It’s the most wonderful time of the year! Netflix has announced what’s arriving (and departing) from its streaming video lineup this month, and is taking the holiday spirit pretty seriously. You’ll have an ample number of Christmas-themed shows and films to choose from, as well as solid features that you can enjoy all year long (or as long as they last on Netflix). With the advent of the season also comes the loss of some great cinematic works, so here’s what you should watch before they disappear.
The first week in December, Netflix is adding films like
8 Mile,
V for Vendetta, and
Full Metal Jacket to its selection, along with kid-friendly titles like
A StoryBots Christmas, the fifth season of the animated series
All Hail King Julien (based on the DreamWorks film
Madagascar) , and
Home: For the Holidays. If you’ve got older (and goofier) kids, you can enjoy
Nacho Libre and
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective together, starting this month.
You can also check out Will Smith’s Netflix Original film,
Bright. It’s an action-packed buddy cop film that looks like a mashup of
Training Day and a
Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual (his partner is an orc). The dark holiday comedy and Netflix original film,
El Camino Christmas, stars Luke Grimes as a man who ends up locked in a liquor store during Christmas Eve. Blockbuster sequels like
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, and
Planet Earth II will be available for your viewing pleasure, at least until Disney decides to
pull its catalog from Netflix to build its own streaming service in 2019.
Of course, what goes up must come down, and Netflix will have removed some primo content as December runs its course. For one, the documentary about one of the largest single-family homes in America,
Queen of Versailles, will be removed December 13. If you’ve never seen the FX sitcom
It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, you’ve got until December 9 to binge on 11 seasons of the award-winning program before it disappears from the catalog. Jake Gyllenhaal’s
Nightcrawler departs from Netflix the day after, so if thrillers are your jam, take a look before it goes up in smoke.
Arriving in December
December 1
December 4
December 5
December 6
December 8
December 11
December 12
December 14
December 15
December 18
December 19
- Miss Me This Christmas
- Russell Howard: Recalibrate— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- The Indian Detective: Season 1— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- You Can’t Fight Christmas
December 20
- La Casa de Papel: Season 1— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
December 21
December 22
December 23
- Creep 2
- Myths & Monsters: Season 1
December 25
December 26
- Todd Barry: Spicy Honey— NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- Travelers: Season 2-- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
- All Hail King Julien: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
- Beat Bugs: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
- Larva: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
- Pororo: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
- Puffin Rock: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
- Skylanders Academy: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
- Trollhunters: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
- True and The Rainbow Kingdom: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
- Word Party: New Year’s Eve Countdown 2018
December 27
December 29
December 31
Leaving in December
December 1
- All I Want for Christmas
- Bedazzled
- Black Snake Moan
- Compulsion
- Cousin Bette
- Hoffa
- La Viuda Negra: Season 1
- Picture Perfect
- Practical Magic
- Rebelde
- Scary Movie 2
- Scary Movie 3
- Super Size Me
- Terriers: Season 1
- The Crucible
- The Gospel Road: A Story of Jesus
- The Man from Snowy River
- Touch: Season 2
- Toys
- Two Girls and a Guy
- Waking Life
- Young Frankenstein
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Bonds Beyond Time
- Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal: Seasons 1-2
December 5
December 9
- It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Seasons 1-11
December 10
- Lucky Number Slevin
- Nightcrawler
- The Rite
December 11
December 13
December 15
- America’s Funniest Home Video Kids: Holidazed
- America’s Funniest Home Videos Kids: Animals with Attitude: Season 1
- America’s Funniest Home Videos Kids: It’s Tough Being a Kid: Season 1
- America’s Funniest Home Videos Kids: Playtime Ain’t for Wimps: Season 1
- America’s Funniest Home Videos: New Collection D: Nincompoop Nation
- Jeff Dunham: Arguing with Myself
December 19
- Dance Academy: Series 1-3
December 20
December 24
December 25
- Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl
