35 Unmissable Movies And TV Shows Coming To The UK This November

    Including Spencer, Big Mouth season five, and new Tiger King episodes!

    Sam Cleal
    by Sam Cleal

    BuzzFeed Staff

    Looking for a new TV show to binge or a movie to watch for a film night? Well, you've come to right place! Here are 31 of the best TV shows and movies coming to the UK this month.

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    Note: these release dates and streaming platforms only apply to viewers based in the UK, Ireland, and some European territories.

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    1. Doctor Who

    BBC

    In Jodie's final outing as the time-travelling icon, the Doctor faces her biggest ever adventure battling evil across time and space.

    Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Mandip Gill, John Bishop.

    Release date: Currently available, releasing weekly on Sundays.

    Where to watch: BBC One/BBC iPlayer.

    Watch if you like: The X-Files, Stranger Things, Life on Mars.

    2. Dickinson

    Apple TV+

    In this third and final season, Emily enters her most productive time as a poet, which happens to fall amid the raging American Civil War, and an equally fierce battle that divides her own family.

    Starring: Hailee Steinfeld, Ella Hunt, Jane Krakowski.

    Release date: 5th November.

    Where to watch: Apple TV+.

    Watch if you like: Gentleman Jack, Bridgerton, Gilmore Girls.

    3. Narcos: Mexico S3

    Juan Rosas/Netflix

    It's the 1990s, and the globalisation of the drug business is well under way. Newly independent cartels struggle to survive political upheaval and escalating violence, as a new generation of Mexican kingpins emerge.

    Starring: José María Yazpik, Alejandro Edda, Matt Letscher.

    Release date: 5th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: Breaking Bad, Ozark, the original Narcos series.

    4. Big Mouth

    Netflix

    The unruly yet hilarious adult animation returns for a fifth season, for which the theme is "love and hate".

    Starring: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Maya Rudolph.

    Release date: 5th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: Family Guy, Archer, American Dad.

    5. Close To Me

    Channel 4

    Based on the best-selling novel by Amanda Reynolds, a woman with a seemingly idyllic life suddenly forgets the events of an entire year. As she begins to piece things together, she discovers her life wasn't quite as perfect as she imagined.

    Starring: Christopher Eccleston, Connie Nielsen, Susan Lynch.

    Release date: 7th November.

    Where to watch: Channel 4/All4.

    Watch if you like: The Girl On The Train, The Missing, Any Human Heart.

    6. Dexter: New Blood

    Showtime/Sky

    Michael C. Hall returns as America’s favourite serial killer, Dexter Morgan. Ten years on from when we last saw him, Dexter is living in a small New York town under a new identity – but for how long can he suppress his serial killing urges?

    Starring: Michael C. Hall, Jennifer Carpenter, Julia Jones.

    Release date: 8th November.

    Where to watch: Sky Atlantic/NOW.

    Watch if you like: You, Hannibal, the Dexter original series.

    7. The Tower

    ITV

    Two police officers must uncover the truth of what happened during a terrible incident at Portland Tower in south-east London. Their investigation soon reveals a fiercely complex moral maze that threatens the entire case.

    Starring: Gemma Whelan, Tahirah Sharif, Emmett J. Scanlan.

    Release date: 8th November.

    Where to watch: ITV.

    Watch if you like: Luther, Line of Duty, The Bill.

    8. Dopesick

    Disney+

    Inspired by a New York Times bestselling book by Beth Macy, this limited series offers a harrowing yet fascinating look at the opioid crisis in America.

    Starring: Will Poulter, Kaitlyn Dever, Michael Keaton.

    Release date: 12th November.

    Where to watch: Disney+

    Watch if you like: Drugs, Inc., Empire, Unbelievable.

    9. Always Jane

    Amazon Prime Video

    This documentary series follows Jane Noury, a transgender teenager, and her family living in rural New Jersey. Through setbacks and difficulties, the Noury family wear their hearts on their sleeves and find irreverent humour in daily life.

    Starring: Jane Noury, Laura Noury, David Noury.

    Release date: 12th November.

    Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video.

    Watch if you like: Growing Up Coy, Passing, Disclosure.

    10. Tiger King

    Netflix

    The hit docu-series continues with Joe Exotic behind bars and Carole Baskin closing in on ownership of his zoo. Sudden fame and unwanted attention from the authorities turns up the heat and unearths some stunning revelations.

    Starring: Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, Jeff Lowe.

    Release date: 17th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: Don't F**K with Cats, Catfish, anything by Louis Theroux.

    11. Crime

    BritBox

    A girl has gone missing and it's up to Ray Lennox, a troubled Detective Inspector, and his colleagues to hunt down the person responsible.

    Starring: Dougray Scott, Joanna Vanderham, Angela Griffin.

    Release date: 18th November.

    Where to watch: BritBox.

    Watch if you like: Luther, Line of Duty, Sharp Objects.

    12. The Wheel of Time

    Amazon Prime Video

    In a world where magic exists, but only certain women can access it, a powerful witch takes five young people on a journey around the world, believing one of them to be "the dragon reborn" – an individual who will either save or destroy humanity.

    Starring: Rosamund Pike, Priyanka Bose, Sophie Okonedo.

    Release date: 19th November.

    Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video.

    Watch if you like: Shadow and Bone, His Dark Materials, Eragon.

    13. Power Book II: Ghost

    Starz

    Following on from the series Power, Tariq St. Patrick is running from a legacy that haunts him. Though he tries to get his head down, Tariq feels he must protect his family, and ends up entangled in the cutthroat world of drug dealing.

    Starring: Michael Rainey, Jr., Mary J. Blige, Shane Johnson.

    Release date: 21st November.

    Where to watch: STARZPLAY.

    Watch if you like: Power, Empire, Godfather of Harlem.

    14. Hawkeye

    Disney+

    Former Avenger Clint Barton just wants to get back to his family for Christmas, but when a presence from Clint's past threatens to derail far more than the festive spirit, he enlists the help of 22-year-old archer Kate Bishop to set things right again.

    Starring: Jeremy Renner, Hailee Steinfeld, Vera Farmiga.

    Release date: 24th November.

    Where to watch: Disney+.

    Watch if you like: The Sorcerer's Apprentice, The Hunger Games movies, anything Marvel.

    15. Selling Sunset

    Netflix

    The glam ladies of The Oppenheim Group are back to compete in the cutthroat LA real estate market. Cue mind-blowing mansions, shocking new romances, and explosive truths that will change their lives, relationships, and careers forever. 

    Starring: Chrishell Stause, Christine Quinn, Vanessa Villela.

    Release date: 24th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: Below Deck, Instant Hotel, any of The Real Housewives series.

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    16. The Harder They Fall

    Netflix

    The classic western revenge tale is re-written in Jeymes Samuel's story of a man seeking retribution for the murder of his parents.

    Starring: Jonathan Majors, Regina King, Idris Elba.

    Release date: 3rd November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: Concrete Cowboy, The Magnificent Seven, Django Unchained.

    17. Eternals

    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

    A group of powerful immortal aliens, known as the Eternals, are called upon to once again protect the human race from their evil counterparts, the Deviants.

    Starring: Angelina Jolie, Richard Madden, Gemma Chan.

    Release date: 5th November.

    Where to watch: In cinemas.

    Watch if you like: any of the X-Men movies, Zack Snyder's Justice League, and Marvel movie or show.

    18. Spencer

    Neon/Topic Studios/STXfilms

    Set during Christmas of 1991, Princess Diana is torn between duty and family, and her desire to end her marriage to Prince Charles.

    Starring: Kristen Stewart, Jack Farthing, Sally Hawkins.

    Release date: 5th November.

    Where to watch: In cinemas.

    Watch if you like: The Queen, The Crown, Diana.

    19. Love Hard

    Bettina Strauss/Netflix

    An unlucky in love woman living in LA falls for an East Coast guy on a dating app, and decides to surprise him for the holidays, only to find she's been catfished.

    Starring: Nina Dobrev, Jimmy O. Yang, Darren Barnet.

    Release date: 5th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: Holidate, Never Have I Ever, Happiest Season.

    20. Father Christmas Is Back

    Netflix

    Four feuding sisters get a crash course in family togetherness when their long-lost father shows up for Christmas at their posh ancestral manor.

    Starring: Kelsey Grammer, Elizabeth Hurley, Talulah Riley.

    Release date: 7th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: Happiest Season, Christmas with the Kranks, The Santa Clause.

    21. Passing

    Netflix

    Based on a novel by Nella Larsen, two Black women who can "pass" as white choose to live on opposite sides of the colour line during the height of the Harlem Renaissance in late 1920s New York.

    Starring: Tessa Thompson, Ruth Negga, Alexander Skarsgård.

    Release date: 10th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: If Beale Street Could Talk, Loving, Belle.

    22. Lioness: The Nicola Adams Story

    Amazon Prime Video

    This feature-length biographical documentary charts the life and career of Nicola Adams OBE, a double Olympic and WBO female boxing champion, and the first ever woman to represent England in boxing.

    Starring: Nicola Adams.

    Release date: 12th November.

    Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video.

    Watch if you like: Tyson, The Last Dance, Conor McGregor: Notorious.

    23. The Colour Room

    Sky Cinema

    From young factory worker to renowned Art Deco designer, the biopic reveals the rise to fame of legendary Stoke-on-Trent ceramic artist Clarice Cliff.

    Starring: Phoebe Dynevor, Matthew Goode, David Morrissey.

    Release date: 12th November.

    Where to watch: Sky/NOW.

    Watch if you like: Mrs Lowry & Son, Saving Mr. Banks, Capote.

    24. Home Sweet Home Alone

    Walt Disney Studios/Disney+

    As part of Disney+ Day – which will see a ton of new content added to the streamer – get ready for more mischievous Home Alone style action as Max is left at home while his family is in Japan for the Christmas holidays.

    Starring: Aisling Bea, Rob Delaney, Ellie Kemper.

    Release date: 12th November.

    Where to watch: Disney+,

    Watch if you like: The Home Alone films, the Cheaper by the Dozen films, Catastrophe.

    25. Belfast

    Focus Features/Universal Pictures

    Set in 1960s Northern Ireland, this film follows Buddy, a young boy on the cusp of adolescence. Though his life seems perfect, increasing political turmoil threatens to uproot him and his family forever.

    Starring: Judi Dench, Jamie Dornan, Caitriona Balfe.

    Release date: 12th November.

    Where to watch: In cinemas.

    Watch if you like: Derry Girls, '71, Mickybo and Me.

    26. Red Notice

    Frank Masi/Netflix

    The FBI's top profiler must hunt down and capture the world’s most wanted art thief with the assistance of the world's greatest art thief.

    Starring: Dwayne Johnson, Ryan Reynolds, Gal Gadot.

    Release date: 12th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: Keeping Up with the Joneses, Gambit, Wild Target.

    27. tick, tick...BOOM!

    Macall Polay/Netflix

    An aspiring theatre composer begins a quarter-life crisis as he approaches 30 and doesn't feel close to his dream.

    Starring: Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp, Robin de Jesús.

    Release date: 12th November (in cinemas), 19th November (on Netflix).

    Where to watch: Netflix/cinemas.

    Watch if you like: The Politician, In The Heights, The Prom.

    28. Ghostbusters: Afterlife

    Kimberly French/Sony Pictures Entertainment

    A single mum and her kids arrive in a small town only to discover a personal connection to the place. They soon find themselves investigating the original Ghostbusters, and the secret legacy their grandfather left behind.

    Starring: Paul Rudd, Finn Wolfhard, Carrie Coon.

    Release date: 18th November.

    Where to watch: In cinemas.

    Watch if you like: Stranger Things, It, the original Ghostbusters films.

    29. The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

    Mark Mainz/Netflix

    Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy enlist the help of Margaret’s wayward look-alike cousin Lady Fiona in order to find a priceless stolen relic.

    Starring: Vanessa Hudgens, Remy Hii, Will Kemp.

    Release date: 18th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: The Princess Diaries, The Knight Before Christmas, the previous two films.

    30. Robin Robin

    Netflix

    Having been raised by a loving family of mice, Robin has always felt different. When she sets off on a heist to end all heists, Robin intends to prove to her family that she can be a good mouse, but instead ends up discovering who she really is.

    Starring: Gillian Anderson, Bronte Carmichael, Richard E. Grant.

    Release date: 24th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: Chicken Run, Arthur Christmas, The Jungle Book.

    31. Bruised

    John Baer/Netflix

    A disgraced mixed martial arts fighter returns to the sport years after the fight that ended her career, but her road to redemption is complicated when her estranged son shows up on her doorstep

    Starring: Halle Berry, Danny Boyd, Jr., Shamier Anderson.

    Release date: 24th November.

    Where to watch: Netflix.

    Watch if you like: The Wrestler, Rocky Balboa, 8 Mile.

    32. Encanto

    Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

    The Madrigals live in the mountains of Colombia in a place called the Encanto. Every child in their family is blessed with a unique gift, except for Mirabel. However, Mirabel may soon may be the Madrigals only hope when they discover the Encanto is in danger.

    Starring: Stephanie Beatriz, John Leguizamo, Diane Guerrero.

    Release date: 24th November.

    Where to watch: Disney+.

    Watch if you like: Coco, Frozen, The Book of Life.

    33. Queenpins

    STXfilms

    Two housewives struggling to get by create a $40 million coupon scam in this "rob the rich to feed the poor" story.

    Starring: Kristen Bell, Kirby Howell-Baptiste, Vince Vaughn.

    Release date: 26th November.

    Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video.

    Watch if you like: Good Girls, Hustlers, the Bad Moms films.

    34. Lapwing

    Bulldog Film Distribution

    In England 1555, a law is passed decreeing that Egyptian travellers must leave or face execution. Against the shadow of merciless and brutal violence, love blossoms between two young villagers.

    Starring: Hannah Douglas, Sebastian De Souza, Emmett J Scanlan.

    Release date: 26th November.

    Where to watch: In cinemas.

    Watch if you like: The Nightingale, The Witch, Lady Macbeth.

    35. House of Gucci

    United Artists Releasing/Universal Pictures

    In 1995, Maurizio Gucci – Italian businessman and head of the fashion house Gucci – was murdered by his ex-wife Patrizia Reggiani. Set in Italy over three decades, this film explores the events and aftermath of his death.

    Starring: Lady Gaga, Adam Driver, Jared Leto.

    Release date: 26th November.

    Where to watch: In cinemas.

    Watch if you like: Coco Before Chanel, Nocturnal Animals, The Assassination of Gianni Versace: American Crime Story.

    Which of these are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below!