Rueben's Ramblings

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

On March 15, the 3-part third season premiere of Bulletproof will air on The CW at 8 PM (airing the next two Monday nights).

The 2-hour season premiere of Mayans M.C. will air on March 16 on FX at 10 PM.

On March 18, the special presentation of Zack Snyder’s Justice League will debut on HBO Max online.

The season finale of Servant will air on Apple TV+ online on March 19.

Also on March 19, the Disney+ drama The Falcon and the Winter Soldier will debut online. After being handed the mantle of Captain America at the end of Avengers: Endgame, Sam Wilson (Anthony Mackie) teams up with Bucky Barnes (Sebastian Stan) in a worldwide adventure that puts their abilities to the test as they fight the anti-patriotism group the Flag-Smashers. The cast includes Daniel Bruhl, Emily VanCamp and Wyatt Russell.

The Netflix series Country Comfort – the rare comedy that will appear on any of my calendars – will debut online on March 19. When her career and personal life get derailed, an aspiring young country singer named Bailey (Katharine McPhee) takes a job as a nanny for a rugged cowboy named Beau (Eddie Cibrian) and his five children. With a never-give up attitude and loads of Southern charm, this newbie-nanny is able to navigate the family dynamics and be the mother figure they’ve been missing. To her surprise, Bailey also gets the band she’s been missing in this musically talented family who help get her back on the road to stardom. Cibrian’s wife singer-actress LeAnn Rimes will guest star.

On March 20, the Hallmark Channel movie Chasing Waterfalls will debut at 9 PM. Photographer Amy (Cindy Busby) travels to a remote lodge to find mythical waterfalls and falls for handsome guide, Mark (Christopher Russell). They adventure to find the mystic waterfall and discover their true feelings.

The Lifetime movie series V.C. Andrews’ Landry Family: Ruby will debut on March 20 at 8 PM. The movie centers on Ruby Landry (Raechelle Banno), born in the Louisiana bayou and watched over by her loving Grandmère Catherine (Naomi Judd). Ruby is filled with hope as love blooms with her high school sweetheart Paul Tate (Sam Duke), but lingering thoughts of her mysterious father and her mother’s death often creep into Ruby’s mind. As dark family secrets begin to reveal themselves when Paul’s parents forbid him from seeing Ruby, she is further devastated when her beloved Grandmère passes away. Forced to flee to New Orleans from the bayou, Ruby searches for her estranged father (Gil Bellows), one of the richest men in the city, as she clings to her memories of Paul and their forbidden love.

On March 21, the UPtv movie Love at Sunset Terrace will debut at 7 PM. Tired of her fast-paced life in the city, Sophie Carter (Ellen Woglom from Inhumans) travels to a small seaside town to disconnect and self-reflect, staying at a rental home run by a widowed father (Carlo Marks from Chesapeake Shores) of a young girl. With a little nudging from the matchmaking daughter, Sophie and Michael unexpectedly start to fall in love and Sophie must decide between returning home or following her heart.

The season finale of American Gods will air on Starz on March 21 at 8 PM followed by the season finale of The Luminaries will air at 9:30 PM.

On March 21, the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries franchise movie Mystery 101: Killer Timing will debut at 8 PM. An escaped serial killer and an attempt on Travis’s (Kristoffer Polaha) life makes this their most dangerous case yet as Amy (Jill Wagner) and Travis team up with his FBI agent ex (Erin Cahill) to find the connection before it’s too late.

The Australian series The Gloaming will debut on Starz on March 21 at 9 PM. The story is about an unorthodox and troubled policewoman, Molly McGee (Emma Booth), who leads an investigation into the murder of an unidentified woman. McGee has to team up with Alex O’Connell (Ewen Leslie), a man she has not spoken to for 20 years. They discover that the murder has links to a cold case from the past.

On March 21, the Lifetime movie series V.C. Andrews’ Landry Family: Pearl in the Mist will debut at 8 PM. Ruby, still struggling to find true happiness after a year of living at her father’s lavish mansion, she and her twin Giselle (Karina Banno) are sent away to an exclusive all girls boarding school where Ruby is hopeful for a new start with her sister. But when Ruby is once again shamed for her backwater upbringing, and her cruel Headmistress, Mrs. Ironwood (Marilu Henner), along with her stepmother Daphne (Lauralee Bell) and Giselle continue to plot against her, Ruby must endure torturous punishments and public humiliation. Ruby holds out hope and continues to dream of a better future until tragedy leaves her alone in a world of deceits. The cast includes Gil Bellows, Richard Harmon and Sam Duke.

The 8-part National Geographic Channel’s anthology series Genius: Aretha will debut with its first two hours on March 21 at 9 PM. Broadway and movie star Cynthia Erivo (The Color Purple and Harriet) will start as Aretha Franklin. The movie will explore Franklin’s musical genius and her incomparable career, as well as the immeasurable impact and lasting influence she has had on music and culture around the world. The cast includes Courtney B. Vance, David Cross, Malcolm Barrett, Kimberly Hebert Gregory and Rebecca Naomi Jones. NOTE: There will be two episodes each night on March 22, March 23 and March 24.

Mark your calendars!