Sure, it’s almost finals season, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take a break every so often with a little bit of Netflix. (Just kidding, focus on your studies!)
In order of release, here are five shows and films you should watch on your next Netflix binge:
1. Dumplin’ – December 7
A comedic drama starring Jennifer Anniston with a female director AND screenwriter behind it? Count me IN.
This adaptation of the young adult novel written by Julie Murphy is about Willowdean Dickson, the plus-size teenage daughter of a former beauty queen who signs up for her mom’s pageant as a protest and inspires other contestants to follow in her footsteps, revolutionizing the pageant and their small Texas town.
2. Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle – December 7
This Warner Bros. Pictures film adapted from Rudyard Kiplings’ classic, The Jungle Book, follows Mowgli, a human child raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the harsh rules of the jungle, with the company of a bear named Baloo and a panther named Bagheera, Mowgli becomes accepted by the animals of the jungle as one of their own. In this moment of acceptance, Mowgli comes face-to-face with his human origins and struggles finding his place between nature and humans.
The film is star-studded, featuring the voices of Andy Serkis (Baloo), Benedict Cumberbatch (Shere Khan), Christian Bale (Bagheera), Cate Blanchett (Kaa), and Naomie Harris (Serkis).
3. Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Midwinter’s Tale – December 14
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina is coming back to Netflix for a holiday special and December 14th can’t come soon enough.
According to W Magazine, the series will follow the Church of Night’s winter solstice celebration, featuring pagan rituals and haunting tales, and flashbacks to a simpler time—before Sabrina Spellman ever had to face the decision in pledging her soul to the Dark Lord.
4. Bird Box – December 21
If The Quiet Place feared sight rather than sound, you’d get post-apocalyptic horror film Bird Box.
According to Netflix, the film follows Mallory, a survivor, and her two children as they make a desperate bid to reach safety five years after an ominous unseen presence drives most of society to suicide.
With a cast featuring Sandra Bullock, John Malkovich, Rosa Salazar, Jacki Weaver, Sarah Paulson, Lil Rel Howery, and Machine Gun Kelly—plus female director Susanne Bier—it’s a must watch.
5. Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War – December 25
Talk about a Merry Christmas! If you haven’t seen one of the most-talked about Marvel movies of the year (don’t worry, I haven’t even seen it either, whoops)—Netflix has your back.
In the latest Marvel film, the Avengers unite to battle their most powerful enemy yet, the evil Thanos. On a mission to collect all six Infinity Stones, Thanos plans to use the artifacts to inflict his twisted will on reality.
Check out the rest coming soon on Netflix:
Dec. 1:
- 8 Mile
- Astro Boy
- Battle
- Bride of Chucky
- Christine
- Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
- Crossroads: One Two Jaga
- Friday
- Friday After Next
- Hellboy
- Man vs Wild with Sunny Leone: Season 1
- Meet Joe Black
- Memories of the Alhambra (Streaming Every Saturday)
- My Bloody Valentine
- Next Friday
- Reindeer Games
- Seven Pounds
- Shaun of the Dead
- Terminator Salvation
- The Big Lebowski
- The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass: Season 5 Masterclasses
- The Last Dragon
- The Man Who Knew Too Little
Dec. 2:
- The Lobster
Dec. 3:
- Blue Planet II: Season 1
- Hero Mask
- The Sound of Your Heart: Reboot Season 2
Dec. 4:
- District 9
Dec. 6:
- Happy!: Season 1
Dec. 7:
- 5 Star Christmas
- Bad Blood
- Dogs of Berlin
- Dumplin’
- Free Rein: The Twelve Neighs of Christmas
- Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
- Nailed It! Holiday!
- Neo Yokio: Pink Christmas
- Pine Gap
- ReMastered: Who Killed Jam Master Jay?
- Super Monsters and the Wish Star
- The American Meme
- The Hook Up Plan (Plan Coeur)
- The Ranch: Part 6
Dec. 9:
- Sin senos sí hay paraíso: Season 3
Dec. 10:
- Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Dec. 11:
- Vir Das: Losing It
Dec. 12:
- Back Street Girls: Gokudols
- Out of Many, One
Dec. 13:
- Wanted (Season 3)
Dec. 14:
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: A Midwinter’s Tale
- Cuckoo: Season 4
- Dance & Sing with True: Songs
- Fuller House: Season 4
- Inside the Real Narcos
- Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons: Season 3
- Prince of Peoria: A Christmas Moose Miracle
- ROMA
- Sunderland Til I Die
- The Fix
- The Innocent Man
- The Protector
- Tidelands
- Travelers: Season 3
- Voltron: Legendary Defender: Season 8
Dec. 16:
- Baby Mama
- Kill the Messenger
- One Day
- Springsteen on Broadway
- The Theory of Everything
Dec. 18:
- Baki
- Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable
- Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 5
Dec. 21:
- 3Below: Tales of Arcadia
- 7 Days Out
- Back With the Ex
- Bad Seeds
- Bird Box
- Derry Girls
- Diablero
- Greenleaf: Season 3
- LAST HOPE: Part 2
- Perfume
- Sirius the Jaeger
- Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski
- Tales by Light: Season 3
- The Casketeers
- Wolf (BÖRÜ)
Dec. 24:
- Hi Score Girl
- The Magicians: Season 3
Dec. 25:
- Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Season 11
- Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Infinity War
Dec. 26:
- Alexa & Katie: Season 2
- YOU
Dec. 28:
- Instant Hotel
- La noche de 12 años
- Selection Day
- When Angels Sleep
- Yummy Mummies
Dec. 30:
- The Autopsy of Jane Doe
Dec. 31:
- The Bill Murray Stories: Life Lessons Learned From a Mythical Man