November 2023
Books on Screen
November 2023
November's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of Netflix's "All the Light We Cannot See" and Hulu's "Black Cake"; the conclusion of "Lessons in Chemistry" on Apple TV+; the season finales of Apple TV+'s "The Morning Show" and Amazon Freevee's "Bosch: Legacy"; the season three premiere of "Slow Horses" on Apple TV+; the films The Marsh King’s Daughter, Leave the World Behind and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes; and the DVD releases of Oppenheimer, Desperation Road and A Haunting in Venice.
In Theaters
The Marsh King’s Daughter
Release Date: November 3rd (wide)
Based on: THE MARSH KING'S DAUGHTER by Karen Dionne
Priscilla
Release Date: November 3rd (wide)
Based on: ELVIS AND ME: The True Story of the Love Between Priscilla Presley and the King of Rock N' Roll, by Priscilla Beaulieu Presley, with Sandra Harmon
Rumble Through the Dark
Release Date: November 3rd (limited)
Based on: THE FIGHTER by Michael Farris Smith
The Marvels
Release Date: November 10th (wide)
Based on: Marvel Comics featuring the characters Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel, Monica Rambeau and Kamala Khan/Ms. Marvel
Orlando, My Political Biography
Release Date: November 10th (limited)
Based on: ORLANDO: A Biography, by Virginia Woolf
Robot Dreams
Release Date: November 10th (limited)
Based on: The graphic novel ROBOT DREAMS by Sara Varon
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes
Release Date: November 17th (wide)
Based on: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS AND SNAKES: A Hunger Games Novel by Suzanne Collins
Leave the World Behind
Release Date: November 22nd (limited)
Based on: LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND by Rumaan Alam
On TV
Film Releases
Hurricane Season
Release Date: November 1st on Netflix
Based on: HURRICANE SEASON by Fernanda Melchor
Nyad
Release Date: November 3rd on Netflix
Based on: FIND A WAY: The Inspiring Story of One Woman's Pursuit of a Lifelong Dream by Diana Nyad
Stamped from the Beginning
Release Date: November 20th on Netflix
Based on: STAMPED FROM THE BEGINNING: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America, by Ibram X. Kendi
The Velveteen Rabbit
Release Date: November 22nd on Apple TV+
Based on: THE VELVETEEN RABBIT by Margery Williams
Elena Knows
Release Date: November 24th on Netflix
Based on: ELENA KNOWS by Claudia Piñeiro
I Don't Expect Anyone to Believe Me
Release Date: November 24th on Netflix
Based on: I DON'T EXPECT ANYONE TO BELIEVE ME by Juan Pablo Villalobos
South to Black Power
Air Date: Tuesday, November 28th at 9pm ET/PT on HBO
Based on: THE DEVIL YOU KNOW: A Black Power Manifesto, by Charles M. Blow
Family Switch
Release Date: November 30th on Netflix
Based on: BEDTIME FOR MOMMY by Amy Krouse Rosenthal
Series Premieres
"Black Cake"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Hulu; Series Premiere on November 1st (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: BLACK CAKE by Charmaine Wilkerson
"All the Light We Cannot See" (4-episode limited series)
Release Date: November 2nd on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE by Anthony Doerr
"Cigarette Girl"
Release Date: November 2nd on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: CIGARETTE GIRL by Ratih Kumala
"The Buccaneers"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on November 8th (the first three episodes will be available)
Based on: The unfinished novel of the same name by Edith Wharton
"Feedback"
Release Date: November 15th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: FEEDBACK by Jakub Żulczyk
"Scott Pilgrim Takes Off"
Release Date: November 17th on Netflix (Season One)
Based on: The Scott Pilgrim graphic novel series by Bryan Lee O'Malley
"A Nearly Normal Family" (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: November 24th on Netflix (all episodes will be available)
Based on: A NEARLY NORMAL FAMILY by M.T. Edvardsson
Season Premieres
"Slow Horses"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season Three Premiere on November 29th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: REAL TIGERS: A Slough House Novel, by Mick Herron
"Virgin River"
Release Date: November 30th on Netflix (Season Five, Part Two); two Christmas episodes will be available
Based on: The Virgin River series by Robyn Carr
Series Finale
"Lessons in Chemistry" (8-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Finale on November 24th
Based on: LESSONS IN CHEMISTRY by Bonnie Garmus
Season Finales
"The Morning Show"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; Season Three Finale on November 8th
Based on: TOP OF THE MORNING: Inside the Cutthroat World of Morning TV by Brian Stelter
"Loki"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Disney+; Season Two Finale on November 9th
Based on: The Marvel Comics character of the same name
"Bosch: Legacy"
Release Dates: Fridays on Amazon Freevee; Season Two Finale on November 10th (the final two episodes of the season will be available)
Based on: THE CROSSING: A Harry Bosch Novel by Michael Connelly
"Goosebumps"
Release Dates: Fridays on Disney+ and Hulu; Season One Finale on November 17th
Based on: The Goosebumps series by R. L. Stine
"The Irrational"
Air Dates: Mondays at 10pm ET/PT on NBC; Season One Finale on November 27th
Based on: PREDICTABLY IRRATIONAL: The Hidden Forces That Shape Our Decisions, by Dan Ariely
Ongoing Series
"Fellow Travelers" (8-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on Showtime
Based on: FELLOW TRAVELERS by Thomas Mallon
"Sullivan's Crossing"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: The Sullivan's Crossing series by Robyn Carr
"Son of a Critch"
Air Dates: Thursdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW
Based on: SON OF A CRITCH: A Childish Newfoundland Memoir, by Mark Critch
On DVD
Desperation Road
DVD Release Date: November 14th
Based on: DESPERATION ROAD by Michael Farris Smith
Oppenheimer
DVD Release Date: November 21st
Based on: AMERICAN PROMETHEUS: The Triumph and Tragedy of J. Robert Oppenheimer, by Kai Bird and Martin J. Sherwin
A Haunting in Venice
DVD Release Date: November 28th
Based on: HALLOWE'EN PARTY by Agatha Christie