Top new TV series to watch this November

Deadly and chaotic SBS Original 'Reckless' hits the scene, David Duchovny turns up the heat in all seven seasons of 'Californication' and doctors are under pressure in 'Malpractice'. And that's just the beginning.

Series coming to SBS On Demand in November, including The Sentinels, Californication, Vigil and Reckless.

Looking for fresh entertainment this month? From gripping dramas to must-watch comedies, here are the top new TV series and shows premiering in November 2025. Discover what’s coming to your screen and find your next binge-worthy favourite right here.

Whether you're after something Reckless, something otherworldly, or simply after some of the best crime thrillers on TV, we've got you covered.

Series coming to SBS On Demand in November:

• The Sentinels
• Californication, seasons 1-7
• Warren's Vortex
• Malpractice, seasons 1-2
• Marnow Murders, season 2
• Reckless
• Single Bells, seasons 1-2
• What It Feels Like For A Girl
• Vigil, season 2
• Liaison
• Shane Delia's Malta

The Sentinels

Louis Peres (Gabriel) in The Sentinels Credit: Caroline Dubois

At the outbreak of World War I, Gabriel Ferraud — a gravely wounded soldier — is recruited into a top-secret French military program designed to create the ultimate weapon: enhanced humans. After being injected with a mysterious serum, Gabriel gains extraordinary strength, speed and resilience. He joins an elite unit known as the Sentinels— augmented soldiers forged for the front lines. But as the war intensifies, Gabriel uncovers a terrifying truth that could alter the fate of the conflict.

The Sentinels season 1, episodes 1-7, premiere Saturday 1 November on SBS On Demand. Episode 8, fast-tracked from France where the series is currently screening, will become available on Tuesday 4 November.

Upcoming On Demand

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Californication - seasons 1-7

David Duchovny as Hank Moody in 'Californication'. Credit: Capture

When fast-living novelist Hank Moody left the literary haunts of New York for the pleasure-seeking splendours of LA, he thought he’d have fame, fortune and the love of a good woman. Now his personal life is in shambles, his career is on the brink of self-destruction, and he still just can’t stop yielding to every temptation.

Golden Globe winner David Duchovny stars in this fiery series that takes you on a wild, witty and sexy ride in the California fast lane. If you haven't seen it before, now's your chance to jump on board.

Californication seasons 1-4 premiere Saturday 1 November on SBS On Demand. Seasons 5-7 premiere Saturday 15 November on SBS On Demand.

Upcoming On Demand

Californication

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Warren's Vortex - season 1

From the makers of Wellington Paranormal comes Warren’s Vortex, a genre-hopping Kiwi comedy about family, time travel and hot sauce. Warren, a lovable suburban dad, has an interdimensional vortex in his shed. He’s managed to keep it secret until the day of his daughter Lucy’s eighteenth birthday, when she falls into it. Warren (played by Maaka Pohatu, Wellington Paranormal's Sergeant Maaka) follows, and both are hurled into wildly different versions of their home, each more bizarre than the last.

From a dystopian world of intelligent refrigerators, to a cardboard city, to a phone-zombie apocalypse, father and daughter stumble through each universe with mismatched skills and emotional baggage, but an ever-deepening bond.

Warren's Vortex premieres Monday 3 November on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand. Episodes air weekly at SBS VICELAND starting Monday 3 November at 10.05pm.

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Warren's Vortex

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Malpractice - seasons 1-2

Niamh Algar as Dr Lucinda Edwards in 'Malpractice'

Dr Lucinda Edwards (Niamh Algar, of Playing Nice and Culprits) is a smart, experienced A&E doctor in the midst of a nightmare shift. She has a gunshot victim and an opioid overdose patient who both need a bed in a critical treatment area, but there’s only room for one of them. When one of the patients dies, Lucinda realises her troubles have only just begun.

Dr Norma Callahan and Dr George Adjei are investigators from the Medical Investigation Unit, tasked with assessing whether Lucinda is fit to practise medicine. Feeling the pressure of their close scrutiny, Lucinda is desperate to prove that she can be a competent doctor.

Malpractice premieres Thursday 6 November on SBS On Demand.

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Malpractice

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Marnow Murders - season 2

Sascha Alexander Geršak as Frank Elling in 'Marnow Murders' Credit: Oliver Feist

In the second season of Marnow Murders Chief Inspectors Lona Mendt (Petra Schmidt-Schaller) and Frank Elling (Sascha Geršak) investigate a complex murder case that leads them into a web of dark secrets.

At the centre of their investigation is 12-year-old Sarah, a Bulgarian orphan girl. But two weeks after the investigation begins, Lona and Elling are shot and left in a coma, while Sarah disappears without a trace. What led to this tragic turn of events? And who wanted to silence them?

Marnow Murders season 2 premieres Thursday 6 November on SBS On Demand. Season 1 is streaming now at SBS On Demand.

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Marnow Murders

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Reckless

When feuding siblings June (Tasma Walton) and Charlie (Hunter Page-Lochard) cover up a deadly hit-and-run in their hometown of Fremantle, their lives spiral wildly out of control. As the lies pile up, so do the consequences and soon, everyone in town has something to lose.

Fast and fearless, Reckless, written by Kodie Bedford (Mystery Road, Return to Paradise) and Stuart Page (Total Control, Cleverman) is a uniquely Australian take on crime and chaos where small-town secrets, family feuds and guilt make for explosive TV.

Reckless premieres Wednesday 12 November on SBS, NITV and SBS On Demand. Episodes air weekly at SBS and NITV starting Wednesday 12 November at 8.30pm, with encores every Saturday at 10.15pm.

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Single Bells - seasons 1-2

Julie Van den Steen as Mina in 'Single Bells'

When Mina gets dumped a week before Christmas, her warm-hearted but meddlesome family springs into action. Every day, until Christmas Day, one of them will arrange a blind date for her. The goal? To find a man for Mina, so that for the first time in years, she doesn't have to sit at the festive table as the only single. Let the dating game begin!

Single Bells season 1 premieres Thursday 13 November on SBS On Demand. Single Bells season 2 premieres Tuesday 16 December on SBS On Demand.

What It Feels Like For A Girl

Calam Lynch as Max & Ellis Howard as Byron in 'What It Feels Like For A Girl' Credit: Enda Bowe

It’s the dawn of the new millennium and there’s a whole world to explore, but Byron is stuck in the small town of Hucknall. Sick of their alpha male dad and their largely absent mother, Byron spends their days miserable, being beaten up by bullies for the way they talk. Byron is desperate to escape, at any cost.

Byron escapes to Nottingham's underworld and discovers the East Midlands' "premier podium-dancer-cum-hellraiser" Lady Die, who adopts them into her family of hilarious and chaotic troublemakers in the UK's early 2000s club scene, changing Byron's life forever.

Based on author, journalist and LGBT activist Paris Lees' coming-of-age memoir.

What It Feels Like For A Girl premieres Friday 14 November on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand. Episodes air weekly at SBS VICELAND starting Friday 14 November at 11pm.

Vigil - season 2

Rose Leslie as Kirsten Longacre in 'Vigil'

When a British Air Force weapons test goes disastrously wrong with a drone open firing on the military personnel at the Dundair Air Weapons Range, DCI Amy Silva of the Scottish Police Service is put in charge of finding out who orchestrated and carried out the attack. Two years after the Vigil case was concluded, Silva (Suranne Jones) and DI Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie) are once again thrown into the complicated world of the military

Vigil season 2 premieres Thursday 20 November on SBS and SBS On Demand. Episodes air weekly at SBS starting Thursday 20 November at 11pm. Vigil season 1 is currently available on SBS On Demand.

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Vigil

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Liaison

Vincent Cassel as Gabriel and Eva Green as Alison in Liaison.

Liaison is an international thriller that moves between France, the UK, Belgium and Syria. Two former lovers are forced to work together to combat a wave of cyber-attacks threatening the UK, while confronting the buried secrets of their destructive relationship. Stars Eva Green, Vincent Cassel, Peter Mullan and Gerard Lanvin.

Liaison premieres Sunday 23 November on SBS VICELAND and SBS On Demand. Episodes air weekly at SBS VICELAND starting Sunday 23 November at 10pm. All episodes will be available to stream on SBS On Demand from 10pm on Sunday 23 November.

Shane Delia's Malta

Shane Delia in 'Shane Delia's Malta'

Shane Delia heads to stunning Malta on a personal journey to uncover the history, cuisine and culture of this Mediterranean archipelago. Situated in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, Malta has been visited or invaded by nearly every major Mediterranean civilisation over the course of its 9000-year history.

Across six episodes, Shane visits bustling fishing villages, spectacular cities, Malta’s rugged coastlines and the green farmlands of Gozo. He witnesses Malta’s spectacular Easter celebrations, plays the ancient game of brilli, and even meets a real Knight of Malta.

Throughout his journey, Shane shares meals with chefs, farmers, historians and his own family, cooking dishes that celebrate Malta’s unique culinary identity. With heartfelt storytelling and mouth-watering food, Shane Delia’s Malta is a celebration of heritage, history and the flavours that bring people together.

Shane Delia's Malta premieres Monday 24 November on SBS Food and SBS On Demand. Episodes air weekly at SBS Food starting Monday 24 November at 8pm.