Rueben's Ramblings

Combat Hospital

The new ABC drama Combat Hospital will debut at 10 PM on June 21.

Set in 2006 at the only military hospital providing advanced surgical care in all of Southern Afghanistan, the series charts the frantic lives of the hospital’s resident doctors and nurses from Canada, America, the U.K. and other allied countries.

The series stars Elias Koteas (The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), Michelle Borth (Hawaii Five-0 and The Forgotten), Terry Chen (Sanctuary), Deborah Kara Unger (Silent Hill) and Luke Mably (The Gates).

You can see a video clip of Combat Hospital here.

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Falling Skies

The new TNT series Falling Skies will have a two-hour debut at 9 PM on June 19. The series will then move to its regular timeslot on Sundays at 10 PM the following week.

This is a Steven Spielberg sci-fi drama about the chaotic aftermath of an alien attack that has left most of the world completely incapacitated. In the six months since the initial invasion, the few survivors have banded together outside major cities to begin the difficult task of fighting back. Each day is a test of survival as citizen soldiers work to protect the people in their care while also engaging in an insurgency campaign against the occupying alien force. The cast includes Noah Wyle (ER), who plays Tom Mason, a Boston history professor, Moon Bloodgood (Terminator Salvation) as Anne Glass, a pediatrician who works with the surviving children to help them cope with the traumatic upheaval in their lives, Will Patton (Armageddon) who plays Weaver, a fierce leader of the resistance.

The cast also includes Drew Roy (Hannah Montana and Secretariat) as Tom’s oldest son, Maxim Knight (Brothers & Sisters) as Tom’s youngest son; Connor Jessup (The Saddle Club) as Tom’s son who was captured by aliens; and Seychelle Gabriel (Weeds and The Last Airbender) as an orphaned teenager who helps Anne in the group’s makeshift medical clinic. Colin Cunningham (Stargate SG-1) and Sarah Carter (Shark) also star.

Here is the official trailer for Falling Skies.

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The Nine Lives of Chloe King

The Nine Lives of Chloe King will debut on ABC Family Channel on June 14 at 9 PM.

The show follows Chloe King (Skyler Samuels from The Gates), who is looking forward to celebrating her birthday with her friends and single mother (Amy Pietz from The Office), just like every other year that is until she starts developing heightened abilities and discovers she’s being pursued by a mysterious figure. Chloe soon learns she’s part of an ancient race which has been hunted by human assassins for millennia – and that she may be their only hope for ultimate survival. Based on the book series by Celia Thomson.

The cast includes Grey Damon (Friday Night Lights), newcomer Grace Phipps as Amy, Benjamin Stone (10 Things I Hate About You), Alyssa Diaz (Southland) and Ki Hong Lee (The Secret Life of the American Teenager).

You can watch a video clip of The Nine Lives of Chloe King here.

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Outcasts

On June 13 the new series Outcasts will debut on BBC America at 9 PM.

The series is set in 2040 when the human race leaves Earth in hopes of starting over on a new planet, exploring survival, sex, politics and the drive for power in a new post-Earth era.

The cast includes Ben Richard (MI-5), Eric Mabius (Ugly Betty), Daniel Mays (Ashes to Ashes), Liam Cunningham (Clash of the Titans), Ashley Walters (Hustle) and Hermione Norris (MI-5).

Jamie Bamber (Battlestar Galactica) appears in the first episode.

Here is a video clip for Outcasts.

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The Protector

The new Lifetime series The Protector will debut on June 12 at 10 PM.

Gloria Sheppard (Ally Walker from Profiler and Sons of Anarchy) is a divorced mother, juggling her demanding personal and professional life as an intuitive LAPD homicide detective while raising two boys with the help of her troubled younger brother Davey (Chris Payne Gilbert from 10 Items or Less). 

Co-stars include Tisha Campbell-Martin (My Wife and Kids) and Miguel Ferrer (Crossing Jordan).

You can see a video clip here for The Protector.

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Switched at Birth

The new ABC Family Channel series Switched at Birth will debut on June 6 at 9 PM.

The series tells the story of two teenage girls who discover they were accidentally switched as newborns in the hospital. Bay Kennish (Vanessa Marano from Scoundrels) grew up in a wealthy family with two parents (D.W. Moffett from Friday Night Lights and Lea Thompson from Caroline in the City), and a brother (Lucas Grabeel from High School Musical), while Daphne Vasquez (newcomer Katie Leclerc), who lost her hearing at an early age due to a case of meningitis, grew up with a single mother (Constance Marie from The George Lopez Show) in a working class neighborhood. Things come to a dramatic head when both families meet and struggle to learn how to live together for the sake of the girls.

The cast also includes newcomer Sean Berdy and a recurring appearance from Marlee Matlin.

Here is a video clip for Switched at Birth.

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Teen Wolf

On June 5 over on MTV – after the Movie Awards have aired – the new TV series Teen Wolf will debut (check local listings for exact airtime; expected airtime is 11 PM). This will be a two-night premiere with the second part airing on June 6 at 10 PM, which will be the show’s regular timeslot starting on Monday.

The series is LOOSELY based on the 80’s movie classic (that starred Michael J. Fox), but with a much darker, more sinister tone, finding young lacrosse student Scott McCall (Tyler Posey from Lincoln Heights) being bitten by an animal only to find out that it was a werewolf (Tyler Hoechlin from 7th Heaven). The next morning he is greeted with strange surprises and a life that will never be the same.

Holland Roden (Bring It On: Fight to the Finish), Crystal Reed (Skyline) and newcomer Dylan O’Brien co-star.

You can see a video clip here for Teen Wolf.

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Franklin & Bash

TNT will debut their new drama Franklin & Bash on June 1 at 9 PM.

The series stars Mark-Paul Gosselaar (NYPD Blue) as Peter Bash and Breckin Meyer (Road Trip) as Jared Franklin, two fly-by-the seat-of-their-pants lawyers who catch the attention of Stanton Infeld (the legendary Malcolm McDowell), who runs one of the top law firms in Los Angeles. Infeld ends up recruiting the pair to bring fresh energy to the firm. But that decision doesn’t sit well with Infeld’s nephew (Reed Diamond).

Other cast members include Garcelle Beauvais (NYPD Blue) and Dana Davis (Heroes).

Here is a video clip for Franklin & Bash.

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