The 11 Best Things Coming to Amazon Prime in November 2024

Alex Cross returns, along with Ebenezer Scrooge in puppet form

Thom Geier,

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Published January 26, 2024

/ Updated October 31, 2024

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Aldis Hodge as Alex Cross and Isaiah Mustafa as John Sampson in "Cross".

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Amazon’s Prime Video continues to be a destination for a wide variety of movies and series, from true crime to spy thrillers to puppet-based comedy. This month, author James Patterson’s most famous detective, Alex Cross, is hitting the streets and the streaming world for a new Prime series set in a noirishly shot Washington, D.C. But that’s not the only familiar name popping up on the Prime schedule: Comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham is having a Dickens of a time re-creating A Christmas Carol with his trunkload of puppet characters.

Here are our picks of the best new offerings on Prime this month.

Coming Nov. 1

Freedom

If you’re a fan of the gentleman thief Lupin from the hit Netflix series, this series explores his real-life model: Bruno Sulak (Lucas Bravo), who became France’s most wanted criminal in the 1980s after a series of nonviolent heists on jewelry stores. Like Lupin, he managed to escape prison several times to reunite with his accomplice and romantic companion — played by Inglourious Basterds star Mélanie Laurent, who also directs.

Coming Nov. 5

Election Night With Brian Williams

In an unusual venture into live news coverage, Amazon Prime has drafted former NBC anchor Brian Williams to host a one-night special on the night of the U.S. presidential election. The coverage will begin at 5 p.m. ET on Election Tuesday, Nov. 5, and feature guest commentators and analysis from across the political spectrum.

Coming Nov. 7

Citadel: Honey Bunny (Season 1)

Prime continues to roll out spinoffs of the Richard Madden/Priyanka Chopra Jonas spy thriller Citadel. This time, the setting shifts to India — where a stuntman in ‘90s Bollywood named Bunny (Indian superstar Varun Dhawan) recruits struggling actress Honey (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) for a side gig that sinks them into the fast-paced espionage world. Thirty years on, the estranged pair reunite to protect their young daughter.

Coming Nov. 7

My Old Ass (2024)

While tripping on mushrooms, a teenager (Nashville alum Maisy Stella) encounters her future thirtysomething self, played by the master of deadpan Aubrey Plaza. But will she heed the hindsight-fueled advice of her middle-aged mentor — especially when she meets the hunky older guy she’s been told will ruin her life? This film, got a theatrical release in early September, won raves at this year’s Sundance Film Festival.

Coming Nov. 14

Cross (Season 1)

Prime is so keen on this new crime series based on 77-year-old James Patterson’s best-selling Alex Cross novels that it’s already greenlit a second season. Cross, a veteran of the FBI and the Washington, D.C., police department with a PhD in psychology, is no stranger to the screen. There have been three films featuring Cross, starring Morgan Freeman, 87 (twice) ,and Tyler Perry, 55. This time, Leverage alum Aldis Hodge stars as the savvy detective as he tracks a serial killer who has a thing for creepy masks and a knowledge of Cross’s personal history.

Coming Nov. 19

Jeff Dunham’s Scrooged-Up Holiday Special

Comedian/ventriloquist Jeff Dunham, 62, has been a mainstay of the stand-up comedy circuit (and late-night TV shows) for years. Now he’s returning to the stage with a new take on A Christmas Carol, with his crotchety Walter naturally playing Scrooge. But fans can also expect appearances from Bubba J, Little Jeff, and Achmed, God bless them every one.

Coming Nov. 20

Wish List Games (Season 1)

Just in time for the holidays, Amazon is rolling out a new half-hour game show that seems like perfect corporate synergy. Contestants are pulled from a studio audience to play a round of fantastical games in hopes of winning everything on their Amazon Wish Lists (up to $25,000). Nick Cannon and veteran YouTuber Lele Pons oversee the consumer-first contests.

Coming Nov. 21

Cruel Intentions (Season 1)

It’s hard to believe it’s been 25 years since Cruel Intentions, a movie that updated the 18th-century French novel Dangerous Liaisons to center on spoiled American prep schoolers (and made stars of Ryan Phillippe and Reese Witherspoon). Now, Amazon is rolling out a new series version, this time set at a college, where privileged trust-funders Caroline Merteuil and Lucien Belmont rule the social hierarchy. After a vicious hazing tragedy threatens the school’s Greek system, the two set their sights on seducing the sweet daughter of the Vice President. Sexy shenanigans ensue.

Coming Nov. 29

The World According to Kaleb: On Tour

Jeremy Clarkson, 64, may be the owner of the agricultural operation featured in the reality show Clarkson’s Farm, but the real farmer of the operation is Kaleb Cooper. Now, in a live appearance from Cheltenham Everyman Theatre in the Cotswolds, Cooper takes the stage to share his thoughts on modern farming – and the comparative challenges of working with sheep compared to human celebrities.

Coming Nov. 29

Hard North (Season 1)

This eight-part docuseries follows five Canadians who set out to build a life for themselves as homesteaders in the vast and rugged Canadian wilderness. Four individuals and one couple have chosen some of the most remote places on the North American continent to call home – and to not only chop down the trees to build their own homes but also to live off of whatever they can grow, trap, fish, or hunt.

Coming Nov. 29

In Cold Water (Season 1)

When Laura Letts Beckett drowned in the icy waters of the Canadian Rockies in 2010, there was only one witness: her husband, a New Zealand politician with a plus-size personality. This three-part docuseries follows one of Canada’s most notorious criminal cases, one that involved a jailhouse snitch with an outrageous accusation and a suspect who suffered from bouts of mental illness.

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Thom Geier is an AARP contributor and the award-winning former executive editor of TheWrap, senior editor at Entertainment Weekly, film reporter at The Hollywood Reporter and associate editor at U.S. News & World Report.

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