New TV and Streaming Shows This Week: What to Watch in the UK (16–22 November 2026)
Your weekly guide to the best new TV and streaming releases on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+, NOW, BBC, ITV and Channel 4.
The nights are drawing in, the heating is on, and the UK TV and streaming schedule is about to get very busy. The week of Monday 16 to Sunday 22 November 2026 brings the return of ITV’s biggest reality show, a star-studded Netflix true-story drama, a sports biopic with two Oscar winners on Prime Video, and the final season of one of the most talked-about thrillers of the decade. Whether you watch live on terrestrial channels or binge on streaming services, here is everything new on TV and streaming this week, with a quick synopsis of each programme so you can decide what deserves a place on your watchlist.
Quick Guide: New TV and Streaming Releases This Week
- Mon 16 Nov – I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! (ITV1 and ITVX, 9pm)
- Mon 16 Nov – Byker Grove complete box set (ITVX)
- Wed 18 Nov – Madden (Prime Video)
- Thu 19 Nov – The Altruists (Netflix, all eight episodes)
- Fri 20 Nov – Percy Jackson and the Olympians, season 3 (Disney+)
- Fri 20 Nov – Yellowjackets, season 4 (Paramount+)
- Fri 20 Nov – The Northumbria Mysteries, episodes 5–8 (BBC iPlayer)
- Fri 20 Nov – Mademoiselle Holmes, season 2 (Channel 4 Streaming; Channel 4 from 23 Nov)
Best New TV Shows This Week on UK Terrestrial TV
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! – ITV1 and ITVX
Where to watch: ITV1, STV and ITVX Release: Monday 16 November, 9pm
Ant and Dec are back in the jungle for the latest series of ITV’s flagship reality show, which launches a day later than its usual Sunday slot. A new group of famous faces will swap home comforts for camp life, Bushtucker Trials and rice-and-beans rations, with viewers voting on who faces each challenge and, eventually, who is crowned King or Queen of the Jungle. ITV has confirmed a line-up that includes Paralympian and presenter Ade Adepitan, Love Island star Chloe Burrows and YouTube personality Sharky, with rumours of a late arrival already swirling. If you want shared, talk-about-it-tomorrow TV, this is the week’s essential live watch.
The Northumbria Mysteries – BBC One and BBC iPlayer
Where to watch: BBC One and BBC iPlayer Release: Episodes 5–8 on iPlayer from Friday 20 November
BBC One’s cosy-but-twisty crime drama reaches its second half this week, with the final four episodes landing on BBC iPlayer as a box set. Robson Green plays Joe Ruby, an ex-convict and gambler who puts his underworld contacts to use solving crimes, opposite Liz White as DI Rose O’Connell, a calm detective who plays everything by the book. The series opened with a murder in a Northumberland monastery, where monks, a nun and an enigmatic prior all had something to hide. If you have not started yet, this is the perfect moment to binge all eight episodes on iPlayer.
Mademoiselle Holmes, Season 2 – Channel 4
Where to watch: Channel 4 Streaming, then Channel 4 Release: Friday 20 November (streaming); Monday 23 November (Channel 4)
The Walter Presents label brings back its playful French detective series. Lola Dewaere stars as Charlie Holmes, a police officer who happens to be the great-granddaughter of Sherlock Holmes and has inherited his gift for deduction, working alongside her partner Samy (Tom Villa). Each episode is a self-contained mystery, which makes it an easy weeknight pick for fans of Death in Paradise or Sister Boniface. The full series is set to arrive on Channel 4’s streaming service ahead of its linear broadcast.
Best New Streaming Shows This Week
The Altruists – Netflix
Where to watch: Netflix Release: Thursday 19 November (all episodes)
Netflix’s headline release of the week is an eight-part limited series dramatising the spectacular rise and collapse of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. Anthony Boyle plays founder Sam Bankman-Fried and Julia Garner plays Caroline Ellison, the trader at the centre of the story, in a drama created by Oscar-winning writer Graham Moore. With every episode released on the same day, it is built for a weekend binge and is likely to dominate the Netflix UK top 10.
Madden – Prime Video
Where to watch: Prime Video Release: Wednesday 18 November
Prime Video’s big release this week is a feature-length original from director David O. Russell. Nicolas Cage plays legendary American football coach and broadcaster John Madden, charting his journey from leading the Oakland Raiders to Super Bowl glory to becoming the voice of the sport and the name behind the Madden NFL video games. Christian Bale co-stars as Raiders owner Al Davis, Madden’s close friend, with Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, John Mulaney and Shane Gillis in support. It is streaming worldwide, so UK subscribers get it on the same day as the US.
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, Season 3 – Disney+
Where to watch: Disney+ Release: Friday 20 November (two episodes, then weekly)
Disney+’s family fantasy series returns with an eight-episode third season adapting The Titan’s Curse, the third book in Rick Riordan’s bestselling series. Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries and Aryan Simhadri return as demigod Percy and his friends Annabeth and Grover as the threat from the Titans grows. Two episodes drop on launch day, followed by one a week, making it a great weekly appointment for families.
Yellowjackets, Season 4 – Paramount+
Where to watch: Paramount+ Release: Friday 20 November
The cult survival thriller begins its fourth and final season. The show follows a high-school girls’ football team stranded in the wilderness after a plane crash, cutting between their desperate teenage survival and their haunted adult lives decades later. This time, the survivors race to bury their secrets before rescue arrives, while an old flame returns to town with plans of her own. With the end in sight, expect answers, shocks and plenty of dark twists.
Also Worth Watching on TV and Streaming This Week
- Byker Grove (ITVX): the classic Newcastle youth-club teen drama arrives as a complete box set from Monday 16 November, perfect for a nostalgic catch-up.
- Perfect Liars (Prime Video): a new series arriving on Friday 20 November alongside Madden.
- The Gilded Age, season 4 (Sky Atlantic and NOW): new episodes continue weekly on Mondays, with Carrie Coon and Morgan Spector heading into 1885 and 1886.
- The Good Daughter (Sky and NOW): Karin Slaughter’s psychological thriller launched on 12 November and is ideal to catch up with this week.
Channel 5 had not confirmed any brand-new drama launches for this week at the time of writing, so check the 5 streaming app and schedule for late additions.
Frequently Asked Questions
What new TV shows are on this week in the UK?
The biggest new TV and streaming shows for 16–22 November 2026 are I’m A Celebrity on ITV, The Altruists on Netflix, Madden on Prime Video, Percy Jackson season 3 on Disney+, Yellowjackets season 4 on Paramount+, the second half of The Northumbria Mysteries on BBC iPlayer and Mademoiselle Holmes season 2 on Channel 4.
Which streaming service has the best new releases this week?
Netflix and Paramount+ have the most bingeable drops, with every episode of The Altruists available at once and the final season of Yellowjackets starting on the same weekend. Prime Video’s Madden is the pick for film fans, and Disney+ has the strongest family option.
Can I watch these shows for free?
I’m A Celebrity, The Northumbria Mysteries and Mademoiselle Holmes are free to watch on ITVX, BBC iPlayer (with a TV licence) and Channel 4 Streaming. Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Paramount+ and NOW all require a subscription.
Final Thoughts: Your TV and Streaming Watchlist
From the jungle to Middle America, and from a Northumbrian monastery to Wall Street’s crypto boom, this week’s TV and streaming line-up has something for everyone. If you only have time for one new show, make it The Altruists for a gripping weekend binge, or I’m A Celebrity if you want the programme everyone will be talking about at work. Bookmark this page and check back every week for our latest guide to new TV and streaming releases in the UK.
Release dates are correct at the time of writing (14 November 2026) and are subject to change by broadcasters and streaming services.
