Apple TV has experienced some pretty impressive growth over the last few years, both in terms of the quantity of titles in its library and quality of its original programming. Its TV shows continue to impress across all genres, with Widow’s Bay, The Studio, Silo, and plenty of documentaries earning accolades from critics and fans alike. Even its movies, which for years have been mostly mediocre, are taking risks and surprising (the Matchbox movie notwithstanding).

Its November lineup features both new and returning titles, including some darker TV shows with some major names attached. Here are all the shows you don’t want to miss this November on Apple TV.

Price

$13 per month

Free trial

7 day free trial and 3 months free if you buy an Apple device

Simultaneous streams

6

# of profiles

6

Originals

Yes

Live TV:

Limited (There are live sports and some add-on channels offer live TV)

Enjoy another celebrity cooking show with a charming lead

Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook comes November 6

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I have a soft spot for celebrity cooking shows. Everything seems so inviting, so inspired, and so fun. I understand that recreating any recipes or trying to copy the vibes in real life just aren’t going to happen, but the shows are still enjoyable. They are literal and figurative comfort food

The success of these shows depends on the host and their friends who tag along for the ride. Awkwafina seems like a great choice: she’s animated, quick-witted, and charming, and based on the synopsis and trailer, the show will lean into her anxiety around cooking. Apple TV also has a lot of money, so I expect the products, the location, and the friends who join along the way to be top-notch.

Watch a new heist series with Anthony Mackie

The curiously-titled 12 12 12 debuts on November 12

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Apple TV continues to push out new original programming, offering up a heist mystery to its lineup. Everyone loves a good heist show. The apparent conceit of the show seems to be the big draw, even if it seems a little overly complicated. According to the synopsis, the title refers to “three timelines of a heist: the 12 months of planning, the 12 hours of the heist and the 12 days following it.” Each episode will feature all three timelines in order to create intrigue and dramatic tension.

Heist stories, along with murder mysteries, are pretty popular fare right now, and hopefully this one is done well enough. At the very least, the show is trying something ambitious with its premise, although it does remind a bit of The Wrath of Man, the Guy Ritchie heist movie that told the story of the same heist through various perspectives. That movie was great, so hopefully there are some twists and turns here. 12 12 12 stars Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan.

A true story about the disability rights movement

Being Heumann debuts on November 19

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After winning the Oscar for Best Picture with CODA, director Sian Heder returns with Being Heumann, a fictionalized account of the fight for disability rights in the United States. The movie was selected as the Opening Night Gala Presentation for the Toronto International Film Festival, and early buzz positions it as an awards season contender.

The movie follows Judy Heumann (Ruth Madeley), a disabled woman, as she and her group of activists protest the government to meet simple accessibility needs in 1977. The story blends comedy, heart, and drama and moves at a fast pace, backed by a timely soundtrack of hits from the 70s. The movie stands out for its honest portrayal of disability, with disabled actors playing disabled characters on screen and showing a nuanced existence filled with not just hardship, but love, laughter, and curiosity.

Chris Pratt is the cool uncle to a bullied kid

Way of the Warrior Kid drops November 25

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Chris Pratt gets to be a fun, cool, savvy uncle in this coming-of-age story that seems, at least on the surface, pretty fluffy. Way of the Warrior Kid finds a young Marc (Jude Hill) suffering in middle school, bullied and falling behind his classmates. Enter Jake (Pratt), a successful Navy SEAL, to teach his nephew how to be, well, something.

There is a chance this film is somewhat charming, but there are a lot of ways it could go wrong. I’m most concerned about the tone and how it portrays the bullying and how Pratt is going to balance sincerity versus comedy; that’s a tricky tightrope he’s only really successfully walked in Marvel films. The movie also stars Linda Cardellini and Levi McCoughney, who, yes, is Matthew’s son and here

Apple TV release schedule for November

Wednesday, November 4

Brothers S1E8 (season finale)

Small Prophets (season finale)

Stick S2E1

Stick S2E2

Where’s Wanda? S2E3

Friday, November 6

Awkwafina: The Unlikely Coo

Knife Edge: Chasing Michelin Stars S2E8 (season finale)

Nocturne S1E3

Wednesday, November 11

Stick S2E3

Where’s Wanda? S2E4

Friday, November 13

12 12 12 S1E1

12 12 12 S1E2

Nocturne S1E4

Being Heumann

Snoopy Presents: 12 Days of Snoopy

Saturday, November 14

A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving

Wednesday, November 18

Stick S2E4

Where’s Wanda? S2E5

Friday, November 20

12 12 12 S1E3

Nocturne S1E5

Wednesday, November 25

Stick S2E5

Where’s Wanda? S2E6

Way of the Warrior Kid

Friday, November 27

12 12 12 S1E4

Nocturne S1E6