Rueben's Ramblings

The Reacher spin-off series Neagley will debut online on Amazon Prime on September 16.

The spin-off series of Reacher stars Maria Sten, who has been seen in 20 episodes of the Alan Ritchson-led drama. She will reprise her role of Frances Neagley, better known as just Neagley. She puts her experience with Reacher and the 110 Special Investigators to use as she embarks on a perilous mission to expose a sinister threat, risking her life to unravel the mystery.

Greyston Holt from Bitten, Adeline Rudolph from Chilling Adventures of Sabrina, Damon Herriman from Justified, Matthew Del Negro from City on a Hill and newcomer Jasper Jones will co-star.

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On September 15, the Britbox drama Agatha Christie’s Tommy & Tuppence will debut the first two episodes of its debut season online.

This version will be a modern take of the characters created by the legendary writer. It will be set in upscale London with the duo, to be played by The Good Doctor alum Antonia Thomas and The Buccaneers cast member Josh Dylan, tackling murders and mysteries.

It should be noted that Imelda Staunton and Alice Krige will also appear in the show.

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On September 13, the first two episodes of the new drama High Value Target: The Hunt for Saddam will debut on TNT at 9 PM.

The first American to interrogate Saddam Hussein slowly starts to realize that the US invasion of Iraq is not as cut and dry, nor its outlook as positive, as Washington believes.

The series will star Joel Kinnaman (For All Mankind, The Killing and Altered Carbon), Tom Berenger and Christopher McDonald.

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The new drama Cooper and Fry will debut online on Britbox on September 10.

Set in the mystery-shrouded Peak District, DC Ben Cooper (Robert James-Collier from Downton Abbey), an affable local to Edendale, is thrown together with DC Diane Fry (Mandip Gill from Doctor Who), a guarded newcomer who has arrived from the city under mysterious circumstances.

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On September 10, the new Netflix drama Crew Girl will debut online.

After a family scandal, teen rower Teagan Tao (Miku Martineau) moves to a small town and joins an elite prep school’s all-boys crew, sparking rivalry and attraction.

Her mother will be played by Jessica Pare (SEAL Team) while other cast members include Hallmark hunk and Eureka alum Niall Matter and Thomas Cadrot (So Help Me Todd and Family Law).

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The new drama Last Seen will debut online on Apple TV on September 9.

Police detective Ian Ridley’s (Patrick Brammall who starred in Colin From Accounts) life fell apart 11 years ago when his young daughter, Maggie, disappeared without a trace. Now working as a police dispatcher, the only thing that has kept him going is his implacable refusal to accept that she might be gone forever.

When he receives a distress call from a teenage girl he is certain is Maggie, he will stop at nothing to find her and reunite his broken family, whatever the cost.

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The new drama series Marble Hall Murders will debut on PBS on September 6 at 9 PM.

The story will focus on an editor Susan Ryeland (Lesley Manville), who becomes entangled in a new murder case while working on a continuation novel of the Atticus Pünd series, written by a troubled young author (Jamie Blackley).

In the fictional world of the novel, detective Atticus Pünd (Tim McMullan) travels to the Isle of Corfu, investigating the murder of Lady Margaret Chalfont (Patricia Hodge) with the help of a Greek detective (Zubin Varla).

Susan unexpectedly finds herself a suspect in the real-life murder case, blending the meta literary mystery with suspenseful real-world intrigue.

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On September 6, the new period piece drama A Tale of Two Cities will debut at 10 PM on MGM+.

In this four-part drama adaptation of the Charles Dickens literary classic, this new version is set in London in 1782 amid rising tensions between France and Britain, following Lucie Manette, who learns her father—long presumed dead—may still be alive. Charles Darnay, the French émigré who brings the message, is arrested for treason, prompting Lucie to seek help from the brilliant but troubled lawyer Sydney Carton. Their intertwined fates form a dramatic love triangle set against political upheaval.

The cast includes Kit Harington (Industry and Game of Thrones), François Civil (Beating Hearts and The Three Musketeers) and Mirren Mack (Miss Austen and Hedda).

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On August 16, the new superhero series Lanterns will debut on HBO at 9 PM and will also debut online on HBO Max.

New recruit John Stewart (Aaron Pierre) and Lantern legend Hal Jordan (Kyle Chandler), two intergalactic cops drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.

The ensemble cast includes Nathan Fillion, Laura Linney, Kelly Macdonald, Ulrich Thomsen, Garret Dillahunt, Jason Ritter, Poorna Jagannathan and Nicole Ari Parker.

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The new period piece drama My Brilliant Career will debut online on August 13 on Netflix.

Modern, rebellious Sybylla (Philippa Northeast) dreams only of writing. Choosing an exciting career over a safe marriage is easy — until she falls in love unexpectedly.

The cast includes Christopher Chung, Genevieve O’Reilly and Anna Chancellor.

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