Rueben's Ramblings

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Best friends Debbie Claybourne and Judith Burton (Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham, respectively) are forced on the run when Debbie discovers Judith isn’t a forensic accountant. She is actually an international assassin.

With a mysterious figure chasing them, and Debbie’s husband involved in something deeply corrupt, it’s a race against time and a road trip across Europe to untangle the truth and stay alive.

The cast includes Bill Nighy, Ed Skrein and Sylvia Hoeks.

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When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life – and a way out.

The cast includes Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, William Fichtner, Drew Starkey, Clifton Collins Jr. and Timothy Olyphant.

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On July 12, the first two episodes of the new MGM+ drama The Westies will debut at 9 and 10 PM.

This new series, set in the early 1980s centers on New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang when the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen promises a financial windfall.

Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.

But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.

The ensemble cast includes J.K. Simmons, Titus Welliver, Tom Brittney, Allen Leech and Sarah Bolger.

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The series is centered on Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner), a famed cook and best selling author known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste and warm demeanor, who suffers a devastating loss. Unable to move forward, an unexpected death starts to expose the cracks in Hollis’s picture-perfect life – her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter and her growing pursuit of validation from her fans.

In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties, and one surprise fifth star.

Set against a luxurious and coastal backdrop, the stars will mature in ways they could never imagine as boundaries are pushed and secrets are exposed.

The cast includes Chloe Sevigny, D’Arcy Carden, David Denman, Gemma Chan, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, Regina Hall and Timothy Olyphant.

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The close-knit Ingalls family builds a new life on the Western frontier, where the joys of nature and the struggle for survival are deeply intertwined.

The cast stars Luke Bracey and Crosby Fitzgerald as Charles and Caroline Ingalls; Alice Halsey and Skywalker Hughes as Laura and Mary Ingalls as well as Jocko Sims, Meegwun Fairbrother, Ryan Robbins and Warren Christie.

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On July 1, the new Amazon Prime drama Elle, the prequel to the box office movie Legally Blonde, will debut online.

Before Elle Woods (Lexi Minetree) was a fish-out-of-water at Harvard, we meet her in 1995 in the tumultuous waters of high school where she encounters tricky friendships, forbidden romance and questionable fashion choices. In this unexpected chapter of her adolescence, we learn about the experiences that shaped Elle into the iconic young woman we’ve come to know and love.

The cast includes Tom Everett Scott and June Diane Raphael as Elle’s parents as well as Amy Pietz and the late James Van Der Beek in his final onscreen role.

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On June 24, the new drama A Woman of Substance will debut online on Britbox.

This new version will star Brenda Blethyn and Jessica Reynolds (House of Guinness and Outlander) as the two versions of the iconic character Emma Harte: a housemaid turned-mogul, daughter, mother, lover, fighter and a 20th century feminist icon who refused to know her place.

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An innocent father serving life for the murder of his own son receives evidence that his child may still be alive — and must break out of prison to find out the truth.

The series stars Milo Ventimiglia, Sam Worthington, Jonathan Tucker, Chi McBride, Britt Lower, Erin Richards, Vas Saranga and Logan Browning.

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The show will center on Claire Kutty (Rebecca Hall), a popular English teacher, who suddenly begins to hear a low, persistent hum that no one else around her can hear.

Here is a trailer for The Listeners:

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The new 8-episode series Every Year After: Welcome to Barry’s Bay will debut online on Amazon Prime today

Told over the course of six years and one week in Barry’s Bay – the quintessential lake town – the series is a romantic, nostalgic story of first loves and the people and choices that mark us forever.

Relative newcomers Sadie Soverall and Matt Cornett are the stars with Abigail Cowen, Aurora Perrineau and Elisha Cuthbert co-starring.

Here is a trailer for Every Year After: Welcome to Barry’s Bay:

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