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It's second-to-last month of 2026, and with summer vibes come a fun new selection of TV shows, movies, and documentaries on Australia's best streaming services.

In this constantly updated guide, we aim to help any indecisive show or movie buff find quick, solid recommendations to remove the hassle of choosing. Our suggestions are based on solid data — specifically, streaming search trends and everyday reviews of what's new and popular — so we're in the know about what real people (a.k.a. you) are watching, reading, and chatting about.

November's fun-filled lineup includes the new Stan original series, Unskilled Adult, starring comedian Hamish Blake, and the return of The Hunting Wives for season two. Prime Video welcomes new limited series, Blade Runner 2099 and the third season of Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. HBO Max premieres new series, Adultery, and Binge welcomes the second season of The Office spin-off, The Paper.

Meanwhile, Netflix debuts the second season of Black Doves and a new film, Allen. Apple TV welcomes three new entries, including 12 12 12 and Being Heumann. And finally, Disney+ welcomes back Abbott Elementary for season six, alongside new seasons of All's Fair and Percy Jackson and the Olympians.

Enough with the fuss now — here are our What to Watch recommendations for November 2026, with a look at new and trending releases on Australia's major streaming platforms.

Stick (Season 2) | Apple TV | New episodes weekly
In season two of Stick starring Owen Wilson, Santi takes the next step in his pursuit of professional golf, only to discover how quickly the game changes when talent becomes expectation. As Santi chases his dream, Pryce finds himself wondering what might still be possible for him. Urged on by his former rival Clark Ross (Timothy Olyphant), Pryce does something nobody expects: he bets on himself, launching an improbable comeback in hopes of becoming the oldest golfer ever to win a major.

Abbott Elementary (Season 6) | Disney+ | Half-season drop
Abbott Elementary is back for season six, and there's a plethora of changes along the way for the teachers at Abbott. Gregory steps into a dual role as both a classroom teacher and assistant principal, leading to a brand-new working dynamic with Ava. Meanwhile, Janine gives her classroom a makeover, Barbara recovers from a street-crossing accident, and Melissa works to win back her classroom dynamic while dealing with new teacher friction. This will be a half-season drop for Aussie viewers as the show premieres weekly in the US.

The Assassin (Season 2) | November 6 | Stan | All episodes available
The estranged mother-and-son duo return to take on the criminal underworld in the new season of the Stan Original The Assassin. Hitwoman Julie (Keeley Hawes) and Edward (Freddie Highmore) reluctantly team up once again when Edward’s dream honeymoon with Kayla (Shalom Brune-Franklin) is hijacked by a mysterious new threat. Plunged back into a world of international crime, kidnapping, and high-speed car chases, they’ll have to take down Spain’s corrupt underworld to survive the job and repair an already fragile relationship — and hopefully not kill each other first.

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power (Season 3) | November 11 | Prime Video | Double episode premiere, then new episodes weekly
In season three, Middle-earth is at war. Five years have passed since the fall of Eregion. Sauron’s armies have marched across the whole of the world, conquering all in their path. Only a few isolated pockets stand between the Dark Lord and total victory – Khazad-dûm, where the Dwarves are now sealed deep within their mountain halls, and the elven realms of Lindon and Rivendell, which are protected by their Three Rings. But deep in the land of Mordor, in his newly completed tower of Barad-dûr, the Dark Lord toils day and night, obsessed with harnessing a power that will bring the last of his enemies to their knees: One Ring to rule them all...

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Orange County (Season 1) | November 12 | Disney+ | All episodes available
In this SLOMW spin-off, a new group of dynamic young mothers in Orange County collide in a community where beliefs are not just their religion; they are their identity. While some defend their way of life, fighting against modernity, others embrace change, becoming a platform to disrupt the status quo. Scandals and secrets will be revealed, facades will crumble, and families and friendships will change forever on both sides of the battlefield as this group of strong, game-changing influencers comes together to build their answer to #MomTok.

The Good Daughter | November 13 | Stan | All episodes available
Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy lead the gripping new psychological drama series The Good Daughter, following two sisters who have spent the last 20 years trying to piece together the lives that were fractured by a single night of violence. When another attack splinters the small town of Pikeville, Charlotte — a lawyer like her father — is the first witness on the scene. As the case unfolds and twists through painful memories and buried secrets, what emerges is not just a story of survival, but of enduring ties between a father, his daughters and the complex bond between sisters.

Percy Jackson and The Olympians (Season 3) | November 20 | Disney+ | Double episode premiere, then new episodes weekly
Season three of Percy Jackson and the Olympians is based on “The Titan’s Curse,” the third installment of Rick Riordan's bestselling book series. If Percy Jackson learned anything after completing two epic quests with Annabeth Chase, it's that he would be lost without her. So when Annabeth is captured by the forces of Kronos, Percy must embark on a perilous journey to rescue her. He must free a goddess in chains, confront the Titan’s curse, and avoid triggering the fall of Olympus. With Grover by his side, Percy must join some unlikely questmates to confront a prophecy with dire consequences.

The Hunting Wives (Season 2) | November 26 | Stan | All episodes available
The Hunting Wives returns on Stan for a wild new season, starring Brittany Snow and Malin Åkerman. Season one followed Sophie O’Neil (Snow), who moved her family from Boston to Texas. There, she grew close to socialite Margo Banks (Åkerman) — maybe too close — drawn into her wealthy, decadent world, falling for her charm and consumed by obsession, seduction, and murder. With Sophie and Margo ending season one on the outs, season two will see old secrets and new foes force them back together. As they play their dangerous games, the question arises: Are they the hunters or the hunted?

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Crystal Lake | Stan | All episodes available
From production company A24, comes Crystal Lake, the gripping prequel within the infamous world of Friday the 13th. The series stars Linda Cardellini as Pam Voorhees, a grieving single mother unable to move on from the tragic drowning of her son, Jason, in the local town lake. Pam’s elusive past resurfaces, however, when two probing strangers arrive at her door, setting alight a disturbing chain of events that leaves the townspeople of Crystal Lake wondering: who is Pam Voorhees?

Carrie | Prime Video | All episodes available
Misfit high-schooler Carrie White (Summer H. Howell) has spent her life hidden away inside the walls of her home with her fiercely protective mother, Margaret (Samantha Sloyan). After her father’s sudden death thrusts her into the unforgiving ecosystem of public high school, Carrie is forced to navigate a viral bullying scandal that tears through her community, the relentless pressure and casual cruelty of the social-media age, and the awakening of mysterious telekinetic powers that rise alongside her adolescence.

Small Prophets | Apple TV | New episodes weekly
Small Prophets is a comic tale of the eccentric Michael Sleep (Pearce Quigley) who, since his darling Clea disappeared seven years ago, has lived a very ordinary life. He works in a DIY store, visits his dad Brian (Sir Michael Palin) and hopes Clea will return. One day Brian shares an old recipe involving rainwater, horse manure and more than a little alchemy. With the recipe in hand, Michael sets out (albeit with some scepticism) to create homunculi — magical spirits that can predict the future — in the hope they have the answer to his burning question: "Will I ever see Clea again?"

American Horror Story: 13 (Season 13) | Binge | Triple episode premiere, then new episodes weekly
An unrivaled 13th installment that will do justice to everyone’s most feared number. Bringing together an all-star cast, many of whom are reprising fan favorite roles, American Horror Story: 13 continues to build on the anthology’s decades-long legacy. Which iconic horrors will return to haunt the hallowed halls of 13 and what new terrors await? Light your candles, draw your pentagrams and prepare for a supreme surprise.

Brothers | Apple TV | New episodes weekly
Brothers follows Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson, who play fictionalised versions of themselves, and whose lifelong friendship is thrown into chaos when they uncover a decades-old secret: they might actually be brothers. After Woody’s daughter’s wedding falls apart, he loads up the family and heads to Austin for an extended stay at Matthew’s ranch. But what begins as a healing getaway quickly spirals when Matthew’s mother, Ma Mac (Holland Taylor), accidentally lets slip a long-buried secret that the two friends might actually be brothers.

Stuart Fails to Save the Universe | HBO Max | New episodes weekly
Comic book store owner Stuart Bloom is tasked with restoring reality after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing about a multiverse Armageddon. Stuart is aided in this quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert and quantum physicist/all-around pain in the ass Barry Kripke. Along the way, they meet alternate-universe versions of characters we’ve come to know and love from The Big Bang Theory.

Silo (Season 3) | Apple TV | New episodes weekly
Based on the bestselling trilogy, season three of Silo reveals an origin story set centuries earlier, while continuing the saga of a dystopian society of 10,000 people living underground under mysterious circumstances. In the present, Juliette Nichols (Ferguson) survives her forced “cleaning” but returns with memory loss as the silo recovers from rebellion and faces a dangerous new threat. Meanwhile, in the “Before Times,” journalist Helen Drew (Jessica Henwick) and Congressman Daniel Keene (Ashley Zukerman) uncover a conspiracy that pulls them into a chain of events with catastrophic, irreversible consequences.

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Masterplan | Prime Video
When a legendary thief sets his sights on the Mona Lisa, he recruits two young strangers to help him — Chiara, a sharp Italian cybercrime expert, and Jay, a swaggering French explosives specialist — before revealing they are long-lost siblings... and oh yes by the way, he is their father. Thrown into a chaotic reunion they never asked for, this new family must learn to work together — and try not to kill each other — if they want any chance at pulling off the heist of the century.

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Sugar (Season 2) | Apple TV | New episodes weekly
As of August 7, 2026, the entire second season of Sugar is available to stream on Apple TV.
Sugar's second season follows Los Angeles’ iconic private detective and film connoisseur, John Sugar (Colin Farrell), as he returns for a new case, tracking the troubled older brother of an up-and-coming local boxer as his search for his beloved missing sister continues. As the investigation expands into a citywide conspiracy with sinister intentions, Sugar must reckon with himself to answer the question: how far will he go to do what’s right?

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