NetflixFrom the return of Stranger Things Season 5 to Emily in Paris’ next adventure, here are all the best new Netflix TV shows to watch in December 2025.
Now’s the time to pick up a streaming service subscription. New TV shows are coming out thick and fast, especially on Netflix. It’s undoubtedly giving us the best content on the market at lightning speed, and that’s before we even get to series like Stranger Things.
As expected, TV on Netflix in December 2025 is ripe for the taking, and boy, have we picked a bunch of absolute bangers for you to binge.
Editor Picks – New Netflix shows we recommend
Given there are so many shows coming to Netflix in December, we’ve picked out some of the best the platform has to offer from its new releases.
The Price of Confession
Netflix- Genre: Mystery
- Release date: December 5, 2025
- Regions: Everywhere
- How long is it? 12 episodes
After a long delay and massive cast switch, The Price of Confession is finally arriving and expectations are high. The mystery thriller stars Jeon Do-yeon (Kill Boksoon) as an art teacher whose life unravels when she becomes entangled in a murder case, while Kim Go-eun (Exhuma) plays the enigmatic woman drawn into her orbit. Dark, character-driven, and dripping with tension, this is set to be prestige K-drama at its finest.
Record of Ragnarok, Season 3
Netflix- Genre: Fantasy anime
- Release date: December 10, 2025
- Regions: Everywhere
- How long is it? TBC
The gods-vs-mortals death tournament returns with even bigger battles in Season 3 of the Record of Ragnarok anime adaptation, with the score currently tied at 3-3 after six rounds. If mankind wins, they’ll be able to continue existing (for at least for one more millennium). Expect cinematic fights, lore-heavy flashbacks, and at matchups that will ignite anime Twitter for weeks.
Emily in Paris, Season 5
Netflix- Genre: Rom-com
- Release date: December 18, 2025
- Regions: Everywhere
- How long is it? 10 episodes
Pack your berets and your existential crises – Emily Cooper is back. Season 5 takes Netflix’s most chaotic marketing executive out of Paris and straight into Rome, where new jobs, new flings, and new disasters await. Whether you love it or hate-watch it, this season promises peak Emily: gorgeous scenery, outrageous fashion choices, and plenty of ‘chewing gum for the mind’ fun.
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Stranger Things Season 5
Netflix- Genre: Horror sci-fi
- Release date: December 25 & 31, 2025
- Regions: Everywhere
- How long is it? 4 episodes total
After an explosive first chapter, Volume 2 of Stranger Things’ fifth and final season will be premiering on Christmas day, meaning you can enjoy demogorgon showdowns and apocalyptic teen angst instead of arguing with relatives over stuffing. All of this leads up to the grand finale on New Year’s Eve, where every theory, every loss, and every trip to the Upside Down will collide. JOMO never felt so good.
For more recommendations, check out our TV show watch guide for December across all platforms.
New Netflix TV shows out in December 2025
| Name | Release date | Genre | Episode count |
|---|---|---|---|
| CoComelon Lane, Season 6 | December 1 | Children’s animation | 2 episodes |
| Love is Blind: Italy | December 1 | Reality | Episodes 1-4 |
| My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler | December 1 | Chat show | 1 episode |
| Playing Gracie Darling | December 1 | Drama | 6 episodes |
| Victoria, Seasons 1-3 | December 1 | Historical drama | 24 episodes |
| Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, Season 2 | December 2 | Supernatural drama | 8 Episodes |
| Matt Rife: Unwrapped – A Christmas Crowd Work Special | December 2 | Stand-up comedy | 1 episode |
| Stranded with my Mother-in-Law, Season 3 | December 3 | Reality | TBC |
| With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration | December 3 | Lifestyle | 1 episode |
| The Abandons | December 4 | Western | 7 episodes |
| The Believers, Season 2 | December 4 | Crime thriller | 8 episodes |
| Fugue State 1986 | December 4 | Thriller | 8 episodes |
| The Price of Confession | December 5 | Mystery | 12 episodes |
| Owning Manhattan, Season 2 | December 5 | Reality | 8 episodes |
| Pro Bono | December 6 | Legal drama | TBC |
| Elmo and Mark Rober’s Merry Giftmas | December 8 | Christmas special | 1 episode |
| Love is Blind: Italy | December 8 | Reality | Episodes 5-8 |
| Badly in Love | December 9 | Reality | Episodes 1-4 |
| Blood Coast, Season 2 | December 9 | Thriller | 6 episodes |
| The West Wing, Seasons 1-7 | December 9 | Political drama | 154 episodes |
| The Accident, Season 2 | December 10 | Drama thriller | TBC |
| Record of Ragnarok, Season 3 | December 10 | Fantasy anime | TBC |
| Man Vs Baby | December 11 | Comedy | 4 episodes |
| Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft, Season 2 | December 11 | Animated action | TBC |
| The Town | December 11 | Crime thriller | 8 episodes |
| Had I Not Seen the Sun, Part 2 | December 11 | Romantic thriller | 10 episodes |
| City of Shadows | December 12 | Police thriller | 6 episodes |
| Home for Christmas, Season 3 | December 12 | Christmas rom-com | TBC |
| Robby Hoffman: Wake Up | December 14 | Stand-up comedy | 1 episode |
| The Creature Cases, Season 6 | December 15 | Children’s animation | TBC |
| Love is Blind: Italy | December 15 | Reality | Episode 9 |
| Badly in Love | December 16 | Reality | Episodes 5-7 |
| Castle Rock, Seasons 1-2 | December 16 | Horror | 20 episodes |
| Culinary Class Wars | December 16 | Reality | TBC |
| The Manny, Season 3 | December 17 | Sitcom | TBC |
| What’s in the Box? | December 17 | Reality | 6 episodes |
| Emily in Paris, Season 5 | December 18 | Rom-com | 10 episodes |
| Love is Blind: Italy reunion | December 19 | Reality | 1 episode |
| The Closer, Seasons 1-7 | December 22 | Drama | 109 episodes |
| Sicily Express | December 22 | Christmas comedy | 5 episodes |
| Badly in Love | December 23 | Reality | Episodes 8-10 |
| King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch, Season 3 | December 23 | Reality | TBC |
| Stranger Things, Season 5 | December 25 | Horror sci-fi | Episodes 5-7 |
| Members Only: Palm Beach | December 29 | Reality | 8 episodes |
| Ricky Gervais: Mortality | December 30 | Stand-up comedy | 1 episode |
| Stranger Things, Season 5 | December 31 | Horror sci-fi | Episode 8 |
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Once you’ve got through all these, why not take a look at the best TV shows on Apple TV+, the TV shows you cannot miss in 2025, the best movies coming to Netflix this month, and the new true crime and documentaries heading to streaming.