What’s Worth Streaming: Here’s everything coming to Netflix in December 2022 — and what’s leaving

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Netflix’s stocking is stuffed to overflowing in December, including a crop of Oscar-contending movies and the return of some fan-favorite series.

Following a weeklong “sneak preview” theatrical release in November, “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery” will start streaming on Netflix
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on Dec. 23. The sequel to writer/director Rian Johnson’s surprise 2019 hit once again stars Daniel Craig as Southern gentleman detective Benoit Blanc, with a cast that includes Edward Norton, Janelle Monae, Kate Hudson and Leslie Odom Jr. The Agatha Christie-style murder mystery is getting rave reviews from critics and should be a treat for streaming viewers this holiday season.

Netflix has more major movies on tap: “White Noise” (Dec. 30), director Noah Baumbach’s adaptation of Don DeLillo’s classic 1980s novel about a family whose suburban life is upended by a toxic chemical spill, starring Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig and Don Cheadle in what should be a prime contender come awards season; “Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio” (Dec. 9), a stop-motion animation adaptation from the Oscar-winning filmmaker, who adds his trademark creepiness and emotional weight to Disney’s classic story; and “Lady Chatterley’s Lover” (Dec. 2), a romantic drama starring Emma Corrin and Jack O’Connell and based on D.H. Lawrence once-scandalous novel.

On the series side of things, Netflix has Season 2, Part 1 of “Firefly Lane” (Dec. 2), the friendship drama starring Katherine Heigl and Sarah Chalke; Part 2 of the crime drama “Money Heist: Korea” (Dec. 9); Season 2 of the documentary series “Last Chance U: Basketball” (Dec. 9); Season 3 of the rom-com “Emily in Paris” (Dec. 21); “The Witcher: Blood Origin” (Dec. 25), a prequel to the hit fantasy series, starring Michelle Yeoh; and new seasons of the dating series “Too Hot to Handle” (Dec. 7) and “The Circle” (Dec. 28).

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There’s also “Matilda: The Musical” (Dec. 25), a musical adaptation of Roald Dahl’s classic story; “My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelensky” (TBA), as the late-night host travels to Ukraine and interviews the Ukrainian president; “Sr.” (Dec. 2), Robert Downey Jr.’s documentary tribute to his father; and “Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Mystery” (Dec. 15), a special edition of the improv murder-mystery series starring Will Arnett, Jason Bateman and Maya Rudolph.

And heads up: Season 1 of the Australian reality show “Instant Hotel” is leaving Dec. 27 — it’s an oddball, sometimes infuriating but completely entertaining show worth watching before it’s gone.

Here’s the complete list of what’s coming and going, as of Nov. 22 (release dates are subject to change):

What’s coming to Netflix in December 2022

Date TBA
The Glory — Netflix Series
God’s Crooked Lines — Netflix Film
The Interest of Love — Netflix Series
My Next Guest with David Letterman and Volodymyr Zelenskyy — Netflix Series

Dec. 1
Dead End — Netflix Series
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean: Season 1 Episodes 25-38 The Final Episodes — Netflix Anime
The Masked Scammer — Netflix Documentary
Qala — Netflix Film
Troll — Netflix Film
21 Jump Street
Basketball Wives: Season 1
Basketball Wives: Season 2
Coach Carter
Forged in Fire: Knife or Death: Season 1
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
The Happytime Murders
LEGO Friends: Holiday Special
Love Island USA: Season 3
Meekah: Season 1
My Girl
Peppermint
Troy

Dec. 2
Big Brother: Season 10
Big Brother: Season 14
Firefly Lane: Season 2 Part 1 — Netflix Series
Hot Skull — Netflix Series
Lady Chatterley’s Lover — Netflix Film

My Unorthodox Life: Season 2 — Netflix Series
Scrooge: A Christmas Carol — Netflix Film
“Sr.” — Netflix Documentary

Supermodel Me: Revolution: Season 1
Warriors of Future — Netflix Film

Dec. 3
The Best of Me
Bullet Train

Dec. 4
The Amazing Race: Season 17
The Amazing Race: Season 31

Dec. 5
Mighty Express: Mighty Trains Race — Netflix Family

Dec. 6
The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus — Netflix Family
Delivery by Christmas — Netflix Film
Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me? — Netflix Comedy

Dec. 7
Burning Patience — Netflix Film
Emily the Criminal
I Hate Christmas — Netflix Series
The Marriage App — Netflix Film
The Most Beautiful Flower — Netflix Series
Smiley — Netflix Series
Too Hot to Handle: Season 4 — Netflix Series (New episodes weekly)

Dec. 8
The Elephant Whisperers — Netflix Documentary
In Broad Daylight: The Narvarte Case — Netflix Documentary
Lookism — Netflix Anime

Dec. 9
CAT — Netflix Series
Dragon Age: Absolution — Netflix Anime
Dream Home Makeover: Season 4 — Netflix Series
Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio — Netflix Film

How to Ruin Christmas: The Baby Shower — Netflix Series
Money Heist: Korea – Joint Economic Area Part 2 — Netflix Series

Dec. 10
Alchemy of Souls: Season 1 Part 2 — Netflix Series
Prisoners

Dec. 13
Gudetama: An Eggcellent Adventure — Netflix Anime
Last Chance U: Basketball: Season 2 — Netflix Documentary

Single’s Inferno: Season 2 — Netflix Series
Tom Papa: What A Day! — Netflix Comedy

Dec. 14
Don’t Pick Up The Phone — Netflix Documentary
Glitter — Netflix Series
I Believe in Santa — Netflix Film
Kangaroo Valley — Netflix Documentary
Too Hot to Handle: Season 4 — Netflix Series (New episodes weekly)

Dec. 15
The Big 4 — Netflix Film
The Hills: Season 1
The Hills: Season 2
Sonic Prime — Netflix Family
Violet Evergarden: Recollections — Netflix Anime
Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery — Netflix Comedy

Dec. 16
A Storm for Christmas — Netflix Series
BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths — Netflix Film
Cook at All Costs — Netflix Series
Dance Monsters — Netflix Series
Far From Home — Netflix Series
Paradise PD: Part 4 — Netflix Series
Private Lesson — Netflix Film
The Recruit — Netflix Series
Summer Job — Netflix Series
The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari — Netflix Documentary

Dec. 18
Side Effects

Dec. 19
Trolley — Netflix Series
Trolls

Dec. 20
A Not So Merry Christmas — Netflix Film
The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh Part 1 — Netflix Anime

Dec. 21
Disconnect: The Wedding Planner — Netflix Film
Emily in Paris: Season 3 — Netflix Series

I AM A KILLER: Season 4 — Netflix Documentary

Dec. 22
Alice in Borderland: Season 2 — Netflix Series
Mathieu Dufour at Bell Centre — Netflix Comedy

Dec. 23
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery — Netflix Film
Piñata Masters! — Netflix Series

Dec. 25
After Ever Happy
Daughter From Another Mother: Season 3 — Netflix Series
Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical — Netflix Film

Time Hustler — Netflix Series
The Witcher: Blood Origin — Netflix Series

Vir Das: Landing — Netflix Comedy

Dec. 26
No Escape
Treason — Netflix Series

Dec. 27
Chelsea Handler: Revolution — Netflix Comedy

Dec. 28
7 Women and a Murder — Netflix Film
A Night at the Kindergarten — Netflix Film
The Circle: Season 5 — Netflix Series (New episodes weekly)
Stuck with You — Netflix Film

Dec. 29
Brown and Friends — Netflix Family
Rise of Empires: Ottoman: Season 2 — Netflix Documentary

Dec. 30
Alpha Males — Netflix Series
Chicago Party Aunt: Part 2 — Netflix Series
Secrets of Summer: Season 2 — Netflix Family
White Noise — Netflix Film

Dec. 31
Best of Stand Up 2022 — Netflix Comedy
Lady Voyeur — Netflix Series

What’s leaving Netflix in December 2022

Dec. 9
The Shack

Dec. 10
Fast Color

Dec. 11
Manhunt: Unabomber

Dec. 14
Black Ink Crew New York: Seasons 3-4
The Challenge: Season 12
The Challenge: Season 25
Merlin: Seasons 1-5
Teen Mom 2: Seasons 3-4

Dec. 15
The Danish Girl

Dec. 27
Instant Hotel: Season 1

Dec. 28
Shrek the Musical

Dec. 31
1BR
A Cinderella Story
A Clockwork Orange
A Little Princess
Blood Diamond
Blow
Blue Jasmine
Casino Royale
Chocolat
Eyes Wide Shut
I Love You, Man
Life as We Know It
Men in Black
Men in Black II
Men in Black 3
National Lampoon’s European Vacation
National Lampoon’s Vacation
New York Minute
Point Break
Police Academy
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie

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