Netflix is adding a winter wonderland’s worth of original films, television shows, and modern gems to its streaming library in December 2024. Getting right into it, pop star Sabrina Carpenter is debuting her own live Netflix event, titled A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter. Carpetner’s holiday special is looking to provide Netflix subscribers with some Christmas cheer in a unique format, featuring a mix of skits, comedic cameos, and musical performances by the main pop star as well as a swath of special guests like Troye Sivan, Chappell Roan, Tyla, and Kali Uchis. Carpenter’s growing, dedicated fanbase can tune into A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter live on December 6, 2024, starting at 9 pm ET/6 pm PT.
Next up on the list of new arrivals is the Netflix original series Black Doves, which lands on December 5, 2024. Led by Keira Knightley (Pride and Prejudice, Pirates of the Caribbean), the streamer is so confident in this spy thriller that it’s already been renewed for a second season. Black Doves follows Helen Webb (Knightley), a spy who’s inadvertently thrown into a spicey love affair after her cover is almost thrown during Christmas. Going back and forth between the high life of British politics and London’s criminal underworld, this six-episode Netflix show is not to be missed. Black Doves also co-stars Sarah Lancashire (Happy Valley), Ben Whishaw (Paddington), and Andrew Koji (Warrior).
Moving on to Squid Game Season 2, the hit Korean drama series is all but guaranteed to dominate the zeitgeist once again when it finally returns on December 26, 2024. The long-awaited second season picks up shortly after where it left off. Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) must re-enter the deadly games played for cash to get revenge on the mysterious mastermind behind it all, The Frontman (Lee Byung-hun). The first season of Squid Game was so successful that it became one of Netflix’s most streamed shows of all time. The pressure on creator/writer/director Hwang Dong-hyuk to deliver another thrilling season filled with unexpected twists and turns, ingenious games, and deeply realized characters could not be higher.
People should additionally take note of three Netflix original film premieres this month. The first is Carry-On, an action thriller where Taron Egerton (Kingsman, Rocketman) plays a TSA officer who is blackmailed by a passenger (Jason Bateman) into letting a mysterious, lethal package go through airport security. Arriving on December 13, 2024, Carry-On feels right in line with director Jaume Collett-Serra’s other movies, like the Liam Neeson-led thrillers Unknown and Non-Stop. Tyler Perry’s historical drama, The Six Triple Eight, then follows later in the month. Starring Kerry Washington, the WWII drama centers on the titular all-black, all-female battalion. Debuting on December 20, 2024, The Six Triple Eight looks like a refreshing change of pace from Perry’s usually comedic antics.
The last Netflix movie to put on the holiday watchlist is Pablo Larraín‘s Maria, which has enjoyed a limited theatrical run after its Venice Film Festival world premiere. Starring the great Angelina Jolie as prolific opera singer Maria Callas, Larraín’s film is unlike his two previous biopics on historical female figures, Spencer and Jackie. More specifically, it focuses on the final days of Callas’ life spent in Paris. Maria has garnered serious awards consideration for Angelina Jolie’s captivating performance, and it should be interesting to see how the streamer plans to support a potential Best Actress campaign for her. Netflix subscribers will get to see what all the fuss is about when Maria hits Netflix on December 11, 2024.
There’s a noticeably smaller list of repertory content arriving on the Netflix streaming service this month, yet it’s worth mentioning a few special additions. The first is the indie music biopic Kneecap, which follows the titular, real-life Irish hip-hop trio from West Belfast playing themselves in a new retelling of their rise to fame. Looking for something funny for the adults? The raunchy puppet comedy The Happytime Murders is getting added at the top of the month, as well as We’re the Millers. Then, Bottoms writer-director Emma Seligman’s hilarious feature debut, Shiva Baby, led by comedic superstar Rachel Sennott, arrives on December 7, 2024. Lastly, Kathryn Bigelow’s political thriller Zero Dark Thirty is fresh on Netflix this month, too.
Discover more on our monthly recs below, then check out the list of every movie and TV show coming to the Netflix streaming platform in December 2024. You can also find what’s new this month on Prime Video and HBO/Max right here on DiscussingFilm.
Our Netflix December 2024 Recs
Black Doves
Created by Joe Barton.
Series Directors: Alex Gabassi & Lisa Gunning.
Executive Producers: Joe Barton, Keira Knightley, Jane Featherstone, & Chris Fry.
Main Cast: Keira Knightley, Sarah Lancashire, Ben Whishaw, Andrew Koji, Omari Douglas, Andrew Buchan, Kathryn Hunter, Sam Troughton, Ella Lily Hyland, Adam Silver, Ken Nwosu, Gabrielle Creevy, Adeel Akhtar, Tracey Ullman as Alex, Finn Bennett, Luther Ford, & Isabella Wei.
Production Companies: Noisy Bear & Sister Pictures.
Episode Count: 6 (Season One).
Black Doves premieres on Netflix on December 5, 2024!
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter kicks off live on Netflix at 9 pm ET/ 6 pm PT on December 6, 2024!
Maria
Directed by Pablo Larraín.
Written by Steven Knight.
Produced by Jonas Dornbach, Pablo Larraín, Janine Jackowski, Juan De Dios Larraín, Lorenzo Mieli, Maren Ade, & Simone Gattoni.
Executive Producers: Steven Knight, Mike Emmrich, Helmut Hutter, Michael Reuter, Elizabeth Niles, Andrea Scrosati, Seb Shorr, & Christian Vesper.
Main Cast: Angelina Jolie, Pierfrancesco Favino, Alba Rohrwacher, Haluk Bilginer, Valeria Golino, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Alessandro Bressanello, Caspar Phillipson, & Aggelina Papadopoulou.
Cinematographer: Edward Lachman.
Production Companies: Fremantle, FilmNation Entertainment, Komplizen Film, Fabula, & The Apartment Pictures.
Distributor: Netflix.
Runtime: 124 minutes.
Rated R.
Maria arrives on Netflix on December 11, 2024!
Carry-On
Directed by Jaume Collet-Serra.
Written by T.J. Fixman.
Produced by Dylan Clark.
Executive Producers: Jaume Collet-Serra, Scott Bennett Greenberg, Holly Bario, Seth William Meier, & Brian Williams.
Main Cast: Taron Egerton, Jason Bateman, Sofia Carson, Danielle Deadwyler, Logan Marshall-Green, Theo Rossi, Dean Norris, Sinqua Walls, Josh Brener, Joe Williamson, Curtiss Cook, Tonatiuh Elizarraraz, & Gil Perez-Abraham.
Cinematographer: Lyle Vincent.
Composer: Lorne Balfe.
Production Companies: Dylan Clark Productions & DreamWorks Pictures.
Distributor: Netflix.
Runtime: 119 minutes.
Rated PG-13.
Carry-On debuts on Netflix on December 13, 2024!
The Six Triple Eight
Directed by Tyler Perry.
Written by Tyler Perry.
Based on Fighting a Two-Front War by Kevin M. Hymel.
Produced by Tyler Perry, Keri Selig, Carlota Espinosa, Tony Strickland, Angi Bones, & Nicole Avant.
Executive Producers: Kerry Washington & Peter Guber.
Main Cast: Kerry Washington, Sam Waterston, Susan Sarandon, Oprah Winfrey, Ebony Obsidian, Milauna Jackson, Kylie Jefferson, Shanice Shantay, Sarah Jeffery, Pepi Sonuga, Jay Reeves, Jeanté Godlock, Moriah Brown, Baadja-Lyne Odums, Gregg Sulkin, & Dean Norris.
Cinematographer: Michael Watson.
Composer: Aaron Zigman.
Production Companies: Tyler Perry Studios, Mandalay Pictures, Intuition, & Her Excellency Productions.
Runtime: 127 minutes.
Rated PG-13.
The Six Triple Eight hits Netflix on December 20, 2024!
Squid Game: Season 2
Original Title: Ojing-eo geim.
Created by Hwang Dong-hyuk.
Directed by Hwang Dong-hyuk.
Written by Hwang Dong-hyuk.
Executive Producers: Kim Ji-yeon & Hwang Dong-hyuk.
Main Cast: Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-Joon, Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Park Sung-hoon, Yang Dong-geun, Park Gyu-young, Jo Yu-ri, Kang Ae-sim, Lee David, Lee Jin-uk, Choi Seung-hyun, Roh Jae-won, Won Ji-an, & Gong Yoo.
Composer: Jung Jae-il.
Episode Count: 7 (Season Two).
Squid Game Season 2 finally arrives on Netflix on December 26, 2024!
Netflix December 2024: Full List of New Arrivals
Coming December 1
Bunk’d, Season 7
Burlesque (2010)
Daddy Day Care (2003)
The Dark Tower (2017)
Faster (2010)
InuYasha: The Final Act (2009)
Jin, Seasons 1-2
The Happytime Murders (2018)
Little (2019)
Midway (2019)
Open Season: Scared Silly (2015)
Project X (2012)
Transformers (2007)
Top Five (2014)
Upon Open Sky (2024)
We’re the Millers (2013)
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Coming December 2
30 for 30: Bad Boys
30 for 30: Celtics/Lakers: The Best of Enemies
30 for 30: Sole Man
30 for 30: This Magic Moment
30 for 30: This Was the XFL
30 for 30: Winning Time: Reggie Miller vs. The New York Knicks
Kneecap (2024)
Run All Night (2015)
Coming December 3
Borderless: Ae! Groups Debut (Season 1)
Fortune Feimster: Crushing It — Netflix Comedy Special
Sleeping Princess (2024)
Coming December 4
The Children’s Train — Netflix Film
Churchill at War — Netflix Documentary
Maple Leaf Dreams (2024)
The Only Girl in the Orchestra — Netflix Documentary
The Star (2017)
Tomorrow and I — Netflix Series
That Christmas — Netflix Family
The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, Season 3 — Netflix Series
Coming December 5
BEASTARS, Final Season, Part 1 — Netflix Anime
Black Doves — Netflix Series
Compliance (2012)
Heartbreak Motel (2024)
Jentry Chau vs. the Underworld — Netflix Family
Subservience (2024)
Top Chef: Boston
Top Chef: Kentucky
Top Chef: Seattle
Coming December 6
A Nonsense Christmas with Sabrina Carpenter — Netflix Special (9pm ET/6pm PT)
Beautiful Life, Season 1
Biggest Heist Ever — Netflix Documentary
Camp Crasher — Netflix Film
Echoes of the Past — Netflix Series
Mary — Netflix Film
Coming December 7
Shiva Baby (2021)
Coming December 9
It Ends With Us (2024)
The Great British Baking Show: Holidays, Season 7 — Netflix Series
Rubble and Crew, Season 1
Coming December 10
Jamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was… — Netflix Comedy Event
Polo — Netflix Sports Series
Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die — Netflix Series
Coming December 11
The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga — Netflix Documentary
Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World — Netflix Documentary
Maria — Netflix Film
One Hundred Years of Solitude: Part 1 — Netflix Series
Queer Eye, Season 9 — Netflix Series
Coming December 12
Happiness, Season 1
La Palma — Netflix Series
No Good Deed — Netflix Series
Coming December 13
1992 — Netflix Series
Carry-On — Netflix Film
Disaster Holiday — Netflix Film
Coming December 16
The Dead Don’t Die (2019)
The Equalizer, Seasons 1-3
Coming December 17
Aaron Rodgers: Enigma — Netflix Sports Series
Ronny Chieng: Love To Hate It — Netflix Comedy Special
Coming December 18
Julia’s Stepping Stones — Netflix Documentary
The Manny, Season 2 — Netflix Series
Coming December 19
The Dragon Prince, Season 7 — Netflix Family
Project Runway, Seasons 18-19
Virgin River, Season 6 — Netflix Series
Coming December 20
Ferry 2 — Netflix Film
The Six Triple Eight — Netflix Film
Umjolo: Day Ones — Netflix Film
UniverXO Dabiz — Netflix Documentary
Coming December 21
Flipping Out, Seasons 6-8
Coming December 24
Your Friend Nate Bargatze — Netflix Comedy Special
Coming December 25
NFL on Christmas: Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans — Netflix Live Event
NFL on Christmas: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Pittsburgh Steelers — Netflix Live Event
Coming December 26
Squid Game, Season 2 — Netflix Series
Coming December 28
Maestro in Blue, Season 3 — Netflix Series
Coming December 30
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Coming December 31
Avicii – I’m Tim — Netflix Documentary
Avicii – My Last Show — Netflix Film
Evil, Season 3
Michelle Buteau: A Buteau-ful Mind at Radio City Music Hall — Netflix Comedy Special
The Millionaire Matchmaker, Seasons 5-7
