We’re almost at the end of 2025, and one of the few certainties we have to close out the year is a new batch of arrivals on all of your streaming services. The cold is ideal for binge-watching anyways.
Netflix added a spread of spooky-themed movies in October, but you just know the streamer was itching for the holiday season. You will see so many Christmas rom-coms that look identical, and I completely respect it if you enjoy all of them. The streamer will also get some of the later movies from the DCEU, Netflix original movies like Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, and, of course, the final season of one of the biggest Netflix series of all time.
Let’s get into it.
Everything Coming to Netflix in November
November 1
- A Very Vintage Christmas
- Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
- Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
- Baby Driver
- Back to the Future
- Back to the Future Part II
- Back to the Future Part III
- Broadchurch: Season 1
- Broadchurch: Season 2
- Broadchurch: Season 3
- Charlie’s Angels
- Crazy Rich Asians
- Dear Santa
- Doctor Sleep
- Don’t Worry Darling
- Dr. Dolittle
- Dr. Dolittle 2
- Elvis
- Frances Ha
- Game Night
Doctor Sleep
It’s unfortunately arriving the day after Halloween, but who says spooky movie marathons have to be confined to October? For my money, Doctor Sleep remains one of the absolute best of the many Stephen King adaptations. Director Mike Flanagan crafts a satisfying sequel to The Shining that sees Ewan McGregor take on the role of an adult Danny Torrance, now battling his own addiction-related demons and struggling to mentor a fellow shiner, even as she catches the eye of Rose the Hat (a magnificent Rebecca Ferguson) and her fellow vampires.
Ewan McGregor as the adult Danny Torrance.
What always struck me the most about Flanagan’s take on this story is how it so deftly threads the needle between adapting the book and specifically acting as a sequel to Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining. I would have thought those two goals were incompatible (King himself famously dislikes Kubrick’s version), but somehow, it works. It captures the deeply creepy vibe of Kubrick’s movie while not losing sight of the fact that this is supposed to be a story of redemption. -Jesse Schedeen
- Happy Christmas
- The Hangover
- The Hangover: Part II
- The Hangover: Part III
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- In the Heights
- Isn’t It Romantic
- Judas and the Black Messiah
- Just Mercy
- The LEGO Movie 2: The Second Part
- Life of the Party
- The Little Things
- Merry Liddle Christmas
- The Nun II
- Ocean’s 8
- Paddington 2
- The Patriot
- Ready Player One
- Tenet
- This Is the End
- Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas
- The Way Back
- Wonka
The start of the month always involves a big list of new (or returning) licenses. You’ll see an influx of older shows and movies that become available on Netflix, with this month’s highlights including the Back to the Future trilogy, The Hangover trilogy, and Ace Ventura: Pet Detective.
November 2
Will Smith stars in the biopic Richard Williams, father and coach to Venus and Serena Williams. IGN’s review readily describes it as “Will Smith’s best performance in years,” following “the inspiring origin story of two tennis greats.”
November 3
- Dr Seuss’ The Sneetches
- In Waves and War
Netflix has been rolling out a spread of Dr. Seuss inspired children’s series, with this month’s addition adapting the tale of star-bellied Sneetches. On a very different beat, the documentary In Waves and War follows retired Navy SEALs exploring the benefits of psychedelic treatments for PTSD.
November 4
- Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things
- Minx S1-2
- Squid Game: The Challenge S2
It should have been obvious that Netflix would bring Squid Game to life, but I’m still a little scared of the whole thing. The second season of Squid Game: The Challenge will feature 456 new contestants battling it out for a $4.56 million prize pool across both new and familiar challenges.
November 5
November 6
- The Bad Guys: Breaking In
- Bride Wars
- Death by Lightning
- The Vince Staples Show S2
Following the release of The Bad Guys 2, The Bad Guys: Breaking In is a CG-animated prequel series coming straight to Netflix. The series will feature the voice cast from existing TV specials as opposed to the cast from the films.
Death by Lightning
Michael Shannon
There should be plenty for US history nerds like me to find interesting in this four-episode limited series starring Michael Shannon as President James A. Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen as Charles Giteau, who went from being Garfield’s biggest fan to his assassin. Garfield is an interesting historical figure, a Civil War hero who didn’t want to be President but was essentially drafted by his party’s machine. Giteau had delusions of grandeur, believing he was some hot shot in politics when he was anything but. I’m also really curious to see Nick Offerman as future President Chester Arthur since that’s pretty cool casting for a not very memorable President. -Jim Vejvoda
November 7
- Frankenstein
- As You Stood By
- Baramulla
- Christmas in the Heartland
- Groom & Two Brides
- Labyrinth
- Mango
- My Dad’s Christmas Date
Guillermo del Toro’s take on Frankenstein is coming to streaming within weeks of its limited theatrical release as Netflix continues to re-hash its relationship with theaters. Scott Collura’s review of the movie for IGN describes it as “a crowning achievement for the beloved genre director and one of the most effective adaptations of the Mary Shelley story ever put to film.”
Frankenstein
Guillermo del Toro has been trying to turn his vision for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein into a movie for at least 20 years, but man, if it hasn’t been worth the wait. While the good (bad?) Doctor and his Creature have been oft-adapted to the big and small screen over the past 100 years, fidelity to Shelley’s novel has rarely been the focus of those versions of the story. And indeed, GDT takes his own route in conveying the tale of the hideous (yet handsome in this version) monster (Jacob Elordi) and his misguided and sometimes cruel creator (Oscar Isaac) – while still being faithful to the author’s work.
Del Toro isn’t so much interested in making a horror movie here; no, like his 2015 film Crimson Peak, Frankenstein is certainly steeped in the trappings of a Gothic tale, complete with intimidating castles, foreboding landscapes, and creepy setpieces. )And yeah, it’s also gory as hell at times.) But ultimately it’s a beautiful and sweeping tale of tragedy, and maybe, just maybe, redemption. -Scott Collura
The streamer will also get Mango from Netflix Denmark, Baramulla from Netflix India, and As You Stood By from Netflix Korea.
November 8
Ahead of the Jake Paul vs. Tank Davis exhibition fight, Netflix is releasing a “Countdown” series following both fighters’ preparation for the event.
November 10
- MARINES
- Sesame Street S56 Volume 1
We’re entering a new generation of Sesame Street, with Season 56 initially pitched as “Sesame Street Reimagined.” The new season will be released in three batches on Netflix while airing on PBS Kids.
November 11
- Ghosting: The Spirit of Christmas
- No Sleep Till Christmas
- Same Time, Next Christmas
And so it begins.
November 12
- A Merry Little Ex-Mas
- Being Eddie
- Dynamite Kiss
- Eloa the Hostage: Live on TV
- Mrs. Playmen
- Selling the OC S4
The latest season of Selling the OC. A documentary about the life of Eddie Murphy. A new K-Drama. Oh my!
November 13
- The Beast in Me
- Delhi Crime S3
- Had I Not Seen the Sun Part 1
- Koati S1
- Last Samurai Standing
- Moulin Rouge!
- The Sandiot
- Tee Yai: Born to Be Bad
- Unicorn Academy: Chapter 4
The Beast in Me is a new mini-series starring Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys that I will personally watch as an alternate universe crossover of Homeland and The Americans. Last Samurai Standing, another mini-series, adapts the manga of the same name about a samurai battle royale in the late Meiji period.
Also, because Nicole Kidman deserves all the flowers, Moulin Rouge! is coming (back) to Netflix.
November 14
- Jake Paul vs. Tank Davis – 8pm ET
- The Crystal Cuckoo
- In Your Dreams
- Lefter: The Story of the Ordinarius
- Nouvelle Vague
Here’s when the Jake Paul vs. Tank Davis fight is actually happening, with Netflix exclusively streaming the exhibition fight at 8pm ET. Netflix’s Nouvelle Vague, which focuses on the production of Jean Luc Godard’s Breathless, will also become available to stream.
Nouvelle Vague
Hollywood loves making movies about making movies. Usually those are tales of famous studio system actors, troubled productions, or inside baseball retellings of behind-the-scenes drama. Enter Richard Linklater’s new Netflix film Nouvelle Vague, which is a dramatic interpretation of the making of Jean-Luc Godard’s groundbreaking 1960 French New Wave film Breathless, a movie about as far from a typical Hollywood film as you can possibly get.
Aubry Dullin and Zoey Deutch play Jean-Paul Belmondo and Jean Seberg in Nouvelle Vague.
Nouvelle Vague is Linklater’s second film of 2025 (after Blue Moon, starring Ethan Hawke) and his second collaboration with Netflix (after 2023’s Hit Man). Breathless was a landmark production, fundamentally challenging what cinema could be and reinventing the medium for a whole new era (and audience). I’m excited to see if Nouvelle Vague follows Breathless’s experimentalist, sometimes difficult-to-follow structure or if it’s a more run-of-the-mill “making of” period piece. -Michael Peyton
November 15
- A Royal Date for Christmas
- A Sprinkle of Christmas
- A Vineyard Christmas
- Becoming Santa
- Christmas Casanova
- Everybody’s Fine
- Just Like a Christmas Movie
- Meet Me at the Christmas Train Parade
- Royally Yours, This Christmas
Once we hit the mid-point of November, Netflix starts going all in on the holiday vibes. I think this list speaks for itself.
November 17
- Blue Beetle
- Gabby’s Dollhouse S12
- Selena y Los Dinos
- Zodiac
One of two DCEU movies coming to Netflix this month, Blue Beetle stands out as a superhero flick for what critic Alyssa Mora describes as “the deeply connected bonds of Jaime and the Reyes family.” Netflix will also get the latest season of the massive children’s series (and recent film phenomenon) Gabby’s Dollhouse.
November 18
- Gerry Dee: Funny You Should Say That
November 19
- The Carman Family Deaths
- Champagne Problems
- Envious S3
- The Son of a Thousand Men
Netflix will keep the true crime fans fed, for better or worse. The Carman Family Deaths chronicles a family tragedy at sea that turned into accusations of a man murdering his family. The other thing you can guarantee from Netflix? Rom-coms, like Champagne Problems.
November 20
- A Man on the Inside S2
- The Follies
- The Great British Baking Show: Holidays S8
- Jurassic World: Chaos Theory S4
A new season of the animated Jurassic World spin-off, Chaos Theory, will arrive on Netflix all at the once. We’ll also get the annual holiday edition of the Great British Baking Show, which features returning contestants from previous seasons of the main series in a shortened competition for Star Baker.
November 21
- Marry Christmas
- Mistletoe Mixup
- ONE SHOT with Ed Sheeran
- Train Dreams
The director of Adolescence is teaming up with Netflix and Ed Sheeran for a particularly bold live event, following Sheeran as he performs and interacts with fans throughout New York City. Train Dreams will premiere on Netflix on the same day, with Joel Edgerton portraying a man experiencing the changes of America’s landscapes and people in the early 20th century.
November 24
- Missing: Dead or Alive? S2
- Santa Bootcamp
November 25
November 26
- Jingle Bell Heist
- Stranger Things 5 Volume 1
Yep, this is a big one. 10 years later, we’re getting the final season of Stranger Things. Well, Part 1 at least, because this is Netflix. With episode lengths climbing up to two hours, Stranger Things 5 will premiere four episodes on November 26. Volume 2 will premiere on Christmas, and the final episode will arrive on New Year’s Eve. It’s a whole thing.
Stranger Things
It seems like forever since Stranger Things Season 4 was released, and that’s not entirely me being dramatic, as it has been over three years since Part 2 of the season came out. Season 4 ended on some major cliffhangers, including whether Vecna is actually dead or if just his physical form died off and he’ll find his way back somehow (let’s be honest, this is likely), if Max will wake up from her coma after the brutal attacks she endured, and possibly the biggest one – the fact that a rift in the Earth opened the Upside Down and it has now taken over current-day Hawkins itself.
We don’t know much about the fifth and final season of Stranger Things ahead of its release later this month, but the trailers show the main characters preparing to battle their way through this fight against what we can only assume are forces still being led by Vecna (or the Upside Down as a whole), and one too many demodogs for me. I’m sure the emotions will be running high throughout Season 5 with the incredible performances by literally the entire cast, especially the “kids” including Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Noah Schnapp, Caleb McLaughlin, Gaten Matarazzo, and Sadie Sink. I’m excited to see where Season 5 wraps things up, with Part 1 releasing on November 26, Part 2 on December 25, and the finale on December 31 – and yes, this is what I will be doing on New Year’s Eve this year. -Jessie Wade
November 27
- Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
As we near the end of the month, Netflix will pick up the final movie of the original DCEU, at least in terms of release date. While the reigns have now been handed over to James Gunn’s DC Studios (and an exclusive streaming partnership with HBO Max), I think it’s safe to say the grittier takes on the DC comics will always have a dedicated audience.
November 28
- Left-Handed Girl
- The Stringer: The Man Who Took the Photo
Left-Handed Girl marks Sean Baker’s first project since Best Picture winner Anora. Shih-Ching Tsou directs the film, shot entirely on an iPhone, while Baker serves as a co-writer, producer, and editor.
Is it too early for Christmas movies? How much has your life changed since the first season of Stranger Things? Let us know what you’re most excited about in the comments.
