Rueben's Ramblings

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

On October 22, the season finale of Gen V will air online on Amazon Prime.

The new limited series drama Harlan Coben’s Lazarus will debut online on Amazon Prime on October 22. Based on an original story idea and written by the New York Times best-selling author Harlan Coben and BAFTA-winner Danny Brocklehurst, the series follows Joel Lazarus (Sam Claflin) who returns home after his father Dr. Jonathan Lazarus (Bill Nighy) dies by suicide and begins to have disturbing experiences that can’t be explained. He quickly becomes entangled in a series of cold-case murders as he grapples with the mystery of his father’s death and his sister’s murder 25 years ago.

On October 23, the finale of NCIS: Tony & Ziva will air online on Paramount+ while that same day, the second season of Nobody Wants This will premiere online on Netflix. That same night, the second season of The Light in the Hall will premiere online on AMC+ and Acorn TV while the finale of The Sunshine Murders will air that same night on UPtv at the special time of 9 PM; and also that day, the finale of The Red King will air online on AMC+.

Fire Country and Sheriff Country will shift timeslots starting on October 24 on CBS with Sheriff Country now airing at 8 PM followed by Fire Country at 9 PM; and that same night the season finale of Invasion will air online on Apple TV+.

Also on October 24, the feature film A House of Dynamite will debut online on Netflix. When a single, unattributed missile is launched at the United States, a race begins to determine who is responsible and how to respond. The ensemble cast includes Idris Elba, Rebecca Ferguson, Gabriel Basso, Jared Harris, Tracy Letts, Anthony Ramos, Moses Ingram, Jonah Hauer-King, Greta Lee, Jason Clarke, Malachi Beasley, Brian Tee, Brittany O’Grady, Gbenga Akinnagbe, Willa Fitzgerald, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Kyle Allen and Kaitlyn Dever.

The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Merry Christmas, Ted Cooper! will debut on October 25 at 8 PM.  Weatherman Ted Cooper (Robert Buckley) loves Christmas, but the past three have been terrible. This year, Ted has made up his mind that things will be different – this will be the Christmas things turn around for him. But Ted’s relentless optimism is about to be put to the test as he is faced with a litany of injuries and obstacles when he travels back to his hometown of Lackawanna, New York for the holidays. Within hours of arriving at his sister Kate’s house, he finds himself making a trip to Urgent Care after falling off a ladder while hanging decorations. While there, he runs into Ruth Mittens, his former high school science teacher who was always his cheerleader. He also reconnects with the charming Hope Miller (Kimberley Sustad), except now she’s Dr. Hope Miller, with whom he went to high school and quietly crushed on from afar. Ted is optimistic that this budding romance is the beginning of his Christmas comeback, but his looming holiday bad luck still has a few curveballs in store for him. Luckily for Ted, he won’t have to face them alone – he’ll have the support of Kate, Ruth, and Hope to help him overcome the challenges thrown his way and finally enjoy a well-earned merry Christmas.

On October 26, the new thriller Anne Rice’s Talamasca: The Secret Order will debut its first two episodes online on AMC+ and will also air on AMC at 9 PM. The series follows a secretive society which tracks supernatural beings like witches, vampires, and werewolves. The cast includes Nicholas Denton, Elizabeth McGovern, Maisie Richardson-Sellers, William Fichtner, Jason Schwartzman and Celine Buckens.

The 4th season premiere of Mayor of Kingstown will air online on Paramount+ on October 26.

Lastly also on October 26, the new UPtv movie See You Again will debut at 7 PM. A young couple on an ill-fated second date find themselves up against the elements and each other when they become stranded on a remote lake island.Brey Noelle and Rob LaColla star.

Mark your calendars!