Your Ultimate Streaming Guide for a Thrilling Week
As the nights draw in, streaming services are delivering a spectacular lineup of new entertainment. From the long-awaited conclusion of a global phenomenon to intimate documentaries and gripping true crime, there is something for every taste. We have curated the seven best shows to add to your watchlist this week.
Stranger Things: The Final Confrontation
One of Netflix's most defining series, Stranger Things, is preparing for its final, epic showdown. The supernatural coming-of-age drama begins its last season by taking viewers back to the beginning, revisiting a young Will's terrifying encounter with a demogorgon in the Upside Down. This serves as a powerful reminder of the show's core strengths: its carefully drawn friendships, its fond and knowing period nostalgia, and, most crucially, its genuinely scary horror elements.
The narrative picks up after the carnage that engulfed Hawkins at the end of season four. The story will weave forward and backward in time, delving into the origins of the villainous Vecna and revealing his ultimate objective. The fate of the town now rests with the core group of kids, who are looking more like adults, as they make one last stand. The final season begins on Netflix from Thursday 27 November.
Revelatory Beatles Documentary Gets a Modern Makeover
Peter Jackson continues his remarkable work with The Beatles, once again performing miracles with pre-existing footage. His latest project is a painstaking restoration and enhancement of The Beatles Anthology, the acclaimed eight-part documentary from 1995. Using advanced colourisation techniques, re-edits, and audio remixes, Jackson has made the entire series home-theatre ready for a modern audience.
This isn't just a simple remaster. The project includes a brand new, ninth episode featuring Paul McCartney, George Harrison, and Ringo Starr discussing the memories and emotions that were reawakened during the restoration process. It is an inevitably fabulous new look at a classic documentary. You can watch it on Disney+ from Wednesday 26 November.
Other Unmissable Streaming Picks
Missing: Dead Or Alive? returns for a second season, focusing on the sobering work of the Missing Persons Unit in Columbia, South Carolina. The series delves into two new cases: the disappearance of a young man named Morgan Duncan and the vanishing of Shandon Floyd, a transgender Black woman. Both investigations prove to be more complex than they first appear. Stream it on Netflix from Monday 24 November.
In Chris Hemsworth: A Road Trip to Remember, the actor embarks on an emotional journey with his father, Craig, following his Alzheimer's diagnosis. This touching documentary captures their road trip as they visit old haunts and navigate the challenges of connecting as memories fade. It's a universal story of family and redemption. Find it on Disney+ from Monday 24 November.
The wonderfully ridiculous baking competition Is It Cake? is back for a seasonal special, promising its most dramatic showdown yet. With celebrity judges including Kristen Bell, contestants will create hyper-realistic cakes of festive icons like Santas and reindeer. Host Mikey Day continues to preside over the confectionery chaos with his signature bug-eyed enthusiasm. It arrives on Netflix from Tuesday 25 November.
Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age returns with more incredibly impressive CGI, narrated by Tom Hiddleston. This instalment tracks Earth's history from the big freeze to the great thaw, showcasing the dizzying variety of wildlife that survived the ice age, from woolly mammoths to elephantine birds. The visuals are so stunning you will feel like you are walking among them. Watch it on Apple TV+ from Wednesday 26 November.
Finally, the glossy Spanish drama Marbella arrives, based on the real-life reportage of journalist Nacho Carretero. The series centres on César, a slick and cynical lawyer played by Hugo Silva, who acts as a fixer for the organised crime gangs battling for control of the Mediterranean enclave. When he makes powerful enemies, his legal wits are put to the ultimate test. Catch it on Channel 4 from Friday 28 November.
