Rueben's Ramblings

On June 7, the new Hulu drama Queenie will debut online.

Queenie Jenkins (Dionne Brown) is a 25-year-old Jamaican British woman living in south London, straddling two cultures and slotting neatly into neither.

After a messy breakup with her long-term boyfriend, Queenie seeks comfort in all the wrong places and begins to realize she has to face the past head-on before she can rebuild.

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The limited series Becoming Karl Lagerfeld will debut online on June 7 on Hulu.

In 1972, Karl Lagerfeld (Daniel Brühl) is a 38-year-old, and not yet wearing his iconic hairstyle. He is a ready-to-wear designer, unknown to the general public.

While he meets and falls in love with the sultry Jacques de Bascher (Théodore Pellerin), an ambitious and troubling young dandy, the most mysterious of fashion designers dares to take on his friend (and rival) Yves Saint Laurent (Arnaud Valois), a genius of haute couture backed by the redoubtable businessman Pierre Bergé (Alex Lutz).

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The new series Clipped will debut online on June 4 on FX on Hulu.

This limited series charts the collision between a dysfunctional basketball organization and even less functional marriage, and a precipitating tape’s impact on an ensemble of characters striving to win against the backdrop of the most cursed team in the league. Famed coach Doc Rivers (Laurence Fishburne) arrives as coach of the LA Clippers in 2013.

With a promising roster of big personalities, Rivers has the building blocks to win the franchise’s first championship. The team’s owner, Donald Sterling (Ed O’Neill), is a well-known problem: he’s cheap, he’s erratic, he’s a bully. But minimizing Sterling’s influence to win a title becomes a personal quest for Doc.

Meanwhile, a courtside power struggle escalates between Sterling’s ambitious personal assistant V. Stiviano (Cleopatra Coleman) and his wife and business partner of 60 years, Shelly (Jacki Weaver).

The cast includes Clifton Davis and Corbin Bernsen.

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On June 4, the first two episodes of Star Wars: The Acolyte will debut online on Disney+.

An investigation into a shocking crime spree pits a respected Jedi Master (Lee Jung-jae) against a dangerous warrior from his past (Amandla Stenberg).

As more clues emerge, they travel down a dark path where sinister forces reveal all is not what it seems.

The cast includes Carrie-Ann Moss, Dafne Keen and Jodie Turner-Smith [among others].

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The Netflix teen drama Geek Girl will debut online on May 30.

The young adult novels by Holly Smale have been made into a 10-part series, focusing on awkward, neurodivergent teenager Harriet Manners (Emily Carey) whose life is turned upside down when she is spotted to be a model and embarks on a life-affirming journey of self-discovery as she balances high school and high fashion.

Tim Downie (Outlander), Sarah Parish (Broadchurch) and Jemima Rooper (Lost in Austen and Hex) also star.

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On May 30, the Netflix limited series Eric will debut online.

Set in 1980s New York, the series will follow the desperate search by a father (Benedict Cumberbatch) when his nine-year-old son disappears one morning on the way to school.

The cast includes Gaby Hoffmann, Clarke Peters, Dan Fogler and McKinley Belcher III.

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On May 17, the limited series The Big Cigar will debut online on Apple TV+.

Based on the monumental, eponymous magazine article by Joshuah Bearman this series is the incredible true story of Hollywood revolution meeting social revolution: it’s a wild caper of Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton (Andre Holland), who escapes from the FBI to Cuba with the assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider (Alessandro Nivola) in an impossibly elaborate plan – involving a fake movie production – that goes wrong every way it possibly can. And somehow, it’s all true.

The series includes Tiffany Boone, Rebecca Dalton and P.J. Byrne (among others).

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On May 14, the new limited series The Killing Kind will debut online on Hulu.

The series is based on the best-selling book by Jane Casey. Nobody understands the dark gap between justice and the law better than Ingrid Lewis. As a successful barrister, Ingrid is used to dealing with tricky clients, but no-one rivals John Webster. Charming, good-looking, successful and clever. Webster was accused of coercive control by an ex-girlfriend and in court Ingrid successfully defended him, winning the case.

Following the trial, Ingrid got close to Webster, too close and when she tried to exit the relationship, he turned on her and her world imploded. Now, just when she is rebuilding her life he suddenly reappears and tells her that someone is out to kill her and only he can protect her. Fueled by a need to find out the truth and locked in a game of ‘cat and mouse’ Ingrid must decide if Webster is Friend or Foe, Murderer or Protector. Stalker or Savior? And can Ingrid discover the truth before it is too late?

The show stars Colin Morgan and Emma Appleton.

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On May 9, the new Netflix drama Bodkin will debut online.

In this darkly comedic thriller, a crew of podcasters sets out to investigate the mysterious disappearance of three strangers in an idyllic Irish town.

Will Forte, David Wilmot, Chris Walley, Robyn Cara and Siobhan Cullen star.

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