The Best Things To Watch On Netflix in December
Season 2 of The Crown is finally coming
Dark, season 1
IMDb says: A family saga with a supernatural twist, set in a German town, where the disappearance of two young children exposes the relationships among four families.
We say: Why does everything seem scarier in German?
Available to watch on Netflix: 1st December.
Doctor Who, season 9
IMDb says: The further adventures of the time travelling alien adventurer known as the Doctor, a Time Lord/Lady who can change appearance and gender, and his/her companions.
We say: You can't argue with the Doctor.
Available to watch on Netflix: 5th December.
The Crown, season 2 (Netflix Original TV show)
IMDb says: The Crown follows the political rivalries and romance of Queen Elizabeth II's reign and the events that shaped the second half of the 20th century.
We say: Who knew the Queen had such a colourful life behind those gilded, closed doors.
Available to watch on Netflix: 8th December.
Peaky Blinders, season 3
IMDb says: A gangster family epic set in 1919 Birmingham, England and centered on a gang who sew razor blades in the peaks of their caps, and their fierce boss Tommy Shelby, who means to move up in the world.
We say: Cillian Murphy and Tom Hardy? Sold.
Available to watch on Netflix: 10th December.
Manhunt: Unabomber
IMDb says: An in-depth look at how an FBI profiler helped track down the Unabomber.
We say: If you're into true crime, then this series is for you.
Available to watch on Netflix: 12th December.
Nowhere Boy
IMDb says: A chronicle of John Lennon's first years, focused mainly in his adolescence and his relationship with his stern aunt Mimi, who raised him, and his absentee mother Julia, who re-entered his life at a crucial moment in his young life.
We say: Worth a watch for the music alone.
Available to watch on Netflix: 12th December.
Maid In Manhatten
IMDb says: A Senatorial candidate falls for a hotel maid, thinking she is a socialite, when he sees her trying on a wealthy woman's dress.
We say: A classic rom com. Plus, it stars Jennifer Lopez. The dream.
Available to watch on Netflix: 13th December.
All three Back To The Future films
IMDb says: Marty McFly, a 17-year-old high school student, is accidentally sent thirty years into the past in a time-traveling DeLorean invented by his close friend, the maverick scientist Doc Brown.
We say: Not one, not two, but three Back To The Future films to watch this Christmas!
Available to watch on Netflix: 14th December.
Love Actually
IMDb says: Love Actually follows the lives of eight very different couples in dealing with their love lives in various loosely interrelated tales all set during a frantic month before Christmas in London, England.
We say: In case you've lost all nine copies of the DVD, Netflix has got your back.
Available to watch on Netflix: 14th December.
Wormwood
IMDb says: This six-part series explores the limits of our knowledge about the past and the lengths we'll go in our search for the truth. A family story of one man's sixty-year quest to identify the circumstances of his father's mysterious death. A quest which brings him face-to-face with some of the darkest secrets of the United States.
We say: This is super-dark. aka, we love it.
Available to watch on Netflix: 15th December.
Patriots Day
IMDb says: The story of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing and the aftermath, which includes the city-wide manhunt to find the terrorists responsible.
We say: This Mark Wahlberg film, based on a tragic true story, is definitely worth a watch.
Available to watch on Netflix: 19th December.
Bridge Of Spies
IMDb says: During the Cold War, an American lawyer is recruited to defend an arrested Soviet spy in court, and then help the CIA facilitate an exchange of the spy for the Soviet captured American U2 spy plane pilot, Francis Gary Powers.
We say: It's heavy stuff, but any Tom Hanks film is a winner in our eyes.
Available to watch on Netflix: 20th December.
Fuller House, season 3 (Netflix Original TV show)
IMDb says: In a continuation of Full House (1987), D.J. Fuller is a mother of three young boys and is a recent widow. D.J.'s sister Stephanie, her best friend Kimmy and Kimmy's teenage daughter all move in to help raise her sons. The house is now a lot fuller.
We say: Yeah, it's hella cheesy, but what's wrong with that?
Available to watch on Netflix: 22nd December.
Bright (Netflix Original film)
IMDb says: Set in a world where mystical creatures live side by side with humans. A human cop is forced to work with an Orc to find a weapon everyone is prepared to kill for.
We say: We're not crazy about Joel Edgerton's new look, but whatever...
Available to watch on Netflix: 22nd December.
Mad Max Fury Road
IMDb says: A woman rebels against a tyrannical ruler in postapocalyptic Australia in search for her home-land with the help of a group of female prisoners, a psychotic worshipper, and a drifter named Max.
We say: Oh hello, Tom Hardy.
Available to watch on Netflix: 24th December.
Goosebumps
IMDb says: A teenager teams up with the daughter of young adult horror author R. L. Stine after the writer's imaginary demons are set free on the town of Madison, Delaware.
We say: Yes, that is Clay from 13 Reasons Why.
Available to watch on Netflix: 30th December.
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