The festive and holiday season might be a ways off, but you can still sit back and relax with these movies and TV shows airing this month. From iconic book adaptations and time-travelling thrillers to rom-coms and superhero team-ups, November’s lineup across all streaming platforms has something for everyone.
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Netflix
TV Shows
Arcane
Watch the origin story of two iconic League of Legends champions, who happen to be sisters. Jinx (aka Powder) and Vi find themselves on rival sides of a brewing war between the utopian city Piltover and its oppressed underbelly Zaun.
The second, and final season, of this epic show airs on Netflix on November 9th.
Cobra Kai Season 6 (continued)
A legendary rivalry is rekindled after washed-up fighter Johnny Lawerence reopens his old dojo and reconnects with Dannie LaRusso. Six seasons in and the fighting montages still make a huge impact.
Catch the rest of season six from November 15th.
Movies
Our Little Secret
After discovering their significant others are siblings, two resentful exes spend Christmas under one roof – while hiding their romantic history. Get into the festive spirit on 27 November and admire Lindsay Lohan’s ultimate rom-com comeback.
Time Cut
Travel back to 2003 in the time travelling movie Time Cut – which follows a high school student who accidentally travels back in time 20 years, to a few days before her teenage sister is murdered by a masked slasher.
Stream it right now so you can marvel at the low-rise jeans and start singing along to Avril Lavigne.
Showmax
TV Shows
Dune: Prophecy
From Frank Herbert’s expansive Dune universe, Dune: Prophecy is set 10,000 years before the ascension of Paul Atreides, following two Harkonnen sisters as they combat forces that threaten the future of humankind and establish the fabled sect that will become known as the Bene Gesserit.
Start streaming from November 18th.
Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist
Based on the acclaimed true-crime podcast, Fight Night: The Million Dollar Heist stars Emmy nominee Kevin Hart as Chicken Man, a hustler who hosts a glamorous afterparty to celebrate Muhammad Ali’s 1970 comeback fight, with a guest list of the country’s wealthiest.
When the night ends with the most brazen criminal underworld heist in Atlanta’s history, Chicken Man finds himself a prime suspect in the eyes of his old adversary, Detective JD Hudson (Oscar nominee Don Cheadle), one of the first Black detectives in the city’s desegregated police force.
Start streaming from November 13th.
Movies
The Fall Guy
The Fall Guy stars Oscar nominee Ryan Gosling (Barbie’s Ken) as Colt Seavers, a battle-scarred former stuntman who is drafted back into service when the star of a mega-budget studio movie — being directed by his ex, Jody Moreno — goes missing.
Start streaming on November 18th.
Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
Driven by vengeance, Black Manta (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is more formidable than ever, wielding the power of the mythic Black Trident. To defeat him, Aquaman must enlist the former King of Atlantis, his imprisoned brother Orm (Patrick Wilson), to forge an unlikely alliance to protect their kingdom and save Aquaman’s family, and the world, from irreversible destruction.
Start streaming on November 11th.
Dinsey+
TV Shows
Interior Chinatown
Follow the story of Willis Wu, who is trapped in a police procedural called Black & White. Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables and dreaming about a whole world beyond Chinatown. When he inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, Willis begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, his family’s buried history, and what it feels like to be in the spotlight.
Start streaming on November 19th.
Movies
Deadpool & Wolverine
Deadpool’s (Ryan Reynolds) peaceful existence comes crashing down when the Time Variance Authority recruits him to help safeguard the multiverse. He soon unites with his would-be pal, Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), to complete the mission and save his world from an existential threat.
Get immersed in the superhero world (or at least Deadpool’s world) on November 12th.
Amazon Prime
TV Shows
Cross
Alex Cross (Aldis Hodge), a decorated D.C. homicide detective and forensic psychologist faces a sadistic serial killer leaving a string of bodies strewn around the city. As Alex and his partner, John Sampson (Isaiah Mustafa), track this killer, a mysterious threat from Cross’ past appears.
Start streaming on November 14th.
Citadel: Honey Bunny
Years after stuntman Bunny recruited struggling actress Honey for a side gig, their dangerous past catches up with them, forcing the estranged couple to reunite and protect their daughter.
Catch the action right now.
Movies
Killer Heat
In this contemporary noir thriller, an expat PI (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) is hired to investigate a suspicious death in Crete, Greece, where jealousies run deep amongst the victim’s powerful family.
Add it to your watch list right now.
Challengers
To jolt him out of his recent losing streak, a tennis player turned coach makes her world-famous, grand slam champion husband play a “Challenger” event against his former best friend…who also happens to be her former boyfriend.
Watch one of the most praised movies of 2024 right now.
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