What to Stream: U2, 'Misty Green,' 'The Chosen' and Randy Travis
[November 09, 2026]
U2's new album and Chris Rock’s latest film are some of the new
television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.
Also among the streaming offerings worth your time this week, as
selected by The Associated Press’ entertainment journalists: a “Proud
Family” Christmas special, a new season of “The Chosen” and an album of
unreleased Randy Travis music.
New movies to stream from Nov. 9–15
— It’s been 11 years since Chris Rock directed a feature. In “Misty
Green” (Nov. 9 on Netflix), Rock returns as writer and director of a
Hollywood character study. Rosalind Eleazar (“Slow Horses”), in a
breakthrough performance, stars as a talented but self-sabotaging Los
Angeles actor whose once bright future in the industry is fading. In his
review, AP’s Mark Kennedy called it “one of Rock’s best projects,
boosted by the ferocious abilities of Rosalind Eleazar as Misty.”
— “Being Heumann” (Nov. 13 on Apple TV), Siân Heder’s follow-up to the
best picture-winning family drama “CODA,” is about disability rights
pioneer Judy Heumann and the 1977 San Francisco sit-in that helped lead
to making federal spaces accessible. Ruth Madeley stars as Heumann in a
film richly detailed with the day-to-day challenges of a 28-day
demonstration by people with disabilities. Co-starring Mark Ruffalo.
— “Avedon” (Nov. 11 on Netflix) chronicles the life and work of
photographer Richard Avedon. Directed by Ron Howard, the documentary
draws on extensive access to Avedon’s personal archives to explore how
his eye for fashion, people and more shaped the imagery of the 20th
century.
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
New music to stream from Nov. 9–15
— U2 is back. Did you miss them? “Carnaval De Luz” is the Irish rock
band’s first full-length release since 2017’s “Songs of Experience.”
“Carnaval De Luz” — which translates from Spanish and Portuguese to
“Carnival of Light” — is produced by Jacknife Lee, who has been working
with U2 since 2004’s “How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb.” There’s a lot to
be excited about in that last sentence alone, and then there’s this: The
last track on the album is “Torn,” a duet with Dolly Parton that turned
out to be her last recorded vocal performance.
— In July 2013, country star Randy Travis was hospitalized with viral
cardiomyopathy, a virus that attacks the heart, and later suffered a
stroke. The Country Music Hall of Famer had to relearn how to walk,
spell and read in the years that followed. A condition called aphasia
limits his ability to speak — it’s why it felt like a miracle when he
released a new acoustic ballad in 2024, “Where That Came From,”
utilizing artificial intelligence to get his voice back. Now, on Friday,
he’ll release “Same Old Way,” his first album of original music in over
18 years featuring previously unreleased tracks. No AI here, but all
Travis.
— The hyperpop hero 2hollis returns with “Pirouette” on Friday, a
post-internet, post-Skrillex discordant release — 16 tracks of EDM-indebted
future-seeking dance music. He’s a rapper (“Warhorse”) except when he’s
not (“Sex”) and something else entirely (“Hurt.”) This one's for his
dedicated fans and those unafraid to join him.
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
New series to stream from Nov. 9–15
— Chris Harrison is back to matchmaking with Fox Nation’s first original
dating show called “Chris Harrison’s The Vow.” It debuts Wednesday with
two episodes, then goes weekly. Jace Cates, 30, courts 10 women looking
to get married. Harrison hosted “The Bachelor” franchise for nearly two
decades before exiting in 2021 after racial comments about a contestant.
The show centers on faith and shared values, and the women are urged to
leave if the match isn't working. Former “Bachelor” Sean Lowe and his
wife, Catherine, drop in with advice.
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This combination of images shows promotional art for the films
"Avedon," from left, "Being Heumann," and "Misty Green."
(Netflix/Apple/A24 via AP)
 — Hulu’s “Rivals” returns Wednesday
for the second half of Season 2 with three episodes dropping at
once, and the last three arriving weekly. The Emmy- and BAFTA-winning
series is adapted from the novel “Rivals” by Jilly Cooper. It’s
about two men (played by David Tennant and Aidan Turner) feuding
over a British TV franchise.
— Peacock releases all six episodes of the limited series “The Good
Daughter” on Thursday. It’s based on Karin Slaughter’s 2017 novel.
Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy play Samantha and Charlotte Quinn,
sisters who are still grappling with a brutal crime that struck
their family decades earlier. Slaughter wrote all the episodes.
Brendan Gleeson co-stars.
— Anthony Mackie and Jamie Dornan star in and executive-produce the
eight-episode series “12 12 12,” debuting Friday. Mackie plays a
disgraced FBI agent on the trail of Dornan's character, a thief who
robs a Zurich bank vault. The story shifts between three timelines:
12 months of planning, 12 hours of execution and 12 days on the run.
— “The Proud Family” has a Christmas special called “A Proud Family
Wizmas,” a stop-motion musical coming to Disney+ on Saturday. Penny
Proud's rant about the commercialization of Christmas causes Santa
to quit on Christmas Eve, so she reluctantly steps into his suit to
deliver presents.
— The first three episodes of Prime Video's “The Chosen” Season 6
drop Sunday. Jonathan Roumie returns as Jesus in a season about his
last day, building to the crucifixion. The finale is headed to
theaters next spring.
— AP Writer Alicia Rancilio
New video games to play from Nov. 9–15
— The title character of “Hope in the City” is a teenager living a
comfortable life in Shenyang, China — until her parents disappear.
Fortunately, Hope is fearless and has a good eye for evidence, and
as she puts together the pieces of a conspiracy, “every clue reveals
more of the city’s darkest secrets.” Canada’s Lofty Sky Games
presents the mystery with stylized polygonal graphics that evoke the
classic point-and-click adventures of the 1990s. The investigation
begins Tuesday on Xbox X/S and PC.
— Worried about artificial intelligence? Stardock Entertainment is
giving you a chance to fight back with “Ashes of the Singularity
II,” the latest epic from the masters of real-time strategy. Three
factions are battling for control of the galaxy: the human United
Earth Forces, the hyper-efficient Post-Human Coalition and the
relentless AI Substrate. The solo campaign puts you in charge of
humans trying to undo the damage left after years of expansion by
the other two groups. Multiplayer skirmishes let you control any
faction to fight against or alongside your friends. Plug in Tuesday
on PC.
— Lou Kesten
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