Here Are All the Movies & TV Shows Coming to Paramount+ and Apple TV+ This Week, Including ‘The Family Plan 2’

Here’s your quick guide to what’s landing between Monday, November 17 and Sunday, November 23: a family-friendly CGI revival, an introspective drama, a music-biopic crowd-pleaser, and a splashy action-comedy sequel. Below you’ll find each title with its exact arrival date and service, plus essential details like plot, cast, and key creatives so you know what to queue up next.

‘The Smurfs’ (2021)

Arrives Wednesday, November 19 on Paramount+. This CGI revival follows Papa Smurf, Smurfette, Brainy, and the village’s pint-sized crew on self-contained adventures while regularly tangling with Gargamel and Azrael. Developed by Peyo Productions with Dupuis and partners, the series is directed by William Renaud and produced by Véronique Culliford, keeping close ties to Peyo’s original comics. The show launched in 2021 and has rolled out internationally—including a U.S. run on Nickelodeon—using 11-minute episodes aimed at younger viewers and families.

‘Wakefield’ (2017)

Arrives Wednesday, November 19 on Paramount+. This character study centers on Howard Wakefield, a successful lawyer who abruptly withdraws from his life to secretly live in the garage attic, observing his wife and children as they move on without him. Written and directed by Robin Swicord, it adapts E. L. Doctorow’s short story (itself inspired by Nathaniel Hawthorne) and stars Bryan Cranston and Jennifer Garner. The film runs 108 minutes and was produced by Mockingbird Pictures with music by Aaron Zigman. Supporting players include Jason O’Mara and Beverly D’Angelo.

‘Rocketman’ (2019)

Arrives Friday, November 21 on Paramount+. This biographical musical drama charts Elton John’s early life, conservatory training, and breakthrough partnership with lyricist Bernie Taupin, blending his songs into staged fantasy sequences. Directed by Dexter Fletcher and written by Lee Hall, the film stars Taron Egerton as Elton John, with Jamie Bell, Richard Madden, and Bryce Dallas Howard in key roles. Produced by Marv Films, Rocket Pictures, and New Republic Pictures, it runs 121 minutes. The production features original recordings and new arrangements that thread through the narrative from childhood to superstardom.

‘The Family Plan 2’ (2026)

Arrives Friday, November 21 on Apple TV+. The sequel reunites Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan as Dan and Jessica Morgan, whose European holiday is upended by a figure from Dan’s past, played by Kit Harington. Director Simon Cellan Jones returns, with the story promising globe-trotting set pieces across London and Paris alongside the franchise’s family-comedy beats. Cast members returning from the first film include Zoe Colletti and Van Crosby, with additional new faces joining the ensemble. Coverage to date highlights action sequences, holiday-season stakes, and the continuation of the original’s fish-out-of-water spy-dad premise.

What will you be watching first—blue-skied nostalgia, introspective drama, musical fireworks, or a holiday caper? Tell us in the comments!