Rueben's Ramblings

On October 6, the latest spin-off series in the NCIS franchise – NCIS: New York – will debut at 9 PM on CBS.

Legendary NCIS Agent Sam Hanna (LL Cool J) returns to his hometown of New York City to their field office, partnering with roguish agent Nick Schaeffer (Scott Caan) and helping lead a new team as they are tasked with high-stakes missions to defend one of the most vital cities and ports in the world.

The cast includes Jennifer Beals, Shane Harper, Jacqueline Byers and Devin Druid.

Here is a trailer for NCIS: New York:

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The reboot series Private Eyes: West Coast will debut on CW at 8 PM on October 5.

This is a spin-off of the popular Canadian series that ran for five seasons with Jason Priestley and Cindy Sampson reprising their roles as ex-Toronto private investigators Matt Shade and Angie Everett, making a fresh start in Victoria, BC, tackling new cases with a different circle of friends.

Here is a trailer for Private Eyes: West Coast:

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On October 2, the new AMC+ drama Kill Jackie will debut online.

Based on the novel by author Nick Harkaway, ex-cocaine dealer Jackie Price (Catherine Zeta-Jones) lives luxuriously selling art through tax schemes. After 20 years of anonymity, her peaceful life ends when The Seven Demons, elite hitmen, are hired to kill her.

Daniel Ings and Christine Adams co-star.

Here is a trailer for Kill Jackie:

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On October 1, the first four episodes of the new Freeform drama Coven Academy will debut starting at 8 PM

In the haunted heart of New Orleans, this new thriller will follow three teenage witches (Malina Weissman, Ora Duplass and Jordan Leftwich) and their dangerously charming warlock peers at an elite magic boarding school where power is currency, secrets are lethal and attraction is a liability.

Caught between ancient supernatural wars and forbidden love interests, the coven must decide how far they’re willing to go to protect their city – and themselves.

The adults in that world will be played by Tiffany Thiessen, Devon Sawa, Keegan Connor Tracy and BJ Harrison.

Here is a trailer for Coven Academy:

NOTE: Coven Academy will be available to watch on Disney+ and Hulu starting tomorrow, October 2.  Episodes 5 through 7 of Coven Academy will air on October 8 with the final three episodes airing on October 15 on Freeform.

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The 7-part limited series East of Eden will debut online on Netflix on October 1.

This modern interpretation of the Steinbeck masterpiece will explore the multigenerational saga of the Trask family, focusing new attention on its indelible antihero, Cathy Ames (Florence Pugh).

The cast includes Ciaran Hinds, Martha Plimpton, Joseph Zada, Tracy Letts and Christopher Abbott.

Here is a trailer for East of Eden:

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On October 1, the new HBO drama War will debut at 9 PM. [The show will also air on HBO Max too.]

This high-stakes, legal drama follows the lives of London’s most powerful lawyers as firms Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne clash over a headline-grabbing legal battle, drawing ambitious young lawyer Jonathan “Johnny” Warren (Archie Renaux) into a ruthless world where ambition is currency, betrayal is strategy, and winning is everything. The main story will focus on the explosive divorce of British tech entrepreneur Morgan Henderson (Dominic West) and international film star Carla Duval (Sienna Miller), as Cathcarts & Sons and Taylor & Byrne stop at nothing to secure victory for their clients.

The cast includes Celia Imrie.

Here is a trailer for War:

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On September 25, the spin-off series S.W.A.T. Exiles will debut on Starz at 9 PM.

In this new spin-off of the hit series, after a high-profile mission goes sideways, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson (Shemar Moore) is pulled out of forced retirement to lead a last-chance experimental S.W.A.T. unit made up of untested, unpredictable young recruits. Hondo must bridge a generational divide, navigate clashing personalities and turn a squad of outsiders into a team capable of protecting the city – and saving the program that made him who he is.

The show also stars Zyra Gorecki (La Brea), Ronen Rubinstein (9-1-1: Lone Star), Lucy Barrett (CW’s reboot of Charmed), Freddy Miyares (Grey’s Anatomy) and Adain Bradley (The Bold and the Beautiful).

Here is a trailer for S.W.A.T. Exiles:

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The new fall drama Line of Fire will debut on NBC on September 21 at 10 PM.

This new series will star 9-1-1 alum Peter Krause and Hope Davis (About Schmidt and Your Honor), as the heads of a family of law enforcement agents who become targets of a mysterious assassin after a U.S. Marshal falls in the line of duty, forcing them to use their expertise to protect each other.

Here is the trailer for Line of Fire:

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On September 20, the 1970’s themed drama American Hostage will debut its first two episodes on MGM+ at 9 and 10 PM.

This series will focus on Fred Heckman (Jon Hamm), a beloved Indianapolis radio reporter, who is thrust into the middle of a life-or-death crisis when hostage-taker, Tony Kiritsis (Giovanni Ribisi from Sneaky Pete), demands to be interviewed on his popular radio news program.

The cast includes Mireille Enos (The Killing), Jonathan Tucker (I Will Find You and Westworld), William Jackson Harper (The Good Place), and Kristoffer Polaha (Hallmark Channel movies, Condor and Wonder Woman 1984).

Here is a trailer for American Hostage:

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The new PBS drama Trespasses will debut on September 20 at 10 PM.

Cushla (Lola Petticrew) is a young Catholic schoolteacher whose life in 1975 Northern Ireland is shadowed by the Troubles. She meets and falls for Michael Agnew (Tom Cullen) – an older, married Protestant barrister. Their affair is intoxicating and dangerous. As the forbidden love between Cushla and Michael deepens, violence looms and tensions rise. Cushla is pulled between duty and desire, family and freedom.

The cast includes Gillian Anderson.

Here is a trailer for Trespasses:

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