Every new movie & TV show on Netflix UK in November 2025
From Stranger Things season 5 to a new must-see thriller series, Netflix has loads in store this month
Netflix isn’t messing around in November 2025, with one of its biggest-ever series among the new shows and movies dropping next month.
Yes, we’re talking about Stranger Things Season 5, which finally begins later in November. But that’s not all, and with shows and films dropping throughout the month, it can be tough to keep up with every release date.
To make it easier, this rundown has been split into three categories: the best movies on Netflix you should keep an eye on, new shows you’ll definitely want to watch, and a complete list of everything coming to Netflix UK in November 2025.
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New movies to watch on Netflix UK in November 2025
Frankenstein
- Genre: Horror, Fantasy
- Release date: November 7, 2025
- Cast: Oscar Isaac, Jacob Elordi, Mia Goth, Christoph Waltz
- Director: Guillermo del Toro
- Runtime: 2 hours 30 minutes
What it’s about: Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but egotistical scientist, brings a creature to life in a monstrous experiment that ultimately leads to the undoing of both the creator and his tragic creation.
Why to watch: There are two big reasons to watch Frankenstein. Firstly, just look at the cast: Euphoria star Jacob Elordi as Frankenstein’s monster, Oscar Isaac as his doomed creator, and Mia Goth as Elizabeth, among other stars.
Secondly, it looks to be another magnificent film from Guillermo del Toro, one of our greatest living filmmakers – and it’s already tipped for multiple Oscar nominations. If anything, we’re spoiled to be getting it on Netflix (though it is getting a limited run in cinemas).
If you’re still in a spooky season mood, we’ve rounded up the best horror movies on Netflix.
A Merry Little Ex-Mas
- Genre: Comedy, Romance
- Release date: November 12, 2025
- Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Oliver Hudson, Jameela Jamil
- Director: Steve Carr
- Runtime: 1 hour 29 minutes
What it’s about: Kate, a new divorcée, wants to have one last perfect family Christmas before she’s forced to sell her house. However, things don’t go to plan, thanks to her ex-husband turning up with his younger and successful new girlfriend.
Why to watch: Some may say it’s too early to watch a Christmas movie. Don’t listen to those people: you can indulge your yuletide excitement when A Merry Little Ex-Mas drops on Netflix.
The streaming platform’s first holiday movie of the year is a big hitter, too, given it stars Clueless legend Alicia Silverstone and The Good Place star Jameela Jamil. Expect cheesy, festive goodness; nothing more, nothing less.
Nouvelle Vague
- Release date: November 14
- Genre: Comedy, Drama
- Cast: Guillaume Marbeck, Zoey Deutch
- Director: Richard Linklater
- Runtime: 1 hour 46 minutes
What it’s about: Set at the dawn of the French New Wave movement, Nouvelle Vague follows (and reimagines) the filming of Jean-Luc Godard’s Breathless.
Why to watch: If you’re a film buff, Nouvelle Vague should be an easy sell. After all, it’s a black and white, Richard Linklater-directed celebration of one of the best and most culturally significant movies ever made.
For everyone else… maybe not so much. Consider this: Nouvelle Vague could spark your curiosity to delve deeper into an era of cinema long before Netflix. Also, if you think you’re unfamiliar with Linklater’s work, remember that he made School of Rock and Netflix’s Hit Man.
New TV shows to watch on Netflix in November 2025
Squid Game: The Challenge season 2
- Genre: Reality
- Release date: November 4, 2025
- Length: 10 episodes (release schedule TBC)
What it’s about: In the second season of Netflix’s reality series, 456 contestants compete in a series of games in pursuit of one of the biggest prize pots in TV history: $4.56 million.
Why to watch: You could argue that a Squid Game reality show misses the point of the series: exploiting people’s dreams of wealth by pitting them against each other is wrong.
It’s a fair point. Unfortunately, Squid Game: The Challenge is sensational TV; a high-stakes clash of ego and desperation in deceptively simple games we all want to try. The first season was incredibly addictive, and it’s hard to imagine season 2 will be any different.
Also, people don’t actually die in this version, so there’s that.
The Beast in Me
- Genre: Sci-fi, Thriller
- Release date: November 13, 2025
- Cast: Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, Brittany Snow
- Creator: Gabe Rotter
- Length: 8 episodes
What it’s about: Following her son’s tragic death, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs has struggled to cope, nor can she bring herself to write. That changes when she gets a new neighbour: Nile Jarvis, a real estate mogul who was once the prime suspect in his wife’s disappearance.
Why to watch: The Beast in Me should be catnip for millions of Netflix viewers: a dark, twisted (and twisty) psychological thriller with two TV heavyweights, Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys.
Also, it gets a bonus point for Brittany Snow, who had a fan-favourite role in The Hunting Wives earlier this year.
Stranger Things season 5 (volume 1)
- Genre: Sci-fi, Horror
- Release date: November 26, 2025
- Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo
- Creator: The Duffer Brothers
- Length: 4 episodes (volume 2 and 3 releasing on December 25 and 31)
What it’s about: Four years after season 4, everyone has one goal: finding and killing Vecna. However, he’s vanished, and their efforts are complicated by Hawkins being placed under quarantine and the government intensifying its hunt for Eleven. A final battle looms on the horizon – but will they win this time?
Why to watch: If you’re not excited for Stranger Things season 5… why? It has a fair claim to the biggest final season of any TV show this century. If you’re not part of that excitement, prepare to feel serious FOMO until the end of the year.
Yes, it’s taken way too long to come out. Yes, the fact that it has been split into three parts (with the next two arriving at Christmas and New Year) is frustrating.
But, as soon as the glow of the logo renders your room in neon red, you know it’ll all feel worth it. It’s the must-watch event of the year: catch up before it’s too late.
Everything coming to Netflix UK in November 2025
Below, you’ll find a list of the confirmed movies and TV shows coming to Netflix UK in November 2025 and their confirmed release dates. More will be confirmed towards the end of October, so keep this list bookmarked and watch this space.
November 1
- The Armstrong Lie – Lance Armstrong documentary
- Bloodline Detectives – True crime documentary
- Detective Conan – Second part of anime series
- Haul Out the Holly – 2022 Christmas movie
- Haul Out the Holly – Sequel to Christmas rom-com
- Motherland season 4 – BBC comedy series
- Saturday Night’s Main Event – WWE live event
November 2
- A Mother’s Son – ITV drama
- The Greatest Teacher – Japanese school drama
- The Pride of the Temp season 2 – New episodes of Japanese drama
November 3
- Dr. Seuss’s The Sneetches – Animated special
- Sesame Street (Season 56) – Iconic children’s puppet show
- In Waves and War – Documentary about Navy SEALs trying psychedelic-assisted therapy
- My Sister’s Husband – New Netflix sitcom
November 4
- Leanne Morgan: Unspeakable Things – Stand-up comedy special.
- Squid Game: The Challenge Season 2 – Competition series based on hit show
November 5
- Heweliusz – Polish drama about the MS Jan Heweliusz
Just Alice – New Colombian romantic drama series
November 6
- The Bad Guys: Breaking In – TV series based on the 2022 animated movie
- Death by Lightning – Limited series about the assassination of President James A. Garfield, starring Matthew Macfadyen
- The Vince Staples Show season 2 – New season of comedy series
- Isang Himala – 2024 Filipino musical
- Ride on Time – New episode of Japanese documentary
- Warklop DKI Kartun – Animated Indian series
November 7
- As You Stood By – New K-drama
- Frankenstein – New adaptation of Mary Shelly’s novel from Guillermo del Toro
- Grooms & Two Brides – Arabic comedy film
- Mango – New Netflix Danish drama
- Self Reliance – 2023 comedy thriller
November 8
- Bleeding Tiger: Internal Affairs – 2024 action thriller
- Countdown Jake vs Tank: A Sports Documentary – Documentary ahead of Jake Paul and Tank Davis fight
- Des – ITV mini-series about serial killer Dennis Nilsen
- The Inventor – Animated movie with Stephen Fry as Leonardo da Vinci
Night Swim – 2024 horror movie
November 9
- The Feud – Channel 5 drama
- Screwballs season 2 – Korean reality series
November 10
- Marines – Documentary following the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit
November 12
- A Merry Little Ex-Mas – Christmas rom-com
- Dynamite Kiss – New weekly K-drama New weekly Korean drama series.
- Mrs. Playmen – Italian biopic series about an erotic magazine
- Selling the OC season 4 – New season of reality TV series
November 13
- The Beast in Me – Crime thriller series
- Had I Not Seen the Sun Part 2 – Second season of Chinese thriller series
- Last Samurai Standing – New Japanese action drama series
- Unicorn Academy – New children’s animated series
November 14
- The Crystal Cuckoo – New Spanish thriller series
- In Your Dreams – New children’s animated movie
- Jake Paul vs Tank Davis – Live boxing event
- Nouvelle Vague – New Richard Linklater movie
- Absentia – Channel 5 thriller series
- The Big C – Laura Linney comedy-drama series
- Future Man – Josh Hutcherson sci-fi comedy series
- Mr Mercedes – Brendan Gleeson comedy series
November 15
- Renovation Romance – 2024 Christmas rom-com
November 17
- Gabby’s Dollhouse season 12 – New season of hit kids show
November 18
- Broadchurch – ITV crime drama with David Tennant and Olivia Colman
November 19
- Champagne Problems – New rom-com starring Minka Kelly
November 20
- A Man on the Inside season 2 – New season of Ted Danson comedy series
- The Follies – Mexican drama film
- Jurassic World: Chaos Theory season 4 – New season of animated children’s series
November 21
- One Shot with Ed Sheeran: A Music Experience – New “music experience” from the director of Netflix’s Adolescence
- Train Dreams – Period drama starring Joel Edgerton
November 26
- Jingle Bell Heist – Christmas rom-com starring Olivia Holt and Connor Swindles
Stranger Things season 5 volume 1 – The first batch of the final season
November 29
- Survivor Series: WarGames – WWE live event
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