Nightmare Before Christmas director criticizes ‘unfair’ assumption that Tim Burton directed the film

“Tim is a genius — or he certainly was in his most creative years.”

This Week’s Highlight

Enola Holmes 2

You either hate or like Enola Homes’ quirky, fourth wall breaking girl boss personality, so if you like it, the sequel is arriving very soon to Netflix. Starring Millie Bobby Brown as the girl detective, the second film shows Enola taking on her first case with help from her hot brother Sherlock played by Henry Cavill. Helena Bonham Carter also returns as their mother Endoria and will probably just continue to haunt Enola’s memories. (Streaming November 4.)

Full List of What’s New on Netflix — November 2022

Noteworthy selections in bold.

Available November 1

Gabby’s Dollhouse, season 6 – Netflix Family
The Takeover – Netflix Film
Young Royals, season 2 – Netflix Series
Attack on Finland
The Bad Guys
The Bodyguard
Dennis the Menace
Dolphin Tale
Key Peele, seasons 1-3
The Legend of Zorro
The Little Rascals
The Little Rascals Save the Day
Man on a Ledge
The Mask of Zorro
Mile 22
Moneyball
Notting Hill
Oblivion
The Pink Panther
The Pink Panther 2
Still Alice
Think Like a Man
Top Gear, season 31
Training Day
Up in the Air

Available November 2

The Final Score — Netflix Series
Killer Sally – Netflix Documentary

Available November 3

Blockbuster – Netflix Series
The Dragon Prince, season 4 – Netflix Family
Panayotis Pascot: Almost – Netflix Comedy

Available November 4

Buying Beverly Hills – Netflix Series
Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman – Netflix Film
Enola Holmes 2 – Netflix Film
The Fabulous – Netflix Series
Lookism – Netflix Anime
Manifest, season 4, part 1 – Netflix Series

Available November 5

Orgasm Inc: The Story of OneTaster – Netflix Documentary

Available November 6

Captain Phillips

Available November 7

Deepa Anoop, season 2 – Netflix Family

Available November 8

Behind Every Star – Netflix Series
The Claus Family 2 – Netflix Film
Minions More Volume 2
Neal Brennan: Blocks – Netflix Comedy
Triviaverse – Netflix Special

Available November 9

Angels Demons
The Crown, season 5 – Netflix Series
FIFA Uncovered – Netflix Documentary
The Railway Man
The Soccer Football Movie – Netflix Film

Available November 10

Falling for Christmas – Netflix Film
Lost Bullet 2 – Netflix Film
Love Never Lies: Destination Sardinia – Netflix Series
State of Alabama vs. Brittany Smith – Netflix Documentary
Warrior Nun, season 2 – Netflix Series

Available November 11

Ancient Apocalypse – Netflix Documentary
Capturing the Killer Nurse – Netflix Documentary
Don’t Leave – Netflix Film
Down to Earth with Zac Efron: Down Under, season 2 – Netflix Series
Goosebumps
Is That Black Enough for You?!? – Netflix Documentary
Laguna Beach, seasons 1-2
Monica, O My Darling – Netflix Film
My Father’s Dragon – Netflix Film

Available November 14

Stutz – Netflix Documentary
Teletubbies – Netflix Family

Available November 15

Deon Cole: Charleen’s Boy – Netflix Comedy
Johanna Nordström: Call the Police – Netflix Comedy
Jurassic World Camp Cretacecous: Hidden Adventure – Netflix Family
Run for the Money – Netflix Series

Available November 16

In Her Hands – Netflix Documentary
The Lost Lotteries – Netflix Film
Mind Your Manners – Netflix Series
Off Track – Netflix Film
Racionais MC’s: From the Streets of São Paulo – Netflix Documentary
The Wonder – Netflix Film

Available November 17

1899 – Netflix Series
Bantú Mama
Christmas with You – Netflix Film
Dead to Me, season 3 – Netflix Series
I Am Vanessa Guillen – Netflix Documentary
Pepsi, Where’s My Jet? – Netflix Documentary

Available November 18

The Cuphead Show!: Part 3 — Netflix Family
Elite, season 6 – Netflix Series
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, season 5 – Netflix Series
Inside Job: Part 2 – Netflix Series
Reign Supreme – Netflix Series
Slumberland – Netflix Film
Somebody – Netflix Series
The Violence Action – Netflix Film

Available November 21

My Little Pony: Winter Wishday – Netflix Family
StoryBots: Answer Time – Netflix Family

Available November 22

LEGO: City Adventures, season 4
Trevor Noah: I Wish You Would – Netflix Comedy

Available November 23

The Boxtrolls
Blood, Sex Royalty – Netflix Documentary
Christmas on Mistletoe Farm – Netflix Film
Lesson Plan – Netflix Film
The Swimmers – Netflix Film
Taco Chronicles: Cross the Border – Netflix Documentary
The Unbroken Voice – Netflix Series
Wednesday – Netflix Series
Who’s a Good Boy? – Netflix Film

Available November 24

First Love – Netflix Series
The Noel Diary – Netflix Film
Southpaw
The Vanishing
Tyler Perry’s Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor

Available November 25

Blood Water, season 3 – Netflix Series
Ghislaine Maxwell: Filthy Rich – Netflix Documentary

Available November 28

The Action Pack Saves Christmas – Netflix Family

Available November 29

The Creature Cases, season 2 – Netflix Family
Crime Scene: The Texas Killing Fields – Netflix Documentary
Romesh Ranganathan: The Cynic – Netflix Comedy

Available November 30

A Man of Action – Netflix Film
My Name is Vendetta – Netflix Film
The Lost Patient – Netflix Film
Snack VS. Chef – Netflix Series
Take Your Pills: Xanax – Netflix Documentary

For more coverage of the best movies and TV shows available on Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime, Hulu, and Showtime, check out Vulture’s What to Stream Now hub, which is updated throughout the month.

You don’t have to be a kid to enjoy a movie about superheroes, magical creatures or monsters! And lucky for us, a bunch of animated and kid flicks that will also entertain the inner child of any adult are slated to finally be released in 2022 after many delays over the last couple of years.

That means you and your loved ones can look forward to smelling the delicious scent of buttery popcorn and sitting down in a plush theater chair to enjoy a new family favorite on the big screen. But, if you’re feeling hesitant about sitting in a theater these days, there are plenty of new films scheduled to drop on Netflix, Disney+ and other streaming services, so you can watch from the comfort of your own home.

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Just released

Here are the most notable titles released in recent weeks.
Titles marked (if any) are this week’s major new releases.

Note: All Xbox Series X games (listed as “XBX”) are also playable on Xbox Series S.

Gotham Knights
Oct 21 Trailers

Action/RPG

PS5
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XBX
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PC
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Buy From Amazon

New Tales From the Borderlands
Oct 21

Adventure

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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PC
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NS
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Buy From Amazon

Persona 5 Royal
Oct 21 (more plats)

RPG

PS5
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XBX
▣

PC
▣
XB1
▣

NS
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Buy From Amazon

Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope
Oct 20 Trailers

Strategy/Action-adv.

NS
▣

Buy From Amazon

Norco
Oct 20 (PS)

Adventure

PS5
▣
PS4
▣

Second Extinction
Oct 20

FPS

XBX
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XB1
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PC
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Vampire Survivors
Oct 20

Action

PC
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Warhammer 40,000: Shootas, Blood Teef
Oct 20

Action-adventure

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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PC
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NS
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Uncharted: Legacy of Thieves Collection
Oct 19 (PC) Trailers

Compilation

PC
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Ghostbusters: Spirits Unleashed
Oct 18

Action-adventure

PS5
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XBX
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XB1
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PC
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Buy From Amazon

Marvel Snap
Oct 18

Card battle

PC
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iOS
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A Plague Tale: Requiem
Oct 18 Trailers

Action-adventure

PS5
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XBX
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PC
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NS
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Buy From Amazon

Them’s Fightin’ Herds
Oct 18 (consoles)

Fightin’

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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NS
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Buy From Amazon

Dragon Ball: The Breakers
Oct 14

Action

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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PC
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NS
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Buy From Amazon

Nickelodeon Kart Racers 3: Slime Speedway
Oct 14

Racing

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
▣

PC
▣
NS
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Buy From Amazon

Saint Kotar
Oct 14 (consoles)

Adventure

PS5
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XBX
▣

PS4
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XB1
▣

NS
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Buy From Amazon

Scorn
Oct 14 Trailers

Action-adventure

PC
▣
XBX
▣

The Last Oricru
Oct 13

Action/RPG

PS5
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XBX
▣

PC
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Asterigos: Curse of the Stars
Oct 11

Action/RPG

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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PC
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NHL 23
Oct 11*

Sports

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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PC
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* reg. ed.: Oct 14

Buy From Amazon

No More Heroes 3
Oct 11 (more plats)

Action-adventure

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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PC
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Buy From Amazon

PGA Tour 2K23
Oct 11*

Sports

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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PC
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* reg. ed.: Oct 14

Buy From Amazon

No Man’s Sky
Oct 7 (Switch)

Action-adventure

NS
▣
 

Buy From Amazon

Nier: Automata
Oct 6 (Switch)

Action/RPG

NS
▣
 

Buy From Amazon

Overwatch 2
Oct 4* Trailers

Multiplayer FPS

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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PC
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NS
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* PvP early access

Pathfinder: Wrath of the Righteous
Sep 29 (consoles)

Action/RPG

PS4
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XB1
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NS
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Buy From Amazon

Valkyrie Elysium
Sep 29*

Action/RPG

PS5
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PS4
▣

PC*
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* PC: Nov. 11

Buy From Amazon

Deathverse: Let It Die
Sep 28*

Battle royale

PS5
▣
PS4
▣

PC*
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* PC: Oct. 5

FIFA 23
Sep 27

Sports

PS5
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XBX
▣

PS4
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XB1
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PC
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NS*
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* Legacy edition

Buy From Amazon

Grounded
Sep 27 Trailers

Survival/Action-adv.

XBX
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XB1
▣

PC
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The Legend of Heroes: Trails From Zero
Sep 27 Trailers

RPG

PS4
▣
NS
▣

PC
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Buy From Amazon

Moonscars
Sep 27

Action/Platformer

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
▣

PC
▣
NS
▣

Tunic
Sep 27 (addl. consoles)

Action-adventure

PS5
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PS4
▣

NS
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Shovel Knight Dig
Sep 23

Roguelike

PC
▣
NS
▣

iOS
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The DioField Chronicle
Sep 22

Strategy/RPG

PS5
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XBX
▣

PS4
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XB1
▣

PC
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Buy From Amazon

No Place for Bravery
Sep 22

Action-adventure

PC
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NS
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More recent releases by platform

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Coming soon

Week of October 24–30

Sackboy: A Big Adventure
Oct 27 (PC)

Platformer

PC
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Signalis
Oct 27

Survival horror

PS4
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XB1
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PC
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NS
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Star Ocean The Divine Force
Oct 27

Action/RPG

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
▣

PC
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Buy From Amazon

Bayonetta 3
Oct 28

Action-adventure

NS
▣

Buy From Amazon

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Oct 28

FPS

PS5
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XBX
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PS4
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XB1
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PC
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Buy From Amazon

Resident Evil Re:Verse
October 28 Trailers

Multiplayer shooter

PS4
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XB1
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PC
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Week of October 31–November 6

Doraemon Story of Seasons: Friends of the Great Kingdom
Nov 2

Simulation/RPG

PS5
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NS
▣

PC
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The Chant
Nov 3
Trailers

Survival horror/Adv.

PS5
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XBX
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PC
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Buy From Amazon

WRC Generations
Nov 3

Racing

PS5
▣
XBX
▣

PS4
▣
XB1
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PC
▣
NS
▣

Buy From Amazon

Harvestella
Nov 4
Trailers

Simulation/RPG

PC
▣
NS
▣

Buy From Amazon

It Takes Two
Nov 4 (Switch)

Co-op action-adv.

NS
▣
 

Buy From Amazon

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Deliver Us the Moon
June 23 (next-gen)

Adventure

PS5

XBX

The Settlers [2022]
xxxxx Trailers

Real-time strategy

PC

Splitgate: Arena Warfare
xxxxxx (consoles)

Multiplayer shooter

PS5

XBX

PS4

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Multiplayer shooter

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Week of November 7–13

Football Manager 2023 PC PS5 XBX NS iOS
Sports/Management – November 7
Sonic Frontiers PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 NS Pre-Order
Platformer – November 8
God of War Ragnarok PS5 PS4 Trailers Pre-Order
Action-adventure – November 9
Tactics Ogre Reborn PC PS5 PS4 NS
Strategy/RPG – November 11

Week of November 14–20

Pentiment PC XBX XB1
Adventure/RPG – November 15
Call of Duty: Warzone 2.0 PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 iOS
Battle royale – November 16
Goat Simulator 3 PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1
Adventure/Simulation (goat-related) – November 17
The Dark Pictures Anthology: The Devil in Me PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 Pre-Order
Action-adventure/Survival horror – November 18
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales PC Trailers
Action-adventure – November 18 (PC version)
Pokémon Scarlet / Violet NS Pre-Order
RPG – November 18
Evil West PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1
Action – November 22
Gungrave G.O.R.E. PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1
Shooter – November 22
Just Dance 2023 PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 NSPre-Order
Rhythm – November 22
Ship of Fools PC PS5 XBX NS
Action/Roguelite – November 22

Week of November 28–December 4

World of Warcraft: Dragonflight PC
Expansion – November 28
The Knight Witch PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 NS Trailers
Metroidvania – November 29
Gundam Evolution PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 Trailers
FPS – November 30 (consoles)
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide PC XBX* Pre-Order
FPS – November 30 (*XBX: tbd late 2022 / early 2023)
The Callisto Protocol PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 Trailers Pre-Order
Survival horror – December 2
Marvel’s Midnight Suns PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 NS Trailers Pre-Order
Tactical RPG – December 2
Need for Speed Unbound PC PS5 XBX
Racing – December 2

Week of December 5–11

Hello Neighbor 2 PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1
Adventure/Stealth – December 6
Dragon Quest Treasures NS
RPG – December 9

Week of December 12–18

Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 NS Pre-Order
Remaster/Action/RPG – December 13
High on Life PC XBX XB1
FPS – December 13

Week of January 9–15, 2023

One Piece Odyssey PC PS5 PS4 XBX Pre-Order
RPG – January 13

Week of January 16–22, 2023

Persona 3 Portable PC PS4 XBX XB1 NS
RPG – January 19 (new platforms)
Persona 4 Golden PC PS4 XBX XB1 NS
RPG – January 19 (new platforms)
Fire Emblem Engage NS
Tactical RPG – January 20

Week of January 23–29, 2023

Forspoken PC PS5 Trailers
Action/RPG – January 24
Dead Space [2023 remake] PC PS5 XBX
Survival horror – January 27

Week of January 30–February 5, 2023

Deliver Us Mars PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1
Adventure – February 2
Dead Island 2 PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 Trailers Pre-Order
Action/RPG – February 3

Week of February 6–12, 2023

Hogwarts Legacy PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 NS* Pre-Order
Action/RPG – Feburary 10 (*Switch: tbd)

Week of February 13–19, 2023

Theatrhythm: Final Bar Line PS4 NS
Rhythm – February 16
Wild Hearts PC PS5 XBX
Action-adventure – February 17

Week of February 20–26, 2023

Company of Heroes 3 PC
RTS – February 23
Kirby’s Return to Dream Land Deluxe NS
Platformer – February 24
Octopath Traveler II PC PS5 PS4 NS Pre-Order
RPG – February 24

Week of February 27–March 5, 2023

Destiny 2: Lightfall PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1
Expansion – February 28

Week of March 6–12, 2023

Skull and Bones PC PS5 XBX
Action-adventure – March 9

Week of March 20–26, 2023

Resident Evil 4 [2023 remake] PS5 PS4
Survival horror – March 24

Week of May 8–14, 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom NS Trailers
Action-adventure – May 12

Delayed from previously announced dates

Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp NS
Remake/Compilation/Strategy – was April 8, 2022 / now delayed indefinitely
Humankind PS5 PS4 XBX XB1
4X strategy – was November 4, 2022 (console version) / now delayed indefinitely
The Lord of the Rings: Gollum PC PS5 PS4 XBX XB1 NS
Action-adventure – was September 1, 2022 / now tbd late 2022 or early 2023
Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time Remake PC PS4 XB1 (+others tbd)
Action-adventure – was March 18, 2021 / now tbd 2022
The Settlers [2022 reboot] PC
Real-time strategy – was March 17, 2022 / now tbd
Sons of the Forest PC
Survival horror – was May 20, 2022 / now tbd October 2022
S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl PC XBX Trailers
FPS – was December 8, 2022 / now tbd 2023
Starfield PC XBX Trailers
Action/RPG – was November 11, 2022 / now Q1 or Q2 2023
Test Drive Unlimited Solar Crown PS5 XBX NS
Racing – was September 22, 2022 / now tbd 2023

Complete upcoming release calendars by platform

PS5 release calendar
PS4 release calendar
Xbox Series X/S release calendar
Xbox One release calendar
PC release calendar
Nintendo Switch release calendar

 

 

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Stuck in limbo awaiting the arrival of your favourite films? Well, we’ve rounded up all the new Blockbuster release dates in one place, including the newly re-arranged Marvel Phase Four slate.

Stretching from 2022 to 2028, here’s how your movie calendar is shaping up. (The following dates are subject to regular changes owing to the shifting release schedule. UK and Ireland release dates are accurate at the time of publication, as per the Film Distributors’ Association. Certain dates indicate US releasing where UK has not yet been confirmed.)

• 29th April 2022 – Downton Abbey: A New Era
• 6th May 2022 – Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness (previews May 5th)
• 27th May 2022 – Top Gun: Maverick
• 10th June 2022 – Jurassic World: Dominion
• 17th June 2022 – Lightyear
• 24th June 2022 – The Black Phone
• 24th June 2022 – Elvis
• 1st July 2022 – Minions: The Rise of Gru
• 8th July 2022 – Thor: Love and Thunder
• 22nd July 2022 – Nope
• 22nd July 2022 – Where the Crawdads Sing
• 29th July 2022 – DC League of Super-Pets
• 23rd September 2022 – Don’t Worry Darling
• 7th October 2022 – Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse
• 21st October 2022 – Black Adam
• 11th November 2022 – Black Panther: Wakanda Forever
• 12th December 2022 – Shazam: Fury of the Gods
• 16th December 2022 – Avatar 2
• 17th February 2023 – The Marvels
• 17th March 2023 – Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom
• 24th March 2023 – John Wick: Chapter 4
• 5th May 2023 – Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3
• 19th May 2023 – Fast Furious 10
• 23rd June 2023 – The Flash
• 30th June 2023 – Indiana Jones 5
• 14th July 2023 – Mission: Impossible 7
• 21st July 2023 – Oppenheimer
• 28th July 2023 – Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania
• 4th August 2023 – Meg 2: The Trench
• 15th December 2023 – Wonka
• 28th June 2024 – Mission: Impossible 8
• 3rd July 2024 – Despicable Me 4
• 20th December 2024 – Avatar 3
• 18th December 2026 – Avatar 4
• 22nd December 2028 – Avatar 5

And here’s a breakdown of each individual movie in greater detail.

 

1. Downton Abbey: A New Era

The much-loved Crawley aristocracy once more throws open its doors in this follow-up to the blockbusting Downton Abbey movie. Scripted, as before, by the creator of the original ITV series, Julian Fellowes, A New Era is crowned by a series of familiar faces, including Maggie Smith’s splendidly acidic Dowager Countess. 

 

 

2. Doctor Strange In The Multiverse Of Madness

Evil Dead and Spider-Man director Sam Raimi replaces Scott Derrickson for the Sorcerer Supreme’s follow-up movie. Benedict Cumberbatch returns as the title character, promising to send Phase Four of the Marvel Cinematic Universe careering into horror territory for the very first time.

 

 

3. Top Gun: Maverick

Tom Cruise feels the need for speed once again, reprising his role as cocky fighter pilot Maverick in the long-overdue Top Gun sequel. This time, Maverick is older and schooling a group of new Top Gun cadets – but he’s still got that rogueish twinkle in his eye. Watch out for Miles Teller as Bradley, son of Maverick’s late wingman Goose (Anthony Edwards).

 

4. Jurassic World: Dominion

Colin Trevorrow returns to the director’s chair for the third and final instalment of the Jurassic World trilogy. Picking up where 2018’s Fallen Kingdom left off, we’re now about to be presented with a vision of the future where human and dinosaur have been forced to co-exist. Chris Pratt and Bryce Dallas Howard are back as heroes Owen and Claire. Even better, the original Jurassic Park trio of Sam Neill, Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum will be returning to the arena of prehistoric mayhem.

 

5. Lightyear

Chris Evans voices the human inspiration for Toy Story space ranger Buzz Lightyear in this Disney-Pixar origin story.

 

6. The Black Phone

The versatile Ethan Hawke makes a rare pivot into villainy in this chilling tale from Sinister and Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson. When Hawke’s masked psychopath kidnaps a young girl, he underestimates her tenacity, not to mention her apparent psychic connection with his previous victims…

7. Elvis

The life story of The King of Rock and Roll is sure to make for an eye-popping, hip-shaking cinematic experience, especially when it’s marshalled by Moulin Rouge! director Baz Luhrmann. Once Upon a Time in Hollywood’s Austin Butler portrays Elvis Presley, and Tom Hanks plays Elvis’ controversially controlling manager Colonel Tom Parker.

 

8. Minions: The Rise Of Gru

We could all do with our own handy lockdown helpers at the moment. But we wouldn’t want to rely on those mischievous minions to keep our homes in order. Following the 2015 Blockbuster spin-off movie Minions, the cheeky sidekicks return alongside a youthful Gru (Steve Carell), in a family adventure exploring the title character’s rise to world domination.

 

9. Thor: Love And Thunder

Writer-director Taika Waititi galvanised the formerly stodgy superhero Thor in 2017’s riotously funny Thor: Ragnarok. Waititi is sure to bring the same offbeat sensibility to MCU Phase Four movie Thor: Love And Thunder, which sees Natalie Portman’s Jane Foster lifting the iconic hammer Mjolnir. Plus, former Batman Christian Bale is playing the baddie.

10. Nope

Oscar-winning director of Get Out and Us, Jordan Peele, has made his mark with two coruscatingly funny yet scary horror-comedies. Both of Peele’s movies have spoken of racial intolerance and hypocrisy, packaging them up in audience-friendly, spine-tingling narratives. In 2022, he returns with his mysterious new project, another collaboration with distributor Universal (who are also working separately with Peele on a remake of Wes Craven’s cult classic The People Under the Stairs).

 

11. Where the Crawdads Sing

Delia Owens’ critically acclaimed bestseller is adapted for the big screen by Beasts of the Southern Wild writer Lucy Alibar. Normal People’s breakout star Daisy Edgar-Jones portrays the North Carolina protagonist Kya in this gripping saga of the American Deep South that traverses two different timelines.

12. DC League of Super-Pets

You may know Superman – but what about his beloved canine companion? Meet Krypto, the lead character of the animated adventure DC League of Super-Pets, and voice by the ubiquitous Dwayne Johnson. Krypto must team up with fellow mutt Ace (voiced by Johnson’s Jumanji co-star Kevin Hart) to save the day when the Justice League members are kidnapped by the nefarious Lex Luthor (Marc Maron).

 

 

13. Don’t Worry Darling

Back in 2019, actor Olivia Wilde turned director for the first time, with spectacular results. The movie, Booksmart, was acclaimed for its incisive and hilarious look at high-school relationships, but Don’t Worry Darling is a different kettle of fish, a creepy story of fragmenting domestic unease set in the 1950s. Florence Pugh and Harry Styles star.

 

14. Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse

Best Spider-Man movie ever? For many fans, Spider-Man: Into The Spider-Verse netted the perfect balance between gorgeous animated visuals, heartfelt characters and razor-sharp, self-referential nods to Spider-Man lore. That’s the kind of thing we’ve come to expect from producers Phil Lord and Chris Miller, the bods behind The LEGO Movie, and they’re returning to steer Miles Morales (Shameik Moore) though another surreal Spider-Verse odyssey.

 

15. Black Adam

Dwayne Johnson leads and produces this DC Comics adaptation. He plays the eponymous Black Adam, best known as the nemesis of Shazam. According to Johnson, the Black Adam film, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, will introduce us to the Justice Society of America. In DC terms, this band of characters pre-dated the Justice League, and initially consisted of Doctor Fate, Hour-Man, Spectre, Sandman, Atom, Flash, Green Lantern, and Hawkman.

 

16. Black Panther: Wakanda Forever

Released in 2018, Black Panther was not just a movie but a cultural event, re-setting the balance for portrayals of black superheroes the world over. (Don’t forget, however, that 1998’s Blade was the first.) Of course, in the wake of Chadwick Boseman’s death, we wait to see what Marvel will do with the role of T’Challa, although in more positive news, Ryan Coogler is returning as director.

 

17. Shazam: Fury of the Gods

In 2019, DC comic book origin story Shazam emerged as a delightful surprise. Asher Angel delivered a star-making turn as the young orphan teen who finds he can transform into a superhero, played with exuberance and verve by Zachary Levi. There isn’t much word on the sequel so far, but the cast and director David F. Sandberg are all set to return.

 

18. Avatar 2

More than a decade after the world-conquering success of Avatar, director James Cameron transports us back to Pandora. The pioneering CGI motion capture technology will once again be out in full force, as we’re introduced to the planet’s underwater realm. New tribes of the indigenous Na’Vi will be introduced, along with new cast faces Kate Winslet and Michelle Yeoh. Somehow, Sigourney Weaver is returning from the dead as Dr. Grace Augustine – we can’t wait to see how they explain that one. Meanwhile, in the lead roles, Sam Worthington and Zoe Saldana are back from the original movie, which grossed more than $2 billion worldwide.

 

19. The Marvels

Brie Larson’s Marvel superhero made her solo movie debut in 2019, having been teased in 2018’s Avengers: Infinity War. She helped save the day in 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, working to bring down the evil Thanos (Josh Brolin), so surely everything after that is going to be a walk in the park? Candyman’s Nia DaCosta directs.

 

20. Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom

Do we have permission to board the DC Aquaman sequel? You bet we do. Having reclaimed the throne of Atlantis in 2018’s Aquaman, Jason Momoa’s hunk out of water now returns for his follow-up adventure. James Wan’s movie reunites all of the original property’s cast members including Amber Heard, Willem Dafoe, Patrick Wilson, Dolph Lundgren, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Temuera Morrison, and Nicole Kidman.

 

21. John Wick: Chapter 4

Stash away those pencils and library books, because Keanu Reeves’ sartorially stylish badass is back for another dose of violent action. The first three John Wick movies mixed arresting visuals with kinetic action sequences, adding another classic anti-hero to Reeves’ roster. The third and most recent movie ended with the thought-to-be-dead Wick returning to the Bowery King (Laurence Fishburne) to seek revenge against the High Table. There will most certainly be blood…

22. Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3.

James Gunn marshals our favourite rag-tag mob of intergalactic misfits in their third adventure. Chris Pratt’s Star Lord, Zoe Saldana’s Gamora, Bradley Cooper’s Rocket Racoon and Vin Diesel’s Groot are all set to return, in a storyline that picks up after the events of Thor: Love and Thunder. Can we expect Chris Hemsworth’s brawny god to make an appearance?

 

23. Fast Furious 10

If the next Fast Furious movie isn’t called Fast-ten Your Seatbelts, then we give up. Vin Diesel’s Dominic Toretto once again fires up the nos in what’s rumoured to be the final saga instalment of the blockbusting automotive franchise.

 

24. The Flash

IT director Andy Muschietti is set to bring us the solo feature film movie about Barry Allen, aka The Flash. The DC superhero, who can move faster than any of us can comprehend, has been embodied on the big screen by Ezra Miller in 2017’s Justice League. And he’s set to reprise his role in a movie that shows us how The Flash came to be.

 

25. Indiana Jones 5

Harrison Ford cracks the whip again as the world’s greatest archaeologist adventurer. Significantly, this is the first Indy movie not to be helmed by Steven Spielberg – instead, Logan and Le Mans ’66 director James Mangold takes over. Mads Mikkelsen and Phoebe Waller-Bridge co-star. 

26. Mission: Impossible 7

Mission: Impossible – Fallout had us hanging onto our seats, courtesy of director Christopher McQuarrie and star Tom Cruise’s astonishing stunt work. That final helicopter chase/barrel roll sequence is one of the most impressive action sequences in many years. Goodness knows how they’ll top it in the seventh instalment of Ethan Hunt’s adventures, but Cruise will no doubt be finding many more ways to give his insurance company the sweats. Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Vanessa Kirby are all returning, as is Henry Czerny, reprising his role as Kittridge from the first Mission: Impossible movie.

 

27. Oppenheimer

Director Christopher Nolan assembles a gargantuan cast for this chronicle of J. Robert Oppenheimer, the father of the atomic bomb. Nolan’s return to fact-based drama, his first such film since 2017’s Dunkirk, stars regular collaborator Cillian Murphy in the title role. And the rest of the cast? Take a deep breath: Emily Blunt, Matt Damon, Florence Pugh, Robert Downey Jr., Rami Malek, Josh Hartnett, Matthew Modine, Kenneth Branagh, Benny Safdie, Jack Quaid and Alden Ehrenreich are all featuring.

 

28. Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania

The Marvel Cinematic Universe returns to the Quantum Realm as Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly’s shrinking superheroes team up once again.

 

29. Meg 2: The Trench

Having fought off the megalodon in 2018’s The Meg, our favourite hardman Jason Statham is back to lay another smackdown on the pesky Carcharodon carcharias. Meg 2: The Trench makes the mainstream Hollywood debut of idiosyncratic British director Ben Wheatley, best known for his twisted, blackly comic horrors such as Kill List. This will be interesting…

 

30. Wonka

Dune star Timotheé Chalamet transports us into a world of pure imagination in this Willy Wonka prequel movie. We’ll discover the origins of the beloved Roald Dahl character in this sure-to-be-magical movie from Paddington director Paul King.

 

31. Mission: Impossible 8

Hot on the heels of Ethan Hunt’s seventh world-saving adventure comes his eighth. Details are currently thin on the ground, but we do know that the seventh and eighth instalments were due to be filmed back to back. Circumstances surrounding the pandemic have now changed the game, so we wait to see how the blockbusting Mission: Impossible franchise will evolve.

 

32. Despicable Me 4

You can never have too much Gru in your life. Steve Carell’s baldy baddie and his ever-loyal Minions will return for a fourth instalment of madcap mayhem, so can we hear a ‘nee naw’ in response?

 

33. Avatar 3

34. Avatar 4

35. Avatar 5

 

RELEASE DATES TBC

 

Fantastic Four

The original superhero family finally, finally falls under the umbrella of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, with Spider-Man director Jon Watts in charge.

 

The Little Mermaid

Disney’s live-action remake of their 1989 animated masterpiece has confirmed its cast. Halle Bailey is Ariel, Melissa McCarthy is Ursula, Javier Bardem is King Triton, Daveed Diggs is Sebastian, Jonah Hauer-King is Eric, Jacob Tremblay is Flounder and Awkwafina is Scuttle.

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