November 2023 Watchlist: The TV shows to watch this week and month
David Farnor | On 05, Nov 2023
Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Apple TV+. Paramount+. All 4. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box to the essentials you need in your streaming queue.
We’ve sorted through All The TV to bring you your November 2023 watchlist – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK.
Week 1
Shetland: Season 1
The acclaimed murder-mystery series is back for a thrilling, new six-part tale, as Met detective Ruth Calder (Ashley Jensen) returns to the Shetland Isles on the trail of a vulnerable witness, teaming up with Tosh on a case that will test their fragile, new partnership. Episodes arrive weekly.
UK air date:
When? 1st November (9pm)
What channel? BBC One
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available weekly live and on-demand
Invincible: Season 2
Based on the groundbreaking comic book by Robert Kirkman, Cory Walker, and Ryan Ottley, the story revolves around 18-year-old Mark Grayson (Steven Yeun), who’s just like every other guy his age — except his father, Nolan (JK Simmons) is (or was) the most powerful superhero on the planet. Season 2 sees Mark struggling to rebuild his life as he faces a host of new threats, all while battling his greatest fear – that he might become his father without even knowing it. Episodes arrive weekly.
UK air date:
When? 3rd November
What channel? Amazon Prime Video
Watch online in the UK:
Amazon Prime Video (£5.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Blue Eye Samurai: Season 1
From Michael Green (Logan) comes this anime following a master of the sword seeking revenge.
UK air date:
When? 3rd November (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Lawmen: Bass Reeves: Season 1
From executive producers Taylor Sheridan and David Oyelowo, comes the untold story of the first Black US Marshal, Bass Reeves. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly.
UK air date:
When? 5th November (8.01am)
What channel? Paramount+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Paramount+ UK (£6.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Culprits: Season 1
Joe Petrus is living the American dream: a fiancé to Jules, dad to Frankie and Bud, and starting his own business in a sleepy suburban town. But unbeknownst to his family, Joe has a secret. Three years ago, he was recruited by notorious British criminal Dianne Harewood to join her crew and take part in a high-stakes crime that promised to make Joe rich and provide him with a brand-new life. And now Joe’s dangerous past is about to catch up with him. When a killer starts targeting the crew behind the crime, Joe realises that the only way to keep his family safe is to return to London, make contact with his old gang, and track down Dianne. All episodes arrive together.
UK air date:
When? 8th November (8.01am)
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
The Santa Clauses: Season 2
The Calvin family is back in the North Pole as Scott continues his role as Santa Claus after retirement plans were thwarted when failing to find a worthy successor in season one. Now that Scott and his family have successfully saved Christmas, Scott turns his focus towards training his son Calvin to eventually take over the “family business” as Santa Claus. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly.
UK air date:
When? 8th November (8.01am)
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Robbie Williams: Season 1
After 25 years of his record-breaking solo career, Robbie looks back on his younger self and reflects on a lifetime spent in the spotlight.
UK air date:
When? 8th November (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
The Buccaneers: Season 1
The Buccaneers are the daughters of America’s new rich — beautiful and untameable, despite the best efforts of England’s finest governesses, they are on their way to London to snare themselves an aristocrat, low in funds but high in class, to make a perfect match. Based on the novel by Edith Wharton. The first three episodes arrive together, then episodes arrive weekly until the finale on 13th December.
UK air date:
When? 8th November (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV+
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
The Newsreader: Season 2
The 1980s. The big news is behind the camera. In a world on the cusp of change, star anchor Helen and rookie reporter Dale join forces to survive the cut-throat world of commercial TV.
UK air date:
When? 9th November (9pm)
What channel? BBC Two
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
007: Road to a Million: Season 1
007: Road to a Million will see contestants competing in teams of two on a global adventure to win the ultimate prize of up to £1million. Filmed in many iconic Bond locations—from the Scottish Highlands to Venice and Jamaica—this cinematic format will be a true test of intelligence, endurance, and heroism. Brian Cox (Succession) will serve as The Controller, the enigmatic character who controls the fate of the contestants. All episodes arrive at once.
UK air date:
When? 10th November
What channel? Amazon Prime Video
Watch online in the UK:
Amazon Prime Video (£5.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
For All Mankind: Season 4
Rocketing into the new millennium in the eight years since Season 3, this epic space drama catches up with the inhabitants of Happy Valley on Mars, which has rapidly expanded its footprint by turning former foes into partners. Now in 2003, the focus of the space program has turned to the capture and mining of extremely valuable, mineral-rich asteroids that could change the future of both Earth and Mars. But simmering tensions between the residents of the now-sprawling international base threaten to undo everything they are working towards. Episodes arrive weekly until the finale on 12th January 2024.
UK air date:
When? 10th November (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV+
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Week 2
Murder at the End of the World: Season 1
FX’s A Murder at the End of the World is a mystery series with a new kind of detective at the helm – a Gen Z amateur sleuth and tech-savvy hacker named “Darby Hart” (Emma Corrin). Darby and eight other guests are invited by a reclusive billionaire (Clive Owen) to participate in a retreat at a remote and dazzling location. When one of the other guests is found dead, Darby must use all of her skills to prove it was murder against a tide of competing interests and before the killer takes another life. Episodes 1 and 2 arrive together, followed by episodes weekly.
UK air date:
When? 14th November (8.01am)
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Suburraeterna: Season 1
While chaos rules over Rome, established alliances are at risk as tensions rise with emerging criminal clans. The world of “Suburra” takes a new turn in this spin-off series.
UK air date:
When? 14th November (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
The Lazarus Project: Season 2
Written by Joe Barton, the sci-fi thriller follows George, who wakes up one day and finds himself reliving a day from months ago and thinks he’s lost his mind. All of his recent milestones have been undone, including his success at work and his marriage to the love of his life, Sarah. Worst of all, he seems to be the only one who has noticed what’s happened. That is, until he meets Archie, who recruits George for the Lazarus Project – a secret organisation that has harnessed the ability to turn back time every time the world is at threat of extinction.
UK air date:
When? 15th November (9pm)
What channel? Sky Max
Watch online in the UK:
Sky / NOW (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
The Crown: Season 6, Part 1
The royal drama’s final instalment will be split into two parts – the first promising to have a tragic focus on Diana.
UK air date:
When? 16th November (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters: Season 1
Legendary’s Monsterverse continues to expand. Following the thunderous battle between Godzilla and the Titans that levelled San Francisco in the 2014 film Godzilla, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters tracks two siblings following in their father’s footsteps to uncover their family’s connection to the secretive organization known as Monarch. Clues lead them into the world of monsters and ultimately down the rabbit hole to Army officer Lee Shaw (played by Kurt Russell and Wyatt Russell), taking place in the 1950s and half a century later where Monarch is threatened by what Shaw knows. The dramatic saga — spanning three generations — reveals buried secrets and the ways that epic, earth-shattering events can reverberate through our lives. The first two episodes arrive together, followed by weekly episodes until the finale on 12th January.
UK air date:
When? 17th November (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV+
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Scott Pilgrim Takes Off: Season 1
Based on Bryan Lee O’Malley’s hit graphic novels, which were adapted into Edgar Wright’s 2010 live-action film Scott Pilgrim vs the World, Scott Pilgrim Takes Off will bring back Scott, Ramona Flowers, and all seven of her evil exes for a new anime series.
UK air date:
When? 17th November (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Kin: Season 1
Outnumbered and outgunned – a Dublin crime family face a seemingly impossible gangland war. Will bonds of blood win out? Powerful drama with Clare Dunne and Charlie Cox.
UK air date:
When? 18th November (9.35pm)
What channel? BBC One
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Week 3
Boat Story: Season 1
Two strangers. One boat. Nothing to lose. An unexpected discovery could mean a second chance – or a bloody end. Dark comic thriller with Paterson Joseph and Daisy Haggard.
UK air date:
When? 19th November (9pm)
What channel? BBC One
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available all at once on-demand
Fargo: Season 5
Jon Hamm and Juno Temple star in the late installment of Fargo. Minnesota and North Dakota. 2019. After an unexpected series of events lands “Dorothy ‘Dot’ Lyon” (Juno Temple) in hot water with the authorities, this seemingly typical Midwestern housewife is suddenly plunged back into a life she thought she had left behind.
UK air date:
When? 22nd November
What channel? Amazon Prime Video
Watch online in the UK:
Amazon Prime Video (£5.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Squid Game: The Challenge: Season 1
Netflix goes beyond satire by bringing its own satirical concept into reality, with contestants taking part in challenges to win a cash prize.
UK air date:
When? 22nd November (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand
Archie: Season 1
The life of Hollywood’s greatest leading man, Cary Grant, is to be depicted in a four-part drama, Archie, written by award winning screenwriter, Jeff Pope, and starring Jason Isaacs in the leading role. Born in Bristol, England in 1904, to parents Elsie and Elias, Archie narrates the story of a young Archibald Alexander Leach’s troubled childhood and how extreme poverty, his father’s adultery and the loss of his older brother, John, tore the family apart and sent his loving mother into a downward spiral of grief and depression.
UK air date:
When? 23rd November (9pm)
What channel? ITV1
Watch online in the UK:
ITVX
Available all at once on-demand
Doctor Who: The Star Beast
Doctor Who’s three epic 60th anniversary adventures will see David Tennant return as the Fourteenth Doctor with Catherine Tate reprising her role as Donna Noble. Joining David Tennant and Catherine Tate is a stellar cast including, Yasmin Finney as Rose Noble, Miriam Margolyes as the voice of the Meep, Jacqueline King as Sylvia Noble, Karl Collins as Shaun Temple, Ruth Madeley as Shirley Anne-Bingham, Jemma Redgrave as Kate Stewart and Neil Patrick Harris as the Toymaker, who last appeared in the series way back in 1966. They will begin on Saturday 25th November, with episodes then airing on the following three Saturday evenings. First up, The Star Beast will see the Doctor and Donna come face to face after all these years but just how, and why, is about to be revealed.
UK air date:
When? 25th November
What channel? BBC One
Watch online in the UK:
BBC iPlayer
Available weekly live and on-demand
Week 4
The Couple Next Door: Season 1
Sam Heughan (Outlander, Suspect) and Eleanor Tomlinson (The Outlaws, Poldark) star in this psychological drama, exploring the claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your deepest desires. Directed by Dries Vos (Suspect, Professor T) and written by David Allison (Bedlam, Marcella), the six-part series follows Evie (Eleanor Tomlinson) and Pete (Alfred Enoch), who move into an upscale neighbourhood and find themselves in a world of curtain twitching and status anxiety. But soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny (Sam Heughan) and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka (Jessica De Gouw). As time goes on, these two couples get increasingly close to each other and one fateful night, become sexually entangled in a way that will change their lives forever. A remake of the Dutch thriller, New Neighbours, which first aired in the UK on Channel 4’s Walter Presents.
UK air date:
When? 27th November (9pm)
What channel? Channel 4
Watch online in the UK:
Channel 4 (Free)
Available all at once on-demand
Reservation Dogs: Season 3
From Sterlin Harjo and Taika Waititi, Reservation Dogs is a half-hour comedy that follows the exploits of four Indigenous teenagers from rural Oklahoma. This season, the Rez Dogs find themselves stranded in Cali and have to figure out their way back home. Season 3 is full of road trips, bathroom wisdom, unexpected fathers, boarding schools, Bigfoot, rumors, revenge and healing.
UK air date:
When? 29th November (8.01am)
What channel? Disney+ UK
Watch online in the UK:
Disney+ UK (£7.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Slow Horses: Season 3
This darkly funny espionage drama follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 due to their career-ending mistakes. Led by their brilliant but irascible leader, the notorious Jackson Lamb (Gary Oldman), they navigate the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces. In Season 3, a romantic liaison in Istanbul threatens to expose a buried MI5 secret in London. When Jackson Lamb and his team of misfits are dragged into the fight, they find themselves caught in a conspiracy that threatens the future not just of Slough House but of MI5 itself. The first two episodes arrive together, followed by episodes weekly until the finale on 27th December.
UK air date:
When? 29th November (00.01am)
What channel? Apple TV+
Watch online in the UK:
Apple TV+ (£4.99 a month)
Available weekly on-demand
Obliterated: Season 1
An elite special forces team thwarts a deadly threat to Las Vegas; after a celebratory party, the team discovers that the bomb they deactivated was a fake; now intoxicated, the team has to find the real bomb and save the world.
UK air date:
When? 30th November (0.01am)
What channel? Netflix UK
Watch online in the UK:
Netflix UK (£9.99 a month)
Available all at once on-demand