By Editor
November delivers an explosive lineup of must-see entertainment, headlined by the chilling prequel IT: Welcome to Derry and the record-breaking reality show The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Africa.
Showmax unleashes a relentless wave of premieres this month, offering everything from high-stakes thrillers and heart-pounding documentaries to innovative biopics and cult-favorite horror.
Gripping action, glamorous drama, and true-story tension will fill your screen throughout November. Here are the essential picks to add to your watchlist.
Horror and Thrills Take Center Stage
Stephen King’s IT: Welcome to Derry lands first on Showmax. The highly anticipated preseries, from the filmmakers behind the award-winning IT films, transports viewers to 1960s Derry, Maine.
A group of children investigates a series of sinister disappearances, forcing them to confront an ancient evil. Bill Skarsgård reprises his iconic role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown, leading a cast that includes Taylour Paige and Jovan Adepo.
Variety hails the series as “truly terrifying.”For more scares, the horror film Cuckoo traps Hunter Schafer (Euphoria) in a idyllic German resort where bloody visions and a mysterious boss shatter the peace.
Meanwhile, the thriller Drop stars Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus) as a widow on a first date that spirals into terror when anonymous messages turn everyone into a suspect.
And don’t miss the buzzy new horror movie The Monkey, which arrives on November 27. From Longlegs director Osgood Perkins and producer James Wan, this Stephen King adaptation follows twin brothers battling a cursed wind-up toy that unleashes a gory killing spree. The film stars Theo James and Tatiana Maslany.
Powerful Stories Based on True Events
The gripping drama Last Breath plunges audiences into a deep-sea rescue mission. The film, which earned its director a Truly Moving Picture Award, follows divers battling the elements to save a crewmate trapped on the ocean floor.
Woody Harrelson, Simu Liu, and Finn Cole star as saturation divers in one of the world’s most dangerous professions. The Guardian calls the film “riveting… a feat that has stuck with me.”
The month also brings profound documentaries. The Showmax Original Unspoken War gathers intimate testimonies from SADF conscripts, SWAPO fighters, and others to break the silence around South Africa’s brutal Border War.
And the HBO documentary Love Has Won: The Cult of Mother God, with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes score, explores the shocking rise and fall of a modern-day cult leader.
Innovation and Acclaimed Storytelling
Pharrell Williams tells his life story in a revolutionary way in Piece by Piece. This one-of-a-kind animated biopic uses LEGO to chronicle the music icon’s journey.
The Oscar-nominated film, directed by Morgan Neville, features appearances from Kendrick Lamar, Jay-Z, and Snoop Dogg.In the documentary You Were My First Boyfriend, filmmaker Cecilia Aldarondo creatively rewrites her adolescence by tracking down old crushes and reenacting cringeworthy memories.
The HBO Original also holds a 100% critics’ rating on Rotten Tomatoes.Returning Favorites and Unmissable RealityThe SAFTA-winning Showmax Original Outlaws returns for a second season.
The hit telenovela continues the war between the Biyela and Ts’eole families, with new cast members Noluthando Ngema and Thandolwethu Zondi joining the fray.
Emmy-winner Carrie Preston also returns in Elsbeth Season 2, bringing her back as the brilliant, unconventional attorney helping the NYPD.
The show’s debut season landed on Rotten Tomatoes’ list of the Best TV Shows of 2024.And for the ultimate in glamour and drama, the Showmax Original The Real Housewives Ultimate Girls Trip: Africa reunites an all-African cast. Following the record-breaking first season, Housewives from Kenya, Nigeria, and South Africa take their explosive dynamic on a trip to Brazil.
Laughs with Top Comedians
Bill Maher delivers his 13th HBO stand-up special, Is Anyone Else Seeing This? on November 28.
The same day, Emmy-winner Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) sheds his Roy Kent persona for his first HBO special, The Second Best Night of Your Life, sharing hilarious stories about love, sex, and Sesame Street.Stream all these premieres and more, only on Showmax this November.
