8 New TV Shows to Watch on Netflix, HBO and Apple TV November 6–8

Several major genre TV releases are on the way this month, including the new season of The Lord of the Rings: Rings of Power, billed as a soft reboot, the final season of Yellowjackets, and Netflix’s new exorcist-teen horror comedy The Body.

In the meantime, Bass X Machina is available on Netflix, with Brian Tyree Henry and Tati Gabrielle voicing characters in a crime-filled Steampunk West. Owen Wilson’s Stick is back for a second season, while Kim Kardashian stars in All’s Fair alongside Sarah Paulson, Glenn Close, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor and Naomi Watts. Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw also return for the second season of the British spy thriller Black Doves, in which two old friends reunite for a dangerous, complicated mission.

For documentary and reality TV viewers, Netflix’s three-part true-crime series Taken: Natalee Holloway traces the disappearance of a teenage graduate who went missing while vacationing in Aruba with her class.

In Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook, the actress explores her connection to the restaurant industry and visits culinary institutions across the country as she learns to cook. Roy Choi serves as her culinary guide, while guests include her comedian best friend Jimmy O’Yang and Hong Kong chef and food writer Martin Yan. Her grandmother has the final say on whether Awkwafina has learned to cook.

Bass X Machina

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Animation
• Episode count: 6
• Cast: Brian Tyree Henry, Tati Gabrielle, Joy Ofodu

Bass X Machina follows fictional adventures of Bass Reeves, the first Black deputy U.S. Marshal. Set after the Civil War on a lawless American frontier equipped with Steampunk technology, the series finds Reeves fighting rising Confederate forces.

As Polygon’s review explains:

Created by LeSean Thomas and Studio Mir, who both worked on The Legend of Korra, Bass X Machina is a reimagining of the story of Bass Reeves (Brian Tyree Henry), an escaped slave who worked in Indian Territory as a deputy U.S. Marshal. Reeves’ real life was extraordinary, and is said to have inspired the character of the Lone Ranger, but Bass X Machina also gives him a cybernetic arm that shoots magic bullets. The criminals he fights get even bigger upgrades, and the stakes can at times escalate to truly ludicrous levels. Henry does an especially great job expressing exasperation as Bass faces plenty of absurd foes, like an outlaw in a rampaging bull mech that requires complex cooperation to take down.

Stick

• Available on Apple TV
• Genre: Comedy-drama
• Episode count: 10
• Cast: Owen Wilson, Peter Dager, Lili Kay

Though Owen Wilson and golf might suggest a Happy Madison production adapted for TV, Stick has a more dramatic edge. Wilson plays Pryce “Stick” Cahill, a once-promising golfer whose career ended after a public meltdown on the green. He finds a chance at redemption and a sense of purpose when he meets a promising 17-year-old golfer played by Peter Dager.

All’s Fair

• Available on Hulu
• Genre: Drama
• Episode count: 8
• Cast: Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Teyana Taylor

Ryan Murphy’s All’s Fair stars Kim Kardashian and draws inspiration from her publicly pursued legal career. The drama follows a group of elite female divorce lawyers who leave their firm to start their own practice, representing women in costly celebrity divorces.

Taken: Natalee Holloway

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Documentary
• Episode count: 3
• Cast: N/A

This three-part documentary explores the disappearance of Natalee Holloway, who was 18 when she went missing in 2005 during a graduation trip to Aruba with her classmates. The case captivated the nation. Holloway was declared dead in 2012, after years of investigations, and authorities never found her body.

Black Doves

• Available on Netflix
• Genre: Thriller
• Episode count: 6
• Cast: Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw, Sarah Lancashire

Black Doves follows two old friends who lead ordinary lives by day and work as spies by night for a secretive organization called the Black Doves. In the second season, Helen’s work becomes more complicated after her husband, played by Andrew Buchan, becomes Prime Minister. Keira Knightley plays Helen.

The Greatest

• Available on Prime Video
• Genre: Sports drama
• Episode count: 8
• Cast: Jaalen Best, Omari Hardwick, Dana Gourrier

The Greatest is an authorized biographical drama about Muhammad Ali, produced by Jay-Z and Ali’s widow, Lonnie Ali. It follows Ali’s rise from a talented 18-year-old to heavyweight boxing champion.

Devil’s Crest

• Available on Prime Video
• Genre: Animation
• Episode count: 12
• Cast: Yuya Hirose, Satomi Amano

From the creator of Sword Art Online, the anime Devil’s Crest premieres worldwide on Nov. 6. Set in 2031, it follows twins who discover that the real and digital worlds have merged after they play an online video game. One of their classmates transforms into a monster, putting the entire class at risk.

Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook

• Available on Apple TV
• Genre: Documentary
• Episode count: 8
• Cast: N/A

Actress Nora Lum, known as Awkwafina, comes from a family of restaurateurs but is a terrible cook. She travels across the country to improve her skills, taking lessons from leading chefs.

Source: Polygon