Rueben's Ramblings

The new ABC drama Kevin (Probably) Saves the World will debut on October 3 at 10 PM.

Kevin Finn (Jason Ritter from Parenthood), a cluelessly self-serving person, is on a dangerous path to despair. In a downward spiral, he returns home to stay with his widowed twin sister (JoAnna Garcia Swisher from Once Upon a Time) and niece (Chloe East from Liv and Maddie). On his first night there, an unlikely celestial being named Yvette (Kimberly Hebert Gregory from Vice Principals) appears to him and presents him with a mission: to save the world.

The cast also includes Dustin Ybarra (Us & Them and The Goldbergs), India de Beaufort (Jane By Design and Younger) and  J. August Richards (Angel and Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.).

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On October 2, the Ovation drama Halcyon will debut at 10 PM.

Set in 1940, the series shows London life through the prism of war and the impact it has on families, politics, relationships and work across every social strata.

The cast includes Steven Mackintosh (Luther), Olivia Williams (Dollhouse), Hermione Corfield (King Arthur: Legend of the Sword and Matt Ryan (Constantine).

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The new FOX series The Gifted will debut on October 2 at 9 PM.

The series tells the story of a suburban couple whose ordinary lives are rocked by the sudden discovery that their children possess mutant powers. Reed and Caitlin Strucker (Stephen Moyer from True Blood) and (Amy Acker from Person of Interest) are typical middle-class parents dealing with the realities of raising a family. However, when their teenage kids, Lauren (Natalie Alyn Lind from GOTHAM) and Andy (Percy Hynes White from Night at the Museum 3), are involved in an incident at their high school which reveals they are mutants, Reed and Caitlin do all in their power to protect their children.

The cast includes Blair Redford (Satisfaction), Coby Bell (Burn Notice), Emma Dumont (Bunheads), Jamie Chung (Once Upon a Time) and Sean Teale (Incorporated).

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The new drama Ten Days in the Valley will debut on ABC on October 1 at 10 PM.

Kyra Sedgwick (The Closer) stars as Jane Sadler, an overworked television producer and single mother in the middle of a separation whose life is turned upside down when her young daughter goes missing in the middle of the night. Just like her controversial police TV show, everything is a mystery, everyone has a secret and no one can be trusted.

The cast includes Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje (Lost), Erika Christensen (Parenthood), Josh Randall (Ed) and Malcolm-Jamal Warner (Major Crimes) [among others].

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On October 1, the new CBS drama Wisdom of the Crowd will debut at 8 PM.

Jeremy Piven stars as visionary tech innovator Jeffrey Tanner, who creates a cutting-edge crowdsourcing app to solve his daughter’s murder, and in doing so, revolutionizes crime solving in the process. The original cop who searched for his daughter’s killer, Det. Tommy Cavanaugh (Richard T. Jones) is recruited to work with him.

The cast also includes Monica Potter (Parenthood) and Natalia Tena (Game of Thrones and the Harry Potter franchise).

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The two-hour series premiere of Marvel’s Inhumans will air on September 29 at the special time of 8 PM on ABC.

The series explores the never-before-told epic adventure of the royal family including Black Bolt, the enigmatic, commanding King of the Inhumans, with a voice so powerful that the slightest whisper can destroy a city. After the Royal Family of Inhumans is splintered by a military coup, they barely escape to Hawaii where they are greeted with surprising interactions with the lush world and humanity around them. Now they must find a way to reunite with each other and return to their home before their way of life is destroyed forever.

The cast includes Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels), Serinda Swan (Graceland), Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones) and Ken Leung (Lost) [among others].

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The new 6-part SundanceTV drama Liars will debut on September 27 at 10 PM.

Joanne Froggatt (Downton Abbey) and Ioan Gruffudd (Fantastic Four) star as Laura Nielson, a bright and dedicated teacher, and Andrew Earlham, a renowned surgeon whose son is a student at Laura’s school. After a seemingly innocent date, a series of volatile accusations capsize their lives. Secrets and lies slowly unravel in a tense and gripping series where everyone is lying in some way until the truth ultimately reveals itself.

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On September 27, the new CBS drama Seal Team will debut at 9 PM.

David Boreanaz (Bones and Angel) stars in this military drama that follows the professional and personal lives of the most elite unit of Navy SEALs as they train, plan and execute the most dangerous, high stakes missions our country can ask of them. Deployed on clandestine missions worldwide at a moment’s notice, and knowing the toll it takes on them and their families, this tight-knit SEAL team displays unwavering patriotism and fearless dedication, even in the face of overwhelming odds.

The cast includes Jessica Pare (Mad Men), A.J. Buckley (CSI: NY and Supernatural), Max Thieriot (Bates Motel), Neil Brown, Jr. (Insecure) and Toni Trucks (Grimm and Franklin & Bash).

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The new NBC drama Law & Order True Crime: The Menendez Murders will debut on September 26 at 10 PM.

This new 8-episode true-crime installment is a dramatization of the notorious murder case that changed America forever. When the Menendez brothers were tried on national TV for brutally killing their parents in Beverly Hills, their story became a national obsession.

The cast includes Anthony Edwards (ER), Constance Marie (Switched at Birth), Edie Falco (The Sopranos), Elizabeth Reaser (the Twilight franchise), Sam Jaeger (Parenthood), Carlos Gomez (The Glades), Lolita Davidovich (Shades of Blue) and Heather Graham (the box office movies Boogie Nights and From Hell) [among others].

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