Rueben's Ramblings

On March 21, the new drama The Long Shadow will debut online on both Sundance Now and AMC+.

The true crime drama takes viewers back to the 1970s and 1980s to follow the victim and survivors of the infamous serial killer Peter Sutcliffe (Mark Stobbart), better known as the “Yorkshire Ripper,” through a desperate five-year hunt.

The story starts when mother of four, Wilma McCann, is found murdered near her home in October 1975 – and a desperate cat and mouse game ensues.

The cast includes David Morrissey and Toby Jones.

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On March 20, the comedy-drama Palm Royale will debut on Apple TV+ online.

This series is a true underdog story following Maxine Simmons (Kristen Wiig) as she endeavors to break into Palm Beach high society. As Maxine attempts to cross that impermeable line between the haves and the have-nots, the series asks the same question that still baffles us today: “How much of yourself are you willing to sacrifice to get what someone else has?”

Set during the powder keg year of 1969, the series is a testament to every outsider fighting for their chance to truly belong.

The ensemble cast includes Allison Janney, Bruce Dern, the legendary Carol Burnett, Josh Lucas, Julia Duffy, Laura Dern, Leslie Bibb, Mindy Cohn, Ricky Martin and Kaia Gerber.

Here is a trailer for Palm Royale:

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The new PBS drama Alice & Jack will debut on March 17 at 10 PM.

When Alice (Andrea Riseborough) and Jack (Domhnall Gleeson) first meet they’re bound by a connection so powerful it seems nothing can break it, but will their path lead them to a place of happiness and togetherness? Or will life and their own emotional complexities get in the way?

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On March 17, the new period piece drama series Nolly will debut at 9 PM on PBS.

Based on the true story of Noele Gordon (Helena Bonham Carter), one of British TV’s most famous faces in the 60s and 70s, the upcoming, the all-new miniseries explores her unceremonious firing, which became front-page news.

The cast includes Augustus Prew and Mark Gatiss.

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On March 15, the new period piece drama Manhunt will debut online on Apple TV+.

This conspiracy thriller is about one of the best known but least understood crimes in history, the astonishing story of the hunt for John Wilkes Booth (Anthony Boyle) in the aftermath of Abraham Lincoln’s assassination.

The cast includes Tobias Menzies, Lovie Simone, Patton Oswalt, Glenn Morshower, Hamish Linklater and Damian O’Hare.

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On March 14, the new Peacock limited series Apples Never Fall will debut online.

Based on the Liane Moriarty best-selling novel, the series centers on the seemingly picture-perfect Delaney family: former tennis coaches Stan (Sam Neill) and Joy (Annette Bening), who have sold their successful tennis academy and are ready to start what should be the golden years of their lives.

While they look forward to spending time with their four adult children (Jake Lacy, Alison Brie, Conor Merrigan-Turner and Essie Randles), everything changes when a wounded young woman knocks on Joy and Stan’s door, bringing the excitement they’ve been missing. But when Joy suddenly disappears, her children are forced to re-examine their parents’ so-called perfect marriage as their family’s darkest secrets begin to surface.

Here is a trailer for Apples Never Fall:

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The MAX series The Girls on the Bus will debut online on March 14.

The story centers on Sadie McCarthy (Melissa Benoist), a journalist who romanticizes a bygone era of campaign reporting and scraps her whole life for a shot at covering a presidential candidate for a paper of record. Sadie joins the bus and eventually bonds with three female competitors, Grace (Carla Gugino), Lola (Natasha Behnam), and Kimberlyn (Christina Elmore). Despite their differences, the women become a found family with a front-row seat to the greatest soap opera in town – the battle for the White House.

The cast includes Scott Foley, Griffin Dunne and Mark Consuelos.

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On March 7, the new Netflix series The Gentlemen, a small screen adaptation of the 2019 movie of the same name, will debut online.

An English aristocrat (Theo James) inherits the family estate only to discover it’s sitting on top of a cannabis empire.

The cast includes Giancarlo Esposito, Joely Richardson, Kaya Scodelario, Vinnie Jones, Peter Serafinowicz, Max Beesley and Daniel Ings.

Here is a teaser trailer for The Gentlemen:

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On March 3, the HBO series The Regime will debut at 9 PM.

The series tells the story of one year within the walls of the palace of a modern European regime as it begins to unravel.

The ensemble cast includes Kate Winslet, Matthias Schoenaerts, Andrea Riseborough, Hugh Grant, Martha Plimpton and Rory Keenan.

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The British murder thriller Murder Is Easy, based on the Agatha Christie novel, will debut online Britbox on March 1.

Luke Fitzwilliam (David Jonsson) is a Nigerian attaché on his way to Whitehall when he meets the mysterious Miss Pinkerton (Penelope Wilton) on a train. Pinkerton discusses with him that a series of deaths in the village of Wynchwood-Under-Ashe are not accidental and there’s a killer on the loose. Later, Miss Pinkerton is also found dead, and Fitzwilliam steels himself to discover the murderer before he strikes again.

The cast includes Morfydd Clark and Tom Riley.

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