Top 10 new shows to watch in November – The Irish Times

Paris has fallen

From Friday, November 1, Prime Video

The Has Fallen series of political thrillers – Olympus has fallenLondon Has Fallen and The angel fell – starring Gerard Butler and Morgan Freeman. This television series, the last in the franchise, stars Sean Harris as Jacob Pearce, the ruthless leader of a terrorist organization bent on assassinating the French interior minister. Harris talks about his role as the bad guy in Mission: Impossible: Rogue Nation as he lays out his vengeful purpose with his trademark sneer. Security Service Officer Vincent Taleb (Tewfiq Jallab) and MI6 agent Zara Taylor (Ritu Arya) must work together to stop Pierce before he achieves his goal. But they soon learn that the assassination of the politician is only an overture, and Pierce is planning a symphony of large-scale death and destruction.

Old

From Wednesday, November 6, Apple TV+

Jeff Bridges is back as the titular geriatric hero in another adventure game set in a very dangerous land: Afghanistan. In the first series, if you remember, Bridges’ former CIA operative, Dan Chase, was living off the grid in Vermont when an incident with an intruder put him back on the agency’s radar and turned him into a fugitive. In this second series, Chase must apply his special set of skills after his daughter Emily (Alia Shakwat) is kidnapped by the powerful Afghan warlord Faraz Hamzad (Naveed Neghaban). Aiding Dan in his rescue mission is ex-FBI agent Harold Harper (John Lithgow), but there is an added complication: Chase, Harper and Hamzad consider Emily their own daughter. Sounds like Mamma Mia! crossed with Taken.

Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson

From Friday, November 8, Netflix

Is this the heavyweight fight of the year or just another example boxing turning into a circus show? In one corner is a boxing legend Mike Tysonwho returned to the ring at age 58 for his first professional fight since retiring in 2005. In the other corner is YouTube star Jake Paul, who made his debut in the ring in 2020, but so far has only worn kid gloves against a series of MMA fighters. This docu-series looks at the build-up to the big fight on November 15th, but did Paul bite off more than he could chew when he faced Tyson? The series also takes us inside the build-up to another highly-anticipated fight on November 15th – one we can take seriously: a career-defining rematch between the undisputed super lightweight champion. Kathy Taylor and one-time featherweight champion Amanda Serrano.

Bad sisters

From Wednesday, November 13, Apple TV+

You couldn’t help but get a second series of this wonderfully evil black comedy, so welcome back to sisters Harvey, Eva, Grace, Ursula, Bebe and Becca, played to perfection once again. Sharon Horgan, Anne-Marie Duff, Eva Burthistle, Sarah Green and Eva Hewson. In the first series, the sisters came under suspicion after the unexpected death of Grace’s violent husband, John Paul, known as Thorn. Two years later, the sisters move on with their lives, but if they think they are home and dry, another thought will come, as the inquisitive church lady Angelica, played by Fiona Shawexudes serious “I know what you did last summer” vibes. Soon the police will put the two together and come up with five prime suspects, and the sisters will have to go it alone if they want to avoid the extras in Prisoner: Block H.

Don’t say anything

From Thursday, November 14, Disney+

This new series has several threads set during the Troubles Northern Ireland in the early 1970s, and it will be interesting to see if the producers can weave it all together into a coherent narrative. Based on the bestselling New Yorker investigative journalist Patrick Rudden Keefe, it tells the story of the Price sisters, Dolores and Marian, who became key figures in the IRA, taking part in bombings in London, including the 1973 Old Bailey bombing. Dolores also claimed involvement in the kidnapping and murder of mother-of-10 Jean McConville, a harrowing start to a series that explores the enormous human cost of a code of silence, and how the violence of the past casts a long shadow over the present. Lola Pettigrew and Hazel Doop play Dolores and Marian, Maxine Peake as Dolores Sr., Anthony Boyle as IRA commander Brendan Hughes and Josh Finan as Gerry Adams.

Dagger

From Thursday, November 14, Prime Video

We all know Alex Cross, the dedicated forensic detective in James Patterson’s best-selling series of crime novels. Now we’re about to get to know him even better in this new series starring Aldis Hodge as the iconic Washington, DC detective and Isaiah Mustafa as Cross’ partner John Sampson. At the beginning of the series, Cross’ life is turned upside down by the murder of his wife, but he has to focus while he and Sampson hunt down a sick and sadistic serial killer who has been attacking several parts of the US capital. When Cross learns that his two young children are in danger, the stakes suddenly become even higher.

Silage

From Friday, November 15, Apple TV+

Rebecca Ferguson returns as Juliet in the second series of the dystopian sci-fi series, based on Hugh Howey’s best-selling trilogy, as she continues to unravel the mysteries of the world beyond the silo. This underground bunker, 100 stories deep, is home to the last 10,000 people on Earth. They were told that the surface was a toxic wasteland and anyone who climbed outside would die immediately. But some suspect that the dead world conveyed by the silo’s exterior cameras is a fake, and when Engineer Juliet finally steps outside, she’s shocked by what she finds. Tim Robbins returns as CIO Bernard Holland, who keeps a firm eye on the silo and doesn’t want to talk about the fresh air and lush vegetation outside. Juliet is believed to be dead, but a rebellion begins to erupt, and Holland must quickly find a way to quell dissent.

Man from the inside

From Thursday 21st November on Netflix

Are you recently retired and a bit bored, need a new challenge? Why not become an undercover agent? It is much more interesting than rummaging in the garden. Ted Danson Charles stars in this new comedy series based on a true story and perhaps intended for fans Only murders in the building. Charles is retired and his daughter Emily (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) encourages him to try something new, so he answers an ad for a private detective and is hired for an unusual job: to break into a nursing home in San Francisco and find a missing family heirloom. Charles must pass himself off as a new arrival and meet all the residents and staff, but soon discovers that he has a new appetite for life. The series is created by Mike Schur, creator of Denson’s hit Netflix series The Good Place.

Cruel intentions

From Thursday, November 21, Prime Video

We remember the 1999 film with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon – basically “Dangerous Liaisons” takes place in a posh high school in New York. Now comes the series, and the action moves to the elite Manchester College near Washington, DC, where the sons and daughters of the rich and powerful learn the art of getting what they want at any cost. Sarah Catherine Hook and Zach Burgess played the roles of half-siblings Caroline Mertey and Lucien Belmont, who see the school as their playground and its students as toys. But when their position as top dogs in the social pack is threatened, they will have to resort to decisive action – to seduce the daughter of the vice president of the United States. Dig out your old movie DVD to get back into the ruthless mood.

Senna

From Friday, November 29, Netflix

Hailed as the fastest Formula 1 driver of all time, he won three world titles in a stunning 10-year career that ended tragically at the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix in Imola, Italy. This six-part series tells the story of Brazilian driver Ayrton Senna, tracing his rise to pole position in the world of Formula 1, his rivalries and relationships, and what drove him to push the speedometer ever higher. Gabriel Leone stars as Senna with an extensive supporting cast portraying real life racers such as Niki Lauda, ​​Alain Prost and Rubens Barrichello. The story begins with Senna moving to England to begin his racing career. If the trailer is any indication, we’ll be right there in the cockpit with Senna as he pushes the envelope.