December’s always been a big month for film, with Oscar hopefuls flooding cinemas alongside the kinds of blockbuster fare that tend to attract families home for the holidays. As its December slate illustrates, Netflix is no different, with the streamer unleashing movies, shows, and specials from a glittering assortment of names like Ellen DeGeneres, Jennifer Aniston, Bill Murray, Thanos, and Bruce goddamned Springsteen.
There’s also Sandra Bullock, who stars in Susanne Bier’s adaptation of Josh Malerman’s horror novel Bird Box. The story of creatures so something that they drive whoever sees them to suicide should keep horror hounds happy alongside other new arrivals like the underrated The Autopsy of Jane Doe, a new serial killer tale called Perfume, and the recently announced Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina Christmas special.
Meanwhile, expect Alfonso Cuarón’s intimate, visually sumptuous Roma to dominate the Oscar chatter after it launches on December 14. It joins other high-profile releases like the Jennifer Aniston vehicle Dumplin’ and Andy Serkis’ Mowgli: Legend Of The Jungle, which features the likes of Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, and Benedict Cumberbatch.
In terms of live specials, DeGeneres’ Relatable marks the TV host’s first stab at stand-up in 15 years. Springsteen, meanwhile, will regale viewers with personal stories culled from his autobiography in between acoustic versions of his best songs in Springsteen on Broadway, a filmed presentation of his hit theatrical production.
There’s lots of new series hitting the service as well, from the six-part true crime docuseries The Innocent Man to a Nailed It! holiday special to an anime called Hero Mask featuring a character named James Blood. There’s also a limited series adaptation of Watership Down on the way, though the streamer has yet to announce a premiere date for that. If self-flagellation’s more your thing, however, Fuller House will launch its fourth season on December 14.
You can see the full list of what’s coming to (and going from) Netflix in December below, along with a promo video with some clips.
Available December 1:
8 Mile
Astro Boy
Battle
Bride of Chucky
Christine
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
Crossroads: One Two Jaga
Friday
Friday After Next
Hellboy
Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone: Season 1
Meet Joe Black
Memories of the Alhambra
My Bloody Valentine
Next Friday
Reindeer Games
Seven Pounds
Shaun of the Dead
Terminator Salvation
The Big Lebowski
The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass: Season 5 Masterclasses
The Last Dragon
The Man Who Knew Too Little
Available December 2:
The Lobster
Available December 3:
Blue Planet II: Season 1
Hero Mask
The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot Season 2
Available December 4:
District 9
Available December 6:
Happy!: Season 1
Available December 7:
5 Star Christmas
Bad Blood
Dogs of Berlin
Dumplin’
Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
Nailed It! Holiday!
Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
Pine Gap
ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
Super Monsters and the Wish Star
The American Meme
The Hook Up Plan (Plan Coeur)
The Ranch: Part 6
Available December 9:
Sin senos sí hay paraíso: Season 3
Available December 10:
Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Available December 11:
Vir Das: Losing It
Available December 12:
Back Street Girls: Gokudols
Out of Many, One
Available December 13:
Wanted: Season 3
Available December 14:
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Midwinter’s Tale
Cuckoo: Season 4
Dance & Sing with True: Songs
Fuller House: Season 4
Inside the Real Narcos
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons: Season 3
Prince of Peoria: A Christmas Moose Miracle
Roma
Sunderland Til I Die
The Fix
The Innocent Man
The Protector
Tidelands
Travelers: Season 3
Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 8
Available December 16:
Baby Mama
Kill the Messenger
One Day
Springsteen on Broadway
The Theory of Everything
Available December 18:
Baki
Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 5
Available December 21:
3Below: Tales of Arcadia
7 Days Out
Back With the Ex
Bad Seeds
Bird Box
Derry Girls
Diablero
Greenleaf: Season 3
LAST HOPE: Part 2
Perfume
Sirius the Jaeger
Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
Tales by Light: Season 3
The Casketeers
Wolf (BÖRÜ)
Available December 24:
Hi Score Girl
The Magicians: Season 3
Available December 25:
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Season 11
Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War
Available December 26:
Alexa & Katie: Season 2
YOU
Available December 28:
Instant Hotel
La noche de 12 años
Selection Day
When Angels Sleep
Yummy Mummies
Available December 30:
The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Available December 30:
The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From a Mythical Man
Leaving December 1:
Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Groundhog Day
Happily N’Ever After
Happily N’Ever After 2: Snow White
Hellbound: Hellraiser II
Hellraiser
Sons of Anarchy: Seasons 1-7
Spider-Man 3
Spy Hard
Stephen King’s Children of the Corn
Swept Under
The Covenant
The Game
Leaving December 4:
Air Bud: Seventh Inning Fetch
Air Bud: Spikes Back
Air Bud: World Pup
Air Buddies
Cars Toon: Mater’s Tall Tales
Spooky Buddies
Tarzan & Jane
The Brave Little Toaster Goes to Mars
The Brave Little Toaster to the Rescue
The Crimson Wing: Mystery of the Flamingos
The Search for Santa Paws
Tinker Bell
Tinker Bell and the Great Fairy Rescue
Tinker Bell and the Lost Treasure
Leaving December 7:
Trolls
Leaving December 10:
Battle Royale
Battle Royale 2
Teeth
Leaving December 15:
Step Up 2: The Streets
Leaving December 16:
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Leaving December 17:
Beverly Hills Chihuahua 2
Leaving December 19:
Ip Man: The Final Fight
Leaving December 20:
Disney’s Moana
Food, Inc.
I Give It a Year
Leaving December 22:
Spotlight
Leaving December 25:
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
Leaving December 31:
Troy