New on Netflix UK December 2025: All the upcoming shows and films

It's the most wonderful time of the year, and as we head into December, Netflix has a whole host of presents set to be released to its subscribers.

There are star-studded films such as Jay Kelly, Wake Up Dead Man and Goodbye June on the way, as well as hit returning series including Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft and Emily in Paris, back for new runs.

Meanwhile, those looking for laughs this festive season can look forward to Rowan Atkinson's return as Trevor Bingley in Man vs Baby, and for Ricky Gervais's latest stand-up special, Mortality, which is arriving at the end of the year.

Last but not least, after volume 1 left things on a monumental cliffhanger, Stranger Things season 5 is back for volume 2 this month - before the finale arrives on 1st January 2026.

In the meantime, scroll on to find out more about what's coming to Netflix in December 2025.

New on Netflix UK in December

Monday 1st December

• All the Empty Rooms (2025) – Short documentary film will sees journalist Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp travel across the US to memorialise the bedrooms of children lost to school shootings.
• Beyond the Mask (2015) – Action-adventure film set during the American Revolution and starring John Rhys-Davies.
• Cocomelon Lane season 6 – Sixth run of the animated children's series.
• Love Is Blind: Italy season 1 – New Italian version of the hit reality dating series.
• Love Lies Bleeding (2024) – Romantic thriller film directed by Rose Glass and starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O'Brian.
• My Next Guest With David Letterman and Adam Sandler (2025) – Letterman interviews actor Adam Sandler for this new instalment of his talk show format.
• Rob Delaney: Jackie (2020) – Stand-up comedy special from Rob Delaney.
• Talamasca: The Secret Order season 1 – New series in the Immortal Universe of shows based on Anne Rice's books, this one starring Celine Buckens and Elizabeth McGovern amongst others.
• Taskmaster season 18 – 2024 season of the hit Channel 4 comedy competition show, with the line-up including Andy Zaltzman, Babatunde Aléshé, Emma Sidi, Jack Dee and Rosie Jones.
• Troll 2 (2025) – Norwiegan film and sequel to the 2022 monster film Troll.
• WWE Survivor Series (2025) – Return of the annual WWE event.

Tuesday 2nd December

• A Big LEGO Christmas (2016) – Documentary film about the opening of a LEGO store in London at Christmas.
• Inside LEGO at Christmas (2020) – Documentary showing the staff at LEGO preparing for Christmas.
• Matt Rife Unwrapped: A Christmas Crowdwork Special (2025) – Stand-up comedy special from Matt Rife.
• Sean Comb: The Reckoning (2025) – Documentary about rapper Sean 'Diddy' Combs who was jailed earlier this year, produced by 50 Cent.

Wednesday 3rd December

• The Good Karma Hospital seasons 1-4 – All seasons of the ITV medical drama set in India, starring Amanda Redman, Amrita Acharia and Neil Morrissey.
• My Secret Santa (2025) – Romantic comedy Christmas film about a desperate single mother who disguises herself as an elderly man to get hired as a ski resort's Santa Claus.
• With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration (2025) – Christmas special of the reality series hosted by Meghan, Duchess of Sussex.

Thursday 4th December

• The Abandons season 1 – Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson lead the cast of this new Western series, as two matriarchs of warring families in the 1800s.
• The Believers season 2 – Second season of the Thai crime drama.
• Catch Me If You Can (2002) – Leonardo DiCaprio and Tom Hanks lead the cast of this acclaimed caper, based on a true story, directed by Steven Spielberg.
• I Wish You Had Told Me (2025) – Filipino drama film about a young missionary who travels from the Philippines to Spain to meet his late father's forbidden love.
• Lali: Time to Step Up (2025) – Argentinian music documentary about pop star Lali.

Friday 5th December

• Call Me Dad (2025) – Emotional Indonesian drama film.
• Jay Kelly (2025) – George Clooney and Adam Sandler star in this comedy-drama about a Hollywood star and his manager, directed by Noah Baumbach.
• Love and Wine (2025) – South African romantic comedy film.
• The New Yorker at 100 (2025) – Retrospective documentary about The New Yorker as the publication marks its 100th anniversary.
• Owning Manhattan season 2 – New season of the reality show about high end property realtors.
• The Price of Confession season 1 – Korean thriller series about a woman who is accused of killing her husband, but is offered a way out by a mysterious stranger if she commits a different murder.
• Stephen (2025) – Indian Tamil-language crime thriller film.
• Sicily Express – Italian Christmas comedy series.

Saturday 6th December

• The Night My Dad Saved Christmas 2 (2025) – Spanish Christmas comedy film and sequel to the 2023 film.

Monday 8th December

• Elmo & Mark Rober’s Merry Christmas (2025) – Children's Christmas special in which Elmo and the Sesame Street gang team up with former NASA engineer turned YouTuber Mark Rober.
• Murder By Medic season 1 – British crime docuseries about medical practitioners who have committed murders.

Tuesday 9th December

• Badly in Love season 1 – Japanese reality dating series.
• Masaka Kids: a Rhythm Within (2025) – Short documentary about children at a Ugandan orphanage who make viral dance videos.

Wednesday 10th December

• The Accident season 2 – Second season of the Mexican thriller series.
• Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004) – Beloved comedy film about a TV news anchorman, starring Will Ferrell, Christina Applegate, Steve Carell, Paul Rudd and David Koechner.

Thursday 11th December

• The Fakenapping (2025) – Saudi comedy film.
• Had I Not Seen the Sun part 2 – New batch of episodes from the Taiwanese coming-of-age romantic thriller series.
• Lost in the Spotlight (2025) – Indonesians comedy film.
• Man vs Baby – Rowan Atkinson reprises his role as Trevor Bingley from Man vs Bee, in this series which finds him left with an abandoned baby while also house sitting at a luxury apartment.
• Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft season 2 – New season of the animated Tomb Raider series featuring the voice of Hayley Atwell.

Friday 12th December

• City of Shadows season 1 – Spanish crime mystery series.
• Home for Christmas season 3 – Third season of the festive Norweigan romantic comedy series.
• Single Papa season 1 – Indian Hindi-language Series comedy drama series.
• Wake Up Dead Man (2025) – Daniel Craig returns as Benoit Blanc for this third instalment in Rian Johnson's Knives Out murder mystery film franchise.

Monday 15th December

• The Creature Cases chapter 6 – Sixth season of the animated children's series.

Tuesday 16th December

• Culinary Class Wars season 2 – New season of the South Korean cooking competition show.

Wednesday 17th December

• Murder in Monaco (2025) – Documentary about the murder of billionaire banker Edmond Safra in 1999.

Thursday 18th December

• 10Dance (2025) – Japanese romantic drama film about dancers.
• Emily in Paris season 5 – Lily Collins returns for this new season of the romance series as the titular Emily, who this time is headed to Rom to set up an Italian office for the agency.

Friday 19th December

• A Time For Bravery (2025) – Mexican action comedy film.
• Breakdown: 1975 (2025) – Documentary about the era of groundbreaking American movies that were inspired by an era of social and political upheaval, beginning in 1975.
• The Great Flood (2025) – Korean sci-fi film.

Saturday 20th December

• Jake vs Joshua (2025) – Live heavyweight boxing match between Jake Paul and Anthony Joshua.
• Record of Ragnarok season 3 – Third season of the Japanese anime series.

Monday 22nd December

• Elway (2025) – Documentary film about American football legend John Elway.

Tuesday 23rd December

• King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch season 3 – Third season of the reality series following Ken Goldin and his team who run a leading auction house.

Wednesday 24th December

• Goodbye June (2025) – Emotional Christmas drama film directed by and starring Kate Winslet, alongside Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall and Helen Mirren.
• Tom Segura: Teacher (2025) – Stand-up comedy special from Tom Segura.

Thursday 25th December

• Christmas Gameday: Cowboys vs Commanders (2025) – Live Christmas NFL game, with the Dallas Cowboys facing off against the Kansas City Chiefs.
• Christmas Gameday: Lions vs Vikings (2025) – Live Christmas NFL game, with the Detroit Lions facing off against the Minnesota Vikings.

Friday 26th December

• Cover Up (2025) – Documentary film about investigative journalist Seymour Hersh.
• Stranger Things season 5 volume 2 – The hit sci-fi series returns for three more episodes from its final season, with the party's battle against Vecna intensifying.

Tuesday 30th December

• Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (2025) - True crime documentary about the case of Utah therapist Jodi Hildebrandt.
• Ricky Gervais: Mortality (2025) – New stand-up comedy special from Ricky Gervais.

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 2025 – every new film and show this month
• Best movies to watch on Netflix right now

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