Rueben's Ramblings

On March 1, the Amazon drama The Widow will debut online.

Georgia Wells (Kate Beckinsale) has her life turned upside-down when she receives a phone call that her husband has died in a plane crash in the Congolese jungle. Three years later and still haunted by the past, Georgia travels to the Congo to find out the truth.

Here is a trailer for The Widow:

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The new WGN America drama Gone will debut on February 27 at 9 PM.

The series follows the story of Kit “Kick” Lannigan (Leven Rambin), survivor of a highly publicized child-abduction case, and Frank Novak (Chris Noth), the FBI agent who rescued her. Determined never to fall victim again, Kick trains herself in martial arts and the use of firearms.

She finds her calling when Novak persuades her to join a special task force he created dedicated to solving abductions and missing persons’ cases. Paired with former Army intelligence officer John Bishop (Danny Pino), Kick brings her unique understanding of a predator’s mind to the team.

Here is a first look trailer for Gone:

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On February 27, the official series premiere of Whiskey Cavalier will debut at 10 PM on ABC.

This dramedy follows the adventures of tough but tender FBI super-agent Will Chase codename: “Whiskey Cavalier” (Scott Foley), who following an emotional breakup, is assigned to work with badass CIA operative Francesca “Frankie” Trowbridge codename: “Fiery Tribune” (Lauren Cohan). Together, they lead an inter-agency team of flawed, funny and heroic spies who periodically save the world (and each other) while navigating the rocky roads of friendship, romance and office politics.

The cast includes Tyler James Williams and Ana Ortiz.

NOTE: This show will air a sneak peek of the pilot episode after the Oscars air on February 25 around approximately 11:35 PM.

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The new NBC drama The Enemy Within will debut on February 25 at 10 PM.

In this fast-paced, spy-hunting thriller, Erica Shepherd (Jennifer Carpenter) is a brilliant former CIA operative, now known as the most notorious traitor in American history serving life in a Supermax prison.

Against every fiber of his being but with nowhere else to turn, FBI Agent Will Keaton (Morris Chestnut) enlists Shepherd to help track down a fiercely dangerous and elusive criminal she knows all too well. For Keaton, it’s not easy to trust the woman who cost him so much. While Shepherd and Keaton have different motivations for bringing the enemy to justice, they both know that to catch a spy… they must think like one.

The cast includes Kelli Garner and Raza Jaffrey.

Here is a first look trailer for The Enemy Within:

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On February 21, the 6-episode UK based series Flack will debut on POP at 10 PM.

Anna Paquin (True Blood) stars as the sharp and witty publicity maven, Robyn, who’s an expert at her craft but a complete self-saboteur when it comes to her personal life. Robyn’s work as a crisis PR strategist is fast-paced and unpredictable, as she counsels high-profile personalities in entertainment, fashion and sports.

The cast includes Sophie Okonedo (Hotel Rowanda) and Genevieve Angelson (Good Girls Revolt).

Here is a trailer for Flack:

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On February 15, the new FOX drama Proven Innocent will debut at 9 PM.

The series tell the emotional story of one woman’s fight for the innocence of others, as well as her own, following an underdog criminal defense firm led by fierce and uncompromising lawyer Madeline Scott (Rachelle Lefevre), who was wrongfully convicted in a sensational murder case that made her an infamous media obsession, a household name and a national cause célèbre.

The cast includes Kelsey Grammer, Russell Hornsby, Vincent Kartheiser and Riley Smith.

Here is a trailer for Proven Innocent:

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The Netflix streaming series The Umbrella Academy will debut online on February 15.

On the same day in 1989, forty-three infants are inexplicably born to random, unconnected women who showed no signs of pregnancy the day before. Seven of those infants are adopted by Sir Reginald Hargreeves (Colm Feore), a billionaire industrialist, who creates The Umbrella Academy and prepares his “children” to save the world. But not everything went according to plan.

In their teenage years, the family fractured and the team disbanded. Now, the six surviving thirty-something members reunite upon the news of Hargreeves’ passing. Luther (Tom Hopper), Diego (David Castaneda), Allison (Emmy Raver-Lampman), Klaus (Robert Sheehan), Vanya (Ellen Page) and Number Five (Aidan Gallagher) work together to solve a mystery surrounding their father’s death. But the estranged family once again begins to come apart due to their divergent personalities and abilities, not to mention the imminent threat of a global apocalypse.

The cast includes Ashley Madekwe and Mary J. Blige.

Here is the trailer for The Umbrella Academy:

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On February 15, the DC Universe drama Doom Patrol will debut online.

This is a re-imagining of one of DC’s most beloved groups of outcast Super Heroes: Robotman (Brendan Fraser), Negative Man (Matt Bomer), Elasti-Girl (April Bowlby) and Crazy Jane (Diane Guerrero), led by modern-day mad scientist Dr. Niles Caulder aka The Chief (Timothy Dalton).

The Doom Patrol’s members each suffered horrible accidents that gave them superhuman abilities – but also left them scarred and disfigured. Traumatized and downtrodden, the team found purpose through The Chief, who brought them together to investigate the weirdest phenomena in existence – and to protect Earth from what they find.

The cast will also include Alan Tudyk and Jovian Wade.

Here is a trailer for Doom Patrol:

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On January 28, the new TNT drama I Am The Night will debut at 9 PM.

Inspired by true events, the series tells the gripping story of Fauna Hodel (India Eisley), a teenage girl who is given away at birth, and grows up outside of Reno, Nevada. Fauna lives more-or-less comfortably with the mysteries of her origin, until one day she makes a discovery that leads her to question everything. As Fauna begins to investigate the secrets of her past, she meets a ruined reporter (Chris Pine), haunted by the case that undid him. Together they follow a sinister trail that swirls ever closer to an infamous Los Angeles gynecologist, Dr. George Hodel (Jefferson Mays), a man involved in some of Hollywood’s darkest debauchery, and possibly, its most infamous unsolved crime.

The cast also includes Connie Nielson, Leland Orser and Yul Vazquez [among others].

Here is a trailer for I Am The Night:

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On January 25, the 8-episode BBC limited series Black Earth Rising will debut on Netflix.

The series centers on a woman named Kate Ashby (Black Mirror alum Michaela Coel), who remembers very little of her childhood before she was rescued from Rwandan genocide by an international human rights attorney named Eve (Harriet Walter). The only things she knows for certain is that she bears the physical and emotional scars of torment.

The cast includes John Goodman.

Here is a trailer for Black Earth Rising:

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