Rueben's Ramblings

The new HBO Max limited series Station Eleven will debut online on December 16.

Based on the best-seller by Emily St. John Mandel, the series is a post-apocalyptic saga spanning multiple timelines, this drama tells the stories of survivors of a devastating flu as they attempt to rebuild and reimagine the world anew while holding on to the best of what’s been lost.

The cast includes Mackenzie Davis, Himesh Patel, Gael Garcia Bernal and Lori Petty.

Here is a trailer for Station Eleven:

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The 3-part limited series Anne Boleyn will debut online on AMC+ on December 9.

The drama explores the final months of Anne Boleyn’s (Jodie Turner-Smith) life from the eponymous Queen’s perspective, as she struggles to secure a future for her daughter and to challenge the powerful patriarchy closing in around her.

Anne Boleyn depicts the key moments that cause Anne to topple, unpicking her immense strength, her fatal vulnerabilities and her determination to be an equal among men.

Here is a trailer for Anne Boleyn:

NOTE: The finale will air on December 23.

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The four-episode HBO limited series Landscapers will premiere on December 6 at 9 PM.

The series tells a unique love story involving Chris and Susan Edwards (David Thewlis and Olivia Colman), a seemingly ordinary British couple, who become the focus of an extraordinary investigation when two dead bodies are discovered in the back garden of a house in Nottingham.

Here is a trailer for Landscapers:

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On December 2, the 6-part U.K. murder mystery The Pact will debut on Sundance Now.

When young brewery boss Jack (Aneurin Bernard from Dunkirk and War & Peace) is found dead, a chain of events is triggered that draws his four employees Anna, Nancy, Louie and Cat into a fragile pact of silence, bound by a secret that will change their lives forever.

The cast includes Eddie Marsan.

Here is a trailer for The Pact:

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The new season of the anthology series The Hot Zone: Anthrax will debut on November 28 at 10 PM on National Geographic.

The 6-episode second season follows FBI Special Agent Matthew Ryker (Daniel Dae Kim) as he tracks down the killer, finding himself ensnared in an unstable web of psychological warfare. Bruce Ivins (Tony Goldwyn) is the brilliant microbiologist who becomes embroiled in the hunt.

The cast includes Dylan Baker and Harry Hamlin.

Here is a trailer for The Hot Zone: Anthrax:

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The first two episode of Hawkeye will debut online on Disney+ on November 24.

Show Synopsis: While in New York City post-Blip, Clint Barton [aka Hawkeye] (Jeremy Renner) must work together with the young archer Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld) to confront enemies from his past in order to get back to his family in time for Christmas.

The cast includes Vera Farmiga, Zahn McClarnon, Brian d’Arcy James and Florence Pugh.

Linda Cardellini, Ava Russo, Ben Sakamoto and Cade Woodward will reprise their roles as Clint’s wife and children.

Here is a trailer for Hawkeye:

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The new series Cowboy Bebop, based on the animated series, will debut online on Netflix on November 19.

Show Synopsis: A ragtag crew of bounty hunters chases down the galaxy’s most dangerous criminals in this live-action adaptation of the popular anime TV series. They’ll save the world…for the right price.

The cast includes John Cho, Elena Satine, Geoff Stults and Daniella Pineda.

Here is a trailer for Cowboy Bebop:

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On November 19, the new fantasy series The Wheel of Time will debut online on Amazon.

The series follows Moiraine (Rosamund Pike), a member of the Aes Sedai, a powerful organization of women who can use magic. She takes a group of five young people on a journey around the world, believing one of them might be the reincarnation of the Dragon, a powerful individual prophesied to either save the world or destroy it.

Among the large ensemble cast is Sophie Okonedo and Maria Doyle Kennedy.

Here is a trailer for The Wheel of Time:

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The Showtime drama Yellowjackets will debut on November 14 at 10 PM.

The series focuses on the saga of a team of wildly talented high school girls soccer players who become the (un)lucky survivors of a plane crash deep in the remote northern wilderness. The series chronicles their descent from a complicated but thriving team to savage clans, while also tracking the lives they’ve attempted to piece back together nearly 25 years later, proving that the past is never really past and what began out in the wilderness is far from over.

The ensemble cast includes Chirstina Ricci, Juliette Lewis, Melanie Lynskey, Tawny Cypress, Warren Kole, Sophie Nelisse, Sarah Desjardins, Sammi Hanratty, Ella Purnell and Peter Gadiot.

Here is a trailer for Yellowjackets:

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On November 14, the new series Mayor of Kingstown will debut simultaneously on the Paramount Network at 10 PM (after a new episode of Yellowstone) and also online on Paramount+.

The series follows the powerful McLusky family (Jeremy Renner, Dianne Wiest, Taylor Handley and Kyle Chandler), power brokers in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry.

The cast also includes Derek Webster and Aidan Gillen.

NOTE: The series will move to its permanent home at Paramount+ starting next week, airing only on that streaming platform from that night forward.

Here is a trailer for Mayor of Kingstown:

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