Rueben's Ramblings

On April 5, the period piece drama Mary & George will debut on Starz at 9 PM.

The seven-part limited series is inspired by the scandalous true story of a treacherous mother and son (Julianne Moore and Nicholas Galitzine) who schemed, seduced and killed to conquer the Court of England and the bed of King James I (Tony Curran).

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The new 8-episode limited series, small screen adaptation of Ripley will air online on Netflix on April 4.

Andrew Scott stars as Tom Ripley, a grifter scraping by in early 1960s New York, is hired by a wealthy man to travel to Italy to try to convince his vagabond son to return home. Tom’s acceptance of the job is the first step into a complex life of deceit, fraud and murder.

Dakota Fanning and Johnny Flynn co-star.

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On April 3, the new drama Sight Unseen will debut at 9 PM on CW.

The series follows Tess Avery (newcomer Dolly Lewis), a top homicide detective who is forced to quit the job she loves after an incident in the field nearly results in her partner, Jake Campbell (Daniel Gillies from Saving Hope, Virgin River and The Originals), being killed, leading to her ultimately being diagnosed as clinically blind. Haunted by the cases she left behind and reluctant to accept help, or even her own diagnosis, Tess turns to an assistance app to connect with a professional seeing-eye guide 3,000 miles away.

An unorthodox partner in Tess’ ear, Sunny Patel (Agam Darshi from Sanctuary), guides her via a micro-camera, allowing Tess to continue doing what she does best: solving cases. An agoraphobic who leaves her apartment only through the eyes of her clients, Sunny is also hiding a secret of her own – a violent event from her past she hopes to one day solve. Steering Tess through life’s obstacles and crimes – the duo challenge preconceptions about ability, trust, and where to draw the line. Inspired by one of the series co-creators’ recurring experiences with sight loss, Tess and Sunny bring a fresh perspective and unexpected thrills to the crime solving genre.

The cast includes Jarod Joseph (The 100), Roger Cross (Continuum and Dark Matter) and Ennis Esmer (Blindspot and Children Ruin Everything).

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On March 31, the new drama Parish will debut on AMC at 10 PM

Giancarlo Esposito stars as Gracian “Gray” Parish, a family man and proud owner of a luxury car service in New Orleans. After his son is violently murdered and his business collapses, an encounter with an old friend from his days as a wheelman resurfaces old habits, sending Gray on a high-stakes collision course with a violent criminal syndicate.

The series also stars Paula Malcomson, Bradley Whitford and Skeet Ulrich.

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On March 29, the new drama series A Gentleman in Moscow will debut online on Paramount+.

The series follows Count Alexander Rostov (Ewan McGregor), who, in the aftermath of the Russian Revolution, finds that his gilded past has placed him on the wrong side of history. Spared immediate execution, he is banished by a Soviet tribunal to an attic room in the opulent Hotel Metropol and threatened with death if he ever sets foot outside again.

As the years pass and some of the most tumultuous decades in Russian history unfold outside the hotel’s doors, Rostov’s reduced circumstances provide him entry into a much larger world of emotional discovery. As he builds a new life within the walls of the hotel, he discovers the true value of friendship, family and love.

Mary Elizabeth Winstead and Leah Harvey co-star.

NOTE: A Gentleman in Moscow will also debut on Showtime at 9 PM on March 31.

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On March 29, the Disney+ series Renegade Nell will debut online.

England, 1705. Framed for murder and on the run with her sisters, Nell Jackson (Louisa Harland) turns her hand to highway robbery to survive. Aided by her superpowered sidekick, a plucky little sprite called Billy Blind (Nick Mohammed), Nell realizes that fate has put her on the wrong side of the law for a reason, a reason much bigger than she could have ever imagined: to defeat a magical plot against the Queen of England.

The series includes Joely Richardson, Adrian Lester, Frank Dillane and Pip Torrens.

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The Hulu limited series We Were the Lucky Ones will debut online on March 28.

Inspired by the incredible true story of one Jewish family separated at the start of World War II but determined to survive and reunite.

The cast includes Logan Lerman, Joey King, Robin Weigert, Sam Woolf and Henry Lloyd-Hughes.

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On March 28, the Amazon Prime series The Baxters will debut online.

Based on the best-selling book series by Karen Kingsbury, the series is a riveting family drama that follows Elizabeth (Roma Downey) and John Baxter (Ted McGinley) and their five adult children, centering on Elizabeth and John’s daughter, Kari (Ali Cobrin), who learns the shocking truth that her professor husband, Tim (Brandon Hirsch), has been secretly having an affair with one of his college students. As her relationship is tested, Kari must seek comfort in her faith and family to discover if love is truly a choice and if her marriage can be redeemed.

The cast includes Cassidy Gifford, Emily Peterson, Josh Plasse, Masey McLain and Reilly Anspaugh.

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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.

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