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
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
King Richard
The Outfit
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
Heweliusz
Just Alice
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.
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.”
The streamer will also get Mango from Netflix Denmark, Baramulla from Netflix India, and As You Stood By from Netflix Korea.
November 8
Countdown: Jake vs Tank
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 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
Is It Cake? Holiday S2
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.
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.