Rueben's Ramblings

On August 7, the new drama Bulletproof will debut on The CW at 8 PM.

The action-thriller follows two undercover cops, Bishop (Noel Clarke from Doctor Who and Star Trek: Into Darkness) and Pike (Ashley Walters from Top Boy) as they chase down hardened criminals in London’s East End. Despite their differences, Bishop and Pike work brilliantly together even when the chemistry between them looks set to explode.

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On July 31, the new Hulu streaming series Four Weddings and a Funeral will debut online.

Show Synopsis: Four American friends — Maya (Nathalie Emmanuel from Game of Thrones), Craig (Brandon Mychal Smith from You’re the Worst), Ainsley (Rebecca Rittenhouse from Red Band Society) and Duffy (John Paul Reynolds from Stranger Things) — who reunite for a fabulous London wedding. But after a bombshell at the altar throws their lives into turmoil, they must weather a tumultuous year of romance and heartbreak. Relationships are forged and broken, political scandals exposed, London social life lampooned, love affairs ignited and doused, and of course, there are four weddings…and a funeral.

The cast includes Ashley Madekwe (Revenge) and Tom Mison (Sleepy Hollow).  Original cast member Andie MacDowell will also appear.

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The new EPIX drama Pennyworth will debut on July 28 for 70 minutes starting at 9 PM.

The 10-episode drama is based on Alfred Pennyworth (Jack Bannon from Endeavour and Medici), [the future legendary butler extraordinaire of Bruce Wayne], a former British SAS soldier in his 20s, who forms a security company and goes to work with a young billionaire Thomas Wayne (Ben Aldridge from Reign and Fleabag), who’s not yet Bruce’s father, in 1960s London.

The cast includes multi-award-winning recording artist Paloma Faith, Jason Flemyng (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Ryan Fletcher (Outlander), Hainsley Lloyd Bennett (Eastenders), Emma Paetz (Gentleman Jack), Polly Walker (The Mentalist and Rome) and Emma Corrin (The Crown).

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The Amazon streaming series The Boys will debut online on July 26.

This series is a fun and irreverent take on what happens when superheroes – who are as popular as celebrities, as influential as politicians and as revered as Gods – abuse their superpowers rather than use them for good. It’s the powerless against the super powerful as The Boys embark on a heroic quest to expose the truth about The Seven, and Vought – the multi-billion dollar conglomerate that manages these superheroes and covers up all of their dirty secrets.

The Boys are Hughie (Jack Quaid from The Hunger Games), Billy Butcher (Karl Urban from Star Trek), Mother’s Milk (Laz Alonso from Detroit), Frenchie (Tomer Capon from Hostages), and The Female (Karen Fukuhara from Suicide Squad).

Simon Pegg (Mission: Impossible – Fallout) guest stars as Hughie’s father. The cast also includes Anthony Starr (Banshee), Chace Crawford (Gossip Girl), Dominique McElligott (Hell on Wheels), Elisabeth Shue (CSI), Erin Moriarty (Jessica Jones) and Jessie T. Usher (Survivor’s Remorse)

Here is a trailer for The Boys:

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On July 25, the new Netflix drama Another Life will debut online.

Show Synopsis: The series centers on astronaut Niko Breckinridge (Katee Sackhoff of Battlestar Galactica fame) who is focused on searching for alien intelligence. As she leads a young crew on a mission to explore the genesis of an alien artifact, they face unimaginable danger on what might very well be a one-way mission. Selma Blair will play Harper Glass, a 21st-century influencer who uses journalism, social media and keen intelligence in an attempt to break one of the biggest stories in human history.

The cast also includes Tyler Hoechlin (Supergirl and Teen Wolf), Justin Chatwin (Shameless), Jessica Camacho (The Flash), Elizabeth Faith Ludlow (The Walking Dead) Alex Ozerov (Orphan Black), Jake Abel (Supernatural) and Barbara Williams (Rookie Blue).

Here is a trailer for Another Life:

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The debut of the new drama – and Suits spin-off – Pearson will air on July 17 on the USA Network at 10 PM.

The Suits spin-off series centers on the world of recently disbarred NYC powerhouse lawyer Jessica Pearson (Gina Torres) as she adjusts to down and dirty Chicago politics. Newly appointed as Chicago Mayor Bobby Novak’s (Morgan Spector from Homeland and The Mist TV series) right hand fixer, Jessica is quickly embroiled in a crooked and dangerous new world where every action has far-reaching consequences. With her compulsion to win, Jessica is forced to reconcile her unstoppable drive with her desire to do the right thing – two things very much at odds.

The cast includes Bethany Joy Lenz (One Tree Hill), Chantel Riley (Wynonna Earp and Frankie Drake Mysteries), Eli Goree (Riverdale and Dead of Summer), Simon Kassianides (Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) and Isabel Arraiza (The Oath).

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On July 16, the new drama Pandora will debut on The CW at 8 PM.

This sci-fi action series is set in the year 2199, centering on a resourceful young woman who has lost everything but finds a new life at Earth’s Space Training Academy where she and her friends learn to defend the Galaxy from threats, both alien and human. When secrets about the nature of her own identity begin to surface, she must uncover the truth, and whether she will be humanity’s savior or the instrument of its destruction.

The cast includes Priscilla Quintana (Polaroid and Traffik), Oliver Dench (Technology), Raechelle Banno (Home and Away) John Harlan Kim (The Librarians), Ben Radcliffe (Random), Banita Sandhu (October), Martin Bobb-Semple (Free Rein) and Noah Huntley (Free Rein).

Here is a trailer for Pandora:

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On July 9, the new WGN America drama The Disappearance will debut at 10 PM.

This 6-part summer event series centers around the unexplained and sudden disappearance of a 10-year-old boy, and the investigation that leaves a devastating and unforeseen impact on every member of the family.

The cast includes Aden Young (Rectify), Camille Sullivan (The Man in the High Castle), Joanne Kelly (Warehouse 13), young newcomer Michael Riendeau and veteran actor Peter Coyote (Law & Order).

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The new HBO 6-part limited drama Years and Years will debut on June 24 at 9 PM.

The series follows the members of one family as their complex lives converge on one crucial night in 2019, when Britain is rocked by political, economic and technological advances.

The cast includes Emma Thompson, Russell Tovey and Rory Kinnear.

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