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

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.