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November 2021

Books on Screen

November 2021

November's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "Dexter: New Blood" on Showtime and "The Wheel of Time" on Amazon Prime Video; the season finales of "American Rust" on Showtime, "The Morning Show" on Apple TV+ and "Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol" on Peacock; the conclusion of the Hulu miniseries "Dopesick"; the films Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle Christmas, Nantucket Noel, House of Gucci and Clifford the Big Red Dog; and the DVD releases of My Salinger Year, Flag Day and Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.

 

In Theaters


Eternals
Release Date: November 5th (wide)
Based on: The Marvel Comics race of the same name

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Release Date: November 10th (wide)
Based on: The children's book series of the same name by Norman Bridwell

The Power of the Dog
Release Date:
November 17th (limited)
Based on: THE POWER OF THE DOG by Thomas Savage

House of Gucci
Release Date: November 24th (wide)
Based on: THE HOUSE OF GUCCI: A Sensational Story of Murder, Madness, Glamour, and Greed, by Sara Gay Forden

Drive My Car
Release Date: November 24th (limited)
Based on: The short story of the same name by Haruki Murakami from the collection MEN WITHOUT WOMEN: Stories

 

On TV

 

Film Releases

We Couldn’t Become Adults
Release Date: November 5th on Netflix
Based on: WE COULDN'T BECOME ADULTS by Moegara

Debbie Macomber's A Mrs. Miracle Christmas
Air Date: Saturday, November 6th at 10pm ET/PT on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Based on: A MRS. MIRACLE CHRISTMAS by Debbie Macomber

Clifford the Big Red Dog
Release Date: November 10th on Paramount+
Based on: The children's book series of the same name by Norman Bridwell

Passing
Release Date: November 10th on Netflix
Based on: PASSING by Nella Larsen

Prayers for the Stolen
Release Date:
November 17th on Netflix
Based on: PRAYERS FOR THE STOLEN by Jennifer Clement

Nantucket Noel
Air Date: Friday, November 19th at 8pm ET/PT on Hallmark Channel
Based on: LET IT SNOW by Nancy Thayer

8-Bit Christmas
Release Date: November 24th on HBO Max
Based on: 8-BIT CHRISTMAS by Kevin Jakubowski

A Boy Called Christmas
Release Date: November 24th on Netflix
Based on: A BOY CALLED CHRISTMAS by Matt Haig

Time for Them to Come Home for Christmas
Air Date: Saturday, November 27th at 10pm ET/PT on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries
Based on: TIME FOR ME TO COME HOME by Dorothy Shackleford, with Travis Thrasher
 

Series Premieres

"The Unlikely Murderer" (5-episode limited series)
Release Date: November 5th on Netflix
Based on: THE UNLIKELY MURDERER by Thomas Pettersson

"Dexter: New Blood"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on Showtime; Series Premiere on November 7th
Based on: The Dexter novels by Jeff Lindsay

"The Wheel of Time"
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Prime Video; the first three episodes will be available on November 19th
Based on: The Wheel of Time series by Robert Jordan

"Hawkeye"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Disney+; the first two episodes will be available on November 24th
Based on: Marvel Comics featuring the characters Clint Barton/Hawkeye and Kate Bishop/Hawkeye

"Super Crooks"
Release Date: November 25th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The comic book series of the same name by Mark Millar and Leinil Francis Yu
 

Season Premieres

"The Flash"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Eight Premiere on November 16th
Based on: The DC Comics character The Flash, created by Robert Kanigher, John Broome and Carmine Infantino

"Riverdale"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Six Premiere on November 16th
Based on: The characters of Archie Comics
 

Season Finales

"DC's Stargirl"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Season Two Finale on November 2nd
Based on: The DC Comics superhero Courtney Whitmore, created by Johns and Lee Moder

"American Rust"
Air Dates: Sundays at 10pm ET/PT on Showtime; Season One Finale on November 7th
Based on: AMERICAN RUST by Philipp Meyer

"Doom Patrol"
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Season Three Finale on November 11th
Based on: The DC Comics superhero team of the same name

"I Know What You Did Last Summer"
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Prime Video; Season One Finale on November 12th
Based on: I KNOW WHAT YOU DID LAST SUMMER by Lois Duncan

"Dan Brown's The Lost Symbol"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Peacock; Season One Finale on November 18th
Based on: THE LOST SYMBOL by Dan Brown

"Foundation"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season One Finale on November 19th
Based on: The Foundation series by Isaac Asimov

"The Morning Show"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Season Two Finale on November 19th
Based on: TOP OF THE MORNING: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV by Brian Stelter

"Grantchester"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Season Six Finale on November 21st
Based on: The Grantchester Mysteries by James Runcie
 

Series Finales

"Supergirl"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Series Finale on November 9th
Based on: The DC Comics character Supergirl, created by Otto Binder and Al Plastino

"Dopesick" (8-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Hulu; Series Finale on November 17th
Based on: DOPESICK: Dealers, Doctors, and the Drug Company that Addicted America by Beth Macy
 

Ongoing Series

"Batwoman"
Air Dates:
Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The DC Comics character Kate Kane/Batwoman, created by Geoff Johns, Grant Morrison, Greg Rucka, Mark Waid and Keith Giffen

"Big Sky"
Air Dates:
Thursdays at 10pm ET/PT on ABC
Based on: The Highway series by C. J. Box

"Gossip Girl"
Release Dates: Thursdays on HBO Max; Season One will resume on November 25th with the next three episodes
Based on: The Gossip Girl series by Cecily von Ziegesar

"Nancy Drew"
Air Dates: Fridays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The Nancy Drew series by Carolyn Keene

 

On DVD
 

My Salinger Year
DVD Release Date: November 9th
Based on: MY SALINGER YEAR by Joanna Rakoff

Flag Day
DVD Release Date: November 16th
Based on: FLIM-FLAM MAN: The True Story of My Father’s Counterfeit Life by Jennifer Vogel

Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
DVD Release Date: November 30th
Based on: The Marvel Comics featuring the character Shang-Chi