Rueben's Ramblings

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

On September 14, the 6-episode limited drama The Third Day will debut on HBO at 9 PM followed by the debut the 8-episode new drama We Are Who We Are at 10 PM.

The Third Day: The first three episodes are called “Summer” and the latter three episodes are called “Winter.” Jude Law stars in “Summer” as Sam, a man who is drawn to a mysterious island off the British coast where he encounters a group of islanders set on preserving their traditions at any cost. Isolated from the mainland, Sam is unable to leave the idyllic and dangerously enchanting world he has discovered, where the secretive rituals of its inhabitants bring him to grapple with experiences of loss and trauma hidden in his past through the distorted lens of the present. As boundaries between fantasy and reality fragment, his quest to unlock the truth leads the islanders to reveal a shocking secret. In “Winter” Naomie Harris (from the box office film Moonlight) as Helen, a strong-willed outsider who comes to the island seeking answers, but whose arrival precipitates a fractious battle to decide its fate as the lines between fantasy and fact are distorted. The series also stars Katherine Waterston and Emily Watson.

We Are Who We Are: The series tells the story of two American kids (Jack Dylan Grazer and Jordan Kristine Seamon), who live on a U.S. military base in Italy, the series explores friendship, first-love, identity, and immerses the audience in all the messy exhilaration and anguish of being a teenager. The drama also stars Alice Braga and Chloe Sevigny.

The Netflix film The Devil All the Time will debut online on September 16. Set in Ohio between the end of World War II and the beginning of the Vietnam War, the film follows a non-linear storyline of various disturbed people who suffer from the damages of the post-war, and crime. The ensemble cast includes Tom Holland, Robert Pattinson, Sebastian Stan, Jason Clarke, Bill Skarsgard, Mia Wasikowska, Riley Keough, Haley Bennett and Eliza Scanlen.

Also on September 16, the 55th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will debut on CBS at 8 PM.

The new Peacock drama Departure will debut online on September 17. Passenger plane Flight 716 shockingly vanishes, and brilliant investigator Kendra Malley (Archie Panjabi from The Good Wife), alongside her mentor Howard Lawson (veteran actor Christopher Plummer) are brought on to lead the investigation. When battling forces threaten to undermine their work, Kendra must find the truth and stop it from happening again. The series also stars Kris Holden-Reid (The Umbrella Academy and Lost Girl), Rebecca Liddiard (Frankie Drake Mysteries), Peter Mensah (Midnight, Texas) and Sasha Roiz (Grimm and Suits).

On September 18, the new Netflix series Ratched will debut online. In this prequel series to the classic box office movie One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest, the series follows Nurse Rateched (Sarah Paulson) on her journey and evolution from nurse to full-fledged monster. The ensemble cast includes Cynthia Nixon, Corey Stoll, Judy Davis, Amanda Plummer, Rosanna Arquette, Hunter Parrish, Finn Wittrock, Charlie Carver and Sharon Stone.

The Hallmark Channel movie Follow Me to Daisy Hills will air on September 19 at 9 PM. When Jo realizes that her family’s general store in Daisy Hills is losing money, her father Duke calls in a favor to help. Duke’s help is Jo’s ex-boyfriend, Blake, former Daisy Hills native. The film stars Cindy Busby and Marshall Williams.

On September 20, the movie Cookie Mobster will debut on UPtv at 7 PM. After finding himself in the witness relocation program, a reformed mobster (Rick Malambri) comes to the aid of a local girl scout troop and starts falling for one of the single mothers. The film also stars Pippa Black, Mackenzie Foy and Lainie Kazan.

Lastly, also on September 20, the 72nd Annual Emmy Awards will air on ABC at 8 PM.

Mark your calendars!