Rueben's Ramblings

On June 14, the new period piece drama Beecham House will debut on PBS at 10 PM.

The drama is set in 1795 India where ex-soldier John Beecham (Tom Bateman) buys the titular manse to start a new life after quitting the greedy British East India Company. His extended family and household staff are soon caught up in shared secrets, lies, love and political intrigue.

The cast includes Lesley Nicol, who played Mrs. Patmore on Downton Abbey

Here is a trailer for Beecham House.

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On June 13, the 6-part limited series Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime will debut on Ovation at 7 PM.

Set in cold-war Britain, in the quaint suburbs of 1950s London, the Beresfords are in desperate need of some adventure. Meet Tommy and Tuppence (David Walliams and Jessica Raine), a crime-fighting duo, that also happens to be married!

The cast includes James Fleet and Matthew Steer.

Here is a trailer for Agatha Christie’s Partners in Crime:

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On June 5, the new Cinemax drama Trackers will debut at 10 PM.

This series is an adaptation of internationally acclaimed crime novel by author Deon Meyer that deftly interweaves three story strands into a sophisticated action-packed thriller that covers the length and breadth of South Africa, explosively colliding in Cape Town in a violent conspiracy involving organized crime, smuggled diamonds, state security, black rhinos, the CIA and an international terrorist plot.

Here is a trailer for Trackers:

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The USA Network series Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story will debut on June 2 at 9 PM followed by its time-slot premiere at 10 PM.

The 2nd installment of the anthology series spans the 1960s to the 1980s through the breakdwon of a marriage that ended in double homicide. Betty Broderick (Amanda Peet) was the perfect Southern California blonde wife and mother. Married to her handsome college boyfriend Dan (Christian Slater), Betty charms everyone she meets. After years of sacrifice and suffering while supporting Dan through both medical and law school until he exploded into the San Diego legal community as a superstar, Betty is finally enjoying the fruits of their labors.

That is, until Dan hires Linda, a bright, beautiful young woman without baggage with whom he can happily forget the struggles of his past. Betty’s attempts to fight back and enraged refusals to accept reality only serve to isolate and destabilize her until she loses her very identity. And Dan’s cold confidence blinds him to the bear he has created, and won’t stop poking until it’s too late.

Here is a trailer for Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story:

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On May 31, the AMC 3-part mini-series Quiz will debut at 10 PM.

The mini-series tells the extraordinary and sensational story of how Charles and Diana Ingram (Matthew Macfadyen and Sian Clifford) attempted an ‘audacious heist’ on the U.K. quiz show Who Wants to Be a Millionaire.

Michael Sheen stars as show host Chris Tarrant.

Here is a trailer for Quiz:

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On May 19, the new Netflix drama Sweet Magnolias debuts online.

The series based on the novels by Sherryl Woods follows three South Carolina women (JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Brooke Elliott and Heather Headley), best friends since high school, as they shepherd each other through the complexities of romance, career and family.

The cast includes Chris Klein, Jamie Lynn Spears and Justin Bruening.

Here is a trailer for Sweet Magnolias:

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On May 18, DC’s Stargirl will debut on DC Universe today.

The series follows high school sophomore Courtney Whitmore (Brec Bassinger) as she inspires an unlikely group of young heroes to take up the legacy of a long lost superhero team – The Justice Society of America – and stop the villains of the past.

The cast includes Amy Smart, Luke Wilson, Joel McHale, Neil Jackson and Neil Hopkins [among others].

Here is a trailer for Stargirl:

NOTE: The show will also debut on The CW on May 19 at 8 PM.

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The new TNT series Snowpiercer (based on the box office film of the same name) will debut on May 17 at 9 PM.

This small screen adaptation based on the graphic novel series and film from Oscar winner Bong Joon Ho (Parasite) centers on the remnants of humanity who inhabit a perpetually moving train, with 1001 cars, that circles the globe.

The cast includes Jennifer Connelly and Daveed Diggs [among others].

Here is a trailer for Snowpiercer:

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On May 15, the new Hulu drama The Great will debut online.

This new series is a satirical drama about the rise of Catherine the Great from outsider to the longest reigning female ruler in Russia’s history with the story focusing on an idealistic, romantic young girl (Elle Fanning), who arrives in Russia for an arranged marriage to the mercurial Emperor Peter (Nicholas Hoult).

The cast includes Charity Wakefield and Gwilyn Lee.

Here is a trailer for The Great:

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The new HBO 6-part limited series I Know This Much Is True will debut on May 10 at 9 PM.

Based on Wally Lamb’s award-winning New York Times bestseller of the same name, Mark Ruffalo stars as identical twin brothers Dominick and Thomas Birdsey in a family saga that follows their parallel lives in an epic story of betrayal, sacrifice and forgiveness.

The ensemble cast includes Archie Panjabi, Bruce Greenwood, Guillermo Diaz, Imogen Poots, Juliette Lewis, Kathryn Hahn, Melissa Leo and Rosie O’Donnell.

Here is a trailer for I Know This Much Is True:

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