Rueben's Ramblings

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

On July 12, the new Spectrum Original series Eden (an Australian thriller) will debut online. As each episode unfolds from a different character’s perspective, this series will explore a multi-generational tale of events that happened before, during and after a young woman goes missing one warm, summer night. The small beach community’s long buried dark secrets of love, lust, dashed dreams and power struggles are dragged wide open as the truth is revealed – a truth that will shake the town and the people (who survive) forever. The cast includes Christopher James Baker (DC’s Stargirl and Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD), Keiynan Lonsdale (The Flash and the Divergent movie franchise) and Cody Fern (American Horror Story).

The HBO Max (formerly DC Universe) superhero series Titans will make its network TV debut on TNT on July 12 at 10 PM. The first season of the series loosely based on Teen Titans, the focus is on vigilante Dick Grayson (Brenton Thwaites) leaves Gotham City for Detroit in an effort to distance himself from his mentor Bruce Wayne (Iain Glen). When the mysterious Rachel Roth (Teagan Croft) comes to Dick for protection from dangerous forces pursuing her, Dick finds himself thrust into action as he struggles to distance himself from his Robin persona and control his violent urges. Joined by Kory Anders (Anna Diop), an amnesiac woman with solar-based powers, and Gar Logan (Ryan Potter), an animal shapeshifter, the four battle a threat that puts the entire world at risk. The cast also includes Alan Ritchson as Hank Hall aka Hawk, Minka Kelly as Dawn Granger aka Dove, Conor Leslie as Donna Troy aka Wonder Girl and Curran Walters as Jason Todd aka Robin (later Red Hood).

On July 13, Superman & Lois will be back with new episodes on The CW at 9 PM.

The season finale of Loki will air on Disney+ online on July 14.

On July 14, the Netflix feature film Gunpowder Milkshake will debut online. To protect an 8-year-old girl, a dangerous assassin reunites with her mother and her lethal associates to take down a ruthless crime syndicate and its army of henchmen. The ensemble cast includes Karen Gillan, Carla Gugino, Lena Headey, Freya Allan, Michelle Yeoh, Angela Bassett and Paul Giamatti.

The summer premiere of Good Trouble will also air on Freeform on July 14 at 10 PM.

On July 15, Walker will be back with new episodes on The CW at 8 PM starting tonight

The new Peacock drama Dr. Death will debut online on July 15. Based on the hit podcast, the series is inspired by the terrifying true story of Dr. Christopher Duntsch (Joshua Jackson), a rising star in the Dallas medical community. Young, charismatic and ostensibly brilliant, Dr. Duntsch was building a flourishing neurosurgery practice when everything suddenly changed. Patients entered his operating room for complex but routine spinal surgeries and left permanently maimed or dead. As victims piled up, two fellow physicians, neurosurgeon Robert Henderson (Alec Baldwin) and vascular surgeon Randall Kirby (Christian Slater), as well as Dallas prosecutor Michelle Shughart (AnnaSophia Robb), set out to stop him. Grace Gummer also stars.

The second season of the BET+ drama First Wives Club will premiere online on July 15; while that same night, the second season of Never Have I Ever will get underway online on Netflix; and that same night, the third season premiere of The Outpost will air on The CW at 9 PM.

Also on July 15, the American Horror Story spin-off of the long-running Ryan Murphy anthology – American Horror Stories – will debut on FX on Hulu online. The series will feature self-contained anthological episodes, instead of a season-long story arc, but no other specifics have been announced. Among the cast will be Danny Trejo, Merrin Dungey, Kaia Gerber, Paris Jackson, Charles Melton, Ronen Rubinstein and Kevin McHale.

The season finale of Lisey’s Story will air on Apple TV+ online on July 16; and that same night, Charmed will air its season finale on The CW at 8 PM.

Also on July 16, the new Syfy thriller series SurrealEstate will debut at 10 PM. The series follows realtor Nick Roman (Tim Rozon from Wynonna Earp) and an elite team of specialists that handle the cases no one else can: haunted and possessed houses that literally scare would-be buyers away. Researching, investigating and “fixing” the things that go bump in the night, the team works to create closure – and closings — even as they struggle with demons of their own.

The UPtv made-for-TV movie Love in Whitbrooke will debut on July 18 at 7 PM. A project manager is offered the opportunity of a lifetime in London. But when she (Brittany Bristow) returns to her hometown and meets the perfect guy (Corey Sevier), her passion and talent for painting is rekindled, giving her a new outlook on life and love.

Lastly, also on July 18, the Starz drama Power Book III: Raising Kanan will debut at 8 PM. The prequel story that takes viewers back to the ’90s and the early years of iconic “Power” character Kanan Stark (Mekai Curtis). The cast will include Omar Epps, Patina Miller, Hailey Kilgrove, Annalynne McCord and London Brown.

Mark your calendars!