Rueben's Ramblings

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

On June 3, the series finale of the HBO mini-series Chernobyl will air at 9 PM.

The Netflix drama Black Mirror will air its fifth season online on June 5 while that same day the third season premiere of The Handmaid’s Tale will air online on Hulu.

On June 6, the season premiere of Queen of the South will air on the USA Network at 10 PM.

The 10 episode Netflix mini-series Armistead Maupin’s Tales of the City will debut online on June 7. This is a present-day continuation of the British-produced 1993 miniseries and its two Showtime sequels (which aired in 1998 and 2001), all of which, in turn, were based on Armistead Maupin’s novels set in San Francisco. Original cast members Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis, Paul Gross, and Barbara Garrick return, with Ellen Page, Murray Bartlett, and Charlie Barnett as well as Zosia Mamet, Victor Garber, and Molly Ringwald also starring.

Also on June 7, the third season of Designated Survivor will air on Netflix.

The Lifetime original movie Adriana Trigiani’s Very Valentine will debut on June 8 at 8 PM. Based on a novel, the movie tells story of the Angelini Shoe Company, one of the last family-owned businesses in Greenwich Village that has been making exquisite wedding shoes since 1903, but now teeters on the brink of financial collapse. To save the family business from ruin, Valentine Roncalli (Kelen Coleman from Big Little Lies) – apprentice to and granddaughter of master artisan Teodora Angelini (veteran actress Jacqueline Bisset) – must bring the family’s old-world craftsmanship into the 21st century. Juggling unpredictable love lives, duty to their family, and a design challenge presented by a prestigious department store, Valentine and Teodora are on a quest to build a pair of glorious shoes sure to beat their rivals. Also, in the course of discovering her true artistic voice, Valentine discovers true love as she turns her life and the business upside down in ways she never expected.

Also on June 8, the Hallmark Channel June weddings movie My Boyfriend’s Back: Wedding March 5 will debut at 9 PM.  While planning her first wedding, Annalise (Cindy Busby) is shocked to discover the best man (Tyler Hines) is her ex-boyfriend. Meanwhile, inn owners Olivia and Mick (Josie Bissett and Jack Wagner) both have secret plans in the works.

The two-night season premiere of Good Witch will start on June 9 at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel. Meanwhile that same night, the second season of Big Little Lies will get started on HBO at 9 PM and Billions will air its season finale on Showtime at 9 PM that night too. And, that same night the season premiere of Claws will air at 9 PM on TNT.

Mark your calendars!