Netflix is adding 23 new movies and shows this week (Dec. 11, 2022)

A new week is here and if you’re starting to feel the stress of the holidays being just around the corner, it may be time to sit on the couch and binge-watch some Netflix. There are a bunch of new movies and shows coming this week, including a new Netflix original movie, a new special based on a Netflix series, and a new cooking show.

The biggest show coming this week is The Recruit. Starring Noah Centineo, Laura Haddock, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Fivel Stewart, Colton Dunn, and Aarti Mann, the series hits Netflix on Friday, Dec. 16, 2022. It follows a lawyer at the CIA during his first week on the job. He discovers a threatening letter from a former asset and this leads him into the dangerous world of international politics. He must find a way to keep his job and his life.

Take a look at the trailer here:

Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery is also coming to Netflix this week. It’s available to stream on Thursday, Dec. 15. The special is based on the Murderville series and stars Will Arnett along with celebrities who must solve a crime. But while Arnett has a script, the two celebrities don’t. In this special, the two actors are Jason Bateman and Maya Rudolph and they must figure out who killed Santa!

Check out the trailer here:

Looking for a new cooking show? Cook At All Costs is headed to the streaming service this week as well. It comes to Netflix on Friday, Dec. 16. The show features three home cooks who start with $25,000 but must use it to buy the ingredients they will use to cook with. Will the cheaper ingredients help them win or the most expensive ones? Whatever they make is judged by a panel of chefs and if they win, they get to keep whatever money they have left in their bank.

Take a peek at the trailer here:

This week also brings Last Chance U: Basketball season 2 on Tuesday, Dec. 13, and The Big 4 and The Hills season 1 and 2 on Thursday, Dec. 15.

New on Netflix this week: Dec. 11-17

Dec. 13

Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure
Last Chance U: Basketball season 2
Single’s Inferno season 2
Tom Papa: What a Day!

Dec. 14

Don’t Pick Up the Phone
Glitter
I Believe in Santa
Kangaroo Valley

Dec. 15

The Big 4
The Hills seasons 1 and 2
Sonic Prime
Violet Evergarden: Recollections
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery

Dec. 16

A Storm for Christmas
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Cook at all Costs
Dance Monsters
Far From Home
Paradise PD part 4
Private Lesson
The Recruit
Summer Job
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari

What will you be watching on Netflix this week? Let us know in the comments below and stay tuned to Netflix Life for more updates on what’s coming soon to Netflix.