Rueben's Ramblings

On May 1, the new limited series A Small Light will debut on National Geographic at 9 PM.

This limited series tells the remarkable true story of secretary Miep Gies (Bel Powley), who was a young, carefree and opinionated woman – at a time when opinions got you killed – when her boss, Otto Frank (Liev Schreiber), asked her to help hide his family from the Nazis during WWII. Without hesitation, Miep agreed.

For the next two years, she and her daring and devoted husband Jan (Joe Cole), with several other everyday heroes, watched over the Frank, van Pels and Pfeffer families hiding in the secret annex.

The cast includes Eleanor Tomlinson and Ian McElhinney [among others].

Here is a trailer for A Small Light:

The new series Casa Grande will debut online on May 1 on Amazon Freevee.

This bilingual limited series follows the tales of California’s hardworking, often undocumented migrant workforce, as well as the wealthy landowners in Northern California.

The cast includes James Marsters, John Pyper-Ferguson, Christina Moore, Ali Afshar, Javier Bolanos, Kate Mansi and Karen Bethzabe [among others]

Here is a trailer for Casa Grande:

On May 1, the new 5-episode limited series White House Plumbers will debut on HBO at 9 PM.

This is a behind-the-scenes look at the Watergate scandal, focusing on President Richard Nixon’s political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), as they accidentally topple the presidency they were zealously trying to protect and their families along with it.

The ensemble cast includes David Krumholtz, Domhnall Gleeson, F. Murray Abraham, Ike Barinholtz, John Carroll Lynch, Judy Greer, Kathleen Turner, Kiernan Shipka, Kim Coates, Lena Headey, Liam James, Tony Plana, Yul Vazquez and Zoe Levin.

Here is a trailer for White House Plumbers:

The small screen adaptation of Fatal Attraction will debut online on Paramount+ on April 30.

The 6-episode reimaging of the classic psychosexual thriller stars Joshua Jackson and Lizzy Caplan in the lead roles.

The series will explore fatal attraction and the timeless themes of marriage and infidelity through the lens of modern attitudes toward strong women, personality disorders and coercive control.

The cast includes Amanda Peet and Reno Wilson.

Here is a trailer for Fatal Attraction:

On April 30, the new PBS drama Tom Jones will debut at 9 PM.

Solly McLeod (House of the Dragon) stars as the handsome, resourceful Tom while Sophie Wilde (You Don’t Know Me) stars as the beautiful and bright, seemingly unattainable love of his life, Sophia Western. He is a foundling of uncertain parentage, while she is an heiress. In 18th-century England, their class differences make their journey to find each other complicated and treacherous. Ted Lasso star Hannah Waddingham stars as the seductive and vengeful Lady Bellaston, who comes between Tom and Sophia.

The cast also includes James Fleet, Pearl Mackie, Tamzin Merchant and Shirley Henderson (among others).

Here is a trailer for Tom Jones: