Rueben's Ramblings

The Starz 5-part mini-series Dancing on the Edge will debut on October 19 at 10 PM.

Inspired by true accounts of the phenomenal Duke Ellington Band mingling with the future Duke of Windsor Edward VIII in Europe, the mini-series takes place in London during the early 1930s, illustrating the journey of a group of Black jazz musicians – the Louis Lester Band – as they steadily rise to stardom.

The cast includes Chiwetel Ejiofor (the upcoming film 12 Years of a Slave), Matthew Goode (Brideshead Revisited), legendary actress Jacqueline Bisset, John Goodman (Roseanne), Janet Montgomery (Human Target), Jenna-Louise Coleman (Doctor Who), Anthony Head (Buffy) and Angel Coulby (Merlin).

Here is a trailer for Dancing on the Edge.