Rueben's Ramblings

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

On September 7, the finale of The Librarians: The Next Chapter will air on TNT at 9 PM.

The Britbox period piece drama The Hardacres will air its finale online on September 9; meanwhile, that same day, the finale of The Shards will air online on Hulu and at 9 PM on FX.

On September 9, the new drama Last Seen will debut online on Apple TV. Police detective Ian Ridley’s (Patrick Brammall who starred in Colin From Accounts) life fell apart 11 years ago when his young daughter, Maggie, disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever. When he receives a distress call from a teenage girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.

The 8th season finale of Hudson & Rex will air online on UP Faith & Family on September 10.

On September 10, the new Netflix drama Crew Girl will debut online. After a family scandal, teen rower Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau) moves to a small town and joins an elite prep school’s all-boys crew, sparking rivalry and attraction. Her mother will be played by Jessica Pare (SEAL Team) while other cast members include Hallmark hunk and Eureka alum Niall Matter and Thomas Cadrot (So Help Me Todd and Family Law).

The new drama Cooper and Fry will debut online on Britbox on September 10. Set in the mystery-shrouded Peak District, DC Ben Cooper (Robert James-Collier from Downton Abbey), an affable local to Edendale, is thrown together with DC Diane Fry (Mandip Gill from Doctor Who), a guarded newcomer who has arrived from the city under mysterious circumstances.

On September 11, the ABC News Special 9/11 Tribute in Light: Live From Lower Manhattan will air on ABC at 8 PM and will also air online on Disney+ and Hulu. This special will feature Diane Sawyer, David Muir and Robin Roberts, honoring the victims lost, reflecting on the lasting impact of that date and commemorating the resilience of the survivors, the families and communities and the first responders.

The CBS News Special: 9/11: We Remember will also air on CBS on September 11 at 8 PM followed by the two-hour special Daughters of 9/11 at 9 PM. We Remember will focus on ground zero, focusing on three stories tied to the tragedy; meanwhile Daughters of 9/11 will follow two daughters of victims and FBI special agent Frank Pellegriono who interrogated the mastermind of the attack.

On September 12, the Lifetime movie Angel in the Rubble: The Genelle Guzman Story will debut at 8 PM. Genelle Guzman‑McMillan (to be played by Sherri Shepherd), who was born in Trinidad and working on the 64th floor of the North Tower, became the final person rescued alive after the collapse on September 11, 2001. Her memoir, on which this movie is loosely based, detailed the moments before the attack, the collapse, her long entrapment and the spiritual reflections that sustained her until rescue. Miraculously, she survived 27 hours under concrete and steel before being found by rescuers; and while trapped, she revisited memories of childhood miracles and rediscovered her faith.

The Hallmark Channel movie Falling into Place will debut on September 12 at 8 PM. Kaia returns home for her town’s fall festival as well as her high school reunion and spends the week with her childhood best friend, James, to complete their unfinished fall bucket list. The movie will star Alvina August and Nathan Witte.

On September 13, the finale of The Walking Dead: Dead City will air on AMC at 9 PM and will also air online on AMC+.

Lastly, the first two episodes of the new drama High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam will debut on September 13 on TNT at 9 PM. The first American to interrogate Saddam Hussein slowly starts to realize that the US invasion of Iraq is not as cut and dry, nor its outlook as positive, as Washington believes. The series will star Joel Kinnaman (For All Mankind, The Killing and Altered Carbon), Tom Berenger and Christopher McDonald.

Mark your calendars!