Anger Management, Queen of the South) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the series, which will air Monday nights on CBS.
Premiering on Tuesday, September 20, is the NBC dramedy This Is Us created by Dan Fogelman and starring Mandy Moore, Milo Ventimiglia, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan and Ron Cephas Jones. The show’s original music is composed by Siddhartha Khosla (The Royals, Grandfathered, The Neighbors). Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more information about the comedy drama, which will air every Tuesday night on NBC.
Premiering on Wednesday, September 21, is the ABC drama Designated Survivor created by David Guggenheim (Safe House) and starring Kiefer Sutherland, Kal Penn, Maggie Q, Natascha McElhone, Adan Canto and Italia Ricci. Sean Callery (24, Jessica Jones, Homeland, Bones, La Femme Nikita, Medium) is composing the show’s original music. To learn more about the series, which follows a low-level U.S. Cabinet member who finds himself unexpectedly appointed President after a terrorist attack, click here and also visit the official show website.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the Fox drama Lethal Weapon created by Matt Miller (Chuck) based on the movie franchise of the same title and starring Clayne Crawford, Damon Wayans, Keesha Sharp, Jordana Brewster, Kevin Rahm, Chandler Kinney and Johnathan Fernandez. The show’s original music is composed by Josh Kramon (Veronica Mars, iZombie) and Ben Decter (CSI: Cyber, Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments). Check out our previous news article for more information about the series.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the new ABC comedy Speechless created by Joey Silveri and starring Minnie Driver, John Ross Bowie, Mason Cook, Micah Fowler, Kyla Kennedy and Cedric Yarbrough. Jeff Cardoni (Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates, Silicon Valley, CSI: Miami, Just Friends, Step Up All In) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement for more details about the comedy, which will air Wednesday nights on ABC.
Premiering on Thursday, September 22, is the new Fox drama Pitch created by Dan Fogelman & Rick Singer and starring Kylie Bunbury, Mark-Paul Gosselaar, Ali Larter, Mark Consuelos, Dan Lauria, Mo McRae, Meagan Holder and Tim Jo. Jon Ehrlich & Jason Derlatka (House, Parenthood, About a Boy) and Black Violin have composed the music for the pilot episode and Ehrlich & Derlatka are scoring the rest of the season with additional music by Black Violin. Check out our previous article for more details.
Also premiering on Thursday is the new ABC drama Notorious created by Josh Berman & Allie Hagan and starring Piper Perabo, Daniel Sunjata, Sepideh Moafi, Kate Jennings Grant, Ryan Guzman, Kevin Zegers, J. August Richards and Aimee Teegarden. The show’s original music is composed by Fil Eisler (Empire, Revenge, UnReal, How to Be Single, Shameless). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the series, which will air Thursday nights on ABC.
Premiering on Friday, September 23, is the Fox drama The Exorcist created by Jeremy Slater based on William Peter Blatty’s novel of the same title and starring Alfonso Herrera, Ben Daniels, Geena Davis, Brianne Howey, Hannah Kasulka and Kurt Egyiawa. Daniel Hart (Pete’s Dragon, Ain’t Them Bodies Saints, Tumbledown, Return to Sender) is composing the show’s original music. Check out our previous news article for more information about the project.
Also premiering on Friday is the CBS drama MacGyver developed by Peter Lenkov & Craig O’Neill based on the classic TV series of the same title and starring Lucas Till, George Eads, Sandrine Holt, Justin Hires and Tristin Mays. The show’s original music is composed by Keith Power (Hawaii Five-0, Criminal). The series follows a 20-something man who creates a clandestine organization within the U.S. government where he uses his talent for unconventional problem solving and vast scientific knowledge to save lives. Visit the official show website for updates on the drama.
Also premiering on Friday is the Syfy original series Van Helsing created by Neil LaBute and starring Kelly Overton, Jonathan Scarfe, Christopher Heyerdahl and David Cubitt. Rich Walters (Olympus) is composing the show’s original music. The drama revolves around the daughter of Abraham Van Helsing who is resurrected in a post-apocalyptic world to lead a resistance against the vampires that plague it. For more information about the series, visit the official show website.
