Let Me Read You a Little Bit and Ill Come Out and Play It Again
If you're looking forward to the vacation flavour, you aren't solitary. Streaming giants like Netflix and Hulu are gearing upward to release original films that promise to be both cheerful and bright — you lot know, things we could use a lot more of this year. Holiday cheese not your matter? Well, luckily, acclaimed dramas similar The Crown and His Dark Materials also return to the small screen in Nov. The month'due south biggest blockbusters, notwithstanding, aren't coming in the form of movies, TV shows or books: November is a large month for gamers with both Sony and Microsoft launching their new consoles alongside a slew of impressive games. Read on for the total rundown of must-watch (and play) hits coming soon.
Netflix | "The Crown" Introduces Margaret Thatcher, and Dolly Parton Ushers in Christmas
As ever, Netflix has a deep listing of originals coming this calendar month, offering more variety than virtually of its competitors. Without a dubiousness, the streaming behemothic's most highly predictable November release is the fourth season of its critically acclaimed testify The Crown (November 15), which marks the last season for Olivia Colman's portrayal of Queen Elizabeth Ii every bit well as the offset season to feature both Princess Diana (Emma Corrin) and Margaret Thatcher (Gillian Anderson).
If a slow-burn drama about the British monarchy isn't to your taste, there's plenty more to expect forwards to, like weekly episodes of Private Lives (Wednesdays) and The Nifty British Baking Show (Fridays) as well every bit a bevy of vacation-themed content. The most magical? It might just be the Hallmark-esque Dolly Parton'southward Christmas on the Square (Nov 22), a small-scale-town film that sees Parton playing an angel and singing a soundtrack's worth of new songs.
The holiday listing also includes A New York Christmas Wedding (Nov v); Midnight at the Magnolia (Nov 5); Functioning Christmas Drop (Nov five); the John Legend musical Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey (November 13); reality special Vacation Dwelling Makeover with Mr. Christmas (Nov 18); highly anticipated Vanessa Hudgens-helmed sequel The Princess Switch: Switched Once more (Nov 19); Alien Xmas (Nov 20); Dragons: Rescue Riders: Huttsgalor Holiday (Nov 24); the Kurt Russell-helmed The Christmas Chronicles: Office Ii (Nov 25); A Go! Go! Cory Carson Christmas (Nov 27); the Shondaland documentary Trip the light fantastic Dreams: Hot Chocolate Nutcracker (Nov 27); German holiday series Over Christmas (Überweihnachten; Nov 27); season two of the cooking reality series Carbohydrate Rush: Christmas (Nov 27); and animated special Wonderoos: Holiday Holiday! (Nov 29).
Here's everything else worth streaming on Netflix this November:
- Nov 1: Can Y'all Hear Me? (Season 2) and Dawson's Creek (Seasons 1-6), which isn't a Netflix original but still noteworthy.
- November 3: German stand-upward special Felix Lobrecht: Hype (2020), animated preschooler serial Gabby'due south Dollhouse (Season 1), and feature movie Mother (2020).
- Nov iv: Love & Anarchy (Flavor ane).
- Nov five: Carmel: Who Killed Maria Marta? (Season i) and Paranormal (Season one).
- Nov 6: Citation (2020), Country E'er Later on (Flavor 1), and La trinchera infinita (The Endless Trench; 2019).
- November 9: Dutch thriller Undercover (Flavour 2).
- Nov 10: teen drama Dash & Lily (Season 1) and drawing kids show Trash Truck (Season 1).
- Nov xi: Portuguese Drag Race-esque reality series A Queen Is Built-in (Flavour ane), sketch comedy series Aunty Donna's Big Ol' House of Fun (Season 1), Austrian drama What Nosotros Wanted (Was wir wollten; 2020), and The Liberator , a limited series that's perhaps best described equally "animation meets Ring of Brothers."
- Nov 12: Ludo (2020), a dark comedy from India.
- Nov 13: Italian drama The Life Alee (La vita davanti a se; 2020) and political thriller The Minions of Midas .
- Nov 17: The Boss Infant: Dorsum in Business (Season 4) and reality docu-series We Are the Champions (Season 1).
- Nov 18: Bitter Daisies (El sabor de las margaritas; Season ii).
- Nov 20: Flavorful Origins: Gansu Cuisine (Season 1), If Anything Happens, I Love You (2020), and Voices of Fire (Season 1).
- November 23: Shawn Mendes: In Wonder (2020).
- Nov 24: Hillbilly Elegy (2020), a movie that'south helmed by Amy Adams and marks Ron Howard's Netflix debut; the Argentinian feature Notes for My Son (El Cuaderno de Tomy; 2020); and kids animated series Wonderoos (Flavour 1).
- Nov 25: anime series Great Pretender (Season 2).
- Nov 26: Mosul (2020).
- November 27: The Animate being (La Belva; 2020) and Virgin River (Season two).
- Nov 28: The Uncanny Counter (Season one).
Although Netflix might take a whole lineup of Christmas content at the gear up, Hulu is offering up at to the lowest degree one solid holiday hit. Opting for a digital release in lieu of a theater-only debut, managing director Clea DuVall's sophomore feature Happiest Flavor (Nov 25) promises to deliver the holiday rom-com laughs and feels when a young woman (Kristen Stewart), who plans to propose to her girlfriend (Mackenzie Davis) while at her family's annual vacation political party, discovers her partner hasn't come out to her conservative parents. In improver to Stewart and Davis, the all-star cast is rounded out by three-time Emmy winner Dan Levy, Aubrey Plaza, Alison Brie, Mary Steenburgen, Victor Garber, Michelle Buteau and Ana Gasteyer.
Other Hulu originals worth tuning into this November include the highly predictable Animaniacs revival (Nov xx); the commencement season of The Mighty Ones (November ix); Eater'south Guide to the World (Nov eleven), a Maya Rudolph-narrated journey to unexpected culinary gems; I Am Greta (Nov 13), a doc almost environmental activist Greta Thunberg; No Man'due south Land (Nov eighteen), a drama series nearly the Syrian civil state of war; and the Sarah Paulson-helmed thriller Run (November xx). Equally has been the case for the last few months, Hulu will also play host to FX's newest shows as they debut, including A Teacher (November x), which stars Kate Mara and Nick Robinson, and Blackness Narcissus (November 24), a Earth State of war I-era drama about nuns who establish a branch of their guild in the Himalayas.
Hulu streamers should as well look out for:
- The fourth season of cult hit Rick & Morty (Nov ane).
- The addition of Skins: Complete Series (November 1).
- The 3rd season of the BBC hit Killing Eve (Nov six).
- A handful of 2022 films, including Blue Story (Nov four), Sputnik (Nov 13), and Tesla (November twenty).
- Several adjacent-day ABC premieres, including The Skilful Doctor (Flavour iv; Nov 3); Grey's Beefcake (Season 17; Nov 13); Station 19 (Season four; Nov 13); Big Sky (Flavor 1; Nov 18); For Life (Season ii; Nov 19); and A Million Little Things (Season three; November 20).
- A few next-day NBC premieres, including Chicago Burn down (Season nine), Chicago Med (Season 6), and Chicago P.D. (Flavor eight), all of which debut November 12, and Constabulary & Guild: Special Victims Unit of measurement (Season 22), which starts up on November xiii.
HBO Max | "His Dark Materials" Returns Alongside a Slew of Serial Debuts
This month, HBO is light on the Max-specific content, just information technology manages to deliver on the serial debuts and finales. We're probably most excited about the return of His Dark Materials on November xvi, which volition adapt The Subtle Knife, the second novel in Philip Pullman's acclaimed series of the same name. Giving His Dark Materials a run for its money, however, is the adaptation of Ta-Nehisi Coates' National Book Accolade winner Between the Globe and Me (Nov 21), which will take cues from a staged accommodation that ran at the Apollo Theater in 2018.
HBO loyalists should also wait out for a bevy of other premieres, including Pecado Original (Original Sin; Nov 6), Manufacture (Nov 9), My Sesame Street Friends (November 12), docu-series Murder on Middle Beach (Nov 15), Linda and the Mockingbirds (Nov 16), and four HBO Max exclusives — Craftopia: Craft the Halls , Craftopia: Merry Craftmas! , The Flying Bellboy , and Superintelligence — that are all hitting the virtual shelves on November 21.
Rounding out HBO's Nov are the debut of an extensive collection of Looney Tunes (Nov four), the Rock & Ringlet Hall of Fame 2022 Inductions (November 7), and season finales for Nosotros Are Who We Are (Nov 2), Patria (November xi), Concluding Week Tonight with John Oliver (Nov fifteen), and The Undoing (Nov 29).
Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV+, Disney+ & Peacock | Everything Else Worth Streaming This Month
And now for everything else! In that location are so many streaming platforms — perhaps besides many to go on track of. If your head is spinning, or you lot're not sure which ones to renew, here's our comprehensive list of everything else worth streaming this November.
Disney+: Every Friday, episodes of The Mandalorian 'due south 2d flavour volition go on to premiere, and, let's face it, that'south the primary reason most of us nonetheless take an account with Disney. Other shows of note include a LEGO Star Wars Holiday Special (Nov 17); the debut of The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse animated shorts series (Nov 18 — the mouse'south birthday); Marvel's 616 (Nov xx), an intriguing behind-the-scenes look at everyone'due south favorite cinematic universe; and the launch of Simpsons Forever , which will basically curate all thirty+ seasons thematically and spotlight particularly relevant episodes based on what'south happening in the earth.
Amazon: After a chip of a drought, Amazon is picking up the pace once more in terms of original content. This month, Prime subscribers can tune into original series similar the English dub of El Presidente (November 6), Ferro (Nov 6), Wayne (November half-dozen), James May: Oh Melt (November thirteen), The Pack (November 20), and the show we're probably almost excited about, Small-scale Axe (Nov twenty), a limited serial from Steve McQueen that stars Letitia Wright and John Boyega. Amazon likewise has a few new movies upwards its sleeve, including 7 Stages to Accomplish Eternal Bliss (Nov 20), Uncle Frank (November 25), and Life in a Year (Nov 27). If all that wasn't enough, the online retailer-of-many-trades is also launching IMDb Television set — yeah, another streamer — with the debut of original series Alex Rider on November 13.
Other Networks: In add-on to all those NBC network show premieres listed above in the Hulu section, Save Me (Nov 5) and Saved by the Bell (Nov 25) will also hit the colorful Peacock streaming service. Meanwhile, The CW offers up the special serial finale Supernatural: The Long Road Home (Nov 19) and, but in time for Thanksgiving, the e'er-cozy Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (Nov 23). Other dates worth remembering include November 7 for the eighth volume of Rooster Teeth'due south RWBY ; November 8, for Kickoff's Moonbase eight ; and November 13 for Apple tree TV+'s Doug Unplugs .
Video Games | The Xbox Serial Ten Launches on Nov 10
Unless you've been living under a stone, you've likely heard by now that both Microsoft and Sony are releasing new gaming consoles this calendar month. If you lot're an Xbox fan, in that location are two options: The Xbox Serial X (XSX) and the Xbox Series Due south (XSS) — and, yes, those things will sound extremely similar when said over the phone or over the cacophony of Black Fri shoppers, and then please take compassion on all the GameStop and Best Buy employees who have to bargain with that hassle, amid other things. The consoles differ in price by about $200 — the XSX is a flake more loftier powered than the XSS — but both will seemingly offering the Xbox Game Pass, a subscription-based service that's not unlike Netflix (or GameFly, R.I.P.).
When it comes to the latest entries in the Xbox family unit, it's all virtually speed. From the panel'southward impressive "quick resume" characteristic, which allows yous to jump back into a number of games sans long loading screens, to how fast things download, this need for speed is probably why the Xbox is looking, well, boxier these days. But for Microsoft loyalists, the console volition exist well worth the await — and the cost tag — come up November 10.
If yous're picking upwardly an XSX, be certain to add together a few of these titles to your library — and quickly:
- Borderlands 3 (November 10)
- Dirt five (Nov 10)
- Enlisted (Nov 10)
- Evergate (Nov 10)
- Fortnite (Nov ten)
- Tetris Event: Connected (Nov ten)
- Warhammer Chaosbane (November 10)
- Telephone call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (November xiii)
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate (Nov 17)
- Simply Dance 2021 (November 24)
Video Games | The PlayStation 5 Launches on November 12
Sony's newest console, the accordingly named PlayStation 5 (PS5), hits shelves on November 12, only a few days later Microsoft's XSX. Much similar its competitor, Sony is offer upwardly 2 versions of the PS5, but instead of offering a version with more than horsepower or must-take features, the central divergence between the two consoles is the inclusion of a disc drive. In this era of digital downloads and streaming, having a slimmer console might appeal to some folks — plus, a disc drive-less PS5 is about $100 cheaper.
Much like the XSX, the PS5 promises mesmerizing adjacent-gen graphics and incredibly fast load times — potentially even faster than the XSX. But Sony's biggest selling point remains the same: its incomparable library of first-party games and PlayStation exclusives. With the exception of a few fan favorite franchises, Microsoft doesn't take such a storied, honey library to describe from — Sony does, and in addition to new games from those top-tier properties, the visitor also promises that 99% of PS4 games volition work on PS5, pregnant you'll never run out of top-notch games.
If you're picking up a PS5, exist sure to add a few of these titles to your library:
- Borderlands 3 (Nov 12)
- Clay 5 (Nov 12)
- Fortnite (Nov 12)
- Demon'south Souls (Nov 12)
- Godfall (Nov 12)
- Marvel'southward Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Nov 12)
- NBA 2K21 (Nov 12)
- Planet Coaster: Console Edition (Nov 12)
- Sackboy: A Big Adventure (Nov 12)
- Telephone call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War (Nov 13)
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate (Nov 17)
- Just Dance 2021 (November 24)
Books | Terminate of the Year Must-Reads
Hitting pause on Netflix — or your latest panel buy — and have a much-needed screen pause this November by diving into one of these titles. From humorous essays and stories to a mannerly YA romance, you lot tin can cozy up to the books nosotros've selected this month and escape for a few hours. Need a read in a bustle for holiday travel? Grab a Kindle gift card to ensure quick and easy admission to all your favorite reads.
Here are our November picks:
- The Best of Me past David Sedaris (Nov 3): Curated by the acclaimed humorist himself, this collection of essays and stories is a please for longtime fans and new readers alike. There's a reason Fourth dimension Out New York dubbed Sedaris "the funniest human alive." This drove proves the moniker all the same fits, but information technology also showcases the author'due south career, originality, wit and incisiveness.
- A Cuban Girl'due south Guide to Tea and Tomorrow by Laura Taylor Namey (Nov 10): When Lila Reyes' parents send her to Winchester, England, for a summer, the trip she'due south dreading becomes the experience of a lifetime in this vox-driven, YA romance. Author Rachael Lippincott perhaps puts it best, writing "Cozier than a hand-knit gray cardigan and richer than Abuela's pastelito recipe, Namey takes you from Miami to Winchester and leaves your heart belonging to both."
- Dearly: New Poems by Margaret Atwood (Nov ten): If The Handmaid's Tale is feeling more like reality than fiction these days, you may want to take a quick break from Atwood's novels and lose yourself in her poetry. Dearly marks the acclaimed writer's first poetry collection in more than a decade and covers all of the essential themes: love, loss, the passage of fourth dimension, the nature of nature — and zombies. (Advisable for 2020, right?)
- A Promised Land by Barack Obama (Nov 17): Called "A riveting, deeply personal account of history in the making — from the president who inspired us to believe in the ability of democracy" by the book's publisher, A Promised Land marks the get-go book of Obama's presidential memoirs. Introspective and beautifully written, this must-read memoir will have you believing in the power of grassroots activism all over once more.
- These Trigger-happy Delights by Chloe Gong (Nov 17): The novel's publisher touts These Vehement Delights as a "middle-stopping debut" that reimagines the classic Romeo and Juliet story, setting it in a vividly rendered 1920's Shanghai. Author Amelie Wen Zhao notes that Gong "cuts to the heart of twentieth-century Mainland china with [her] scalpel-sharp prose and steel-spirited protagonists," making this YA novel one yous won't desire to put down.
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