What to watch on Netflix in December 2023 from Maestro to The Crown's final season

Other highlights include Maestro and Money Heist prequel Berlin

Netflix will release a number of exciting shows and films in December including Maestro (Netflix)
Netflix will release a number of exciting shows and films in December including Maestro (Netflix)

Netflix has a busy month ahead in December 2023, with new shows and films being released on the platform over the course of the festive period.

From exciting new shows to hotly-anticipated final outings, and exciting movie releases there is plenty for subscribers to settle down and watch this month.

Here is everything you need to know about what's coming to Netflix UK in December, with thanks to What's On Netflix.


What new TV shows are on Netflix in December 2023?

The Crown season 6 part 2 | 14 December

Meg Bellamy and Ed McVey as Kate Middleton and Prince William in The Crown season 6 part 2, which premieres in December (Netflix)
Meg Bellamy and Ed McVey as Kate Middleton and Prince William in The Crown season 6 part 2, which premieres in December (Netflix)

The Crown, Peter Morgan's love letter to Queen Elizabeth II, is coming to an end with the second half of its sixth season, which comes closer to collective memory once more by charting the teenage years of Prince William and Harry following the death of their mother Princess Diana.

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As well as exploring Prince William's relationship with Kate Middleton, the series will also depict Princess Margaret's death in 2002 and the wedding of Prince Charles and Camilla Parker-Bowles in 2005.

Yu Yu Hakusho | 14 December

One Piece may have been the first hit for Netflix adapting anime to live-action, but it won't be the last as the platform will be bringing Yu Yu Hakusho to life onscreen.

Based on Yoshihiro Togashi's iconic manga series, the Japanese drama will bring the world to life and chart teen Yusuke Urameshi's journey to becoming an Underworld Detective after being killed in a car accident.

Pokemon Concierge | 28 December

Pokemon Concierge is an animated series made by The Pokemon Company (Netflix)
Pokemon Concierge is an animated series made by The Pokemon Company (Netflix)

Another surefire hit on Netflix from Japan is Pokemon Concierge, a stop-motion animated series that follows the goings on at a hotel within the Pokemon franchise.

Berlin | 29 December

Money Heist: Berlin is a prequel to the hit Spanish series (Netflix)
Money Heist: Berlin is a prequel to the hit Spanish series (Netflix)

Money Heist may have finished with a bang but the franchise is far from over, as Netflix has created a prequel focused on Pedro Alonso's Berlin prior to his demise in the flagship series.

Read more: What's leaving Netflix UK in December 2023?

The spin-off will chart a whole new high stakes heist headed up by Berlin, which sees him and his new crew steal €44 million worth of jewels and make it look like an illusion.


What new movies are coming to Netflix in December 2023?

Leave the World Behind | 8 December

Mahershela Ali as G.H., Myha'la as Ruth, Julia Roberts as Amanda and Ethan Hawke as Clay in Leave the World Behind (Netflix)
Mahershala Ali as G.H., Myha'la as Ruth, Julia Roberts as Amanda and Ethan Hawke as Clay in Leave the World Behind (Netflix)

Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Mahershala Ali, and Myha'la star in this post-apocalypse thriller, where a family trip in the country takes a dark turn when a cyberattack takes down all communication and two strangers turn up at their rental property door.

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget | 15 December

Rocky (Zachary Levi), Nick (Romesh Ranganathan), Fetcher (Daniel Mays) in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (Netflix)
Rocky (Zachary Levi), Nick (Romesh Ranganathan), Fetcher (Daniel Mays) in Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (Netflix)

Aardman Animation is returning to one of its beloved franchises, Chicken Run, with a sequel that sees the plucky chickens take on a new threat in order to save their fellow feathered friends on the mainland.

Maestro | 20 December

Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper star in Maestro. (Netflix)
Carey Mulligan and Bradley Cooper star in Maestro. (Netflix)

Heavily tipped to be making its way to the Oscars, Maestro is Bradley Cooper's directorial debut and sees him star as composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein.

The movie follows Bernstein's rise to fame as well as his relationship with his wife Felicia Montealegre (Carey Mulligan).

Rebel Moon Part One: Child of Fire | 22 December

REBEL MOON: (L-R) Sofia Boutella as Kora and Michiel Huisman as Gunnar in Rebel Moon. (Netflix)
Sofia Boutella as Kora and Michiel Huisman as Gunnar in Rebel Moon. (Netflix)

Zack Snyder is bringing his vision for a galaxy far far away to Netflix with Rebel Moon, an epic sci-fi thriller that sees a stranger known as Kora (Sofia Boutella) become the only hope for a peaceful colony who become threatened by tyrannical rulers.


Here are all the films and TV shows premieres on Netflix in December 2023:

1 December

A Brush with Christmas (2022)

Black is the New Black (Limited Series)

Catering Christmas (2022)

Christmas at the Drive-In (2022)

Dangerous Games: The Legacy Murders (2022)

Disquiet (2023)

Fisk (Season 2)

Gordon, Gino & Fred’s Great Christmas Roast (Season 1)

How to Tell a Secret (2022)

Lego Ninjago (Multiple Seasons)

May December (2023)

PRU (Season 1)

Sweet Home (Season 2)

Who We Become (2023)

2 December

Welcome to Samdal-ri (Season 1)

4 December

Costco at Christmas (Season 1)

Dew Drop Diaries (Season 2)

6 December

Blood Coast (Season 1)

Christmas as Usual (2023)

Green Lantern (2011)

7 December

Analog Squad (Season 1)

High Tides (Season 1)

Hilda (Season 3)

I Hate Christmas (Season 2)

My Life With the Walter Boys (Season 1)

NAGA (2023)

The Archies (2023)

World War II: From the Frontlines (Season 1)

8 December

Barbie: A Touch of Magic (2023)

Blood Vessel (2023)

Leave the World Behind (2023)

11 December

True Beauty (Season 1)

12 December

Happiness (Season 1)

Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only (2023)

Single’s Inferno (Season 3)

Under Pressure: The U.S. Women’s World Cup Team (Season 1)

13 December

1670 (Season 1)

Car Masters: Rust to Riches (Season 5)

If I Were Luiza Sonsa (2023)

The Influencer (Season 1)

14 December

As the Crow Flies (Season 2)

The Crown (Season 6 – Part 2)

Yu Yu Hakusho (Season 1)

15 December

Carol & The End of the World (Limited Series)

Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (2023)

Face to Face with ETA: Conversations with a Terrorist (2023)

Familia (2023)

Spider-Man: No Way Home (2021) Extended Edition

YOH’ Christmas (Season 1)

16 December 16th

Marry Me (2022)

18 December

The Outsiders (Season 1)

19 December

Trevor Noah: Where Was I (2023)

20 December

American Underdog (2021)

Cindy la Regia: The High School Years (Season 1)

Maestro (2023)

21 December

Like Flowers in Sand (Season 1)

Supa Team 4 (Season 2)

22 December

Gyeongseong Creature (Season 1)

Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (2023)

25 December

Ricky Gervais: Armageddon (2023)

Star Trek: Prodigy (Season 1)

27 December

Hell Camp: Teen Nightmare (2023)

28 December

Pokemon Concierge (Season 1)

29 December

Berlin (Season 1)

Watch a trailer for Maestro