What To watc W/C 3rd November
From power moves in Chicago’s underworld to intergalactic family drama, this week’s list proves that the small screen is where the biggest stories live. We’ve got Tracy Morgan bringing family and feelings in Family Value, Niecy Nash-Betts and Teyana Taylor serving courtroom realness in All’s Fair, and Vince Staples returning with his uniquely offbeat brand […]
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From power moves in Chicago’s underworld to intergalactic family drama, this week’s list proves that the small screen is where the biggest stories live.
We’ve got Tracy Morgan bringing family and feelings in Family Value, Niecy Nash-Betts and Teyana Taylor serving courtroom realness in All’s Fair, and Vince Staples returning with his uniquely offbeat brand of storytelling in The Vince Staples Show Season 2.
You can also catch David Olusoga who takes us back through time to dissect empire.
Crutch – Moday 3rd November | Paramount+
Welcome to Family Value – Calvin reaches out to his cousin Crutch to get Malcolm a sweet deal on a new floor. However, Crutch insists on coming to L.A. to oversee the work himself, where he drives Tina crazy — and reveals an emotional vulnerability.
Starring: Tracy Morgan, Jermaine Fowler, Kecia Lewis, Adrianna Mitchell, Adrian Martinez, Braxton Paul, Finn Maloney & more. Directed and written by by Kasi Lemmons.
All’s Fair – Tuesday 4th November | Disney+
A team of female divorce attorneys leave a male-dominated firm to open their own powerhouse practice. Fierce, brilliant, and emotionally complicated, they navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets, and shifting allegiances—both in the courtroom and within their own ranks. In a world where money talks and love is a battleground, these women don’t just play the game—they change it. Starring Niecy Nash-Betts, Teyana Taylor, & more.
The Shadow Scholars: Fake Essay Scandal – Streaming Now | Channel 4’s YouTube
Oxford academic Professor Patricia Kingori explores Kenya’s shady, multi-billion-dollar fake-essay industry, where educated Kenyans secretly write papers for students around the world.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps – Wednesday 5th November | Disney+
Forced to balance their roles as heroes with the strength of their family bond, the Fantastic Four must defend Earth from a ravenous space god called Galactus and his enigmatic herald, the Silver Surfer. With Sarah Niles.
The Vince Staple Show: S2 – Thursday 6th November | Netflix
When his football-star uncle dies, Vince embarks on a bizarre, funny and occasionally sinister odyssey into his complicated life history. Vince Staples, Andrea Ellsworth, Nate’ Jones, Vanessa Bell Calloway, Kareem Grimes, Watts Homie Quan & more. Director William Stefan Smith.
Power Book IV: Force | Season 3 – Friday 7th November 2025 | MGM+
Tommy Egan finds himself in Chicago’s drug game, inserting himself between the city’s two biggest crews. In a city divided by race, Tommy straddles the line, ultimately becoming the lynchpin that not only unites them – but holds the POWER to watch them crumble. As the first season unfolds at breakneck speed, Tommy uses his outsider status to his advantage, breaking all the local rules and rewriting them on his quest to become the biggest drug dealer in Chicago.
Starring Isaac Keys, Kris D. Lofton, Lucien Cambric, Miriam A.Hyman, Adrienne Walker & more
Empire with David Olusoga – Friday 7th November @9pm | BBC Two
The historian traces the story of the British Empire from its origins under Elizabeth I in the late 16th Century, when England was a relatively poor country compared to the global and lucrative empires of its European rivals Spain and Portugal. He also examines the emergence of private charter companies, and the beginnings of an empire of both trade and settlement.
Fresh Cuts: Play Time – Sunday 9th November @11:20pm | ITV & ITVX
Six neurodivergent comedians including Cariad Lloyd, Stuart Laws, Inel Tomlinson and Bec Hill put on a stage play for a primary school. However, they have no clue what the play is going to be about and it doesn’t even exist until they get all of the ideas from a neurodiverse group of six- to nine-year-old schoolchildren on the morning of the show.
The series features Cariad Lloyd, Inel Tomlinson, Stuart Laws, Bec Hill, Aruhan Galieva and Chris Barlow.
