11 Best New Shows on Netflix: November 2025’s Top Upcoming Series to Watch
This November, Netflix is satisfying subscribers with top-notch content all month long. While it’s always hard to say goodbye to the titles leaving Netflix, you won’t feel down for long once you get a good look at the impressive array of Netflix Original series coming to the platform to take their place. With everything from premiering titles to long-awaited continuations of fan favorites, Netflix’s diverse and delightful November 2025 premieres are sure to have something for everyone.
The streamer is set to help you celebrate the new month with premieres from highly anticipated continuations of established hit series across several different genres (so there’s truly something for everyone), like Stranger Things: Season 5 – Volume 1 and Squid Game: The Challenge: Season 2.
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There are also plenty of exciting brand-new shows that will begin streaming exclusively on Netflix starting this month. Keep an eye out in particular for The Beast in Me, Marines, and Death by Lightning, which are all already looking to be some of the most promising new releases out of November’s entire streaming lineup.
So what makes the cut for our top 11, and which of them have what it takes to be in the Netflix Top 10? Keep reading to treat yourself to the greatness that is the list of streaming standouts for November 2025.
Released November 26
CAST: Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Priah Ferguson, Brett Gelman, Jamie Campbell Bower, Cara Buono, Amybeth McNulty, Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, Alex Breaux, Linda Hamilton
RATING: TV-14
DESCRIPTION: Nearly a decade since it first premiered, Stranger Things nears an epic conclusion as it premieres part one of its final season later this month. Stranger Things: Season 5 – Volume 1 picks up with our heroes in 1987, one year after the events of the previous season, in a Hawkins, Indiana that’s physically and emotionally marred by past events. But as Joyce (Ryder), Hopper (Harbour), and the kids hunt down a mysteriously absent Vecna (Bower), they also fend off the military personnel who are locking down and searching for Eleven (Brown). With darkness looming on the horizon, all of the characters must reunite and stand together for one last battle for the ages.
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Released November 13
CAST: Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, Brittany Snow, Natalie Morales, David Lyons, Tim Guinee, Deirdre O’Connell, Jonathan Banks, Hettienne Park, Aleyse Shannon, Will Brill, Kate Burton, Bill Irwin, Amir Arison, Julie Ann Emery
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: This Netflix Original drama miniseries centers on acclaimed writer Aggie Wiggs (Danes) as she retreats from the public eye, unable to write in the wake of her young son’s death. But when she gains a new neighbor in real estate mogul Nile Jarvis (Rhys), Aggie finds a way to channel her grief into a renewed passion for writing as she investigates the truth behind Nile’s dark backstory and potential crimes. The closer they get and the deeper they dig, the harder it becomes to tell who’s the true monster between them.
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Released November 10
CAST: N/A
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Marines is a Netflix Original docuseries that examines the sacrifices, efforts, and determination it takes to become a member of the U.S. Marine Corps as it follows various members of the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit (MEU). Offering incredible access to the inner workings of this specialized branch of the military, Marines shares everything from the tough training to the touching emotional moments shared amongst young Marines as they adjust to the realities of life and work at sea in the Pacific.
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Released November 4
CAST: N/A
RATING: TV-14
DESCRIPTION: Netflix continues to take the thrills and heartbreaks of Squid Game to another level with a second season of reality competition series Squid Game: The Challenge. With an astounding $4.56 million prize on the line, 456 new players will enter this unique test of decision-making, athleticism, and alliances in a sophomore season complete with higher stakes, different games, and enthralling action.
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Released November 6
CAST: Michael Shannon, Matthew Macfadyen, Nick Offerman, Betty Gilpin, Bradley Whitford, Shea Whigham, Barry Shabaka Henley, Paula Malcomson, Tuppence Middleton, Laura Marcus, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Željko Ivanek, Archie Fisher, Kyle Soller, Ben Miles, Madeleine Crow, Evelyn Crow, Shaun Parkes, Alistair Petrie
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Based on Candice Millard’s 2011 novel Destiny of the Republic: A Tale of Madness, Medicine and the Murder of a President, Death by Lightning is a Netflix Original historical drama miniseries that centers on the 20th U.S. president, James Garfield (Shannon), and how his greatest admirer (Macfadyen) would also bring about Garfield’s ultimate demise. Get swept away by the unbelievable, bizarre, and engrossing true story behind Garfrield’s reluctant rise to presidency and eventual assassination in Death by Lightning on Netflix.
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Released November 6
CAST: Vince Staples, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Naté Jones join Staples, Andrea Ellsworth, Watts Homie Quan, Tiberius Byrd, Deanna Reed-Foster, Whitney Rice
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Rapper and actor Vince Staples returns to Netflix with the second season of his one-of-a-kind satirical comedy series. In The Vince Staples Show: Season 2, Vince will set forth on a wild, wondrous, and haunting journey through his own complex past in the wake of his uncle’s tragic death.
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Released November 13
CAST: Shefali Shah, Huma Qureshi, Rasika Dugal, Rajesh Tailang, Jaya Bhattacharya, Anuraag Arora, Sayani Gupta, Mita Vasisht, Kelly Dorji, Anshumaan Pushkar
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: International Emmy Award-winning police procedural crime drama series Delhi Crime returns to Netflix for a third season that sees Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vartika Chaturvedi (Shah) take on the biggest case of her career. In this new season, Vartika stumbles upon the existence of a sprawling and sinister human trafficking ring in India, launching a border-crossing investigation full of shocking twists and dark truths.
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Released November 13
CAST: Junichi Okada, Yumia Fujisaki, Kaya Kiyohara, Masahiro Higashide, Shota Sometani, Taichi Saotome, Yuya Endo, Taiiku Okazaki, Kairi Jo, Hiroshi Tamaki, Hideaki Itō, Gaku Hamada, Hiroshi Abe, Tetsushi Tanaka, Arata Iura, Ayumu Nakajima, Riho Yoshioka, Kazunari Ninomiya
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Adapted from both the manga series and novel of the same name, Last Samurai Standing is a historical action-drama series that takes place in 19th-century Japan’s Meiji period, when 292 fighters met at Kyoto’s Tenryū-ji Temple for the chance to win ¥100 billion in a game where kills are rewarded with points. We follow warrior Shujiro Saga (Okada) as he tries to survive this brutal, deadly contest to win the money and provide for his sick wife and child.
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Released November 20
CAST: Paul-Mikél Williams, Darren Barnet, Sean Giambrone, Kausar Mohammed, Raini Rodriguez, Kiersten Kelly, Greg Chun, Sumalee Montano
RATING: TV-Y
DESCRIPTION: This month, Jurassic World: Chaos Theory drops a fourth and final season that revolves around a reunited Nublar Six as they rush to rescue any dinosaurs in danger while tackling tricky conundrums and fighting for survival along the way. Friendships will be tested and stakes will be higher than ever in this entertaining conclusion to the family-friendly Netflix Original sci-fi adventure series.
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Released November 20
CAST: Ted Danson, Mary Elizabeth Ellis, Lilah Richcreek Estrada, Stephanie Beatriz, Stephen McKinley Henderson, Gary Cole, Mary Steenburgen, Michaela Conlin, Max Greenfield, Sam Huntington, Jason Mantzoukas, Constance Marie, David Strathairn, Jill Talley, Madison Hu, Lisa Gilroy, Linda Park
RATING: TV-14
DESCRIPTION: One year after premiering on Netflix, A Man on the Inside is back with a sophomore season that takes our beloved retiree turned budding investigative assistant, Charles Nieuwendyk (Danson), back to school. In A Man on the Inside: Season 2, Charles goes undercover on a college campus to tackle a case full of fresh hijinks, quirky characters, and a twisting mystery with the potential to get personal for our leading lad.
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Released November 10
CAST: Elmo, Cookie Monster, Abby Cadabby, Grover, Bert, Ernie, Big Bird, Oscar the Grouch, Fozzie Bear, Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy
RATING: TV-Y
DESCRIPTION: The long-running hit educational children’s series Sesame Street finds a new home on Netflix starting this month. Get ready to embrace fan favorite characters and segments while also enjoying fresh takes and tales in this revamped Sesame Street adventure.
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