This Week in TV

Black Doves Returns, and All’s Fair Makes Its Case

A spy reunion, a divorce-firm shakeup and Muhammad Ali’s life lead the week’s viewing.

Week of 2026-11-02
Black Doves brings Helen and Sam back into danger, All’s Fair tests its lawyers’ loyalties, and The Greatest turns to Muhammad Ali’s private life. NBC’s Monday comedy pairing returns, too, before The Institute closes the week on Sunday. Here’s what to watch—and the television news worth catching up on.

The week’s big returns and premieres

Black Doves returns November 5 on Netflix. Keira Knightley and Ben Whishaw reunite as Helen and Sam when a plot threatens Mrs. Reed’s position; newcomers include Ambika Mod and Neve Campbell.

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All's FairDisney+Hulu

All’s Fair opens its second season November 4 on Hulu with three episodes. A revelation threatens the divorce firm run by Allura, Liberty and Emerald; the eight-episode season continues weekly through December 2.

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The GreatestPrime Video

Jaalen Best plays Muhammad Ali in The Greatest, arriving November 4 on Prime Video with all eight episodes. The estate-authorized series has Ali’s widow, Lonnie Ali, among its executive producers and explores the man’s family life alongside his public career.

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StickApple TVPrime Video

Stick returns November 4 on Apple TV with two Season 2 episodes. Owen Wilson’s Pryce Cahill attempts his own golfing comeback as Santi chases a professional career; Rhea Seehorn joins as a new coach.

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Comedy, finales and a culinary detour

St. Denis MedicalNBCNetflixPeacock

St. Denis Medical starts its third season November 2 on NBC. It is followed by The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins, making Monday a back-to-back comedy night.

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The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins returns for Season 2 on November 2 on NBC after St. Denis Medical. Tracy Morgan plays a former football star trying to repair his reputation, with Daniel Radcliffe as the filmmaker helping him do it.

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It Gets WorseFuboParamount+

All six episodes of It Gets Worse arrive November 6 on Paramount+ Premium in the U.S. Leo Reich’s A24 comedy follows three university friends confronting dispiriting jobs and stalled love lives, with Emily Fairn and Olive Gray co-starring.

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Love Is Blind brings its Boston-set Season 11 to the wedding decisions on November 4. The Netflix reunion follows November 8, so this week covers both the vows and the catch-up.

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Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook arrives November 6 on Apple TV. Nora Lum learns her way around a kitchen while trying to revive her family’s Cantonese restaurant, with help from Roy Choi, Martin Yan and Jimmy O. Yang.

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BrothersApple TV

Brothers wraps its first season November 4 on Apple TV. Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson play versions of themselves whose family ties may be closer than either expected.

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Sunday suspense

The InstitutePrime VideoMGM+Fubo

The Institute returns for Season 2 on MGM+ on Sunday, November 8. Luke and the other escapees are free but hunted—and their discovery of similar facilities around the world makes the threat bigger than the place they left.

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In Case You Missed It: surprises, renewals and first looks

HBO Max dropped a surprise IT: Welcome to Derry special on Halloween. The 30-minute A Story of Derry travels centuries before the main series—an extra dose of the town’s history that is already available to stream.

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Criminal Minds: EvolutionCBSHuluParamount+

Criminal Minds: Evolution will end with Season 20 on Paramount+, Variety reported October 31. The final season is expected in 2027, with no premiere date announced yet—a farewell to the revival that continued the original FBI procedural.

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Netflix renewed The Diplomat for Season 5 on October 29, two weeks after the fourth season’s October 15 launch. Keri Russell’s political drama will continue beyond its latest cliffhanger.

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Big Little LiesHBOHBO Max

Big Little Lies filmed for one day last week to preserve its California tax credit, Variety reports. Full Season 3 production is not expected until 2027, and its start date is still unsettled; this is movement, rather than a sign the season is nearly finished.

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The October 29 trailer for Netflix’s Pride and Prejudice introduces Emma Corrin’s Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden’s Mr. Darcy. Dolly Alderton writes the six-part adaptation, with Olivia Colman and Rufus Sewell as the Bennet parents.

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Variety reported October 28 that HBO is developing The Birds as a limited series starring and executive produced by Sarah Snook. Tom Spezialy wrote the pilot, adapting the Hitchcock film and Daphne du Maurier story around a mother, a missing friend and deadly bird attacks.

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Donald Glover’s PUBG project

Donald Glover is developing a live-action PUBG series at Netflix, TVLine reported October 29. He plans to write, direct, executive produce and star; his brother and Atlanta collaborator Stephen Glover will also write and executive produce the video-game adaptation.

In Case You Missed It: awards and remembrances

Daytime Emmy Awards

General Hospital won the top drama prize at the October 30 Daytime Emmys. Lead acting honors went to Beyond the Gates’ Tamara Tunie and The Bold and the Beautiful’s Scott Clifton.

Remembering Patrick Stewart

Patrick Stewart has died at 86, his representative announced October 29. His Jean-Luc Picard gave Star Trek: The Next Generation—and later Star Trek: Picard—its unmistakable center. He leaves a television legacy that extends well beyond the Enterprise.

In Case You Missed It: the streaming business

Skydance reshuffles its TV and streaming leadership

JB Perrette unveiled Skydance’s combined television and direct-to-consumer leadership structure on October 30, with seven executives departing the former Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery operations. The changes reach across HBO Max, Paramount+ and international streaming as the newly combined business takes shape.

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