Rueben's Ramblings

The HBO original made-for-TV movie Confirmation will debut on April 16 at 8 PM.

The film chronicles the explosive 1991 Clarence Thomas Supreme Court nomination hearings and the controversy that unfolded when Anita Hill (Kerry Washington from Scandal) came forward to say she was a victim of his sexual harassment. Wendell Pierce (Suits) will play Thomas.

Among the cast are Erika Christensen (Parenthood), Zoe Lister-Jones (Life in Pieces), Jennifer Hudson (Dreamgirls), Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets), Jeffrey Wright (The Hunger Games franchise), Eric Stonestreet (Modern Family), Treat Williams (Everwood), Grace Gummer (Extant), Dylan Baker (The Americans) and Kimberly Elise (Diary of a Mad Black Woman).

Here is a trailer for Confirmation: