What to Watch: November

by Julian Spivey

Photos: Netflix, Apple & HBO

I Love L.A. (HBO/HBO Max) – Sunday, November 2
Rachel Sennott plays the kind of characters who would probably annoy the hell out of me in real life – but the ones I’ve seen from her on film, like in “Shiva Baby” and “Bottoms,” have entertained the hell out of me instead. She frequently plays self-obsessed, trainwreck late millennials, but the messiness is funny and sometimes endearing. Sennott brings her first leading television role in “I Love L.A.” to HBO (streaming on HBO Max), in which she plays an ambitious young woman aspiring to be a talent agent and reunites with friends who have spent time apart. “I Love L.A.” premieres on HBO and HBO Max on Sunday, November 2.

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All Her Fault (Peacock) – Thursday, November 6
The Peacock thriller “All Her Fault” sees Sarah Snook’s return to television following her career-changing, Emmy-winning role as Shiv Roy on HBO’s “Succession.” “All Her Fault” features Snook as a mother who arrives at a location to pick her son up from a play date only to find that he’s no longer there. Based on a novel by Andrea Mara, the series features Jake Lacy, Sophia Lillis, Michael Pena and Dakota Fanning in supporting roles. “All Her Fault” premieres on Peacock on Thursday, November 6. 

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Pluribus (AppleTV) – Friday, November 7
AppleTV’s “Pluribus” sees the return of “Breaking Bad” and “Better Call Saul” creator Vince Gilligan to television, but this time with science fiction as the genre. He re-teams with actress Rhea Seehorn, from “Better Call Saul,” who plays a woman immune to an unexplained virus that transforms the world’s population into happy, optimistic people. The show, which was picked up for two seasons from the start, should be one of the year’s most anticipated TV premieres simply based on the Gilligan/Seehorn collaboration. “Pluribus” premieres on Apple TV on Friday, November 7. 

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Frankenstein (Netflix) – Friday, November 7
Director Guillermo del Toro’s lifelong inspiration has been author Mary Shelley’s “Frankenstein,” and according to a recent interview for CBS’s “Sunday Morning,” aspects of the story have appeared in every one of the director’s films. He finally got the chance to take on the mother of all monster tales himself via Netflix, with his telling of the classic premiering on Friday, November 7. This version features Oscar Isaac as Dr. Frankenstein and Jacob Elordi as his monstrous masterpiece. 

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The Beast in Me (Netflix) – Thursday, November 13
Netflix’s dramatic miniseries “The Beast in Me” sees Emmy-winner Claire Danes as a grieving mother and acclaimed author who has taken a step back from public life following the death of her son, until an interesting subject falls into her lap when a real estate mogul, played by Emmy-winner Matthew Rhys, who was the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance, moves in next door. “The Beast in Me,” which features eight episodes, co-stars Brittany Snow and Natalie Morales, and premieres on Netflix on Thursday, November 13. 

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Stranger Things: The Final Season Part 1 (Netflix) – Wednesday, November 26
“Stranger Things,” possibly the greatest original series Netflix has ever produced, finally returns for its final season over the long Thanksgiving weekend, when part one of the three-part final season, featuring four feature-length episodes, drops. The Duffer Brothers, who created and oversee the series, should absolutely be embarrassed by how long it has taken to get this final season out. It has been almost three and a half years since the fourth season and taking nearly a full decade to produce 42 episodes is asinine and everything people hate about television in the modern world. Now that the admonishment is out of the way, all will be forgiven if the Duffer Bros. can finish this story in the amazing fashion it deserves. Let’s return to Hawkins one final time with our favorite teenagers, even if some might be drawing retirement checks by now.