Rueben's Ramblings

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

On October 7, the two-episode premiere of the 4th and final season of Superman & Lois will air on CW starting at 8 PM.

The second season of the FOX anthology series Accused will premiere on October 8 at 8 PM followed by a new episode of the new drama Murder In a Small Town in its regular timeslot of 9 PM tonight.

Also on October 8, the second season of the NBC drama The Irrational will premiere at 10 PM.

The season finale of Slow Horses will air online on Apple TV+ on October 9.

On October 9, the new limited series La Maquina will debut online on Hulu. After a devastating loss, Esteban “La Máquina” Osuna (Gael García Bernal) is at a low point in his boxing career. Lucky for him, his manager and best friend Andy Lujan (Diego Luna) is determined to get him back on top. But when a nefarious organization rears its head, the stakes of this rematch become life or death. While struggling to mount a comeback, Esteban must also juggle his own personal demons and protect his family, including his ex-wife Irasema (Eiza González), a journalist who finds herself on a collision course with the dark side of the boxing world.

The spin-off series Citadel: Diana will debut online on Amazon Prime on October 10. Milan, 2030: Eight years ago, the independent global spy agency Citadel was destroyed by the powerful enemy syndicate, Manticore. Since then, Diana Cavalieri (Matilda De Angelis), an undercover Citadel agent, is alone, trapped behind enemy lines as a mole in Manticore. When she finally sees a way out and the chance to disappear forever, the only way to do so is trusting the most unexpected ally, Edo Zani (Lorenzo Cervasio), the heir of Manticore Italy and son of the head of the Italian organization, Ettore Zani (Maurizio Lombardi), who’s vying for leadership against the other European families.

Also on October 10, the season finale of the Peacock series Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist will air online while on that same day the fourth season of Outer Banks will premiere online on Netflix. Also on October 10, the new drama These Stones will air online on UP Faith & Family.

The new horror-thriller series Teacup will debut online on Peacock on October 10. Inspired by the New York Times best-selling novel by Robert McCammon, the series will follow a disparate group of people in rural Georgia who must come together in the face of a mysterious threat in order to survive. The cast includes Yvonne Strahovski, Scott Speedman, Chaske Spencer and Kathy Baker (among others).

Also on October 10, the Passionflix new movie A Man’s Promise will debut online. This is the sequel to the movie A Brother’s Honor, which is based on the book series by Brenda Jackson.

The limited series Sweetpea will debut on Starz on October 10 at 8 PM. The six-part series stars Ella Purnell as Rhiannon Lewis, a quiet wallflower who develops a vengeful and intoxicatingly liberating taste for murder. At its core, the series is about a woman finally finding her voice, told through a uniquely dark and comedic lens.

On October 10, the movie Girl Haunts Boy will debut online on Netflix. Peyton List stars as Bea, a 17-year-old girl with a deadly secret. Michael Cimino plays Cole, who moves with his mother to a new house after the death of his father. The movie follows these two as they get to know each other, including Bea’s secret. She’s a ghost from the 1920s who is trapped in the present day. While she is a ghost, she is also still a teenage girl, and that means chasing adventures and having fun. How do you do that when you’re dead, though? Bea has haunted this house since the 1920s. It’s all thanks to a curse from an ancient ring. Never once did she fall in love, though, and she does when Cole moves into the house. Is there a way to undo the curse? That is a question that comes up, but then that means bringing the love story to an end. Does Cole really want that to happen? What about Bea, who has found love but with someone in the land of the living?

The Hallmark+ movie Aurora Teagarden Mysteries: Death at the Diner will debut online on October 10. When a student from Aurora’s (Skyler Samuels) true crime literature class is found murdered outside the diner where she works, Aurora takes it upon herself to figure out the real culprit. The movie also stars Evan Roderick, Marilu Henner, Steve Bacic and Kavan Smith.

On October 11, the Netflix rom-com Lonely Planet will debut online. A reclusive novelist (Laura Dern) arrives at a writer’s retreat in Morocco, hoping the remote setting will unlock her writer’s block. While there, she meets a young man (Liam Hemsworth) — what starts as an acquaintanceship evolves into an intoxicating, life-altering love affair.

The new limited series Disclaimer will debut online on Apple TV+ on October 11. This gripping psychological thriller stars Cate Blanchett and Kevin Kline and is based on the best-selling novel by Renée Knight. Acclaimed journalist Catherine Ravenscroft (Blanchett) built her reputation revealing the misdeeds and transgressions of others. When she receives a novel from an unknown author, she is horrified to realize she is now the main character in a story that exposes her darkest secrets. As Catherine races to uncover the writer’s true identity, she is forced to confront her past before it destroys both her own life and her relationships with her husband, Robert (Sacha Baron Cohen), and their son, Nicholas (Kodi Smit-McPhee). The ensemble cast includes Lesley Manville, Louis Partridge, Leila George and Hoyeon.

On October 11, the second season premiere of the Hulu drama Spellbound will air online.

The Hallmark Mystery movie Curious Caterer Mysteries: Forbidden Fruit will debut on October 11 at 9 PM. Goldy (Nikki DeLoach) and Tom (Andrew Walker) take the next step in their romantic relationship, but their first date is interrupted when they witness the murder of a rock star.

The Hallmark Channel movie Haunted Wedding will debut at 8 PM on October 12. The wedding between ghost hunters Jane and Brian at a haunted inn is disrupted by Angelique — a ghost who mistakes Brian for her own dead fiancé. The movie stars Janel Parrish and Dominic Sherwood.

Lastly on October 13, the second season premiere of Tracker will air on CBS at 8 PM tonight.

Mark your calendars!