Rueben's Ramblings

On December 3, the Disney+ drama Star Wars: Skeleton Crew will debut online.

Told through the perspective of four kids, the series follows them as they make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy, crossing paths with the likes of Jod Na Nawood, a mysterious character played by Jude Law.

Kerry Condon and Nick Frost co-star along with newcomers Ravi Cabot-Conyers, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kyriana Kratter and Robert Timothy Smith as the four kids.

Here is a trailer for Star Wars: Skeleton Crew:

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The limited series Senna will debut online on Netflix on November 29.

Fascinated by cars since childhood, Brazilian racer Ayrton Senna (Gabriel Leone) became a sports legend — until tragedy struck, changing Formula 1 forever.

The cast also includes Kaya Scodelario.

Here is a trailer for Senna:

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On November 29, the new series The Agency will debut its first two episodes on Paramount+ With Showtime.

Based on the 2015 series The Bureau, this series follows a world of even deeper intrigue and subterfuge, with characters fighting their own battles as they grapple with existential threats to the nation and the world.

The ensemble cast includes Michael Fassbender, Jodie Turner-Smith, Jeffrey Wright, Richard Gere, Katherine Waterston, John Magaro and Hugh Bonneville.

NOTE: The Agency will then debut on linear TV on Showtime on December 1 at 9 PM.

Here is a trailer for The Agency:

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The limited series The Madness will debut online on Netflix on November 28.

After a media pundit stumbles upon a dead body deep in the Poconos woods, he finds himself framed for the murder of a notorious white supremacist.

This series stars Colman Domingo, Gabrielle Graham, John Ortiz, Marsha Stephanie Blake, Tamsin Topolski and TJ Mixon.

Here is a trailer for The Madness:

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On November 25, the HBO limited series drama Get Millie Black will debut at 9 PM.

Ex-Scotland Yard detective Millie-Jean Black (Tamara Lawrance) returns to Kingston to work missing persons cases, soon finding herself on a quest to save a sibling who won’t be saved, to find a child who can’t be found, to solve a case that will blow her world apart and prove almost as tough to crack as Millie Black.

The cast includes Joe Dempsie, Chyna McQueen and Gershwyn Eustache Jr.

Here is a trailer for Get Millie Black:

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On November 19, the action-comedy Interior Chinatown will debut online on Hulu.

Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, the show follows the story of Willis Wu (Jimmy O. Yang), a background character trapped in a police procedural called Black & White.

Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables and dreaming about a whole world beyond Chinatown.

When he inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, Willis begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, his family’s buried history, and what it feels like to be in the spotlight.

The cast includes Chloe Bennet, Archie Kao, Diana Lin, Lisa Gilroy, Ronny Chieng and Sullivan Jones.

Here is a trailer for Interior Chinatown:

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The new Taylor Sheridan drama Landman will debut online on November 17 on Paramount+.

Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, the series is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs.

It’s an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.

The ensemble cast includes Billy Bob Thornton, Ali Larter, Kayla Wallace, Jacob Lofland, James Jordan, Michelle Randolph, Mark Collie, Paulina Chavez, Andy Garcia, Demi Moore, Michael Pena and Jon Hamm.

Here is a trailer for Landman:

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On November 17, the new series Dune: Prophecy will debut on HBO at 9 PM.

The series, created by acclaimed author Frank Herbert, and set 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, follows two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind, and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.

Among the ensemble cast is Emily Watson, Jodhi May, Mark Strong, Olivia Williams, Travis Fimmel and Yerin Ha.

Here is a trailer for Dune: Prophecy:

The series will also debut online on Max today.

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On November 14, the new holiday drama Holidazed will debut its first two episodes online on Hallmark+.

This new series focuses on six diverse families, each with distinct backgrounds, cultures, and generations, residing on the same cul-de-sac. As they navigate the joyous chaos of the holiday season, they embrace a family dynamic unique to them. Amid heightened emotions, these families and neighbors engage in both humorous and heartfelt celebrations of their traditions and quirks. Throughout the festivities, they uncover the universal thread binding them all: the various manifestations of love.

The large ensemble cast includes Ser’Darius Blain, Lindy Booth, Erin Cahill, Osric Chau, Nazneen Contractor, Loretta Devine, Noemi Gonzalez, Ian Harding, Dennis Haysbert, Rachelle Lefevre, Virginia Madsen, John C. McGinley, Holland Roden and Lucille Soong.

Here is a trailer for Holidazed:

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On November 14, the limited series Say Nothing will debut online today on FX on Hulu.

The series tells a story of murder and memory in Northern Ireland during The Troubles that spans four decades, starting with the shocking disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten who was abducted from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again.

The cast includes Anthony Boyle, Hazel Doupe, Josh Finan, Lola Petticrew and Maxine Peake.

Here is a trailer for Say Nothing:

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