December Preview: 16 TV Shows & New Movies to Watch at Home

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – November 25, 2020

In the gallery above, our editors have selected the coming month's most promising TV shows (including limited series and specials) as well as movies available to watch at home through VOD and digital purchases, listed in order by premiere date. Many of these titles haven't been reviewed yet (and we haven't seen them), but they are the most intriguing new releases on paper, at least, arriving in December.

14 of 17 photo by NICK BRIGGS/NETFLIX

75 Bridgerton: Season 1

Drama series debuts December 25 on Netflix. Is this the new Downton Abbey? Producer Shonda Rhimes' first Netflix series is created by Scandal's Chris Van Dusen, who adapts Julia Quinn's popular novels. The costume drama is set in London in the 1810s, where it focuses on the large and powerful Bridgerton family and other members of the city's aristocracy. Julie Andrews, Polly Walker, Rege-Jean Page, Ruby Barker, Jonathan Bailey, Claudia Jessie, Ruth Gemmell, Luke Thompson, and Luke Newton are among the stars.

Where To Watch