What to watch on streaming in November 2022

Sleep is for the week. Strap yourself in, claw open your eyes and take in all the glorious new streaming titles this month.

Remember when Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings said he wasn’t competing with Facebook but with sleep?

Well, say goodbye to those shut-eye sessions this month if the list of new movies and TV shows have you curious.

The Crown S5 (Netflix, November 9): The Crown has frequently been mired in controversy with its dramatised retelling of the life of Queen Elizabeth, but since the erstwhile monarch’s death, the royalists have been out in force with the headshakes of disapproval. This season will focus on the public and scandalous breakdown of Charles and Diana’s marriage.

Welcome To Chippendales (Disney+, November 22): The story of Chippendales founder Somen Banerjee might have been a glassy-eyed immigrant success tale if it weren’t for the wild descent into criminality, bitter rivalry and, eventually, murder. The illustrious cast includes Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett, Dan Stevens and Juliette Lewis.

Upright (Binge and Foxtel*, November 15): After their adventures transporting a piano cross-country (in the first series), Lucky and Meg are reunited when Meg needs to find her mum, so it’s off to tropical Far North Queensland they go. What could go wrong? Not Tim Minchin and Milly Alcock’s sparkling screen chemistry because that is always on point.

Upright is on Foxtel and Binge. Picture: Scott Belzner

Wednesday (Netflix, November 23): With Tim Burton as one of the producers, you just know Wednesday, a series focused on the high school frolics of Wednesday Addams, is going for a spooky, over-the-top vibe. Which is very on brand for an Addams. Jenna Ortega leads alongside Luis Guzman, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Fred Armisen.

Sex Lives Of College Girls S2 (Binge and Foxtel, November 17): It may have a title you don’t want to be plugging into the Google search bar, but the Mindy Kaling-created comedy is very much an excellent show. It follows four freshmen at a prestigious college exploring their desires, friendships and ambitions. Raucously funny.

Disenchanted (Disney+, November 18): What happens after the happily ever after? When it comes to Giselle and Robert, we’re about the find out in this sequel to Enchanted. Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey return to follow their characters’ journey from the city to the suburbs in search of a more perfect life.

1899 S1 (Netflix, November 17): The creators of German thriller Dark are back with another series for the streamer and this one promises to be as unsettling and as much of a puzzler as their previous hit. Set in, you guessed it, 1899, it follows a ship of migrants travelling from London for New York when they encounter another ship adrift at sea. Bad things follow.

Tulsa King (Paramount+, November 14): With Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone, Hell or High Water) as the creator and Terence Winter (The Sopranos, Boardwalk Empire) as the showrunner, Tulsa King already had cred. Throw in Sylvester Stallone in his first regular TV role as a fresh-out-of-prison mafia capo trying to establish an empire in a new city, and it’s intriguing at the very least.

Tulsa King is on Paramount+. Picture: Paramount+

Echo 3 (Apple TV+, November 23): Created by Mark Boal (The Hurt Locker, Zero Dark Thirty), this thriller is set in South America and blends the personal with the geopolitical. The story follows the disappearance of an American scientist and the rescue mission mounted by her husband and her brother. The cast includes Jessica Ann Collins, Luke Evans and Michiel Huisman.

Blockbuster (Netflix, November 3): How about the perverse irony that this workplace comedy about the last Blockbuster store in the world is on the platform that killed video rental shops? Randall Park and Melissa Fumero star in this sitcom with Superstore vibes.

Spirited (Apple TV+, November 18): If you always dreamt of a modern movie musical based on Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol starring Will Ferrell and Ryan Reynolds, then the holidays have come early this year.

Chivalry (Binge and Foxtel, November 11): We love a behind-the-scenes skewering of the industry so this Steve Coogan-led dramedy has a lot of promise. Coogan plays a toxic film producer who is teamed up with a socially progressive female director to salvage a sexual thriller. A perfect match or a cynical studio ploy?

Call Jane (Amazon Prime Video, November 25): Elizabeth Banks stars in this personal and political drama set during the social upheaval of the US in the 1960s. She plays a conservative woman whose unexpected pregnancy puts her life at risk and when she’s denied an abortion, she meets an inspiring, clandestine network of women taking charge of their own bodies.

Call Jane is on Amazon Prime Video. Picture: Amazon Prime Video

Dead To Me S3 (Netflix, November 17): It’s been so long since the previous season of Dead To Me, you’d be forgiven for thinking the show had already ended. With several plot strands in the air and more schemes and lies then you can keep clear about, Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini are back to wrap things up for Jen and Judy in this final season.

Fleishman is in Trouble (Disney+, November 17): It really didn’t seem that long ago when Jesse Eisenberg was the teen kid of divorcing parents in The Squid And The Whale, so it’s kind of wild that he’s now playing the divorced parent with pre-teen kids. Ooph, where did the past 17 years go? The series follows a newly single dad juggling parenting, his job, friends, dates and the truth of why his marriage failed.

Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix, November 4): Admit it, you were charmed by Millie Bobby Brown as the enterprising younger sister to famed detective Sherlock Holmes. And now Enola is back to solve another mystery, along with cast members including Henry Cavill, Louis Partridge, Helena Bonham Carter and Adeel Akhtar.

The Guardians Of The Galaxy Holiday Special (Disney+, November 25): Marvel projects involving James Gunn are near-extinct so savour whatever you get. In this holiday special, the Guardians want Quill to have a perfect Christmas, so they head to Earth to find him the ideal gift. How sweet. It stars the usual suspects as well as Michael Rooker and Kevin Bacon.

Mythic Quest S3 (Apple TV+, November 11): The under-appreciated workplace comedy from the It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia guys returns with a third season. Ian and Poppy are out on their own with a new venture, but the same pain points and shenanigans remain.

Mythic Quest is back for its third season. Picture: Apple TV+

Stuff The British Stole (ABC iview, November 1): Hosted by Marc Fennell, this investigative docuseries looks at Britain’s bloody legacy of imperialism through the objects forcibly stolen from those it colonised and wronged, such as the infamous diamond mounted in the crown jewels, the ownership of which is still in dispute.

George And Tammy (Paramount+, November 28): Not to be confused with the other Jessica Chastain biopic about a famous Tammy, in this series, she portrays Tammy Wynette, country music extraordinaire. The series chronicles the tumultuous marriage between Wynette and George Jones, played here by Michael Shannon.

The Wonder (Netflix, November 16): Florence Pugh leads renowned Chilean filmmaker Sebastian Lelio’s haunting period drama about an English nurse hired to watch over a young girl who claims to have not eaten anything for four months. Is she a miracle or a hoax or something in-between?

Poker Face (Stan, November 22): Starring and directed by Russell Crowe, this Australian-made mystery also features Aden Young, Liam Hemsworth and Brooke Satchwell. Crowe plays Jake Foley, a man with a penchant for cards and secrets and his high-stakes poker night is about to escalate to dangerous heights.

Zootopia+ (Disney+, November 9): Huzzah for more Zootopia! This short form series will spend each episode in the lives of Zootopia’s cadre of quirky residents, such as Fru Fru, a fashion-forward arctic shrew, and Flash, the smiling sloth.

The People We Hate At The Wedding is on Amazon Prime Video. Picture: Amazon Prime Video

The People We Hate At The Wedding (Amazon Prime Video, November 18): With a script by the Molyneux sisters (Bob’s Burgers), this movie stars Kristen Bell and Ben Platt as two American siblings who very reluctantly travel to the English countryside wedding of their estranged half-sister. You can guess what follows – secrets are unearthed, awkward reunions turn dysfunctional and there will be an emotional catharsis of some sort.

Causeway (Apple TV+, November 4): Jennifer Lawrence stars as a soldier returned from tour in Afghanistan and struggling to readjust to civilian life after a brain injury. Lawrence produced the film directed by Lila Neugebauer and it also stars Brian Tyree Henry.

The Santa Clauses (Disney+, November 16): Tim Allen is back as Scott Calvin, who has spent the past 30 years as the jolly old gift-giver. But he’s looking to hang up the reindeer reins and when he finds out retirement is actually an option, he’s on the hunt for a worthy successor.

Marie Antoinette (Binge and Foxtel, November 22): The doomed Austrian aristocrat turned infamous French queen was about so much more than cake and lavish parties, and this new series seeks to restore her voice. The eight-parter was written by Deborah Davis, one of the screenwriters of The Favourite. Considering The Favourite’s other screenwriter Tony McNamara went on to create The Great, Marie Antoinette is a tantalising proposition.

Falling For Christmas (Netflix, November 10): If your Christmas wish was for Lindsay Lohan to play the lead in a cheesy Netflix rom-com, Santa’s been listening. Lohan plays an heiress who suffers from amnesia after a skiing accident and ends up in the care of a gruff lodge owner. If that sounds like Overboard but on land, you wouldn’t be wrong.

Slumberland (Netflix, November 18): One for the family, Slumberland stars Jason Momoa as a gregarious outlaw teaming up with a young orphan in the land of dreams. Their quest involves finding a magical pearl that will help her realise her greatest wish.

Slumberland is on Netflix. Picture: Netflix

Pitch Perfect: Bumper In Berlin (Stan, November 24): A spin-off from the Pitch Perfect trilogy, this series follows Adam Devine’s character Bumper Allen who moves to Germany when his song takes off. Developed by Elizabeth Banks, it also stars Sarah Hyland and Jameela Jamil.

Donna Hay Christmas (Disney+, November 2): Australia’s queen of the table Donna Hay is cooking up the ultimate Christmas feast and she has tips and tricks for even the grinchiest of kitchen disasters.

Yellowstone S5 (Stan, November 14): The hugely popular Yellowstone returns for its fifth season. If you thought the Duttons already had their share of family dramas, that will only get worse now that its patriarch is Governor of Montana.

How To With John Wilson S2 (Binge and Foxtel, November 22): Filmmaker John Wilson returns with a second series of his acclaimed and elucidating comedy docuseries exploring small things like how to throw out batteries as well as the bigger questions like how to be spontaneous.

Meet Cute (Amazon Prime Video, November 25): Kaley Cuoco and Pete Davidson star in this rom-com with a time-travelling twist. Sheila and Gary meet and it’s love at first sight, but only in this version of the timeline because she has a time machine and they’ve been here before.

Dangerous Liaisons (Stan, November 6): Pierre Choderlos de Laclos’ 18th century tale of psychosexual manipulation among the immoral aristocracy gets an origin story treatment. We meet the infamous Viscount Valmont and Marquise de Mertuil as young hustlers, aspirants and very much in love. But, as they’re fond of saying, today’s lover is tomorrow’s enemy. It stars Aussie actress Alice Englert and Nicholas Denton.

My Policeman stars Harry Styles and Emma Corrin. Picture: Amazon Prime Video

My Policeman (Amazon Prime Video, November 4): Set across two timelines – the 1950s and the 1990s – a love triangle between a policeman, a teacher and a museum curator will ring across the decades. The film stars Harry Styles, Emma Corrin, Linus Roache and Rupert Everett.

Transport (Acorn TV, November 28): This Finnish crime thriller explores the world of food fraud and money laundering through the interconnecting stories of a journalist tracing the origin of a microchip, a vanished father, a bank manager trying to right a wrong and an insurance investigator.

Save Our Squad With David Beckham (Disney+, November 9): Since Ted Lasso, everyone is all about feel-good football things. If Welcome To Wrexham didn’t scratch your itch, maybe this series tracking David Beckham’s journey with Westward Boys FC, his old childhood team now at the bottom of their league, will warm your heart. And maybe then you’ll forget that Beckham took $277 million to be the face of the World Cup being held in Qatar, a country with a dismal human rights record.

The English (Amazon Prime Video, November 11): Who wouldn’t want to see Emily Blunt in a violent western about an aristocratic Englishwoman and a Pawnee ex-cavalry scout crossing a perilous landscape while trying to fulfil their destiny? Sign us up!

Crossfire (Paramount+, November 25): Keeley Hawes anchors this three-part British thriller about a former cop on holidays. She thought her failing marriage was her most pressing concern, until gunmen start attacking their Canary Islands resort.

Mammals (Amazon Prime Video, November 11): Before the world was reminded – and some people were discovering for the first time – that James Corden has a reputation for being difficult at times, Amazon had greenlit this series from the Cats star. Corden plays a Michelin-starred chef whose life is up-ended when he finds out a secret about his pregnant wife.