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The 13 Best Things Coming to Netflix in November
Dogs play Cupid for Dennis Quaid and Mary Steenburgen, Chris Rock trades punch lines for drama in ‘Misty Green’ and Rob Lowe looks back on his second act in a new doc
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Jessica Chastain stars as a once-famous country music singer in the new film “Heartland,” coming to Netflix Nov. 13.
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November is everyone’s favorite month to gather together with family to give thanks. But there’s a long stretch of chilly nights between now and then, and what better way to spend them than curled up on the sofa watching Netflix? Fortunately, the streamer has plenty of new offerings. We’ve got you covered with our top picks, from original films and docs to live sports and steamy series.
Coming Nov. 4
A Dog’s Perfect Christmas (2026, NR)
Made-for-TV holiday movies operate on a pretty standard formula: Take a picturesque, snowy setting, sprinkle in a couple of famous faces, toss a couple of romantic obstacles in their path and let them find their way to each other under the mistletoe. A Dog’s Perfect Christmas has all of the above, but it also has a twist — an adorable pair of mutts whose thoughts we can hear. As for the humans, you can’t do much better than Dennis Quaid, 72, as a grieving widower and Mary Steenburgen, 73, as the woman who melts his icy heart.
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Coming Nov. 5
Black Doves, Season 2
This darkly comic British spy series was one of last year’s most delightful (and twisty) surprises. In its sophomore season, Keira Knightley returns as Helen Webb, a politician’s wife selling British intelligence secrets to a shadowy espionage organization known as the Black Doves. And now that her husband is in line to become the next prime minister, her cloak-and-dagger games get even more deadly. Good thing Ben Whishaw returns as her assassin best friend. Scream’s Neve Campbell, 53, joins the cast this season.
Coming Nov. 9
Misty Green (2026, R)
If it feels like this critically praised drama from writer-director Chris Rock, 61, was just in theaters, well, that’s because it was. A month after premiering on the big screen, Misty Green arrives on the small one. Which is great news for Netflix subscribers, because this is a devastating portrait of a once-promising Emmy-winning actress (Slow Horses’ Rosalind Eleazar) battling to overcome her self-destructive demons and get back on the Hollywood A-list. Adam Driver, Daniel Kaluuya, Anna Kendrick, Topher Grace and Rock costar.
Coming Nov. 11
Avedon (2026, R)
Ready for a little glamour? You’re in luck. Oscar-winning director Ron Howard, 72, helms this documentary snapshot of the renowned fashion photographer Richard Avedon, who largely defined how we see beauty and celebrity over the course of his six-decade career. Even if the name doesn’t ring a bell, the images certainly will: His legendary subjects included Marilyn Monroe, Audrey Hepburn, Bob Dylan and Malcolm X. Not to be missed.
Coming Nov. 13
Heartland (2026, R)
Jessica Chastain is one of those rare actors who seem incapable of giving a performance that isn’t great. Which is reason alone to check out this mystery thriller about a once-famous Nashville singer (Chastain) who is forced to give up her quiet, post-fame life and return to Music City to look for her missing niece, a rising country music star played by real-life singer Carter Faith. If you like your whodunits with a bit of tear-in-your-beer twang, this is the ticket.
Coming Nov. 17
Obsession (2026, R)
One of the year’s biggest box office hits, this white-knuckle chiller delivers a sinister twist on the old saying: Be careful what you wish for. Michael Johnston plays a lonely young guy with an unrequited crush on his friend Nikki (Inde Navarrette, in a brilliant breakout). Desperate to win her heart, he makes a wish with the help of a supernatural charm called a One Wish Willow and, presto, she becomes terrifyingly obsessed with him. Both horrifying and hilarious, this is one of the best times I had at the movies this year.
Coming Nov. 19
The Altruists
This eight-episode limited series charts the epic rise and fall of real-life cryptocurrency billionaire Sam Bankman-Fried (Anthony Boyle) and his equally ambitious sometime-girlfriend Caroline Ellison (Julia Garner). The duo start off as just another pair of idealistic tech nerds out to revolutionize digital finance, only to wind up in the slammer for fraud. Paul Reiser, 70, and Jennifer Grey, 66, costar.
Coming Nov. 23
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, Season 9
If you know the difference between a tart and a torte, then chances are you’re already a fan of The Great British Baking Show. Now, with Christmas fast approaching, Prue Leith, 86, Paul Hollywood, 60, and the gang return to the tent for their annual holiday-themed installment of the competition series.
The Trials of Karen Read
Here’s one ripped from the tabloid headlines: In the early-morning hours of Jan. 29, 2022, the lifeless body of Boston police officer John O’Keefe was found in the snow outside a fellow officer’s home in Canton, Massachusetts. It looked like a hit-and-run. Suspicion quickly focused on his girlfriend, Karen Read, whose high-profile trial is the subject of this three-episode docuseries. Spoiler alert: Read was acquitted, but you’ll still be on the edge of your juror’s seat throughout.
Coming Nov. 24
Rob Lowe: Outsider (2026)
I expect I’m not the only Gen Xer who’s more than a little excited for this intimate documentary about the rise-and-fall-and-rise career of Lowe, 62, from his early days as a heartthrob and hard-partying member of the Brat Pack to his ignominious public scandals and exile years to his rising-phoenix third act as a mature, self-effacing Hollywood survivor and underrated actor.
Coming Nov. 25
NFL Gameday
You may want to get out your comfiest elastic-waistband sweatpants a day early because Netflix is back with Thanksgiving football on Wednesday with the Green Bay Packers battling the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium. The NFL’s first-ever Thanksgiving Eve game streams live at 8 p.m. ET and features a special halftime performance by U2. Go easy on the snacks, though. You'll need some room for the following day.
The Mosquito Bowl (2026, R)
Want an alternative to 2026 football? Based on Buzz Bissinger’s best-selling book, The Mosquito Bowl is about the real-life story of four college football stars who enlisted in the Marines after Pearl Harbor and, right before the invasion of Okinawa, played what became a legendary football game on Guadalcanal. The movie premieres in theaters on Oct. 30 before coming to Netflix Thanksgiving week.
Coming Nov. 26
The Hunting Wives , Season 2
They say that everything is bigger in Texas. Apparently, that also includes guilty-pleasure TV shows like this deliciously soapy cocktail of sex, scandal and murder among a group of wealthy Lone Star state socialites. Sophie (Brittany Snow) and Margo (Malin Akerman) are back in Season 2, and something tells me they’ll be up to no good. Dermot Mulroney, 63 on October 31, John Stamos, 63, Widow’s Bay fan favorite Dale Dickey, 65, and WNBA star Angel Reese round out the ensemble.
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