Rueben's Ramblings

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A school nurse finds unexpected hope through teaching Mahjong, the centuries‑old Chinese game, which helps her build community and open her heart again.

The movie stars Fiona Gubelmann, Paul Campbell, Yan-Kay Crystal Lowe, Tamera Mowry-Housley and Melissa Peterman.

Here is a trailer for All’s Fair in Love & Mahjong.

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On May 8, the new limited series Amadeus will debut on Starz at 9 PM.

A 25-year-old Amadeus (Will Sharpe) arrives in Vienna, unemployed after his father’s death. He allies with singer Constanze Weber (Gabrielle Creevy), who helps bring him into the orbit of court composer Antonio Salieri (Paul Bettany), igniting a rivalry that defines their legacies.

Here is a trailer for Amadeus:

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The new Peacock drama M.I.A. will debut online on May 7.

Restless in the Florida Keys, Etta Tiger Jonze (newcomer Shannon Gisela) dreams of a life in Miami’s glittering, sub-tropical kingdom. When her family’s drug-running business shatters in tragedy, however, Etta embarks on a dangerous journey through Miami’s neon-lit underbelly that will define who she is and what she’s ultimately capable of.

The cast includes Cary Elwes, Danay Garcia and Maurice Compte (among others).

Here is a trailer for M.I.A.:

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On May 7, the new Netflix drama Legends will debut online.

As drugs flood the streets of ’90s Britain, a team of civil servants is thrust undercover to topple the gangs behind it. Inspired by an untold true story.

The cast includes Aml Ameen, Charlotte Ritchie, Douglas Hodge, Tom Hughes, Steve Coogan and Tom Burke (among others).

Here is a trailer for Legends:

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The story begins at Longbourn, the Bennet family home, where Mr. and Mrs. Bennet (Richard E. Grant and Ruth Jones) preside over a lively household of five unmarried daughters: Jane (Maddie Close), Elizabeth (Poppy Gilbert), Mary (series lead Ella Bruccoleri), Kitty (Molly Wright), and Lydia (Grace Hogg-Robinson). As society’s pressures mount, the Bennet sisters navigate the glittering yet precarious world of Regency England, where marriage is both aspiration and necessity. While her sisters pursue romance and social triumph, Mary embarks on a very different path.

Leaving Longbourn behind, she travels to London to live with her aunt and uncle, Mr. and Mrs. Gardiner (Richard Coyle and Indira Varma), in their elegant home on Gracechurch Street. There, Mary begins a journey of self-discovery, stepping out of the shadows and into her own story.

The cast includes Donal Finn, Laurie Davidson, Tanya Reynolds and Varadu Sethu.

Here is a trailer for The Other Bennet Sister:

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On April 29, the new drama Widow’s Bay will debut online on Apple TV.

Widow’s Bay is a quaint island town 40 miles off the coast of New England. But something lurks beneath the surface. Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) is desperate to revive his struggling community. There’s no Wi-Fi, spotty cellular reception and he must contend with superstitious locals who believe their island is cursed. He wants these people to respect him. They don’t. They think he is soft and cowardly. And he is.

But Loftis is determined to build a better future for his teenage son and turn the island into a tourist destination. Miraculously, he succeeds: tourists are finally coming. Unfortunately, the locals were right. After decades of calm, the old stories that seemed too ludicrous to be true start happening again.

The cast includes Stephen Root, Dale Dickey and Kevin Carroll.

Here is a trailer for Widow’s Bay:

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On April 23, the new series Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries will debut on UPtv at 9 PM.

Cheryl Cooper (Galadriel Stineman) escapes to an Amish community in Sugarcreek, Ohio, to manage a gift shop after a failed engagement. Drawn into one mystery after another, Cheryl quickly realizes her sharp instincts and outsider perspective are exactly what this tight-knit community needs. With the help of the unlikely friendships she forges among her Amish neighbors, Cheryl uncovers more than just answers. She begins to piece together a new sense of home, belonging, and even the fragile possibility of love.

The cast includes Denise Gossett, Kevin Joy, Riley Beeson, Lance Nichols, Ryan O’Quinn and Candace Kirkpatrick.

Here is a trailer for Sugarcreek Amish Mysteries:

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The new drama The Audacity will debut online on AMC+ and also on AMC at 9 PM on April 12.

The Audacity takes on the warped dreams, outsized egos, and ethical lapses of the self-styled inventors of the future. In a world of jaded billionaires, psychiatrist-gurus, bio-hacked tech bros, AI labs and disillusioned teens being optimized in elite private schools, an audacious data-mining CEO (Billy Magnussen) strives to turn insight and influence into profit and power.

The cast includes Lucy Punch, Meaghan Rath, Paul Adelstein, Randall Park, Simon Helberg, Zach Galifianakis and Rob Corddry [among others].

Here is a trailer for The Audacity:

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The Peacock series The Miniature Wife will debut online on April 9.

This dramedy is based on the short story written by Manuel Gonzales, which examines the power (im)balances between spouses Lindy (Elizabeth Banks) and Les (Matthew Macfadyen) after a technological accident induces the ultimate relationship crisis.

The cast includes O-T Fagbenle and Zoe Lister-Jones.

Here is a trailer for The Miniature Wife:

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On April 8, The Handmaid’s Tale prequel series The Testaments will debut online on Hulu.

The series follows young teens Agnes (Chase Infiniti), dutiful and pious, and Daisy (Lucy Halliday), a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders. As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present, and their future.

The cast also includes Amy Seimetz, Ann Dowd and Rowan Blanchard [among others].

Here is a trailer for The Testaments:

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