Rueben's Ramblings

On September 20, the new Netflix series Criminal will debut online.

The series consists of 12 episodes of 45 minutes with three episodes each set across four countries – France, Spain, Germany and the UK. The drama takes place exclusively within the confines of a police interview suite. It is a stripped down, cat-and-mouse drama that will focus on the intense mental conflict between the police officer and the suspect in question.

The cast includes David Tennant (Doctor Who and Good Omens) and Hayley Atwell (Avengers franchise and Agent Carter).

Here is a trailer for Criminal:

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The 8-episode streaming series Unbelievable will debut online on Netflix on September 13.

Marie Adler (Kaitlyn Dever from Justified and Last Man Standing), a teenager who was charged with lying about having been raped, and the two female detectives, Grace Rasmussen (Toni Collette) and Karen Duvall (Merritt Weaver) who followed a twisting path to arrive at the truth.

The cast will also include Elizabeth Marvel and Vanessa Bell Calloway.

Here is a trailer for Unbelievable:

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On September 12, the Netflix series The I-Land will debut online.

The 7-episode mystery follows what happens when 10 people wake up on a treacherous island with no memory of who they are or how they got there. As the group sets off on a trek to try to get back home, they soon discover this world is not as it seems.

The cast includes Natalie Martinez (Under the Dome), Kate Bosworth (Superman Returns), Michelle Veintimilla (Gotham), Alex Pettyfer (I Am Number Four and Magic Mike) and Kyle Schmid (Six, Copper and Blood Ties) [among others].

Here is a trailer for The I-Land:

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The When Calls the Heart spin-off series When Hope Calls will debut online on August 30 on Hallmark Movies Now.

In the early 1900s, sisters Lillian and Grace (Morgan Kohan and Jocelyn Hudon) open an orphanage in a northwestern town which is on the cusp of change; the sisters strive to find happiness and romance while meeting the challenges of taking care of children in their care.

Here is a trailer for When Hope Calls:

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The new Amazon Prime drama Carnival Row will debut online on August 30.

A human detective and a fairy (Orlando Bloom and Cara Delevingne) rekindle a dangerous affair in a Victorian fantasy world; the city’s uneasy peace collapses when a string of murders reveals an unimaginable monster.

Here is a trailer for Carnival Row:

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