Rueben's Ramblings

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

On March 26, the new Netflix film A Week Away will debut online. The musical movie follows Will Hawkins (Kevin Quinn from the Hallmark Channel movie A Christmas Love Story), whose reckless behavior puts him in a precarious situation. Ultimately, Will chooses to attend Camp “Aweegaway” rather than go to a detention center, and it turns out to be a life-changing experience. While at camp, Will meets fellow camper Avery (Bailee Madison from the Good Witch franchise), and love begins to bloom as the teens discover they have more in common than expected.

The series premiere of The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers will debut on Disney+ online on March 26. Now a powerhouse in its division, the Mighty Ducks junior hockey team is selective about who makes the cut. After being kicked out, a 12-year-old boy named Evan (Brady Noon from the box office movie Good Boys), at the urging of his mother (Lauren Graham), forms a new hockey team of underdogs with the help of the Ducks’ original coach, Gordon Bomby (Emilio Estevez).

Also on March 26, the new Netflix mystery drama The Irregulars will debut online. The 8-episode series follows a gang of troubled street teens who are manipulated into solving crimes for the sinister Doctor Watson (Royce Pierreson) and his mysterious business partner, the elusive Sherlock Holmes (Henry Lloyd-Hughes). As the crimes take on a horrifying supernatural edge and a dark power emerges, the Irregulars [based on the Baker Street gang from the original Sherlock Holmes novels] must come together to defeat larger than life forces. Clarke Peters co-stars including relative newcomers Thaddea Graham (The Letter For the King), Jojo Macari (Harlots and Sex Education and Mckell David (Holby City and Snatch); nd newcomers Darci Shaw and Harrison Osterfield.

The Lifetime movie series V.C. Andrews’ Landry Family: All That Glitters will debut on March 27 at 8 PM. Ruby is driven from the Dumas mansion and returns to her beloved childhood home in the bayou where she’s intent on creating a new life for her baby girl, Pearl. Ruby’s high school sweetheart, Paul, once again is there to support her, and when he moves her into his impressive home, she has new hope for the future. However, Ruby can’t escape the judging eyes of Paul’s mother Gladys (Kristian Alfonso) who knows Ruby and Paul’s dark secret and Giselle continues to torment Ruby when she reveals news about Beau (Ty Wood), Pearl’s real father and Ruby’s true love. Ruby longs for another life. The web of deceit continues when Giselle falls into a coma and Ruby finds herself lured into a twisted plan to be with Beau.

Also on March 27, the Hallmark Channel movie Don’t Go Breaking My Heart will debut at 9 PM. Miranda (Italia Ricci) runs a boot camp for the recently broken hearted. She begins to form a connection with new client Ben (Ryan Paevey) who is also a reporter, investigating whether her boot camp is a fad or a phenomenon.

The next new episode of The Equalizer will air on CBS, after a short mid-season hiatus, at 8 PM on March 28; also that night The Rookie will be on a short hiatus with the next new episode set to air on ABC at 10 PM. In addition, that night, the second season premiere of City on a Hill will air on Showtime at 10 PM; and the spring return of Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist will air on NBC at 9 PM.

Lastly also on March 28, the Lifetime movie series V.C. Andrews’ Landry Family: Hidden Jewel will debut at 8 PM. Ruby is trying to find a new life for her children and desperate to protect her beloved daughter from the dark secrets she harbors. Raised amidst the privileges in New Orleans, Pearl (Jennifer Laporte) aspires to become a doctor, but when an unfortunate accident occurs to one of her twin brothers, Pearl’s dreams are threatened and Ruby runs, once again back to the bayou. And when one of Pearl’s younger brothers becomes deathly ill, she must journey to the backwaters to find her mother and uncover the mysterious secrets of her past. The cast includes Kristian Alfonso and Crystal Fox.

Mark your calendars!