Rueben's Ramblings

The new thriller series From will debut on EPIX at 9 PM on February 20.

The series unravels the mystery of a nightmarish town in middle America that traps all those who enter. As the unwilling residents fight to keep a sense of normalcy and search for a way out, they must also survive the threats of the surrounding forest – including the terrifying creatures that come out when the sun goes down.

The cast includes Harold Perrineau, Eion Bailey, David Alpay and Catalina Sandino Moreno [among others].

Here is a trailer for From:

NOTE: The correct airtime of From on EPIX is 9 PM on February 20!

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On February 13, Bel Air (the dramatic reboot of Fresh Prince of Bel Air) will debut online on Peacock.

Leaning into the original premise, Will’s (Jabari Banks) complicated journey from the streets of West Philadelphia to the gated mansions of Bel-Air. The series will dive deeper into the inherent conflicts, emotions and biases that were impossible to fully explore in a 30-minute sitcom format, while still delivering swagger and nods to the original show.

The ensemble cast includes Adrian Holmes, Cassandra Freeman, Jimmy Akingbola, Simone Joy Jones, Akira Akbar, Coco Jones, Olly Sholotan and Jordan L. Jones.

Here is a trailer for Bel Air:

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On February 11, the Netflix limited series Inventing Anna will debut online.

A journalist investigates the case of Anna Delvey (Julia Garner), the Instagram-legendary heiress who stole the hearts — and money — of New York’s social elite.

The cast includes Anna Chlumsky, Anna Deavere Smith, Katie Lowes, Jeff Perry, Laverne Cox and Terry Kinney.

Here is a trailer for Inventing Anna:

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The HBO Max 4-episode limited series The Girl Before will debut online on February 10.

The show tells the story of Jane (Gugu Mbatha-Raw), who gets the chance to move into a beautiful, ultra-minimalist house designed by an enigmatic architect (David Oyelowo). There’s just one catch: the occupants must abide by his list of exacting rules.

Jane starts to feel the house changing her in unexpected ways, but when she makes the shocking discovery about her predecessor, Emma (Jessica Plummer), she’s forced to confront unnerving similarities. As the two women’s timelines interweave, Jane begins to question if her fate will be the same as the girl before.

Here is a trailer for The Girl Before:

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On February 7, the 6-part thriller Angela Black, that debuted on ITV in England this past October, will debut exclusively on Spectrum Originals (for those cable subscribers)

Angela Black (Joanne Froggatt from Downton Abbey), a wife and mother of two, is approached by a mysterious man (Samuel Adewunmi from The Watch) who reveals secrets about her abusive husband (Michiel Huisman from Game of Thrones and The Flight Attendant).

Here is a trailer for Angela Black:

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The new drama Suspicion will debut online on Apple TV+ on February 4.

When the son of a prominent American businesswoman (Uma Thurman) is kidnapped from a New York hotel, the eye of suspicion quickly falls on four seemingly ordinary British citizens (Elizabeth Henstridge, Elyse Gabel, Georgina Campbell and Kunal Nayyar) who were at the hotel on the night in question. As they find themselves in a trans-Atlantic cat and mouse race to evade the combined forces of the National Crime Agency and the FBI to prove their innocence, it becomes apparent that not everyone can be trusted. Who is really behind the mysterious abduction, and who is only guilty of being in the wrong place at the wrong time?

The cast includes Angel Coulby and Noah Emmerich.

Here is a trailer for Suspicion:

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The new Amazon series Reacher, based on the Lee Childs books, will debut online on February 4.

Reacher (Alan Ritchson) is a drifter, carrying no phone and the barest of essentials as he travels the country and explores the nation he once served. When he arrives in the small town of Margrave, Georgia, he finds a community grappling with its first homicide in 20 years. The cops immediately arrest him and eyewitnesses claim to place Reacher at the scene of the crime. While he works to prove his innocence, a deep-seated conspiracy begins to emerge, one that will require Reacher’s keen mind and hard-hitting fists to deal with. One thing above all is for sure: They picked the wrong guy to take the fall.

The cast includes Willa Fitzgerald, Malcolm Goodwin, Kristin Kreuk, Harvey Guillen, Marc Bendavid, Bruce McGill and Currie Graham.

Here is a trailer for Reacher:

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On February 2, the comedic 8-episode limited series Pam & Tommy will debut on Hulu.

The true story behind the release of the first ever viral video in history – the sex tape of Pamela Anderson and Tommy Lee – is played out on the small screen with Downton Abbey and Cinderella star Lily James as Anderson and The Falcon and the Winter Soldier alum Sebastian Stan as Lee.

The cast includes Paul Ben-Victor, Andrew Dice Clay, Nick Offerman, Taylor Schilling, Pepi Sonuga and Seth Rogan.

Here is a trailer for Pam & Tommy:

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On January 28, the new Netflix 8-episode drama In From the Cold will debut online.

A mom’s (Margarita Levieva from Revenge) life turns upside down when she must choose between putting her family at risk and returning to her past as a bioengineered Russian agent.

Here is a trailer for In From the Cold:

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On January 26, the new Syfy series Astrid & Lilly Save the World will debut at 10 PM.

High school is hard enough when you’re different, but when outcast BFFs Astrid (Jana Morrison) and Lilly (Samantha Aucoin) accidentally crack open a portal to a terrifyingly quirky monster dimension, it gets a lot more complicated. It’s up to them to vanquish the creepy creatures and save the world, becoming the badass heroes they were meant to be. That is, if they can survive the horrors of high school.

Here is a trailer for Astrid & Lilly Save the World:

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