Rueben's Ramblings

The new comedy series Time Bandits will debut online on Apple TV+ on July 24.

Created for the small screen by the likes of Jemaine Clement and Taika Waititi, and starring Friends alum Lisa Kudrow, this is the first-ever TV adaptation of the beloved cult classic movie about an unpredictable journey through time and space with a ragtag group of thieves and their newest recruit: an 11-year-old history buff named Kevin. Together, they set out on a thrilling quest to save the boy’s parents – and the world.

Guided by Lisa Kudrow, the eccentric crew of bandits embark on epic adventures while evil forces threaten their conquests and life as they know it. As the group transports through time and space, the gang stumbles upon fascinating worlds of the distant past while seeking out treasure, depending on Kevin to shed light on each situation.

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On July 19, the Apple TV+ 7-episode drama Lady in the Lake will debut online.

When the disappearance of a young girl grips the city of Baltimore on Thanksgiving 1966, the lives of two women converge on a fatal collision course. Maddie Schwartz (Natalie Portman) is a Jewish housewife seeking to shed a secret past and reinvent herself as an investigative journalist, and Cleo Sherwood (Moses Ingram) is a mother navigating the political underbelly of Black Baltimore while struggling to provide for her family.

Their disparate lives seem parallel at first, but when Maddie becomes fixated on Cleo’s mystifying death, a chasm opens that puts everyone around them in danger.

The cast includes Noah Jupe and Pruitt Taylor Vince.

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On July 18, the Peacock period drama Those About to Die will debut online.

The series explores a side of Rome never before told – the dirty business of entertaining the masses, giving the mob what they want most – blood and sport.

The cast stars Anthony Hopkins, Iwan Rheon, Tom Hughes and Rupert Penry-Jones.

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On July 14, the new MGM+ drama Emperor of Ocean Park will debut at 9 PM.

The series will be set in the worlds of politics, elite academia and the beaches of Martha’s Vineyard, following Talcott Garland (Grantham Coleman), an esteemed law professor whose quiet life is shattered when his father, Judge Oliver Garland (Forest Whitaker), dies of an apparent heart attack.

The nature of the judge’s death is questioned by Tal’s sister, Mariah (Tiffany Mack), a former journalist and inveterate conspiracy theorist, who believes that the judge, a failed Black nominee to the Supreme Court, met with foul play.

The cast also includes Bryan Greenberg and Henry Simmons.

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The new supernatural-themed drama Domino Day: Lone Witch will debut its first two episodes online on both Sundance Now and AMC+ on June 27.

This show is being hailed as “Buffy the Vampire Slayer meets Charmed.” It follows Domino Day (relative newcomer Siena Kelly), a powerful young witch with a dark secret: she has to feed on the energy of humans to survive.

What she doesn’t know is that a coven of witches is already tracking her every move, convinced they have to stop her before her powers destroy everyone and everything around her. When a dangerous figure from Domino’s past comes back to haunt her, will it be a fresh start for them all or a final showdown?

Parental Discretion Advised: Here is a trailer for Domino Day: Lone Witch:

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On June 27, the Amazon Prime 8-episode period piece drama My Lady Jane will debut online.

Inspired by the best-selling book, this quick-witted series is a radical retelling of English royal history, in which King Henry VIII’s son Edward does not die of tuberculosis, Lady Jane Grey (Emily Bader) is not beheaded, and neither is her rascal of a husband Guildford. At the center of this rollicking new series is the brilliant and headstrong Jane who is unexpectedly crowned queen overnight and finds herself the target of nefarious villains coming for the crown (and her head).

The cast includes Edward Bluemel, Dominic Cooper, Jim Broadbent and Anna Chancellor.

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On June 26, the new drama Land of Women will debut online today on Apple TV+.

Eva Longoria stars as Gala, a New York empty nester whose life is turned upside down when her husband implicates the family in financial improprieties, and she is forced to flee the city alongside her aging mother (legendary Spanish actress Carmen Maura) and teenage daughter (Victoria Bazúa).

To escape the dangerous criminals to whom Gala’s now vanished husband is indebted, the three women hide in the same charming wine town in northern Spain that Gala’s mother fled 50 years ago, vowing never to return. The women seek to start anew and hope their identities will remain unknown, but gossip in the small town quickly spreads, unraveling their deepest family secrets and truths.

The cast includes Santiago Cabrera, Amaury Nolasco and James Purefoy.

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On June 23, the new sequel series Orphan Black: Echoes will debut online today on AMC+ as well as on AMC and BBC America at 10 PM.

The series follows a group of women as they weave their way into each other’s lives and embark on a thrilling journey, unravelling the mystery of their identity and uncovering a wrenching story of love and betrayal.

Krysten Ritter plays Lucy, a woman with an unimaginable origin story, trying to find her place in the world.

The cast includes Keeley Hawes, Avan Jogia, Rya Kihlstedt and James Hiroyuki Liao.

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On June 16, the new MGM+ drama Hotel Cocaine will debut at 10 PM.

The series will tell the story of Roman Compte (Danny Pino), a Cuban exile, CIA operative, and general manager of the Hotel Mutiny, the glamorous epicenter of the late ’70s and early ’80s Miami cocaine scene.

The cast includes Yul Vazquez, Mark Feuerstein, Corina Bradley and Michael Chiklis.

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On June 12, the new Apple TV+ drama Presumed Innocent will debut its first two episodes online.

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as chief deputy prosecutor Rusty Sabich in a series that takes viewers on a gripping journey through a horrific murder that upends the Chicago Prosecuting Attorney’s office when one of its own is suspected of the crime.

The ensemble cast includes Ruth Negga, Elizabeth Marvel, Peter Sarsgaard and O-T Fagbenle.

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