Premiering on Wednesday, December 6, is the History original series Knightfall created by Don Handfield & Richard Rayner and starring Tom Cullen, Bobby Schofield, Sabrina Bartlett, Julian Ovenden, Sarah-Sofie Boussnina, Padraic Delaney, Simon Merrells and Olivia Ross. The show’s original music is composed by Andy Price (Robin Hood, Law & Order: UK). The drama chronicles the true accounts of the Knights Templar, the elite warriors of the Crusades during the 14th century. Check out our scoring assignment announcement and History’s official show website to learn more about the series.
Also premiering on Wednesday is the new Syfy original series Happy! developed by Grant Morrison & Brian Taylor and starring Chris Meloni, Lili Mirojnick, Joseph Reitman, as well as Patton Oswalt as the voice of the title character. Blair Mowat (Class) is composing the show’s original music. The series is based on Morrison’s & Darick Robertson’s graphic novel of the same name and follows an intoxicated, corrupt ex-cop turned hit man who is adrift in a world of casual murder, soulless sex and betrayal. For more information about the comedy drama, visit Syfy’s official show website.
Christopher Lennertz is scoring the upcoming Netflix original movie El Camino Christmas. The film is directed by David E. Talbert (Almost Christmas, Baggage Claim) and stars Tim Allen, Vincent D’Onofrio, Luke Grimes, Jessica Alba, Dax Shepard, Kimberly Quinn, Kurtwood Smith, Michelle Mylett, Emilio Rivera and Jimmy O. Yang. The comedy follows a a young man who seeks out a father he has never met and, through no fault of his own, ends up barricaded in a liquor store with five other people on Christmas Eve.