Premiering tomorrow, May 27, is the National Geographic limited series The Hot Zone developed by James V. Hart, Jeff Vintar, Kelly Sounders & Brian Peterson and starring Julianna Margulies, Noah Emmerich, Liam Cunningham, Topher Grace, Paul James, Nick Searcy, Robert Wisdom and Robert Sean Leonard. The show’s original music is composed by Sean Callery (24, Homeland, Jessica Jones, Bones, Elementary). Check out our previous news article to learn more about the drama.
Also premiering tomorrow is the Lifetime original movie Harry & Meghan: Becoming Royal directed by Menhaj Huda and starring Charlie Field and Tiffany Smith. Mario Grigorov (Precious, The Paperboy, Flowers in the Attic, Shadowboxer) who previously scored last year’s Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance has composed the film’s original music. The drama follows title characters and their challenges of life inside the Royal Family during their pivotal first year of marriage. Visit the official movie website to watch the trailer and learn more about the movie.
Premiering on Friday, May 31, is the Amazon original series Good Omens created by Neil Gaiman based on the 1990 book by himself & Terry Pratchett and starring Michael Sheen, David Tennant, Jon Hamm, Miranda Richardson, Nick Offerman, Adria Arjona, Nina Sosanya, Jack Whitehall, Michael McKean and Ned Dennehy. The show’s original music is composed by David Arnold (Casino Royale, Independence Day, Stargate, Tomorrow Never Dies, Shaft). A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score is in the works and will be announced soon. Click here to learn more about the series.
Also premiering on Friday is the Netflix limited series When They See Us created and directed by Ava DuVernay and starring Michael K. Williams, John Leguizamo, Felicity Huffman, Niecy Nash, Blair Underwood, Christopher Jackson, Joshua Jackson, Famke Janssen, Aurora Perrineau, William Sadler and Jovan Adepo. Kris Bowers (Green Book, Dear White People, Black Friday) has composed the show’s original music. Check out our previous article for more information about the drama.
Another show premiering on Friday is the DC Universe original series Swamp Thing developed by Mark Verheiden & Gary Dauberman based on the DC characters created by Len Wein & Bernie Wrightson and starring Crystal Reed, Andy Bean, Derek Mears, Maria Sten, Jeryl Prescott, Virginia Madsen, Will Patton, Henderson Wade, Kevin Durand and Ian Ziering. The show’s original music is composed by Brian Tyler (Avengers: Age of Ultron, Iron Man 3, Crazy Rich Asians, Thor: The Dark World, Fast & Furious). Check out our scoring assignment announcement to learn more about the drama.
Also premiering on Friday is HBO’s Deadwood: The Movie directed Daniel Minhan, written by David Milch and starring Ian McShane, Timothy Olyphant, Molly Parker, Paula Malcomson, John Hawkes, Anna Gunn, Dayton Callie, Brad Dourif, Robin Weigert, William Sanderson, Kim Dickens, Gerald McRaney and Jade Pettyjohn. Reinhold Heil & Johnny Klimek (Cloud Atlas, One Hour Photo, Run Lola Run, The International) who previously scored most episodes of the original series have composed the film’s original music. Check out HBO’s official movie website for more information about the film.
