Rueben's Ramblings

The Hulu streaming series The Handmaid’s Tale will debut online on April 26.

Based on the book of the same name by Margaret Atwood, the series is set in a dystopian future where a woman is forced to live as a concubine under a fundamentalist theocratic dictatorship.

The cast includes Elisabeth Moss (Mad Men), Yvonne Strahovski (Chuck), Alexis Bledel (Gilmore Girls), Samira Wiley (Orange Is the New Black), O.T. Fagbenle (Looking) and Joseph Fiennes.

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On April 25, the 10-part National Geographic series Genius will debut at 9 PM.

The first-ever scripted series, based on the Walter Isaacson book, features Geoffrey Rush as Professor Albert Einstein and Emily Watson as his second wife – and first cousin – Elsa. The story goes beyond the halls of academia to explore his struggles to be a good husband and father, and a man of principle during a period of global unrest.

Here is the trailer for Genius.

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The new series Mary Kills People will debut on Lifetime on April 23 at 10 PM.

The series is set around the life of Dr. Mary Harris (Caroline Dhavernas from Hannibal and Wonderfalls), an overworked single mother and ER doctor who also moonlights as an underground angel of death, working outside the law assisting patients who want to die on their own terms.

The cast includes Jay Ryan (Beauty and the Beast), Lyriq Bent (Rookie Blue), Greg Bryk (Bitten) and Richard Short (666 Park Avenue).

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The new Freeform drama Famous in Love will debut at 8 PM.

Based on the novel by Rebecca Serle, the series follows ordinary college student Paige (Bella Thorne) as she gets her big break after auditioning for the starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster. She must now navigate her new star-studded life and the highs and lows that come with being the new It Girl in town as well as balancing her college workload.

The cast includes Carter Jenkins (Surface), Perrey Reeves (Covert Affairs and Entourage), Pepi Sonuga (The Fosters), Charlie DePew (The Goldbergs), Keith Powers (Faking It) and newcomers Georgie Flores and Niki Koss.

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On April 16, the 6-part limited series Guerrilla will debut on Showtime at 9 PM.

The limited series tells the story of a couple whose relationship and values are tested when they liberate a political prisoner and form a radical underground cell in 1970s London.

The cast includes Idris Elba, Freida Pinto (Slumdog Millionaire) and Babou Ceesay (A.D. The Bible Continues).

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The 8-episode original, limited series The White Princess, based on the novel by Philippa Gregory, will debut on April 16 on Starz at 8 PM.

Set in 15th century England this series is a gripping historical drama told from the perspective of the women waging the ongoing battle for the English throne: Lizzie (Jodie Comer from Thirteen), Lady Margaret Beaufort (Michelle Fairley from Game of Thrones) and Dowager Queen Elizabeth Woodville (Essie Davis from Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries).

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On April 8, the new 10-episode AMC period drama The Son will air its two-hour premiere at 9 PM.

Based on the best-selling novel of the same name by Phillipp Meyer, the series traces the transformation of Eli McCullough (Pierce Brosnan), the charismatic family patriarch, from good-natured innocent to calculating killer. The series spans 150 years and three generations of the McCullough family.

The cast includes Zahn McClarnon (Longmire) and Jess Weixler (The Good Wife).

NOTE: The series will also air on SundanceTV.

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Prison Break is back for a new 9-episode limited series event on FOX starting on April 4 at 9 PM.

Seven years later, thanks to information provided by T-Bag (returning Robert Knepper), Lincoln (returning Dominic Purcell) and Sara (returning Sarah Wayne Callies) discover that Michael (returning Wentworth Miller) is still alive in a Yemen prison.

Also reprising their roles are Rockmond Dunbar and Amaury Nolasco. Mark Feuerstein (Royal Pains) will also star.

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On March 31, the new Netflix series 13 Reasons Why will debut online.

Adapted from the best-selling books by Jay Asher, the streaming series follows teenager Clay Jensen (Dylan Minnette from Lost and Scandal) as he returns home from school to find a mysterious box with his name on it lying on his porch. Inside he discovers cassette tapes recorded by Hannah Baker (newcomer Katherine Langford) – his classmate and crush – who tragically committed suicide two weeks earlier. On tape, Hannah explains that there are thirteen reasons why she decided to end her life.

The cast includes Justin Prentice (Awkward), Miles Heizer (Parenthood), Alisha Boe (Teen Wolf and Ray Donovan), Ross Butler (Riverdale), Amy Hargreaves (Homeland), Derek Luke (Rogue and Empire), Kate Walsh (Private Practice) and Brian d’Arcy James (Smash).

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The new Hulu streaming drama Harlots will debut online on March 29.

The drama is set in 18th Century London and focuses on Margaret Wells (Samantha Morton from Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and The Last Panthers) struggles to reconcile her roles as brothel owner and mother to daughters Charlotte (Jessica Brown Findlay from Downton Abbey) and Lucy (Eloise Smyth from Fortitude).

When her business comes under attack from Lydia Quigley (Lesley Manville from Maleficent and Cranford), a rival madam with a ruthless streak, Margaret must fight back even if it means losing her family and possibly her life.

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