Rueben's Ramblings

On August 7, the new USA Network drama Anna Pigeon will debut at 10 PM.

The series follows Anna Pigeon (Tracy Spiridakos), a former city slicker who became a park ranger after a devastating loss changed the trajectory of her life forever. While Anna tries to outrun her demons, her focus turns to solving crimes that have taken place within national park grounds, no matter who or what gets in her way.

The cast includes Tricia Helfer, Melanie Scrofano, Kim Coates and Ronnie Rowe.

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The new FX drama The Shards will debut on August 5 at 9 PM on linear TV and then will debut online on Hulu too.

Set against the vivid backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles, the series follows a group of privileged high school seniors at an elite prep school as they navigate identity, sex, jealousy, obsession and the dangers lurking beneath the surface of American adolescence.

The main cast includes Igby Rigney, Homer Gere, Graham Campbell, Kaia Gerber and Hayes Warner as well as Evan Rachel Wood and Wes Bentley.

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On August 5, the new drama Sterling Point will debut online on Amazon Prime.

The series is a heartfelt, coming-of-age drama led by 17-year-old Annie Jacobson (Ella Rubin). Raised in New York City with her twin brother (Keen Ruffalo) and loving adoptive father (Jay Duplass), Annie’s life takes a turn when she inherits her mysterious grandfather’s island in Canada. There, she finds new friends, budding romances and untold family secrets.

The cast includes Amélie Elisabeth Hoeferle, Jacob Whiteduck-Lavoie, Daniel Quinn-Toye, Bo Bragason, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Nikko Angelo Hinayo, Mabel Strachan, Elle-Maija Tailfeathers and Missi Pyle.

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On July 30, the first two episodes of the new Hallmark+ drama Paris Is Always a Good Idea will debut online.

Career-driven nonprofit executive Chelsea Martin (Lacey Chabert) travels to Paris with her confident rival-turned-ally, Jason Knightly (Scott Michael Foster) to secure a major donation but a heartfelt message from her late mother – and a loving push from her sister Annabelle (Rebecca Hanssen) – sends her on an unexpected journey to reconnect with the three great loves she once left behind.

From the rolling hills of Ireland to the magic of Paris and the sun-kissed vineyards of Spain, Chelsea retraces old footsteps and discovers that sometimes moving forward means first looking back.

The series also stars Barbara Niven and Henry Czerny.

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The first three episodes of the new Hulu drama Furious will debut online on July 27.

The series follows an FBI agent, Alice Black (Emmy Rossum) on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.

The series also stars Jake Lacy and Scoot McNairy.

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On July 23, the Britbox drama Gone will debut online.

Alana Polly (Emma Appleton), a married music teacher from Bristol, has vanished. Minutes have turned into hours; hours into days. And yet her family has heard nothing.

Her car keys are still in the dish by the front door, her cell phone is still charging under the bed. It’s as if she’s simply walked out on her stable family home. Concerned, Alana’s husband Michael Polly (David Morrissey) goes to the police. He speaks to Detective Annie Cassidy (Eve Myles).

He is determined, insistent, that she finds out what has happened to his wife. Cassidy promises him she will. But something in her gut tells her he is responsible.

The cast includes Elliot Cowan and Rupert Evans.

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The new drama Ride or Die will debut online on Amazon Prime on July 15.

Best friends Debbie Claybourne and Judith Burton (Octavia Spencer and Hannah Waddingham, respectively) are forced on the run when Debbie discovers Judith isn’t a forensic accountant. She is actually an international assassin.

With a mysterious figure chasing them, and Debbie’s husband involved in something deeply corrupt, it’s a race against time and a road trip across Europe to untangle the truth and stay alive.

The cast includes Bill Nighy, Ed Skrein and Sylvia Hoeks.

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On July 15, the new Apple TV drama Lucky will debut online.

When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky (Anya Taylor-Joy) is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life – and a way out.

The cast includes Annette Bening, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor, William Fichtner, Drew Starkey, Clifton Collins Jr. and Timothy Olyphant.

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On July 12, the first two episodes of the new MGM+ drama The Westies will debut at 9 and 10 PM.

This new series, set in the early 1980s centers on New York City’s infamously violent Irish gang when the construction of the Jacob Javits Convention Center on the Westies’ home turf in Hell’s Kitchen promises a financial windfall.

Despite being outnumbered fifty-to-one by the Five Families of the Italian Mafia, the Westies’ legendary brutality and cunning have given them the leverage necessary to share the spoils through a fragile détente.

But internal conflict between the brash younger generation and the old-school leadership threatens to set a match to this powder keg, which will sweep the Westies into the FBI’s ever-deepening investigation into the Italian mafia.

The ensemble cast includes J.K. Simmons, Titus Welliver, Tom Brittney, Allen Leech and Sarah Bolger.

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On July 9, the Peacock drama The Five Star Weekend will debut online.

The series is centered on Hollis Shaw (Jennifer Garner), a famed cook and best selling author known for her delicious recipes, impeccable taste and warm demeanor, who suffers a devastating loss. Unable to move forward, an unexpected death starts to expose the cracks in Hollis’s picture-perfect life – her strained marriage, her complicated relationship with her daughter and her growing pursuit of validation from her fans.

In an effort to overcome grief and find herself again, Hollis gets the idea to host a weekend away at her house on Nantucket with three friends from different stages in her life: her childhood, her twenties, thirties, and one surprise fifth star.

Set against a luxurious and coastal backdrop, the stars will mature in ways they could never imagine as boundaries are pushed and secrets are exposed.

The cast includes Chloe Sevigny, D’Arcy Carden, David Denman, Gemma Chan, Josh Hamilton, Judy Greer, Regina Hall and Timothy Olyphant.

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