What to Stream: 'Wicked: For Good' soundtrack, Ted Danson, 'The Bad Guys
2' and Black cowboys
[November 17, 2025]
Ted Danson’s “A Man on the Inside” returning to Netflix for its
second season and Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo belting out the
“Wicked: For Good” soundtrack 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: Aerosmith
teaming up with Yungblud on a new EP, “The Bad Guys 2” hitting Peacock
and Jordan Peele looking at Black cowboys in a new documentary series.
New movies to stream from Nov. 17-23
— “Train Dreams,” (Friday, Nov. 21 on Netflix), Clint Bentley’s
adaptation of Denis Johnson’s acclaimed novella, stars Joel Edgerton as
Robert Grainier, a railroad worker and logger in the early 20th century
Pacific Northwest. The film, scripted by Bentley and Greg Kwedar (the
duo behind last year’s “Sing Sing” ), conjures a frontier past to tell a
story about an anonymous laborer and the currents of change around him.
— The DreamWorks Animation sequel “The Bad Guys 2” (Friday, Nov. 21 on
Peacock) returns the reformed criminal gang of animals for a new heist
caper. In the film, with a returning voice cast including Sam Rockwell,
Awkwafina, Craig Robinson, Anthony Ramos and Marc Maron, the Bad Guys
encounter a new robbery team: the Bad Girls. In his review, AP’s Mark
Kennedy lamented an over-amped sequel with a plot that reaches into
space: “It’s hard to watch a franchise drift so expensively and
pointlessly in Earth’s orbit.”
— In “The Roses,” Jay Roach (“Meet the Parents’), from a script by Tony
McNamara (“Poor Things”), remakes Danny DeVito’s 1989 black comedy, “The
War of the Roses.” In this version, Olivia Colman and Benedict
Cumberbatch star as a loving couple who turn bitter enemies. In his
review, Kennedy called “The Roses” “an escalating hatefest that, by the
time a loaded gun comes out, all the fun has been sucked out.”
— AP Film Writer Jake Coyle
New music to stream on Nov. 21
— Musical theater fans, your time has come… again. “Wicked: For Good” is
upon us, and with it comes the release of its official soundtrack. On
Friday, after or before you catch the film in theaters, stream its
life-affirming compositions to your heart's content. Might we suggest
Ariana Grande’s “The Girl in the Bubble?” Or Cynthia Erivo’s “No Place
Like Home?” And for the Jeff Goldblum and Jonathan Bailey lovers, yes,
there’s gold to be unearthed, too.
— Rock this way: Aerosmith is back with new music. Following their 2023
“Greatest Hits” collection and just a few months after the conclusion of
their “Peace Out: The Farewell Tour” (the band said it would no longer
hit the road due to singer Steven Tyler’s voice becoming permanently
damaged by a vocal cord injury ) they’re teaming up with next gen rock
‘n’ roller Yungblud. It’s a collaborative EP called “One More Time,” out
Friday. The anthemic opening track, “My Only Angel” sets the tone.
What’s another one for the road?
— AP Music Writer Maria Sherman
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This combination of images shows promotional art for the series "Man
on the Inside," left, the series "Vanguard," center, and the
animated film "The Bad Guys 2." (Netflix/Viaplay/DreamWorks
Animation via AP)
 New series to stream from Nov.
17-23
— Raise your hand if you still miss “Succession” Sundays on HBO. An
acclaimed Swedish drama called “Vanguard” debuts Tuesday on Viaplay
that's of the same vein. It's a dramatization about Jan Stenbeck,
one of Europe’s most influential media moguls. There's ambition,
betrayal and yes, sibling rivalry.
— Ted Danson's “A Man on the Inside” returns to Netflix for its
second season on Thursday. Danson plays a widower named Charles who
has found a new sense of purpose as an amateur private detective. In
Season One, Charles moved into a retirement home to catch his
culprit. In Season Two, he goes back to college to solve a case.
Danson's real-life wife, Mary Steenburgen, joins the cast as
Charles' love interest as he explores the idea of a second chance at
romance.
— Keeley Hawes and Freddie Highmore co-star in “The Assassin” for
AMC+. Hawes (“Bodyguard”) plays a retired assassin living in
solitude on a Greek island whose peaceful life is turned upside down
when her estranged son (Highmoore) comes to visit. When the two find
themselves in danger they must work together to stay alive. It
premieres Thursday.
— Jordan Peele has a new documentary series called “High Horse: The
Black Cowboy” coming to Peacock on Thursday. The three-part series
examines how stories of Black cowboys have been erased from both pop
culture and history books.
New video games to play from Nov. 17-23
— If you bought Mario Kart World when Nintendo launched the Switch 2
back in June, you may be wondering: Do I really need another racing
game? Kirby Air Riders comes from designer Masahiro Sakurai, the
mastermind behind Super Smash Bros., so it adds that franchise’s
chaotic combat to the mix. Each of the competitors has different
weapons and each of the vehicles has different benefits and
drawbacks. And everyone can use Kirby’s signature “inhale”
technique, which lets you absorb an opponent’s skills by, well,
swallowing them. So if you like your racing weird, get your motor
running Thursday.
— Lou Kesten
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