Rueben's Ramblings

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

On October 19, the Netflix movie The School for Good and Evil will debut online. The film adaptation of the best-selling YA fantasy series by Soman Chainani, the story follows best friends Sophie (Sophia Anne Caruso) and Agatha (Sofia Wylie) as they navigate an enchanted school for young heroes and villains — and find themselves on opposing sides of the battle between good and evil. The impressive ensemble cast includes Charlize Theron, Kerry Washington, Michelle Yeoh, Laurence Fishburne and the one and only Patti LuPone.

The two-episode season 11 premiere of the anthology series American Horror Story: NYC will air on FX on October 19 at 10 PM.

On October 20, the second season of One of Us Is Lying will premiere online on Peacock.

The Amazon drama The Peripheral will debut online on October 21. The series is centered on Flynne Fisher (Chloe Grace Moretz), a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow’s America. Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. She has no future; until the future comes calling for her. The Peripheral is master storyteller William Gibson’s dazzling, hallucinatory glimpse into the fate of mankind – and what lies beyond. The series also stars Eli Goree, J.J. Feild, Jack Reynor and Melinda Page Hamilton.

On October 21, the 8-episode limited series From Scratch will debut online on Netflix. In this sweeping romance, an American woman (Zoe Saldana) loves and loses a Sicilian man she meets in Italy. Based on Tembi Locke’s best-selling memoir. The cast includes Danielle Deadwyler and Keith David.

The first Christmas movie of the season Noel Next Door for the Hallmark Channel will debut on October 21 at 8 PM. A hard-working, single mom (Natalie Hall) gets into a war of words with a neighbor (Corey Sevier) who she feels is ruining Christmas, only to find that this misunderstood grouch just may steal her heart.

On October 22, the Hallmark Channel movie We Wish You a Married Christmas will debut at 8 PM. Becca and Robby (Marisol Nichols and Kristoffer Polaha) are a married couple having a hard time connecting with each other as the holidays approach. Just before Christmas, they head to a cozy Vermont inn at the advice of their marriage coach so they can recharge. Their weekend away gets unexpectedly extended when a mishap puts their car out of commission and just may put them on the road to a very happily married Christmas.

The holiday movie We Need a Little Christmas will debut on October 22 at 9 PM on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Julie is adjusting to being a single mother (Erica Durance) to a grieving child while facing her first Christmas without her husband when she develops an unexpected friendship with her older neighbor Irene. The movie also stars Patrick Sabongui and Lynn Whitfield.

On October 22, the Great American Family will debut its first Christmas movie of the season, Destined at Christmas, at 8 PM. Kim and Theo meet amid Black Friday shopping madness but there’s a definite spark between them. When a power outage causes some panic at a store, the couple gets separated. With Christmas coming, there should be plenty of distractions, but neither Kim nor Theo can forget the other. Both yearn to find each other but how with so little information to go on? It’ll take a little Christmas magic and destiny to bring them back together. The film stars Shae Robins and Casey Elliott.

The Hallmark Channel movie A Kismet Christmas will debut at 8 PM on October 23. Sarah (Sarah Ramos) is a children’s book author who returns to her hometown, where she reconnects with her family and Travis (Carlo Marks), her teenage crush. She soon discovers that a long-held family legend might actually be true. Marilu Henner also stars.

On October 23, the UPtv movie Star-Crossed Romance will debut at 7 PM. When Denver’s preeminent sportscaster, competitive single-mother Piper, is called to her son’s school for a disagreement between her son and another student, she dreads her time being wasted. But when she meets the other student’s equally-stubborn single father, Erik, the principal demands they give their kids the attention they deserve – by teaming up to stage the school play, Romeo and Juliet. Piper must get past her immature ego, face her burgeoning feelings, and figure out how to operate a hot-glue gun – and all before opening night.

Lastly, the season finale of House of the Dragon will air on October 23 at 9 PM on HBO; and that same night Power Book III: Raising Kanan will air its season finale at 9 PM on Starz.

Markk your calendars!