Rueben's Ramblings

The new comedy series Only Murders in the Building will debut online on August 31 on Hulu.

This comedic murder-mystery series follows three strangers (Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez) who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one when a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building. The trio suspects murder and employs their precise knowledge of true crime to investigate the truth.

The cast includes Amy Ryan.

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On August 22, the new EPIX drama Chapelwaite will debut at 10 PM.

Based on the short story Jerusalem’s Lot by Stephen King, the series is set in the 1850s, following Captain Charles Boone (Adrien Brody), who relocates his family of three children to his ancestral home in the small, seemingly sleepy town of Preacher’s Corners, Maine after his wife dies at sea.

However, Charles will soon have to confront the secrets of his family’s sordid history, and fight to end the darkness that has plagued the Boones for generations.

Emily Hampshire (12 Monkeys) also stars.

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The new dramedy The Chair will debut online on Netflix on August 20.

Sandra Oh and Jay Duplass star in the new series that follows the chair of an English department at a major university.

The cast includes Bob Balaban, David Morse and Holland Taylor.

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The new Hulu drama Nine Perfect Strangers will debut online on August 18.

Based on the bestselling book by author Liane Moriarty, the series takes place at a boutique health-and-wellness resort that promises healing and transformation as nine stressed city dwellers try to get on a path to a better way of living. Watching over them during this 10-day retreat is the resort’s director, Masha (Nicole Kidman), a woman on a mission to reinvigorate their tired minds and bodies. However, these nine “perfect” strangers have no idea what is about to hit them.

The cast includes Bobby Cannavale, Luke Evans, Melissa McCarthy, Michael Shannon, Regina Hall, Samara Weaving and Tiffany Boone (among others).

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On August 15, the new drama Heels will debut on Starz at 9 PM.

The show is focused on the men and women who chase their dreams in the world of small town pro wrestling. Set in a close-knit Georgia community, it follows a family-owned wrestling promotion as two brothers and rivals – Jack Spade (Stephen Amell from Arrow) and Ace Spade (Alexander Ludwig from Vikings) war over their late father’s legacy. In the ring, somebody must play the good guy and somebody must play their nemesis, the heel. But in the real world, those characters can be hard to live up to – or hard to leave behind.

The cast includes Alison Luff, Mary McCormack and Chris Bauer.

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The new limited series Brand New Cherry Flavor will debut online on Netflix on August 13.

A filmmaker (Rosa Salazar) heads to Hollywood in the early ‘90s to make her movie but tumbles down a hallucinatory rabbit hole of sex, magic, revenge, and (oddly) kittens.

The film also stars Catherine Keener.

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On August 11, the debut of the 11-episode animated series What If…? will air on Disney+ online.

The animated series explores what would happen if major moments from the Marvel Cinematic Universe occurred differently, featuring a voice cast that includes a host of stars who reprise their roles.

Jeffrey Wright narrates the series.

Here is a trailer for What If…?:

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On August 10, the FOX reboot of Fantasy Island will debut at 9 PM.

A modern take on the classic 1970’s-1980’s series is set at a luxury resort, where literally any fantasy requested by guests is fulfilled, although they rarely turn out as expected. Serving as steward of this mysterious island is Elena Roarke (Roselyn Sanchez from Devious Maids and Grand Hotel), a descendant of the iconic Mr. Roarke, who set aside her own ambitions, and the love of her life, to uphold her family’s legacy.

Ruby Okoro (Kiara Barnes from The Bold and the Beautiful), is Elena’s assistant, a young woman with an old soul who arrives on Fantasy Island with a terminal illness and is given a new lease on life there; and Javier (John Gabriel Rodriquez from Rosewood) is the head of island transportation and a jack of all trades.

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On August 6, the new Netflix drama Hit & Run will debut online.

In this new action thriller, the life of a happily married man (Israelian actor Lior Raz) is turned upside down when his wife is killed in a mysterious hit and run accident in Tel Aviv. Grief-stricken and confused, he searches for his wife’s killers. With the help of an ex-lover (Sanaa Lathan from the box office movie Something New), he uncovers disturbing truths about his beloved wife and the secrets she kept from him.

Here is a trailer for Hit & Run:

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The Amazon 3-part limited series The Pursuit of Love will debut online on July 30.

Longing for love and obsessed with sex, Linda is on the hunt for the perfect lover, but finding Mr. Right is much harder than she thought.

The cast includes Lily James, Andrew Scott, Dominic West and Emily Beecham.

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