Top new shows: quick view
Top new shows streaming this week
Netflix: top new shows
Joy (22 Nov)
Film (2024) Based on a true story, this drama follows three pioneering British scientists in the ’60s and ’70s and their struggle to develop IVF – against all odds. Starring Stephanie Beatriz, Ted Danson, Lilah Richcreek Estrada. Watch the trailer.
Spellbound (22 Nov)
Film (2024). When a powerful spell turns her parents into giant monsters, a teenage princess must journey into the wild to reverse the curse before it’s too late. Starring Rachel Zegler, John Lithgow, Jenifer Lewis, Nathan Lane, Tituss Burgess, with Javier Bardem, Nicole Kidman
The Piano Lesson (22 Nov)
Film (2024). A brewing battle over the fate of an heirloom piano threatens to tear a family apart in this drama based on August Wilson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play. Starring Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts, Corey Hawkins. Watch the trailer.
AMC+ & Shudder: top new shows
HIP, Season 3 – AMC+ & Acorn TV (18 Nov)
Series. Morgane is 38 years old, has three children, two exes and an IQ of 160; her destiny as a cleaner is turned upside-down when her extraordinary abilities are spotted by the police who offer her a job as a consultant. Starring Audrey Fleurot.
Rita – AMC+ & Shudder (22 Nov)
Film (2024). While fleeing a neglectful household, 13-year-old Rita is placed in an oppressive state-run orphanage. Rita’s arrival provides a glimmer of hope to the girls inside, who share a prophecy that an angel will appear to release them.
Encouraged by one another, the girls plan an escape to claim their freedom and expose the orphanage’s abuses of power. Based on the true story behind one of Guatemala’s most harrowing tragedies, Rita shines a light on the orphans whose fight for survival inspired a nationwide outcry for justice and reform.
Stan: top new shows
Nugget is Dead (21 Nov)
Film (2024). When beloved family dog, Nugget, falls sick over Christmas, Steph Stool (Vic Zerbst) must abandon her very elegant holiday plans with her boyfriend’s family, and return instead to her small coastal hometown to confront the chaos of her own … less elegant family. In the week leading up to Christmas, each member of the Stool family must grapple with the mortality of the one thing that unifies them. Watch the trailer.
Nugget Is Dead: A Christmas Story is the debut feature for writers and lead cast Vic Zerbst (The Feed) and Jenna Owen (The Feed) who star alongside Gia Carides (My Big Fat Greek Wedding), Damien Garvey (Rake), Mandy McElhinney (Love Child), and Tara Morice (Strictly Ballroom).
CMA Awards (21 Nov)
Special event. Lainey Wilson will join Luke Bryan, and Peyton Manning to host 2024’s The 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards. The 58th Annual Country Music Association Awards will premiere live from Nashville on November 21 from 12PM AEDT, only on Stan.
BritBox: top new shows
The Bay – Seasons 3 & 4 (22 Nov)
Series. Follow Detective Sergeant Jenn Townsend, the area’s newest officer, as she’s thrown into navigating the increasingly complex challenges of her new job in the gritty, northern UK coastal town of Morecambe.
From a gripping missing-persons case to a murder case that unsettles the quaint town, the plot quickly escalates into a darker investigation, with untold secrets that plague the community. Starring Marsha Thomason and Barry Sloane. Watch The Bay Season 3 trailer.
ABC iview: top new shows
Vida the Vet – Season 1 (18 Nov)
Series. Ten-year-old Vida cares for woodland creatures that live just outside her home, from a fox with an itchy paw to a turtle with a tummy ache to a tiger with a sore tooth, she’ll have you feeling better, in one, two, three!
Headliners (19 Nov)
Series. Celebrating music and inclusion, this documentary series sees Australian rock royalty mentor musicians with disability to become must-see performers at an iconic sold-out music festival.
Solar System with Brian Cox (19 Nov)
Series. In this BBC Studios show, Professor Brian Cox takes us on a voyage across the Solar System revealing new discoveries, spectacular wonders and mysterious phenomena on the worlds that orbit the sun. Watch the trailer.
SBS On Demand: top new shows
James Blunt: One Brit Wonder (18 Nov)
Documentary. Filmed during his aptly-named 2022 Greatest Hit Tour, this documentary follows singer/songwriter James Blunt across Europe. Delving into James’ backstory – witnessing the genocide of the Kosovo War, recording the biggest selling album of the 00s, enduring the backlash that followed and then tweeting his way back to becoming a national treasure, this is an intimate portrait of Blunt as never seen before.
Osher Günsberg: A World Of Pain (21 Nov)
Documentary. Executive Producer and Presenter Osher Günsberg spearheads a very personal investigation into chronic pain, one of the biggest health issues facing Australia.
Told through the lens of Osher’s own pain journey as he meets the individuals and families affected by chronic pain, this documentary reveals what surprising new science, medications and technological innovations are being used to treat and manage it.
He also looks beyond conventional treatment into emerging alternative therapies and puts his body on the line seeking an answer to an intriguing question: could the so-called ‘fine line between pleasure and pain’ hold the key to helping us better understand, treat and manage pain?
The Steeltown Murders (21 Nov)
Series. Based on real life events. Set in both 1973 and the early 2000s, The Steeltown Murders centres on the hunt to catch the killer of three young women in the Port Talbot area and the remarkable story of how – in the first case of its kind – the mystery was solved almost thirty years later using pioneering DNA evidence.
Contrasting the policing methods of two different time periods, the series is a portrait of a town dealing with the repercussions of an unsolved case three decades on and asks if justice can ever truly be found. Starring Phil Glenister and Steffan Rhodri.
Spy/Master (21 Nov)
Series. Set during the height of the Cold War, Spy/Master covers a week in the life of fictional character Victor Godeanu,, the right-hand man and closest advisor to Romanian dictator Nicolae Ceaușescu. But Godeanu is also a secret agent for the KGB and must escape Romania and Ceaușescu before his cover is blown.
With only one shot at staying alive, he uses a diplomatic trip to Germany as a springboard to the United States. Helped by an undercover Stasi agent and former flame, and an up-and-coming CIA agent, Godeanu must elude the KGB and his own country’s spooks, fully aware that his defection is putting his family back home in mortal danger. Starring Alec Secăreanu, Svenja Jung and Parker Sawyers.
Invisible Nation (21 Nov)
Documentary. With unprecedented access to Taiwan’s sitting head of state, director Vanessa Hope investigates the election and tenure of Tsai Ing-wen, the first female president of Taiwan.
Thorough, incisive and bristling with tension, Invisible Nation is a living account of Tsai’s tightrope walk as she balances the hopes and dreams of her nation between the colossal geopolitical forces of the U.S. and China.
At a time when Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has demonstrated the ever-present threat of authoritarian aggression, Invisible Nation brings punctual focus to the struggle of Taiwan as it fights for autonomy and freedom from fear.
Prime Video: top new shows
Cruel Intentions (21 Nov)
Series. This adaptation takes place at an elite Washington D.C. college, where two ruthless step-siblings will do anything to stay on top of the cutthroat social hierarchy. After a brutal hazing incident threatens the entire Panhellenic system at their school, they’ll do whatever is necessary to preserve their power and reputation, even if that means seducing the daughter of the vice president of the United States. Starring Sarah Catherine Hook, Zac Burgess, Savannah Lee Smith and Sara Silva. Watch the trailer.
Pimpinero: Blood and Oil (22 Nov)
Film (2024). Pimpinero takes audiences on an intense, emotional journey, following three brothers – Moisés (Juanes), Ulises (Alberto Guerra), and Juan (Alejandro Speitzer) – as they descend into the intrigue, corruption and moral chaos of organised crime.
Alongside them is Diana (Laura Osma), a resilient and rebellious young woman on her own quest for truth. The pervasive smell of gasoline serves as a metaphor for the film’s volatile atmosphere, where ignited fires lead to irreversible consequences.
Written and directed by Andrés Baiz, Starring Alberto Guerra, Alejandro Speitzer, Laura Osma and Juanes.
Paramount+: top new shows
Landman – Season 1 (18 Nov)
Series. Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, Landman is a modern-day tale of fortune-seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the notable 11-part podcast Boomtown from Imperative Entertainment and Texas Monthly, the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fuelling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics. Starring Billy Bob Thornton, Mark Collie, Paulina Chávez and Demi Moore. Watch the trailer.
SpongeBob SquarePants – Season 14 (20 Nov)
Series. The landmark 25th anniversary celebrations for SpongeBob SquarePants continue with all new episodes. Take a deep dive to Bikini Bottom and join us for more underwater adventures with all your favourite sea friends.
The French Montana Story (20 Nov)
Documentary. Chronicling the unlikely rise of Moroccan born, diamond-selling recording artist French Montana as his single mother sacrifices everything to raise her three young sons in the Bronx, after being abandoned by their father and left destitute.
The film spans the globe as it depicts the family’s unique immigrant journey, a son’s perseverance in the face of insurmountable obstacles, and a mother’s unwavering faith – all in pursuit of the American dream; it is a timeless hero’s journey with a modern day, hip-hop twist.
The Loud House – Season 8 (22 Nov)
Series. The Louds are back! Sit back for a brand-new season of hit animated comedy series The Loud House. The Loud House follows middle schooler Lincoln Loud as he goes on adventures in the town of Royal Woods with his best friend Clyde McBride, while also navigating the chaos of living in a family with ten sisters.
Binge: top new shows
Dune: Prophecy – Season 1 (18 Nov)
Series. Get lost in Frank Herbert’s expansive sci-fi ‘Duniverse’, 10,000 years before the events of the first film. Inspired by the novel Sisterhood Of Dune, this limited new series follows two Harkonnen sisters as they establish the Bene Gesserit order to influence the Imperium’s most powerful houses and shape the future of all humankind. Starring Emily Watson and Travis Kimmel. Watch the trailer.
Based on a True Story (21 Nov)
Series. A real-estate agent, a former tennis star and a plumber walk into a bar … No, wait, they seize a unique opportunity to capitalise on America’s obsession with true crime. starring Kaley Cuoco, Chris Messina and Tom Bateman.
The Great British Sewing Bee – Season 10 (21 Nov)
Series. Amateur sewers try to stitch up the title all of us secretly crave: Britain’s best home sewer. I mean … Starring Patrick Grant, Esme Young and Amélie Rickman.
Surveilled (21 Nov)
Documentary. Produced by Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative journalist Ronan Farrow, this documentary feature uncovers the insidious ways in which our daily lives are being surveilled by the state. Farrow follows breadcrumbs across the globe and exposes a dark world of spyware, hacking and peddling of private information, where activists and journalists are persecuted, and no-one is protected from the eyes of authoritarianism.
The Sex Lives of College Girls – Season 3 (22 Nov)
Series. Four freshman roommates at Essex College in Vermont ping-pong back and forth between contradictions and disruptive hormones in lovable and unlovable ways. Starring Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur and Alyah Chanelle Scott.
Outlander – Season 7B (23 Nov)
Series. Jamie and Claire are still in love, still more or less happy (apart from all the tragedy, pillaging and bodice-ripping) and finally – finally! – heading back to Scotland. Starring Stars Caitríona Balfe and Sam ‘dinna fash’ Heughan. See Outlander Season 7B goes back to Scotland.
Apple TV+: top new shows
Blitz (22 Nov)
Film (2024). Directed by Steve McQueen, Blitz follows the epic journey of George, a nine-year-old boy in World War II London whose mother, Rita, sends him to safety in the English countryside. George, defiant and determined to return home to his mum and his grandfather Gerald in East London, embarks on an adventure, only to find himself in immense peril, while a distraught Rita searches for her missing son.
McQueen reunites with production designer Adam Stockhausen, costume designer Jacqueline Durran, and composer Hans Zimmer, with cinematographer Yorick Le Saux and makeup designer Naomi Donne. Starring Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan and Paul Weller. Watch the trailer.
Bread & Roses (22 Nov)
Documentary. This film offers a powerful window into the seismic impact that the fall of Kabul to the Taliban in 2021 had on women’s rights and livelihoods. It follows three women in real time as they fight to recover their autonomy. Sahra Mani captures the spirit and resilience of Afghan women through a raw depiction of their harrowing plight. The film is produced by Jennifer Lawrence and Justine Ciarrocchi with Sahra Mani, alongside executive producers Malala Yousafzai and Farhad Khosravi. Watch the trailer.
Disney+: top new shows
Interior Chinatown (19 Nov)
Series. Based on Charles Yu’s award-winning book of the same name, the show follows the story of Willis Wu, a background character trapped in a police procedural called Black & White. Relegated to the background, Willis goes through the motions of his on-screen job, waiting tables, dreaming about a world beyond Chinatown and aspiring to be the lead of his own story.
When Willis inadvertently becomes a witness to a crime, he begins to unravel a criminal web in Chinatown, while discovering his own family’s buried history and what it feels like to be in the spotlight. Starring Jimmy O. Yang, Chloe Bennet and Ronny Chieng.
ScreenHub: Interior Chinatown: trailer released for Taika Waititi-produced Disney+ series
Out of My Mind (22 Nov)
Film (2024). Melody Brooks, a sixth grader with cerebral palsy, has a quick wit and a sharp mind, but because she is non-verbal and uses a wheelchair, she is not given the same opportunities as her classmates.
When a young educator notices her student’s untapped potential and Melody starts to participate in mainstream education, Melody shows that what she has to say is more important than how she says it. Starring Jennifer Aniston, Rosemarie DeWitt and Luke Kirby.
