New on Netflix in November 2026: what's actually worth your time

Every month, Netflix announces dozens of new titles. Not all of them deserve your evening. Here are the standouts from the November 2026 schedule, based on the lineup published by the platform. Dates may vary by country.

Series not to miss

• Black Doves, season 2 (November 5): Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw return in this London spy thriller. If you liked season one, this is the date of the month.
• The Empress, season 3 (November 12): the final season of the German period drama about Empress Elisabeth.
• The Altruists (November 19): a limited series about the fall of FTX, with Julia Garner and Anthony Boyle as Caroline Ellison and Sam Bankman-Fried.
• The Hunting Wives, season 2 (November 26): the steamy Texas drama returns.

Movies

• Heartland (November 13): Jessica Chastain plays a former country star searching for her missing niece in Nashville.
• The Mosquito Bowl (November 25): Peter Berg tells the true story of college football players who went off to fight with the Marines.
• The Hunchback, Soul of Paris (November 27): a dark retelling of Victor Hugo's novel, with Vincent Cassel as Quasimodo. The French curiosity of the month.

Christmas, already

Netflix is also kicking off the holiday season with A Dog's Perfect Christmas (November 4) and The Gospel of Christmas (November 11), a musical from Tyler Perry.

Our watch order

If you only watch three: Black Doves for fun, The Altruists to understand one of the biggest financial scandals of the decade, and The Hunchback out of curiosity. The rest can wait for a rainy Sunday.