’Tis the season for heartwarming Christmas movies featuring former stars of Full House! Jodie Sweetin does her part in Lifetime’s Merry Swissmas (Saturday, Nov. 5), where she plays Alex, a Chicago architect who travels to Switzerland to spend the holidays with family and friends at her mother’s new inn. While there, Alex gets introduced to Swiss Christmas customs, learns to let go of old grudges and finds a handsome single dad to kiss ... eventually. “They are very, very strict with how many kisses are allowed,” Sweetin says of the Christmas romcom genre. “You’ve got to have the buildup moments of tension for the payoff moments at the end.” Sweetin made the buildup worth the wait for this edition of our “5 Questions.”
By Ryan A. Berenz
hill! It was really fun. It was really fast, and we sent some crew members down before and we had our stunt guys and everything. Everyone was kind of a big kid for the day when we were doing the sledding scene.
Where do you stand on the subject of ugly Christmas sweaters? I love nothing more than a good ridiculous Christmas sweater. When I decorate my house for Christmas, I have two Christmas trees, and I am slightly obnoxious about the decorating. So go for it! Wear the ugly sweater! Rock it!
What’s the coolest Christmas gift you’ve ever received? In my 20s, we were joking about Christmas presents, and I said how I always wanted that Barbie motor home, but Santa could never quite get his hands on it. So that year, as a joke, my mom bought me the Barbie motor home! Of course, because she works at a school, we turned around and donated it.
We got a ton of snow when we were out there that were
There’s no fake snow in Merry Swissmas. Did you really film this in winter? It was February, and we were north of Montreal in the Laurentian Mountains. It was absolutely stunningly beautiful there. All that snow was 100% real. We got a ton of snow when we were shooting, and there were night shoots out there that were cold. This California girl was not prepared for it, but the Christmas vibe that comes off of it with the real snow is just magical.
Did you get to go down the hill in the sledding scenes? I got to do the sledding
I remember the one we did when the family gets stuck in the Reno airport, I think maybe the first season. We get stuck at the airport and Santa comes. I think Uncle Jesse falls asleep on the conveyor belt and winds up outside. It was something ridiculous. There were plenty of ugly Christmas sweaters to go around, that’s for sure.
The
Peacock (Nov. 3)
The Croods: Family
Peacock (Nov. 25)
The Crown Netflix (Nov. 9)
Dead
Netflix (Nov. 17)
The Nine Realms
& Peacock (Nov. 17)
of London AMC+ (Nov. 17)
Ghost Brothers: Lights Out
Channel (Nov. 19)
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays
(Nov. 18)
Hard Knocks in Season:
Arizona Cardinals
(Nov. 9)
The L Word:
(Nov. 20)
Little People, Big World
(Nov. 1)
Manifest Netflix (Nov. 4)
The Mosquito Coast
TV+ (Nov. 4)
Quest Apple TV+ (Nov. 11)
Small Town
(Nov. 20)
This Is Life With Lisa Ling
(Nov. 20)
We’re Here HBO (Nov. 25)
Yellowstone
Network (Nov. 13)
Rock NBC (Nov. 4)
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television landscape looked quite different on Nov. 8, 1972, the day HBO launched and cemented its status as the oldest and longest continuously operating subscription television service. At the time, there was little fanfare or press. The inaugural telecast was an NHL game between the New York Rangers and Vancouver Canucks from Madison Square Garden, and immediately following was Paul Newman and Henry Fonda’s Sometimes a Great Notion. HBO was off and running. The network continued to be a TV pioneer in the decades since. It was the first television service to be directly transmitted and distributed to individual cable systems. The first to push so many boundaries and talk so honestly. HBO created the blueprint for premium channel pay television services. And the stars, viewers, awards and history-making followed. Here we look back at HBO’s vast library of series/miniseries and rank the Top 50 to date.
eccentric, bonkers. This groundbreaking
series, exec produced by Lorne Michaels, went places Saturday Night Live wouldn’t dare
its five-season run (the final two on CBS late-night). The Canadian comedy troupe of the same name (Dave Foley, Bruce McCulloch, Kevin McDonald, Mark McKinney and Scott Thompson) were as
when embodying secretaries and prostitutes as they were while playing gay icon
Cole, the resentful Headcrusher,
Simon and Hecubus or chatty child Gavin. And as seen in their
Prime Video revival, their chemistry is still unrivaled.
TALES FROM THE CRYPT (1989-96)
Like most anthologies, the episodes of this horror series vary in quality, but they also serve as a showcase for some outstanding talent on both sides of the camera. The cast includes Bill Paxton, Joe Pesci, John Lithgow, Kirk Douglas, Catherine O’Hara and Patricia Arquette, while Robert Zemeckis, Richard Donner, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Tom Hanks and William Friedkin directed installments.
After the success of the Emmy-winning 2001 miniseries Band of Brothers, HBO again worked with executive producers Steven Spielberg and Tom Hanks for this equally compelling and acclaimed 10-part companion drama that moved its focus to the actions of the U.S. Marines Corps in the Pacific theater. It won eight Emmys, one more than Brothers
including for Outstanding Miniseries.
Aaron Sorkin brought together an extraordinary cast of characters led by Jeff Daniels as lead anchor Will McAvoy to tell the tale of the inner workings of a television newsroom. With stories exploding around every corner, the cast was able to put a personal face on the men and women who strived for excellence in a harshly competitive media landscape. The Newsroom was nominated for six Emmys during its run, with Daniels taking home the only win for Lead Actor in a Drama Series at the 2013 Emmys.
Legendary comedian Tracey Ullman’s sketch comedy series hilariously offers a glimpse of British life for its inhabitants, both everyday folks and famous people. The viciously funny show was nominated for three Emmy Awards.
After The Wire, David Simon shifted his gaze and told the story of life in another great American city, New Orleans. This drama takes its name from a neighborhood in the city and begins three months after Hurricane Katrina made landfall, telling the story of a variety of residents trying to rebuild their lives, homes and culture. It’s powerful, moving and full of great performances from the likes of Khandi Alexander, John Goodman, Kim Dickens, Rob Brown and many more.
The most lauded miniseries in Emmy history — with 13 wins — tells the tale of the founding of the United States through the life of its tempestuous, ambitious and visionary second president. What is central to the tale is Adams’ loving bond and partnership with his wife Abigail, and both Paul Giamatti and Laura Linney won Emmys for their stellar work in the sevenepisode series.
THE NIGHT OF (2016) College student Naz Khan (Riz Ahmed) hooks up with a woman who is found murdered, and he is accused of killing her. John Stone (John Turturro) is the lawyer who defends him. It’s a simple premise, but this tense and riveting crime drama expertly keeps you guessing for the duration. The two leads are exceptional, as is the writing. It was nominated for 13 Emmys and won five, including Ahmed for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Limited Series.
seemingly
one another, an angel (Emma Thompson) and the ghost of alleged
A decade after playwright Tony Kushner’s sweeping “gay fantasia on national themes” took Broadway by storm, director Mike Nichols assembled a heavenly ensemble for his flawless adaptation. Set against the AIDS crisis of the 1980s, the surrealistic epic ties together a closeted Mormon lawyer (Patrick Wilson), his pill-addicted wife (Mary-Louise Parker), his secretly ill, right-wing boss Roy Cohn (Al Pacino) and a gay couple (Justin Kirk, Ben Shenkman) dealing with one’s recent HIV status. Over six gorgeously framed episodes, these seemingly disparate characters encounter one another, an angel (Emma Thompson) and the ghost of alleged Communist Ethel Rosenberg (Meryl Streep) as they each wrestle with not just morality, but also their mortality and the precious gift that loving someone else can be. No wonder it flew off with 11 Emmys.
Inspired by the 1973 sci-fi flick of the same name, Jonathan Nolan and Lisa Joy created this highly stylized, dystopian series that became an instant hit for HBO. An outstanding cast including Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Wright, Evan Rachel Wood, Thandiwe Newton and Ed Harris brought to life a futuristic theme park where humans can play out their Wild West fantasies with robotic hosts. After four seasons, Westworld continues to keep viewers navigating a complex, dizzying maze of narratives about AI’s potential consequences for humanity.
The British expat insists that his impactful Sunday night show is comedy not journalism, but it’s easy to imagine 60 Minutes infused with a wacky sense of humor as his rapier wit and righteous anger unpacks issues ranging from miners’ safety to voting rights and nuclear waste. The result: Seven straight Emmy victories as Outstanding Variety Talk Series.
Just three months after Johnny Carson ended his historic run on The Tonight Show, former frequent guest host Garry Shandling debuted his merciless showbiz satire about a fictional late-night show and its neurotic host, Larry Sanders. “No flipping” was Larry’s catchphrase whenever his show went to commercial, but critics and viewers flipped over the unsparing behind-the-scenes look at how his celebrity guests (ranging from Jim Carrey and Ellen DeGeneres to Carol Burnett) behaved — often badly — when the cameras were off. Tensions between Larry and the network, and conflicts involving temperamental producer Artie (Emmy winner Rip Torn), much-abused sidekick Hank “Hey now!” Kingsley (Jeffrey Tambor) and the writing/ producing staff generated memorably biting comedy. In the final season, the network threatens to replace Larry with Jon Stewart — who less than a year later would begin his own iconic reign on The Daily Show
(2020)
This 2020 limited series starring British screenwriter/actress Michaela Coel might just destroy you, but that’s a good thing since there’s hilarious comedy and heart-stopping drama in this story of shaken novelist Arabella Essiedu (Coel). And Coel’s jaw-droppingly stunning performance truly reveals a new TV star is born.
Essentially a teen drama, HBO’s newer series could also be considered a cautionary horror tale for parents. Because the scary, ugly truth of youth is tapped like a keg in Sam Levinson’s gritty look at life among a posse of mostly unsympathetic high schoolers. And while it’s easy to focus on the harsh realism — drugs, drinking, sex, bullying, violence, gender and identity issues — there is also a startling beauty in the performances. Double Emmy winner Zendaya’s heartbreaking Rue and an equally astounding Hunter Schafer as her partner Jules, along with Jacob Elordi’s amoral jock Nate, will surely be considered youth television’s icons of the era.
The late, great Bill Paxton introduced the world to what life was like as the patriarch of a fundamentalist Mormon family in Utah that practices polygamy. Having three wives — played by Jeanne Tripplehorn, Chloë Sevigny and Ginnifer Goodwin — along with three homes, seven kids and a twisted, dark family background, this dramatic exploration of an uneasy subject was a brilliant and emotional look at the bonds between one’s family, relatives and society. Despite the subject, we still walked away rooting for the Henrickson family.
Born from creator/star Issa Rae’s acclaimed web series Awkward Black Girl, the comedy takes us inside life for nonprofit employee Issa Dee (Rae) as she tries to make a difference in the world and make the most of her busy Los Angeles life. While Issa is the core of the series, the show also explores the close female friendships in her life, primarily corporate lawyer bestie Molly Carter (Yvonne Orji). While they both experience romantic ups and downs, it’s their closeness as friends that’s often put to the test throughout the show’s five seasons and is the true love story of this series.
An insightful, scornful and merciless parody of Silicon Valley culture and tech bros, it is no surprise that Mike Judge (Office Space, King of the Hill) was a driving force behind this comedy. It cleverly skewers the ego, privilege and cluelessness that are often associated with its subjects. A cast of extremely funny people led by Thomas Middleditch, Kumail Nanjiani, Zach Woods, Matt Ross and Martin Starr keeps the laughs coming. Nominated for 41 Emmys during its run, it won two.
TRUE BLOOD (2008-14)
Alan Ball (Six Feet Under) returned to HBO to create this sexy, gory vampire fantasy/drama that’s based on a series of novels by Charlaine Harris. Set in the fictional rural town of Bon Temps, Louisiana, it chronicles the life of telepathic waitress Sookie Stackhouse (Anna Paquin) as she begins a relationship with vampire Bill Compton (Stephen Moyer). An allegory for civil rights, there’s plenty of beautiful people, supernatural creatures, family drama and small-town shenanigans. It’s all somewhat bizarre, but highly entertaining.
This meticulously realized miniseries tells the human stories behind 1986’s Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant explosion in the then-Soviet Union. At the center is brilliant ethical scientist Valery Legasov (a real person, played by Jared Harris), tapped to spearhead the seemingly impossible cleanup of the deadly, radiation-spewing, smoking ruin.
Prestige television as we know it today was in its infancy when this prison drama created by Tom Fontana (Homicide: Life on the Street) debuted. Set at the fictional Oswald State Correctional Facility, Tim McManus (Terry Kinney) struggles to keep control of inmates in Emerald City, an extremely controlled environment in an experimental unit of the prison. The outstanding ensemble cast of guards and inmates includes Eamonn Walker, J.K. Simmons, Lee Tergesen, Edie Falco, Dean Winters and others. The series is brutal, violent, shocking and unforgettable.
LOTUS (2021-Present)
Creator, writer and director Mike White’s hilarious, piercing and occasionally shocking dramedy about rich people and those who cater to them was one of 2021’s biggest surprises. The entire cast is superb, but the standouts are Jennifer Coolidge as a woman trying to make peace with the death of her mother and Murray Bartlett as the resort’s manager. The White Lotus won 10 Emmy Awards, the most of any series this year.
Who was murdered at the elementary school fundraiser — and whodunit? Those are the riddles wrapped in a yoga mat at the start of this drama series about the secrets and lies within a group of women in wealthy Monterey whose children are in the same firstgrade class. Based on the novel by Liane Moriarty, Season 1 flashes back to the first day of school where we meet the possible victim and killer played by a dream cast: Nicole Kidman, Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Zoë Kravitz and Shailene Woodley. More twists happen in Season 2, including the casting of superstar Meryl Streep.
15 DEADWOOD (2004-06)
A sensation after its April 2021 premiere, this searing and ultimately wrenching crime drama starring Kate Winslet as Mare Sheehan, a detective in Easttown, Pennsylvania, investigating the murder of a teenage girl, is enthralling from start to finish. The limited series captivated with its portrayal of Mare’s challenging life living with her mother (the fabulous Jean Smart) and grandson along with the relationship with her new partner, the young and inexperienced Colin Zabel (a charming Evan Peters). Of the four Emmys it won (out of 16 nominations), three went to the deserving cast: Winslet, Peters and Julianne Nicholson, who plays Lori Ross, Mare’s closest friend.
Creator David Milch’s profane, violent, dirty and critically acclaimed Western features a large ensemble cast fronted by Timothy Olyphant and a spectacular Ian McShane, whose saloon owner Al Swearengen is one of TV’s most colorful, memorable characters. It pulled no punches in its depiction of life in that particular place and time, deservedly receiving 28 Emmy nominations and winning eight.
GIRLS (2012-17)
Created by a brilliant and brave Lena Dunham when she was only 25, this dramedy centers on four young women living in New York City: Hannah (Dunham), Marnie (Allison Williams), Jessa (Jemima Kirke) and Shoshanna (Zosia Mamet). Their trials and tribulations, including the volatility of their friendship, are poignant, compelling and often very funny. The series received 19 Emmy nominations, winning two.
THE LEFTOVERS (2014-17)
There’s nothing else quite like this staggeringly unique, hauntingly poignant supernatural drama, a peerless series that takes your breath away. It is based on the novel by Tom Perrotta and created by the author and Lost’s Damon Lindelof. Justin Theroux and Carrie Coon lead the cast, with the latter delivering a performance for the ages. You won’t be able to forget it.
When this crime
anthology premiered in 2014,
Matthew McConaughey and Woody
Jodie Foster,
production.
More than 20 years later, this visceral 10-episode tour of duty with Easy Company in World War II remains the benchmark for war dramatizations and stories of bravery, camaraderie and sacrifice. From executive producers Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg, this stirring technical triumph earned seven Emmys, including one for the casting of its massive ensemble, which features Damian Lewis, Ron Livingston, Donnie Wahlberg, Michael Cudlitz and Neal McDonough, to name just a few.
Seen by creator Damon Lindelof as a remix of the Alan Moore and Dave Gibbons comics on which it was based, this stunning and acclaimed nine-episode superhero drama certainly did justice to its beloved source material, while breaking new ground of its own. The series is set 34 years after the events of the comics and devises its own fascinating alternate historical timeline that also manages to comment on our own real-world history. Watchmen garnered 11 Emmy wins — including Outstanding Limited Series and an Outstanding Lead Actress in a Limited Series or Movie win for Regina King.
This period crime drama executive produced by Martin Scorsese and created by The Sopranos’ Terence
Winter livened up the gangster story by shifting the focus to 1920s Atlantic City and casting Steve Buscemi in the lead as kingpin Enoch “Nucky” Thompson. It boasts an impressive supporting cast, excellent production design, plus politics, Prohibition, gambling, government agents and plenty more. It was nominated for 57 Emmys and won 20, including for Outstanding Directing in a Drama Series for Scorsese.
Larry David can’t seem to do anything right, and as far as fans are concerned, that’s a pretty, pretty, pretty good thing. Alongside wife Cheryl David (Cheryl Hines) and best friends Susie Greene (Susie Essman) and Jeff Greene (Jeff Garlin), the improvised structure of the show lends itself to hilarious situations that have — for 11 seasons and counting — allowed Larry to prove there’s no misunderstanding too awkward and no antic too wild.
VEEP (2012-19)
One of the 21st century’s funniest shows, this sharp, hilarious and all-too-real political satire follows Vice President Selina Meyer (the incredible Julia Louis-Dreyfus) and her team as they work (and mostly fail) to leave a lasting legacy she can be proud of. The supporting cast is amazing. You’ll laugh until you hurt. Louis-Dreyfus deservedly won six consecutive Emmys for her performance, and the series won a total of 17 from 68 nominations.
Alec Berg (Seinfeld) and star Bill Hader
somehow manage to perfectly balance black comedy, shocking violence and serious drama, becoming something that is unlike anything else on television. Hader is sensational as the title character, a hitman who becomes fixated on starting an acting career and leaving contract killing behind. Sarah Goldberg and Henry Winkler are just as good. Its three seasons have generated 44 Emmy nominations, including wins for Hader and Winkler.
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Viewers have loved to hate the Roys, arguably the most notorious family on scripted television, since the series premiered. The dysfunctional (putting it mildly) and filthy rich family own global media and entertainment conglomerate Waystar Royco. Patriarch Logan (Brian Cox) is getting older. His kids, Kendall (Jeremy Strong), Siobhan (Sarah Snook), Roman (Kieran Culkin) and Connor (Alan Ruck), are screwups, leaving Logan uncertain about who should replace him, and when. The backstabbing, plotting and bad behavior make for drama you can’t look away from. They might be awful human beings, but they make for perfect television. Succession has already amassed a whopping 48 Emmy nominations and 13 wins.
The tale of Manhattanites Carrie (Sarah Jessica Parker), Miranda (Cynthia Nixon), Charlotte (Kristin Davis) and Samantha (Kim Cattrall) was born from Candace Bushnell’s lifestyle column in The New York Observer. Over six seasons, the series followed the ladies’ exploits through relationships, personal and professional triumphs and tribulations, countless cosmopolitan cocktails, and a whole lot of really expensive designer shoes. It was groundbreaking, iconoclastic TV, and one of the big reasons to get HBO in the late ’90s. Its influence on pop culture can’t be understated, and lackluster movies, spinoffs and changing attitudes can’t dim the zsa zsa zsu of its original run.
Frequently ranked as one of the best series of all time, creator (and former police reporter) David Simon’s crime drama with a large ensemble cast probes institutions in Baltimore by examining the illegal drug trade, the port system, city government, education and the news media. Its deep dive into urban life is gripping and heartbreaking, and remains all too relevant today. The entire cast is stellar, especially the late Michael K. Williams, who plays stickup man Omar Little, a man with a code.
The fantasy series, adapted from George R.R. Martin’s sprawling A Song of Ice and Fire series, became a household name when it debuted in 2011. For eight seasons, fans watched as warring factions of houses such as the dragontrained Targaryens, the noble Starks and the cunning Lannisters vied for control of the Iron Throne. Though the final season left a conflicted divide among viewers, the show’s sweeping stories and breathtaking battle scenes helped cement it as a pop culture juggernaut.
SIX FEET UNDER (2001-05)
The Fishers comprise one of television’s
memorable
families. Patriarch Nathaniel (Richard Jenkins) dies in the pilot, leaving the rest of his grieving family to try to operate their Los Angeles
home: mother Ruth (Frances Conroy), sons Nate (Peter Krause) and David (Michael C. Hall), and daughter Claire (Lauren Ambrose). The acting is sensational, and the dark but funny melodrama was nominated for 53 Emmys, winning nine. It also has, arguably, the best final episode in TV history.
It’s been 15 years since the series concluded and Journey’s “Don’t Stop Believin’” played through the final scene, but the legacy of David Chase’s masterpiece still looms large today. The saga of New Jersey crime boss/waste management consultant Tony Soprano (James Gandolfini) rocked the TV landscape when it debuted, and its reputation has only improved in the time since. Gandolfini is spectacular as the bad guy you hate to love (“What kind of person can I be, where his own mother wants him dead?”), and Edie Falco is his equal as Tony’s wife Carmela (“What’s different between you and me is you’re going to hell when you die!”). Complicating Tony’s life is an ensemble of engrossing characters, from Tony’s drug-addicted nephew Christopher (Michael Imperioli) to his conflicted shrink (Lorraine Bracco) to his overly entitled children (Robert Iler and Jamie-Lynn Sigler). The series expertly alternates between Tony’s work and home lives, and it remains a titan of the small screen. Of its 112 Emmy nominations, it won 21, including two for Outstanding Drama Series.
The holiday original movie market, once dominated by Hallmark Channel, has exploded over the years, and networks like Lifetime, Great American Family, UPtv and even streaming services have sprinkled into their lineup the magic of feel-good filmmaking. Here we look at the juggernauts of the genre and unwrap some of this month’s top films with some of your favorite stars.
A Magical Christmas Village (Friday, Nov. 4)
Stars: Alison Sweeney (Days of Our Lives), Luke Macfarlane (Bros), Marlo Thomas (That Girl)
This magical holiday story has a vibrant Marlo Thomas (who will turn 85 this month!) starring as the mother to Alison Sweeney’s character Summer. Tensions are tight between the two, but the real magic starts with an heirloom miniature Christmas village.
Inventing the Christmas Prince (Friday, Nov. 18) Stars: Tamera MowryHousley (Sister, Sister) Shelby is about to quit her job when her daughter becomes convinced that her Scrooge-like boss is the Christmas prince from a story Shelby invented years ago.
Stars: Lacey Chabert (Party of Five) A woman returning home to visit her parents gets caught up in the neighborhood’s many Christmas festivities.
“When I read the script and started working on developing the story with Melissa Salmons, our writer, we just both loved the idea of going a little more into that fantastical, fantasy, fairy tale Christmas place and allowing a little magic to enter their lives,” Sweeney tells us. “And then matching that with the real family dynamic of a relationship between Summer and her mom, Vivian, and the struggles that they deal with in real life, and keeping that very relatable and down-to-earth. And then just letting them all be affected by a little Christmas magic.”
Sweeney, who is also an executive producer on the film, had no idea about the variety of Christmas villages and collectibles, or that people set aside an entire corner of their house for their villages. She said using the village is “a really lovely, subtle way to include magic in the Christmas theme.”
Stars: Ginna Claire Mason (Wicked), Derek Klena (Moulin Rouge! The Musical), Eve Plumb (The Brady Bunch), AnnMargret (Bye Bye Birdie) and featuring the Radio City Rockettes
In 1958, Maggie is an heiress from Philadelphia who puts her high-society wedding plans on hold to dance live onstage in the Christmas Spectacular at Radio City Music Hall.
Tamera MowryHousley Lacey Chabert Ginna Claire MasonHERE’S A ROUNDUP OF NEW HOLIDAY MOVIES AIRING THIS MONTH.
Homecoming
(Saturday, Nov. 12)
Stars: Sarah Drew (Grey’s Anatomy), Justin Bruening (Grey’s Anatomy)
A town’s holiday fundraising tradition, “The Reindeer Games,” brings a woman in direct competition with her former megacrush.
A Country Christmas Harmony (Friday, Nov. 18)
Stars: Brooke Elliott (Drop Dead Diva), Brandon Quinn (Sweet Magnolias)
A country music superstar must return to the hometown she left behind to perform a live Christmas concert.
Santa Bootcamp (Saturday, Nov. 19)
Stars: Rita Moreno (West Side Story, now age 90!), Emily Kinney (The Walking Dead), Justin Gaston (Days of Our Lives)
Melissa Joan Hart directs this story about rediscovering the magic of Christmas and finding romance along the way.
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (Saturday, Nov 26)
Stars: Kelsey Grammer (Frasier) and his daughter Spencer Grammer (Rick and Morty)
A driven businessman who has long prioritized material success over his relationships faces certain death, but Santa gives him 12 chances to redo the day and find the true meaning of Christmas (and life).
Here’s a quick list of new holiday movies:
Merry Swissmas (Saturday, Nov. 5)
Dog Days of Christmas (Friday, Nov. 11)
Reindeer Games Homecoming (Saturday, Nov. 12)
A Country Christmas Harmony (Friday, Nov. 18)
Santa Bootcamp (Saturday, Nov. 19)
Steppin’ Into the Holidays (Friday, Nov. 25)
The 12 Days of Christmas Eve (Saturday, Nov. 26)
A Christmas Spark (Sunday, Nov. 27)
A Magical Christmas Village (Friday, Nov. 4)
A Christmas Spark (Sunday, Nov. 27)
Stars: Jane Seymour and Joe Lando (Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman)
Fans of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman will be thrilled to see Jane Seymour and Joe Lando reunite once again in what Seymour describes as a “cut above” the traditional holiday film, and a first of sorts. “They told me they’d never done [a holiday film] with someone my age where I’m the star of it, where it’s my story, not the story of a 30-year-old finding love and losing love and all of that,” Seymour shares. “There are a lot of people in their 50s, 60s, 70s, and especially women, who are just wondering, ‘How do I go on with my life if I’ve lost my husband or I’ve lost my marriage or something? Who am I, and what’s my identity?’” And that’s the start of this inspiring story. For the 71-year-old exuberant Seymour, life couldn’t be more busy with all of her projects, including trying to get a new pickup for Dr. Quinn, 30 years later. She’s maintained her friendship with Lando for years — “Joe and I are very, very close friends” — and “all the actors are very happy to come in. … Everyone loves it.” And, add us to that list too!
Lights, Camera, Christmas! (Saturday, Nov. 5)
All Saints Christmas (Sunday, Nov. 6)
In Merry Measure (Friday, Nov. 11)
The Royal Nanny (Saturday, Nov. 12)
Christmas at the Golden Dragon (Sunday, Nov. 13)
Inventing the Christmas Prince (Friday, Nov. 18)
Three Wise Men and a Baby (Saturday, Nov. 19)
When I Think of Christmas (Sunday, Nov. 20)
My Southern Family Christmas (Thursday, Nov. 24)
A Royal Corgi Christmas (Friday, Nov. 25)
#Xmas (Friday, Nov. 25)
Haul Out the Holly (Saturday, Nov. 26)
A Tale of Two Christmases (Saturday, Nov. 26)
A Christmas Cookie Catastrophe (Sunday, Nov. 27)
A Holiday Spectacular (Sunday, Nov. 27)
A Maple Valley Christmas (Saturday, Nov. 5)
Our Italian Christmas Memories (Saturday, Nov. 12)
Long Lost Christmas (Saturday, Nov. 19)
Time for Him to Come Home for Christmas (Saturday, Nov. 26)
Christmas at the Drive-In (Friday, Nov. 25)
I’m Glad It’s Christmas (Saturday, Nov. 26)
Over 10 million viewers watched the Season 4 finale of TV’s top-rated cable show in January and were thrilled when wild woman Beth Dutton (Kelly Reilly) finally wed longtime love Rip Wheeler (Cole Hauser) on her family’s coveted Montana ranch. Because fans also appreciate cocreator Taylor Sheridan’s sense of Western justice, they were equally happy to see Beth blackmail her adoptive brother, lawyer Jamie (Wes Bentley), into shooting his biological dad, who’d ordered a hit on the Duttons. (Beth then snapped pics of Jamie burying the body!) Yellowstone’s producers keep plot info tighter than a cowboy’s jeans, but we speculate on what’s next for the land saga.
Where do we pick up?
“Episode 1 will immediately surprise everybody — where our story starts and what has happened,” teases executive producer David C. Glasser. Could there be a small time-jump? Yes! Patriarch John Dutton’s (Kevin Costner) race for governor has been decided. What new ways have he and Beth found to use Jamie?
Will we meet new baddies?
Yes, it sounds like Market Equities CEO Caroline Warner (Jacki Weaver), who vowed to put mole Beth in jail after she sabotaged the firm’s development plans, will have company. Confident corporate shark Sarah Atwood (Dawn Olivieri, who also played James Dutton’s sister Claire in the drama’s prequel series 1883) is a new Montana arrival. Perhaps she is who Dutton sibling Kayce (Luke Grimes) was referring to when he said, “I saw the end of us” during his finale vision quest?
Does Rip find out what Jamie did when they were young?
Ranch boss Rip still doesn’t know that his new wife got pregnant back when they were high school sweethearts
— or that Jamie took Beth to abort Rip’s child and the clinic sterilized her. The actors who play teen Beth and Rip (Kylie Rogers and Kyle Red Silverstein) are confirmed to appear again this season. Will that bomb finally go off?
Can we expect more bunkhouse drama? With a new cowboy named Rowdy (Kai Caster) in the mix, we’d bet on more brawls. Plus, two bunkers have been upped to series regulars: ranch hand Teeter (Jen Landon) and Emily (Kathryn Kelly), Jimmy’s (Jefferson White) fiancée.
Who and what else is new? Country music singer-songwriter Lainey Wilson joins the cast as musician Abby, while actress Lilli Kay has been tapped for the role of Clara Brewer, a new assistant for one of the Duttons. And as if the series doesn’t already showcase the most beautiful land in the U.S., Glasser promises, “We visit some new and amazing Montana locations.” See you in Helena? — Kate Hahn Premieres on Paramount Network Sundays beginning Nov. 13
a different end.”
VACHERIE, LA — The stillness of being deep in the country blankets the Queen Sugar set. It’s not just that it’s 107 degrees (with the heat index) that has everyone so quiet.
After seven years, the cast and crew drink in every moment of their last time on set. It feels like the end of high school, that bittersweet tug of not wanting to let go yet knowing it’s time. They know this exact magic will not be repeated.
The woman who made this happen, Ava DuVernay, is also very still. She intensely watches an older farmer advise a younger one while directing the series finale. DuVernay helmed the pilot and since has hired exclusively women directors — 42 in all, over 88 episodes.
As Prosper (Henry G. Sanders) gives Ralph Angel (Kofi Siriboe) sage advice, DuVernay calls out, “Give me
Sanders, 80, doesn’t miss a beat. He redoes the line.
“Nice,” DuVernay says. “Got it, thank you.”
Like all the characters on the series, the farmers evolved over the seasons. The Bordelons, the family the series revolves around, have endured much. Marriages were frayed and were rebuilt, businesses were started and births were celebrated over the course of the series.
“I’m delighted and satisfied,” DuVernay says as she reflects on Queen Sugar. “I feel Iike I’ve done everything I set out to do.”
The show grew out of Oprah Winfrey pushing Natalie Baszile’s novel on DuVernay. Winfrey knew it would make a great series, but DuVernay had no inkling it would last this long.
Executive producer Winfrey tunes in Tuesdays rather than ahead of time. She’s among the legions of fans who watched Ralph Angel go from feckless to responsible; Vi and
Hollywood (Tina Lifford, Omar J. Dorsey) sustain true love; and Nova and Charley (Rutina Wesley, DawnLyen Gardner) fight for what’s right.
Despite the love for this drama, especially among African Americans, it has not won an Emmy.
Queen Sugar is specific to a Southern Black family, and DuVernay notes it’s also universal.
“That’s what I love about it,” she says. “I hope one day it’ll be on some streamer or something where people will start to watch it, but it was always meant for everybody.”
The series even kept going during pandemic lockdowns. It took Paul Garnes, an executive producer and president of ARRAY Filmworks, to figure out how. He put the cast in pods as DuVernay and others quickly rewrote scripts to reflect the times with COVID and the Black Lives Matter movement.
Now, Garnes stands before 9-foot-high sugarcane as the final scene is blocked. The series looks authentic because it’s shot at St. Joseph Plantation, a working
sugarcane farm from the 1830s.
“It’s so odd to believe it’s coming to an end,” he says. “We have been at this farm for seven and a half years. Enslaved people worked here. How proud they would be, people who were hopeless about their future, to know that we were here making a show about their descendants and one of the most misunderstood parts of American history.”
He lists the people who populate the fictional St. Josephine Parish and says, “I relate so much to all of the different characters.”
Garnes adds that he’s known DuVernay for years since “she was the Olivia Pope of publicists.”
“I wanted to be a publicist,” DuVernay recalls. “That’s all I wanted to be. And I still think it’s an incredible job. But it was being on the sets, and I thought, ‘Oh, I like this. Well, maybe I can do that.” Queen Sugar left no doubt. — Jacqueline Cutler Airs Tuesdays on OWN (Finale Nov. 29)
We thought the intricately plotted drama was grounded for good last year when NBC canceled it after three seasons. But when Netflix audiences got excited about the mystery of Montego Air Flight 828, which vanished for five and a half years only to return with passengers who hadn’t aged a day, the streamer brought back Manifest for a fourth and final round. Although the show was originally conceived to run for six seasons, “We’ve cut to the chase a little bit,” creator Jeff Rake says. “But nothing fell out of the mythology.” That means fans get answers sooner! Here’s where things land in the first of two 10-episode blocks:
1. Two whole years have passed. Pivotal flashbacks in each episode will bring the audience up to speed. “The flashback sequences play as their own mini-mysteries,” Rake notes, “and they end up lending context to the present-day story happening within the same episode.”
2. Family tragedy has left its mark. The typically solid Stones “are in bad shape,” Rake says. Eden remains missing, taken as a baby by murderous Angelina (Holly Taylor), which leaves father Ben (Josh Dallas) consumed with finding her. “He barely talks to the rest of his family,” Rake says. “Ben basically lives in his car, driving around, putting up posters.” His sister Michaela (Melissa Roxburgh) and fellow NYPD cop Jared Vasquez (J.R. Ramirez) try to help.
3. A new 828 passenger arrives in New York! Rake teases that it’s a man “we’ve never met, but someone we’ve talked about before,” and he’s carrying a very special parcel. The story it launches draws in scientist Saanvi Bahl (Parveen Kaur), ally Robert Vance (Daryl Edwards) and now-teenage Cal Stone (Ty Doran). — Jim Halterman First 10 episodes premiere on Netflix Friday, Nov. 4
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Sylvester Stallone swaggers into his first major television role as a New York City mobster, 75-year-old Dwight “The General” Manfredi, in this series with behindthe-camera talent as prestigious as its star. Tulsa King is conceived by hitmaker Taylor Sheridan (Yellowstone) and written by master of the Mafia genre Terence Winter (Boardwalk Empire, The Sopranos). The drama will stream on Paramount+ beginning Nov. 13, but, as an enticement, Episodes 1 and 2 will air on Paramount Network Nov. 20.
Stallone sets up the show: “Dwight Manfredi has a dark side, but he’s also witty and a real tactician. He was at the top of his game until he took the fall for someone. During 25 years in prison, he goes through a revival and finds his philosophical side. Dwight has regrets and remorse, but it’s the only life he knows. Upon his release he returns to that life, expecting a reward, but instead has been exiled to Tulsa, almost as a punishment, to start a mob.”
Manfredi feels betrayed by his longtime employers, the Invernizzis: ailing old crime boss Pete (A.C. Peterson) and his son, de facto leader Chickie (Domenick Lombardozzi, The Wire). Manfredi’s devotion to them has left him estranged from his 20-something daughter.
“Everything he does is motivated by that ticking clock to undo the damage [to that relationship],” Winter says. Still, Manfredi needs to make a living. Oklahoma may feel like another planet, but he starts putting a crew together within minutes of touching down.
“There’s action, drama, tension, poignancy — and comedy born of absurdity,” says Winter, who teases a scene where the Oklahoma crew goes to a weed farm, Manfredi indulges, and the guys drive around as he waxes philosophical.
But this game gets dangerous. “As nice and funny as Dwight is, and Sly brings that enormous likability, Dwight is a gangster,” Winter concludes. “When he needs to turn that on, you see it.”
— Kate HahnPremieres on Paramount Network/Paramount+ Sundays beginning Nov. 13
This gritty musical drama from actor, writer and singer-songwriter Nicôle Lecky is based on her play, Superhoe, and follows aspiring pop star Sasha (Lecky), who has her dream sidetracked by the lure of easy money online. After a messy breakup and an alcohol-fueled night of arson, Sasha gets kicked out of her mom’s house and is left broke and homeless. She befriends and moves
in with Carly (Lara Peake), a social-media influencer and pro party girl who’s raking in the money performing on her DailyFanz site. “Anyone can get big online,” Carly says. “You just got to play the game.” Sasha creates her Lexi Caramel online persona, and the game begins. As Sasha becomes more deeply invested in Lexi, she discovers the dark truths behind the facade of internet fame. The six-episode series is partly told through Sasha’s songs and features an original soundtrack performed by Lecky. — Ryan A. Berenz
Premieres on BBC America Sundays beginning Nov. 6
Tulsa King: © 2022 MTV Entertainment Inc., a Paramount company. All Rights Reserved. Credit: Brian Douglas Mood: © 2021 BBC Studios && Bonafi de Films. Credit: Natalie Seery Sylvester Stallone Nicôle LeckyGeorge Lopez returns to star in his first sitcom in five years, a working-class comedy about dysfunction, reconnecting and all the pain and joy in between. He also executive produces the show, in which he plays a fictional version of “George Lopez” alongside his real-life daughter, Mayan Lopez (also a producer), as George’s adult daughter, “Mayan Lopez.”
The onscreen character of
George has been estranged from Mayan until recently, but is trying his best to reconnect with his daughter and her family. It’s a scenario that is similar to what the Lopezes have gone through in their real lives.
“My parents got divorced about 10 years ago,” Mayan explains, “and within the last [few] years, my dad and I really solidified our relationship. [But] there was a time where we didn’t speak and were estranged for about three years. Really, the pandemic brought us back together. I started making TikToks with my family to reconnect,
and [showrunner] Debby Wolfe saw one of [the videos], and this whole Lopez vs. Lopez idea was kind of born from that idea. … This is an experience of a lifetime, to be able to do this with my father.”
George is also grateful, saying, “To have Debby see Mayan do TikToks about our unfortunate break in our relationship [and] create [something] beautiful from something that was so painful and so much my fault is just a wonderful thing.”
Premieres on NBC Fridays beginning Nov. 4
This two-hour documentary airing to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the discovery of ancient Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun’s tomb will explore the life of the famed boy king, who died in his late teens. Produced and shot on location by an allEgyptian crew, and using technology such as drone cameras and CT scans, the film takes a closer look at King Tut’s burial and seeks to share his story from his point of view. Cohosts Dr. Yasmin El Shazly, lead archaeologist, and photographer Mahmoud Rashad journey across Egypt from Cairo to Luxor, and into newly
discovered tombs that shed more light on Tut’s era (about 1341-1323 B.C.), seeking answers to some of the historical inconsistencies surrounding the ruler, his family and his legacy.
Dr. El Shazly says she is embarking on this quest “not only because I am an archaeologist, but as an Egyptian who wants to understand the history of my magnificent civilization. … King Tut is not the golden mask. Tut was a human being just like anyone else. He was probably less fortunate than many.”
Premieres on PBS Wednesday, Nov. 23
The “altogether ooky” Addams Family will be back in your brain faster than you can go “Nah-nana-na snap-snap!” In Netflix’s eight-episode series Wednesday from the legendarily dark mind of Tim Burton, 16-year-old Wednesday (Jenna Ortega) works to solve a supernatural murder mystery tied to her spooky fam. After being expelled from another school, “Wednesday’s going to Nevermore Academy,” says exec producer Al Gough — where her deeply-in-love parents, Morticia and Gomez (Catherine ZetaJones and Luis Guzmán), met. But Wednesday isn’t there to make friends; she hopes her pal, the disembodied hand Thing (Victor Dorobantu), can help her point out a killer. Along the way, she contends with bubbly roommate Enid (Emma Myers), antagonist principal Larissa Weems (Gwendoline Christie, with an “amazing Hitchcock-esque look,” teases EP Miles Millar) and a secret character played by Christina Ricci, who donned the pigtails in the ’90s flicks. The broody teen must also deal with psychic powers that force her to face her feelings. “Wednesday has no fear of ax murderers, but she’s afraid of emotion,” Gough teases. Despite that, adds Gough: “What really sets the show apart is that Addams Family humor.” You might even say she is a scree-am! — Emily Aslanian Premieres on Netflix Wednesday, Nov. 23
Get a sneak preview of creator Dan Harmon’s (Rick and Morty) new animated comedy series before it debuts in January. Set in mythical ancient Greece, a family of humans, gods and monsters tries to see if everyone can live together in a “city.” Richard Ayoade (The IT Crowd) voices Tyrannis, the king of Krapopolis, who holds council meetings to address problems like loitering Medusas.
His mother, Deliria (voiced by Ted Lasso’s Hannah Waddingham), is the goddess of self-destruction and questionable choices. “Our entire family tree is trunk!” she says. Tyrannis’ father is deadbeat Shlub (voice of Matt Berry), a centaur/manticore hybrid. Half-cyclops warrior Stupendous (voice of Pam Murphy) is Tyrannis’ half sister, and Hippocampus (voice of Duncan Trussell) is the walking fish offspring of Shlub and a mermaid.
— Ryan A. Berenz
Premieres on FOX Sunday, Nov. 27
This four-hour installment of American Experience, airing over two nights, revisits the Iran hostage crisis that began on Nov. 4, 1979, when 52 American diplomats, Marines and civilians were taken hostage at the American embassy in Tehran. Acclaimed filmmaker Robert Stone’s film unfolds like a political thriller as it examines the roots of the crisis and how it forever upended the focus and direction of American foreign policy. The documentary uses riveting eyewitness accounts from hostages, journalists and government officials — and even footage shot by the hostage-takers themselves that was smuggled out of Iran.
Executive producer Cameo George says this film presents “a very unique perspective, even if it’s a story that you’re familiar with. … Even if you lived through this
[and] watched it on the nightly news … hearing from the cast of characters that Robert has pulled together is bound to give you a new perspective. It is so intimate, so personal.”
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Two longtime Thanksgiving Day traditions on NBC return for this year’s holiday. Up first Thanksgiving morning (9am-noon in all time zones) is the 96th installment of the beloved Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. The event, held in New York City, began in 1924, and is tied with Detroit’s as the country’s second-oldest Thanksgiving parade (Philadelphia’s, which began in 1920, is the oldest). This will be NBC’s 70th year of airing the parade in its capacity as the official national broadcaster. Following the parade (beginning at noon in all
time zones) is another special with an impressive Thanksgiving Day history on NBC, even if not as long as the parade’s: The National Dog Show, which the network has been broadcasting since 2002. Up there with the likes of Westminster as one of the nation’s premier dog shows, this event has been held by The Kennel Club of Philadelphia since 1879. NBC’s two-hour broadcast of this year’s installment was taped Nov. 19, and again features John O’Hurley (pictured) as host, with cohost Mary Carillo and commentator David Frei. Further specifics weren’t available at presstime, but the detail we are most interested in learning is if we will see the return of Scottish deerhound Claire — whose full official name is GCH Foxcliffe Claire Randall Fraser, after Caitriona Balfe’s Outlander character — for her attempt at a threepeat after becoming the first dog to win backto-back Best in Shows here, in 2020 and 2021.
Premieres on NBC Thursday, Nov. 24
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A battle rages between two feuding brothers — King Wenceslas of Bohemia and King Sigismund of Hungary —
an empty throne. To keep Sigismund from power, a plan is formed to kidnap the fiancée of the powerful lord who would rise to power alongside him. Can a daring mercenary leader
out the mission?
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Gigi & Nate (Drama) As a teenager, Nate has his entire life in front of him. But a tragic accident leaves the teen as a quadriplegic and struggling to survive; that is, until his parents bring a capuchin monkey named Gigi in to become his service animal. Charlie Rowe, Marcia Gay Harden, Jim Belushi (PG-13, 1:54) Premieres Nov. 15
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Pearl (Horror) Director Ti West gives the backstory to the character Pearl, who viewers know from his previous film X. It tells the story of a young girl, trapped on her family’s farm, who just wants to live the glamorous life and will do anything to make that happen. Mia Goth, David Corenswet, Tandi Wright (R, 1:43) Premieres Nov. 15
The Good House (Comedy) When things around successful real estate agent Hildy Good start to crumble, she finds herself in a relationship with an old flame. Could he be the one to reignite their love, and to bring Hildy herself back to life? Sigourney Weaver, Kevin Kline, Morena Baccarin (R, 1:44) Premieres Nov. 22
(Action) In the kingdom of Dahomey, a fierce group of warriors broke the mold of what many other tribes had ever seen from a female leader. They will train harder, work smarter and prove that some things are worth fighting for. Viola Davis, Thuso Mbedu, John Boyega (PG-13, 2:15) Premieres Nov. 29
(Horror) After witnessing a traumatic incident with a patient, Dr. Rose Cotter starts experiencing frightening occurrences. Getting to the bottom of these bizarre moments will take all the strength she can muster. What makes you smile? Sosie Bacon, Jessie T. Usher, Kyle Gallner (R, 1:55)
Nov. 29
(Drama) In a 1950s-era community, everything is just so. There is no crime or distress anywhere, but they do have one rule — they are asked not to leave. What really is going on in this supposed utopia? Florence Pugh, Harry Styles, Olivia Wilde (R, 2:03)
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(Thriller) Emily is in debt and trying to dig out of the hole she is in when she is offered a simple job of buying goods with stolen credit cards. But this leads her into the depths of the Los Angeles crime scene. Aubrey Plaza, Theo Rossi, Bernardo Badillo (R, 1:37)
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A group of disgruntled toy store employees, led by store manager Jonathan, must defend themselves against holiday shoppers turned into monstrous creatures by an alien parasite on Black Friday. Bruce Campbell, Devon Sawa, Michael Jai White (TV-MA) Premieres on Starz Nov. 1
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This series, a prequel to the famous 18th century novel, focuses on the origin story of the Marquise de Merteuil and the Vicomte de Valmont, who meet as
lovers in Paris on the eve of the revolution. Alice Englert, Nicholas Denton, Lesley Manville (TV-MA)
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When Timmy Yoon, an analog dreamer living in a 5G world, learns that he is operating the last Blockbuster Video in America, Timmy and his staff, including his longtime crush, Eliza, fight to stay relevant.
Available Nov. 4
Millie Bobby Brown returns as Enola Holmes, younger sister of famed detective Sherlock Holmes (Henry Cavill, also reprising his role). Enola is now a detective-for-hire like her sibling, and takes on her first official case, finding a missing girl.
Season 5 Available Nov. 9
The penultimate season of this drama about the life and reign of Queen Elizabeth II is the first one to be released following the real queen’s passing in September.Seasons 6 and 7 cover the queen's reign in the late 20th/21st centuries.
Original Film
Available Nov. 10
Lindsay Lohan leads this romcom as a newly engaged, spoiled hotel heiress who suffers total amnesia after a skiing accident and finds herself in the care of a handsome, blue-collar lodge owner (Chord Overstreet).
Original Film
Available Nov. 11
Film historian Elvis Mitchell makes his directorial debut with this film that is both a documentary and a personal essay. It examines the African American contribution to movies released in the landmark era of the 1970s.
Available Nov. 16
This period drama is set in 1862, when Lib Wright (Florence Pugh), an English Nightingale Nurse, is sent to the Irish Midlands to conduct a 15-day examination of Anna O’Donnell (Kíla Lord Cassidy), an 11-year-old girl who claims not to have eaten for four months.
Original Film
Available Nov. 17
This holiday rom-com stars Aimee Garcia as pop star Angelina, who, feeling career burnout, escapes to grant a young fan’s wish. She not only finds the inspiration to revitalize her career but also a shot at true love. Freddie Prinze Jr. also stars.
Available Nov. 17
Set in the year of its title, the series follows the mysterious circumstances surrounding the voyage of an immigrant ship from Europe to New York. The passengers, all of different backgrounds and nationalities, discover a second ship adrift on the open sea that had gone missing for months.
Original Film
Available Nov. 18
Based on the comic strip Little Nemo in Slumberland, this fantasy follows a girl (Marlow Barkley) who discovers a secret map to the titular dreamworld. With the help of an eccentric outlaw (Jason Momoa), she traverses dreams and flees nightmares.
Feature Film Exclusive
Available Nov. 23
Based on a true story, this drama follows the journey from war-torn Syria to the 2016 Rio Olympics. Two young sisters, Yusra and Sara Mardini (Nathalie Issa and Manal Issa), embark on a harrowing journey as refugees.
Original Series
Available Nov. 23
Director/executive producer
Tim Burton puts his own dark and quirky spin on the Addams Family. Specifically, this series’ primary focus is on daughter Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) and her efforts to solve a supernatural mystery at her school.
Available Nov. 24
Justin Hartley stars in this holiday romantic comedy/ drama as Jacob Turner, who returns home at Christmas to settle his estranged mother’s estate. There, he discovers a diary that may hold secrets to his own past and that of Rachel (Barrett Doss).
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