Rueben's Ramblings

The PBS movie Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew will debut on September 23 at 7:30 PM.

Anne Shirley (Ella Ballentine) heads to school in the city while Matthew and Marilla (Martin Sheen and Sara Botsford) face emptiness.

Will Anne, overwhelmed by competition – especially from Gilbert Blythe – find that the dark cloud over her life does have a silver lining?

Here is a trailer for Anne of Green Gables: Fire & Dew:

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On September 22, the original Hallmark Channel movie Truly, Madly, Sweetly will debut at 9 PM.

Natalie (Nikki DeLoach from Awkward), the owner of a San Francisco food truck business selling cupcakes, and Eric (Dylan Neal from Cedar Cove), a finance manager and divorced dad are brought together when Eric’s aunt, also a longtime customer of Natalie’s, passes away and leaves them a building which happens to be the site of a once-famous bakery.

Forced into this new partnership, they discover selling the building won’t be easy because it has been declared a historical site. Romance blooms as they spend time together in the process of renovating the old bakery. However, Natalie’s desire to keep things strictly business could put an end to the partnership before the grand opening.

Here is a trailer for Truly, Madly, Sweetly.

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On September 21, the Netflix flick Nappily Ever After will debut online.

When a perfectionist ad exec (Sanaa Lathan) experiences a romantic setback, she embarks on a journey of self-discovery that begins with a dramatic hair makeover.

The cast includes Ernie Hudson (Grace and Frankie), Lynn Whitfield (Greenleaf), Ricky Whittle (American Gods and The 100), Lyric Bent (Mary Kills People and Shoot the Messenger) and Camille Guaty (Scorpion and Happyland)

Here is a trailer for Nappily Ever After:

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The Hallmark Channel movie Love in Design will debut on September 16 at 9 PM.

Hannah’s (Danica McKellar from Wonder Years) television show “Love in Design” is known for modernizing outdated spaces, and she is now renovating a historic manor in her hometown. Up for the challenge, she’s not ready to work with the overseeing architect, her ex-boyfriend Jeff (Andrew Walker from When Calls the Heart), especially since their attraction hasn’t waned.

Revamping such an old building and having an opinionated ex on set is hard, and Hannah must make their Ying/Yang approaches blend. At the same time, maybe Jeff can reach beyond his comfort zone and overcome the distance between them.

Here is a trailer for Love in Design.

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The Hallmark Channel original movie Wedding of Dreams will debut on September 8 at 9 PM.

In this sequel to Summer of Dreams, pop sensation Debbie Taylor (80’s pop star Debbie Gibson) has found happiness teaching music at an Ohio high school. Her passion for her students, and boyfriend Noah (Robert Gant from 13 Reasons Why and The Fosters), who just asked her to marry him, contribute to her joy, and now she’s been asked to sing on TV’s “Platinum Star.”

She wows the audience and is asked back for the finale, three days before her wedding. Seeing Debbie juggling her rising career while planning their nuptials, Noah asks if her heart is still with him or with her music, leaving Debbie to wonder if her heart is big enough to handle both.

The cast includes Pascale Hutton (When Calls the Heart).

Here is a trailer and sneak peek for Wedding of Dreams.

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On September 7, the Netflix feature film Sierra Burgess Is a Loser will debut online.

Loosely based on the 1897 play Cyrano de Bergerac, the telefilm is set in a high school and follows Sierra Burgess (Shannon Purser from Stranger Things and Riverdale), a good (but unpopular) student who finds herself caught up in a case of mistaken identity that might just lead to love.

The cast also includes Noah Centineo (The Fosters and the Netflix film To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before), RJ Cyler (Power Rangers), Alice Lee (Take Two), Chrissy Metz (This Is Us), Lea Thompson (Switched at Birth) and Alan Ruck (Succession and Spin City).

Here is a trailer for Sierra Burgess Is a Loser:

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