What to Watch on TV This Week: Black Doves, The Greatest, North of North, and More
The week of November 1st is apparently sophomore week, with several shows returning for their second season.
Netflix is dropping second seasons of both Black Doves and North of North on Thursday, and Apple’s Stick Season 2 premieres on Wednesday
Over on network TV, NBC’s The Rise and Fall of Reggie Dinkins rounds out our sophomore class for the week.
But it isn’t all about returns this week. Netflix’s newest animated series Bass x Machina premieres on Tuesday; The Muhammad Ali bioseries, The Greatest, premieres on Prime; and Season 1 of HBO’s new series Youth wraps up on Sunday.
Find our full list of suggestions for What to Watch on TV this week below. Mark your calendars accordingly!
What to Watch on TV This Week:
The Gilded Age – Sunday, November 1st
The Gilded Age Season 4 Episode 1 premieres Sunday, November 1 at 9/8c on HBO.
Episoe description: Bertha faces Glady’s difficult childbirth, Peggy achieves a miestone and Agnes makes plans to host a prestious dinner.
Youth – Monday, November 1st
Youth Season 1 Episode 8 airs Sunday, November 1 at 10/9c on HBO.
Episode descprition: Amid personal and professional crises, Alex and Sam each try to keep things together at the Women’s Literature Awards ceremony. Later, Ruari grows frustrated with Alex when he tries to talk to her bout Plum.
St. Denis Medical – Monday, November 2nd
St. Denis Medical Season 3 Episode 1 airs Monday, November 2 at 8/7c on NBC
Episode description: Alex clashes with Ron’s self-righteous replacement as he recovers; Matt and Serena define the relationship; Joyce collects votes for a hospital administrator award.
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins – Monday, November 1st
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins Season 2 Episode 1 airs Monday, November 1 at 8:30/7:30c on NBC.
Episode Description: Reggie and Monica struggle to capitalize on new opportunities; Carmelo’s secret relationship with their rivals’ daughter threatens to tear the family apart.
Bass x Machina – Tuesday, November 3rd
Bass x Machina premieres Tuesday, November 3 on Netflix.
Series description: In a lawless Steampunk West filled with outlaws, machines and supernatural threats, a father must serve as judge, jury and executioner to protect his family, risking the loss of those he loves most.
The Greatest – Wednesday, November 4th
The Greatest premieres Wednesday, November 4 on Prime.
Series description: Chronicles Ali’s life, career highs/lows, triumphs/struggles in/out of ring. Explores his personal relationships as father, husband, brother, son, behind public persona. Depicts defining moments that shaped boxing legend’s iconic status.
Stick – Wednesday, November 4th
Stick Season 2 premieres Wednesday, November 4 on Apple TV.
Season description: Santi takes the next step in his pursuit of professional golf, only to discover how quickly the game changes when talent becomes expectation. As Santi chases his dream, Pryce finds himself wondering what might still be possible for him. Urged on by his former rival Clark Ross (Timothy Olyphant), Pryce does something nobody expects: he bets on himself, launching an improbable comeback in hopes of becoming the oldest golfer ever to win a major. But the road back proves far harder than he imagined. And the closer Pryce gets to the golfer he once was, the more he is forced to confront why he never fulfilled the promise everyone once saw in him. With brilliant new coach Amanda (Rhea Seehorn) and trusted caddie Mitts (Marc Maron) in his corner, Pryce sets out to prove — to the golf world and, more importantly, to himself — that maybe he really was as good as everyone always said he was.
Black Doves – Thursday, November 5th
Black Doves Season 2 premieres Thursday, November 5 on Netflix.
Season description: Helen (Keira Knightley) is still betraying her nation’s secrets to the covert organisation she serves: the Black Doves. But after the misadventures of last Christmas, and with her husband Wallace (Andrew Buchan), preparing to become Prime Minister, she is walking a more treacherous line than ever.
As Helen’s enigmatic handler Mrs Reed (Sarah Lancashire) is ensnared in a ruthless plot to undermine her position in the Black Doves, Helen is reunited with her best friend Sam (Ben Whishaw). The once high-end triggerman is now reduced to lonely drinks in Soho bars and low-rate hits. As they search for answers, loyalties are weaponised, trust is shattered, and the fight to protect the people they love could cost everything. With all the explosive wit of Series 1, Helen and Sam’s mission leads them back to old friends and enemies, through the dark decisions and painful sacrifices of their pasts, and right to the heart of the Black Doves.
North of North – Thursday, November 5th
North of North Season 2 premieres Thursday, November 5 on Netflix.
Season description: As winter settles over Ice Cove, young Inuk mother Siaja (Anna Lambe) is still determined to make life better — for herself and everyone around her. It turns out that while you can blow up your life on an impulse, building the one you want takes a little more planning and a lot more hustle.
Guided by pilimmaksarniq — the Inuktitut concept of mastering skills through observation, practice and effort — Siaja is ready to put in the work. At the community center, she’s pushing her boss, Helen (Mary Lynn Rajskub), to trust her with more responsibility. At home, she’s trying to learn everything she can about the half-sister she never knew existed. And after her divorce, she’s open to the possibility of love — or at the very least, a hot date. Through it all, she’s raising her daughter, Bun (Keira Belle Cooper), alongside her mother, Neevee (Maika Harper), and newfound father, Alistair (Jay Ryan). Siaja has always believed the best is yet to come. This winter, she’s determined to prove it.
It Gets Worse – Friday, November 6th
It Gets Worse premieres Friday, November 6 on Paramount+.
Series description:It Gets Worse follows Ethan, Abi, and Sam – best friends from uni, soulmates for life, and dysfunctional roomates. It’s been a years sinc they finally managed to move to London, they have collectively accomplished nothing, and now their landlord is selling up. They’re getting kicked out. What now? Can they keep their friendships alive when they are dispersed across a sity that seems to want them dead? Can they find a six out of ten or higher to have bad sex with? Can they get their shit together when the world is so obviously falling apart? Probably not. Buth they are going to have fun trying.
It Gets Worse is a show about three young people who are starting to look around themsleves -at their humiliating jobs, their non-exisetent love lives, and their rapidly dwindling will to live – and think: wait. Wait wait WAIT. Surely it gets better than this? It has to get better than this. Right? Spoiler alert! It doesn’t.
Those are our picks for the week! What are you planning to watch? Share in the comments below!
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Sarah Fields
Sarah is an obsessive geek who likes to get into the weeds and over think things. She is passionate about Sci-Fi and comics and is a giant classic film nerd. Sarah cares deeply about media representation and the power of telling diverse stories. When she's not writing or watching her favorite shows she spends her days working in the non-profit world trying to make life a little better for those that need some extra help.