Rueben's Ramblings

On October 31, the CBS All Access drama Tell Me A Story will debut online.

Set in modern-day New York City, this serialized drama interweaves “The Three Little Pigs,” “Little Red Riding Hood” and “Hansel and Gretel” into an epic and subversive tale of love, loss, greed, revenge and murder.

The ensemble cast includes Paul Wesley, James Wolk, Michael Raymond-James, Billy Magnussen, Dania Ramirez, Danielle Campbell, Dorian Missick, Rarmian Newton, Sam Jaeger, Kurt Yaeger, Paulina Singer, Davi Santos, Zabryna Guevara and Kim Cattrall.

Here is a trailer for Tell Me A Story:

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The new Netflix series Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will debut on October 26.

This version is a dark coming-of-age story that traffics in horror, the occult and, of course, witchcraft. Tonally in the vein of Rosemary’s Baby and The Exorcist, this adaptation finds Sabrina Spellman (Kiernan Shipka) wrestling to reconcile her dual nature – half-witch, half-mortal – while standing against the evil forces that threaten her, her family and the daylight world humans inhabit.

The ensemble cast includes Lucy Davis, Miranda Otto, Michelle Gomez, Richard Coyle, Tati Gabrielle and Bronson Pinchot [among others].

Here is a trailer for Chilling Adventures of Sabrina:

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On October 25, the controversial small screen adaptation of the box office movie Heathers will finally debut on Paramount Network for a 5-night binge at 10 and 11 PM.

Set in the present day, “good girl” Veronica Sawyer (Grace Victoria Cox) deals with a very different but equally vicious group of ‘Heathers.’ Heather Chandler (Melanie Field) is the unconventional leader of this popular high school clique and rules Westerburg High through fear, intimidation and amazing fashion sense. Heather Duke (Brendan Scannell) is Heather C’s #1 sidekick and harnesses the Heather’s power to destroy whoever he views as a total discount hobgoblin.

Heather McNamara (Jasmine Mathews) is considered the nicest Heather in the group who lives in the shadow of the others. She’s hiding a dark secret that she doesn’t want to be exposed. JD Dean (James Scully) is the new boy in town with a dark side and sets out on a reckless path of destruction proving that no one, even his girlfriend Veronica is safe.

NOTE: Two more new episodes will air each night October 26 through October 28 with the final episode set to air on October 29.

Here is a trailer for Heathers:

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The five-part mini-series The Woman in White will debut on PBS on October 21 at 10 PM.

When a young man encounters a ghostly woman dressed all in white on a moonlit road, he is drawn into a web of intrigue that will transform his life forever. Offering his assistance to this distressed, spectral woman, he is later shocked to discover that she had just escaped from a nearby insane asylum.

The cast includes Ben Hardy, Charles Dance, Dougray Scott, Jessie Buckley and Olivia Vinall.

Here is a trailer for The Woman in White:

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