The 25 Best Shows on Netflix to Watch in November

From comedy classics to underseen dramatic gems, your next binge is waiting.

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We’ve all been overwhelmed by streaming TV choices, only to give up and watch something we’ve already seen. But this curated list of the best shows on Netflix is here to narrow down your decision-making and help you figure out exactly which titles you want to sample next. (And if you’re in the mood for movies on Netflix instead, we’ve got a list of those waiting right here.)

American Vandal (2017-2018)

Every high school has its legendary scandals, notorious pranks, and perennial screw-ups. Not every high school has them chronicled in an elaborate docu-series with lavish production values. In this extremely straight-faced mockumentary that’s also one of the best comedies on Netflix—even though it lasted only two too-brief seasons—Hanover High senior Dylan Maxwell (Jimmy Tatro) is assumed to have vandalized 27 faculty members’ cars by spray-painting phallic images on them, and gets expelled for it. When he maintains his innocence, classmates Peter Maldonado (Tyler Alvarez) and Sam Ecklund (Griffin Gluck) decide to film their own investigation. Season 2 takes the filmmakers to another state, and another equally juvenile high school “crime.” Look out for Melvin Gregg, who premiered on Peacock’s The Paper earlier this fall, in the second season.

Beckham (2023)

Though Fisher Stevens is best known to some TV fans as Succession’s intermittently competent comms pro, Hugo, he also has a thriving career as a documentarian. The subject of his recent four-part docuseries—thanks to matchmaking by Stevens’s former collaborator Leonardo DiCaprio, apparently—is world-famous soccer star David Beckham. Beckham gave Fisher and his crew unprecedented access to tell the story of his life—and of his love, wife Victoria Beckham (now the subject of her own docuseries, which debuted on Netflix October 9). It’s one of the best documentaries on Netflix.

Better Call Saul (2015)

After the tremendous critical success of Breaking Bad, its creator Vince Gilligan partnered with series writer Peter Gould to cocreate this prequel series, one of the best drama series streaming on Netflix. In the Breaking Bad timeline, Saul Goodman (Bob Odenkirk) is the crooked lawyer serving Albuquerque’s underworld. Better Call Saul takes us back to his time as Jimmy McGill, the screw-up brother to Chuck (Michael McKean) one of the city’s most esteemed attorneys, and sometime paramour to the capable but occasionally corruptible paralegal-turned-lawyer Kim (Rhea Seehorn). Gilligan and Seehorn’s latest collaboration—the sci-fi series Pluribus—arrives on AppleTV in November.

Black Doves (2024)

Helen (Keira Knightley) is the young mother of twins and the wife of Britain’s Tory Defense Minister. She is also a “Black Dove,” spying for a covert organization that isn’t tied to any single government, but sells its secrets to the highest bidder, which is why it’s a big deal when Jason (Andrew Koji), a government official with whom she’d been having an affair, is suddenly assassinated, along with two associates. Helen is determined to exact her revenge on Jason’s killer herself, but her handler, Reed (Sarah Lancashire), reaches out to Helen’s old cohort Sam (Ben Whishaw) to deal with the situation, which grows ever more complex the more he and Helen dig in on it. That all these events are happening around Christmastime make this by far the most festive spy drama on Netflix.

Chicken Nugget (2024)

Choi Min-ah (Kim Yoo-jung) is waiting for her inventor father, Choi Seon-man (Ryu Seung-ryong), at his office, making small talk with intern Go Baek-joong (Ahn Jae-hong), when she notices a mysterious machine unobtrusively pushed up against the wall. Though Baek-joong doesn’t know what it is or where it came from, Min-ah assumes it’s a device intended to perk up the fatigued and decides to hop in. Seconds later, when Baek-joong flings the door back open, Min-ah has been transformed into a chicken nugget. Thus kicks off a mission to figure out what the machine actually is—and how to change Min-ah back. Chicken Nugget is probably unlike any other live-action sitcom you’ve seen before—funnier, weirder, and sweeter than any synopsis could possibly convey.

Dash & Lily (2020)

With the holiday season nearly upon us, the time is finally right to check out, or revisit, one of the most charming romcoms on Netflix. Adapted from Rachel Cohn and David Levithan’s YA novel series Dash & Lily’s Book Of Dares, the show revolves around the titular characters (Austin Abrams and Midori Francis, respectively) not quite meeting, but deepening their knowledge of each other through notes and dares in a notebook that they take turns leaving in locations all over New York City. And: it’s Christmas!

Detroiters (2017–2018)

When Tim (Tim Robinson, whose new sitcom, The Chair Company, premiered on HBO October 12) was a kid, his father, Big Hank (Kevin Nash), was a legend in the world of local ad production in Detroit. Then he went to what Tim unfailingly refers to as “the nuthouse,” leaving his son to take over his ad agency. What Tim lacks in natural talent, he makes up for in enthusiasm, intensity, and platonic love for Sam (Sam Richardson), his business partner and best friend. The show was actually filmed in Detroit and is crammed with references to real local ads that Robinson and Richardson—both favorite sons of the city—know from their youth. Guest stars include such comedy luminaries as Conner O’Malley, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jason Sudeikis, making this by far one of the funniest sitcoms on Netflix.

Evil (2019-2024)

Co-creators Robert and Michelle King are best known for The Good Wife and The Good Fight,—egal dramas filled with elegant people in sharp suits, vigorously arguing for their clients in court. But what the uninitiated may not know is that while the Kings’ marquee shows have the veneer of prestige TV, they’re actually surprisingly weird, and the shows they’ve made outside the Good universe are even stranger. For instance: Evil, in which forensic psychologist Dr. Kristen Bouchard (Katja Herbers) joins seminarian David Acosta (Mike Colter) and tech expert Ben Shakir (Aasif Mandvi) to investigate potentially supernatural events, all under the auspices of the Catholic church. Which cases are actually the work of the devil? Are any? And what might the extremely sketchy rival psychologist Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson) have to do with them?! While you wait for the Kings’ new drama Cupertino, Evil can tide you over.

Feel Good (2020–2021)

Mae Martin charmed audiences in 2023 as a contestant on the British panel show Taskmaster; anyone who wants to see what they can do with material that’s less absurdist should check out their breakthrough performance in Feel Good. In this highly autobiographical, now concluded dramedy cocreated and cowritten by Martin and Joe Hampson, Martin plays Mae, a Canadian stand-up comic living in England who falls in love with George (Charlotte Ritchie, star of the UK Ghosts—and also another past Taskmaster contestant). The road to happiness is rough for the couple, however; Mae is a drug addict in recovery, but still has lingering issues, and George is hesitant about coming out to loved ones. The show’s deep bench of supporting cast members includes Minx star Ophelia Lovibond, Four Weddings and a Funeral alumna Sophie Thompson, Buffy’s Anthony Head, and Lisa Kudrow as Mae’s mother, Linda. Martin’s new show, Wayward, premiered on Netflix in September.

Fisk (2021–)

Helen Tudor-Fisk (Kitty Flanagan, who cocreated the series with Vincent Sheehan) was a successful lawyer in Sydney before her marriage fell apart. Seeking comfort, she moves back to her hometown of Melbourne—nearer her dad Anthony (John Gaden), a retired judge, and his new-ish husband Viktor (Glenn Butcher). Largely on the strength of her connections through Anthony, Helen is hired at Gruber & Gruber, a small sibling-run firm specializing in probate law. Working on wills and trusts doesn’t come naturally to the prickly Fisk, and seeing how she figures out how to relate to clients in times of heightened sensitivity is part of what makes this one of the most unexpectedly winning sitcoms on Netflix. Season three arrived August 20.

Godless (2017)

Logan co-screenwriter Scott Frank wrote and directed this series in 2017, the same year that dark X-Men spinoff debuted. It also happens to be one of Netflix’s best crime shows. Frank re-teamed with executive producer Steven Soderbergh (who had directed Frank’s screenplay for Out of Sight nearly 20 years earlier) on the seven-episode miniseries set in La Belle, a New Mexico town mostly peopled by women following a catastrophic mining accident that killed most of La Belle’s male residents. Further crisis ensues when an outlaw on the run is pursued to La Belle. When you finish this one, check out Frank’s newest show, the crime drama Dept. Q.

The Great British Baking Show (2010–)

Ten-ish years into the reality-competition boom, a show came along that was the exact antithesis of the cutthroat gamesmanship of Survivor or even Top Chef. The amateur contestants of Britain’s Great British Baking Show are genuinely warm and helpful to one another; the hosts and judges are gentle and encouraging; and everyone’s striving to produce their very best work in order to win an engraved glass cake stand and absolutely no cash at all. The most recent season premiered in September.

Interview With the Vampire (2022–)

In present-day Dubai, Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson) has decided the time is right to reach out to an old journalist acquaintance, Daniel Molloy (Eric Bogosian), to tell his personal life story. There’s a lot of story to tell, although how much of it counts as “life” is up for debate: Louis has been a vampire since the 1910s. Back then, he was a “sporting house” owner in New Orleans trying to repress his queer desires. Everything changed when he met Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid), a new arrival with his own secrets, primarily that he was born in the 18th century and was turned into a vampire at, not to be superficial, the absolute hottest moment of his youth. The tale of Louis and Lestat’s love and hate affair is adapted from Anne Rice’s book series, but goes much further into the source material’s queer subtext and gory violence than the 1994 movie did, or probably could. Season two lands on the platform September 30, just in time for spooky season.

Long Story Short (2025–)

After bringing Netflix subscribers six critically acclaimed seasons of BoJack Horseman, creator Raphael Bob-Waksberg reteams with producer Lisa Hanawalt for Long Story Short. The Schwooper family is made up of parents Elliot Cooper (voice of Paul Reiser) and Naomi Schwartz (Lisa Edelstein), who combined their surnames for their kids: Avi (Ben Feldman), Shira (Abbi Jacobson), and Yoshi (Max Greenfield). As the series jumps around in time, traveling from the late 1950s to the early 2020s, we follow the family through bad times, including an intervention, a wildlife infestation at a middle school, and multiple funerals. But there are good times too: a bar mitzvah, a JCC tribute dinner, and a meet-cute in a supermarket express lane. The sharply observed stories pair with charming hand-drawn animation to make one of the most touching family dramedies on Netflix.

Love Is Blind (2020–)

The Bachelor franchise is fine as far as it goes, but between dozens of seasons of The Bachelor and The Bachelorette—to say nothing of Bachelor in Paradise, Bachelor Pad, and The Bachelor Presents: Listen to Your Heart—you might be Bachelored out. If so, this is the time to embrace the suite of reality romance shows from chaos king Chris Coelen! Love Is Blind challenges brave singles to try dating potential partners they can’t see: Women and men are kept apart at the show’s filming location and communicate only while in pods connected by an opaque panel. If they make enough of a connection for one to propose marriage to the other, they (finally) get to see each other; then they live together for a time and plan their wedding. Only at the altar do they both state whether they actually take each other in lawful matrimony. In addition to airing its US seasons, the show has spawned Brazilian and Japanese versions. Not sated? Coelen also created The Ultimatum, in which couples who haven’t decided to get married figure out their issues by dating other people for a while. Netflix also has select seasons of the Coelen-produced Married at First Sight, whose concept is exactly what the show title promises. And as of February 2023, his suite of titles includes Perfect Match, a dating show that lets alumni from various Netflix reality shows try to find love with one another. New seasons of Love Is Blind editions from France and Brazil dropped in September; the Denver-set 9th season débuted in October.

Love Life (2020–2021)

Rarely does someone meet their forever partner on the first try—which doesn’t mean the failed attempts aren’t worth exploring. In creator Sam Boyd’s anthology series, each season revolves around the romantic experiences of a single character. Season one features Anna Kendrick as Darby, who spends time with partners including a much older divorcé, a fun chef, and a journalist. (The first episode ends with a shot of her being pregnant…but by whom?!) Season two changes focus to Marcus (William Jackson Harper), the ladies he spends time with, and the one he just can’t get out of his mind. Guest stars across both seasons include Jessica Williams (Shrinking), Scoot McNairy (Nightbitch), Leslie Bibb (The White Lotus), Arian Moayed (Succession), and John Gallagher Jr. (Spring Awakening). HBO Max yanked the show off its platform after canceling it in 2022; don’t miss your chance to watch it on Netflix.

Maid (2021)

Stephanie Land’s memoir Maid: Hard Work, Low Pay, and a Mother’s Will to Survive provided the source material for this limited series. Alex (Margaret Qualley) is a young mother whose decision to leave her abusive boyfriend, Sean (Nick Robinson), is fraught with peril: severely limited finances, a Kafkaesque bureaucracy, and insufficient support from the people closest to her. Alex’s determination to create a safe and happy life for her daughter, Maddy (Rylea Nevaeh Whittet), and to become a writer keep her pushing through extremely challenging obstacles.

A Man on the Inside (2024–)

Charles (Ted Danson) is a retired engineering professor in the Bay Area, uneasily trying to hew to a new routine since the death of his beloved wife. His daughter Emily (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) encourages him to mix things up by finding a hobby he can be excited about. Right on cue, he finds a classified ad in the newspaper seeking a man, 75–85, who has his own phone. Before long, he’s been hired as a subcontractor by Julie (Lilah Richcreek Estrada) and installed as a mole at a local retirement home to investigate the theft of a necklace from Julie’s client’s elderly mother. The show, which is adapted from the Chilean documentary The Mole Agent, reunites Danson with Michael Schur for the first time since their celebrated collaboration on The Good Place, and is perfect to fill the hole left in your TV schedule between seasons of Only Murders in the Building. Season 2 drops November 20.

Mom (2013–2021)

Christy (Anna Faris) had an unstable childhood with her single mother, Bonnie (Allison Janney), a petty criminal with substance use issues. Bonnie’s childhood was actually worse: She never knew her parents and grew up in the foster care system. As a 30-something single mother of two herself, Christy is also a recovering addict. But wait, it’s a comedy! Just as Christy is trying to plan the next phase of her life, two crises arise. Bonnie comes back into Christy’s life, announcing that she wants to get sober too; pretty soon, she also needs a place to live. And Christy’s daughter Violet (Sadie Calvano), a high school senior, tells Christy she’s pregnant. If you’re annoyed by Christy’s children, you’re apparently not alone; they eventually get phased out, making more room for the stalwarts at Christy and Bonnie’s regular AA meeting: wealthy divorcée Jill (Jaime Pressly), meek nurse Wendy (Beth Hall), and elder stateswoman Marjorie (Mimi Kennedy), Christy’s sponsor. The addition of the formerly incarcerated Tammy (Kristen Johnston), Bonnie’s former foster sister, is a casting masterstroke. I know cocreator Chuck Lorre is very prolific, but Mom is far and away the best show on his CV.

Nashville (2012–2018)

Rayna Jaymes (Connie Britton) is a country music queen who reigns over the titular city alongside her handsome businessman husband, Teddy Conrad (Eric Close); she even has two adorable daughters (Lennon Stella and Maisy Stella) with musical aspirations of their own. And if it seems like Rayna has more chemistry with her lead guitar player, Deacon Claybourne (Charles Esten)? Well, that’s just because they’re friendly exes who still know how to work a crowd. But as the series begins, Rayna’s supremacy is under threat by Juliette Barnes (Hayden Panettiere), a rising country-pop star determined to overtake Rayna at the top of the charts. All this, plus Deadwood’s Powers Boothe as Rayna’s crooked millionaire father? And it was created by Thelma & Louise screenwriter Callie Khouri? You have to find out what makes Nashville one of the juiciest prime-time soap operas on Netflix.

Peaky Blinders (2013–2022)

During the Great War, Tommy Shelby (Cillian Murphy) and his brothers fought in France for the Crown, even though their Irish and Romani origins mean they’re not particularly patriotic. They generally strive to tamp down or drink away their traumatic memories, which still occasionally get in the way of their main project: running their titular street gang in Birmingham, England. (The show’s title refers to their signature move: sewing razor blades on the brims of their driving caps, then using them in fights to take out their opponents’ eyes.) In the first season, Tommy is bedeviled by Inspector Chester Campbell (Sam Neill), imported from Northern Ireland, who uses his knowledge of Tommy’s activities to blackmail him into acting as a reluctant agent for the police. Guest stars passing through the show’s long run include Paddy Considine, Tom Hardy, Noah Taylor, and two-time Oscar winner Adrien Brody; a feature-length film coda started filming last fall. When you finish, you can watch Murphy in the new Netflix original movie Steve—and Blinders creator Steven Knight just brought Netflix a new historical drama, House Of Guinness, in September.

Sex and the City (1998-2004)

Candace Bushnell’s columns about love and sex in New York City spawned a 1996 anthology and, eventually, an HBO series from Darren Star, the legendary wunderkind creator of Beverly Hills, 90210 and its first spin-off, Melrose Place. Here, Sarah Jessica Parker plays Carrie, a free-spirited writer looking for love, dating around, and comparing notes with her three best friends: gallerina Charlotte (Kristin Davis), attorney Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), and publicist Samantha (Kim Cattrall). Six seasons, two movies, and a revival series, And Just Like That…, were ultimately brought to the screen. Once you get through S&TC, Star’s current show—the bubbly romance Emily In Paris—is also available to stream on Netflix; its fifth season is coming in December.

Squid Game (2021)

Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) is a gambling addict crushed both by his personal debt and by his ex-wife’s plans to move to the U.S. with her new husband, taking their daughter along. When a mysterious stranger approaches him, seemingly by chance, and offers him the opportunity to play a series of games with the possibility of winning an unimaginable cash prize, it seems too good to be true. Turns out: it is! The first season was a massive ratings and critical hit and spun off an unscripted competition show, also on Netflix, which will premiere its second season this month.

The Staircase (2004)

Not long after Kathleen Peterson was found dead in her North Carolina home in December 2001, her husband Michael Peterson was charged with her murder. As authorities investigated Kathleen’s death and their prime suspect, more strange stories arose from his past. French documentarian Jean-Xavier de Lestrade got extraordinary access to the Peterson family as the case made its way through the legal system. (And if all of this—including the title—sounds familiar, it’s because HBO Max released a scripted adaptation in 2022 starring Toni Collette as Kathleen and Colin Firth as Michael.)

Wednesday (2022–)

This showcase for Charles Addams’s beloved family focuses on the titular daughter, played here by Jenna Ortega. After she defends her brother, Pugsley (Isaac Ordonez), from bullies by unleashing piranhas in their school’s swimming pool, Wednesday is punted to Nevermore Academy, a Vermont boarding school especially for outcasts. There, she meets werewolves, sirens, Gorgons, shapeshifters, and other exotically gifted classmates who make Wednesday’s unpredictable psychic powers seem banal. Think of it as Riverdale meets Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and not just because a series of monster attacks pushes Wednesday into becoming an unofficial class protector. If you ever had a goth phase, you need to find out what has made Wednesday one of the biggest worldwide hits on Netflix.

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