Soundtrack (TV series)

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Soundtrack
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Genre Musical drama
Created by Joshua Safran
Starring
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes10
Production
Executive producers
ProducerEllen Marie Blum
Cinematography
Editors
  • Bill Henry
  • Jo Francis
  • Allyson C. Johnson
  • Brad Katz
  • Lori Ball
Camera setup Single-camera
Running time51–60 minutes
Production companies
Original release
Network Netflix
ReleaseDecember 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)

Soundtrack is an American musical drama streaming television series created by Joshua Safran, that premiered on Netflix on December 18, 2019. [1] The series is executive produced by Safran alongside Megan Ellison and Ali Krug and stars Paul James, Callie Hernandez, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Jenna Dewan, Jahmil French, Megan Ferguson, Isaiah Givens, Madeleine Stowe, and Campbell Scott. In January 2020, the series was canceled after one season. [2]

Contents

Premise

Soundtrack takes a look at "the love stories connecting a diverse, disparate group of people in contemporary Los Angeles through the music that lives inside their hearts and minds." [3]

Cast and characters

Main

Recurring

Guest

Production

Development

On January 19, 2018, it was announced that Fox had given the production a pilot order. The pilot episode was written by Joshua Safran who was also set to executive produce alongside Megan Ellison and Sue Naegle. Ali Krug was set as a co-executive producer. Production companies involved with the pilot were expected to include Annapurna Television. [4] On February 8, 2018, it was reported that Jesse Peretz would direct the pilot. [5]

On May 11, 2018, Safran announced on Twitter that Fox had passed on the pilot and declined to order the production to series. [6] [7] Later that month, it was confirmed that the production was being shopped to other potential outlets. [8] On July 2, 2018, it was announced that Netflix had given the production a straight-to-series order for a first season consisting of ten episodes. It was also reported that Ali Krug would now serve as an executive producer and that 20th Century Fox Television and Fox 21 Television Studios were now serving as additional production companies for the series. [3] On January 31, 2020, it was announced that the series was canceled after one season. [2]

Casting

In February 2018, it was announced that Madeleine Stowe and Callie Hernandez had joined the pilot's main cast. [9] [10] In March 2018, it was reported that Megan Ferguson, Jenna Dewan, Raúl Castillo had also joined the main cast of the pilot. [11] [12] [13] Alongside the announcement of the series order in May 2018, it was reported that Castillo's role would be recast. [3] On December 13, 2018, it was announced that Paul James had been cast to replace Castillo. [14]

Episodes

No.TitleDirected byWritten byOriginal release dateProd.
code
1"Track 1: Nellie and Sam" Jesse Peretz Joshua Safran December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK01
2"Track 2: Joanna and Nellie" Karen Gaviola Beth SchacterDecember 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK02
3"Track 3: Sam and Dante" Ti West Khiyon Hursey
Harrison Richlin
December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK03
4"Track 4: Margot and Frank" Joe Swanberg Joshua SafranDecember 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK04
5"Track 5: Dante and Annette"Ti West Lauren Yee December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK05
6"Track 6: Joanna and Eleanor" Darren Grant Richard Kramer December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK06
7"Track 7: Sam and Frank"Joe SwanbergLauren Yee
Khiyon Hursey
Harrison Richlin
December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK07
8"Track 8: Gigi and Jean"Joshua Safran Allyn Rachel December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK08
9"Track 9: Margot and Annette"Darren GrantKorde TuttleDecember 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK09
10"Track 10: Finale"Karen GaviolaJoshua Safran
Beth Schacter
December 18, 2019 (2019-12-18)1LBK10

Reception

On Rotten Tomatoes, the series holds an approval rating of 44% with an average rating of 4.83/10, based on 9 reviews. [15] On Metacritic, it has a weighted average score of 58 out of 100, based on 4 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". [16]

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