‘The Sex Lives of College Girls,’ ‘The L Word: Generation Q’ Return: What’s Premiering This Week (November 14-20)

High profile returning series from HBO Max and Showtime highlight the shows premiering this week on cable and streaming services.

The sophomore campaign of HBO Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls debuts November 17 and continues to follow the lives of four college roommates attending a prestigious New England college, according to the streaming service.

Showtime on November 20 will premiere the third season of The L Word: Generation Q  -- the sequel series from the pay service’s The L Word show that aired from 2004 to 2009 -- which follows the exploits of a group of Los Angeles-based friends.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for multiple shows debuting the week of November 14 to November 20 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

November 16 – Leverage: Redemption (returning series) – Freevee

November 16 – Limitless With Chris Hemsworth (reality) – Disney Plus

November 16 – The Santa Clauses (comedy) – Disney Plus

November 16 – The Wonder (thriller) – Netflix

November 17 – Dead to Me (returning series) – Netflix

November 17 – Gangs of London (returning series) – AMC Plus

November 17 – First Wives Club (returning series) – BET Plus

November 17 – Fleishman is in Trouble (dramedy) – Hulu

November 18 – Disenchanted (movie) – Disney Plus

R. Thomas Umstead

R. Thomas Umstead serves as senior content producer, programming for Multichannel News, Broadcasting + Cable and Next TV. During his more than 30-year career as a print and online journalist, Umstead has written articles on a variety of subjects ranging from TV technology, marketing and sports production to content distribution and development. He has provided expert commentary on television issues and trends for such TV, print, radio and streaming outlets as Fox News, CNBC, the Today show, USA Today, The New York Times and National Public Radio. Umstead has also filmed, produced and edited more than 100 original video interviews, profiles and news reports featuring key cable television executives as well as entertainers and celebrity personalities.