What's on AMC+ in November

Mood – AMC+ Exclusive 

New series premieres Sunday 6 November with first two  episodes; new episodes premiere weekly. 

Sasha Clayton (Nicôle Lecky) dreams of becoming a major recording artist, but right now she’s a bedroom artist: spending her days smoking weed and stalking her ex-boyfriend (Jordan Duvigneau, My Mum Tracy Beaker) on  Instagram. When she is kicked out of her family home for drunkenly trying to burn her ex’s house down,  Sasha becomes homeless and is forced to fend for herself, sofa-surfing with local drug dealer Saleem  (Mohammad Dalmar). 

Everything seems to change when she meets and moves in with Instagram influencer and party girl  Carly (Lara Peake, Brave New World), who introduces her to the exciting world of making money and  becoming ‘famous’ on social media. But as the gap between her online presence and her dream of  being a singer continues to grow, Sasha finds herself struggling to escape this new influencer world that  is more complex and darker than she could have imagined. 

The series is told in part through the songs that Sasha creates and features an innovative original  soundtrack performed by Lecky. Based on her critically acclaimed Royal Court play Superhoe, the  series has been called "invigorating" by The Guardian and "gripping" by Digital Spy in the UK. 

Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire – AMC+ Original 

Season finale premieres Sunday 6 November and full season available to binge. 

A sensuous, contemporary reinvention of Anne Rice’s revolutionary gothic novel, Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire follows Louis de Pointe du Lac (Jacob Anderson), Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid) and Claudia’s  (Bailey Bass) epic story of love, blood, and the perils of immortality, as told to journalist Daniel Molloy (Eric  Bogosian). 

Chafing at the limitations of life as a black man in 1900s New Orleans, Louis finds it impossible to resist  the rakish Lestat De Lioncourt’s offer of the ultimate escape: joining him as his vampire companion. But  Louis’s intoxicating new powers come with a violent price, and the introduction of Lestat’s newest fledgling,  the child vampire Claudia, soon sets them on a decades-long path of revenge and atonement.

Anne Rice’s Interview with the Vampire stars Australian actor Sam Reid (The Newsreader, The Drover’s  Wife) as Lestat de Lioncourt alongside Jacob Anderson (Game of Thrones) as Louis, Bailey Bass as  Claudia and Eric Bogosian (Succession, The Good Wife) as Molloy. 

True Crime Story: Indefensible – AMC+ Exclusive 

From Thursday 3 November with new episodes weekly. 

In True Crime Story: Indefensible, comedian Jena Friedman (Academy Award nominated writer and WGA winner of Borat 2)  travels the country to unspool real cases on the ground. With less  of a whodunnit and more of a “How the hell does this keep happening?” approach, Jena uses her fearless, probing interview style to dig deep into each case, sitting  down with major players on both sides of the issues, all with the goal of revealing the hidden injustices  and flaws which exist in our sometimes-dysfunctional criminal justice system. 

Documentary Now! S53 (AKA S4) – AMC+ Exclusive 

Episode five premieres Wednesday 2 November and episode six on 9 November, with full season available to binge. 

The original comedy series, Documentary Now! returns for its highly anticipated fifty-third season, with six all-new documentary inspired episodes. Co-created by Fred Armisen, Bill Hader, Seth Meyers and Rhys Thomas, the six-time Emmy®-nominated Documentary Now! debuted to rave reviews  from critics and quickly became a fan favourite thanks to its insightful take on some of the most well-known  documentary films. Each episode, hosted by Dame Helen Mirren, takes viewers back in time to honour  ground-breaking documentaries. 

Episode five, “My Monkey Grifter” is helmed by actor Jamie Demetriou (The Afterparty). Drawing  inspiration from My Octopus Teacher, the episode follows Benjamin Clay (Demetriou), a filmmaker who  forms a deep, emotional and financially taxing relationship with a monkey. The season finale, “Trouver  Frisson”, stars French actor Liliane Rovère (Call My Agent!, Family Business) and Ronald Guttman 

(Godfather of Harlem, Sister of the Groom). Inspired by Agnes Varda’s Gleaners and I and Beaches of  Agnes, celebrated French filmmaker Ida Leos (Rovère) searches for why she no longer experiences  “frisson” –the goosebumps that have always been her guide. 

Sherman’s Showcase – AMC+ Exclusive 

Continues with episode four premiering on Wednesday 2 November; episodes continue weekly.  

The witty, irreverent and wholly original Sherman’s Showcase features sketches, dancers, fake commercials, movie trailers,  cultural nostalgia, A-list guest stars and original songs (“Drop it Low for Jesus,” “Marina Del Ray”) that definitely climbed the fictional charts. Each episode of the series  is hosted by Sherman McDaniels as he takes viewers through time, via music and comedy drawn from  the 40-year library of a legendary (but fictional) musical variety show.

Kevin Can F**K Himself (Season 1) 

Premieres Tuesday 1 November with full season available to binge. 

Kevin Can F**K Himself follows the story of Allison McRoberts (Annie Murphy, Schitt’s Creek), a woman we all grew up believing we knew: the prototypical Sitcom Wife. She’s beautiful and can take a joke (though she’s usually the butt of them). And she’s married to a guy who must’ve won some  sort of marriage lottery, because she looks the way she does and he’s... funny. But what happens when  we follow Allison out of her husband’s domain? When she finally wakes up to—and revolts against—the  injustices in her life? Kevin Can F**K Himself breaks television convention and blends multi-camera  comedy with single-camera realism to make us ask: “who and what have we been laughing at all of these  years?" 

NOVEMBER ON ACORN TV 

Whitstable Pearl (Series 2) – Acorn TV Original 

New Season Premieres Monday 28 November with two episodes; two episodes continue weekly. 

“Cosy whodunit...Kerry Godliman and Howard Charles's copper make an appealing odd couple" – The Daily Telegraph 

Based on the popular book series by Julie Wassmer, the second season of Whitstable Pearl finds Pearl  (Kerry Goldiman, After Life) prioritising her detective work and transitioning from being a chef who solves  crimes, to a full-time investigator who just happens to own a restaurant – the eponymous Whitstable  Pearl. Pearl's cases overlap with DCI Mike McGuire's (Howard Charles, Shadow and Bone, Top Boy)  police investigations. Their relationship is charged by a determination to outdo each other, and a fiery  mutual attraction. When they compete, sparks fly and tempers flare. When they work together, they make  a hell of a team. 

Transport (Series 1) – Acorn TV Exclusive 

Premieres Monday 28 November with full series available to binge.  

Following a tale of ordinary people under immense pressure, Transport takes us into the world of money laundering and food fraud along the roads and wires of Europe.  

A young journalist is determined to trace the origin of a microchip found in some baby food in Helsinki. A dutiful bank manager makes a mistake and when she fails in her attempts to cover it up, she falls prey to  a much larger scheme. A family is falling apart after their father has gone missing. An insurance  investigator insists on getting to the truth about what happened to this border control veterinarian. They  all have skin in the game – but what’s the connection? 

The Finnish series stars Emmi Parviainen, Maria Heiskanen, Pirkko Hämäläinen, Arttu Kapulainen,  Antti Virmavirta, Ulla Raitio and Kaija Pakarinen.

Poquelin & De Beaumont – Acorn TV Exclusive 

Premieres Monday 14 November with four films available. 

Detective Louise Poquelin (Clémentine Célarié) is a single mother, who works tirelessly to balance her all-important career and busy family life. When she is entrusted with a murder  investigation in Lille, Poquelin must team up with a new partner,  Detective Etienne De Beaumont (Joffrey Platel), a well-to-do cop with aristocratic origins. They may  have completely different personalities and clash both culturally and socially, but their differences prove  to be a major asset. 

In subsequent investigations, Louise and Etienne delve into a suspicious suicide at a boarding school,  the murder of a crime fiction novelist with no end of suspects and the stabbing of an eco-protester on a  local farm. 

NOVEMBER ON SHUDDER 

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans – A Shudder Original  Series 

New Episodes premiere on Tuesdays 

The Boulet Brothers’ Dragula: Titans brings together some of the  most popular drag icons from the show’s previous seasons competing in a grand championship of drag  artistry and shocking physical challenges for a one hundred-thousand-dollar grand prize, the headlining  spot on the upcoming world tour, and the first ever “Dragula Titans” crown and title. Guest Judges  include Cassandra Peterson (Elvira), Harvey Guillen, Justin Simien, David Dastmalchian, Poppy,  Alaska, Katya, Joe Bob Briggs, Bonnie Aarons, Barbara Crampton, and more. 

Satan’s Slaves: Communion – A Shudder Original 

Premieres Friday 4 November 

The terrifying sequel to the Shudder Original Satan’s Slaves from acclaimed writer-director Joko Anwar (Impetigore). Satan’s Slaves: Communion follows a family living in a rundown apartment after escaping terror from an evil cult  and their undead mother, unaware that their new home is a bigger threat to their lives. Returning cast  members to the franchise include Tara Basro, Bront Palarae, Endy Arfian, Nasar Anuz, Egi Fedly and  Ayu Laksmi. This is the first Indonesian film shot with IMAX technology. 

Mandrake – A Shudder Original 

Premieres Thursday 10 November 

Mandrake follows probation officer Cathy Madden (Deirdre Mullins), who is given the task of rehabilitating notorious killer ‘Bloody’ Mary Laidlaw (Derbhle Crotty) back into society after twenty years of jail. Cathy has always believed that every client deserves a shot at redemption, but her beliefs are firmly tested when two  children disappear near Mary’s farm. Also starring Paul Kennedy. Directed by Lynne Davison. 

Slash/Back – A Shudder Exclusive 

Premieres Friday 13 November 

The sleepy village of Pangnirtung wakes up to a typical summer day. No school, no cool boys (well… except one), and 24-hour sunlight. But for Maika and her ragtag friends, the usual summer is suddenly not in the cards when they  discover an alien invasion threatening their hometown. These teenagers have been underestimated  their whole lives but, using makeshift weapons and their horror movie knowledge, they show the aliens  you don’t f*** with the girls from Pang. Starring Tasiana Shirley, Alexis Vincent-Wolfe, Nalajoss  Ellsworth, and Chelsea Prusky. Directed by Nyla Innuksuk. 

Blood Relatives – A Shudder Original 

Premieres Tuesday 22 November 

Francis, a 115-year-old Yiddish vampire, still looks 35. He’s been  roaming American backroads in his beat-up muscle car for decades, keeping to himself, and liking it that way. One day, Jane, a teenager, shows up. She says  she’s his daughter, and she’s got the fangs to prove it. They go on the road, deciding whether to sink  their teeth into family life. Written and directed by Noah Segan, who stars with Victoria Moroles. 

The Walking Dead 

For over a decade, The Walking Dead has garnered legions of dedicated fans across the world with its  beloved characters and gripping tales of survival in a world ravaged by a zombie apocalypse. Now, you  can journey back to the beginning to rediscover the stories, revisit your favourite characters and relive  the almost unbearable tension. Starting with the very first, earlier seasons of The Walking Dead will  premiere weekly on Shudder in New Zealand. 

Season 1 

Premieres Thursday 3 November 

Deputy Sheriff Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln) wakes from a  coma to find a world ravaged by the undead. In search of his  family, he heads to the city of Atlanta, overrun by walkers. Just  when all looks lost, he is rescued by a group of survivors. 

Season 2 

Premieres Thursday 10 November 

The group, led by police officer Rick Grimes continue their search for a secure place to call home amidst the horrors of the zombie apocalypse. The plan to head for Fort Benning is put on  hold when Sophia goes missing and when Carl is accidentally shot during the search, the group is taken to a nearby farm for  emergency help.

Season 3 

Premieres Thursday 17 November 

Rick and his fellow survivors continue their fight in a desolate,  savage world and, exhausted after months on the run, take refuge in a federal prison. Season 3 introduces new characters,  including the Governor (David Morrissey) and fan-favourite Michonne (Danai Gurira). 

Season 4 

Premieres Thursday 24 November 

The group has been fostering a thriving community in the safe  haven of the prison. Sadly, in this brutal world, happiness is  short-lived: walkers and external threats are no match for the  danger brewing inside the fences. The group’s home and new  way of life is thoroughly tested, and their struggle to survive has  never been so perilous.