What to stream on Netflix in December

The holidays are a time for family, and for escaping family time for a good ol' Netflix break. Use the time off to mercifully catch up on peak TV and peep the new originals coming to Netflix in December.

Top pick: The Crown, Season 2

The monarchy is back, and better than ever! Well...that's not entirely true. Elizabeth II (Claire Foy) is still struggling with cabinet scandals and the wounded egos of her loved ones, to say nothing of the actual political upheaval leading up to the 1960s. Come for the history, stay for the drama. Premieres Dec. 8.

Movies

8 Mile (12/1) 41 Dogs in My Home (12/14) Ace Ventura: Pet Detective (12/1) Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls (12/1) A StoryBots Christmas (12/1) August Rush (12/1) Bright (12/22) El Camino Christmas (12/8) Catwoman (12/11) Chef & My Fridge: 2017 (12/1) The Climb (12/29) Creep 2 (12/23) Diana: In Her Own Words (12/1) Discovering Bigfoot (12/15) Dreamcatcher (12/1) DreamWorks Home: For the Holidays (12/1) Exporting Raymond (12/1) A Five Star Life (12/15) Freeway: Crack In The System (12/15) Forbidden Games: The Justin Fashanu Story (12/1) Full Metal Jacket (12/1) Fun Mom Dinner (12/31) The Haunting of Helena (12/15) Hitch (12/1) Killer Legends (12/29) The Mafia Kills Only in Summer (12/15) Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (12/5) Miss Me This Christmas (12/19) My Happy Family (12/1) Nacho Libre (12/1) Neverlake (12/15) Pottersville (12/15) Pusher (12/27) Sahara (12/1) Disney's The Santa Clause (12/12) Disney's The Santa Clause 2 (12/12) Disney's The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause (12/12) Shelter (12/29) The Farthest - Voyager in Space (12/1) The Little Rascals (12/1) The Wackness (12/1) The Young Victoria (12/1) Trollhunters: Part 2 (12/15) Trolls Holiday Special (12/6) Tyson (12/1) Ultimate Beastmaster (12/15) V for Vendetta (12/1) Voyeur (12/1) While You Were Sleeping (12/1) Wormwood (12/15) You Can’t Fight Christmas (12/19)

TV

72 Dangerous Animals: Latin America: Season 1 (12/22) All Hail King Julien: Season 5 (12/1) All Hail King Julien: New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 (12/26) Beat Bugs: New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 (12/26) Bill Nye Saves the World: Season 2: Part 1 (12/29) When Patients Attack (12/14) Ainsley Eats the Streets: Season 1 (12/14) Cable Girls: Season 2 (12/25) La Casa de Papel: Season 1 (12/20) Christmas Inheritance (12/15) Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight (12/5) The Crown: Season 2 (12/8) Dark: Season 1 (12/1) Dave Chappelle: Equanimity (12/31) Dope: Season 1 (12/22) Easy: Season 2 (12/1) Erased: Season 1 (12/15) Fuller House: Season 3, New Episodes (12/22) Halt and Catch Fire: Season 4 (12/14) Hello, My Twenties!: Season 2 (12/18) The Indian Detective: Season 1 (12/19) Judd Apatow: The Return (12/12) Larva: New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 (12/26) The Magicians: Season 2 (12/11) La Mante: Season 1 (12/29) Myths & Monsters: Season 1 (12/23) Peaky Blinders: Season 4 (12/21) Planet Earth II (12/25) Pororo: New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 (12/26) Puffin Rock: New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 (12/26) The Ranch: Part 4 (12/15) Reggie Yates Outside Man: Volume 2 (12/15) Rosario Tijeras: Season 1 (12/22) Russell Howard: Recalibrate (12/19) El Señor de los Cielos: Season 5 (12/15) Skylanders Academy: New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 (12/26) Todd Barry: Spicy Honey (12/26) The Toys That Made Us: Season 1 (12/22) Travelers: Season 2 (12/26) Trollhunters: New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 (12/26) True and The Rainbow Kingdom: New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 (12/26) TURN: Washington's Spies: Season 4 (12/1) When Calls the Heart: Season 4 (12/4) Word Party: New Year's Eve Countdown 2018 (12/26)

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