Netflix’s December 2025 line-up packs Oscar-season films, major finales and holiday releases — capped by the return of a series often ranked as the greatest television show of all time.
December is shaping up to be one of Netflix’s most crowded — and quietly significant — months in years. Alongside glossy new originals, awards-season contenders and holiday comfort viewing, the streamer is also bringing back a series many critics still argue set the gold standard for modern television. Whether you’re chasing prestige dramas, final-season payoffs or something familiar to settle into over Christmas, Netflix’s December 2025 slate is built to keep viewers watching — and debating — all month long.
This month’s releases aren’t concentrated around a single genre or moment — they’re spread deliberately across December, encouraging viewers to keep checking back as the holidays approach. Big-budget films land alongside returning reality hits, prestige dramas sit next to family-friendly Christmas titles, and long-running franchises reach their end while others quietly make a return. Here’s everything Netflix is adding in December 2025, listed by release date so you can plan your watchlist as the month unfolds.
Note: Availability can vary by country (some titles are marked US/UK). For Netflix’s official monthly announcements and viewing guides, check Netflix’s own updates on Netflix and its editorial site Tudum.
ORIGINAL
Movies
December opens with a mix of returning favourites and early holiday releases designed for long winter nights.
- 1 December — Troll 2
- 3 December — My Secret Santa
- 4 December — I Wish You Had Told Me
The first full week of December quietly sets the tone for Netflix’s awards-season ambitions.
- 5 December — Jay Kelly
- 5 December — Love and Wine
- 5 December — The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2
- 5 December — Stephen
- 11 December — The Fakenapping
- 11 December — Lost in the Spotlight
One of December’s biggest prestige releases arrives mid-month, with a familiar face leading the mystery.
- 12 December — Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery
- 18 December — 10Dance
- 19 December — The Great Flood
- 19 December — A Time For Bravery
- 22 December — Elway
- 23 December — Eden (US)
- 24 December — Goodbye June
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TV
- 1 December — Love Is Blind: Italy (Season 1)
- 1 December — My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler
- 1 December — Playing Gracie Darling (Season 1)
- 1 December — Talamasca: The Secret Order (Season 1) (UK)
- 3 December — Stranded with My Mother-in-Law (Season 3)
- 3 December — With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration
- 4 December — The Abandons (Season 1)
- 4 December — The Believers (Season 2)
- 4 December — Fugue State 1986 (Season 1)
- 5 December — Owning Manhattan (Season 2)
- 5 December — The Price of Confession (Season 1)
- 5 December — Sicilia Express (Season 1)
- 8 December — Elmo and Mark Rober’s Merry Giftmas
- 9 December — Badly in Love (Season 1)
- 9 December — Blood Coast (Season 2)
- 10 December — The Accident (Season 2)
- 10 December — Record of Ragnarok (Season 3)
- 10 December — Simon Cowell: The Next Act
- 11 December — Had I Not Seen the Sun (Part 2)
- 11 December — Man vs Baby
- 11 December — Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Season 2)
- 11 December — The Town (Season 1)
- 12 December — City of Shadows (Season 1)
- 12 December — Home for Christmas (Season 3)
- 12 December — Single Papa (Season 1)
- 16 December — Culinary Class Wars (Season 2)
- 17 December — The Manny (Season 3)
- 17 December — What’s in the Box? (Season 1)
- 18 December — Emily in Paris (Season 5)
(Dec 25): Christmas Day brings one of Netflix’s most anticipated returns — and it won’t be released all at once.
- 25 December — Stranger Things (Season 5, Volume 2)
(Dec 31): The year ends with a final chapter that Netflix has been building toward for nearly a decade.
- 31 December — Stranger Things (Season 5, Volume 3)
Documentary
- 1 December — All The Empty Rooms
- 2 December — Sean Comb: The Reckoning
- 4 December — Lali: Time to Step Up
- 5 December — The Making of Jay Kelly
- 5 December — The New Yorker at 100
- 9 December — Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within
- 17 December — Murder in Monaco
- 19 December — Breakdown: 1975
- 23 December — King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch (Season 3)
- 26 December — Cover-Up
- 30 December — Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story
Comedy
- 1 December — Matt Rife: Unwrapped – A Christmas Crowd Work Special
- 24 December — Tom Segura: Teacher
- 30 December — Ricky Gervais: Mortality
Sport (LIVE)
- 1 December — WWE Survivor Series (LIVE)
- 19 December — Jake vs Joshua: Judgement Day (LIVE)
- 25 December — NFL: Dallas Cowboys vs Washington Commanders (LIVE)
- 25 December — NFL: Detroit Lions vs Minnesota Vikings (LIVE)
Kids
- 1 December — CoComelon Lane (Season 6)
- 15 December — The Creature Cases (Chapter 6)
Movies
- 1 December — Anything Else (US)
- 1 December — As Good as It Gets (US)
- 1 December — Bad Teacher (US)
- 1 December — Beyond the Mask (UK)
- 1 December — Big Momma’s House (US)
- 1 December — Big Momma’s House 2 (US)
- 1 December — Brightburn (US)
- 1 December — Burlesque (US)
- 1 December — Cheaper By The Dozen (US)
- 1 December — Cheaper By The Dozen 2 (US)
- 1 December — Christmas Break-In (US)
- 1 December — Downton Abbey (US)
- 1 December — Godzilla (2014) (US)
- 1 December — Godzilla: King of the Monsters (US)
- 1 December — The Gospel (US)
- 1 December — Holiday in Santa Fe (US)
- 1 December — Hollow Man (US)
- 1 December — Influencer (US)
- 1 December — Joy for Christmas (US)
- 1 December — Kung Fu Panda (US)
- 1 December — Kung Fu Panda 2 (US)
- 1 December — Kung Fu Panda 3 (US)
- 1 December — A League of Their Own (US)
- 1 December — Little Women (2019) (US)
- 1 December — Love Lies Bleeding (UK)
- 1 December — Money Monster (US)
- 1 December — Overcomer (US)
- 1 December — Over the Hedge (US)
- 1 December — Paul, Apostle of Christ (US)
- 1 December — Pulp Fiction (US)
- 1 December — Rio (US)
- 1 December — Rio 2 (US)
- 1 December — Sew Torn (US)
- 1 December — Stripes (US)
- 1 December — The Ugly Truth (US)
- 1 December — War Room (US)
- 1 December — What Lies Beneath (US)
- 1 December — The Wolf of Wall Street (US)
- 1 December — Zero Dark Thirty (US)
- 2 December — Borg vs McEnroe (US)
- 2 December — The Sunlit Night (US)
- 3 December — The Northman (US)
- 4 December — Catch Me If You Can (UK)
- 4 December — Forrest Gump (US)
- 4 December — I’m Your Man (US)
- 4 December — A Lot Like Christmas (UK)
- 5 December — Call Me Dad (UK)
- 5 December — Mean Girls (2004) (US)
- 5 December — Mean Girls (2024) (US)
- 5 December — MVP (US)
- 7 December — Babylon (US)
- 7 December — Cast Away (US)
- 7 December — Church People (US)
- 10 December — Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (UK)
- 12 December — The Fanatic (UK)
- 13 December — The Talented Mr Ripley (UK)
- 14 December — PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (UK)
- 15 December — Christmas at the Chalet (UK)
- 15 December — The Christmas Classic (UK)
- 15 December — Christmas on the Alpaca Farm (UK)
- 15 December — A Cowboy Christmas Romance (UK)
- 15 December — Two for the Money (UK)
- 16 December — Titanic (UK)
- 17 December — A Line of Fire (UK)
- 18 December — Better Watch Out (UK)
- 19 December — Relay (UK)
- 24 December — Downton Abbey: A New Era (UK)
- 31 December — Sleeping with Other People (UK)
TV
- 1 December — Beowulf (Series 1) (US)
- 1 December — Grantchester (US)
- 1 December — One Piece: Whole Cake Island (Parts 2 and 3) (US)
- 1 December — Taskmaster (Series 18) (UK)
- 1 December — Victoria (US)
- 2 December — Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches (Season 2) (US)
- 3 December — The Good Karma Hospital (UK)
- 9 December — The West Wing (Seasons 1 to 7) (UK)
- 11 December — True Beauty (Season 1) (UK)
- 12 December — The Amazing Digital Circus (Season 1, Episodes 5 to 7) (UK)
- 15 December — One Piece (15 HD remastered episodes) (UK)
- 16 December — Castle Rock (Seasons 1 and 2) (UK)
- 22 December — The Closer (Seasons 1 to 7) (UK)
Comedy
- 1 December — Rob Delaney: Jackie (UK)
Documentary
- 2 December — A Big LEGO Christmas (UK)
- 2 December — Inside LEGO at Christmas (UK)
- 8 December — Murder by Medic (Season 1) (UK)
Kids
- 29 December — Peppa Pig (Series 8) (UK)
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