Rueben's Ramblings

The limited series The Suspect will debut online on Sundance Now on November 3.

This five-part thriller, based on the best-selling novel by acclaimed crime writer Michael Robotham, stars Aidan Turner (Poldark) as Joseph ‘Joe’ O’Loughlin, who appears to have the perfect life – a beautiful wife, a loving daughter and a successful career as a clinical psychologist. But nothing can be taken for granted – even the most flawless existence is only a loose thread away from unravelling.

All it takes is a murdered girl, a troubled young patient and the biggest lie of his life. Caught in an increasingly complex web of deceit, Joe risks everything as he embarks upon a search for a killer that will take him into the darkest recesses of the human mind.

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The new 3-episode series Karen Pirie will debut on BritBox on October 25.

Newly-promoted Karen Pirie (Lauren Lyle from Outlander) is tasked with reopening a murder investigation that has been the subject of a controversial true-crime podcast. When teenage barmaid Rosie Duff was found brutally murdered in a St. Andrew’s graveyard in 1996, suspicion fell on the three students who discovered her body. But with a lack of forensic evidence, no charges were brought and the investigation floundered.

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On October 21, the 8-episode limited series From Scratch will debut online on Netflix.

In this sweeping romance, an American woman (Zoe Saldana) loves and loses a Sicilian man she meets in Italy.

Based on actress Tembi Locke’s best-selling memoir.

The cast includes Danielle Deadwyler and Keith David.

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On October 21, the Amazon drama The Peripheral will debut online.

The series is centered on Flynne Fisher (Chloe Grace Moretz), a woman trying to hold together the pieces of her broken family in a forgotten corner of tomorrow’s America. Flynne is smart, ambitious, and doomed. She has no future; until the future comes calling for her.

The Peripheral is master storyteller William Gibson’s dazzling, hallucinatory glimpse into the fate of mankind – and what lies beyond.

The series also stars Eli Goree, J.J. Feild, Jack Reynor and Melinda Page Hamilton.

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On October 16, the new series Magpie Murders will debut on PBS at 9 PM.

Lesley Manville stars as Susan Ryeland, a book editor, who attempts to attain the final chapters of an unfinished mystery manuscript, which plunges her into a shocking mystery case of her own – one which will change her life in ways she’d never expected.

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The new drama High School will debut online on October 14 on Freevee (formerly IMDbTV).

Based on the best-selling memoir by recording artists Tegan and Sara Quin, the series will be told through the backdrop of 90’s grunge and rave culture, weaving between parallel and discordant memories of twin sisters growing up down the hall from one another.

The series will star Railey and Seazynn Gilliland, Cobie Smulders and Kyle Bornheimer.

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On October 14, the Apple TV+ 3-episode series Shantaram will debut online.

Based on the nationally best-selling novel by Gregory David Roberts, the series follows a fugitive named Lin Ford (Charlie Hunnam from Sons of Anarchy) looking to get lost in vibrant and chaotic 1980s Bombay. Alone in an unfamiliar city, Lin struggles to avoid the trouble he’s running from in this new place. After falling for an enigmatic and intriguing woman named Karla, Lin must choose between freedom or love and the complications that come with it.

The cast includes Alexander Siddig and Luke Pasqualino.

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The acquired series Professionals will debut on The CW on October 11 at 9 PM.

The series follows Vincent Corbo (Tom Welling from Smallville and Lucifer), a top-tier security operative who is paid to protect the interests of rich and powerful clients by any means necessary – legal or not.

After a next-gen medical-data satellite explodes on launch, Corbo is hired by the rocket’s designer, billionaire futurist Peter Swann (Brendan Fraser), who suspects sabotage. Complicating Corbo’s new gig is his former paramour and now Swann’s fiancée, medical visionary Dr. Grace Davila (Elena Anaya from Wonder Woman), who is racing to help stave off a global catastrophe.

As Corbo and his team of veteran security professionals investigate the rocket disaster, they expose a lethal conspiracy of Swann’s corporate rivals, corrupt government officials, and a shadowy crime syndicate – all working to destroy Swann and take control of his tech empire.

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On October 11, the new prequel series The Winchesters will debut on The CW at 8 PM.

Told from the perspective of narrator Dean Winchester (Jensen Ackles), the series focuses on the epic, untold love story of how John Winchester (Drake Rodger from The In Between) met Mary Campbell (Meg Donnelly from American Housewife) and put it all on the line to not only save their love, but the entire world.

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