Every streaming service claims its new month is “packed,” and most of the time that means three good shows and a pile of filler. Disney+ in the Middle East actually has something worth plotting a calendar around this November. Four big series return or premiere within about three weeks, a solid batch of films lands on day one, and the family and documentary side gets a quiet boost. The problem isn’t finding something to watch, it’s the release pattern: multi-episode premieres followed by weekly drops mean that if you start everything at once, you’ll be juggling half a dozen cliffhangers at the same time. So this guide covers what’s arriving, who each title is really for, and where your evenings are best spent.
One housekeeping note before we start. Disney+ says availability varies by country across the region and can change, so check your local app before you promise anyone a watch party. You’ll also need an active subscription, and the service lists itself as 18+ for account holders.
Rivals returns, and the Cotswolds are still on fire
Rivals comes back on 11 November with a three-episode premiere, starting the back half of its second season, episodes seven to twelve. If you missed the first run, it’s the Jilly Cooper adaptation that turned a 1980s British TV franchise war into one of the most gloriously indulgent dramas on any service, all champagne, scandal and very bad decisions made in very good tailoring. This batch opens in the wreckage of the mid-season finale, with Tony Baddingham dealing with Monica’s death while his fight with Declan O’Hara over the Southwest franchise keeps escalating. Rupert Campbell-Black has his own demons to face, and Taggie O’Hara is stuck in the middle, trying to follow her heart while everyone around her pays for their ambition. The setting runs through Bonfire Night, the Hampshire Hunt Ball and a chaotic Christmas, which sounds like the writers looked at the calendar and picked every chance for a public meltdown.
Who should prioritise it? Anyone who enjoyed the first season, obviously, plus anyone who likes their prestige drama with a cheeky streak rather than grim and grey. Who should skip it? Viewers who struggle with period excess or can’t stand characters who are fun to watch but awful to know. Rivals is also the only title here with a full season of momentum behind it, so it’s a terrible jumping-on point. If you’re new, go back to the start before 11 November instead of diving into the fallout cold.
Percy Jackson season 3 takes on The Titan’s Curse
Percy Jackson and the Olympians returns on 20 November with a two-episode premiere, and this is the one I expect to own family TV time for the rest of the year. Season 3 adapts The Titan’s Curse, the third book in Rick Riordan’s series, and on paper it’s the arc where the story’s scope really opens up. Annabeth Chase is captured by Kronos’s forces, and Percy has to go after her with Grover and a group of new, not entirely trustworthy questmates. Along the way he has to free a goddess in chains, deal with the curse in the title and avoid kicking off the fall of Olympus. That’s a lot of plot for a teenager whose main qualification is being the son of a sea god with a temper.
What makes this season interesting is the shift in stakes. The first two seasons were about building the world and the friendships, while this source material puts heroes in real danger and pairs Percy with allies he hasn’t learned to trust yet. Fans of the books will be watching closely to see how faithfully it handles the big moments, and that’s exactly the kind of scrutiny the series invited after promising a more loyal adaptation than the old films. If you have kids at the right age, or you’re an adult who still quietly rates the books, this is the November premiere to watch together. If you’ve never cared about Greek mythology or YA fantasy, nothing here will change your mind, but it’s still the most polished family adventure on the slate.
All’s Fair season 2 brings the stilettos back to court
Ryan Murphy’s legal comedy All’s Fair is back on 4 November with three episodes, and you know what you’re getting before you press play. The cast is the selling point: Kim Kardashian, Naomi Watts, Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, Matthew Noszka and Cauã Reymond, with Sarah Paulson and Glenn Close. The lawyers of Grant, Ronson & Greene return for more scandals, shifting loyalties and tested friendships, and this time a shocking revelation threatens the firm itself. The tagline promises “scandals, secrets, and stilettos,” which is about as honest as marketing gets.
My balanced take is that All’s Fair works best when you treat it as glossy, campy entertainment rather than a serious legal drama. Murphy’s shows have always leaned into spectacle, big performances and wardrobe budgets bigger than some indie films, and this one plays to those strengths. If you want sharp courtroom procedure and morally complicated cases, you’ll find more substance elsewhere this month. If you want an ensemble of famous faces chewing every bit of scenery while their alliances fall apart, it’s an easy, fun binge for the first week of the month.
The Remarried Empress is the K-drama to clear your weekend for
Also arriving on 4 November is The Remarried Empress, with a generous four-episode premiere, and it’s the most quietly exciting entry on this list. The story follows Empress Navier of the Eastern Empire, who built a prosperous realm with her husband, Emperor Sovieshu, until he brings home Rashta, a runaway slave, intending to make her his concubine. Instead of falling apart, Navier stays composed. When Prince Heinrey of the rival Western Kingdom shows interest, she makes a choice that rewrites her future. It’s a story about dignity, power and political survival as much as romance, which gives it more weight than the “betrayed queen” premise suggests.
Four episodes on day one is a smart move for this kind of show, because palace dramas need time to set up their chessboard before the emotional payoffs land. K-drama regulars will recognise the slow-burn structure and should settle in happily. Newcomers who liked the political scheming in Rivals or the betrayals in All’s Fair will find the same pleasures in a completely different setting. The only people I’d warn off are those who want quick resolutions, because this genre is all about patient escalation, and rushing it is like skipping cutscenes in an RPG and then wondering why the ending doesn’t hit.
Reasonable Doubt season 4 and the legal drama glut
Season 4 of Reasonable Doubt lands exclusively on Disney+ on 25 November, which means two legal series in one month. That isn’t a bad thing, because they’re very different shows. Reasonable Doubt has always played straighter than All’s Fair, putting the professional and personal pressure on its lead defence attorney ahead of camp and celebrity casting. If you’re already following it, this is the return to save for the end of the month, once the 4 November premieres have settled into their weekly rhythm.
If you’re choosing just one legal drama, pick by mood rather than quality. All’s Fair is for when you want something shiny and absurd with a glass of something cold. Reasonable Doubt is for when you want the stakes to actually feel heavy. Trying to binge both alongside Rivals and The Remarried Empress is how a watchlist becomes homework, so give yourself permission to let one of them wait until December.
The movie drop: horror, cringe comedy and pure nostalgia
1 November is the big day for films, and the mix looks like a deliberate attempt to cover every mood. On the tense side there’s A Quiet Place, still one of the smartest modern creature features thanks to its brilliant sound-is-death premise, plus Black Christmas and Darren Aronofsky’s Mother!, which remains one of the most divisive studio releases in recent memory. Mother! deserves a warning: it’s an allegorical fever dream, not a conventional horror film, and the people who love it and the people who hate it are equally passionate. Go in expecting something closer to a provocation than a scare-a-minute ride.
The comedy side is strong in a very 2000s way. Meet the Parents and Meet the Fockers are still the gold standard for cringe comedy, and Tropic Thunder is a sharp satire of Hollywood ego that some viewers will find has aged unevenly in places. For nostalgia, November adds A Cinderella Story, Happy Feet and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Out of the Shadows, which is exactly the kind of Saturday-afternoon line-up for when nobody can agree on anything. None of these films is a reason to subscribe on its own, but together they make the library feel a lot deeper for subscribers who already pay.
Nat Geo and Bluey keep the rest of the household happy
National Geographic has two dates worth noting. Wolves Up Close with Bertie Gregory arrives on 7 November, and Bertie Gregory’s up-close, slightly reckless approach to wildlife filmmaking is a good match for an animal as charismatic and misunderstood as the wolf. Expedition: Saving Our Seas follows on 14 November, taking the conservation angle into ocean environments. These are the titles to pick when you want something beautiful and educational that doesn’t need you to remember who betrayed whom three episodes ago.
Then there’s Bluey, with Fancy Restaurant arriving on 16 November. Any parent in the region knows that a new Bluey title is effectively a household event, and that the show’s real secret weapon is how often it charms the adults as much as the kids. Put it next to the Nat Geo releases and the Percy Jackson premiere, and November is one of the better months recently for families sharing a single subscription.
Bottom Line
If you only have room for one new series this November, families should pick Percy Jackson season 3 and adults should pick The Remarried Empress. Percy has the broadest appeal and the biggest story so far, while The Remarried Empress is the title most likely to surprise viewers who don’t usually watch K-dramas. Rivals is essential if you watched season 1 and skippable if you didn’t. All’s Fair and Reasonable Doubt split the legal genre into camp and serious, so choose based on your mood. The 1 November films and the Nat Geo releases aren’t reasons to sign up, but they make a strong case for staying subscribed if you already are.
