Rueben's Ramblings

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

On June 24, the first three episodes of the new Disney+ drama series Ironheart will debut online. Set after the events of the box office movie Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, the series pits technology against magic when Riri Williams (Dominique Thorne), a young, genius inventor determined to make her mark on the world, returns to her hometown of Chicago. Her unique take on building iron suits is brilliant, but in pursuit of her ambitions, she finds herself wrapped up with the mysterious yet charming Parker Robbins aka The Hood (Anthony Ramos). The cast includes Alden Ehrenreich, Cree Summer, Manny Montana and Lyric Ross.

The first three episodes of the new drama Countdown will debut online on Amazon Prime on June 25.  When an officer with the Department of Homeland Security is murdered in broad daylight, LAPD detective Mark Meachum (Jensen Ackles), is recruited to a secret task force, alongside undercover agents from all branches of law enforcement, to investigate. But the hunt for the killer soon uncovers a plot far more sinister than anyone could have imagined, kicking off a race against time to save a city of millions. The cast includes Eric Dane, Jessica Camacho, Elliot Knight and Violett Beane.

On June 27, the first two episodes of the new drama Smoke will debut online on Apple TV+. Inspired by true events, the series follows a troubled detective and an enigmatic arson investigator as they pursue the trails of two serial arsonists. The cast includes Taron Egerton, Jurnee Smollett, Anna Chlumsky, Greg Kinnear, John Leguizamo, Rafe Spall, Adina Porter and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine.

The third and final season of Squid Game will debut online on Netflix on June 27.

On June 28, the Hallmark Channel movie A Machu Picchu Proposal will debut at 8 PM. Katie (Rhiannon Fish) agrees to join her brother Dan and his girlfriend Luciana on a trip to Peru. Dan plans to propose to Luciana in a grand way at Machu Picchu at the end of the week and needs Katie’s Spanish speaking skills to ask Luciana’s Peruvian father for his blessing. However, when Luciana’s friend, Chef Carlos (Alec Santos), arrives, he accidentally ruins each proposal attempt. Refusing to give up, Katie does everything in her power to make this proposal happen, until Dan calls it off. Katie must lean into Chef Carlos’ spontaneity to not only save the day and the proposal, and Carlos may just win Katie’s heart too.

The first two episodes of the new adventure series Nautilus will debut online on AMC+ as well as on AMC at 9 PM on June 29. Inspired by the beloved Jules Verne book Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea, the series follows Captain Nemo’s (Shazad Latif), an Indian Prince who was robbed of his birthright and family, as he embarks on a mission to enact revenge on the East India Mercantile Company, who took everything from him.

Lastly, the movie Technically Yours will debut on UPtv on June 29 at 9 PM. After weeks of deep-faking a boyfriend named Brad, a tech prodigy convinces her office nemesis to pose as Brad at her sister’s wedding… but lines get blurred when she starts to fall for him. The cast includes Kristi Murdock and Tom Gipson.

Mark your calendars!