Netflix in November launches more original programming, cherry picking exclusive shows and setting up a list that's definitely going to have something to everyone.
Netflix Originals
The Expanse (trailer) is a sci-fi space thriller in the future where mankind has colonised the Solar System. Based on books by James S. A Corey, the series follows United Nations executive Chrisjen Avasarala (Shohreh Aghdashloo), police detective Josephus Miller (Thomas Jane), and ship's officer Jim Holden (Steven Strait) as they unravel a mystery surrounding a missing woman that could threaten the peaceful colony.
Opening in the early years of Queen Elizabeth's II's reign, The Crown (trailer) is Netflix's most stunning drama to date. Claire Foy plays the newlywed Queen Elizabeth, opposite Matt Smith as Prince Phillip. Upon the sudden death of King George VI, Queen Elizabeth finds herself thrust into the spotlight, and navigates her way through her personal relationships, and her professional relationship with Prime Minister Winston Churchill (John Lithgow). The Crown takes a behind the curtains look at two of the most famous addresses in the world, Buckingham Palace and 10 Downing Street. Written by British Playwright Peter Morgan, and directed by Stephen Daldry, all ten episodes will be available November 4.
Gilmore Girl fans rejoice as this Netflix exclusive revisit the sleepy town of Stars Hollow Connecticut to catch up on Lorelai, Rory and Emily's lives and friends. The mini series (trailer) comprises four episodes, each 90-minute instalment focussing on different seasons of Lorelai, Rory, Emily, Luke, Lane, Kirk, and the rest of Stars Hollow. A few handsome ex boyfriends also star! Scribble November 15 onto your calendar!
An investigation into the muder of a female doctor in broad daylight at a children's playground provides the thrust for Paranoid (trailer). Set for worldwide release on the 17th, this eight episode series looks to be an excellent, gripping crime drama. Written by Bill Gallagher (The Paradise), the series stars Kevin Doyle (Downtown Abbey), Indira Varma (Game Of Thrones), and Robert Glenister (The Musketeers).
Children:
Netflix exclusive, spinoff from the original Winx series, World of Winx agents are undercover talent scouts seeking gifted children to help make their dreams come true. Winx club fairies to protect these children without revealing their magical natures.
In Zootopia, Judy is the newest police recruit and sets out to find her way in the big city. This movie is whip smart, and very cleverly showcases strong values of ambition and grit, next to remarkably relatable characters that equally make us giggle and gasp. High replay value!
Movies:
Four estranged brothers return to their childhood home to stay with their dying mother. Strained family relationships between the two sets of biological and half brothers crackle with buried secrets and hidden agendas. band together when a group of masked men invade and attack their home. Released at the Los Angeles Film Festival and directed by Chris Sparling, Mercy premieres worldwide later in November.
Kevin James is Sam Larson, a mild-mannered author who stumbles with mistaken identity crisis when his fictional novel of about an international assassin is published as a true story. Looking more like a middle aged, everyman than superbuff hero, Sam Larson doesn't take himself too seriously but looks good running! True Memoirs of an International Assassin (trailer) arrives on the 11th.
Here's the complete release list, have a browse!
ORIGINAL SERIES
The Expanse: Season 1 (03/11/16)
The Crown (04/11/16)
Estocolmo: Season 1 (11/11/16)
Case: Season 1 (11/11/16)
Roman Empire: Reign of Blood: Season 1 (11/11/16)
Shooter: Season 1 (16/11/16)
Lovesick: Season 2 (Formerly known as Scrotal Recall) (17/11/16)
Paranoid: Season 1 (17/11/16)
Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life (25/11/16)
3%: Season 1 (25/11/16)
ORIGINAL FILM
True Memoirs of an International Assassin (11/11/16)
Divines (18/11/16)
Mercy (22/11/16)
ORIGINAL COMEDY
Dana Carvey: Straight White Male, 60 (04/11/16)
Dieter Nuhr: Nuhr in Berlin (15/11/16)
Colin Quinn: The New York Story (18/11/16)
Michael Che Matters (25/11/16)
ORIGINAL DOCOS
The Ivory Game (04/11/16)
MOVIES
Blow (01/11/16)
The Nanny Diaries (01/11/16)
The Grudge 2 (01/11/16)
Secret of the Wings (02/11/16)
The A-Team (09/11/16)
Disney's Zootopia (15/11/16)
Hook (16/11/16)
S.W.A.T. (16/11/16)
Layer Cake (16/11/16)
Testament of Youth (16/11/16)
Practical Magic (01/11/16)
The Rebound (01/11/16)
Ondine (01/11/16)
Puncture (01/11/16)
Butter (01/11/16)
Hope Springs (01/11/16)
Killer Elite (16/11/16)
The Score (28/11/16)
W. (30/11/16)
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