New Netflix movies and shows (December 2021)

The year is almost over, but there are so many new Netflix movies and shows coming in December 2021. Netflix just shared the full list of what’s new on Netflix in December 2021.

Netflix is ending 2021 with a bang. We’ve seen some really good months for new Netflix movies and shows in 2021. July was incredible with Outer Banks, Virgin River, Fear Steet, Gunpowder Milkshake and more. September was also really good with Lucifer, Sex Education, Squid Game, Midnight Mass, and more.

December 2021 is easily bigger and better than both of those months. Netflix always adds a ton of big shows and movies around the holidays, and no one (outside of Hallmark and Lifetime) is releasing as many holiday movies this year as Netflix.

All together, it makes for a great month. Let’s get to the list of Netflix new releases for December 2021.

Best Netflix movies

Netflix has everything when it comes to new movies hitting the streaming service in December. There are Netflix originals, holiday classics, Christmas movies, Oscar contenders, and more!

The Power of the Dog

Release date: Dec. 1 

Benedict Cumberbatch stars alongside Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Thomasin McKenzie, Genevieve Lemon, Keith Carradine, and Frances Conroy in The Power of the Dog. It’s based on the novel of the same name by Thomas Savage.

This movie has big Best Picture contender vibes.

Single All The Way

Release date: Dec. 2 

Christmas movie alert! Single All The Way stars Michael Urie, Philemon Chambers, Luke MacFarlane, Barry Bostwick, Jennifer Robertson, Jennifer Coolidge, and Kathy Najimy. It tells the story of Peter, who asks his friend to pretend to be his boyfriend for Christmas. Things don’t go as planned!

The Unforgivable

Release date: Dec. 10 

Sandra Bullock stars in The Unforgivable, a story about a woman who commits a violent crime and is later released from prison. She tries to rebuild her life. Vincent D’Onofrio, Jon Bernthal, Richard Thomas, Linda Emond, Aisling Franciosi, Rob Morgan, and Viola Davis also star in the Netflix movie.

Don’t Look Up

Release date: Dec. 24 

Don’t Look Up stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Lawrence as two astronomers who are trying to alert the world to an incoming asteroid that could wipe out the planet. This is another Oscar contender!

The Lost Daughter

Release Date: Dec. 31 

The Lost Daughter stars Dakota Johnson and Olivia Colman, and it’s directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal. It’s based on the novel of the same name by Elena Ferrante.

Best Netflix shows

Look, there are a lot of new Netflix movies on the way in December, but where things really get good is with the lineup of new Netflix shows coming in December.

Let’s check out the list!

Lost in Space season 3

Release date: Dec. 1 

The final season of Lost in Space premieres on the first day of the month, and it gets the month off to a great start.

Money Heist season 5 part 2

Release date: Dec. 3 

It all comes down to this. The final five episodes of Money Heist will be released in early December. It’s truly the end of an era.

The Witcher season 2

Release date: Dec. 17 

Fans have been waiting two full years for The Witcher season 2, and that wait ends on Dec. 17. The Witcher season 3 is already in the works.

Emily in Paris season 2

Release date: Dec. 22 

Christmas watch with the whole fam? We thought we’d have to wait until 2022 for Emily in Paris season 2, but Netflix is ending the year with a new season of the romantic comedy series.

Cobra Kai season 4

Release date: Dec. 31 

Cobra Kai season 3 premiered on Netflix on Jan. 1, 2021, and Cobra Kai season 4 is premiering on Dec. 31, 2021. We started the year with Cobra Kai, and we’re ending the year with Cobra Kai. 

Cobra Kai season 5 is already in the works.

New on Netflix December 2021

We shared the full list of what’s new on Netflix in December 2021 below!

New on Netflix: December 1

• Lost in Space season 3
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure season 5
• The Power of the Dog
• Kayko and Kokosh
• Kayko and Kokosh season 2
• Are You The One: Season 3
• Blood and Bone
• Body of Lies
• Bordertown: Mural Murders
• Chloe
• Chocolat
• Closer
• Death at a Funeral
• Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
• The Final Destination
• Final Destination 3
• Final Destination 5
• Fool’s Gold
• The Fourth Kind
• Ink Master: Season 3
• Ink Master: Season 4
• Knight Rider 2000
• Knight Rider: Seasons 1-4
• Law Abiding Citizen
• The Legend of Zorro
• Life
• Looper
• The Mask of Zorro
• Minority Report
• Pet Sematary (1989)
• Premonition
• Sabrina (1995)
• Soul Surfer
• Stepmom
• Stuart Little 2
• Sucker Punch
• Think Like a Man
• Tremors
• We Were Soldiers
• Wild Things
• Wyatt Earp

New on Netflix: December 2

• Single All The Way
• The Alpinist
• The Whole Truth
• Coyote

New on Netflix: December 3

• The Great British Baking Show: Holidays
• Mixtape
• Money Heist season 5 part 2
• Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas
• Cobalt Blue
• Coming Out Colton
• Money Heist: From Tokyo to Berlin: Volume 2
• Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Season 4

New on Netflix: December 5

• JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope: Season 1 (episode 8)

New on Netflix: December 6

• VOIR
• David and the Elves

New on Netflix: December 7

• Centaurworld season 2
• Go Dog Go season 2
• Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo)

New on Netflix: December 8

• Carolin Kebekus: The Last Christmas Special

New on Netflix: December 9

• Asakusa Kid
• Bathtubs Over Broadway
• Bonus Family: Season 4
• The Family That Sings Together: The Camargos

New on Netflix: December 10

• The Unforgivable
• Saturday Morning: All-Star Hits
• Back to the Outback
• Aranyak
• Anonymously Yours
• How To Ruin Christmas: The Funeral
• The Shack
• Still Out of My League
• Twentysomethings: Austin (formerly Roaring Twenties)
• Two

New on Netflix: December 11

• Fast Color
• The Hungry and the Hairy

New on Netflix: December 12

• JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope: Season 1 (episode 9)

New on Netflix: December 13

• Eye in the Sky

New on Netflix: December 14

• The Future Diary
• Russell Howard: Lubricant
• StarBeam: Beaming in the New Year

New on Netflix: December 15

• The Hand of God
• Black Ink Crew New York: Seasons 3-4
• The Challenge: Season 12
• The Challenge: Season 25
• Elite Short Stories: Phillipe Caye Felipe
• The Giver
• Masha and the Bear: Nursery Rhymes: Season 1 Part 2
• Masha and the Bear: Season 5
• Selling Tampa
• Teen Mom 2: Season 3-4

New on Netflix: December 16

• A California Christmas: City Lights
• Aggretsuko: Season 4
• Darkest Hour
•  A Naija Christmas
• Puff: Wonders of the Reef

New on Netflix: December 17

• The Witcher season 2
• Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 6: Homecoming

New on Netflix: December 18

• Bulgasal: Immortal Souls
• Oldboy

New on Netflix: December 19

• What Happened in Oslo

New on Netflix: December 20

• Elite Short Stories: Samuel Omar

New on Netflix: December 21

• Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster
• Grumpy Christmas

New on Netflix: December 22

• Emily in Paris season 2

New on Netflix: December 23

• Elite Short Stories: Patrick

New on Netflix: December 24

• Don’t Look Up
• 1000 Miles from Christmas
• Minnal Murali
• The Silent Sea
• STAND BY ME Doraemon 2
• Vicky and Her Mystery
• Zach Stone is Gonna Be Famous

New on Netflix: December 25

• Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material
• Stories of a Generation – with Pope Francis
• Single’s Inferno

New on Netflix: December 26

• Lulli

New on Netflix: December 28

• Word Party Presents: Math!

New on Netflix: December 29

• Anxious People
• Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer

New on Netflix: December 30

• Kitz
• Hilda and the Mountain King

New on Netflix: December 31

• Cobra Kai season 4
• The Lost Daughter
• Stay Close
• Seal Team
• Queer Eye season 6