‘Wicked,’ ‘Gladiator II,’ and All the Films and TV Shows We’re Watching This November

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November brings both the familiar and the new to screens big and small. A favorite novel gets a new adaptation. A bestselling detective series gets a TV series. A popular movie gets a spinoff in Gladiator II, and a beloved musical finally gets the theatrical treatment fans have waited years for in Wicked. But the month is also set to bring a sure-to-be twisty adaptation of an acclaimed novel and more.

Fans of series like Yellowstone (Paramount+) and Silo (Apple TV+) can anticipate their returns. And though there’s not a multi-part Beatles series on Disney+, it seems like something new from the band turns up every year around this time. This year, for instance, it’s a look back at the year 1964 with the Scorsese-produced The Beatles ‘64. Of course, there’s Wicked, Queer, Gladiator II

But first: Let’s start with what might be the last film from one of the great American filmmakers.

What to Watch: November 2024 Movies and Shows

Not sure what to see in theaters, or want to know which new series are heading to HBO, Hulu, and Prime Video? Read on for our complete November streaming and movie guide.

Juror #2 (Theaters, November 1)

In what might be the last film Clint Eastwood directs, Nicholas Hoult stars as a juror at a murder trial who realizes he might have a connection to the case he’d never previously imagined. Toni Collette and J.K. Simmons co-star as, respectively, a prosecutor running for D.A. and a fellow juror who also comes to believe there’s more here than meets the eye. (Despite strong reviews you might have to hunt for this one as Warner Bros. has opted only to give it a small release.) Get Tickets on Fandango

Blitz (Theaters, November 1, Apple TV+ November 22)

Any new film from Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave, Widows) is an event and there’s no reason to think Blitz will be an exception. Set during the thick of the London Blitz, it follows a young boy named George (Elliott Heffernan) who gets separated from his mother (Saoirse Ronan). Stream on Apple TV+

A Real Pain (Theaters, November 1)

In Jesse Eisenberg’s second film as a director, Eisenberg stars as David, a buttoned-down New Yorker who accompanies his unpredictable cousin Benji (Kieran Culkin) as they revisit their family’s past — recent and distant — while touring Poland on the way to the home their grandmother left while fleeing the Third Reich. The film won acclaim both for its performances and thoughtful script at this year’s Sundance. Get Tickets on Fandango

Like Water for Chocolate (HBO, November 3)

Laura Esquivel’s beloved 1989 magical realist novel Like Water for Chocolate has been previously adapted into both a film and a ballet, so why not a TV series, too? Set against the backdrop of the Mexican Revolution, the series stars Azul Guaita as Tia, a woman whose love for Pedro (Andrés Baida) tends to find its way into the dishes she cooks. Stream on Max

Heretic (Theaters, November 8)

Hugh Grant continues to lean into his second-act expertise in playing creeps in this new film from Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, the screenwriting team behind A Quiet Place. Grant plays Mr. Reed, who welcomes a pair of Mormon missionaries (Sophie Hatch and Chloe East) into his home. Then things take a turn. Get Tickets on Fandango

Cross (Prime Video, November 14)

James Patterson’s Alex Cross, a detective who tends to end up investigating some extremely grisly crimes, has made it to the big screen three times where he was played by Morgan Freeman (twice) and Tyler Perry (once). The Cross mysteries seem like a natural fit for streaming-era television, hence this new series in which he’s played by Aldis Hodge. It’s unclear which (if any) novel this first season adapts, but the show has already been renewed for a second season. Stream on Prime Video

Dune: Prophecy (HBO, November 17)

Just as Penguin has extended the world of The Batman to television, Dune: Prophecy looks to do the same for the two (and counting) big-screen adaptations of James Herbert’s sci-fi classic. A prequel, this series digs into the world of the Bene Gesserit, the powerful female mystic sect with their hands on the strings of the Dune universe. Promisingly, Emily Watson and Olivia Williams lead the cast. Stream on Max

Interior Chinatown (Hulu, November 19)

Novelist Charles Yu serves as both creator and writer of this adaptation of his acclaimed 2020 novel of the same name. Jimmy O. Yang stars as Willis Wu, Chinese-American drawn into a world of intrigue. (If it stays true to the novel, there’s much more going on beneath the surface.) Stream on Hulu

A Man on the Inside (Netflix, November 21)

Adapted from the 2020 documentary The Mole Agent, this comedy stars Ted Danson as a single widower who agrees to go undercover as the resident of a retirement home to investigate some strange, possibly criminal activity. Created by Michael Schur, its reunites Danson with the creator of The Good Place and co-stars sitcom royalty Sally Struthers, Brooklyn Nine-Nine’s Stephanie Beatriz, and the always-welcome character actor Stephen McKinley Henderson. Stream on Netflix

Gladiator II (Theaters, November 22)

As anyone who’s seen Gladiator knows, it would be hard to build a sequel around Maximus, the hero Russell Crowe plays in Ridley Scott’s Best Picture-winning film. But Maximus’ grandson? That’s a different story. Paul Mescal stars Lucius Verus, who’s forced by fate to fight in the Colosseum just like his ancestor. Pedro Pascal, Denzel Washington and, returning from the original, Connie Nielsen round out the cast. Get Tickets on Fandango

Wicked (Theaters, November 22)

Long in the works, Wicked, the film, adapts the first half of the hit Broadway show based on Gregory Maguire’s novel of the same name. At once a prequel and a revisionist take on The Wizard of Oz, the film stars Cynthia Erivo as Elphaba, the future Wicked Witch of the West; Ariana Grande as Glinda, the future Glinda; and Jeff Goldblum as the Wizard. Get Tickets on Fandango

Queer (Theaters, November 27)

Adapting a semi-autobiographical novel by William S. Burroughs, this new Luca Guadagnino film stars Daniel Craig as William Lee, a Burroughs surrogate who becomes infatuated with an ex-Navy serviceman while attempting to flee past trouble in 1940s Mexico City. Get Tickets on Fandango

Maria (Theaters, November 27)

After making films about Pablo Neruda (Neruda), Princess Diana (Spencer), and Jacqueline Kennedy (Jackie), director Pablo Larraín turns his attention to opera legend Maria Callas. Larraín reunites with his Spencer screenwriter Steven Knight and works for the first time with Angelina Jolie, who returns to the screen after a three-year absence. Get Tickets on Fandango

The Madness (Netflix, November 28)

Colman Domingo delivered one of the most memorable big-screen performances of 2024 in the moving drama Sing Sing, which bodes well for this small-screen venture, a thriller in which he plays a man whose life is thrown into chaos after he happens upon a corpse. Stream on Netflix

The Agency (Paramount+ with Showtime, November 29)

Based on the French series The Bureau, this new George Clooney-produced series stars Michael Fassbender as a deep cover CIA agent pulled from duty for reasons he suspects aren’t exactly on the up-and-up. The all-star cast also includes Jodie Turner-Smith, Jeffrey right, Katherine Waterston, and Richard Gere. Stream on Paramount+ With Showtime