The holiday season does seem to start earlier and earlier each year. It’s literally the day after Halloween, yet you wouldn’t know it from the trickle of new holiday movies coming out over the next couple of weeks. You would think the entire month of November would be dedicated to Thanksgiving, but apparently, Christmas just can’t wait its turn.
In any case, this week’s new releases not only give us a glimpse of what November has in store for us in terms of movies and TV shows, but also suggest that Hollywood will be packing this month and the next with a wide variety of entertainment to keep us occupied through the end of the year.
So, for anyone who believes there’s simply nothing to watch, well, just check out this week’s lineup. It’s pretty much a microcosm of what the rest of the year will look like: a sprinkling of awards contenders, a big dollop of studio-backed blockbusters, genre films of all kinds, including foreign and independent productions, and, of course, enough holiday-themed entertainment to remind us that Christmas is already right around the corner. So, scroll down and take a look at what’s coming out over the next couple of days.
🎥 In Theaters This Week
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🎥 The Last Temptation of Becky
(Wed, Nov 4th — limited release)
Becky is back, and she’s kicking Nazi ass once again. Lulu Wilson returns as the tough-as-nails vigilante turned CIA field agent in this third installment of the cult action-horror franchise. This time, she’s facing off against Neil Patrick Harris as a Fourth Reich-obsessed villain plotting a Nazi resurgence. But Becky has a bloody history of dealing with these creeps, and she’s not about to start taking prisoners now.
🎥 Trauma or, Monsters All
(Wed, Nov 4th — limited release)
Vampires, werewolves, and Frankenstein’s monster? Sounds like one hell of a neighborhood. Indie horror maestro Larry Fessenden brings these familiar creatures together in this gothic horror tale, where an aspiring writer (Laëtitia Hollard) exposes a small town’s dark secrets. But when her newspaper article sparks widespread panic, fear and paranoia turn the locals against one another. Suddenly, the monsters lurking in the shadows seem like the least of their problems.
🎥 Ramayana: Rise of a Legend: Part 1
(Thurs, Nov 4th — IMAX release)
India’s legendary mythology is getting the full blockbuster treatment. Director Nitesh Tiwari brings the ancient Ramayana to life in this visually ambitious fantasy epic, starring Ranbir Kapoor as Prince Rama, Yash as the mighty Ravana, and Sai Pallavi as Sita. With visual-effects talent behind Dune, The Odyssey, and Interstellar involved, this grand-scale adaptation promises massive battles, breathtaking spectacle, and larger-than-life heroes worthy of one of India’s greatest stories.
🎥 The Cat in the Hat
(Fri, Nov 6th — wide release)
The Cat is back, and mischief is practically guaranteed. Comedian Bill Hader voices Dr. Seuss’ beloved troublemaker in this imaginative animated comedy, as the mischievous feline takes on his toughest assignment yet: cheering up two siblings struggling to adjust to a new town. Featuring the voices of Xochitl Gomez, Matt Berry, Quinta Brunson, and America Ferrera, this whimsical adventure proves that even the simplest good deed can turn into complete CAT-astrophe.
🎥 Godzilla Minus Zero
(Fri, Nov 6th — wide release)
They thought Godzilla was gone for good. Think again. Two years after the events of the Oscar-winning original, Ryunosuke Kamiki and Minami Hamabe return to face the legendary monster once more. With filmmaker Takashi Yamazaki back at the helm, this epic kaiju sequel introduces a mysterious “Plan B” that could involve another monster. Because sometimes the best way to fight a monster is with an even bigger one.
🎥 Wild Horse Nine
(Fri, Nov 6th — wide release)
The first rule of being a CIA agent? Never tell anyone you’re a CIA agent. Apparently, John Malkovich didn’t get the memo. In this darkly comedic political thriller from Oscar-winning filmmaker Martin McDonagh, Malkovich plays a cranky CIA operative sent to Easter Island with his longtime partner (Sam Rockwell) ahead of Chile’s 1973 military coup. But his loose lips and reckless behavior soon make him a liability the CIA might need to eliminate.
🎥 Jimmy
(Fri, Nov 6th — wide release)
Before George Bailey found his way back to Bedford Falls, Jimmy Stewart had to find his way back to himself. KJ Apa stars as the Hollywood legend in this biographical drama chronicling his journey from Oscar-winning actor to World War II combat pilot. But returning home proves just as difficult, until a little film called It’s a Wonderful Life helps Stewart rediscover his purpose, both on and off the screen.
🎥 Drummer Boy
(Fri, Nov 6th — wide release)
The American Revolution gets a musical twist in this historical action-drama from brothers Ben and Joel David Smallbone. Set against the fight for independence, the story follows two brothers (Joel David Smallbone and Lucas Leach) torn apart by war and an enslaved woman (India Brown) searching for freedom. Featuring original music from Smallbone’s Grammy-winning Christian band FOR KING + COUNTRY, this sweeping period drama explores faith, family, sacrifice, and forgiveness on the battlefield.
🎥 I Play Rocky
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release; in NY, LA, and PA)
Before he became Rocky Balboa, Sylvester Stallone was fighting his own underdog battle. Anthony Ippolito stars as the struggling actor in this biographical drama from Oscar-winning director Peter Farrelly, chronicling Stallone’s determination to get his boxing screenplay made while refusing to surrender the lead role to a bigger star. With AnnaSophia Robb, Stephan James and Jay Duplass co-starring, this is the story of how one Hollywood nobody fought his way into becoming a legend.
🎥 Being Heumann
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release)
Sometimes the only way to change the system is to take the fight straight to Washington. From CODA filmmaker Siân Heder comes this inspiring true story starring Ruth Madeley as disability rights activist Judy Heumann, who leads a historic 1977 sit-in demanding federal protections for disabled Americans. With Mark Ruffalo, Dylan O’Brien, and Rob Delaney co-starring, this uplifting period drama celebrates the power of protest, solidarity, and refusing to back down, even when it feels like the whole system is against you.
🎥 Club Kid
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release)
Party hard, grow up later. Jordan Firstman writes, directs, and stars in this offbeat dramedy as a washed-up New York party promoter whose carefree lifestyle gets a rude awakening when a 10-year-old boy (Reggie Absolom) shows up claiming to be his son. With Cara Delevingne, Diego Calva, and Kirby Howell-Baptiste co-starring, this queer-friendly comedy explores what happens when the biggest party animal in the room suddenly has to become the responsible adult.
🎥 Ghost Soldier
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release)
You can take the soldier out of the battlefield, but good luck taking the fight out of him. Jim Caviezel plays a former Special Forces operative enjoying a quiet life off the grid until a powerful foreign corporation moves in to seize his community’s land. Big mistake. Directed by William Eubank (Land of Bad), this explosive action thriller proves that sometimes the best defense is a heavily armed offense.
🎥 Littermates
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release; Alamo Drafthouse exclusive)
Imagine waking up after society’s collapse with no memory, no voice, and a complete stranger calling the shots. This bizarre dystopian dark comedy from filmmakers Scott Tinkham and Michael Woloson follows two amnesiac survivors, Liam (Joey Bader) and Mel (Kaylee McGregor), who find themselves in a mysterious estate, where their caretaker teaches them to speak and rewards good behavior with strange little tokens called “nifties.” But is this strange man really protecting them from the outside world, or keeping them prisoner for his own mysterious purposes?
🎥 Mouse
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release)
Sometimes the hardest part of losing someone is figuring out how to move forward. From Ghostlight directors Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson comes this heartfelt family drama starring Katherine Mallen Kupferer as a teenager grieving her best friend’s sudden death. But when she forms an unexpected bond with the girl’s grieving mother (Sophie Okonedo), the two find comfort in their shared loss, leading to a friendship they never expected but so desperately needed.
🎥 zi
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release)
Time, memory, and identity get tangled in this quietly mysterious drama from Columbus and After Yang filmmaker Kogonada. Michelle Mao stars as a young violinist in Hong Kong haunted by visions of her future self. But when a chance encounter with an American stranger (Haley Lu Richardson) leads to an unexpected night together, the boundaries between past, present, and future begin to blur into a surreal journey of self-discovery.
🎥 Paradise Lost
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release)
What happens when the person you’ve spent years missing finally comes home, but isn’t quite the person you remember? From Train to Busan filmmaker Yeon Sang-ho comes this sci-fi-tinged psychological thriller starring Kim Hyun-joo as a mother who spends nine years finding comfort in a virtual version of her young missing son. But when he unexpectedly returns, all grown up and practically a stranger, she begins questioning who she’s actually welcomed home. Suddenly, the reunion she’s spent years dreaming of becomes her greatest source of fear.
🎥 Soul Patrol
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release)
Some stories from the Vietnam War have remained untold for decades. In this haunting Sundance-winning documentary, filmmaker J.M. Harper explores the experiences of Company F, 51st Infantry, the war’s first all-Black special operations team. Through firsthand interviews, archival footage, and personal recordings, these veterans recount dangerous missions, lasting friendships, and painful losses, while confronting the bitter irony of fighting for freedom overseas when racial inequality remained a battle back home.
🎥 Nuisance Bear
(Fri, Nov 6th — limited release; in LA)
Who’s the real nuisance here, the polar bears or the humans invading their backyard? Set along the shores of Canada’s Hudson Bay, this Sundance Grand Jury Prize-winning documentary follows polar bears navigating a changing Arctic landscape filled with tourists, wildlife officers, and local residents. As humans and wildlife struggle to coexist, the film raises a provocative question: Who really has the right to call this place home?
🎥 Raise the Red Lantern: 35th Anniversary
(Fri, Nov 6th — re-release)
Some movies don’t need remakes. They just deserve another chance on the big screen. Zhang Yimou’s visually stunning 1991 period drama, starring Gong Li, returns to theaters in a newly restored 4K presentation. Set within a walled estate where the lighting of red lanterns determines a woman’s standing, this Oscar-nominated Chinese classic explores power, jealousy, and repression through breathtaking imagery and an unforgettable story of tradition and control.
🎥 Rocky: 50th Anniversary
(Fri, Nov 6th — re-release)
The ultimate underdog story is heading back to the big screen. 50 years after Sylvester Stallone became a Hollywood sensation, this Oscar-winning boxing classic returns to theaters, reminding audiences why Rocky Balboa’s journey from small-time fighter to unlikely contender still packs an emotional punch. And with the new biopic I Play Rocky exploring the film’s unlikely creation, there’s no better time to revisit the movie that started it all.
🎦 Streaming This Week
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🎦 The Holiday Spark
(Mon, Nov 2nd — premiering on TUBI)
Jamie Chung stars in this original streaming holiday film as a children’s book illustrator who teams up with a charming firefighter (Joey Graziadei) to organize a festive Christmas celebration at his firehouse. But as their holiday planning sparks an unexpected romance, the two must figure out whether there’s room for love amid their busy lives.
🎦 A Dog’s Perfect Christmas
(Wed, Nov 4th — premiering on Netflix)
Sometimes all it takes to save Christmas is a little help from man’s best friend. Dennis Quaid stars as a grieving grandfather struggling to keep his family together when a medical emergency threatens their holiday plans. But their loyal basset hound, Winstead (voiced by Thomas Haden Church), has other ideas. With help from a mischievous corgi puppy, he sets out to reunite his human family before Christmas Eve. Based on the novel by A Dog’s Purpose author W. Bruce Cameron, this heartwarming holiday drama also stars Milo Ventimiglia and Mary Steenburgen.
🎦 Super Troopers 3
(Thurs, Nov 5th — streaming on Hulu / Disney+)
Broken Lizard is back for another round of questionable police work, with those lovable, boneheaded state troopers returning for more roadside mischief and spectacular incompetence. Jay Chandrasekhar once again directs and stars alongside Paul Soter, Steve Lemme, Erik Stolhanske, and Kevin Heffernan. This time, Farva’s extravagant engagement to Thorny’s sister threatens to tear the group apart, while a dangerous new drug ring gives the Troopers an even bigger mess to completely mishandle.
🎦 Possible Love
(Fri, Nov 6th — premiering on Netflix)
Acclaimed Korean filmmaker Lee Chang-dong returns with his first film in eight years, following the award-winning Burning. Starring Sul Kyung-gu, Jeon Do-yeon, Cho Yeo-jeong, and Zo In-sung, this Korean drama explores class, desire, and dissatisfaction through two married couples from different walks of life. When a recently laid-off worker and his wife cross paths with a wealthy filmmaker and her husband, a chance encounter gradually turns into something more intimate, bringing hidden desires and attractions to the surface.
🎦 Marie Antoinette: 20th Anniversary / Making Marie Antoinette (Doc.)
(Fri, Nov 6th — streaming on MUBI)
Some movies are simply ahead of their time. 20 years after its divisive debut, Sofia Coppola’s lavish historical drama returns in a newly restored 4K presentation. Kirsten Dunst stars as the ill-fated French queen in this unconventional period piece that fuses extravagant 18th-century decadence with a soundtrack of ’70s and ’80s new wave and punk rock. Once dismissed by critics, this visually stunning cult favorite has since earned a much-deserved second look.
🎦 The Uprising
(Fri, Nov 6th — streaming on Peacock)
Filmmaker Paul Greengrass trades modern thrillers for 14th-century England in this sweeping medieval epic about the 1381 Peasants’ Revolt. Andrew Garfield stars as Wat Tyler, an impoverished man pushed by crushing taxes and royal oppression into leading a rebellion against King Richard II (Woody Norman). With Jamie Bell, Stephen Dillane, Tom Hollander, Thomasin McKenzie, Jonny Lee Miller, Cosmo Jarvis, and Katherine Waterston also aboard, this looks like history told from the mud up, where the tired, the fed up, and the angry finally get heard.
🎦 Motor City
(Fri, Nov 6th — streaming on AMC+)
Reacher star Alan Ritchson goes full ’70s revenge machine in this gritty Detroit crime thriller, playing a working-class man framed by a ruthless gangster (Ben Foster) and robbed of years behind bars. Once he’s free, he tears through the Motor City to reunite with the woman he loves (Shailene Woodley) and settle the score. Directed by Old Henry filmmaker Potsy Ponciroli, this payback story keeps the pedal down and a shotgun riding passenger.
🎦 Carolina Caroline
(Fri, Nov 6th — streaming on Netflix)
Samara Weaving and Kyle Gallner play two lovers with nowhere to go but deeper into trouble in this southern-fried crime thriller from Dinner in America filmmaker Adam Carter Rehmeier. What starts as small-town escape quickly turns into a dangerous road trip of scams, bad choices, and toxic chemistry. Love may be the getaway plan, but self-destruction is riding shotgun.
🎦 Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass
(Sat, Nov 7th — streaming on Netflix)
Zoey Deutch stars as Gail, a small-town hairdresser whose engagement falls apart after her fiancé uses his celebrity hall pass to cheat on her. Determined to even the score, she heads to Los Angeles in pursuit of her own celebrity crush: Mad Men’s Jon Hamm. Directed by David Wain and co-starring John Slattery and Hamm as themselves, this oddball comedy turns heartbreak into one very bad Hollywood idea. Some celebrity crushes are probably better left hypothetical.
✅ On VOD This Week
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✅ Resident Evil
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
A routine delivery turns into one very bad night for Austin Abrams’ medical courier, Bryan, as a biological disaster sends him racing through an increasingly dangerous city. Zach Cregger, the filmmaker behind Barbarian and Weapons, directs this standalone reinvention of the survival-horror video game franchise. Turns out working the night shift can always get worse.
✅ Primetime
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Robert Pattinson plays Dateline journalist Chris Hansen in Lance Oppenheim’s fictionalized drama inspired by the rise of To Catch a Predator. As Hansen and his crew turn hidden-camera stings into must-see television, journalism, law enforcement, and entertainment begin sharing the same uncomfortable space, begging the question: when does exposing predators cross the line into exploiting them for entertainment?
✅ Bad Apples
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Saoirse Ronan stars as Maria, a primary-school teacher pushed to the breaking point by one violently disruptive student. Desperate to get her classroom under control, she makes a drastic choice that actually seems to work... for a while. But solving one problem only creates a much bigger one. Directed by Jonatan Etzler, this dark comedy-thriller follows Maria as one bad decision leads to another, eventually sparking a citywide search for a missing boy whose whereabouts she knows all too well.
✅ Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Prayer and violence make uneasy company as Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali plays a devout hitman whose life begins to unravel after his wife’s death, sending him across Houston to protect his children from enemies looking to tie up loose ends. Writer-director Bassam Tariq turns that setup into both a chase and a crisis of faith, as the beliefs that once guided him clash with the violence that has defined his life.
✅ Sense and Sensibility
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Another decade... another Jane Austen adaptation. Daisy Edgar-Jones takes on the challenge of playing Elinor Dashwood in this new version of the Austen classic. You know, that old chestnut about two sisters navigating love, heartbreak, and British society, where finding suitable husbands is practically essential to securing their future. Classic Austen! Joining Edgar-Jones are Esmé Creed-Miles as her younger sister Marianne, George MacKay as Edward Ferrars, Frank Dillane as John Willoughby, Herbert Nordrum as Colonel Brandon, and Caitríona Balfe as Mrs. Dashwood. Come for Austen, but stay for that wonderfully British tradition of keeping your feelings bottled up until it’s almost too late.
✅ Beware Boiúna
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Kiana Madeira, Jessica Rothe, and Logan Marshall-Green star as medical workers whose rescue mission deep in the Amazon goes sideways when they awaken a colossal ancient snake predator known by locals as the Boiúna. Directed by genre helmer Mike P. Nelson (The Domestics), this jungle horror reminds us that giant snakes aren’t just terrifying... they also make one hell of a movie monster.
✅ Rolling Loud: The Movie
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Nothing says responsible parenting quite like sneaking your 13-year-old into a music festival packed with thousands of screaming fans and plenty of questionable paraphernalia. Owen Wilson stars as a cautious dad hoping one night at Rolling Loud will help him reconnect with his son. Then he loses him in the crowd. Oh, crap. Also starring Matt Rife, this music-festival comedy sends Wilson scrambling through mosh pits and backstage mayhem, with real-life hip-hop stars like Sexyy Red and Ty Dolla $ign along for the ride.
✅ The History of Concrete
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Concrete is everywhere. But getting people to sit through a documentary about it is the harder sell. After How To with John Wilson, filmmaker John Wilson sets out to turn one of the most ordinary, seemingly unexciting materials around us into something worth watching. That plan quickly starts to crack, turning the project into a funny, self-aware look at filmmaking, creative compromise, unexpected connections, and what happens when real life becomes more interesting than the movie you thought you were making.
✅ Charlie Harper
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Nick Robinson and Emilia Jones star as Charlie and Harper, young lovers who leave home hoping to build a future together in a new city. But as Harper throws herself into becoming a chef and Charlie struggles to find his own direction, adulthood begins pulling them apart. Directors Mac Eldridge and Tom Dean ask what happens when love and growing up stop moving in the same direction.
✅ Without Blood
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Salma Hayek Pinault plays a woman who has spent years living with the loss of her family after a devastating war. Her search for answers brings her face-to-face with a man, played by Demián Bichir, who may know what really happened. Written and directed by Angelina Jolie from Alessandro Baricco’s novel, the drama turns that meeting into something far more complicated than revenge, as both are forced to confront memory, guilt, and whether the truth can bring any kind of peace.
✅ April X
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Heated Rivalry breakout Connor Storrie trades hockey sticks for black-market body parts in this sci-fi noir thriller. He stars as Bax, a hustler searching for his missing twin sister, April (Lilly Krug), in a futuristic post-Soviet city where dreams can be recorded and memories stolen. His search pulls him deeper into a neon-lit underworld where every clue brings him closer to the truth... and further into danger.
✅ Model Citizen
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Forgetting your past is bad enough. Discovering someone may have rewritten it is another matter entirely. Aaron Eckhart stars as an amnesiac former cop living on an isolated farm, haunted by violent nightmares and the unsettling feeling that someone is watching him. But as he searches for answers, he uncovers a sinister conspiracy involving surveillance, advanced technology, and human experimentation. With Emmanuelle Chriqui co-starring, this paranoid action thriller marks the feature directorial debut of Tag Mendillo.
✅ Operation Kabul
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
As Afghanistan falls to the Taliban in 2021, a desperate evacuation mission becomes a race against time. Inspired by true events, this Hungarian war-action thriller follows a military unit tasked with evacuating civilians from Kabul. But when a Hungarian doctor is captured by the Taliban, a rifleman commander leads his soldiers back into the dangerous streets for a nighttime rescue mission. Directed by Zsombor Dyga and starring Gábor Jászberényi and Blanka Mészáros, this intense military drama draws inspiration from the real-life Operation Shaman Shield.
✅ Dead Giveaway
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Some hangovers are worse than others, but waking up next to a dead stranger? That’s a whole new level. Happy Death Day’s Ruby Modine stars as a young woman who turns to her best friend (Superman’s Mikaela Hoover) after a wild night of partying leaves her with no memory and a corpse in her bed. But when they discover another man tied up in the closet, things only get stranger. From first-time feature director Ian Kimble comes this twisted horror comedy where piecing together last night becomes a matter of life and death.
✅ The Holiday Hitman
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
This Christmas, prepare to deck the halls... with the blood of your enemies. Nick Sagar stars as a professional hitman hoping to spend a quiet holiday with his wife (Montana Manning) and daughter. But when he refuses a Christmas Eve assignment, his boss puts a bounty on his head, sending an army of contract killers his way. Now he must fight to keep his family safe without exposing his double life. Talk about a killer Christmas.
✅ The Shadow’s Edge
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Jackie Chan may be getting older, but he’s still got a few tricks up his sleeve. The action legend stars as a retired surveillance expert called back into action when a gang of high-tech criminals pulls off a billion-dollar heist and outsmarts the police. Teaming up with a rookie officer (Zhang Zifeng), he sets out to track down the elusive mastermind known as the Wolf King (Tony Leung Ka-fai), turning the investigation into a deadly game of cat and mouse.
✅ 500 Fireflies
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on VOD/Digital)
Set during the summer of 1995, this heartfelt indie drama follows a struggling single father (Brian Villalobos) who returns to his Virginia hometown with his teenage daughter (Brett Cooper). Desperate for money, he turns to his estranged father (the late Richard Riehle), who agrees to help on one unusual condition: collect 500 fireflies. From writer-director Lysandra Petersson comes this nostalgic tale of family, second chances, and the lessons passed down between generations.
✅ Musk
(Fri, Nov 6th — on VOD/Digital)
Oscar-winning documentarian Alex Gibney has taken on some of the most controversial figures of our time. Now add Elon Musk to the list. This nearly four-hour deep dive examines Musk’s life, career, and enormous influence over technology, business, and politics. Depending on who you ask, he’s a visionary or a symbol of unchecked wealth and power. Gibney digs beneath both the mythology and criticism to examine how the man once hailed as a real-life Tony Stark became one of the world’s most polarizing figures.
✅ De Gaulle: Part I: Resistance
(Fri, Nov 6th — on VOD/Digital)
France’s darkest hour becomes the backdrop for this sweeping two-part World War II drama from The Wolf’s Call director Antonin Baudry. Simon Abkarian stars as Charles de Gaulle, the legendary French general who refuses to accept his country’s surrender to Nazi Germany in 1940. With no army and little support, he flees to London, determined to convince Winston Churchill (Simon Russell Beale) and his fellow countrymen that France isn’t finished fighting.
📺 On TV This Week
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📺 St. Denis Medical: Season 3
(Mon, Nov 2nd — on NBC; Next Day on Peacock)
Think The Pitt, but with fewer medical emergencies and a whole lot more workplace shenanigans. David Alan Grier returns as Dr. Ron in this NBC hospital sitcom, fresh off heart surgery and already clashing with his temporary replacement (Damon Wayans). Meanwhile, Wendi McLendon-Covey is back as Joyce, the overworked administrator trying to keep her underfunded hospital running while a dysfunctional staff of doctors and nurses somehow manages to make every shift more complicated than the last.
📺 The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins: Season 2
(Mon, Nov 2nd — on NBC; Next Day on Peacock)
Everyone deserves a second chance. Even someone who keeps screwing up the first one. Tracy Morgan returns as Reggie Dinkins, a disgraced former football star desperately trying to rebuild his reputation in the second season of this NBC comedy. With help from a washed-up filmmaker (Daniel Radcliffe) looking for his own comeback, Reggie sets out to win back the public’s trust. But keeping his foot out of his mouth might be his biggest challenge yet.
📺 Bass x Machina
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on Netflix)
The Wild West is getting a steampunk makeover, complete with deadly machines, supernatural forces, and plenty of outlaws. Brian Tyree Henry voices legendary lawman Bass Reeves in this adult animated Netflix series inspired by the real-life frontier hero. As a father fighting to protect his family in a lawless world, Bass must take justice into his own hands. From Yasuke creator LeSean Thomas, this action-packed Western also features Janelle Monáe as Bass’s wife, Glory.
📺 Homestead: Season 2
(Tues, Nov 3rd — on Angel Studio Web / App)
Surviving the apocalypse was hard enough. Now comes the real challenge: keeping humanity from tearing itself apart. In Season 2 of this Angel Studios thriller, survivors face famine, disease, and a ruthless religious leader threatening their fragile community. As Jeff (Bailey Chase) prepares for war and Cain (Charles Esten) battles his demons, rebuilding civilization might prove harder than surviving its collapse.
📺 The Greatest
(Wed, Nov 4th — on Prime Video)
What made Muhammad Ali “The Greatest”? It wasn’t just what he accomplished inside the boxing ring, but what he stood for outside it. Jaalen Best stars as the legendary boxer in this eight-episode biographical drama, chronicling his rise from a young Cassius Clay to a cultural icon who challenged the establishment during one of America’s most turbulent eras. With Michael Ealy as Malcolm X and Giovanni Ribisi as trainer Angelo Dundee, this authorized series explores the man behind the gloves and the convictions that made him a legend.
📺 Stick: Season 2
(Wed, Nov 4th — on Apple TV)
Owen Wilson returns as washed-up golf pro Pryce “Stick” Cahill in the second season of this Apple TV sports dramedy. After helping a promising young golfer find his footing, Stick gets his own chance at a comeback when an old rival (Timothy Olyphant) offers to bankroll his return to the game. The catch? He must become the oldest golfer ever to win the U.S. Open. With Rhea Seehorn joining as his new coach, Stick might just have a fighting chance.
📺 All’s Fair: Season 2
(Wed, Nov 4th — on Hulu / Disney+)
Snaps, slaps, and plenty of sass. Ryan Murphy’s all-female legal drama returns for another round of messy divorces and even messier personal lives. Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, and Niecy Nash-Betts are back as high-powered attorneys whose law firm faces new alliances, old flames, and shocking revelations. With Glenn Close and Sarah Paulson also starring, expect plenty of scandalous affairs, backstabbing betrayals, and outrageous twists. Subtlety? Not exactly Ryan Murphy’s specialty.
📺 Taken: Natalee Holloway
(Wed, Nov 4th — on Netflix)
Some true-crime stories are about solving a mystery. Others are about the people who refuse to give up searching for answers. This three-part Netflix documentary revisits the 2005 disappearance of 18-year-old Natalee Holloway during a graduation trip to Aruba. Through intimate interviews and archival footage, filmmakers Dani Sloane and Matthew Galkin follow Natalee’s mother, Beth, whose relentless, two-decade fight for answers and justice became a story of its own.
📺 The Remarried Empress
(Wed, Nov 4th — on Hulu / Disney+)
Shin Min-a stars as Empress Navier in this lavish Korean fantasy romance, whose seemingly perfect marriage falls apart when her husband, Emperor Sovieshu (Ju Ji-hoon), demands a divorce to marry another woman. But Navier has a surprise of her own: she intends to marry Prince Heinrey (Lee Jong-suk) of a rival kingdom. Based on the popular WEBTOON, this royal romance suggests that even empresses deserve a second chance at love.
📺 Black Doves: Season 2
(Thurs, Nov 5th — on Netflix)
Being an undercover spy is complicated enough, especially when your husband is the British Prime Minister. Keira Knightley returns as Helen Webb, an undercover operative whose husband (Andrew Buchan) is now running the country. And with his growing suspicions about her secret life, their marriage is becoming a matter of national security. Ben Whishaw also returns as Helen’s sharp-tongued ally Sam Young in the second season of this Netflix espionage thriller, where keeping the country’s secrets might be easier than keeping your own.
📺 North of North: Season 2
(Thurs, Nov 5th — on Netflix)
Life in the Arctic isn’t all snow and ice. Anna Lambe returns as Siaja in the second season of this heartfelt Canadian comedy about contemporary Inuit life. Set in the fictional community of Ice Cove, Nunavut, the series follows a young single mother navigating romance, family, and fresh starts in a small town where everybody knows your business... and has something to say about it.
📺 Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook
(Fri, Nov 6th — on Apple TV)
Part personal diary. Part food and travel show. But all Awkwafina. Actress and comedian Nora Lum sets out to reconnect with her family roots by reviving their beloved Cantonese restaurant. With help from friends and professional chefs, she takes a crash course in cooking and running a restaurant. There’s just one problem: she doesn’t know how to cook. And if she’s going to win Grandma’s approval, she’d better learn fast.
📺 It Gets Worse
(Fri, Nov 6th — on Paramount+)
Being in your 20s is supposed to be the time of your life. So why does everything feel like it’s falling apart? British comedian Leo Reich creates and stars in this London-set comedy about three 20-something friends struggling to navigate adulthood when they suddenly find themselves evicted from their apartment. With Emily Fairn and Olive Gray co-starring, this coming-of-age sitcom explores growing up, making terrible decisions, and trying to survive another day.
📺 Campus Drivers
(Fri, Nov 6th — on Prime Video)
Boy meets girl. Girl has a broken heart. Boy just happens to be her new roommate. You know where this is going, right? Carmen Kassovitz and Baptiste Masseline star in this French romantic drama about two university students whose unexpected living arrangement sparks romance. But with unresolved feelings and complicated past relationships, falling in love might be the easy part.
📺 Wolves Up Close with Bertie Gregory
(Fri, Nov 6th — on National Geographic; Next Day on Hulu / Disney+)
Who doesn’t love a good nature documentary, especially when it involves wolves? Wildlife filmmaker Bertie Gregory returns to the Canadian Arctic to follow a pack led by a fearless female named Kona. But surviving winter is no easy task, especially when food is scarce. With their next meal potentially weighing ten times their size, the pack faces its biggest challenge yet: taking down a moose.
📺 City of God: The Fight Rages On: Season 2
(Sun, Nov 8th — on HBO)
More than two decades after City of God became a landmark of Brazilian crime cinema, the struggle for power on the streets of Rio de Janeiro continues. Season 2 of this sequel series brings back familiar faces, including Buscapé (Alexandre Rodrigues), Berenice (Roberta Rodrigues), and Cenoura (Matheus Nachtergaele). They’re older now, but their old neighborhood remains plagued by violence, corruption, and a never-ending battle for control.
📺 The Institute: Season 2
(Sun, Nov 8th — on MGM+)
What if Stephen King wrote The New Mutants? Think gifted kids with extraordinary powers, sinister experiments, and plenty of psychological terror. In the second season of this MGM+ thriller, telekinetic teen Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman) and former cop Tim Jamieson (Ben Barnes) discover that escaping the Institute was only the beginning. With Ms. Sigsby (Mary-Louise Parker) plotting her return and a wealthy new backer (Alfie Allen) rebuilding the operation, these young survivors face an even bigger challenge: bringing down the entire organization.
