Streaming Guide November 24 – November 30
Highlights
The Many Faces of Ito: Season 1 (Netflix, November 24)
A jaded rom-com screenwriter in her 30s mines four love-sick women for their stories under the guise of providing them with romantic advice in this Japanese comedy.
Sleepless (Stan, November 24)
A remake of the French thriller Sleepless Night, Sleepless stars Jamie Foxx as a corrupt cop whose son is kidnapped after the light-fingered law-enforcer steals a shipment of cocaine.
Cuba and the Cameraman (Netflix, November 24)
This revealing portrait of Cuba follows the lives of Fidel Castro and three Cuban families affected by his policies over the last four decades.
The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel: Season 1 (Prime Video, November 29)
It’s been a year since ‘Gilmore Girls: A Year in the Life,’ and Amy Sherman-Palladino has a new show on Amazon set in 1958. Miriam “Midge” Maisel (Rachel Brosnahan, House of Cards) has everything she’s ever wanted – the perfect husband, two kids, and an elegant Upper West Side apartment. But her perfect life takes an unexpected turn and Midge discovers a previously unknown talent – one that changes her life forever.
Logan (Foxtel Now, November 30)
Logan is set in 2029, and no mutants have been born in 25 years. Logan/Wolverine’s (Hugh Jackman, who has now portrayed this character in nine films) healing powers have diminished, and he lives under the radar in Texas, while caring for Charles Xavier (Patrick Stewart, Star Trek: The Next Generation) in Mexico. When he’s hired to escort a nurse and an eleven-year-old girl to North Dakota, Logan learns of an organisation’s plot to harness mutant DNA for nefarious purposes.
Fist Fight (Stan, November 30)
School’s out as Ice Cube (N.W.A.) challenges Charlie Day (It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia) to a playground fist fight in this knock-out comedy about two starring teachers. Let’s get ready to rumble! Also starring Tracy Morgan (30 Rock) and Christina Hendricks (Mad Men).
Weekly Episodes
Just for Laughs Australia: Season 5, Episode 4 (Foxtel Now, November 25)
A Place to Call Home: Season 5, Episode 8 (Foxtel Now, November 26)
No Activity (U.S.): Season 1, Episode 3 (Stan, November 26)
Good Behavior: Season 2, Episode 7 (Stan, November 27)
White Famous: Season 1, Episode 8 (Stan, November 27)
SMILF: Season 1, Episode 4 (Stan, November 27)
The Girlfriend Experience: Season 2, Episodes 7 & 8 (Stan, November 27)
The Walking Dead: Season 8, Episode 6 (Foxtel Now, November 27)
Talking Dead (Foxtel Now, November 27)
Curb Your Enthusiasm: Season 9, Episode 9 (Foxtel Now, November 27)
The Real Housewives of Atlanta: Season 10, Episode 4 (Foxtel Now, November 27)
Search Party: Season 2, Episodes 3 & 4 (SBS OnDemand, November 27)
The Great Australian Cookbook: Season 1, Episode 4 (Foxtel Now, November 28)
The Great British Bake Off: Season 8, Episode 4 (Foxtel Now, November 28)
Shameless: Season 8, Episode 4 (Foxtel Now, November 28)
Love It or List It Australia: Season 1, Episode 10 – Finale (Foxtel Now, November 29)
Riverdale: Season 2, Episode 7 (Netflix, November 30)
Dynasty: Season 1, Episode 7 (Netflix, November 30)
Designated Survivor: Season 2, Episode 8 (Netflix, November 30)
Donna Hay: Basics to Brilliance Kids: Season 1, Episode 7 (Foxtel Now, November 30)
Full Seasons
Frontier: Season 2 (Netflix, November 24)
Trailer Park Boys: Out of the Park: Season 1 (Netflix, November 24)
Prison Playbook: Season 1 (Netflix, November 28)
Good Morning Call: Season 2 (Netflix, November 28)
Films
Four Dragons (Stan, November 25)
JCVD (Stan, November 26)
Fifty Shades Darker (Foxtel Now, November 26)
Disney’s Beauty and the Beast (Netflix, November 28)
Come Drink With Me (Stan, November 28)
REC 2 (Stan, November 28)
Gitarrmongot (Stan, November 29)
Smurfs: The Lost Village (Foxtel Now, November 29)
Life (Foxtel Now, November 29)
Leah Rocke is a television blogger based in Melbourne. When not writing about her favourite television shows, she's extolling the virtues of Mad Max: Fury Road to anyone who will listen.
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