Created by Ryan Murphy and based on Bret Easton Ellis’s fictionalized memoir, FX’s The Shards follows teenage Ellis at an elite 1980s LA prep school as a mysterious serial killer lurks nearby. The show features “Going Hey Hey” by the Gleaming Spires, co-written by Les Bohem and David Kendrick, as well as Robin Lane and the Chartbusters’ “When Things Go Wrong,” co-written by Robin Lane.
From the minds of Shane Gillis, Steve Gerben, and John McKeever, Netflix’s Tires follows the hilarious trials and tribulations faced by Will, as he attempts to save his father’s auto-repair store. Unfortunately, it’s his own cousin causing many of the trials and most of the tribulations. “Certain Kinds of Trash” by Chain and the Gang, co-written by Ian Svenonius, can be heard amidst the chaos.
Four members of a local Michigan gardening club get tangled up in a murder in NBC's Grosse Pointe Garden Society, created by Jenna Bans and Bill Krebs. Beneath the surface of picture-perfect suburbia, their plan to conceal the evidence of their accidental crime proves harder than they imagined. As the truth threatens to reveal itself, the THX Deep Note sets the scene.
Created by Ryan Murphy and Matthew Hodgson, FX’s The Beauty stars Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, and Ashton Kutcher. In this gory body-horror series, two FBI agents investigate the spread of a fatal sexually transmitted virus, which causes the infected to become wildly attractive. “Cherry” by the Chromatics, co-written by Adam and Nathaniel Miller, is featured on the soundtrack.
Radioheart: The Drive and Times of DJ Kevin Cole is a documentary directed by Andrew Franks and Peter Hilgendorf, illuminating the life and career of DJ Kevin Cole, the Seattle legend renowned for his involvement with the KEXP radio station. Co-written by Chan Poling, “Love is the Law” by The New Standards can be heard as part of the vibrant soundtrack featured in the doc.
Based on the novels by Lee Child, Reacher is an Amazon Prime action crime series developed by Nick Santora. The series follows itinerant former military policeman Jack Reacher as he solves crimes and metes out his own brand of street justice. The Plimsouls’ “A Million Miles Away,” co-written by Joey Alkes and Chris Fradkin, can be heard in the new season.
4 Kids Walk Into a Bank is a black comedy heist film directed by Frankie Shaw, based on the graphic novel by Mathew Rosenberg and Tyler Boss. In the film, a group of criminals demand that Paige's grandfather join them for one last job. She must then decide if she should let him go back to his criminal ways, or if she should enlist her three best friends to do the job first. Co-written by Adam Miller, “Kill for Love” by the Chromatics has been featured in the film.
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest is a major New Year’s Eve music television special featuring many iconic performers. Ringing in 2026, 50 Cent performed “Magic Stick,” co-written by Carlos Evans.
