Rueben's Ramblings

On May 24, the Disney+ series American Born Chinese will debut online.

Based on the graphic novel by Gene Luen Yang, the series tells the story of Jin Wang (Ben Want), an average teenager juggling his high school social life with his home life. When he meets a new foreign student on the first day of the school year, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological Gods.

The cast includes Michelle Yeoh, Ke Huy Quan, Chin Han, Daniel Wu, Sydney Taylor and Yeo Yann Yann.

Here is a trailer for American Born Chinese:

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The new Apple TV+ series City on Fire will debut online on May 12.

An NYU student is shot in Central Park on the Fourth of July, 2003. Samantha (Chase Sui Wonders) is alone; there are no witnesses and very little physical evidence. Her friends’ band is playing her favorite downtown club but she leaves to meet someone, promising to return. She never does.

As the crime against Samantha is investigated, she’s revealed to be the crucial connection between a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown real estate family fraying under the strain of the many secrets they keep.

The series cast includes Nico Tortorella, Ashley Zukerman, John Cameron Mitchell and Omid Abtahi [among others].

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On May 10, the new FX on Hulu drama Class of ‘09 will debut its first two episodes online.

This limited series thriller follows a class of FBI agents, set in three distinct points in time, who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence.

The series stars Brian Tyree Henry, Jake McDorman, Kate Mara, Brian J. Smith, Sepideh Moafi, Brooke Smith, Rosalind Eleazar and Jon Jon Briones.

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The new Apple TV+ series Silo will debut online on May 5.

This 10-episode series, based on the Hugh Howey trilogy of dystopian books, tells the story of the last ten thousand people on earth, their mile-deep home protecting them from the toxic and deadly world outside. However, no one knows when or why the silo was built and any who try to find out face fatal consequences.

The cast includes Rebecca Ferguson, Common, David Oyelowo, Harriet Walter, Tim Robbins and Rashida Jones.

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On May 4, the new prequel series Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story will debut online on Netflix.

Young Queen Charlotte’s (India Amarteifio) marriage to King George of England (Corey Mylchreest) sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in this Bridgerton universe prequel.

Adjoa Andoh, Golda Rosheuval and Ruth Gemmell crossover from Bridgerton while Arsema Thomas and Michelle Fairley [among others] also star.

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On May 1, the new limited series A Small Light will debut on National Geographic at 9 PM.

This limited series tells the remarkable true story of secretary Miep Gies (Bel Powley), who was a young, carefree and opinionated woman – at a time when opinions got you killed – when her boss, Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber), asked her to help hide his family from the Nazis during WWII. Without hesitation, Miep agreed.

For the next two years, she and her daring and devoted husband Jan (Joe Cole), with several other everyday heroes, watched over the Frank, van Pels and Pfeffer families hiding in the secret annex.

The cast includes Eleanor Tomlinson and Ian McElhinney [among others].

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The new series Casa Grande will debut online on May 1 on Amazon Freevee.

This bilingual limited series follows the tales of California’s hardworking, often undocumented migrant workforce, as well as the wealthy landowners in Northern California.

The cast includes James Marsters, John Pyper-Ferguson, Christina Moore, Ali Afshar, Javier Bolanos, Kate Mansi and Karen Bethzabe [among others]

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On May 1, the new 5-episode limited series White House Plumbers will debut on HBO at 9 PM.

This is a behind-the-scenes look at the Watergate scandal, focusing on President Richard Nixon’s political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), as they accidentally topple the presidency they were zealously trying to protect and their families along with it.

The ensemble cast includes David Krumholtz, Domhnall Gleeson, F. Murray Abraham, Ike Barinholtz, John Carroll Lynch, Judy Greer, Kathleen Turner, Kiernan Shipka, Kim Coates, Lena Headey, Liam James, Tony Plana, Yul Vazquez and Zoe Levin.

Here is a trailer for White House Plumbers:

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The small screen adaptation of Fatal Attraction will debut online on Paramount+ on April 30.

The 6-episode reimaging of the classic psychosexual thriller stars Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan in the lead roles.

The series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.

The cast includes Amanda Peet and Reno Wilson.

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On April 30, the new PBS drama Tom Jones will debut at 9 PM.

Solly McLeod (House of the Dragon) stars as the handsome, resourceful Tom while Sophie Wilde (You Don’t Know Me) stars as the beautiful and bright, seemingly unattainable love of his life, Sophia Western. He is a foundling of uncertain parentage, while she is an heiress. In 18th-century England, their class differences make their journey to find each other complicated and treacherous. Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham stars as the seductive and vengeful Lady Bellaston, who comes between Tom and Sophia.

The cast also includes James Fleet, Pearl Mackie, Tamzin Merchant and Shirley Henderson (among others).

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