5 of the Most Popular TV Shows Right Now, According to Rotten Tomatoes (Nov. 13-15)

Image via Disney+ Published Nov 13, 2026, 1:42 PM EST Ben Brewster is a filmmaker, critic, screenwriter, and actor whose work sits at the intersection of film culture, craft analysis, and storytelling. He is a movie list contributing writer at Collider and a contributing writer for High on Films, where he covers contemporary cinema, independent film, and festival releases with an eye toward narrative structure, performance, and visual language. Ben is an active film festival participant, having worked with Newport Film, the Nantucket Film Festival and as a screener for the Austin, Boston & Woodstock film festivals. He brings to that work a programming instinct shaped by years of close engagement with independent and documentary cinema. This comes with a deep investment in the kinds of films that rarely find their way into the mainstream conversation without someone willing to advocate for them. His background spans documentary and narrative filmmaking, film marketing, and production, including work with award-winning directors. This as well as developing his own indie production company, Lilac Creative Studio, through which he develops and produces original work across fiction and nonfiction forms. His debut documentary, Diamond in the Rust, is an examination of economic redevelopment and displacement in the Queens area of New York City. The film was recently accepted to the Unisphere Film Festival, the Defense of Democracy Film Festival, and the Urbanite Arts & Film Festival. This would mark his first festival recognition as a director. In addition to his writing and programming work, Ben hosts Beneath the Bloom, a film podcast exploring the work behind the scenes in cinema, and the struggles one can face to make a movie become a reality. The show reflects the same sensibility that runs through all of his work. A conviction that film is not merely entertainment but one of the most powerful tools human beings have for understanding each other. Across mediums, his work is driven by a deep belief in film as a communal, transformative art form. Sign in to your Collider account This weekend has an abundance of new television all competing at the same time. Dexter: Resurrection drops its third episode of Season 2 on Friday, Nocturne delivers another weekly installment, and Netflix subscribers are still working through From. Rotten Tomatoes keeps a running list of the series its users are rating, saving and arguing about the most. This weekend's version is a snapshot of prestige fall television. The mix covers spy comedy, serial killers, android angst, and a town nobody can leave. If you want something you can finish in a weekend, Slow Horses Season 6 runs six episodes, and VisionQuest runs eight, and both are complete. Thanksgiving is two weeks away, and a lot of viewers are already lining up something to watch around the holiday. Nocturne wraps on Christmas Day and Dexter: Resurrection closes on January 1. Both keep weekly episodes coming through the holidays. Popularity lists tend to reward whatever people are talking about this week. It's how a new Apple thriller and a horror series in a tight Netflix window can beat a perfect-scoring and critically renowned spy drama. Critics are kind to almost everything here, with scores running from about 85% up to 100 for Slow Horses season six. Audience scores tell a different story, particularly for Nocturne at 58% after two episodes and From Season 4 at 66%. From has seasons one through three on Netflix, with Season 4 available on MGM+. The final season is filming and set for a 2027 release. Marvel fans also have the impending Avengers: Doomsday on December 18, which is plenty of reason to fly through the last chapter of the WandaVision saga. We keep spoilers light, though a few plot points come up below. 5 'Slow Horses Season 6' (2022-Present) Image via Apple TV Slow Horses is the show about spies nobody wants, and season six deepens storylines and pushes the crew further into real danger. Gary Oldman returns as Jackson Lamb, the slovenly, brilliant boss of Slough House, where disgraced MI5 agents are sent to be forgotten. The first episode is titled "Circle of Life," and it picks up with River Cartwright stuck exactly where season five left him and Olivia Cooke's Sid Baker back in the mix. Mick Herron's novels Joe Country and Slough House are adapted together this time, the first season of which is to do so. Kristin Scott's Diana Taverner has her own scheme that sets off a fatally high-stakes game of retaliation and revenge and forces the team out on the run. COLLIDERInteractive Five Doors Franchises/Quizzes/Your Universe Collider QuizWhich Iconic UniverseDo You Belong In?8 Questions · 5 WorldsFive legendary universes. Five completely different visions of what the world could be, or already was. One of them is the world your instincts, your values, and your particular way of existing were built for. Eight questions will tell you which one.The Five Doors Star Wars Lord of the Rings Harry Potter Game of Thrones Star Trek Find Your Universe Question 01PURPOSE 01What gives your life its deepest sense of meaning?Every universe is built around a different answer to this question. ABeing part of something larger than myself: a cause, a rebellion, a fight for freedom that outlasts me.BThe journey itself. The places I'll go, the companions beside me, the world I'll discover on the way.CLearning. Unlocking what I'm capable of, understanding the world's hidden mechanics, growing into something more.DLegacy. The name I leave behind, the power I build, the mark I make before the world moves on without me.EUnderstanding. Exploring what exists beyond the horizon and asking what it means to be alive in a universe this vast. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 02WORLD 02Which kind of world do you most want to inhabit?The environment shapes who you become. Choose carefully. AA galaxy of planets, each with its own culture, connected by conflict, trade, and the Force.BAncient lands of breathtaking beauty, deep history, and a creeping darkness at the edges.CA world hidden inside our own, full of wonder, community, and magic waiting to be learned.DA harsh, beautiful continent where power is everything and every alliance is a calculation.EA future where humanity has reached the stars and must decide what kind of species it wants to be. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 03CONFLICT 03How do you prefer your conflicts resolved?The shape of a world's conflicts tells you everything about its soul. AThrough sacrifice and courage. Someone has to make the impossible choice so others don't have to.BThrough fellowship. The impossible becomes possible when the right people walk the same road.CThrough growth. Confronting what you fear, understanding what you lack, and becoming equal to the challenge.DThrough strategy. Outthinking, outmaneuvering, positioning yourself so the outcome was never in doubt.EThrough dialogue. Finding the third option, the peaceful resolution, the answer nobody else thought to look for. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 04COMPANIONS 04Who do you want beside you when things get difficult?Your ideal companions reveal the world you were made for. AA small crew: a pilot, a rogue, a warrior, each broken in their own way, unbeatable together.BA fellowship of different kinds of people, bound by purpose and deepened by the long road.CFriends who grew up alongside me, who knew me before I knew myself, and stayed anyway.DAllies whose loyalty I've earned and tested, and whose ambitions align with mine, for now.EA crew of brilliant, curious, principled people from every corner of known space. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 05POWER 05What is your relationship with power?How you seek, wield, or resist power is the map of who you are. AI want to use it to protect, and I'm terrified of what I might become if I'm not careful.BI distrust it. The most important power in this story is the courage to give it up.CI want to earn it, through knowledge, through effort, through becoming someone worthy of it.DI want to wield it. Preferably before someone else decides to wield it against me.EI want to understand it: its structures, its limits, its ethical dimensions. Power without accountability is the real risk. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 06MORALITY 06How does your universe treat good and evil?A world's moral architecture tells you more about it than any map. AThere is a dark side and a light side, and the choice between them is always present, always personal.BEvil is real and ancient and patient, and goodness, however small, is the only thing that can undo it.CGood and evil are real, but they live inside people, and people are complicated, always capable of both.DGood and evil are mostly a matter of perspective and proximity. Power is the only honest currency.EEvil is usually the result of ignorance, fear, or broken systems, and understanding it is the first step to solving it. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 07ROLE 07What role would you naturally fall into?Every universe has archetypes. Which one fits you without trying? AThe reluctant hero. Ordinary origins, extraordinary moment, changed forever by the choice to act.BThe unlikely carrier. The one nobody expected to matter most, quietly bearing the weight of everything.CThe student. Not yet who I'll become, learning through every mistake, growing into something the world needs.DThe player. Sharp enough to see the game for what it is, ambitious enough to try to win it.EThe explorer. Drawn to the unknown, driven by curiosity, most alive when standing somewhere no one has stood before. ← BackPick one, then Next Next Question Question 08HOPE 08What do you ultimately believe about the future?The answer to this is the clearest window into which universe already lives inside you. AThat hope is real. That even in the darkest galaxy, a new hope is always possible.BThat even the smallest person can change the course of the future, if they have the courage to try.CThat love and friendship and doing what's right will matter in the end, even when everything says otherwise.DThat the wheel keeps turning. That power shifts, winters end, and what endures is those willing to fight for it.EThat humanity, or whatever we become, is capable of extraordinary things, if we choose to be. ← BackPick one, then Next Reveal My Universe Your Universe Has Been ChosenYou Belong In Your answers point to the iconic universe your values, your instincts, and your particular way of seeing the world were built for. This is where you would find your people and your purpose. Space OperaStar WarsA Galaxy Far, Far Away · Since 1977Hope, used as a tactic. You believe in the cause, in the idea that freedom is worth fighting for even when the odds are impossible and the empire is vast.Why This Is Your World You are drawn to the moral clarity of a universe where hope itself is a form of resistance. You'd find your people in the Rebellion, a ragtag coalition of true believers held together by conviction more than resources. Star Wars is fundamentally a story about ordinary people choosing to matter in an extraordinary conflict, and that is exactly your kind of story. The Force may or may not be with you. But the will to use it for something larger than yourself certainly is. From The Collider File The Mandalorian and Grogu brought Star Wars back to cinemas in 2026, the first theatrical entry since 2019. Star Wars: Starfighter, with Ryan Gosling, follows it as the next film on the slate. The CauseRagtag CrewA New Hope High FantasyLord of the RingsMiddle-earth · Since 1954The road goes on, and you are good at roads. You understand, in the deepest part of yourself, that the journey matters as much as the destination, and that the world's beauty is worth protecting even at great cost.Why This Is Your World Middle-earth is a world of ancient wonder, deep friendship, and a darkness that only retreats when enough small acts of courage accumulate. You would thrive here because you value the fellowship more than the glory, the road more than the arrival. Tolkien's universe rewards patience, loyalty, and the willingness to carry something heavy across a very long distance. Those are not burdens to you. They are simply how you move through the world. From The Collider File The Rings of Power returned for a third season on Prime Video in November 2026. Andy Serkis directs The Hunt for Gollum, now dated for December 2027. FellowshipThe Long RoadMiddle-earth Modern FantasyHarry PotterThe Wizarding World · Since 1997The quiet choice, made without any guarantee. You believe that love, loyalty, and doing what's right are not naive sentiments. They are the most powerful forces in any world, magical or otherwise.Why This Is Your World The Wizarding World is a place of wonder hidden in plain sight, where learning is transformative and the bonds you form at school follow you into everything that comes after. You would flourish here because you take both the magic and the friendships seriously, and you understand that one without the other is incomplete. Harry Potter's universe ultimately rewards those who choose to stand for something even when standing is terrifying. That choice, made quietly, without guarantee, is something you understand completely. From The Collider File HBO's series adaptation is dated for 2027, with Dominic McLaughlin as Harry. It is built to run one season per book, which gives it roughly seven years of story. WonderLoyaltyHogwarts Political FantasyGame of ThronesWesteros and the Known World · Since 1996You see the board. You are not frozen by seeing it. You see the world clearly, its power structures, its hypocrisies, its cold arithmetic, and you are not paralyzed by that clarity. You use it.Why This Is Your World Westeros is a world that rewards intelligence, adaptability, and the willingness to understand that every alliance is also a negotiation. You would survive here, possibly thrive here, because you don't confuse the world as it is with the world as you'd like it to be. Game of Thrones is a story about what happens when the idealists and the realists collide. You are sharp enough to know which one lasts longer. Winter always comes. You are already prepared. From The Collider File A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms opened HBO's 2026, premiering in January. House of the Dragon's third season followed it, making 2026 the busiest year Westeros has had since the finale. Reads The RoomPlays LongWesteros Science FictionStar TrekThe United Federation of Planets · Since 1966The future is a project, not a prediction. You believe the future is worth building, that curiosity, cooperation, and the expansion of understanding are not just ideals but the most practical path forward for any civilization.Why This Is Your World Star Trek is a universe where the questions matter as much as the answers, and where encountering something utterly alien is cause for wonder rather than fear. You would belong here because you are fundamentally optimistic about what intelligence and decency can achieve, while being honest about how hard that achievement is. The Federation is the universe's most ambitious thought experiment: what if we got better? You don't just hope that's possible. You think it's the only thing worth working toward. From The Collider File Starfleet Academy premiered on Paramount+ in January 2026, with Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti. Strange New Worlds returned for a fourth season that July, moving visibly closer to the original series. CuriosityCooperationThe Federation Where You Fit 1· · ·0% 2· · ·0% 3· · ·0% Retake The QuizCopied A Collider InteractiveCOLLIDERMore quizzes at collider.com Critics have been almost unanimous. Season 6 opened at 100% on Rotten Tomatoes, the third season of the series to reach that mark after seasons two and four. Forbes pointed out that it now has the best score of any Apple series with five or more seasons, edging past Trying. ScreenRant said Season 6 delivers some of the most compelling drama and exciting subversions the series has produced. Jack Lowden is also reportedly among the actors linked to the final James Bond screen tests, which has thrust the show into the cultural zeitgeist even further. Apple has already announced a seventh season. 4 'Dexter: Resurrection Season 2' (2025-Present) Image via Paramount+ Dexter Morgan is older, and this season seems the most self-aware of that fact. Michael C. Hall's antihero is dealing with the psychological challenges of middle age while two very different killers prowl New York City. One is Brian Cox's Don Framt, better known as the New York Ripper, an infamous killer introduced towards the end of season one. Dan Stevens plays Owen Stark, the Five Borough Killer, while Gabriel Luna guest stars as the Sleepy-Eyed Stranger, and Krysten Ritter reappears as Mia LaPierre, better known as Lady Vengeance. Uma Thurman is back as Charley, and Jack Alcott returns as Harrison. Season 2 premiered on October 30 on the Paramount+ Premium plan, with a third episode releasing this Friday. New episodes also air on Showtime on Sundays for anyone who prefers cable. The franchise turns 20 this year, leaning into the idea of an older and grizzled Dexter. Rotten Tomatoes had the season at 86% on seven reviews as of November 3. That's a slight step down from season one, but it runs a full ten episodes by the new year, so it has time to bring that back up. 3 'VisionQuest Limited Series' (2026) Image via Disney+ Showrunner Terry Matalas, who ran the third season of Star Trek: Picard, brings a very different tone to Marvel's android. VisionQuest picks up with a rebooted Vision on the run from the people who tried to weaponize him and a large bounty on his head. The show follows the first two entries, WandaVision and Agatha All Along. Paul Bettany returns for the eight-episode limited series, and James Spader's Ultron, who appears in human form, becomes his closest and most dangerous companion. Spader has described their dynamic as a strange mix of father, son, therapist, and psychopath. The series arrived in double drops, the last of which landed on Disney+ on November 4. Rotten Tomatoes opened it at 87%, and it has since settled in the mid-80s, ahead of Agatha All Along at 84% and behind WandaVision's 92%. Critics singled out Bettany and Spader, with one reviewer calling their chemistry the highlight of the series, which is hard to argue with. Comic Book Movie called it one of the best stories the MCU has told, while Rolling Stone said it lacks a clear sense of vision. Even some positive reviews flagged an uneven second half and difficulty balancing storylines. But with the impending Avengers: Doomsday release, the finale has gotten extra attention from Marvel fans. 2 'Nocturne Season 1' (2026-Present) Image via Apple TV Nocturne starts with an unsettling idea. A victim of the notorious serial killer Jurek Walter turns up alive, and a retired homicide detective named Jonah Lynn is pulled back into the case. Liev Schreiber plays Lynn, who works and lives in a small western Pennsylvania town and is accompanied by FBI agent Saga Bauer (Zazie Beetz). Stephen Graham is the antagonist, Walter, a cunning and manipulative killer who is held at a psychiatric hospital when the story begins. Episode titles like "Lazarus, Come Forth!" can tip off audiences to its biblical and philosophical tonal weight. Graham has been receiving the most praise from critics, and the Tomatometer has landed in the mid-80s for Nocturne's inaugural season so far. Several reviewers also note that Schrieber and Beetz bring a tenderness that balances out the darker thematic narrative. Others remarked that the series relied on well-worn serial killer stereotypes, and audience scores have been a step-down at 58% so far through two episodes. Even so, Nocturne reached No. 1 on Apple TV's global chart, passing Ted Lasso, Slow Horses, and Silo handily. Tom Hardy was originally attached before Graham took over. New episodes hit every Friday until Christmas Day. 1 'From Season 4' (2022-Present) Image via MGM From has been around for a while now, but it is finally getting the mass audience it had desired thanks to Netflix. Seasons one through three hit the streamer on October 19 on a limited-time license, and within 24 hours the show had reached second place on Netflix's U.S. chart. It also reportedly led Nielsen's streaming chart, with the largest weekly total of any acquired series this year. Harold Perrineau, who played Michael Dawson on Lost, leads as Boyd Stevens, the self-appointed sheriff of a town that traps everyone who drives in. Each night, creatures come out of the surrounding forest, and the residents spend their days arguing over the best way to survive. Season 4 brings a new arrival named Sophia and gives the Man in Yellow a more active and prominent role. Creator John Griffin calls the show a character drama dressed up as a horror show, and the description fits well. Season 4 is the one that played on MGM+ from late April through June, and the service calls From the most-watched series in their history. It gives longtime fans answers they have been waiting for while Boyd and the rest of the town keep pushing for a way out. RT lists season four at 96%, the highest of the four seasons. However, the audience score opened at 92% and has since slid to 66%, which suggests some fans wanted more terror and fewer conversations. The final season is filming in Halifax and is headed for 2027, with no official premiere date. Release Date February 20, 2022 Network MGM+ Directors Jack Bender, Brad Turner, Alexandra La Roche, Bruce McDonald, Jeff Renfroe Writers Vivian Lee, Kristen Layden, Brigitte Hales, Jeff Pinkner, John Griffin Creator(s) John Griffin