11 New Films Hit Netflix This Month: From War Dramas to Holiday Musicals

Netflix is adding 11 new film titles to its library in November 2026. The lineup includes two original productions that the platform expects to perform well in its top ten rankings. These premieres are scheduled for the second half of the month.

The first major release is Guarding Stars, a romantic comedy set for November 18. Leighton Meester and Jared Padalecki star in the film, which is based on Katherine Center’s 2022 novel The Bodyguard. The plot follows a bodyguard who must pose as the girlfriend of a Hollywood actor to protect him from a stalker. They spend the holidays at the actor’s family home in Montana, where the pretense begins to blur with reality.

Following that, Peter Berg directs The Mosquito Bowl, a war drama releasing November 25. The film adapts Buzz Bissinger’s 2022 book about a specific game played during World War II. Nicholas Galitzine, Bill Skarsgård, Raymond Nicholson, and Tom Francis portray college football players who join the U.S. Marine Corps after the attack on Pearl Harbor. The story tracks their bond as they prepare for the Battle of Okinawa.

Earlier in the month, Netflix focuses on family-oriented holiday content. The Gospel of Christmas arrives on November 11, written, directed, and produced by Tyler Perry. Durrell “Tank” Babbs plays a pastor who moves his family to a rough New York City neighborhood to revitalize a neglected church. He faces doubts and external conflicts as Christmas approaches.

A Dog’s Perfect Christmas also debuts on November 4. This comedy-drama is based on W. Bruce Cameron’s 2020 novel. Dennis Quaid and Mary Steenburgen star in a story about a family dealing with a medical emergency. The film’s central character is Winstead, a basset hound voiced by Thomas Haden Church, who tries to keep the family together during the stress.

International dramas provide variety in the middle of the month. One Year to Live, Buy a Man, a Japanese romantic dramedy, releases on November 5. Ko Shibasaki plays a 40-year-old woman with a cancer diagnosis who decides to splurge on a contract with a nightclub host, Eiji Akaso, for her remaining year. The film explores their unexpected connection as she stops penny-pinching.

Possible Love, a South Korean drama directed by Lee Chang-dong, arrives on November 6. Sul Kyung-gu plays a welder who faces unemployment and alcoholism after layoffs at an automaker. His wife, played by Jeon Do-yeon, struggles with the tension. Their lives intersect with a documentary filmmaker and her husband, creating a complex web of class differences and hidden desires.

Other titles include Heartland, a mystery thriller starring Jessica Chastain that releases November 13. Chastain plays a country music star returning to Nashville to find her missing niece. Gentle Monster, an international drama featuring Léa Seydoux and Catherine Deneuve, drops on November 18. The film follows a pianist who gives up her career to support her husband’s recovery from burnout, only to face a shocking discovery from a police investigator.

The month also features two documentary and special projects. Avedon, a Ron Howard-directed documentary on the late photographer Richard Avedon, releases November 11. It uses exclusive images and interviews to detail his impact on 20th-century visual storytelling. Janelle James: How Romantic, a stand-up special from the Abbott Elementary actress, arrives on November 10. She covers topics ranging from personal finances to why women should wrestle men.

The final title is Steps, an animated musical action comedy releasing November 20. The film offers a new take on the Cinderella folk tale. Ali Wong voices Lilith, the misunderstood stepsister, who steals the Fairy Godmother’s wand and jeopardizes the kingdom. She must team up with Princess Cinderella, voiced by Amanda Seyfried, to save their family bond and the realm.