Rueben's Ramblings

On May 20, the Amazon 8-episode series Night Sky will debut online.

Spanning space and time, Night Sky follows Irene (Sissy Spacek) and Franklin York (J.K. Simmons), a couple who, years ago, discovered a chamber buried in their backyard which inexplicably leads to a strange, deserted planet. They’ve carefully guarded their secret ever since, but when an enigmatic young man enters their lives, the Yorks’ quiet existence is quickly upended…and the mystifying chamber they thought they knew so well turns out to be much more than they could ever have imagined.

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The Spectrum Originals drama Joe Pickett will be available to watch online on Paramount+ starting May 15.

Game warden Joe Pickett (Michael Dorman from For All Mankind) and his family navigate the shifting sociopolitical climate of a rural town on the verge of economic collapse. When a murder victim winds up on Joe’s doorstep, the Picketts find themselves embroiled in a larger conspiracy.

The series also stars Sharon Lawrence and Julianna Guill.

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On May 15, the Hulu limited series drama Conversations with Friends will debut online.

The series will follow Frances (Alison Oliver), a 21-year-old college student, as she navigates a series of relationships that force her to confront her own vulnerabilities for the first time.

The cast includes Joe Alwyn, Sasha Lane and Jemima Kirke.

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The HBO 6-episode drama The Time Traveler’s Wife will debut on May 15 at 9 PM.

Based on the novel by Audrey Niffenegger, the series tells the story of Clare (Rose Leslie) and Henry (Theo James), and a marriage with a problem…time travel.

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The Netflix small screen adaptation of The Lincoln Lawyer will debut online on May 13.

An iconoclastic idealist (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo) runs his law practice out of the back of his Lincoln Town Car in this series based on the best-selling novels by Michael Connelly.

The ensemble cast includes Neve Campbell, LisaGay Hamilton, Becki Newton, Christopher Gorham, Jamie McShane, Reggie Lee, Michael Graziadei and Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine.

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On May 13, the Apple TV+ drama The Essex Serpent will debut online.

The series is based on the Sarah Perry novel, which follows newly widowed Cora (Claire Danes), who, having being released from an abusive marriage, relocates from Victorian London to the small village of Aldwinter in Essex intrigued by a local superstition that a mythical creature known as the Essex Serpent has returned to the area.

The cast includes Tom Hiddleston and Clemence Posey.

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The Netflix drama Savage Beauty will debut online on May 12.

Seeking revenge for her tragic past, a mysterious woman (South African actress and singer Rosemary Zimu) embeds herself in a powerful family who possess a global beauty empire and dark secrets.

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On May 9, the series premiere of the 5-night Hulu limited series Candy will debut online today, airing straight through until May 13.

Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biel) is a 1980 housewife and mother who did everything right: good husband, two kids, nice house, even the careful planning and execution of transgressions. But when the pressure of conformity builds within her, her actions scream for just a bit of freedom, with deadly results.

The cast includes Melanie Lynskey and Pablo Schreiber.

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