The final month of the year is packed with must-see television. We've got epic series conclusions, long-awaited new seasons, and a few festive surprises. Get your watchlist ready for the most exciting premieres of December.
Your TV preview for December.
The War Between the Land and the Sea is a new sci-fi spinoff from Doctor Who's Russell T Davies, launching the ancient Sea Devils into a modern global crisis. UNIT agent Barclay must negotiate with an aquatic ambassador as the world teeters on the edge of disaster. This huge Christmas spectacle delivers monsters and battles while dramatizing the urgent themes of our own climate wars. | © Disney+
Amadeus reimagines the classic story as a sumptuous, expansive series with a brilliant new take on Mozart. Will Sharpe plays the composer not as a giggling fool but as a self-aware, high-spirited artist, while Paul Bettany steps into the role of his jealous rival, Salieri. This lavish adaptation immerses us in the 18th-century Viennese court, set to a soundtrack of glorious music. | © Orion Pictures
Percy Jackson and the Olympians sets sail for its second season, adapting the quest to the Sea of Monsters. With Camp Half-Blood's borders poisoned and his best friend Grover missing, Percy's new mission is more urgent than ever. He's joined by Annabeth and his cyclops brother, Tyson, to stop Luke and the rising Titan threat against Olympus. | © Hulu
Stranger Things launches its final season with a major three-part event, picking up in the fall of 1987. Hawkins is now an isolated town under a severe government lockdown, forcing a hidden Eleven to evade capture. With the fate of their world at stake, she and her friends have one final chance to unite and stop Vecna's terrifying invasion from the Upside Down. | © Netflix
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft returns for its final season as Lara races to stop a dangerous billionaire from unleashing global destruction. She must retrieve a collection of powerful stolen African Orisha masks before it's too late. This season sees Lara evolve into a confident leader, teaming up with her friend Sam for her most explosive adventure yet. | © Netflix
The Copenhagen Test is a new espionage thriller starring Simu Liu as an intelligence analyst whose brain has been hacked. He must maintain a normal performance 24/7 while unknown perpetrators access his senses and data. Caught between his agency and the hackers, he races to uncover the culprits and prove his loyalty. | © Peacock
Little Disasters plunges into a psychological thriller when a mom brings her injured daughter to the ER, only to find her friend is the doctor on duty. Their friendship shatters after the physician is forced to report the unexplained head injury to social services. The series explores the dark side of motherhood against a backdrop of luxurious lifestyles. | © Paramount+
Fixer Upper: Colorado Mountain House takes Chip and Joanna Gaines on their first out-of-state project, a 1960s home in the Rockies. They tackle unique high-altitude challenges while blending mid-century details with European-inspired style. The limited series transforms the property into a timeless family retreat far from their Texas home. | © HBO Max
Kimora: Back in the Fab Lane makes a fabulous return as Kimora Lee Simmons balances her Baby Phat empire and raising five kids. She navigates her daughters' modeling careers and her sons' sports ambitions while expanding her business portfolio. It's all handled with her signature unstoppable energy and style. | © Left/Right Productions
Following their escape, Lucy and The Ghoul are stuck together on a treacherous journey across the Mojave wasteland. They're an unwilling duo, with Lucy hunting her traitorous father and The Ghoul seeking his own lost family. Their path leads them straight to the neon-lit intrigue of New Vegas, where new threats and familiar faces from the game await. | © Amazon Prime Video
The fifth season finds our heroine still living her dream in Rome, but her work for Agence Grateau sends her jetting between the stunning backdrops of Paris and Venice. She's reunited with familiar faces like Mindy and Sylvie while meeting a fresh cast of glamorous characters. Emily in Paris knows its strength, delivering the same beautiful people in beautiful places that fans love. | © Netflix
The Abandons is a new Western set in the lawless 1850s Oregon, where a powerful matriarch fights to protect her adoptive family from a corrupt mining tycoon. As she defies the land baron's relentless expansion, her community of outcasts becomes the target of his brutal force. This gritty saga explores the violent pursuit of power and the fierce resistance it provokes. | © Netflix
The record-breaking Eras Tour might be finished, but fans are getting an even deeper look behind the curtain. This intimate six-part documentary follows Taylor Swift through rehearsals and planning, featuring candid chats with famous guests, backup dancers, and her fiancé, Travis Kelce. It drops on Disney+ the same day as The Final Show concert film, delivering a massive new dose of Swift content for her devoted fans. | © Disney+
Man vs. Baby finds the delightfully clumsy Trevor Bingley in another chaotic housesitting gig, this time in a luxurious London penthouse. His plans for a quiet Christmas are gone when he's suddenly tasked with caring for a lost baby. This holiday special promises a fresh wave of the blundering physical comedy fans loved in Man vs. Bee. | © Netflix
Spartacus: House of Ashur reimagines the fate of the cunning Ashur, who somehow survived the original rebellion to seize control of the ludus that once enslaved him. He forges a dangerous alliance with a powerful gladiatrix to create a new, brutal form of spectacle. Their ambitious rise threatens to upset the very Roman elite who once held them in chains. | © Starz
The final month of the year is packed with must-see television. We've got epic series conclusions, long-awaited new seasons, and a few festive surprises. Get your watchlist ready for the most exciting premieres of December.
The final month of the year is packed with must-see television. We've got epic series conclusions, long-awaited new seasons, and a few festive surprises. Get your watchlist ready for the most exciting premieres of December.