Give a big oldDune scream for Dune: Prophecy, which premieres on HBO this November. The new series is a prequel to Denis Villeneuve's films, focusing on the spooky and powerful Bene Gesserit sisterhood — you know, the witches with the pain box and the Voice? In a complete pivot away from that, The Sex Lives of College Girls will also premiere its third season this month, with a very reduced amount of Renée Rapp.
Other than that, this November also sees the premieres of the Kiernan Shipka-Nico Hiraga rom-com Sweethearts; Surveilled, a new documentary from Ronan Farrow about the rise of commercial spyware; and Night Is Not Eternal, a documentary that explores political activism through the eyes of filmmaker Nanfu Wang. All of this is to say you'll have plenty to watch while you're on Thanksgiving break.
Below, we pulled together our picks for the month, plus a list of everything coming to HBO and Max in November.
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The best new HBO and Max movies and shows in November
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Dune: Prophecy (Nov. 17, HBO)
Despite being a pair of, essentially, very expensive and vibey arthouse pictures — I wouldn't dare refer to them as "movies" — Denis Villeneuve'sDunefilms have been equally successful with critics and audiences alike. It only makes sense, then, for Warner Bros. and HBO to try to capitalize on that success with a glossy spin-off series.Dune: Prophecy, which takes inspiration from Brian Herbert and Kevin J. Anderson's novelSisterhood of Dune, is set thousands of years prior to the movies and focuses on the origin of the Bene Gesserit, the witches whose machinations would eventually lead to the rise of Paul Atreides. StarringEmily Watson,Travis Fimmel,Olivia Williams,Mark Strong, andJodhi May,Dune: Prophecydidn't have the smoothest production — it's had four different showrunners, and reshoots and re-castings galore on top of that. While that's worrying, it wouldn't be the first time HBO managed to make something like this work —Game of Thronesactually had pretty similar issues before its first season, and, as we know, that ended up working out OK. -Phil Owen[Teaser] [Everything we know aboutDune: Prophecy]
The Sex Lives of College GirlsSeason 3 (Nov. 21, Max)
Are you ready to find out what a Renée Rapp-less version of The Sex Lives of College Girls looks like? Get ready, since the upcoming third season of the Mindy Kaling-created series will only feature Rapp in a "handful" of episodes, after which she will be exiting the series. At least the other three college girls — played by Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, and Alyah Chanelle Scott — are staying put as the group heads into their sophomore year. New parties, new faces, and new sexcapades are on the horizon. -Allison Picurro [Trailer]
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All the new shows and movies coming to Max in November
November 1
A Christmas Carol (1938)
A Christmas Story (1983)
Another Earth (2011)
Big Miracle (2012)
Cirque du Freak: The Vampire's Assistant (2009)
Dirty Harry (1971)
Elf (2003)
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past (2009)
Goodfellas (1990)
He's Just Not That Into You (2009)
Janet Planet (2023) (A24)
Jurassic Park (1993)
Jurassic Park III (2001)
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation (1989)
The Addams Family 2 (2021)
The Extra Man (2010)
The Full Monty (1997)
The Hangover (2009)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997)
The Other Side of the Door (2016)
The Polar Express (2004)
Unforgiven (1992)
Unstoppable (2010)
November 2
Cleats & Convos, Episode 104
November 3
Before They Kill Again, Season 1 (ID)
Invincible Fight Girl, Season 1 (Adult Swim)
Like Water For Chocolate (Como Agua Para Chocolate), Season 1 (HBO Original)
November 4
Holiday Wars, Season 6 (Food Network) (following linear debut)
November 5
Game Changers, Season 1 (Discovery)
Holiday Baking Championship, Season 11 (Food Network) (following linear debut)
November 6
Fareed Zakaria Documentaries, Episode 201 - 204
Feuds Turned Fatal, Season 1 (ID)
November 7
Luva de Pedreiro: Viral Moves (Luva de Pedreiro - O Rei Da Jogada) (Max Original)
November 8
Christmas Cookie Challenge, Season 8 (Food Network) (following linear debut)
November 9
Cleats & Convos, Episode 106
Gold Rush, Season 15 (Discovery)
November 10
Build for Off-Road, Season 1
November 11
Bellator: Fight Week Paris, Season 7
November 12
Christina in the Country, Season 2 (HGTV)
Moonshiners, Season 15 (Discovery)
Operation Undercover, Season 1 (ID)
TV on the Edge: Moments That Shaped Our Culture, Season 1 (CNN Original Series)
November 13
Beat Bobby Flay: Holiday Throwdown (Food Network) (following linear debut)
Call Me Ted
Don't Hate Your House with the Property Brothers, Season 1 (HGTV)
November 14
A Very Merry Rickmas Yule Log
Calcifer Yule Log
Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid (CNN Films)
Harry Potter: Fireplace (Yule Log)
Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, Season 1 (Food Network)
Lost Monster Files, Season 1 (Discovery)
The Dog House: UK, Season 5 Christmas Special (Max Original)
November 15
Casi el Paraíso (2024)
The Last Woodsmen, Season 1 (Discovery)
November 16
Cleats & Convos, Episode 107
November 17
Dune: Prophecy, Season 1 (HBO Original)
Dynasties II, Season 1 (discovery+)
First-Time Buyer's Club, Season 2 (OWN)
November 18
Watchmen: Chapter I (2024)
November 19
Night Is Not Eternal (HBO Original)
November 20
Fareed Zakaria Documentaries, Episode 205
Surveilled (HBO Original)
November 21
Human vs. Hamster (Max Original series by Magnolia Network)
Mystery At Blind Frog Ranch, Season 4 (Discovery)
Mysteries of the Abandoned, Season 11 (Discovery)
The Sex Lives of College Girls, Season 3 (Max Original)
November 25
Get Millie Black (HBO Original)
November 26
90 Day Pillow Talk: The Other Way, Season 6 (TLC)
Chopped: Volume 3, Season 59 (Food Network)
November 27
Barnwood Builders, Season 19 (Magnolia Network)
Good Bones, Season 9 (HGTV)
November 28
Mysteries of the Abandoned, Season 11 (Discovery)
Second Chance Stage (Max Original series by Magnolia Network)
Sweethearts (2024) (Max Original)
November 29
Music Box: Yacht Rock: A Dockumentary (HBO Original)
November 30
Cleats & Convos, Episode 108