Celebrate the holidays with these new Netflix releases!
This December, the streaming service is premiering Selena: The Series, which follows the singer’s childhood and rise to fame, as well as Bridgerton, which looks a lot like a scandalous Georgian Gossip Girl. Keep it Christmasy with The Holiday Movies That Made Us or The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 3.
If you’d rather make it a movie night, try The Prom, a glittering Ryan Murphy musical that sees a group of actors (Meryl Streep, James Corden, and Nicole Kidman) setting out to give a small-town girl one unforgettable night; Mank, a black-and-white period piece led by Gary Oldman about the creation of Citizen Kane; or Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, a 1920s drama that has Viola Davis and Chadwick Boseman playing ambitious blues performers.
Check out everything coming to Netflix in December 2020 below.
Top Pick: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom
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Based on the 1980s August Wilson play of the same name, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom catches up with its famous titular singer (Viola Davis) — the “Mother of the Blues” — and her horn player (Chadwick Boseman) during one monumental recording session in 1927 Chicago.
The dazzling trailer captivates with swingin’ music and striking period visuals — and with both Davis and Boseman offering up their all in the preview, we can’t wait to see how brightly they shine throughout the rest of the film. While critics are already raving about the pair’s powerful performances, they’ve also been impressed by the film’s moving homage to Ma Rainey and Black culture.
How to watch: Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom begins streaming Dec. 18 on Netflix.
Movies
3 Days to Kill (12/1)
50 First Dates (12/1)
A California Christmas (12/14)
A Thin Line Between Love & Hate (12/1)
After We Collider (12/22)
Angela’s Christmas Wish (12/1)
Angels & Demons (12/1)
Asphalt Burning (Børning 3) (12/26)
Ava (12/7)
Bobbleheads The Movie (12/8)
Bombay Rose (12/4)
Braven (12/17)
Break (12/3)
Canvas (12/11)
Chef (12/1)
Christmas Crossfire (Wir Können Nicht Anders) (12/4)
Cops and Robbers (12/28)
DNA (12/26)
E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (12/1)
Effie Gray (12/1)
Emicida: AmarElo – É Tudo Para Ontem (12/8)
Fierce (12/2)
Funny Boy (TBD)
Giving Voice (12/11)
Grizzlies (12/15)
Guest House (12/18)
Jurassic Park (12/1)
Jurassic Park III (12/1)
Just Another Christmas (Tudo Bem No Natal Que Vem) (12/3)
Kung Fu Panda 2 (12/1)
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (12/16)
Leyla Everlasting (12/4)
Little Nicky (12/1)
London Hughes: To Catch a D*ck (12/22)
Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom (12/18)
MANK (12/4)
Monster House (12/1)
Nocturnal Animals (12/16)
Peppermint (12/1)
Quigley Down Under (12/1)
Rango (12/28)
Rhys Nicholson Live At The Athenaeum (12/20)
Rose Island (L’Incredibile storia dell’Isola Delle Rose) (12/9)
Runaway Bride (12/1)
Shaun the Sheep: The Farmer’s Llamas (12/22)
Spirit Riding Free: Ride Along Adventures (12/8)
The Con Is On (12/21)
The Da Vinci Code (12/1)
The Happytime Murders (12/1)
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (12/1)
The Midnight Sky (12/23)
The Professor and the Madman (12/15)
The Prom (12/11)
Triple 9 (12/8)
Tyler Perry’s Madea’s Big Happy Family (12/1)
Why Did I Get Married? (12/1)
Your Name Engraved Herein (12/23)
TV
A Trash Truck Christmas (12/11)
Air Das: Outside In – The Lockdown Special (12/16)
Alice in Borderland (12/10)
Alien Worlds (12/2)
Anitta: Made In Honorio (12/16)
Are You The One: Seasons 1-2 (12/1)
Ari Eldjárn: Pardon My Icelandic (12/2)
Ashley Garcia: Genius in Love: Christmas (12/9)
Best Leftovers Ever! (12/30)
Best of Stand-Up 2020 (12/31)
Bhaag Beanie Bhaag (12/4)
Big Mouth: Season 4 (12/4)
Black Ink Crew New York: Season 1-2 (12/15)
BREAK IT ALL: The History of Rock in Latin America (12/16)
Bridgerton (12/25)
Captain Underpants Mega Blissmas (12/4)
Chico Bon Bon and the Very Berry Holiday (12/3)
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 4 (12/31)
Dare Me: Season 1 (12/29)
Detention (12/5)
Equinox (12/30)
Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Sahara Season 3 (12/26)
Go! Go! Cory Carson: Season 3 (12/26)
Gormiti: Season 1 (12/1)
Hazel Brugger: Tropical (12/2)
Hilda: Season 2 (12/14)
Home for Christmas: Season 2 (12/18)
How To Ruin Christmas: The Wedding (12/16)
Ink Master: Seasons 1-2 (12/1)
Jeopardy! Champion Run V (12/18)
Jeopardy! Champion Run VI (12/18)
Jeopardy! College Championship (12/18)
Jeopardy! Teacher’s Tournament (12/18)
Jeopardy! Tournament of Champions (12/18)
Kings of Joburg: Season 1 (12/4)
Lovestruck in the City (12/8)
Manhunt: Deadly Games (12/7)
Mighty Express: A Mighty Christmas (12/5)
Mr. Iglesias: Part 3 (12/8)
Natalie Palamides: Nate – A One Man Show (12/1)
Pokémon Journeys: The Series: Part 3 (12/4)
Pup Academy: Season 2 (12/15)
Rhyme Time Town Singalongs (12/22)
Run On (12/16)
Sakho & Mangane: Season 1 (12/27)
Selena: The Series (12/4)
Song Exploder: Volume 2 (12/15)
Stargate SG-1: Seasons 1-10 (12/1)
Super Monsters: Santa’s Super Monster Helpers (12/8)
Super Wings: Season 3 (12/1)
Sweet Home (12/18)
Teen Mom 2: Season 1-2 (12/15)
The Big Show Show: Christmas (12/9)
The Challenge: Seasons 10 & 13 (12/15)
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 3 (12/4)
The Holiday Movies That Made Us (12/1)
The Magic School Bus Rides Again In the Zone (12/26)
The Mess You Leave Behind (El desorden que dejas) (12/11)
The Ripper (12/16)
The Surgeon’s Cut (12/9)
Timmy Time: Season 2 (12/22)
Tiny Pretty Things (12/14)
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy: Season 2 (12/1)
Transformers: War For Cybertron Trilogy: Chapter 2: Earthrise (12/30)