Premiering tonight is the Syfy original movie Sharknado 5: Global Swarming directed by Anthony C. Ferrante and starring Ian Ziering, Tara Reid, Jena Sims, Cassandra Scerbo, Masiela Lusha, Charo, Olivia Newton-John, Dan Fogler, Clay Aiken, Margaret Cho, Tony Hawk, Greg Louganis, Gilbert Gottfried, Fabio and Bret Michaels. The film’s original music is composed by Christopher Cano & Chris Ridenhour who previously scored the last three installments in the series. No word yet on a soundtrack release. To learn more about the film, visit the official movie website.
Premiering on Wednesday, August 9, is Viaplay’s series Swedish Dicks created by the Viking Brothers, Andrew Lowery & Peter Settman and starring Peter Stormare & Johan Glans and featuring guest stars including Keanu Reeves, Margaret Cho, Eric Roberts, Anthony LaPaglia and Traci Lords. Anders Niska & Klas Wahl (Blackway, Farang) are composing the show’s original music. The comedy, which follows two unlicensed Swedish private investigators trying to make a living in L.A, will make its premiere in the U.S. on Pop.
Premiering on Friday, August 11, is the Netflix original series Atypical created by Robia Rashid and starring Keir Gilchrist, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michael Rapaport, Brigette Lundy-Paine and Amy Okuda. The show’s original music is composed by Dan Romer (Beasts of the Southern Wild, Beasts of No Nation, Digging for Fire, Gleason). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the series, which will be available on Netflix this Friday.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix original movie Naked directed by Michael Tiddes and starring Marlon Waynes, Regina Hall, Jonathan Todd Jackson, Scott Fole, Loretta Devine, Brian McKnight and Dennis Haysbert. David Newman (Ice Age, Anastasia, The Flintstones, Serenity, Girls Trip) has composed the film’s original music. Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the comedy, which will be available to stream on Friday on Netflix.
Missing from last week’s TV music roundup was the new Amazon original series Comrade Detective created by Brian Gatewood & Alessandro Tanaka and starring Florin Piersic, Jr. (voiced by Channing Tatum) & Corneliu Ulici (Joseph Gordon-Levitt). The show’s original music is composed by Joe Kraemer (Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Jack Reacher, The Way of the Gun). Check out our previous article to learn more about the series, which was originally entitled Iron Fisting. The comedy’s premiered this past Friday, August 4 and is now available to stream on Amazon Prime.
