Rueben's Ramblings

On June 22, the new TNT drama The Last Ship will debut at 9 PM.

The series opens with a global catastrophe that nearly decimates the world’s population. Because of its positioning, the Navy destroyer U.S.S. Nathan James avoids falling victim to the devastating tragedy. But now, Captain Tom Chandler (Eric Dane from Grey’s Anatomy) and his crew must confront the reality of their new existence in a world where they may be among the few remaining survivors.

The cast includes Rhona Mitra (Strike Back), Adam Baldwin (Firefly and Chuck) and Travis Van Winkle (Hart of Dixie).

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The new BBC America drama The Musketeers will debut on June 22 at 9 PM.

The 10-part series is set in Paris in 1630 with Musketeers D’Artagnan (Luke Pasqualino from The Borgias), Athos (Tom Burke from The Hour), Aramis (Santiago Cabrera from Heroes and Merlin) and Porthos (newcomer Howard Charles) fighting for what is just and heroes in the truest and most abiding sense.

The cast includes Peter Capaldi, who is the new Doctor on Doctor Who.

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On June 19, the new Syfy series Dominion will air is 90-minute debut episode at 9 PM.

Based on the 2010 film Legion, Christopher Egan (Kings) stars in this new series that is set 25 years in the future, after a war between an army of angels and mankind has transformed the world.

The cast includes Tom Wisdom (300), Roxanne McKee (Game of Thrones), Alan Dale (Lost), Anthony Stewart Head (Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Merlin) and Luke Allen-Gale (The Borgias).

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On June 10, the new ABC Family drama Chasing Life will debut at 9 PM.

The series follows April (Italia Ricci from Unnatural History), a smart and quick-witted twenty-something, who is an aspiring journalist trying to balance her ambitious career with her family, which includes her widowed mom, Sara (Mary Page Keller from Hart of Dixie and Pretty Little Liars), rebellious little sister, Brenna (Haley Ramm from Without a Trace), and her grandmother, Emma (Rebecca Schull from Suits). Just as things start to look up at work, home and on the romance front with co-worker Dominic (Richard Brancatisano from the Australian soap Home and Away), she gets the devastating news from an estranged uncle that she has cancer.

The cast includes Scott Michael Foster (Greek and Zero Hour), Steven Weber (Wings), and Aisha Dee (I Hate My Teenage Daughter).

Here is a trailer for Chasing Life:

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The new TNT drama Murder in the First will debut on June 9 at 10 PM.

The series follows homicide detectives Terry English (Taye Diggs from Private Practice) and Hildy Mulligan (Kathleen Robertson from Boss) as they investigate two seemingly unrelated murders. The mystery deepens, however, when they find both murders have a common denominator in a Silicon Valley wunderkind (Tom Felton from the Harry Potter franchise).

The cast includes Raphael Sbarge (Once Upon A Time), Ian Anthony Dale (Hawaii Five-0 and The Event), Nicole Ari Parker (Revolution), Currie Graham (Raising the Bar), Richard Schiff (The West Wing), James Cromwell (Babe, L.A. Confidential) and Steven Weber (Dallas and Wings).

Here is a trailer for Murder in the First:

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The new AMC period drama Halt and Catch Fire will debut on June 1 at 10 PM.

Set in the early 1980s, roughly one year after IBM all but cornered the market with the release of its first major product: the IBM PC. It is also the same year people realize the IBM PC’s fatal flaw, which quickly makes personal computing anyone’s game.

The cast includes Lee Pace (Pushing Daisies), Scoot McNairy (Argo), Mackenzie Davis (Smashed), Kerry Bishé (Argo) and Toby Huss (Cowboys & Aliens).

Here is the trailer for Halt and Catch Fire.

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The new NBC summer series The Night Shift will debut on May 27 at 10 PM.

The series focuses on the men and women who work the overnight shift at San Antonio Memorial Hospital. They are an irreverent and special breed, particularly adrenaline junkie T.C. Callahan (Eoin Macken from Merlin). After three grueling tours of duty in Afghanistan, T.C. is about to learn that his toughest battles will be fought right here at home. He and his team of late-night docs, including best friend Topher (Ken Leung from Lost ) and protégé Drew (Brendan Fehr from Roswell), know how to let off steam with the casual prank or two, but when lives are at stake, they are all business.

Unfortunately, the night shift is now under new senior management and boss Michael Ragosa (Freddy Rodriguez from Six Feet Under), who has to balance the real-world pressures of cutting costs while battling the stigma that he is more interested in saving money than helping people.

The cast includes Jill Flint (Royal Pains), Daniella Alonso (Revolution) and Jeananne Goossen (Alcatraz) [among others].

Here is a trailer for The Night Shift.

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On May 22, the new FOX drama Gang Related will debut at 9 PM.

Detective Ryan Lopez (Ramon Rodriguez from Battle Los Angeles and The Wire) is a rising star in Los Angeles’ elite Gang Task Force. What the world doesn’t know is that long before Ryan became a cop, he pledged allegiance to a different band of brothers: a powerful Latino gang called Los Angelicos. When Ryan’s best friend and police partner is senselessly killed by a notorious gang member, Ryan teams up with longtime Task Force member Cassius Green (RZA from G.I. Joe: Retaliation and Californication), who has been at the forefront of the city’s war on organized crime.

Despite his profession, Ryan is still beholden to the gang’s leader, Javier Acosta (Cliff Curtis from Live Free or Die Hard and Training Day), the father figure Ryan has tried to make proud his entire life and the man who masterminded his entry into the police force. It’s a secret that has been held for a decade by Ryan, Javier and Javier’s sons: cold-blooded gang lieutenant Carlos Arlos (Rey Gallegos from Sons of Anarchy and 24), and Ryan’s childhood best friend, straight-laced investment banker Daniel (Jay Hernandez from Last Resort).

But Ryan is starting to realize that he is even more dedicated to being a cop than he is to Los Angelicos. He is respected by his team, including Tae Kim (Sung Kang from Fast Five), Veronica “Vee” Dotsen (Inbar Lavi from Underemployed) and Task Force leader Sam Chapel (Terry O’Quinn from Alias and Lost), Ryan’s other surrogate father figure, whose estranged daughter, Jessica (Shantel VanSanten from One Tree Hill), is the city’s Assistant District Attorney.

Here is a trailer for Gang Related.

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