Rueben's Ramblings

On March 1, the new sci-fi drama Debris will debut on NBC at 10:01 PM.

When wreckage from a destroyed alien spacecraft scatters across the Western Hemisphere, it soon becomes apparent the pieces are messing with the laws of physics, changing lives in ways we can’t comprehend. Two agents from different continents, and different mindsets, are tasked to work together to recover the debris, whose mysteries humankind is not quite ready for.

The cast includes Riann Steele (The Magicians) and Jonathan Tucker (City on a Hill and Westworld).

Here is a trailer for Debris:

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A grown-up Punky Brewster is back on Peacock online starting on February 25.

Punky (Soleil Moon Frye) is now a single mother of three trying to get her life back on track when she meets Izzy (newcomer Quinn Copeland), a young girl in the foster system who reminds Punky a lot of her younger self.

Freddie Prinze, Jr. also stars with Cherie Johnson reprising her role as Cherie.

Here is a trailer for Punky Brewster:

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On February 24, the Netflix 10-episode teen drama Ginny & Georgia will debut online.

Ginny Miller (newcomer Antonia Gentry), an angsty fifteen-year-old who often feels more mature than her thirty-year-old mother (Brianne Howey), the irresistible and dynamic Georgia Miller. After years on the run, Georgia wants to put down roots in picturesque New England and give her family a normal life. For Ginny, that means navigating a prestigious school, rising popularity, and complicated love interests.

The cast includes Scott Porter and Raymond Ablack.

Here is a trailer for Ginny & Georgia:

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On February 23, the 90-minute series debut of the new drama Superman & Lois will air on The CW at 8 PM.

The show follows the world’s most famous superhero (Tyler Hoechlin) and comic books’ most famous journalist (Elizabeth Tulloch) as they deal with all the stress, pressures and complexities that come with being working parents in today’s society.

Jordan Elsass (Little Fires Everywhere) and newcomer Alex Garfin play their sons while Emmanuelle Chriqui will play Lana Lang and Dylan Walsh will play General Sam Lane.

Here is a trailer for Superman & Lois:

NOTE: There will be half-hour special entitled Superman & Lois: Legacy of Hope airing at 9:30 PM as well.

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On February 19, the Disney+ movie Flora & Ulysses will debut online.

A girl named Flora Buckman (Matilda Lawler) adopts a squirrel she names Ulysses, who happens to possess superpowers.

The cast includes Alyson Hannigan, Ben Schwartz, Danny Pudi and Bobby Moynihan.

Here is a trailer for Flora & Ulysses:

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The debut of the New Zealand drama The Luminaries will air on Starz on February 14 at 9:30 PM.

The series follows defiant young adventurer Anna Wetherell (Eve Hewson) who has sailed from Britain to New Zealand to begin a new life. There she meets Emery Staines (Himesh Patel), an encounter that triggers a strange kind of magic that neither can explain. As they fall in love, driven together and apart by fateful coincidence, these star-crossed lovers begin to wonder: do we make our fortunes, or do our fortunes make us?

The cast includes Eva Green, Marton Csokas and Ewen Leslie.

Here is a trailer for The Luminaries:

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The Starz reality series Men In Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham will debut on February 14 at 9 PM.

The actors from Outlander – Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish – take viewers from the heart of Scotland at Glencoe, the site of a great massacre and major clan feud to Inverness and the Culloden battlefield, the site of a great battle and historic turning point that molded Scotland as we know it today.

Here is a trailer for Men In Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham:

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On February 7, the small screen reboot of The Equalizer will debut on CBS approximately at 10 PM (after the Super Bowl)

Queen Latifah stars as Robyn McCall, an enigmatic woman with a mysterious background who uses her extensive skills to help those with nowhere else to turn.

The cast also includes Chris Noth, Lorraine Toussaint, Tory Kittles, Adam Goldberg, Liza Lapira and Laya DeLeon Hayes.

Here is a trailer for The Equalizer:

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On February 4, the 2019 Canadian drama The Murders will debut on Sundance Now online.

After an incident of negligence in a fellow officer’s death, rookie homicide detective Kate Jameson (Jessica Lucas from Gotham) starts seeking redemption in her investigations.

The cast includes Dylan Bruce (Orphan Black and Arrow) and Terry Chen (Jessica Jones and The Expanse) also star.

Here is a trailer for The Murders:

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The new Netflix drama Firefly Lane will debut online on February 3.

For decades, childhood best friends Kate (Sarah Chalke) and Tully (Katherine Heigl) have weathered life’s storms together: until a betrayal threatens to break them apart for good.

The cast includes Beau Garrett, Ben Lawson, Brandon Jay McLaren, Patrick Sabongui and Ali Skovbye as young Tully and Roan Curtis as young Kate.

Here is a trailer for Firefly Lane:

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