The best TV series to watch in November 2022, in a nutshell

Many genre tales in this November serial. It ranges from dystopian to dark comedy, passing through legal drama and mystery. However, the most interesting visions would seem to be those that are outside the genres – and therefore somehow include different ones. When in doubt, fix on security: The Crown 5, solid and traditionalist as the British monarchy teaches.

The White Lotus 2

Sky Atlantic, November 7

After the first season has been consecrated with a shower of awards (10 Emmys), the second chapter of The White Lotus, an anthological series by Hbo and set in the world of luxury resorts, returns to Sky. This new season of seven episodes is set in Sicily, precisely at the Four Seasons San Domenico Palace in Taormina and follows, as usual, the personal stories of a group of heterogeneous guests who stay for a week in the high-class hotel. Among them: a married couple on vacation with a couple of friends, a man traveling with his father and his teenage son and an English tourist traveling with his nephew and friends. The only character that guarantees continuity between the first and second seasons is that of Tanya McQuoid (Jennifer Coolidge), a rich and unstable woman traveling with her husband and her personal assistant. At our local level, it should be noted – among others – the presence of Sabrina Impacciatore in the role of the resort manager. Directed and creatively supervised by Mike White, a guarantee (on paper) of quality.

The Crown 5

Netflix, November 9th

Highly anticipated – also due to famous and sad historical events that occurred recently – is the fifth season of The Crown. This new chapter focuses temporally on the nineties, a turbulent period for the crown especially from a family point of view. Queen Elizabeth (Imelda Staunton, new entry who takes the scepter from Olivia Colman) must face the divorce between Charles (Dominic West) and Lady Diana (Elizabeth Debicki), the death of the former princess and the fire of Windsor Castle. There is, understandably, already extensive controversy for some aspects that the royal house has judged to be excessively fictional. Among these: the alleged plot hatched by the future King Charles III to try to make his mother abdicate or the more gossippara phone call between Carlo and Camilla (Olivia Williams) in which the prince, jokingly, refers to wanting to be the tampax of his partner. Intrigues and secrets, in short, always poised between official versions and palace whispers. Peter Morgan does the rest, with excellent quality. Here we can’t wait.

Mammals

Amazon Prime Video, November 11

The dark dramedy share of the month is occupied by Mammals, six episodes centered around the life of Jim (James Corden, a well-known British TV star), a famous star chef whose life is turned upside down when he is set apart. of some secrets involving his wife Amandine (Melia Kreiling) while the woman is pregnant. A rift then opens between the two, widened by the differences with Jim’s brother-in-law and sister. A series that proposes itself, lightly, to think about couple relationships and how to manage long-term relationships: as human beings or simple mammals?

Circuit breakers

Apple tv +, November 11

Apple tv + once again focuses on extreme genres like sci-fy and dystopian (niche and extremely selective audiences). At the center of this series directed by Matthew Hastings (former producer of The Handmaid’s Tale) are a group of teenagers from an American middle school. The seven half-hour episodes tell – in anthological form – the typical problems that these kids have to face, declining them with a science fiction lens. A rather unusual way to tell the world of adolescence, looking for an extremely peculiar language (and for this reason not free from pitfalls).

1899

Netflix, November 17th

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The November mystery quota is occupied by this new series created by the creators of Dark. At the heart of the story is a group of migrants who are headed from Europe to New York aboard the Kerberos steamship. During the ocean crossing they encounter another ship – the Prometheus – and from this moment all the greatest fears and anxieties of the individual sailors will materialize. A genre story for those who love stories with a great pace and high entertainment figures.

Wednesday

Netflix, November 23

There is great anticipation for the serial test of Tim Burton, reboot of The Addams Family. In eight episodes the point of view of Wednesday, disturbing and very pale daughter of the Addams spouses, played here by Jenna Ortega, is eviscerated. The girl struggles to fit into the “Nevermore Academy” because of her oddities but with, from her, the weapons of telepathy and fine intelligence (as well as various paranormal powers to manage). In the cast Catherine Zeta-Jones in the role of Morticia and Luis Guzman in that of Gomez. A story that on paper is definitely in Burton’s strings, able to give back so particular and gothic narrative worlds with clarity. A (new) adaptation to be given a chance.

Reasonable doubt

Disney + November 23

Legal drama (genre in recovery) produced by Hulu, created by Raamia Mohamed and directed by Kerry Washington (the protagonist of Scandal) which centers on the story of Jax Stewart (Emayatzy Corinealdi), a Los Angeles lawyer who juggles a career very challenging professional life and an equally complex private life. Written with the ambition of becoming a long-running serial product, the first season in nine episodes tries to tell a protagonist with a strong iconicity and a strong aspirational charge (the cast is mostly composed of African American actors). An arduous challenge, we will see if it is won.