
Streaming Wednesday, Nov. 4:
All’s Fair — The Ryan Murphy/Kim Kardashian legal drama gets a second season, with a plotline that directly references the real-life “Scorpio evening cape” once worn by Elizabeth Taylor and currently owned by Kris Jenner. Now all they need is a promotional partnership with Amazon, and you’ll be able to have that moth-eaten antique sent directly to your house when you’re done watching. (I’m talking about Kim, of course.) (Hulu)
A Dog’s Perfect Christmas — The folks who taught us A Dog’s Purpose return with the story of a distraught, down-on-their-luck family that makes it through the holiday season thanks to the love of a trusty basset hound. Starring Dennis Quaid, who secretly thinks they should quit whining, pull themselves up by their bootstraps and just eat him. (Netflix)
The Greatest — Jaalen Best takes the lead role in the first official scripted series based on the life of cultural icon Muhammad Ali. I don’t know which part of his story I’m most excited to revisit: his 1964 victory over Sonny Liston, his courageous opposition to the Vietnam War, or that time he slapped the shit out of Chris Rock at the Oscars. (Prime Video)
Stick — The second season of Owen Wilson’s golf comedy welcomes aboard new cast member Rhea Seehorn of Better Call Saul/ Pluribus fame. Word is she’s playing a gridiron coach who works with Wilson’s character, but tell me you wouldn’t rather see her as one of the small handful of white people making more than $75K a year who can’t see what’s so hot about golf. (Apple TV)
Taken: Natalee Holloway — Three documentary episodes revisit the case of the prototypical missing white girl, who vanished in 2005 and remained a national cause célèbre until her killer confessed 18 years later. Confessed to creating Netflix, I mean, because that sucker did more for the company than if he had firebombed six Blockbusters. (Netflix)

Streaming Thursday, Nov. 5:
Black Doves — The eternally unfortunate Keira Knightley is back for a second season of her moody spy thriller, once again playing an undercover operative whose work undermines the British government. That path grows more fraught this season, as her husband (Andrew Buchan) readies to assume the duties of prime minister. Yep, that should compromise her activities for a good three weeks at least. (Netflix)
North of North — Inuk single mom Siaja (Anna Lambe) has plenty on her plate in Season 2, including new responsibilities at work, a half-sister to get acquainted with and maybe even some romance if she can fit it in. And with her priorities in that order, at least you can’t say she did it all for the Inookie. (Netflix)
One Year to Live, Buy a Man — What you read is what you get: A Japanese woman who’s been slapped with a cancer diagnosis retains the services of a male companion to ride out her final 12 months doing whatever she wants. It sounds sweet and poignant, and it’s based on an award-winning novel. But I’m still not going to watch, because I fuckin’ hate comma splices. (Netflix)
Overacting — A loving daughter recruits her friends to stage a bunch of fake crimes, to indulge her dementia-stricken father’s fantasy that he’s still a cop on the beat. Hey, somebody tell Jackie Espinosa’s lawyer that we’ve finally found that defense they’ve been looking for. (Netflix)

Streaming Friday, Nov. 6:
Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook — Bequeathed the ownership of her family’s legendary New York restaurant, the actor/rapper tries to learn all she can about the business—which will take some doing, since she herself can’t even cook. That’s OK, Nora: O’Shea Jackson Jr. has never actually shot somebody, and it certainly hasn’t held him back. (Apple TV)
Devils’ Crest — The light novel and webtoon of the same name become an anime series in which a cataclysmic event brings all the dangers of the gaming world into our peaceful everyday reality. Oh, for the days when you could be a misogynist SOB with a power complex and not have to worry about some gelatinous cube breathing down your neck. (Prime Video)
It Gets Worse — A24 brings us a series vehicle for British comedian Leo Reich, in which a trio of university chums have to make serious life choices when their landlord decides to sell their apartment. This generation is so soft: The Young Ones would have stuffed him into a locker in King’s Cross and gone right back to selling unexploded A-bombs. (Paramount+)
New Group — Japan takes us down a new avenue of body horror and straight into a shadowy school where the student body and faculty exhibit a bizarre preoccupation with extreme gymnastics. But the real horror is what the parents do to you if you don’t buy any candy. (Shudder and AMC+)
Possible Love — Korean director Lee Chang-dong took the grand jury prize at this year’s Venice International Film Festival for his portrayal of a documentary film project that threatens the survival of not one but two marriages. Sounds like somebody should have thought twice before making Nathan Fielder their hall pass. (Netflix)
Under Siege — This dramatic reenactment of one of the most violent incidents in Colombian history asks the question: What do you call an insurrection that takes the lives of nearly half of your country’s Supreme Court justices? Four decades later, the U.S. finally knows the answer: “a good start.” (Netflix)
Unprotected: Murder in Galicia — The failures of the Spanish criminal-justice system were exposed by the 2015 case of a wife who was found near death in her home and taken to the hospital — where her assailant was finally able to finish the job. If you don’t know who was ultimately found guilty, you have 80 documentary minutes to help you figure it out. Hint: You might not want to get engaged in the interim. (Netflix)
Streaming Tuesday, Nov. 10:
The Devil’s Plan — The third season of the South Korean reality survival series is subtitled Dead Again, revealing how much is at stake as returning champions and newcomers alike face off in fresh contests of strategy and all-around brainpower. Or maybe it just means Bob Weir is even harder to get rid of than we thought. (Netflix)
Janelle James: How Romantic — The Emmy-nominated Abbott Elementary star returns to the stand-up stage to advance such daring propositions as “Men are more of a danger to women than women are to women.” Shit, at this point, I think men are more of a danger to women than arteriosclerosis is to Randy Fine. (Netflix)
Last One Standing Season 4 — Japan’s preeminent “survival talk show” was supposed to end after three seasons, but here we are watching another batch of contestants try to come up with personal confessions that are entertaining enough to keep them in the game. Be sure to stick around for Episode 5, when Meghan Markle gets Christina Applegate in a chokehold. (Netflix)

This article appears in Nov. 4-10, 2026.
