The holiday season is fast approaching, which means it’s time to start filling up the old streaming queue with various diversions from tense or just overwhelming gatherings. Netflix’s November cornucopia includes the first seasons of Marvel’s The Punisher, which only recently nailed down its release date, as well as Alias Grace, the Margaret Atwood adaptation that’s bound to benefit from The Handmaid’s Tale’s Emmy wins and critical acclaim. You can also watch Jim Carrey talk about becoming Andy Kaufmann in the documentary, Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, Featuring A Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention Of Tony Clifton. And for those having a harder time coping with (or without) family, there’s also a new season of Maria Bamford’s exceptional comedy, Lady Dynamite, available November 10.
But don’t forget while you’re splitting the wishbone that there must be some departures to accommodate the new arrivals. So prepare to observe Slapsgiving one last time, because How I Met Your Mother seasons 1-9 are leaving Netflix on November 13. The Matrix trilogy is also leaving Netflix, which will put a cramp in your techno-philosophizing style if you don’t have basic cable and are therefore unable to catch one of its many airings.
Available November 1
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Casper
Chappie
Charlotte’s Web (2006)
Field Of Dreams
Men In Black
Michael Clayton
Oculus
Scary Movie
Silent Hill
Stranger season 1
The Bittersweet
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Reader
The Whole Nine Yards
To Rome with Love
Under Arrest season 7
Undercover Grandpa
Where The Day Takes You
Available November 2
All About The Money
It’s Not Yet Dark
Ten Percent (aka Call My Agent!) season 2*
Available November 3
Alias Grace*
Eventual Salvation
The Big Family Cooking Showdown season 1*
Available November 4
Williams
Available November 5
The Homesman
The Veil
Available November 6
The Dinner
Available November 7
Dizzy & Bop’s Big Adventure: The Great Music Caper
Fate/Apocrypha: Part 1*
Killing Ground
P. King Duckling season 1
Project Mc²: Part 6*
The Journey Is The Destination