Netflix is ending the year with a strong slate of releases. The final month of 2025 is headlined by Stranger Things, which returns to lead the platform’s December schedule.
The lineup also features Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, Trolls 2, and Record of Ragnarok Season 3. These titles highlight the mix of genres Netflix is pushing to close out the year.
Big-name originals like Stranger Things and Knives Out are expected to draw global attention, while animated films and anime series will appeal to younger audiences and niche fans.
Check out some of the December highlights below.
Pick of the Month
Stranger Things 5: Volume 2 (Series) – December 26 (9AM SGT)
With Hawkins under lockdown, El in hiding and danger lurking at every turn, the entire party unites with a single goal: to hunt and kill Vecna.
Returning Shows
Troll 2 (Film) – December 1
When a dangerous new troll unleashes devastation across their homeland, Nora, Andreas and Major Kris embark on their most perilous mission yet.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Film) – December 12
Detective Benoit Blanc teams up with an earnest young priest to investigate a perfectly impossible crime at a small-town church with a dark history.
Culinary Class Wars: Season 2 (Series) – December 16
A fresh wave of “Black Spoon” cooks face the formidable “White Spoon” chefs in this epic culinary showdown. Who will withstand the heat — or flame out?
Emily in Paris: Season 5 (Series) – December 18
Emily trades bonjour for buongiorno as she seeks to reinvent herself in Rome, but when love, career and loyalty collide, la dolce vita gets complicated.
Holiday Themes
My Secret Santa (Film) – December 3
A single mom needs a job. A ski resort needs a Santa. Disguised as a St. Nick lookalike, can Taylor fool a charming hotel heir into ho-ho-hiring her?
Elmo and Mark Rober’s Merry Giftmas (Kids & Family Film) – December 8
Elmo and his Sesame Street friends work with former NASA engineer turned YouTube star Mark Rober to make special presents for a Merry Giftmas exchange.
Home for Christmas: Season 3 (Series) – December 12
Hoping to ease the lingering heartbreak of last Christmas, Johanne decides to enjoy this year’s festivities free from love troubles… or so she thinks.
Sicily Express (Series) – December 22
With Christmas around the corner, two blundering Sicilian friends working in Milan discover a dumpster that transports them to their families in seconds.
More Must Watch
Playing Gracie Darling (Series) – December 1
Decades after her childhood best friend vanished at a séance gone wrong, a psychologist must face her haunted past when another young girl goes missing.
The Abandons (Series) – December 4
In 1850s Washington, two families led by powerful matriarchs — one wealthy, one poor but deeply loyal — battle for supremacy on the unforgiving frontier.
The Believers: Season 2 (Series) – December 4
To save their families, Win and Game raise the cash and the stakes for a sinister politician’s dreams. Meanwhile, Dear sets out on her own to start over.
Badly in Love (Series) – December 9
In Japan’s first dating show for rebellious yankiis, 11 singles butt heads, forge bonds and live together for 14 days as they go all out to find the one.
Record of Ragnarok: Season 3 (Series) – December 10
After a shocking sixth round, the gods double down to humble humanity. Ragnarok continues as kings clash, beliefs collide, and fate is forged in battle.
The Town (Series) – December 11
A group of cash-strapped friends find their morals and relationships tested when they stumble upon a stolen fortune in their hometown.
Man Vs Baby (Series) – December 11
Trevor’s back, baby! Heartfelt mishaps and Christmas capers abound as comedy legend Rowan Atkinson returns for another chaotic house-sitting experience.
10DANCE (Film) – December 18
Two dancers, opposites in all but their art, agree to train together for a competition. At first, they clash, but soon become drawn to each other.
The Great Flood (Film) – December 19
When a raging flood traps a researcher and her young son, a call to a crucial mission puts their escape — and the future of humanity — on the line.
Goodbye June (Film) – December 24
Kate Winslet directs and joins Helen Mirren, Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, and Andrea Riseborough in a tender tale of a family’s farewell to their mother.
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Cover-Up (Documentary Film) – December 26
This documentary traces the career of legendary investigative journalist Seymour Hersh, whose tenacious reporting exposed cover-ups from My Lai to Abu Ghraib.
Pro Bono (Series) – Coming Soon
When a respected judge’s world falls apart overnight, he joins a top law firm’s pro bono team — where hope and purpose wait in humble, unexpected places.
Cashero (Series) – Coming Soon
An ordinary man who inherits super strength discovers a greater evil out to steal his power. The one catch? Every use drains money from his wallet.
