We round up everything coming to streaming services this week, including Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV, ThreeNow, Neon and TVNZ+.
The Hack (TVNZ+, November 9)
Featuring an ensemble cast led by David Tennant, The Hack delves deep into the phone hacking scandal that toppled the Murdoch-owned News of the World. Tracing the intersecting strands of those who uncovered the scandal, and the police investigation into a decades old unsolved murder, the series is a full-circle moment for Tennant – he was among the thousands who had their phone tapped by the now-defunct tabloid. With the actor at his usual “chameleonic best,” and the writer of Adolescence co-penning the screenplay, it’s no surprise that this true crime drama has been labelled as “spectacular.”
Last Samurai Standing (Netflix, November 13)
Not to be confused with 2003’s The Last Samurai, the gloriously gruesome Last Samurai Standing is an adaptation of the Japanese novel and manga of the same name. Set a decade after the abolition of the Samurai class, the brutal Battle Royale-esque series follows Junichi Okada as Shujiro Saga, a warrior desperate to save his ailing wife and child. Seeking salvation, he enters a cutthroat competition where hordes of fearless fighters duel it out for the fortune awarded to the last one standing. If you’ve got a Squid Game or Shōgun shaped hole in your watchlist, Last Samurai Standing is the fix.
I, Jack Wright (ThreeNow, November 11)
Created by Unforgotten’s Chris Lang, this riveting whodunnit centres around the mysterious death of the titular patriarch and the earth-shattering revelations in his last will and testament – he has written out his third wife and three sons, leaving them penniless. What follows is a wicked tapestry of greed and deceit, as scandalous secrets arise and family feuds fester. “Narratively bold,” with meta-textual, true-crime style interviews, Jack Wright has been called a “homespun Succession with a dab of Dallas and an Agatha Christie-esque mystery at its heart.”
El 47 (AroVision, November 13)
Smashing domestic box office records, and taking home Best Picture at the 39th Goyas, EL 47 is a “classic triumph of the underdog tale.” Based on an inspiring true story, Eduard Fernández is Manolo Vital, a Barcelonian bus driver and community leader, whose working-class neighbourhood has been underserved for decades. With its streets deemed too narrow and unsafe for public transport by authorities, Fernández, in a powerful act of peaceful dissidence, hijacks his own bus to prove a point. “A terrific film about how a small axe can bring down a big tree,” EL 47 will warm the cockles of your heart.
Malice (Prime Video, November 14)
Best known for his comedy chops, Jack Whitehall goes against type in this psychological thriller reminiscent of The Talented Mr Ripley and Saltburn. The Fresh Meat alumni stars as Adam Healey, a charismatic male nanny who wiggles his way into the life of a wealthy family holidaying in Greece. Featuring David Duchovny and Carice Van Houten as the heads of the family, Whitehall pits them against each other and plots to bring down the once harmonious household. Tune in to Malice to see if Whitehall has what it takes to make the hairs on the back of your neck stand up.
Pick of the Flicks: Life After (DocPlay, November 10)
In the award-winning Life After, documentarian Reid Davenport sets out to explore the story of Elizabeth Bouvia, a disabled Californian woman who sparked national debate in America in 1983 for seeking the legal right to die. Disappearing from the public eye after losing her case, Davenport traces her fate and legacy, exposing the tangled web of moral dilemmas and monetary incentives surrounding assisted dying. A “full throated condemnation of systems that would rather have disabled people die than invest in the healthcare required to enhance their lives” Life After is sure to spark many a conversation.
The rest
Netflix
MARINES (November 10)
Sesame Street: Volume 1 (November 10)
Mrs Playmen (November 12)
Selling The OC S4 (November 12)
A Merry Little Ex-Mas (November 12)
Eloá the Hostage: Live on TV (November 12)
Being Eddie (November 12)
The Accountant (November 12)
Had I Not Seen the Sun: Part 1 (November 13)
Last Samurai Standing (November 13)
The Beast in Me (November 13)
Delhi Crime S3 (November 13)
Dynamite Kiss (November 13)
Tee Yai: Born To Be Bad (November 13)
Unicorn Academy: Chapter 4 (November 13)
How to Win the Lottery (November 14)
The Crystal Cuckoo (November 14)
Lefter: The Story of The Ordinarius (November 14)
In Your Dreams (November 14)
Jake Paul vs. Tank Davis (November 15)
TVNZ+
The Hack (November 9)
The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power S1-S2 (November 13)
Big Brother Australia (November 10)
Uncharted (November 11)
Rich House, Poor House S11 (November 12)
Can’t Sell, Must Sell (November 13)
ThreeNow
I, Jack Wright (November 11)
Shetland S1-S7 (November 16)
Neon
The Image of You (November 10)
Ben 10 Omniverse (November 10)
Holiday Baking Championship S9 (November 10)
Broke (November 11)
Confessions of a Shopaholic (November 12)
Lil Rey Howery: I Said It. Ya’ll Thinking It (November 12)
Wolves At The Door (November 12)
The Veil (November 12)
Transformers (November 13)
Transformers: Age of Extinction (November 13)
Transformers: Dark of the Moon (November 13)
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (November 13)
Transformers: The Last Knight (November 13)
The Confidante (November 13)
My Ayrton, By Adriane Galisteu (November 13)
Naked and Afraid Brazil XL (November 13)
In The Eye of the Storm (November 14)
Major Crimes S1–S6 (November 14)
Wanted Man (November 14)
The Fault In Our Stars (November 15)
Mr. Right (November 15)
The Polar Express (November 15)
The Ides of March (November 16)
Prime Video
Bat-Fam (November 10)
Playdate (November 12)
Belén (November 14)
Malice (November 14)
Gossip Girl S1–S6 (November 15)
Hurry Up Tomorrow (November 15)
Legacies S1–S4 (November 15)
Disney+
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives S3 (November 13)
LEGO Marvel Avengers: Strange Tails (November 14)
A Very Jonas Christmas Movie (November 14)
Apple TV
Palm Royale S2 (November 12)
Come See Me in the Good Light (November 14)
Shudder/AMC+/Acorn/HIDIVE
The Creep Tapes S2 (Shudder, AMC+, November 14)
DocPlay
Life After (November 10)
Another Body (November 10)
SAS Bravery & Betrayal (November 13)
AroVision
Julie Keeps Quiet (November 12)
Quisling: The Final Days (November 13)
Sirocco and the Kingdom of Winds (November 13)
Bravery & Betrayal (November 13)
The Stolen Painting (November 13)
El 47 (November 13)