Rueben's Ramblings

The new ABC soap opera Grand Hotel will debut on June 17 at 10:01 PM.

This provocative drama is set at the last family-owned hotel in multicultural Miami Beach. Owned by charismatic Santiago Mendoza (Demian Bichir), while his glamorous second wife, Gigi (Roselyn Sanchez), and their adult children – Alicia (Denyse Tontz) and Javi (Bryan Craig) enjoy the spoils of success. The hotel’s loyal staff round out a contemporary fresh take on an upstairs/downstairs story. Wealthy and beautiful guests bask in luxury, but scandals, escalating debt and explosive secrets hide beneath the picture-perfect exterior.

The cast includes Lincoln Younes and Wendy Raquel Robinson.

Here is a trailer for Grand Hotel:

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The new HBO drama Euphoria will debut on June 16 at 10 PM.

The series follows 17-year-old Rue Bennett (Zendaya), a drug addict fresh from rehab, who’s struggling to make sense of her future. Her life changes dramatically when she meets Jules Vaughn (Hunter Schafer), a trans girl who recently moved to town following her parents’ divorce, and like Rue is searching for where she belongs.

Also in Rue’s orbit are classmates Nate Jacobs (Jacob Elordi), a jock whose anger issues mask sexual insecurities; Maddy Perez (Alexa Demie), Nate’s on- and off-again girlfriend; Chris McKay (Algee Smith), a football star who finds the adjustment from high school to college harder than expected; Cassie Howard (Sydney Sweeney), whose sexual history continues to dog her; Lexi Howard (Maude Apatow), Cassie’s younger sister and Rue’s level-headed childhood friend; and Kat Hernandez (Barbie Ferreira), a body-conscious teen exploring her sexuality.

Eric Dane and Storm Reid also stars.

Here is a trailer for Euphoria:

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On June 16, the new Showtime drama City on A Hill will debut at 9 PM.

Set in early 1990s Boston, rife with criminals emboldened by local law enforcement agencies in which corruption and racism was the norm. In this fictional account, assistant district attorney Decourcy Ward (Aldis Hodge from Leverage and Underground) arrives from Brooklyn and forms an unlikely alliance with a corrupt yet venerated FBI veteran, Jackie Rohr (Kevin Bacon from The Following). Together, they take on a family of armored car robbers from Charlestown in a case that grows to involve, and ultimately subvert, the entire criminal justice system of Boston.

The series also stars Jonathan Tucker (Kingdom), Amanda Clayton (If Loving You Is Wrong), Sarah Shahi (Person of Interest), Mark O’Brien (Halt and Catch Fire), Jill Hennessy (Crossing Jordan) and Kevin Chapman (Person of Interest).

Here is a trailer for City of A Hill:

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