Rueben's Ramblings

On May 23, the reboot of In Treatment will air on HBO at 9 PM.

The reimagining of the series is set in present-day Los Angeles, bringing a diverse trio of patients in session with Brooke Taylor (Uzo Aduba from Orange Is the New Black) to help navigate a variety of modern concerns.

The cast includes Hamilton alum Anthony Ramos and Joel Kinnaman (The Killing and Suicide Squad) [among others].

Here is a trailer for In Treatment:

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The 3-part 2018 limited series Death and Nightingales, based on the 1992 Eugene McCabe novel, will debut on Starz at 9 PM on May 16.

The series illustrates the 24-hour period of young Beth Winters’ 23rd birthday (Ann Skelly from The Nevers) in Fermanagh, 1885, as she decides to elope with the handsome Liam (Jamie Dornan from the Fifty Shades of Grey franchise) to escape her claustrophobic life and violent stepfather (Matthew Rhys from Perry Mason and The Americans). Decades of family anger and tragedy come to a head, as Beth struggles both to gain personal independence and to make sense of her complex identity. This struggle is illustrated on the most intimate level between a girl and her father, while also writ large in the political yet deeply emotional tensions tearing her community and nation apart around her.

Here is a trailer for Death and Nightingales:

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The Amazon limited series The Underground Railroad will debut online on May 14.

The series chronicles Cora Randall’s (newcomer Thuso Mbedu) desperate bid for freedom in the antebellum South. After escaping a Georgia plantation for the rumored Underground Railroad, Cora discovers no mere metaphor, but an actual railroad full of engineers and conductors, and a secret network of tracks and tunnels beneath the Southern soil. Over the course of her journey, Cora is pursued by Ridgeway (Joel Edgerton), a bounty hunter who is fixated on bringing her back to the plantation she escaped; especially since her mother Mabel is the only one he has never caught. As she travels from state to state, Cora contends with the legacy of the mother that left her behind and her own struggles to realize a life she never thought was possible.

The cast includes Lily Rabe, William Jackson Harper, Damon Herriman and Will Poulter.

Here is a trailer for The Underground Railroad:

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On May 14, the limited series Halston will debut online on Netflix.

Ewan McGregor will star in the Ryan Murphy series about the legendary fashion designer Halston (born Roy Halston Frowick). The series will follows Halston as he leverages his single, invented name into a worldwide fashion empire that’s synonymous with luxury, sex, status and fame, literally defining the era he lives in, 1970’s and ‘80’s New York – until a hostile takeover forces him to battle for control of his most precious asset – the name Halston itself.

The cast will include Krysta Rodriguez as Liza Minnelli, Vera Farmiga as Adele, Bill Pullman as David Mahoney and Rory Culkin as Joel Schumacher [among others].

Here is a trailer for Halston:

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The new Netflix series Jupiter’s Legacy will debut online on May 7.

The first generation of superheroes have kept the world safe for nearly a century. Now their children must live up to their legacy.

The ensemble cast includes Josh Duhamel, Leslie Bibb, Ben Daniels, Matt Lanter, Andrew Horton and Elena Kampouris [among others].

Here is a trailer for Jupiter’s Legacy:

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On May 6, the new Peacock comedy Girls5eva will debut online.

When a one-hit-wonder girl group from the 90’s gets sampled by a young rapper, its members reunite to give their pop star dreams one more shot. They may be grown women balancing spouses, kids, jobs, debt, aging parents, and shoulder pain, but can’t they also be Girls5eva?

The cast includes Sara Bareilles, Renee Elise Goldsberry, Busy Philipps and Paula Pell; as well as Ashley Park and Will Chase.

Here is a trailer for Girls5eva:

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On April 30, the new Apple TV+ drama The Mosquito Coast will debut online.

Adapted from the best-selling novel, the series is a gripping adventure, following the dangerous journey of a radical idealist and brilliant inventor, Allie Fox (Justin Theroux), who uproots his family for Mexico when they suddenly find themselves on the run from the US government.

Melissa George, Logan Polish and Gabriel Bateman co-star.

Here is a trailer for The Mosquito Coast:

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On April 23, the new fantasy drama Shadow and Bone will debut online on Netflix.

Dark forces conspire against orphan mapmaker Alina Starkov (Jessie Mei Li) when she unleashes an extraordinary power that could change the fate of her war-torn world.

The cast includes Ben Barnes, Daisy Head and Luke Pasqualino.

Here is a trailer for Shadow and Bone:

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On April 20, the two-hour debut of Cruel Summer will air on Freeform at 9 PM.

The psychological thriller that follows two young women: Kate Wallis (Olivia Holt) , the popular girl with a charmed life who one day goes missing, and Jeanette Turner (Chiara Aurelia), the nerdy wannabe who is accused of being connected to Kate’s disappearance. All signs point to Jeanette’s guilt, but is Kate really who she seems to be? Set over three summers and told through shifting points of view, the series challenges perception and follows how one girl can go from being a sweet outlier to the most despised person in America.

The cast includes Sarah Drew, Michael Landes, Brooklyn Sudano and Harley Quinn Smith.

Here is a trailer for Cruel Summer:

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