Best TV Shows to Binge on Netflix in November 2025

November is overflowing with new seasons, fresh originals, and smart library pickups, so your queue is about to get very full very fast. Netflix is rolling out reality mayhem early in the month, prestige historical drama and European thrillers in the middle stretch, and then a franchise farewell right after Thanksgiving. Keep an eye on November 1 for a wave of licensed favorites, November 4 and 6 for competitive and limited series drops, November 13 for a cluster of international and English-language premieres, and November 26 for the month’s biggest event. Below are ten standouts with dates, what they’re about, and how they are arriving so you can plan the perfect binge.

‘Stranger Things’ (2016–2025)

The final chapter returns to Hawkins with a time jump to the fall set after the last stand against Vecna as the friends regroup to close the Rifts for good. Netflix is releasing the season in three parts with four episodes on November 26 followed by three on Christmas and the finale on New Year’s Eve. This is a returning Netflix series and the streamer has confirmed the multi-volume schedule and global drop times. Expect the culmination of the Upside Down storyline and payoffs seeded since the first season.

‘Death by Lightning’ (2025)

This four-part historical drama follows President James A. Garfield’s brief presidency through the 1881 shooting by Charles Guiteau and the medical missteps that followed. Michael Shannon plays Garfield and Matthew Macfadyen portrays Guiteau with the series based on Candice Millard’s nonfiction account. It premieres on November 6 as a new Netflix limited series. The production hails from creator Mike Makowsky with Matt Ross directing and Ramin Djawadi composing.

‘The Beast in Me’ (2025)

A grieving author becomes entangled with a wealthy new neighbor whose charm masks darker secrets as a tense cat-and-mouse unfolds next door. Claire Danes and Matthew Rhys lead the series from creator Gabe Rotter with executive producers that include Howard Gordon and Conan O’Brien. It launches on November 13 as a new Netflix limited series with teasers and trailers already live on the show’s official hub. Plot and date details come from Netflix’s own materials and recent announcements.

‘Last Samurai Standing’ (2025– )

Set in the early Meiji era a mass contest draws hundreds of down-on-their-luck warriors into a brutal survival game for a colossal prize as one former champion fights for his family. The six-episode Japanese series adapts Shogo Imamura’s novel and arrives worldwide on November 13. This is a new Netflix series and first screened at Busan ahead of streaming. Netflix’s preview and industry listings confirm the episode count and date.

‘Delhi Crime’ (2019– )

The new season tracks DCP Vartika Chaturvedi and her team as a human-trafficking probe spills into Delhi and strains cooperation across agencies. It returns on November 13 as a returning Netflix series with the streamer and Indian outlets confirming cast and date. The show continues its grounded procedural approach anchored by Shefali Shah. All episodes are scheduled to drop together in line with prior seasons.

‘The Vince Staples Show’ (2024–2025)

Vince Staples plays a version of himself navigating fame, grief, and oddball encounters that blend slice-of-life with surreal flourishes. Season 2 arrives on November 6 as a returning Netflix series and follows a road trip and family storyline teased in Netflix’s materials and trailer. The new run expands the world with fresh characters while keeping the half-hour format. Netflix and music press have highlighted the premiere date and first look.

‘Minx’ (2022–2023)

Set in 1970s Los Angeles the comedy follows a young idealist who teams with a low-rent publisher to create the first erotic magazine for women while navigating censorship and the business of selling issues. Netflix is picking up the two-season run as a licensed library addition on November 4 after the series’ prior stops on Max and Starz. The licensing move brings the complete show to a wider audience in the U.S. with date and background confirmed by trade trackers and encyclopedic entries. This pickup makes it easy to binge the full story in one place.

‘Broadchurch’ (2013)

The acclaimed British crime drama opens with the death of a young boy in a Dorset seaside town as detectives Alec Hardy and Ellie Miller investigate amid media glare and community suspicion. All three series arrive on November 1 as a licensed library addition returning to Netflix after a hiatus. The Netflix lineup and industry sites list the date and availability across regions. This pickup makes it easy to binge the full mystery arc from the first case through the later seasons.

‘Soulmates’ (2020)

This anthology imagines a near-future test that identifies your perfect match and then explores how that certainty complicates marriages and dating through six stand-alone stories. It lands on Netflix on November 6 as a licensed addition following its original AMC run. The creators are William Bridges and Brett Goldstein with episodes featuring performers such as Sarah Snook and Kingsley Ben-Adir. Arrival timing and series background are documented by Netflix watch guides and reference sources.

‘Squid Game: The Challenge’ (2023– )

The reality competition inspired by the hit drama returns with 456 players chasing a life-changing 4.56 million dollar prize through returning favorites and new games. Season 2 begins November 4 as a three-week Netflix event with special watch parties the night before and an official player guide outlining the format. Episodes collect eliminations across multi-stage challenges until one competitor remains. Dates and rollout details are from Netflix’s announcements and explainers.

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