November brings a festival heavy lineup to Kanopy, from a Cornish time-slip mystery and a Cannes-selected Japanese thriller to a documentary about Florida’s python hunters. Families can also look forward to the return a children’s class.

Availability varies by region and plan.

Available in the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand

Father Brown: Series 12

Watch Father Brown: Series 12 on Kanopy | Streaming November 17

The quaint Cotswolds are abuzz with dastardly intrigue. Father Brown’s new ally is a playwright priest who’s written the perfect murder. But is art imitating death? There’s medieval murder at a battle re-enactment, a new nemesis lurking in the shadows and an old one who’s not quite as we remember him. And there are wedding bells for Chief Inspector Sullivan – until the secret is out that he’s not the real sleuth of the parish.

The BBC’s long-running cozy mystery returns with Mark Williams as Father Brown, the Catholic priest whose understanding of human nature helps him solve crimes in his quiet English village. The series is adapted from G.K. Chesterton’s short stories, first published in 1910, and has built a loyal audience over more than a decade on air.

The Berenstain Bears

Watch The Berenstain Bears on Kanopy | Streaming November 17

Mama and Papa Bear are proud parents who live in a cozy tree house deep in Bear Country. It is the perfect setting to raise a family. The curious cubs, Sister and Brother Bear, have no shortage of places to see, bears to visit, life lessons to learn and mysteries to solve.

Based on the picture books by Stan and Jan Berenstain, this animated series from Nelvana follows Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister Bear through everyday family moments in Bear Country. Episodes take on familiar milestones like starting school, sharing and making friends, which makes the series a natural fit for families with young children.

Available in the United States and Canada

Rose of Nevada

Watch Rose of Nevada on Kanopy | Streaming November 17

A desperate man and a mysterious drifter (George MacKay and Callum Turner) take jobs on an old fishing boat that has recently reappeared in the harbor after vanishing at sea 30 years prior. But when this new crew returns from its voyage…why is nothing in the village quite like they remember it? From BAFTA-winning director Mark Jenkin.

Written and directed by Cornish filmmaker Mark Jenkin, Rose of Nevada stars George MacKay (1917) and Callum Turner (Masters of the Air) as two men who join the crew of a fishing boat that has returned to harbour 30 years after it disappeared at sea. When they come back from their first voyage, the village greets them as the original crew. The film premiered at the 2025 Venice International Film Festival, also screened at TIFF, and rounds out Jenkin’s run of Cornwall-set films following Bait and Enys Men. Jenkin shot it on 16mm film, giving it the textured, handmade look his work is known for.

The Python Hunt

Watch The Python Hunt on Kanopy | Streaming November 17

In an attempt to save the threatened ecosystem, the Florida government hosts an annual competition to remove invasive pythons from the Everglades. For 10 nights, python-mania overtakes the ‘glades as an eclectic group of amateur hunters contends with unforgiving terrain, aggressive nocturnal creatures, and their own desires and demons that push them into the swamp, searching for slithering glory.

Every year, Florida invites the public into the Everglades for the Florida Python Challenge, a 10-day competition to remove invasive Burmese pythons, with a cash prize for whoever catches the most. Director Xander Robin, who grew up in Florida, follows a group of competitors through the 2023 challenge, from seasoned professionals to first-time hunters. The documentary won a Special Jury Award at SXSW 2025 and is as much about the people chasing the snakes as the snakes themselves.

Available in the United States

Exit 8

Watch Exit 8 on Kanopy | Streaming Now

Based on the global hit video game; a man is trapped in an endless subway corridor on his way to find Exit 8. He discovers a set of rules in order to escape: do not overlook anything out of the ordinary; if you discover an anomaly, turn back immediately; if you don’t, carry on. A single oversight will send him back to the beginning. Will he ever reach his goal and exit this infinite nightmare?

Based on the hit 2023 video game The Exit 8, this Japanese psychological thriller follows a man (Kazunari Ninomiya, Letters from Iwo Jima) trapped in a looping subway corridor. To escape, he has to spot anything that has changed since his last pass. Director Genki Kawamura, a producer on the anime hit Your Name, premiered the film in the Midnight Screenings section of the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, where it was widely reported as the first video game adaptation to screen there. Neon released it in US theaters in April 2026.

Available in Canada

Fantas

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Tania decides to take her horse Fantas to meet her friends in her working-class neighborhood. By sharing her passion, she seeks to bring together two parts of herself, two worlds that have never crossed paths before and which will collide in an urban tale with surreal overtones.

In this French-language short from Quebec director Halima Elkhatabi, a girl named Tania brings her horse, Fantas, into the city to meet her friends in the working-class neighbourhood where she lives. The 12-minute film premiered at TIFF in 2024, screened in the Generation 14plus section of the 2025 Berlinale, and was nominated for Best Live Action Short Drama at the Canadian Screen Awards.

Available in Australia and New Zealand

Residence

Watch Residence on Kanopy | Streaming November 10

Residence is a dystopian tragi-comic drama that delves deep into the intricate tapestry of Australia’s multicultural history, in search of its beating heart. In a dystopian world, where 90 percent of the population are now hosts to an unknown parasite, an unlikely hero is born. Residence is visually bold and unapologetically unique in tenor, with an underlying thread of comedy that mitigates a tone of devastation.

The feature debut of Melbourne writer-director Matt Mirams, Residence is a zombie horror comedy about a reluctant hero, a silent child and a mismatched group of survivors trying to reach safety in a medieval theme park. The cast includes several familiar faces from Australian television, among them Neighbours alumni Kym Valentine, Ryan Moloney and Ian Smith. The film had its world premiere at Monster Fest in Melbourne in October 2025.

Mean Mums: Season 2

Watch Mean Mums: Season 2 | Streaming November 10

Who runs the world? Mums. From the award-winning team behind Westside and Outrageous Fortune, immerse yourself in the hyper-competitive world of passive aggressive primary school mothers in this laugh-out-loud comedy.

Created by Amanda Alison, this New Zealand sitcom began as a pilot during Three’s Comedy Pilot Week in 2018 before being picked up as a series. Morgana O’Reilly stars as Jess, a mum trying to find her place among the parents at her son’s primary school. In Season 2, a new school year starts and Jess, Heather and Hine set out to win back their seats on the fundraising committee.

Making Utu

Watch Making Utu on Kanopy | Streaming November 24

Making Utu explores the kaupapa behind the production of Geoff Murphy’s 1983 epic Utu. It includes interviews with Joe Malcolm, cultural advisor on the production, and Murphy, Merata Mita and actor Martyn Sanderson share their understanding of the story’s exploration of New Zealand’s racial past.

Directed by Gaylene Preston, this 1983 television documentary goes behind the scenes of Geoff Murphy’s Utu, a landmark New Zealand feature set during the New Zealand Wars that went on to screen at Cannes. Filmed on set, it captures a small crew working on a tight budget and navigating questions of cultural protocol, with contributions from filmmaker Merata Mita, actor Anzac Wallace and Bruno Lawrence. At 48 minutes, it is a compact look at a turning point in New Zealand cinema.

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