Rueben's Ramblings

On October 5, the AMC drama Soulmates will debut at 10 PM.

Set fifteen years into the future, when science has made a discovery that changes the lives of everyone on the planet – a test that unequivocally tells you who your soulmate is.

The cast includes Betsy Brandt, David Costabile, J.J. Feild, Joe Anderson, Malin Akerman and Sarah Snook.

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On October 4, the Showtime series The Good Lord Bird will debut at 9 PM.

Told from the point of view of Onion (Joshua Johnson-Lionel), a fictional enslaved boy who becomes a member of John Brown’s (Ethan Hawke) motley family of abolitionist soldiers and eventually finds himself participating in the famous 1859 raid at Harpers Ferry.

The series also stars Daveed Diggs, David Morse, Orlando Jones and Steve Zahn.

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The series debut of Cobra will air on PBS on October 4 at 10 PM.

The 6-part series follows the British Prime Minister and his emergency committee as they navigate a major crisis and its political and personal fallout.

The series stars Robert Carlyle, David Haig and Victoria Hamilton.

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On October 4, the series debut of Flesh and Blood will air on PBS at 9 PM.

Lives of three siblings (Claudie Blakley, Russell Tovey and Lydia Leonard) are disrupted when their recently widowed mother (Francesca Annis) declares she’s in love with a new man (Stephen Rae). Tangled web of secrets, lies, rivalries and betrayals eventually leads to a murder. The next-door neighbor will be played by Imelda Staunton and the detective trying to work out whether an unfortunate incident was an accident or a heinous crime will be played by David Bamber.

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On October 2, the new Hulu drama Monsterland will debut online.

Encounters with mermaids, fallen angels, and other strange beasts drive broken people to desperate acts in this anthology series based on the collection of stories from Nathan Ballingrud called North American Lake Monsters.

The ensemble cast includes Adepero Oduye, Adria Arjona, Charlie Tahan, Hamish Linklater, Jonathan Tucker, Kaitlyn Dever, Kelly Marie Tran, Mike Colter, Nicole Beharie and Taylor Schilling.

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Emily in Paris is the new dramedy that will debut on Netflix on October 2.

When ambitious Chicago marketing exec Emily (Lily Collins) unexpectedly lands her dream job in Paris, she embraces a new life as she juggles work, friends and romance.

The cast includes Kate Walsh and Ashley Park.

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On October 1, the limited series The Salisbury Poisonings will also debut today on AMC+ (the streaming service of AMC).

In March 2018, the eyes of the world turned to the British city of Salisbury when it became the epicenter of what has been described as one of the biggest political events of the 21st century – but until now, the heroic acts behind the headlines have not been told. Within three days of the assassination attempt on double agent and spy Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia, key agencies discovered that a lethal nerve agent called Novichok was used, just half a teaspoon of which could kill 20,000 people. Within four days, hundreds of traces were found across the city, and, just when things were finally thought to be under control, a perfume bottle containing the nerve agent was discovered, throwing the investigation into renewed chaos.

The cast includes Rafe Spall, MyAnna Buring, Marie-Anne Duff and Johnny Harris.

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Gangs of London is the new drama that will debut online on AMC+ (the streaming service of AMC) on October 1.

The 10-episode action-thriller is set in the heart of one of the world’s most dynamic and multicultural cities, telling the story of a city being torn apart by the turbulent power struggles of the international gangs that control it and the sudden power vacuum that’s created when the head of London’s most powerful crime family is assassinated.

The series stars a Joe Cole, Sope Dirisu, Colm Meaney and Michelle Fairley.

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