New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: ‘The Day of the Jackal’ on Peacock + More

By Liz Kocan Twitter @lizburrito
Published Nov. 15, 2024, 8:00 a.m. ET

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This week is filled with some huge TV and movie premieres – almost too many to discuss. Over on Peacock, you can catch the new series remake of The Day of The Jackal, and the streamer is also exclusively streaming the summer blockbuster Twisters this week, too. You can catch new seasons of Silo on Apple TV+ and Cobra Kai on Netflix, but be sure to check out Taylor Sheridan’s new show, Landman, on Paramount+, Cross on Prime Video, and Say Nothing on Hulu, too.

Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.

New Movies & Shows To Stream This Weekend: The Day of the Jackal, Silo, Cobra Kai + More

Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch co-star in Peacock’s new limited series The Day of the Jackal, the first five episodes of the ten-ep season dropped on Thursday. On Apple TV+, Rebecca Ferguson, Tim Robbins, and Common all return for a new season of the dystopian thriller Silo. And on Netflix, Cobra Kai is back, and it seems like everyone with a dojo in the San Fernando Valley is headed to Barcelona for a global karate tournament.

New on Peacock November 14: The Day of the Jackal

Eddie Redmayne stars as the titular assassin known as the Jackal in this new reimagining of the 1971 novel of the same name by Frederick Forsyth that arrived to Peacock this week. The series co-stars Lashana Lynch as a British intelligence officer named Bianca whose job is to thwart the Jackal’s attempt on the life of a tech entrepreneur.

WHERE TO WATCH THE DAY OF THE JACKAL

New on Apple TV+ November 15: Silo (Season 2)

If you’re feeling especially dystopian this week, check out the premiere of Silo season two (the complete first season is also available on Apple TV+). The show stars Rebecca Ferguson as Juliette, one of just 10,000 people left on the planet who is forced ti survive in a bunker a mile below the surface. As Juliette struggles to make sense of of the circumstances, she digs into who built this mysterious bunker and why, drawing herself into a dangerous and deadly web of secrets.

WHERE TO WATCH SILO

New on Netflix November 15: Cobra Kai (Season 6, Part II)

Cobra Kai just keeps on kicking. This week, five new episodes drop on Netflix as part of season 6, part 2 (this marks the penultimate batch of episodes for the series – we’re getting part three early next year). In these new eps which arrive on Friday, everyone heads to Spain for a global tournament to see who’s the best around.

WHERE TO WATCH COBRA KAI

Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend:

The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:

New on Netflix – Full List

Released Thursday, November 14

Beyond Goodbye (JP) *NETFLIX SERIES

The Fairly OddParents: A New Wish

The Lost Children (CO) *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Released Friday, November 15

A.P. Bio: Seasons 1-4

Cobra Kai: Season 6: Part 2 *NETFLIX SERIES

Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson *NETFLIX LIVE EVENT

Million Dollar Decorators: Season 2

Released Saturday, November 16

Arcane: Season 2, Act II *NETFLIX SERIES (new episode)

New on Prime Video – Full List

Released Thursday, November 14

Cross (2024) *Prime Video Original Series

Thursday Night Football (2024) *Prime Video Live Sports

Released Friday, November 15

The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland (2024)

New on Hulu – Full List

Released Thursday, November 14

13 Sons & Pregnant: Complete Season 1

Flipping Down South: Complete Season 1

FX’s Say Nothing: Complete Limited Series *Only on Hulu

I Wasn’t Expecting a Baby!: Complete Season 1

Legends of the Fork: Complete Season 1

Seatbelt Psychic: Complete Season 1

The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth: Series Premiere

Released Friday, November 15

Art Gallery: Andy Haynes, Maddie Wiener, Jackie Fabulous (2024)

It’s All Country: Complete Season 1 *Hulu Original

Parking Lot: Mark Smalls, Robby Hoffman, Darius Bennett (2024)

The Backyard: Ralph Barbosa, Kiry Shabazz, Brittany Schmitt (2024)

The Cabin: Alec Flynn, Caitlin Peluffo, Garrick Bernard (2024)

Thelma (2024)

The Taste of Things (2023)

Released November 16

Harriet (2019)

Released November 17

A Holiday in Harlem (2021)

A Kismet Christmas (2022)

A Royal Corgi Christmas (2022)

Christmas at the Golden Dragon (2022)

Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing (2020)

Christmas Sail (2021)

The Santa Stakeout (2021)

New on Max – Full List

Released Thursday, November 14

A Very Merry Rickmas Yule Log

Calcifer Yule Log

Carville: Winning is Everything, Stupid (CNN Films)

Harry Potter: Fireplace (Yule Log)

Harry Potter: Wizards of Baking, Season 1 (Food Network)

Lost Monster Files, Season 1 (Discovery)

The Dog House: UK, Season 5 Christmas Special (Max Original) 

Released Friday, November 15

Casi el Paraiso (2024)

The Last Woosdmen (Season 1)

Released Saturday, November 16

Cleats & Convos (Episode 107)

Released Sunday, November 17

Dune: Prophecy, Season 1 (HBO Original)

Dynasties II, Season 1 (discovery+)

First-Time Buyer’s Club, Season 2 (OWN) 

New on Disney+ – Full List

Released Thursday, November 14

The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth (3 episodes)

Released Friday, November 15

An Almost Christmas Story (Premiere) *New to Disney+

New on Apple TV+ – Full List

Released Friday, November 15

Silo (Season 2 Premiere)

New on Starz – Full List

Released Friday, November 15

Allure

Fat Joe Talks: Episode 107

Hot Air

Let Us In

Man About Town

Mother’s Day

Nancy

Played

Pros & Ex-Cons

Small Town Saturday Night

Stand Up Guys

Sweetpea: Episode 106

Three Women: Episode 110

Tracers

Unknown

Wonderland

Released Saturday, November 16

Ghostbusters: Afterlife

Released Sunday, November 17

Pandorum

New on Paramount+ with Showtime – Full List

Released Sunday, November 17

Landman series premiere

New on Peacock – Full List

Released Thursday, November 14

2024 Audio Description Awards Gala

The Day Of The Jackal, Season 1 – Premiere, 5 Episodes, 60 min (Peacock Original)*

Released Friday, November 15

A Reason for the Season (Hallmark)+

Fast X*

Marrowbone

Twisters (Peacock Exclusive)*

Released Saturday, November 16

Christmas with the Singhs (Hallmark)+

Furious 7

Miss Universo 2024

You Won’t Be Alone*

Released Sunday, November 17

Jingle Bell Run (Hallmark)+

Released November 18

Bet On Black, Season 4 (Revolt)

Confessions of a Christmas Letter (Hallmark)+

What Else Is Streaming New This November?

What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:

Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.