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My 10 Top TV Choices for August

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This year is moving so quickly, as it feels like we were just getting prepared for summer to start, and now it’s getting close to being over. Thankfully we have lots of TV options to keep us distracted from the fast moving year.

The following are my top 10 choices for August TV:

First of all, I’m curious to see Emma Myers – those who watched Wednesday on Netflix will know her as Enid Sinclair, the werewolf at Nevermore Academy is Wednesday’s roommate – in the new Netflix drama A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, which will debut on August 1. The series will focus on one student (the aforementioned Myers), who is determined to uncover the truth and find the real killer of a 17-year-old girl in a sleepy English town five years afer the murder.

Then there are the streaming dramas that will be back with new seasons, including:

  •  The fourth and final season of The Umbrella Academy on Netflix on August 8;
  • Part 1 of the fourth season of Emily in Paris also on Netflix, on August 15; and,
  • The second season of the Amazon Prime fantasy The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power.

Lastly, there are the Hallmark Channel/Hallmark Mystery movies that I am most looking forward to seeing, including:

  • Junebug on August 3 at 8 PM, starring Autumn Reeser and Aaron O’Connell;
  • A Costa Rican Wedding on August 17 at 8 PM, starring Rhiannon Fish and Christopher Russell; and,
  • Nelly Knows Mysteries: A Fatal Engagement on August 23 at 9 PM, starring Pascale Hutton and Kavan Smith

The other made-for-TV movies that I am eager to watch are as follows:

  • The Union will debut on Netflix on August 16, and stars Mark Wahlberg and Halle Berry as well as J.K. Simmons, Mike Colter Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje and Jackie Earle Haley [among others];
  • The Supremes at Earl’s All-You-Can-Eat will debut on Hulu on August 23, starring Sanaa Lathan, Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor and Uzo Aduba) as well as Julian McMahon, Mekhi Phifer, Tati Gabrielle, Vondie Curtis-Hall and Russell Hornsby; and,
  • The Killer will debut on Peacock also on August 23, starring Game of Thrones and Fast & Furious alum Nathalie Emmanuel and Lupin star Omar Sy.

You can check out our August TV calendar here, and then let us know what you’re most looking forward to watching next month.

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Using her favorite online handle, Rueben is an East Coast-bred gal who is now a permanent Californian and a lifelong tv-oholic. She watches at least 25 TV shows a week, goes to the movies as often as possible, listens to music every waking moment, reads every day and “plays” on the internet every chance she can. Some of her current favorite TV shows are Outlander, Sweet Magnolias, Wednesday, The Mandalorian, The Equalizer, Fire Country, Miss Scarlet, Hudson & Rex, SkyMed, The Rookie, Bridgerton, Cobra Kai, Virgin River, The Witcher, Leverage: Redemption and School Spirits. She is looking forward to the fall TV season, including the return of Outlander, Tracker and The Equalizer and the debuts of the new dramas Matlock, Murder In a Small Town, NCIS: Origins and Cross. Follow her on Bluesky @ruebensramblings.bsky.social or contact her at rueben@nicegirlstv.com. Please also check out Rueben's Ramblings website for even more entertainment news.