7 new movies and TV shows on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and more this weekend (November 4)
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To say it’s been a big old week in the streaming services world is quite an understatement. Netflix’s cheaper ad-supported subscription tier has gone live in the US, UK and Australia. The Last of Us TV show finally has a release date. Oh, and the bosses of Warner Bros. Discovery hinted at worrying new plans to increase the price of HBO Max in 2023.
It is clear that significant changes are afoot for the on-demand entertainment industry. But that doesn’t stop your favorite streamers from dropping another great slew of new movies and TV shows to enjoy this weekend.
Below, we’ve rounded up seven of the biggest newcomers heading to Netflix, Prime Video, and HBO Max in the coming days.
Enola Holmes 2 (Netflix)
Stranger Things may be over for another season, but Millie Bobby Brown returns to Netflix this weekend with a sequel to Enola Holmes, the streamer’s Victorian-era crime thriller.
Now a hired detective like her infamous brother, the titular heroine (Brown) is tasked with finding a missing girl whose disappearance portends a dangerous conspiracy. Henry Cavill and Helena Bonham Carter reprise their roles as Sherlock and Eudoria Holmes, while David Thewlis joins the cast as a spiteful Chief Inspector pursuing the same case as Enola.
Despite being one of the most anticipated new Netflix movies of 2022, Enola Holmes 2 has endured a relatively lukewarm critical reception thus far. Still, fans of Harry Bradbeer’s 2020 original will likely find plenty of well-known hijinks to enjoy (don’t expect this one to make our best Netflix movie list).
Now streaming on Netflix.
My Police Officer (prime video)
Just off his internet-breaking role in September’s Don’t Worry Darling, Harry Styles is once again donning his acting shoes in Prime Video’s My Policeman.
Adapted from Bethan Roberts’ 2012 novel of the same name, the film follows Tom (Styles), a 1950s police officer in Britain who begins a gay affair with a museum curator (David Dawson), despite homosexuality being illegal. Emma Corrin from The Crown also plays Marion, Tom’s wife (drama alert!).
As with Don’t Worry Darling, reviews for My Policeman have been mixed, but critics seem to agree that the film is a quiet, understated drama that puts raw emotion to the fore.
Now available to stream on Prime Video.
Blockbuster (Netflix)
Ironically (or awkwardly, depending on your perspective), Netflix’s new workplace comedy series, Blockbuster, focuses on the video rental franchise that it nearly single-handedly pulled from sale in 2014.
Inspired by the true story of the world’s last remaining Blockbuster store, this Netflix show focuses on the daily struggle of its manager, Timmy (Randall Park), to keep the franchise alive in the era of on-demand streaming. . People like Melissa Fumero, Madeleine Arthur and JB Smoove also star as several controversial Blockbuster employees.
All ten episodes of Blockbuster — which comes from Superstore/Brooklyn Nine-Nine writer Vanessa Ramos — are now available to stream on Netflix.
Now streaming on Netflix.
Causeway (Apple TV Plus)
Jennifer Lawrence returns to her Oscar-hunting ways in Causeway, Apple TV Plus’ latest original drama.
In this film produced by A24, don’t look up actor plays Lynsey, an American soldier struggling to adjust to life after a traumatic brain injury while on duty in Afghanistan. Brian Tyree Henry (bullet trainEternals) also stars as James, an unlikely stranger who helps Lynsey come to terms with her new place in the world.
Sure, that all sounds pretty bleak, but Causeway has been hailed almost unanimously for being both an effective slow-burning melodrama and a reminder of Lawrence’s supreme acting talents. Expect it to be in our list of the best apple tv plus movies soon.
Now available to stream on Apple TV Plus.
Weird: The Story of Al Yankovic (Roku)
Daniel Radcliffe trades magic for music in Roku’s original “Weird Al” Yankovic biopic, Weird: The Al Yankovic Story.
The Harry Potter star plays the film’s titular parodist in this Eric Appel-directed film, which chronicles Yankovic’s music career and personal life with just a few (okay, several) creative liberties. Evan Rachel Wood (west world) and Rainn Wilson (The Office) also star as Madonna and DJ Dr. dementia.
Yankovic himself co-wrote the film’s script, so it shouldn’t come as a surprise to learn that Weird: The Al Yankovic Story is essentially a parody of much more serious biopic films. Critics have praised Radcliffe’s performance, so this one sounds like a winner.
Now available to stream on The Roku Channel.
Inside Man (Netflix)
Inside Man has been streamed for the first time on BBC iPlayer in the UK and is coming to Netflix internationally this weekend.
From former Doctor Who showrunner Steven Moffat, this four-part series stars Stanley Tucci as Grieff, a death row inmate embroiled in a murder mystery conspiracy involving a schoolteacher, a journalist and a small-town pastor. David Tennant, Dolly Wells, Dylan Baker and Lydia West also star.
Critics read up on Inside Man when it first premiered on the BBC in September, with particular praise for Tucci’s turn as the Hannibal Lecter-esque Grieff. All four episodes are now available to stream on Netflix.
Now streaming on Netflix.
Titans Season 4 (HBO Max)
DC’s Teen Titan-inspired superhero series moves to HBO Max for its fourth season.
The 12-episode HBO Max series divided into two six-part episodes will see the return of longtime cast members Brenton Thwaites, Anna Diop, Teagan Croft, Ryan Potter and Joshua Orpin, while newcomers include Franka Potente and Joseph Morgan.
Titans is streaming internationally on Netflix, and we don’t expect that arrangement to change despite the series’ move to HBO Max in the US (our best guess for season 4’s overseas arrival is December).
Now available to stream on HBO Max.