What to Stream: 'Stranger Things,' 'Mickey 17,' Kevin Hart and 'A Grand
Ole Opry Christmas'
[November 24, 2025]
Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17,” a new batch of “Stranger Things'” final
season and Kevin Hart debuting a new comedy special on Netflix are some
of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near
you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as
selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: “Everybody
Loves Raymond” gets a 30th anniversary special on CBS, the Hallmark's
special “A Grand Ole Opry Christmas” with Brad Paisley and Mickey
Guyton, and a new Beatles documentary series hits Disney+.
New movies to stream from Nov. 24-30
—Taiwanese filmmaker Shih-Ching Tsou, known for collaborating with and
producing several Sean Baker films including “Tangerine” and “The
Florida Project,” makes her solo directorial debut with “Left-Handed
Girl,” about a single mother and her two daughters who return to Taipei
to open a stand at a night market. Netflix acquired the film after it
was warmly received during the Cannes Film Festival and Taiwan has
already selected the film as its Oscar submission. It begins streaming
on Netflix on Nov. 28.
—Bong Joon Ho’s “Mickey 17” arrives on Prime Video on Thursday, Nov. 26,
for some dystopian holiday viewing. In her review for The Associated
Press, Jocelyn Noveck praised Robert Pattinson’s performance (or,
rather, performances) as an expendable who is constantly being reprinted
anew. She writes, “It’s his movie, and he saves it from Bong’s
tendencies to overstuff the proceedings. In an extremely physical,
committed, even exhausting performance, Pattinson takes what could have
been an unwieldy mess and makes it much less, well, expendable.”
—OK, “The Last Duel,” streaming on Hulu on Sunday, Nov. 30 might be four
years old but it’s a far better option than, say, “Flight Risk” (on HBO
Max on Wednesday). Ridley Scott’s medieval tale, written by Matt Damon,
Ben Affleck and Nicole Holofcener, is a brilliant spin on the historical
epic told from three different perspectives, Damon’s Jean de Carrouges,
Adam Driver’s Jacques Le Gris and Jodie Comer’s Marguerite. In his
review for the AP, film writer Jake Coyle wrote that it “is more like a
medieval tale deconstructed, piece by piece, until its heavily armored
male characters and the genre’s mythologized nobility are unmasked."
— AP Film Writer Lindsey Bahr
New music to stream on Nov. 24-30
— In 2021, over Thanksgiving, Disney+ released Peter Jackson’s six-hour
“The Beatles: Get Back” to its streaming platform. The gargantuan
project provided fans with a deep-dive into the band’s “Let It Be”
sessions – including footage of their entire rooftop concert, shared in
full for the first time. It was an ideal release date, to say the least.
After all that delicious food, who doesn’t want to settle in for a
lengthy journey into one of the greatest musical acts of all time? Well,
in 2025, there’s yet another reason to be grateful: Starting Wednesday,
“The Beatles Anthology” documentary series hits Disney+. That’s nine
episodes tracing their journey. Lock in.
— ’Tis the season for Hallmark holiday films. And for the country music
fanatic, that means “A Grand Ole Opry Christmas.” The film follows a
woman forced to confront her musical past and heritage in the esteemed
venue – and there may or may not be some time travel and Christmas magic
involved. Stay tuned for the all-star cameos: Brad Paisley, Megan
Moroney, Mickey Guyton, Rhett Akins, Tigirlily Gold and more make an
appearance. It starts streaming on Hallmark+ Sunday.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
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This combination of images shows promotional art for "Mickey 17,"
left, "The Beatles Anthology," center, and "Left Handed Girl."
(Warner Bros. Pictures/Disney+/Netflix via AP)
 New series to stream from Nov.
24-30
— It's hard to believe that “Everybody Loves Raymond” has been off
the air for two decades. The multicamera sitcom starred Ray Romano
and Patricia Heaton as Ray and Debra Barone, a young married couple
whose daily lives are interrupted regularly by Ray's meddling
parents, played by Peter Boyle and Doris Roberts, who live across
the street. CBS recently taped a 30th anniversary special to air
Monday which will also stream on Paramount+. Hosted by Romano and
creator, Phil Rosenthal, it recreates the set of the Barone living
room and features interviews with cast members including Romano,
Heaton, Brad Garrett and Monica Horan. There will also be a tribute
to Boyle and Roberts who died in 2006 and 2016, respectively. It's
fitting for the special to come out around the holidays because its
Thanksgiving and Christmas episodes were top-notch. All nine seasons
stream on both Paramount+ and Peacock.
— " Stranger Things” is finally back with its fifth and final
season. Netflix is releasing the sci-fi series in three parts and
the first four episodes drop Wednesday. Millie Bobby Brown says fans
will “lose their damn minds” with how it ends.
— Also Monday, Kevin Hart debuts a new comedy special on Netflix.
It's called “Kevin Hart: Acting My Age.” The jokes center around,
you guessed it, aging.
— A new “Family Guy” special on Hulu pokes fun at those holiday
movies we all know, love and watch. It’s called “Disney’s Hulu’s
Family Guy’s Hallmark Channel’s Lifetime’s Familiar Holiday Movie”
and pokes fun at the commonly-used trope of a big city gal who ends
up in a small town at Christmas and falls in love. It drops Friday,
Nov. 28 on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
— Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from Nov. 24-30
— Artificial intelligence: friend to all humanity or existential
threat to the planet? In A.I.L.A, Brazilian studio Pulsatrix leans
toward the latter. You play as a game tester who’s asked to try out
an AI-created horror story. But while you’re busy fighting off
ghosts, zombies and ax murderers, the AI may be up to something more
nefarious in the background — which could be bad news if you own a
smart refrigerator. It all has the potential to be very meta,
whether or not you welcome our new robot overlords. It arrives
Tuesday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC.
— Lou Kesten
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