Rueben's Ramblings

On June 18, the detective series Ridley: The Peaceful Garden will debut on PBS at 8 PM.

Retired Detective Inspector Alex Ridley (Adrian Dunbar) is called back to advise on a complex and compelling murder case by his replacement and former protege DI Carol Farman. Carol is keen to access Ridley’s unique insight into crime-solving which served them so well in the past, but the investigation takes a dark and unexpected twist.

You can watch a trailer for Ridley: The Peaceful Garden here.

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On June 9, the limited series The Crowded Room will debut its first three episodes online on AppleTV+.

Tom Holland stars as Danny Sullivan, a man who is arrested following his involvement in a shooting in New York City in 1979. Told through a series of interviews with curious interrogator Rya Goodwin (Amanda Seyfried), Danny’s life story unfolds, revealing elements of the mysterious past that shaped him, and the twists and turns that will lead him to a life-altering revelation.

The cast includes Jason Isaacs, Emmy Rossum, Sasha Lane, Will Chase, Thomas Sadoski, Lior Raz, Christopher Abbott and Zachary Golinger.

Here is a trailer for The Crowded Room:

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The new 8-episode series The Lazarus Project will debut on TNT on June 4 at 9 PM.

Paapa Essiedu (Gangs of London) plays George, the latest recruit to The Lazarus Project, a secret organization that has harnessed the ability to turn back time whenever the world is at the threat of extinction. George and his colleagues are the few people on Earth with the ability to remember the events that are undone when time goes back. But when a freak accident harms someone close to George, Lazarus won’t let him turn back time to undo it unless there is the threat of global extinction. Now George must choose to stay loyal or go rogue as he faces the question of: if you had the power to re-write your past, what would you sacrifice to do it?

The international cast includes Anjil Mohindra, Tom Burke and Rudi Dharmalingam [among others].

Here is a trailer for The Lazarus Project:

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On May 25, the new drama Fubar will debut online on Netflix.

A CIA operative (Arnold Schwarzenegger) on the verge of retirement discovers a family secret and is forced back into the field for one last job.

The cast includes Monica Barbaro, Travis Van Winkle, Gabriel Luna, Jay Baruchel, Andy Buckley and Barbara Eve Harris [among others].

Here is a trailer for Fubar:

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On May 24, the new Hulu series The Clearing will debut online.

This eight-part psychological thriller is based on the best-selling crime novel by author J.P. Pomare, which follows the nightmares of a cult and a woman who’s forced to face the demons from her past in order to stop the kidnapping and coercion of innocent children in the future.

The cast includes Guy Pearce, Teresa Palmer, Miranda Otto and Xavier Samuel [among others].

Here is a trailer for The Clearing:

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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].

Here is a trailer for City on Fire:

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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.

Here is a trailer for Class of ’09:

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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.

Here is a trailer for Silo:

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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.

Here is a trailer for Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story:

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