Rueben's Ramblings

Here is the list of the new programming options to expect on TV this coming holiday week:

On February 19, the Ovation period piece drama X Company will debut at 10 PM. Inspired by the true story of Camp X, a top-secret Allied spy training facility in Lake Ontario, X Company follows the stories of five highly skilled young recruits, torn from their ordinary lives and trained to conduct one risky mission after another to help Allied forces change the world. The cast includes Evelyne Brochu (Orphan Black), Hugh Dillon (Flashpoint), Warren Brown (Luther and Strike Back) and Dustin Milligan (90201 and Schitt’s Creek).

The Netflix original movie Mute will debut online on February 23. Berlin, the future, but close enough to feel familiar: In this loud, often brutal city, Leo (Alexander Skarsgård) – unable to speak from a childhood accident – searches for his missing girlfriend, the love of his life, his salvation, through dark streets, frenzied plazas, and the full spectrum of the cities shadow-dwellers. As he seeks answers, Leo finds himself mixed up with Cactus Bill (Paul Rudd) and Duck (Justin Theroux), a pair of irreverent US army surgeons on a mission all their own.

Also on February 23, the Netflix 10-episode series Seven Seconds will debut online. In an instant, life is forever changed for Brenton Butler and his family. After a white cop accidentally hits and critically injures a black teenager, a northeastern city explodes with racial tensions, an attempted cover up and its aftermath, and the trial of the century. From creator and executive producer, Veena Sud (The Killing) comes Seven Seconds – a thrilling new anthological crime drama that explores the human stories behind the headlines. The cast includes Regina King (American Crime) Clare-Hope Ashitey (Doctor Foster), Russell Hornsby (Grimm), Michael Mosley (Ozark and Castle) and David Lyons (Safe Haven and Revolution).

The Hallmark Channel movie Royal Hearts will debut on February 24 at 9 PM. Kelly, a hopeless romantic in Montana eager to finish her dissertation, and her father, Hank, a rancher, receive news that he has inherited an estate from a faraway land. When they travel there, they discover that Hank has not only inherited the estate, but the title that goes along with it – KING! The film stars Cindy Busby, Andrew Cooper and James Brolin.

Lastly on February 25, The Walking Dead will air its winter premiere on AMC at 9 PM.

Mark your calendars!