Rueben's Ramblings

On May 9, the series premiere of the 5-night Hulu limited series Candy will debut online today, airing straight through until May 13.

Candy Montgomery (Jessica Biel) is a 1980 housewife and mother who did everything right: good husband, two kids, nice house, even the careful planning and execution of transgressions. But when the pressure of conformity builds within her, her actions scream for just a bit of freedom, with deadly results.

The cast includes Melanie Lynskey and Pablo Schreiber.

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On May 6, the spin-off Bosch: Legacy will debut online on IMDb TV.

Show Synopsis: Bosch (Titus Welliver) embarks on the next chapter of his career and finds himself working with his one-time enemy, Honey Chandler (Mimi Rogers).

The cast includes Steven Flynn, Madison Lintz and Phil Morris.

Here is a trailer for Bosch: Legacy:

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The Canadian drama The Porter will make its US debut on BET+ online on May 5.

Inspired by real events and set in the roar of the 1920s, the series follows the journeys of an ensemble of characters who hustle, dream, cross borders and pursue their ambitions in the fight for liberation – on and off the railways that crossed North America.

The cast includes Aml Ameen (I May Destroy You), Ronnie Rowe Jr. (Star Trek: Discovery), Mouna Traoré (Self Made, The Umbrella Academy) and Alfre Woodard.

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On May 5, the HBO Max limited series The Staircase will debut online.

Based on a true story, the series will explore the life of Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), his sprawling North Carolina family and the suspicious death of his wife, Kathleen Peterson (Toni Collette).

The cast includes Juliette Binoche, Sophie Turner, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tim Guinee, Dane DeHaan, Parker Posey, Rosemarie DeWitt and Michael Sthulbarg.

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The new 8-episode Apple TV+ drama Shining Girls will debut online on April 29.

Based on Lauren Beukes’ best-selling novel, “Shining Girls” follows Kirby Mazrachi (Elisabeth Moss) as a Chicago newspaper archivist whose journalistic ambitions were put on hold after enduring a traumatic assault. When Kirby learns that a recent murder mirrors her own case, she partners with seasoned, yet troubled reporter Dan Velazquez (Wagner Moura), to uncover her attacker’s identity. As they realize these cold cases are inextricably linked, their own personal traumas and Kirby’s blurred reality allow her assailant to remain one step ahead.

The cast includes Amy Brenneman, Phillipa Soo and Jamie Bell.

Here is a trailer for Shining Girls:

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On April 28, the limited series Under the Banner of Heaven will debut online on FX on Hulu.

Show Synopsis: The limited series, inspired by the true crime best-seller by Jon Krakauer, follows the events that led to the 1984 murder of Brenda Wright Lafferty (Daisy Edgar-Jones) and her baby daughter in a suburb in the Salt Lake Valley, Utah. As Detective Jeb Pyre (Andrew Garfield) investigates events that transpired within the Lafferty family, he uncovers buried truths about the origins of the LDS religion and the violent consequences of unyielding faith. What Pyre, a devout Mormon, unearths leads him to question his own faith.

The series also stars Gil Birmingham, Rory Culkin, Sam Worthington and Wyatt Russell.

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