Here is the long list of the programming options to expect on TV this coming week:
On November 4, the HBO series His Dark Materials will debut at 9 PM. The series follows Lyra (Dafne Keen), a seemingly ordinary but brave young woman from another world. Her search for a kidnapped friend uncovers a sinister plot involving stolen children and becomes a quest to understand a mysterious phenomenon called Dust. The cast includes James McAvoy, Lin-Manual Miranda and Ruth Wilson.
The OWN series Greenleaf will air its season finale on November 5 at 10 PM while that same night the season finale of Mayans M.C. will air on FX at 10 PM.
Also on November 5, the ABC special The Little Mermaid Live will debut at 8 PM. To honor the 30th Anniversary of the beloved Disney film, this special is a tribute to the original animated film and its timeless music that takes a magical adventure under the seas with Auli’i Cravalho as Ariel, Queen Latifah as Ursula, Graham Phillips as Prince Eric, John Stamos as Chef Lous, Shaggy as Sebastian and Amber Riley as the Host.
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie A Blue Ridge Mountain Christmas will debut on November 7 at 9 PM. Hotel manager Willow (Rachael Leigh Cook) returns to her stunning Virginia hometown to help her sister plan a Christmas wedding at the inn her family once owned. She must work with current owner and single dad David (Benjamin Ayres), who wants to let go of the past.
On November 8, the Netflix holiday movie Let It Snow will debut online. When a once-in-century snowstorm hits a small town on Christmas Eve, several high school seniors discover unexpected opportunities as well as complications that test their friendships, love lives, and aspirations for the future. The cast includes Kiernan Shipka (Chilling Adventures of Sabrina), Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: Homecoming), Mitchell Hope (Descendants) and Joan Cusack.
The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries movie Holiday for Heroes will debut on November 8 at 9 PM. A woman (Melissa Claire Egan) and a soldier (Marc Blucas) exchange letters for a year before their worlds collide.
On November 9, the Hallmark Channel movie Picture a Perfect Christmas will debut at 8 PM. The movie centers around an extreme sports photographer (Merritt Patterson) who returns home for the holiday to look after her grandmother and ends up lending a helping hand to a neighbor (Jon Cor) who needs assistance watching his nephew.
The Lifetime holiday movie Radio Christmas will debut on November 9 at 8 PM. When her Philadelphia radio station is closed for repairs during the holidays, DJ Kara Porter (Keshia Knight Pulliam) is forced to broadcast from the small town of Bethlehem. Desperate to increase her numbers and get promoted outside of Radio Christmas – a year-round Christmas station, Kara seeks to uncover the identity of the town’s Secret Santa, an anonymous benefactor that saved all of Bethlehem’s Christmas festivities. Along the way, she discovers the true meaning of family, community, love and of course, Christmas. The film also stars Michael Xavier, Tim Reid and Belinda Montgomery.
On November 10, the People’s Choice Awards will air on E! at 7 PM.
The UP TV holiday movie Rock N’ Roll Christmas will debut on November 10 at 7 PM. An estranged mother/daughter country music duo (Beverley Mitchell and Catherine Mary Stewart) reunite after 10 years apart to release a Christmas single after a video of them goes viral. Now, they’re going to need a lot of forgiveness and a little Christmas magic to write a song that perfectly captures the spirit of Christmas and brings their family back together.
Also on November 10, the new Starz drama the Dublin Murders will debut at 8 PM. The series focuses on two murder investigations led by ambitious and charismatic detectives Rob Reilly (Killian Scott from Ripper Street) and Cassie Maddox (Sarah Greene from Penny Dreadful and Ransom). The victims are seemingly unrelated, but they are knitted together by powerful shared themes. The cast includes Conleth Hill (Game of Thrones) and Tom Vaughan-Lawlor (Avengers: Endgame).
The Hallmark Channel holiday movie The Mistletoe Secret will debut on November 10 at 8 PM. When Aria Eubank (Kellie Pickler) convinces a famous travel writer to do a feature story on her beloved hometown, Midway, Utah, it looks like the town’s tourism drop is about to be reversed. However, when the travel guru and his ghostwriter both show up, Aria finds her heart torn between the charismatic but pompous Sterling Masters and Alex Bartlett, the real talent behind ‘Masters of Travel,’ and the man who has genuinely fallen for her. The film also stars Tyler Hynes and Patrick Duffy.
Lastly, also on November 10, the Lifetime holiday movie A Sweet Christmas Romance will debut at 8 PM. When food stylist Holly (Adelaide Kane) returns home for Christmas, she learns that Loretta (Loretta Devine), the elderly owner of her favorite childhood bakery, is retiring and has started a contest to give the bakery away to whoever can recreate her famous 12 Days of Christmas recipes. Holly enters, despite not being much of cook. When a local baker named Brad (Greyston Holt) also enters the contest, the two adversaries end up cooking up something special together for the holidays.
Mark your calendars!
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