Netflix movies and shows to expect in December 2025

Netflix closes out 2025 with a content lineup that balances festive spirit, drama, and action.

Netflix movies and shows to expect in December 2025

For viewers looking to get into the holiday mood, titles like My Secret Santa, The Night My Dad Saved Christmas, and With Love, Meghan Holiday Celebration bring plenty of cheer, while the return of Emily in Paris adds a dose of fashionable escapism.

One of the most highly anticipated movies of the month is Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery, arriving 12 December, with detective Benoit Blanc back on the case in another whodunit.

Meanwhile, Troll 2 kicks off the month with Nordic action, and Jay Kelly, Love + Wine, and Lost in the Spotlight offer a mix of romance and drama.

The documentary category also expands with Sean Combs: The Reckoning, Breakdown: 1975, and All The Empty Rooms.

For anime fans, Record of Ragnarok and Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft provide high-energy episodes.

On 20 December, Netflix streams Jake Paul vs Anthony Joshua live — one of the year’s biggest fight events.

Other series releases this month include The Abandons, The Believers, Pax Massilia S2, and City of Shadows.

Every movie, doc, series and show coming to Netflix this month