
The Netflix Movies Coming in November 2026 lineup brings something for a wide range of viewers, including dramas, romantic comedies, action titles, animated films, and documentaries.
This month’s highlights include Steps, an animated reimagining of Cinderella’s story told from the perspective of her stepsisters; Heartland, a thriller starring Jessica Chastain that explores the darker side of country music; and The Mosquito Bowl, a war drama directed by Peter Berg about college football players during World War II.
The lineup also features holiday stories, true-crime investigations, literary adaptations, and international productions. Check out the complete list of releases, including premiere dates, plot summaries, and cast details.
Mike Tyson: Return of the Mike

Mike Tyson: Return of the Mike captures the one-man show Tyson took on the road at Hard Rock venues between late 2025 and January 2026. The performance was filmed at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood, Florida, during a show scheduled for December 14, 2025. It marks Tyson’s first return to the stage since Undisputed Truth in 2013. The special premieres three weeks after Tyson, a four-part docuseries about the former champion’s life, which Netflix released on October 13.
Synopsis: In this one-man show, the former heavyweight champion uses comedy to reflect on his life, touching on topics such as addiction and mental health. Directed by: Kiki Tyson, who also serves as executive producer alongside Mike Tyson and Marc Lieberman. The production is from Above Average. Main cast: Mike Tyson.
A Dog’s Perfect Christmas

This is the first title in Netflix’s 2026 holiday lineup. The film is based on W. Bruce Cameron’s 2020 novel. Cameron also wrote A Dog’s Purpose.
The film is directed by Cathryn Michon, who co-wrote the screenplay for the first movie in the A Dog’s Purpose franchise. Dennis Quaid, who played Ethan Montgomery in A Dog’s Purpose and A Dog’s Journey, returns to Cameron’s universe in a different role. The story is set in Traverse City, Michigan, and was filmed in Vancouver from October 28 to December 13, 2025.
Synopsis: The story is narrated by Winstead, an elderly Basset Hound. Two years after losing his wife, grandfather Sander Goss is still grieving, grumpy, and constantly at odds with his teenage granddaughter, Ello. Things get worse when Ello’s mother, Juliana, falls ill and is placed in a medically induced coma. The arrival of Ruby, a Corgi puppy, may be just what the family needs to reconnect in time for Christmas.
Main cast: Dennis Quaid (Sander), Brooke Lena Johnson (Ello), Thomas Haden Church (voice of Winstead), Mary Steenburgen (Claire), Milo Ventimiglia (Hunter), Jennifer Tilly, Kathleen Rose Perkins, and Ethan Loomis.
One Year to Live, Buy a Man
This Japanese romantic drama is based on the novel of the same name by Toriko Yoshikawa, published in 2021 by Kodansha. It is directed by Hiroki Kazama, written by Yoshikazu Okada, and produced by AOI Pro. Ko Shibasaki, known for Battle Royale (2000), makes her Netflix debut with the film.Synopsis: Forty-year-old Yui Katakura lives alone and avoids anything she considers financially impractical, from romance to marriage and children. During a free medical checkup, she is diagnosed with cancer and told she has one year to live. Yui feels relieved: if she is going to die, she no longer has to save money. Soon afterward, Sena, a nightclub host struggling financially, asks her for a loan. Yui responds by “buying” him for 720,000 yen. Their unlikely arrangement gradually develops into an emotional connection.
Main cast: Ko Shibasaki (Yui Katakura), Eiji Akaso (Sena), Michitaka Tsutsui (Masami Ikuyama, Yui’s former boss), Naomi Nishida (Mizuho Maruyama), Mari Hamada (Sena’s mother), and Yui Narumi (Nachi, Sena’s sister).
Overacting
This action comedy is written and directed by Prueksa Amaruji, with Rergchai Poungpetch serving as executive producer. According to Netflix, the pair are behind comedies such as Bikeman and Riam Fighting. The platform says the film draws inspiration from the energy of Bollywood cinema.
Synopsis: When a retired police officer’s memories of his days as an elite cop return, his struggling actress daughter and her crew begin staging fake, over-the-top missions to protect him from the criminal who is after him. What starts as make-believe escalates into an action-packed confrontation, forcing everyone to get involved.
Main cast: Teng Therdtherng (Winai, the retired officer), Bow Maylada Susri (Woranuch, his daughter), Joke Gornpop (Suea Hao), and Kong Huayrai.
Possible Love

This is Lee Chang-dong‘s first film in eight years, following Burning (2018). Written by Lee and Oh Jung-mi, the film won the Grand Jury Prize (Silver Lion) at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on September 12. It was the first time a South Korean film received the award. Lee had previously won the Silver Lion for Best Director for Oasis in 2002. The film is South Korea’s entry for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film. It opened in South Korean theaters on September 23 and reached select theaters in other countries on October 23.
Synopsis: The film follows two couples whose lives could not be more different. Mi-ok and Ho-seok have been together since their teens and have a 10-year-old son; Ho-seok has recently been laid off from a factory. Ye-ji is a documentary filmmaker who films laid-off workers and is married to Sang-woo, a financially comfortable man. When Mi-ok agrees to be filmed, the two couples grow closer, bringing the fractures and hidden desires in both relationships to the surface.
Main cast: Jeon Do-yeon (Mi-ok), Sul Kyung-gu (Ho-seok), Zo In-sung (Sang-woo), and Cho Yeo-jeong (Ye-ji). Jeon won the Best Actress award at Cannes for Secret Sunshine (2007), also directed by Lee. Sul starred in Peppermint Candy (1999) and Oasis (2002), both by the same director.
Unprotected: Murder in Galicia
The documentary arrives one week before the fictional miniseries Murder in Galicia, starring Tristán Ulloa, which is scheduled for November 13 and is inspired by the same case. The film is directed and written by Jorge Laplace. It is produced by True Crime Factory, the company behind Crímenes, with Carles Porta and Pablo Fernández Masó serving as executive producers.
Synopsis: In April 2015, Isabel Fuentes was brutally attacked in her home in the village of Pazos, in Verín, Galicia, Spain, and left near death. The documentary reconstructs the case and investigates how the crime happened and why the system failed to protect the victim.
Featuring: Testimony from investigators, doctors, relatives, neighbors, and journalists.
Tyler Perry’s The Gospel of Christmas
Written and directed by Tyler Perry, this is his first holiday movie made for Netflix. Perry says he was inspired by gospel songs that helped him through difficult periods in his life. The music is produced by Kirk Franklin, and the cast features several prominent names from gospel and R&B.Synopsis: Isaac, a pastor struggling to keep his church afloat, inherits his family’s church in a troubled New York neighborhood and moves there with his family. He and his wife, Rebecca, must save the abandoned church from foreclosure before Christmas.
Main cast: Tank (Isaac) and Fantasia Barrino (Rebecca), alongside Shirley Caesar, Fred Hammond, the Clark Sisters, Smokie Norful, CeCe Winans, Yolanda Adams, Ann Nesby, Vanessa Bell Armstrong, Hezekiah Walker, Jekalyn Carr, John Gray, Carl Lentz, Mason Douglas, Lauren Chanel, and Eric Wiltz.
Avedon
Directed by Ron Howard, this documentary about photographer Richard Avedon (1923–2004) had its world premiere in a special screening at Cannes in May 2026. After the festival, Netflix acquired the film’s global rights. It is produced by Imagine Documentaries and Fifth Season, in association with the Richard Avedon Foundation. Howard previously directed the documentaries Pavarotti (2019) and Jim Henson Idea Man (2024).Synopsis: Drawing on the photographer’s personal archive, behind-the-scenes footage, and new interviews, the film explores how Avedon’s eye reflected and reshaped the visual language of the 20th century. It revisits portraits of figures such as Marilyn Monroe and Charlie Chaplin, Brooke Shields’s 1980 campaign for Calvin Klein, and Avedon’s photographs of napalm victims in Vietnam and the civil rights movement. Rather than following a chronological biography, the documentary is organized around the artist’s methods and obsessions.
Featuring: Isabella Rossellini, Lauren Hutton, Tina Brown, Adam Gopnik, Larry Gagosian, Calvin Klein, Twiggy Lawson, and John Avedon, the photographer’s son. Archival interviews with Avedon himself provide part of the narration.
Allen
This is the first live-action feature from Brisbane’s Ludo Studio, the production company behind Bluey. The film is directed by Daley Pearson, an executive producer on the series, and Jeffrey Walker, from a screenplay by Pearson and Sophie Miller. Filming began in July 2025 in Brisbane, the Gold Coast, and the Sunshine Coast in Queensland.Synopsis: Twenty years after losing his best friend, Petey gets an unexpected visit from Allen, a CGI alien he met as a child. Now an adult, Petey lives in a coastal Queensland town, works a dead-end job, and spends his nights broadcasting keyboard melodies into space. When a sphere crashes onto the beach and brings the old friends together again, it soon becomes clear that the visitor may spell trouble for the town.
Main cast: T.J. Power (Petey), Charlotte Nicdao (Carly), Josh Helman (Jaden), Emily Barclay (Sarah), Benedict Hardie (Rory), Chaydon Jay (Roy), and Kaipo Heke (Nahuel).
The Christmas Switch
This holiday romantic comedy marks Adam Pålsson‘s feature directorial debut. The screenplay is by Christin Magdu and Mikael Syrén, based on a successful audiobook, and the film is produced by Breakable Films AB. Real-life sisters Felice and Happy Jankell play the lead characters, who are also sisters.Synopsis: The film follows sisters Mathilda and Freddie, whose personalities and lives could not be more different, in a Christmas story.
Main cast: Felice Jankell (Mathilda Stjärne), Happy Jankell (Freddie), Christian Fandango Sundgren (Oliver), Anastasios Soulis (Jonas), Celie Sparre (Emma), Dag Malmberg (Janne), Maria Kulle (Lilian), and Bahar Pars (Katja).
Never Surrender
Serangan Balik
This home-invasion action thriller is directed by Sidharta Tata, who also co-wrote the screenplay with Khalid Kashogi. It marks the director’s first collaboration with producers Kimo Stamboel and Edwin Nazir. Service production is handled by Mowin Pictures.Synopsis: In a small village in Central Java, a grandfather who is used to living alone suddenly finds himself caring for two grandchildren he has not seen in a long time. Trouble follows them from Jakarta, and a ruthless group of criminals breaks into the house. To survive, the grandfather and the children have only two choices: surrender or fight back.
Main cast: Lukman Sardi (the grandfather), Callista Arum, Sulthan Hamonangan, Derby Romero, Donny Alamsyah (The Raid 2), Dennis Adhiswara, Erick Estrada, Ismi Melinda, Muhammad Nur Qomaruddin, and Laras Sardi.
Heartland

This mystery thriller is set in the world of country music and written and directed by Shana Feste, whose credits include Country Strong. Filming began on September 29, 2025, in Atlanta and Nashville. The soundtrack will be released by Netflix Music on November 13, featuring songs performed by the cast and compositions by artists including Margo Price and Carly Pearce. Country singer Carter Faith makes her film debut.
Synopsis: Misty Jones, a former country music superstar, comes out of seclusion to investigate the disappearance of her niece, an up-and-coming singer. The search takes her into Nashville’s darker side and forces her to confront her own past in a city where no one—not even Misty—is quite who they seem.
Main cast: Jessica Chastain (Misty Jones), Garrett Hedlund (Roy Combs), Carter Faith (Charlie Heart), Ross Lynch (Jace), Jennifer Nettles (Winnie Jo Lean), John Hawkes (Clark), and Paul Sparks.
Guarding Stars
This holiday romantic comedy is based on Katherine Center’s novel The Bodyguard. The adaptation moves the story from Texas to Montana. The film is directed by Elizabeth Allen Rosenbaum.
Synopsis: A no-nonsense bodyguard is assigned to protect an action-movie star during the holiday season. Between sparks, secrets, and unexpected twists, Christmas becomes much more complicated than anyone expected.
Main cast: Leighton Meester (Hannah Brooks), Jared Padalecki (Jack Stapleton), Andie MacDowell, Noah LaLonde, Walker Hayes, Toby Sandeman, Rachael Ancheril, Shaun Johnston, Siobhan Williams, wrestler Phil Brooks (CM Punk), and singer Ava Max.
Steps
The Netflix animated film retells Cinderella’s story from the perspective of her stepsisters, who are traditionally portrayed as villains. It is directed by Alyce Tzue and John Ripa, with a score by Kris Bowers. Recording sessions took place at Abbey Road Studios in London. The film will also feature an original song by Jennie of BLACKPINK.Synopsis: Lilith, Cinderella’s misunderstood stepsister, tries to ruin the royal ball but accidentally turns her sister, Margot, into a frog after stealing the Fairy Godmother’s wand. The chaos leaves the kingdom of Alouette under the tyrannical rule of governess Priscilla. To break the spell and save the kingdom, Lilith must team up with Cinderella and a troll. Their journey takes them through biker trolls and the Screaming Forest.
Original voice cast: Ali Wong (Lilith), Stephanie Hsu (Margot), Amanda Seyfried (Cinderella), Bette Midler, Nikki Glaser, Daniel Radcliffe, and Peter Dinklage.
Primetime Preacher$
Directed and produced by Joe Berlinger, an Oscar nominee for Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory, the documentary is also produced by Jason Bateman, Emma Ho, and Michael Costigan. The film looks back at the 1980s, the golden age of Christian preaching on American television.Synopsis: The documentary explores how televangelists Jim Bakker, Jimmy Swaggart, and Jerry Falwell turned evangelical Christianity—which had previously been largely removed from politics—into a political force in the United States. It also examines how greed, rivalry, and scandal fueled a feud among the three, including Jessica Hahn’s allegations against Bakker.
Featuring: Bakker, Swaggart, and Falwell are at the center of the story, which is told through accounts from people who witnessed the events behind the scenes.
Rob Lowe: The Outsider
Directed by Chris Smith, whose credits include Fyre and Tiger King, the documentary traces Rob Lowe’s career, from The Outsiders (1983) and St. Elmo’s Fire to his role as Sam Seaborn on The West Wing, which earned him an Emmy nomination. Lowe revealed the premiere date on a podcast in September, ahead of the official announcement. Netflix will also release video episodes of the Literally! With Rob Lowe podcast on December 3, in partnership with SiriusXM.Synopsis: Using archival footage and new interviews with Lowe and people close to him, the film explores what it took to navigate Hollywood and remain one of the industry’s longest-working actors.
Featuring: Rob Lowe and people who have worked with him.
The Mosquito Bowl

This war drama is directed by Peter Berg, whose credits include Friday Night Lights and Lone Survivor. Berg also co-wrote the screenplay with Mark L. Smith. The film is based on journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner Buzz Bissinger’s book The Mosquito Bowl: A Game of Life and Death in World War II. It is produced by Berg, Brian Grazer, and Alex Gayner. Filming took place in Queensland and northern New South Wales, Australia.
Synopsis: Four former college football players enlist in the Marine Corps after the attack on Pearl Harbor. As they prepare for the invasion of Okinawa, they take part in a legendary game known as the Mosquito Bowl—one that, for many of them, will be the last game of their lives.
Main cast: Nicholas Galitzine (John McLaughry), Bill Skarsgård (Bob Bauman), Ray Nicholson (Tony Butkovich), Tom Francis (Dave Schreiner), Brent Comer (George Murphy), Dominic Bogart, and Pat McAfee (instructor). Peter Berg also appears as General Simon Buckner.
NFL on Netflix: Packers vs. Rams
This will be the first NFL game ever played on the eve of Thanksgiving. The Green Bay Packers visit the Los Angeles Rams at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, in Week 12 of the season. It is one of five games Netflix will stream in 2026: the season opener in Melbourne on September 10, this matchup, two Christmas Day games, and one Week 18 game. It will be the Packers’ first appearance on the platform.Background: Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford was named the previous season’s MVP after leading the league with 4,707 passing yards and 46 touchdowns. The Packers, led by Jordan Love, finished the campaign with nine wins, seven losses, and one tie, then lost to the Chicago Bears in the wild-card round.
Key figures: Matthew Stafford and Sean McVay (Rams); Jordan Love and Matt LaFleur (Packers).
The Child
El niño
This drama is written and directed by Mariano Barroso and adapted from Fernando Aramburu’s novel El niño, with the author also serving as executive producer. The story is based on the gas explosion that took place in October 1980 in Ortuella, in Spain’s Basque Country, killing children and shocking the nation. Filming wrapped in Madrid on June 30, 2025, after production also visited locations in the Basque Country.Synopsis: The film follows Mariaje and Nicasio, the mother and grandfather of one of the children killed in the explosion. Refusing to accept the tragedy, they embark on a journey of discovery in search of their own way to cope with the loss.
Main cast: Belén Cuesta (Mariaje), Karra Elejalde (Nicasio), Raquel Ferri (Garbiñe), Leyre Berrocal (Lupe), Pep Ambròs, Joan Solé, and young actor Alex Infantes. Cuesta and Elejalde are Goya Award winners.
| Movie | Release date |
|---|---|
| Final Destination Bloodlines | 11/01/2026 |
| Prisoners | 11/01/2026 |
| Anger Management | 11/01/2026 |
| A Dog’s Perfect Christmas | 11/04/2026 |
| Transformers | 11/05/2026 |
| Transformers: Age of Extinction | 11/05/2026 |
| Transformers: Dark of the Moon | 11/05/2026 |
| Transformers: The Last Knight | 11/05/2026 |
| Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen | 11/05/2026 |
| Surviving Christmas | 11/05/2026 |
| Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation | 11/06/2026 |
| Final Destination | 11/06/2026 |
| My Blood Boils for You | 11/08/2026 |
| Lara Croft: Tomb Raider | 11/12/2026 |
| Oblivion | 11/17/2026 |
| Shutter Island | 11/19/2026 |
| Vicentina Pede Desculpas | 11/20/2026 |
| Quasimodo | 11/27/2026 |










