Marvel’s The Punisher set for Netflix debut
Like most weeks, this one is all about counting down the days until Friday — when Marvel’s The Punisher makes its way to Netflix. Starring the gritty Jon Bernthal, with Deborah Ann Woll and Ben Barnes, it’s the latest addition to the Netflix/ Marvel franchise — and the most violent, yet.
Since he made his bloodspattered debut in the second season of Daredevil, Bernthal’s Frank Castle character has been long in the works for his own series. A presumed dead war veteran with vengeance to spare, he’s the antihero we truly need right now.
Also making waves this month is Dee Rees’s Mudbound, based on the Hillary Jordan novel, which follows two Second World War veterans who begin to grow a deep friendship despite their racial barriers in rural Mississippi. Starring Carey Mulligan, Garrett Hedlund and Mary J. Blige, this one’s got a ton of early Oscar buzz.
Here’s all that’s new to streaming services this week:
NETFLIX
❚ November 13 Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary
❚ November 14 DeRay Davis: How To Act Black Hickok
❚ November 15 Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas Point Break Star ( Season 2; new episodes weekly)
❚ November 16 The Case for Christ Green Zone Midnight Run
❚ November 17 A Christmas Prince Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond – Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton Longmire ( final season) Luna Petunia ( Season 3) Marvel’s The Punisher Mudbound Shot in the Dark ( Season 1) Spirit: Riding Free ( Season 3) Stretch Armstrong & the Flex Fighters ( Season 1)
CRAVETV
❚ November 13 Ill Behaviour ( Season 1 debut; new episodes weekly)
❚ November 17 P. K. Subban Skate Past The Noise: The Off- season Tim & Faith Soul2Soul
❚ Your off- the- beat recommendation of the week Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas on Netflix Featuring appearances from Babyface and Kelsey Grammer, consider this a television event for the entire family – no matter their taste. Seriously.