THE FESTIVE SEASON is well and truly here and with it comes a desire to repeat the rituals of years gone by. The annual binge of every piece of Christmas-themed content you can find on a streaming service is practically a Christmas tradition. We’re sure family friendly classics like Elf, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Home Alone will be getting a rewatch. Alan Rickman’s behaviour in Love Actually will once again stir up controversy. And debates will be had regarding whether Die Hard qualifies as a Christmas movie or is just a movie that takes place on Christmas.
Of course, there will also be plenty more to watch on your chosen streaming platform in December. On Netflix, the most streamed show of all time (Squid Game) is getting a second season. Over on Binge, a beloved Paul Kelly song is being adapted for the screen. Then on Apple TV+ we’ll get a new-age rom com about the media circus that was the space race.
As usual, choosing what to spend your precious time watching is the hardest part. The big hitters like Netflix, Disney+ and Amazon Prime are so packed with must-watch films and shows that it can be difficult to discern what’s worth your time and what’s best left on the backburner – especially when you’re prone to indecision and are paying for the luxury of choice with subscriptions to multiple platforms.
Not to worry, though, Men’s Health has you covered. To help you avoid being paralysed with indecision during a dreaded doomscroll, we’ve rounded up all the very best films and shows coming to streaming platforms in December 2024.
What’s new on Netflix Australia, December 2024
December Netflix Highlight – Squid Game, season 2
The most watched Netflix original of all time is returning for a second season that is set to drop on Boxing Day. Squid Game season two will see Lee Jung-jae reprise his role as Gi-Hun. After winning the life or death game in season one, Gi-Hun is returning for another round. What happened to the millions he won in the first season remains unclear, but we’re sure he has a good reason for once again staking his life against the game show.
Also on Netflix in December is new thriller series Black Doves, which has already been renewed for a second season before the first has even premiered. It stars Keira Knightley as a spy forced into hiding after her secret lover is killed. Another spy/assassin who just so happens to be an old flame (played by the voice of Paddington bear, Ben Whishaw) is sent to protect her.
What new series are coming to December in November 2024?
December 1
- Paper Dolls
December 4
- Tomorrow and I
- The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On, season 3
December 5
- Black Doves
December 6
- Echoes of the Past
December 10
- Rugged Rugby: Conquer or Die
- Polo
December 11
- One Hundred Years of Solitude, part 1
- Queer Eye, season 9
December 12
- La Palma
- No Good Deed
December 13
- 1992
December 17
- Aaron Rodgers: Enigma
December 18
- The Manny, season 2
December 19
- Virgin River, season 6
December 26
- Squid Game, season 2
December 28
- Maestro in Blue, season 3
What new movies are coming to Netflix Australia in December 2024
December 1
- Sleeping Dogs
December 4
- The Children’s Train
- The Only Girl in the Orchestra
- Churchill at War
December 6
- Mary
- Camp Crasher
- Biggest Heist Ever
December 7
- Birdeater
December 8
- Spy
December 11
- The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga
- Makayla’s Voice: A Letter to the World
December 12
- Dune: Part Two
December 13
- Carry-On
- Disaster Holiday
December 18
- Julia’s Stepping Stones
December 20
- Ferry 2
- The Six Triple Eight
- Umjolo: Day Ones
- UniverXO Dabiz
December 22
- Lara Croft: Tomb Raider
December 23
- The Mountain Between Us
December 26
- Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
December 31
- Avicii – My Last Show
- Avicii – I’m Tim
What’s new on Disney+ Australia, December 2024
December Disney+ Highlight – Skeleton Crew
The next entry in the Star Wars universe, Skeleton Crew, will arrive on Disney+ in December. You can expect a family friendly story from the new series, which is set around the time of The Mandalorian. It follows four kids who get lost in space and must find their way back to their home planet. Along the way they’ll encounter strange places, strange aliens, and Jude Law, who plays a character who says he’s a Jedi, although we’re not convinced. Skeleton Crew has been described as Goonies meets Stranger Things in space, and that sounds like a worthwhile watch to us.
What new series are coming to Disney+ in December 2024?
December 3
- Skeleton Crew
December 4
- Los Montaner, season 2
- Light Shop
- Mickey and Minnie’s Christmas Carols
December 11
- Vow of Silence: The Assassination of Annie Mae
- Dream Productions
December 13
- Invisible
December 17
- The Simpsons: O C’mon All Ye Faithful
December 20
- Ilana Glazer: Human Magic
December 22
- What If…?, season 3
What new movies are coming to Disney+ in December 2024?
December 3
- Jung Kook: I Am Still
December 10
- Sugarcane
December 13
- Elton John: Never Too Late
December 17
- Blink
December 27
- John Williams in Tokyo
What’s new on Stan, December 2024
December Stan Highlight – Earth Abides
Based on George R. Stewart’s bestselling sci-fi novel of the same name, Earth Abides stars Alexander Ludwig (Vikings, The Hunger Games) as one of humanity’s last holdouts in a post-apocalyptic world. In this dystopian setting, the world is in ruins due to a plague that spread across the globe and wiped out most of the human race. With civilisation almost completely broken down, the final survivors struggle against their inevitable decline into extinction.
What new series are coming to Stan in December 2024?
December 1
- Hey Duggee season 4 part 2
- The Octonauts and the Great Christmas Rescue
December 2
- Earth Abides
December 4
- CMA Country Christmas 2024
December 5
- Hitler: A Life in Pictures
December 11
- Born To Spy
December 19
- Significant Others
December 22
- The Reserve
December 23
- Barons
December 26
- Bump, season 5
What new movies are coming to Stan in December 2024?
December 1
- My Best Friend’s Wedding
- The Legend Of The Christmas Witch 2: Origins
December 2
- When Mum is Away…with the Family
- Click
December 3
- Gang Related
- The Great Silence
December 4
- A Kid Like Jake
December 6
- Mr. Deeds
- The Drover’s Wife
December 7
- Ben Hur
- Escape Room
- Burning
December 8
- Shadows of the Web
- Lantana
- Agent Cody Banks
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London
December 9
- Who You Think I Am
December 10
- Mandy
December 12
- Death Wish
December 13
- The Craft
- The Innocence
December 14
- Shazam: Fury Of The Gods
- Thomas And Friends: Tale Of The Brave
- Creed
- Creed II
- Creed III
- Rocky
- Rocky II
- Rocky III
- Rocky IV
- Rocky V
- Rocky Balboa
December 15
- Man On Wire
- A Tale Of Love and Desire
December 16
- Original Sin
December 17
- A Fistful Of Dollars
- For A Few Dollars More
- The Good, The Bad And The Ugly
December 18
- Evil Dead Rise
- Rosalie Blum
December 19
- Donnie Darko
- An Unexpected Love
December 20
- Legally Blonde
- Legally Blonde 2: Red, White And Blonde
December 21
- Interstellar
December 22
- My Little Pony: The Movie
- Uptown Girls
December 23
- Next Goal Wins
- 70 Big Ones
December 24
- The Vow
- Petra
December 25
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
- The Hobbit: The Desolation Of Smaug
- The Hobbit: The Battle Of The Five Armies
- Lassie Come Home
December 28
- 300
- Thomas And Friends: The Great Discovery
December 29
- Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
- Aurora
What’s new on Amazon Prime Video Australia, December 2024
December Amazon Prime Video Highlight – Longlegs
Amazon Prime is going all in on the Christmas spirit this December, with big hitters like Love Actually, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Christmas in the Spotlight all coming to the platform. Love Actually and The Grinch are the classic choices, but if you’re after something fresh, Christmas in the Spotlight could be the move. The film revolves around a pop star falling in love with an American football player. What an inconceivable plotline! Or at least it would be inconceivable if it wasn’t a complete rip-off of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s relationship. It’s sure to be some overtly cheesy fun.
Make sure to add Longlegs to your watchlist too. It’s one of the most critically acclaimed horror movies of the year and centres on an FBI investigation into a series of murders where fathers are killing their entire families,` seemingly without any motive. The presence of a mysterious figure known only as ‘Longlegs’ at each of the murders leads the chief investigator (who has her own connection to Longlegs) to suspect an occult factor.
What new series are coming to Amazon Prime in December?
December 6
- The Sticky
December 10
- Secret Level
December 13
- Bandish Bandits, season 2
What new movies are coming to Amazon Prime in December?
December 1
- Love Actually
- Dr Seuss’ The Grinch
December 3
- Absolution
- Jack in Time For Christmas
December 4
- Dr Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas
December 5
- La Virgen Roja
December 10
- Longlegs
December 13
- Kanguva
December 14
- Christmas in the Spotlight
December 17
- Chaos Walking
- Chiefsaholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing
December 27
- Culpa Tuya
- Singham Again
December 28
- The Garfield Movie
What’s new on Binge, December 2024
December Binge Highlight – How to Make Gravy
Big news for Binge, the platform has delivered its first ever original film – and it’s all based on Paul Kelly’s iconic song ‘How to Make Gravy’. The film will follow the same narrative of the song, focusing on a prisoner who writes a letter to his brother lamenting the fact that he won’t be home for Christmas this year and won’t be able to make gravy for the Christmas roast. A mostly Australian lineup brings the song to the screen, including Daniel Henshall, Brenton Thwaites, Kate Mulvany and Hugo Weaving. Sounds like the ideal Christmas movie to us.
What new series are coming to Binge in December 2024?
December 1
- The IT Crowd, season 4
December 2
- Belly Of The Beast, Bigger And Bloodier
- Ruthless: Monopoly’s Secret History
- Libertad
- Ben
December 3
- The Great British Bake Off, season 15
December 4
- Expert Witness, season 2
December 5
- Creature Commandos
December 6
- Southern Charm, season 10
- Jamie’s One Pan Christmas Special
December 10
- Don’t Hate Your House With The Property Brothers
December 11
- Call Me Ted
December 12
- I Kissed A Girl
December 19
- Laid
December 20
- Jamie’s Christmas Shortcuts
December 27
- Sister Wives, season 12
What new series are coming to Binge in December 2024?
December 1
- How to Make Gravy
December 3
- Escape Room
- Georgia Rule
- Punisher: War Zone
- Something New
- Here And Now
December 12
- Dune: Part Two
- Passengers
December 15
- Ezra
December 20
- Sweet Dreams
December 26
- Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire
December 27
- Reunion
December 28
- The Garfield Movie
December 31
- Rocketman
- A Series Of Unfortunate Events
- Bad News Bears
- She’s Having A Baby
What’s new on Apple TV+, December 2024
December Apple TV+ Highlight – Fly Me to the Moon
Starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum, Fly Me to the Moon is a romantic-comedy set against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 moon landing. While it may blur the line between fact and fiction, the film is based on the real battle to improve the public’s perception of the first moon mission at a time when Americans were hesitant to support funding due to social unrest and the Vietnam War. Eventually, they were won over by some effective marketing organised by NASA journalist-turned-public relations pro Julian Scheer, who coordinated news coverage of Apollo 11 and serves as the inspiration for the Johansson’s character Kelly Jones. Tatum on the other hand plays the launch’s director, who is weary of the operation turning into a media circus but can’t help but be attracted to this marketing genius.
December 6
- Fly Me to the Moon
December 13
- Wonder Pets: In the City
- Eva the Owlet (‘Eva’s Moon Wish’)
December 18
- The Secret Lives of Animals
I’m short on time, what should I watch in December to keep up with the zeitgeist?
We get it. Time is thin and the streaming commitments are coming thick and fast. To ensure you’re keeping up with what everyone’s talking about, this is our list of recommended must-watch films and series.
- How to Make Gravy, Binge, December 1st
- Earth Abides, Stan, December 2nd
- Skeleton Crew, Disney+, December 3rd
- Black Doves, Netflix, December 5th
- Fly Me to the Moon, Apple TV+, December 6th
- Longlegs, Amazon Prime, December 10th
- Christmas in the Spotlight, Amazon Prime, December 14th
- Squid Game season 2, Netflix, December 26th
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