Fall TV is filling the schedule across the major streaming services this week, with a mix of returning favorites and new debuts spread over Netflix, Apple TV, Prime Video, Hulu, NBC and MGM+. The week's slate runs from a Christmas-season spy thriller to a boxing biopic, a golf comedy and a Stephen King adaptation.
Leading the returning titles is "Black Doves" season 2 on Netflix, arriving Thursday, Nov. 5 at 3 a.m. ET with all six episodes. Keira Knightley returns as Helen Webb, a woman whose husband is on the verge of becoming prime minister while she quietly sells government secrets on the side. The new season complicates matters further when her handler, Mrs. Reed (Sarah Lancashire), faces a coup inside the Black Doves, and Ben Whishaw's Sam comes back to help Helen sort out the fallout — with their shared past threatening to resurface.
Prime Video's "The Greatest" lands Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 3 a.m. ET with all eight episodes. The biographical drama stars Jaalen Best as Cassius Clay before the world knew him as Muhammad Ali, tracing his path from Olympic gold medalist to heavyweight champion. It also covers his relationship with his father, Cassius Clay Sr. (Omari Hardwick), his spiritual awakening and his friendship with Malcolm X (Michael Ealy).
On Apple TV, "Stick" season 2 premieres Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 12 a.m. ET with its first two episodes. Owen Wilson's Pryce Cahill has succeeded in launching teenage golf prodigy Santi (Peter Dager) and now sets his sights on his own improbable comeback, with former nemesis Clark (Timothy Olyphant) in his corner and coach Amanda (Rhea Seehorn) trying to rebuild his game. The target is a U.S. Open victory.
NBC opens the week with "The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins" season 2, premiering Monday, Nov. 2 at 9:30 p.m. ET and streaming the next day on Peacock. Tracy Morgan returns as the disgraced football star attempting to repair his reputation with the help of documentarian Arthur Tobin (Daniel Radcliffe). His comeback gets messier when his ex-wife Monica (Erika Alexander) takes up with a new millionaire love interest (Boris Kodjoe).
Netflix's animated "Bass X Machina" arrives Tuesday, Nov. 3 at 3 a.m. ET with all six episodes. Brian Tyree Henry voices Bass Reeves, a family man turned lawman in a Wild West overrun by outlaws, machines and supernatural threats. With aspiring engineer Dana Starr (Tati Gabrielle) fighting beside him and his wife Glory Reeves (Janelle Monáe) at home, Bass faces a choice between protecting his family and becoming the monster the world demands.
Hulu's "All's Fair" returns for season 2 on Wednesday, Nov. 4 at 12 a.m. ET with episodes 1-3. Kim Kardashian is back as attorney Allura Grant, whose toughest case may be holding her own firm together. Naomi Watts and Niecy Nash-Betts return as her partners, with Glenn Close and Sarah Paulson also back as shifting alliances and a major revelation threaten the practice.
On Thursday, Nov. 5 at 3 a.m. ET, Netflix also debuts "North of North" season 2 with all eight episodes. Siaja (Anna Lambe) is working to build an independent life in Ice Cove when the discovery of a sister unsettles the world she has rebuilt, leaving her to balance friendships, romance and some questionable decisions while searching for answers on her mother's behalf.
Apple TV's "Awkwafina: The Unlikely Cook" premieres Friday, Nov. 6 at 12 a.m. ET with all eight episodes. Awkwafina, who has restaurant royalty in her family but little kitchen experience to show for it, travels to learn from Asian American chefs and reconnect with her family's Chinese restaurant roots in an attempt to revive the eatery.
Closing the week is "The Institute" season 2 on MGM+, premiering Sunday, Nov. 8 at 9 p.m. ET. The children may have escaped and the building may have come down, but Luke Ellis (Joe Freeman) and the other survivors aim to finish the job. The Director now has a billionaire backer in Nolan Reeves (Alfie Allen), while Ms. Sigsby (Mary-Louise Parker) is on the run and looking to return. The new season moves beyond Stephen King's novel.
Also in the mix this week, according to the roundup, are "The Gilded Age" season 4, "Dexter: Resurrection" season 2, the small-town thriller "Nocturne" and the documentary "The One About Matthew Perry."
Sources: Tom's Guide.