New on Netflix UK December 2024: All the upcoming shows and films
It's another busy month for the streaming service.
The most-watched show in its first 28 days on Netflix ever is returning this month, with Squid Game finally back for its highly anticipated second season.
All eyes will be on whether it lives up to the acclaimed first season, but it's not the only show coming to Netflix this month that's worth looking forward to. There's also other big returning series such as Queer Eye, The Dragon Prince and Virgin River, all of which are back for new seasons, as well as a big new thriller in the form of Black Doves, starring Keira Knightley.
Meanwhile, there are stand-up specials from the likes of Jamie Foxx on the schedule, as well as two live-streamed NFL matches on Christmas Day.
Speaking of the festive period, there's also a new variety special from Sabrina Carpenter on the way, A Nonsense Christmas.
Of course, as usual there are also plenty of documentaries on the schedule for December, including one on Swedish DJ Avicii, while a recording of his last performance is also being made available.
Scroll on to find out more about what's coming to Netflix in December 2024.
New on Netflix UK in December
Sunday 1st December
- Accident Man: Hitman’s Holiday (2022) – Martial arts action comedy thriller film starring Scott Adkins.
- Dangerous (2022) – Hindi language action drama film.
- Devil’s Workshop (2022) – Horror film starring Radha Mitchell.
- Jin seasons 1-2 – Japanese drama series.
- Naruto – Multiple seasons of the long-running anime.
- One Piece Film: Red (2022) – Fifteenth film in the One Piece anime franchise.
- The First Slam Dunk (2022) – Japanese animated basketball film.
- The Offering (2023) – Horror-thriller film starring Nick Blood.
- The Pembrokeshire Murders – ITV true crime series starring Luke Evans, about the investigation into the murders committed by serial killer John Cooper.
- The Walk-In – True crime series starring Stephen Graham as Matthew Collins, who infiltrated terrorist organisation National Action.
Tuesday 3rd December
- Fortune Feimster: Crushing It (2024) – Stand-up comedy special from Fortune Feimster.
Wednesday 4th December
- Churchill at War (2024) – Docuseries about Winston Churchill.
- Maple Leaf Dreams (2024) – Filipino romantic drama film.
- The Children’s Train (2024) – Italian drama film set in the 1940s about a mother who sends her son away for a better life.
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra (2024) – Documentary about double bassist Orin O'Brien.
- That Christmas (2024) – Animated Christmas film from Richard Curtis, featuring the voices of Brian Cox, Fiona Shaw, Jodie Whittaker and Bill Nighy.
- The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On season 3 – New season of the hit reality dating show.
- Tomorrow and I season 1 – Thai sci-fi series set in a dystopian future.
Thursday 5th December
- Beastars season 3 part 1 – First part of the Japanese anime show's final season.
- Black Doves season 1 – Christmas-set spy thriller from writer Joe Barton, starring Keira Knightley, Ben Whishaw and Sarah Lancashire.
- Jentry Chau vs the Underworld season 1 – Supernatural-action animated series starring Ali Wong and Bowen Yang.
- Subservience (2024) – Sci-fi thriller film starring Megan Fox as an android who gains sentience and develops an unhealthy attachment to her owner.
Friday 6th December
- A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter (2024) – Music variety Christmas special starring Sabrina Carpenter.
- Biggest Heist Ever (2024) – Documentary about the most lucrative heist ever.
- Camp Crasher (2024) – Argentinian family comedy film.
- Scream VI (2023) – Latest film in the slasher film franchise, starring Jenna Ortega and Melissa Barrera.
Saturday 7th December
- 80 for Brady (2023) – Comedy film about four friends played by Lily Tomlin, Jane Fonda, Rita Moreno and Sally Field, who travel to watch Tom Brady play in the Super Bowl.
Sunday 8th December
- Puss in Boots: The Last Wish (2022) – The second film in the Puss in Boots franchise, itself a spin-off from the Shrek franchise, starring Antonio Banderas and Salma Hayek.
Tuesday 10th December
- Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… (2024) – Stand-up comedy special from Jamie Foxx.
- Alaskan Bush People – Multiple seasons of the reality show following the Brown family as they attempt to survive in the wilderness.
- Polo season 1 – Docuseries going behind the scenes of professional polo.
- Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die season 1 – Korean reality series centred on rugby.
- Undisputed (2024) – A documentary following Tyson Fury and Oleksandr Usyk as they prepare for the first undisputed heavyweight clash in 25 years.
Wednesday 11th December
- Makayla's Voice: A Letter to the World (2024) – Documentary about a teen with autism who shares her voice for the first time using a letter board.
- One Hundred Years of Solitude part 1 – Colombian series based on the 1967 novel of the same name by Gabriel García Márquez.
- Queer Eye season 9 – New season of the hit reality makeover show.
- The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga – Docuseries about an Elvis impersonator whose conspiracy theory set off a feud that spiralled into an attempted presidential assassination.
Thursday 12th December
- Deadliest Catch – Multiple seasons of the reality show following crab fishermen.
Friday 13th December
- 1992 season 1 – Spanish crime thriller series about a grieving widow and an ex-cop who investigate a series of murders.
- Carry-On (2024) – Action thriller film starring Taron Egerton as a TSA officer who is blackmailed into letting a dangerous package onboard a flight on Christmas Day.
- Disaster Holiday (2024) – South African family comedy film.
Saturday 14th December
- Iron Family season 1 – South Korean romantic comedy series.
- The Knock at the Cabin (2023) – M Night Shyamalan film about a family who are held hostage, starring Dave Bautista, Jonathan Groff and Rupert Grint.
Sunday 15th December
- Alice, Darling (2022) – Psychological thriller film starring Anna Kendrick as a woman trapped in a coercive relationship.
- How The Gringo Stole Christmas (2023) – Christmas comedy film.
- Parenthood seasons 1-6 – American family drama series starring Lauren Graham and Dax Shepard.
- Pig (2021) – Drama film starring Nicolas Cage as a truffle-hunter who tries to track down and bring home his foraging pig after she is kidnapped.
- The Devil You Know (2022) – Crime thriller film starring Omar Epps.
Tuesday 17th December
- Aaron Rodgers: Enigma season 1 – Documentary series following NFL quarterback Aaron Rodgers.
- Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret (2023) – Coming-of-age comedy-drama film based on the novel of the same name, starring Abby Ryder Fortson and Rachel McAdams.
- Operation Mincemeat (2022) – Second World War drama film starring Colin Firth, Kelly Macdonald, Matthew Macfadyen, Penelope Wilton, Johnny Flynn and Jason Isaacs.
- Ronny Chieng: Love To Hate It (2024) – Stand-up comedy special from Ronny Chieng.
- The Batman (2022) – Matt Reeves's acclaimed take on the DC hero, starring Robert Pattinson, Zoe Kravitz and Paul Dano.
- The Nan Movie (2022) – Spin-off film for Catherine Tate's comedy character Nan.
Wednesday 18th December
- Julia’s Stepping Stones (2024) – Documentary about the life of filmmaker Julia Reichert.
- The Manny season 2 – Second season of the Mexican comedy series about an executive hires a cowboy to care for her kids.
Thursday 19th December
- 65 (2023) – Sci-fi action film starring Adam Driver as an astronaut who encounters dinosaurs after crash landing.
- The Dragon Prince season 7 – Final season of the animated fantasy show.
- Virgin River season 6 – New season of the hit romantic drama series.
Friday 20th December
- Ferry 2 (2024) – Sequel to the Belgian crime film Ferry.
- The Six Triple Eight (2024) – Drama film from Tyler Perry about the Second World War's only Women’s Army Corps unit of colour in the US, starring Kerry Washington.
- Umjolo: Day Ones (2024) – South African anthology film.
- UniverXO Dabiz – Spanish docuseries following Chef Dabiz Muñoz.
Saturday 21st December
- DarkGame (2024) – Horror film starring Ed Westwick as a detective racing to stop a twisted game show on the dark web.
- Glow Up: The Next Makeup Star season 5 – New season of the reality make-up competition series.
Sunday 22nd December
- Marcel The Shell With Shoes On (2022) – Live-action/stop-motion animated mockumentary film based on the shorts of the same name, starring the voice of Jenny Slate as an anthropomorphic seashell.
Tuesday 24th December
- Your Friend Nate Bargatze (2024) – Stand-up comedy special from Nate Bargatze.
Wednesday 25th December
- NFL on Christmas: Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans - Livestream of an NFL match.
- NFL on Christmas: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers - Livestream of an NFL match.
Thursday 26th December
- Squid Game season 2 – Second season of the global hit Korean survival thriller series starring Lee Jung-jae.
Saturday 28th December
- Maestro in Blue season 3 – Third season of the Greek drama series.
Tuesday 31st December
- Avicii – I’m Tim (2024) – Documentary about the life of Swedish DJ Avicii, who died in 2018.
- Avicii – My Last Show (2024) – Recording of Avicii's final performance in Ibiza's Ushuaïa nightclub.
- Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall (2024) – Stand-up comedy special from Michelle Buteau.
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Best Netflix releases from November 2024
Last month on Netflix also saw a host of big new releases, with series and films such as Arcane season 2, Emilia Pérez, A Man on the Inside, Joy, The Madness and Senna. Here's a list of some of the best new releases on Netflix in November 2024:
- Outer Banks season 4 part 2 – New batch of the episodes in the adventure series starring Chase Stokes and Madelyn Cline.
- Arcane season 2 – New season of the animated series based on League of Legends, starring Hailee Steinfeld and Ella Purnell.
- Emilia Pérez (2024) – French musical crime comedy film starring Zoe Saldaña and Selena Gomez.
- Hot Frosty (2024) – New romantic Christmas film about a young widow whose magic scarf brings a dashing snowman to life.
- Cobra Kai season 6 part 2 – New batch of episodes from the final season of the Karate Kid follow-up series.
- Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson – Live boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson.
- The Merry Gentlemen (2024) – Romcom film about a Broadway dancer who stages an all-male, Christmas-themed revue to save her parents' small-town nightclub.
- A Man on the Inside season 1 – Comedy series starring Ted Danson as a retired professor who gets a new lease on life when a private investigator hires him to go undercover in a retirement home.
- Joy (2024) – Biographical drama film starring Bill Nighy, Thomasin McKenzie and James Norton, about the world's first in vitro fertilisation baby.
- The Piano Lesson (2024) – Drama film based on August Wilson's play, starring John David Washington, Samuel L Jackson and Danielle Deadwyler.
- Cold Case: Who Killed JonBenét Ramsey? – Documentary revisiting the death of child beauty queen JonBenét Ramsey.
- Our Little Secret (2024) – Romantic comedy film starring Lindsay Lohan as a woman forced to spend Christmas with her ex.
- The Madness – Colman Domingo stars in this thriller as a media pundit who finds himself framed for the murder of a notorious white supremacist.
- Senna – Brazilian drama series about racer Ayrton Senna, who became a sports legend until tragedy struck, changing Formula 1 forever.
Read more:
- What to watch on TV this week
- Best films to watch on TV today, tonight and this week
- New on Disney Plus UK December 2024 – every new film and show this month
- Best movies to watch on Netflix right now
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Authors
Patrick Cremona is the Senior Film Writer at Radio Times, and looks after all the latest film releases both in cinemas and on streaming. He has been with the website since October 2019, and in that time has interviewed a host of big name stars and reviewed a diverse range of movies.
James Hibbs is a Drama Writer for Radio Times, covering programmes across both streaming platforms and linear channels. He previously worked in PR, first for a B2B agency and subsequently for international TV production company Fremantle. He possesses a BA in English and Theatre Studies and an NCTJ Level 5 Diploma in Journalism.