Rueben's Ramblings

On April 30, the new PBS drama Tom Jones will debut at 9 PM.

Solly McLeod (House of the Dragon) stars as the handsome, resourceful Tom while Sophie Wilde (You Don’t Know Me) stars as the beautiful and bright, seemingly unattainable love of his life, Sophia Western. He is a foundling of uncertain parentage, while she is an heiress. In 18th-century England, their class differences make their journey to find each other complicated and treacherous. Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham stars as the seductive and vengeful Lady Bellaston, who comes between Tom and Sophia.

The cast also includes James Fleet, Pearl Mackie, Tamzin Merchant and Shirley Henderson (among others).

Here is a trailer for Tom Jones:

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On April 28, the new Amazon drama Citadel will debut its first two episodes online.

Eight years ago, Citadel fell. The independent global spy agency – tasked to uphold the safety and security of all people – was destroyed by operatives of Manticore, a powerful syndicate manipulating the world from the shadows. With Citadel’s fall, elite agents Mason Kane (Richard Madden) and Nadia Sinh (Priyanka Chopra Jonas) had their memories wiped as they narrowly escaped with their lives. They’ve remained hidden ever since, building new lives under new identities, unaware of their pasts.

Until one night, when Mason is tracked down by his former Citadel colleague, Bernard Orlick (Stanley Tucci), who desperately needs his help to prevent Manticore from establishing a new world order. Mason seeks out his former partner, Nadia, and the two spies embark on a mission that takes them around the world in an effort to stop Manticore, all while contending with a relationship built on secrets, lies, and a dangerous-yet-undying love.

Lesley Manville also stars.

Here is a trailer for Citadel:

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The Max (formerly HBO Max) 7-episode limited series Love & Death will debut online on April 27.

This riveting drama tells the true story of Candy and Pat Montgomery (Elizabeth Olsen and Patrick Fugit) and Betty and Allan Gore (Lily Rabe and Jesse Plemons) – two churchgoing couples enjoying their small town Texas life until an extramarital affair leads somebody to pick up an axe.

The cast includes Krysten Ritter, Tom Pelphrey, Elizabeth Marvel and Keir Gilchrist.

Here is a trailer for Love & Death:

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The new drama Saint X will debut online on Hulu on April 26.

The series, which is told via multiple timelines, explores and upends the girl-gone-missing genre as it explores how a young woman’s mysterious death during an idyllic Caribbean vacation creates a traumatic ripple effect that eventually pulls her surviving sister into a dangerous pursuit of the truth.

The cast includes Betsy Brandt and Alycia Debnam-Carey.

Here is a trailer for Saint X:

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