What to watch this week: VisionQuest, The Secret Life of Pets, The Hitman's Bodyguard

This week at a glance

Bass X Machina, The Holiday Hitman start, VisionQuest, Tulsa King season 4 is still running. Plus 4 more below. If you only have one evening to spare, VisionQuest is the one with a deadline: the finale is on 11 November.

What we’d watch this week

Top tip of the week: VisionQuest

VisionQuest — Disney+. Patrick’s top pick is in its final stretch: new episodes Wednesday, the finale on 11 November.

For the whole family: The Secret Life of Pets

The Secret Life of Pets — Peacock. Joined Peacock on the 1st. What the dog does when you leave the apartment, and the easiest family yes of the month.

Once the kids are in bed: The Hitman’s Bodyguard

The Hitman’s Bodyguard — Peacock. Ryan Reynolds and Samuel L. Jackson, one armored car short of a plan. Once the kids are asleep.

The classic: The Hunt for Red October (4/5)

The Hunt for Red October — Paramount+. Joined Paramount+ on the 1st. Connery’s submarine, Baldwin’s Jack Ryan; we rate it 4 out of 5. Not on Paramount+ yet? The 30-day Prime Video trial is the other way into a back-catalogue evening.

Also landing this week

Planet of the Apes (all four reboot films)

Planet of the Apes (all four reboot films) arrives Monday 2 November on HBO Max. Rise, Dawn, War and Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, together.

Two Netflix Christmas TV movies

A Cinderella Christmas Ball & Christmas Time Is Here arrives Tuesday 3 November on Netflix. Two holiday TV movies to start the Christmas run.

Bass X Machina

Bass X Machina arrives Tuesday 3 November on Netflix. Animated steampunk western with Brian Tyree Henry.

The Holiday Hitman

The Holiday Hitman arrives Tuesday 3 November on Theaters. A Christmas action comedy with Nick Sagar, Ricky Norwood and Alexa Adeosun. Release format not confirmed yet; no streaming date announced.

A Dog’s Perfect Christmas & A Runaway Bride for Christmas

A Dog’s Perfect Christmas & A Runaway Bride for Christmas arrives Wednesday 4 November on Netflix. Two more holiday TV movies.

Smallfoot

Smallfoot arrives Wednesday 4 November on HBO Max. The yeti who discovers humans are real. Funny for kids, sharp enough for parents.

Stick season 2

Stick season 2 arrives Wednesday 4 November on Apple TV. Owen Wilson’s golf comedy returns with Rhea Seehorn as a new coach; two episodes on day one, then weekly Wednesdays.

12 Dates of Christmas

12 Dates of Christmas arrives Friday 6 November on Hulu. The 2011 holiday TV movie.

Christmas Rewrite

Christmas Rewrite arrives Friday 6 November on Peacock. A holiday TV movie for the first full week of the month.

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat arrives Friday 6 November on Theaters. Warner Bros.’ animated Seuss with Bill Hader as the Cat, written and directed by Alessandro Carloni and Erica Rivinoja.

Godzilla Minus Zero

Godzilla Minus Zero arrives Friday 6 November on Theaters. Takashi Yamazaki’s follow-up to Godzilla Minus One, opening wide in North America three days after Japan.

I Play Rocky

I Play Rocky arrives Friday 6 November on Theaters. Peter Farrelly on the making of Rocky, with Anthony Ippolito as the young Sylvester Stallone. Select theaters first, wider later in November.

Still running

VisionQuest continues on Disney+ (Wednesday 4 November). Paul Bettany’s Vision gets his own eight-episode series, the third and final chapter of the WandaVision-Agatha All Along trilogy, with James Spader’s Ultron back too. Two-episode drops on Wednesdays, then single episodes on 4 and 11 November; the finale is 11 November. Tulsa King season 4 continues on Paramount+ (Friday 6 November). Ten new episodes, Gretchen Mol joins the cast, and Dwight’s empire faces its biggest threat yet.

The whole of November at a glance: New movies & shows coming in November 2026. Every other date is on our release calendar — the full list of what lands where, with the picks we would actually spend an evening on at the top.

What should we watch this week (November 2-8, 2026)?

The top tip is VisionQuest on Disney+, with new episodes on Wednesday and the finale on 11 November. For the whole family, The Secret Life of Pets is on Peacock. Once the kids are in bed, The Hitman’s Bodyguard is on Peacock, and The Hunt for Red October (4/5) on Paramount+ is the classic.

What new movies open in theaters on 6 November 2026?

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat, Godzilla Minus Zero and, in select theaters first, I Play Rocky open on Friday 6 November.

When does VisionQuest end?

The finale is Wednesday, 11 November 2026 on Disney+, with single episodes on 4 and 11 November.