Netflix’s second week of November is a genuinely stacked one, mixing a just-returned spy thriller with a book adaptation finally reaching streaming and the final season of one of the platform’s best-reviewed period dramas. Here’s everything worth watching on Netflix specifically between November 7 and 14, 2026.
Black Doves Season 2 — Already Streaming (Released November 5)
Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw return for a second season of the spy thriller, which actually dropped a couple of days before this week’s window opened but is still very much the show to catch if you haven’t started it yet. Helen and Sam are pulled back together to investigate a widening conspiracy, with Ambika Mod, Neve Campbell, Sam Riley, and Sylvia Hoeks joining the returning cast. All six episodes are available now. Our take: a show this plot-dense rewards a proper binge rather than a slow weekly watch, so if you’re starting this week, clear more than one evening for it. TV Insider’s season preview has the full episode breakdown if you want to go in with a sense of where the new season is headed.
Reminders of Him — November 10
Colleen Hoover’s grief-driven romance drama, already out in theaters back in March, lands on Netflix with Maika Monroe and Tyriq Withers leading. It’s a heavier, slower watch than the algorithm-friendly rom-com label might suggest — see our full Reminders of Him guide for the complete cast and plot breakdown. Our take: Hoover co-writing the screenplay herself is the detail that matters most here — her adaptations tend to track closer to the source novel’s emotional beats when she’s directly involved in the script.
The Empress Season 3 — November 12 (Final Season)
Netflix’s German period drama about Empress Elisabeth of Austria closes out its three-season run, with Devrim Lingnau and Philip Froissant returning for a final six episodes centered on Elisabeth’s health struggles and marriage strain. See our full breakdown of the final season for the complete cast list and what’s confirmed about how the story wraps up. Our take: a planned ending rather than a cancellation usually means a far more satisfying finale, and this is one of the rare streaming dramas actually getting that treatment.
What Else Is Worth a Look
Beyond this week’s three headliners, Netflix’s broader November slate — including “The Altruists” and “Steps” later in the month — is shaping up as one of the platform’s stronger single-month lineups of the year; see our complete November streaming guide across Netflix, Disney+, Prime, and Max for everything beyond just this week’s window.
What to Prioritize This Week
If you only have time for one of these, the choice comes down to appetite: “Black Doves” for plot-heavy spy-thriller momentum, “Reminders of Him” for a slower emotional drama, or “The Empress” if you want to commit to watching a show reach its planned conclusion rather than starting something brand new. All three are strong enough that none of them qualifies as a safe skip this week.
Frequently Asked Questions
How This Week Compares to the Rest of November
This week lands right in the middle of what’s shaping up as one of Netflix’s stronger single months of the year, bookended by “The Altruists” later in November and a steady drumbeat of other platform releases across Disney+, Prime, and Max. Two of this week’s three picks — “Reminders of Him” and “The Empress” — are adaptations or conclusions of existing properties rather than fresh originals, which tends to mean lower risk but also less of the surprise factor a new original can deliver. “Black Doves” splits the difference, a returning original with enough mystery left in its premise to still feel like a genuine event rather than a comfortable rewatch.
What’s new on Netflix this week (November 7-14, 2026)?
The week’s headliners are Reminders of Him (November 10) and the final season of The Empress (November 12), alongside Black Doves Season 2, which released just before the window on November 5.
Is Black Doves Season 2 out yet?
Yes, Black Doves Season 2 released on Netflix on November 5, 2026, with all six episodes available at once.
Which of this week’s Netflix releases is a series finale?
“The Empress” Season 3, premiering November 12, is a confirmed final season, concluding the three-season German period drama.
