What’s on Streaming This Week? Watch ‘Countdown: Paul vs. Tyson,’ ‘Look Back’ and More

It’s the Baddest Man on the Planet versus the Problem Child, as boxing great Mike Tyson is set to fight influencer-turned-pugilist Jake Paul on Nov. 15 in Arlington, Texas. This three-part Netflix series goes behind the scenes as each fighter prepares for the fight. Expect everyone involved to be very normal about everything. The series also focuses on the co-headline super lightweight title bout between Katie Taylor and Amanda Serrano, so viewers will be fully prepped for a huge night in the ring. All three episodes begin streaming on Nov. 7.

In 2023 alone, cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto was behind the camera for both Barbie and Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon, and now Prieto, one of the most acclaimed cinematographers alive, makes his feature directing debut with this adaptation of the hugely influential 1955 Juan Rulfo novel, Pedro Páramo. In search of his father (the titular Pedro Páramo), Juan Preciado (Tenoch Huerta) returns to the village where he was born, where the boundaries between past and present-and the living and the dead-seem to constantly shift. The Lincoln Lawyer’s Manuel Garcia-Rulfo plays Páramo.

The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in September and debuts on Netflix on Nov. 6.

Visceral, violent, and definitely geared toward adults, Arcane’s first season dropped in 2021 and was an immediate success, racking up an Emmy win for Outstanding Animated program and arguably breaking the “video game adaptation curse” a full year before The Last of Us hit HBO. (Arcane is a spinoff of the massively popular League of Legends gaming franchise.) The explosive conflict between sisters Vi (Hailee Steinfeld) and Jinx (Ella Purnell) – and the rival cities they represent – hits Netflix on Nov. 9 with Act I, with two more installments rolling out through the month.

Citadel made plenty of headlines on its release in 2023 – largely for its immense $300 million budget – and while fans await the second season, currently still in production, a number of international spinoffs have begun rolling out. Close on the heels of Italy’s Citadel: Diana in October, the Indian production Citadel: Honey Bunny follows stunt performer Bunny (Varun Dhawan) and struggling actress Honey (Samantha Ruth Prabhu) as they’re sucked into a thrilling world of espionage and betrayal-and are forced to reunite years later to protect their daughter. Produced by the Russo Brothers (Avengers: Endgame, The Gray Man), it’s sure to be action-packed and may or may not hold up to intense plot scrutiny. Premieres exclusively on Prime Video on Nov. 7.

One of the best-reviewed films of 2024 begins streaming just a month after its theatrical debut. Look Back is a  thoughtful, emotionally devastating animated Japanese feature about the enduring power of art. Unlikely school friends Fujino and Kyomoto – a snobbish popular girl and a reclusive loner – bond over their love of cartooning, until a shocking tragedy upends everything they thought they understood about life. Adapted from a one-shot digital manga by Tatuski Fujimoto, who is better known for works like Chainsaw Man but who may have created his masterpiece here. The 57-minute feature lands on Prime Video on Nov. 7.

A psychedelic mushroom trip gets even weirder than expected when 18-year-old Elliott (Maisy Stella) comes face-to-face with her adult self (played by Aubrey Plaza), who has one piece of urgent advice: Stay away from a guy named Chad. Sure enough, Chad appears soon after, and Elliott stays in touch with her future self via texts and phone calls. The film, from writer-director Megan Park, captures the the oddly defined space between childhood and adulthood. It premieres on Prime Video on Nov. 7.

On the night before Americans head to the polls, they can head to Peacock for some much-needed laughs. SNL has made plenty of room for political material during its historic 50-year run, from Chevy Chase’s bumbling Gerald Ford to appearances from actual candidates. (The Republican nominee John McCain himself appeared in the 2008 version of this election-eve special.) Including clips of past political sketches and a sprinkling of fresh material from the current cast, the special streams on Peacock starting Monday, Nov. 4.

41 new Hallmark holiday movies are arriving to Peacock this fall and this week alone we’re getting three titles, including new originals Trivia at St. Nick’s (arriving Nov. 8), ‘Tis the Season to Be Irish (Nov. 10) and Santa Tell Me (Nov. 9) which unites When Calls The Heart’s Erin Krakow and Daniel Lissing with two of the channel’s other well-known leading men, Benjamin Ayres and Christopher Russell, in a romance about a woman trying to figure out which of the three men she just met is her true love.