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December TV Calendar
The following list provides the dates of the new dramas that will air on streaming services as well as the major and cable networks and the made-for-TV movies and more that will air during December.
December 2 – The second season finale of Coroner airs on The CW at 9 PM
December 2 – The two-hour season premiere of SEAL Team will air on CBS at 9 and 10 PM
December 3 – The Australian streaming series The Commons will make its US and Canadian premiere on Sundance Now today
Show Synopsis: Set in a gripping vision of a near future, the series stars Joanne Froggatt as Eadie, who just wants a normal life, but the world around her won’t let her have it. A brilliant, 38-year-old neuropsychologist, she longs to have a child with her vector biologist husband, Lloyd (David Lyons), but multiple unsuccessful IVF treatments have put her dreams of motherhood on hold. Meanwhile, the world around her is in chaos, as global warming and parasitic diseases have made the divide between rich and poor even greater. The show also stars Rupert Penry-Jones.
December 4 – The box office movie Mulan will be available to all subscribers on Disney+ today
December 4 – The new Hulu series The Hardy Boys, based on the classic story, will debut online today
Show Synopsis: After a family tragedy strikes, Frank Hardy (Rohan Campbell), 16, and his brother Joe (Alexander Elliot), 12, are forced to move from the big city to their parent’s hometown of Bridgeport for the summer. Staying with their Aunt Trudy (Bea Santos), Frank and Joe’s quiet summer quickly comes to a halt when they discover their dad, detective Fenton Hardy (James Tupper) has taken on a secret investigation. Realizing that their Dad may be onto something the boys take it upon themselves to start an investigation of their own, and suddenly everyone in town is a suspect.
December 4 – The Lifetime holiday movie Too Close for Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When Hayley (Jessica Lowndes) accepts an invitation to spend Christmas with her sister’s new in-laws, her seemingly perfect holiday takes a turn when Luke (Chad Michael Murray), Hayley’s brother-in-law’s brother, unexpectedly shows up. Still harboring a grudge against Luke for ending her last relationship, Hayley reluctantly spends time with Luke and slowly realizes she may have been too quick a judge on Luke.
December 4 – The comedy movie Godmothered will debut on Disney+ online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: This comedy, set at Christmas time, is about Eleanor, a young, inexperienced fairy godmother-in-training (Jillian Bell) who, upon hearing that her chosen profession is facing extinction, decides to show the world that people still need fairy godmothers. Finding a mislaid letter from a 10-year-old girl in distress, Eleanor tracks her down and discovers that the girl, Mackenzie, is now a 40-year-old single mom (Isla Fisher) working at a news station in Boston. Having lost her husband several years earlier, Mackenzie has all but given up on the idea of “Happily Ever After,” but Eleanor is bound and determined to give Mackenzie a happiness makeover, whether she likes it or not. The cast includes Santiago Cabrera, Jane Curtin and June Squibb.
December 4 – The movie Mank will debut on Netflix today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The story centers on the life of Herman J. Mankiewicz (Gary Oldman) as he wrote Citizen Kane and the problems that arose with Orson Welles during production and leading up to the film’s release. The cast includes Amanda Seyfried, Charles Dance, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tuppence Middleton
December 4 – The new series Selena, based on the legendary, late Tejano singer, will debut on Netflix today
Show Synopsis: As Mexican-American singer Selena Quintanilla (Christian Serratos) comes of age and realizes her dreams, she and her family make tough choices to hold on to love and music. Her parents will be played by Ricardo Chavira and Seidy Lopez.
December 4 – The season premieres of MacGyver, Magnum P.I. and Blue Bloods will all air on CBS at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively
December 4 – The season finale of Warrior will air on Cinemax at 10 PM
December 4 – The Holiday Quickies Passionflix movie Sexy Scrooge, based on the story by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, will debut online today
Holiday Quickies Synopsis: Rachele Schank (who has appeared in episodes of Lucifer, Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and Legion) plays Meredith and Greg Perrow (from the movies Tomboy and The Warrant) plays Adam, a cocky lawyer who Meredith inadvertently shares an Uber ride with on her way to court. They start to connect as they trudge their way through a storm, but with the ride about to end will Meredith ever see Adam again?
December 5 – The Hallmark Channel movie Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The fourth movie in the franchise finds Michelle’s (Holly Robinson Peete) wedding approaching, and Hannah (Rukiya Bernard) stepping up to help finish the launch of the new Evergreen museum while questioning her relationship and future with Elliot (Antonio Cayonne). The cast includes Colin Lawrence and Barbara Niven.
December 5 – The holiday movie Let’s Meet Again on Christmas Eve will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When college sweethearts, Corinne (Kyla Pratt) and Rob (Brooks Darnell), get opportunities on opposite sides of the world, they decide to part ways and meet again in two years on Christmas Eve to see if they are really meant to be. However, when one shows up and the other doesn’t, the fate of their romance seems to have reached the end. Many years later the two end up bumping into one another when they are both hired to help bring together a Christmas Eve wedding. With many questions left unanswered, they are about to embark on a journey filled with romance and magic, just in time for Christmas Eve.
December 5 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie A Little Christmas Charm will debut at 10 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Holly (Ashley Greene), a jewelry designer finds a lost charm bracelet and teams up with investigative reporter Greg (Brendan Penny) in hopes of finding the owner and returning it by Christmas Eve.
December 6 – The Lifetime holiday movie Christmas Ever After will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Popular romance novelist Izzi Simmons (Tony winner Ali Stroker) spends every Christmas at her favorite snowy bed & breakfast, but this year, she’s faced with an impending deadline and a severe case of writer’s block. Luckily, inspiration strikes in the unlikely form of the B&B’s new owner Matt (Daniel di Tomasso), who bears an uncanny resemblance to the handsome hero from Izzi’s novels. As both partake in the lodge’s annual itinerary of Christmas activities, Izzi’s writer’s block is cured and the first pages of her and Matt’s own love story may just be beginning.
December 6 – The holiday movie Christmas She Wrote will debut on the Hallmark Channel at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When Kayleigh (Danica McKellar), a romance writer, has her column cancelled right before Christmas, she heads home to reconnect with her family. Kayleigh gets an unexpected visit from the man (Dylan Neal) who cancelled her column who fights not only to bring her back to the publisher but also for her heart.
December 6 – The season finale of Britannia will air on EPIX at 9 PM
December 6 – A one-hour special presentation of Euphoria will air on HBO at 9 PM
Special Episode Information: The episode entitled “Trouble Don’t Last Always” takes place in the aftermath of Rue (Zendaya) being left by Jules (Hunter Schafer) at the train station and relapsing and will follow the character as she celebrates Christmas.
December 6 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie Time For Us to Come Home for Christmas will debut at 10 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Five guests are mysteriously invited to an inn to celebrate Christmas. With the help of the owner Ben (Stephen Huszar), Sarah (Lacey Chabert) discovers that an event from the past may connect them and change their lives forever.
December 6 – The new Showtime limited series Your Honor will debut at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: Bryan Cranston stars as a judge confronting his convictions when his son is involved in a hit and run that embroils an organized crime family. He faces impossible choices and discovers how far a father will go to save his son’s life. The cast includes Carmen Ejogo, Hope Davis, Isaiah Whitlock, Jr., Lorraine Toussaint, Margo Martindale, Maura Tierney, Sofia Black-D’Elia and Tony Curran.
December 6 – The holiday movie Christmas on the Range will debut on UPtv at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Kendall Riley (Erin Cahill) has only one holiday wish: to keep the family ranch solvent. Her rival’s charming son (Nicolas Gonzalez) offers help, and maybe more, but can he be trusted? The film also stars A Martinez and Lindsay Wagner.
December 6 – The TV One holiday movie Christmas Dilemma will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The film follows newlywed couple Jay (BJ Britt) and Monica (Britanny Hall) as they struggle to decide which set of in-laws they should join for their first Christmas. After each pleads their case and even attempts a little trickery, they decide to bypass the guaranteed disappointment of picking one family over the other. Unbeknownst to them, the decision is made for them when their families show up at their home unexpectedly. Drama ensues as the in-laws clash, long-lost relatives decide to make an appearance, and Jay’s grandmother joins the holiday festivities accompanied by her caretaker who just happens to be Jay’s gorgeous ex-girlfriend. The cast includes Carl Anthony Payne II and Christopher B. Duncan.
December 6 – The ION holiday movie Christmas Together will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: A brokenhearted New York painter, Ava (Anna Marie Dobbins), and a West Coast widower, Mason (Mark Herrmann), have their lives collide when Mason’s young daughter, Mia, rents out his guest house to Ava for Christmas, without her dad’s knowledge, in an attempt to convince her dad she is responsible enough to earn a dog for Christmas. Vivica A. Fox also stars.
December 7 – The 6-part drama A Suitable Boy will debut on Acorn TV
Show Synopsis: The series, set in post-Partition North India in 1951, tells the story of spirited 19-year-old university student Lata Mehra (newcomer Tanya Maniktala) as she comes of age at the same time as the country is carving out its identity as an independent nation and preparing to go to the polls for its first democratic general election. Caught between old traditions and new ideas, Lata must deal with her overbearing mother (Mahira Kakkar) who is hell-bent on finding her a suitable husband. Meanwhile, connected to Lata through their siblings’ marriage, wayward Maan (Ishaan Khatter) falls head over heels for courtesan singer Saeeda Bai, played by Indian screen icon Tabu, and the results are catastrophic for an entire community. The series was directed by Mira Nair.
December 7 – The Lifetime holiday movie The Santa Squad will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Allie (Rebecca Dalton), an out of work art teacher, has to accept a job with the Santa Squad to help wealthy widower Gordon (Aaron Ashmore) and his two precious daughters rediscover the magic of Christmas. As Allie is lifting the holiday spirits of the family with Christmas decorations, cookies and shopping, her kindness is rewarded with the most unexpected of gifts: love.
December 7 – The 10-episode Canadian drama Nurses will debut on NBC at 10:01 PM
Show Synopsis: The series follows five young nurses working on the frontlines of a busy downtown hospital, dedicating their lives to helping others while struggling to help themselves. The series stars Tiera Skovbye, Natasha Calis, Jordan Johnson-Hinds, Sandy Sidhu and Donald MacLean Jr.
NOTE: The show will air for two Mondays (December 7 and December 14 before moving to its regular time slot on January 5 at 10 PM.
December 8 – The holiday movie A Christmas For Mary will debut on OWN at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie focuses on up-and-coming journalist Lena Jones (Morgan Dixon) who is tasked with delivering a story by Christmas that will wow her boss, magazine editor Vivian Vaye (VIvica A. Fox), who is dangling a promotion to head writer over Lena’s head. Intrigued by a portrait of a mysterious woman painted by her late grandfather, Lena journeys to the small town of Pineville. With her mother, Deborah’s (Jackee Harry) blessing and support, Lena uncovers a long-ago forgotten tale of young love that not only uncovers cherished memories of the past, but also inspires Lena to follow her heart and find her own true love and her perfect Christmas story.
December 8 – The two final episodes of Transplant will air on NBC at 9 PM
December 10 – The season finale of The A Word will air on Sundance at 12 Midnight
December 10 – The HBO Max movie Let Them All Talk will debut today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie tells the story of a celebrated author (Meryl Streep) who takes a journey with some old friends (Candice Bergen and Dianne Wiest) to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew (Lucas Hedges) comes along to wrangle the ladies as well as her new literary agent (Gemma Chan) who is desperate to find out about her next book.
December 11 – The feature film I’m Your Woman will debut online on Amazon today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Jean (a nearly unrecognizable Rachel Brosnahan) is forced to go on the run after her husband betrays his business partner. The cast includes Arinze Kene, Marsha Stephanie Blake and Frankie Faison.
December 11 – The 45-minute holiday special High School Musical: The Musical: The Series will air on Disney+ online today
Special Episode Information: Series regulars Olivia Rodrigo, Joshua Bassett, Matt Cornett, Sofia Wylie, Larry Saperstein, Julia Lester, Dara Reneé, Frankie Rodriguez, Joe Serafini, Mark St. Cyr and Kate Reinders will sing holiday staples and share their own family memories of the season, as well as offer up New Year’s resolutions. There will also be a sneak peek performance from the upcoming Season 2.
December 11 – The feature film The Prom will debut online on Netflix today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Dee Dee Allen (Meryl Streep) and Barry Glickman (James Corden) are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers. Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan (newcomer Jo Ellen Pellman) is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal (Keegan-Michael Key), Mrs. Greene (Kerry Washington), the head of the PTA, has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa (Ariana DeBose). When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie Dickinson (Nicole Kidman) and Trent Oliver (Andrew Rannells), another pair of cynical actors looking for a professional lift. But when their self-absorbed celebrity activism unexpectedly backfires, the foursome find their own lives upended as they rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she is. Tracey Ullman also stars.
December 11 – The Lifetime holiday movie Inn Love By Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Mandy Leeds (Jonna Walsh), a successful young woman living in Miami, is climbing her way up the corporate ladder in the hotel industry. Though she doesn’t get back to her small northern hometown much, this year her Gram (Jayne Eastwood) is able to finally convince her to come home for Christmas. Mandy has another reason too – the quaint local inn is for sale, and she wants to acquire it for her company. With her eyes on the prize, Mandy travels back home but on her way there, she runs into Lucas Menzino (Jesse Hutch) – her high school rival – who also has his eye on the inn as well.
December 11 – The new Amazon drama The Wilds will debut online today
Show Synopsis: The series is part survival drama and part dystopic slumber party that follows a group of teen girls from different backgrounds who must fight for survival after a plane crash strands them on a deserted island. The castaways both clash and bond as they learn more about each other, the secrets they keep, and the traumas they’ve all endured. There’s just one twist to this thrilling drama: these girls did not end up on this island by accident. The series stars Rachel Griffiths, Sophia Ali, David Sullivan and Troy Winbush as well as newcomers Shannon Berry, Jenna Clause, Reign Edwards, Mia Healey, Helena Howard, Erana James and Sarah Pidgeon.
December 11 – The Holiday Quickies Passionflix movie A Holiday Lift, based on the story by Corinne Michaels, will debut online today
Holiday Quickies Synopsis: Karla Mosley (The Bold and Beautiful) stars as Holly, who would like to pretend the holidays don’t exist because it’s another year with no one to kiss under the mistletoe. It doesn’t help that after her last epic break up, she went to bed with the one man she shouldn’t have: her arch-rival Dean (Blake Cooper Griffin who has appeared in episodes of Animal Kingdom, Cloak & Dagger and Major Crimes), who, of course, didn’t bother calling her after their night together, and, what’s worse, she get him out of her head. But when a snowstorm traps them in an elevator, she can’t avoid her work crush any longer.
December 12 – The holiday movie The Christmas Set Up will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie follows the story of New York lawyer Hugo (Ben Lewis) who heads to Milwaukee with his best friend Madelyn (Ellen Wong) to spend the holidays with his brother Aiden (Chad Connell) and his mom Kate (Fran Drescher), who is also in charge of the local Christmas celebrations. Ever the matchmaker, Kate arranges for Hugo to run into Patrick (Blake Lee), Hugo’s high school friend and secret crush, who has recently returned after a successful stint in Silicon Valley. As they enjoy the local holiday festivities together, Hugo and Patrick’s attraction to each other is undeniable and it looks as though Kate’s Santa-style matchmaking is a success. But as Hugo receives word of a big promotion requiring a move to London, he must decide what is most important to him.
December 12 – The holiday movie A Glenbrooke Christmas will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries at 10 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: As Christmas nears, heiress Jessica Morgan (Autumn Reeser) seizes what seems like her last chance to experience a relaxed Christmas and heads off to the small town of Glenbrooke, where she meets a handsome fireman (Antonio Cupo).
December 12 – The holiday movie Beaus of Holly will debut on ION at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When Holly boldly proposes to Phil, he confesses he needs to first work things out with a long-ago ex. Having booked a romantic holiday sleigh ride, despondent Holly pours her heart out to sleigh driver, Jake, who takes a refreshing interest in her, until Phil returns. The cast includes Jennifer Freeman, Johnny Pacar, Nikki Leigh, Michael Copon.
December 12 – The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Love, Lights, Hanukkah! will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: As Christina (Mia Kirshner) prepares her restaurant for its busiest time of year, she gets back a DNA test revealing that she’s Jewish. The discovery leads her to a new family and an unlikely romance over eight nights. The cast includes Ben Savage and Marilu Henner.
December 13 – The holiday movie Christmas Comes Twice will debut at 8 PM on the Hallmark Channel
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Emily (Tamera Mowry-Housley) is a top newscaster who has achieved her career dreams but still has regrets about the guy (Michael Xavier) who got away five years earlier. When the Christmas carnival comes to town, a ride around the carousel takes her magically back in time to the carnival five years before giving her a second chance at love before she must return to Christmas present.
December 13 – The Lifetime holiday movie A Sugar & Spice Holiday will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The movie follows Suzie (Jacky Lai), a rising young architect, who returns to her small hometown in Maine for Christmas where her Chinese-American parents, Pete (Tzi Ma) and Mimi (Lillian Lim), run the local Lobster Bar. Following the loss of her beloved grandmother who was a legendary baker in their community, Suzie is guilted into following in her grandmother’s footsteps by entering the local gingerbread house competition. Teaming up with an old high school friend Billy (Tony Giroux), who grew up to be a catch, Suzie must find the right recipes and mix of sugar and spice infused with her cultural traditions to win the competition and perhaps find some love in the process.
December 13 – The second season premiere of Pennyworth will air on EPIX at 9 PM
December 13 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie Unlocking Christmas will debut at 10 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When a mysterious key and a holiday riddle arrive on their doorsteps, Kate (Taylor Cole) and Kevin (Steve Lund) embark on a Christmas romance adventure they’ll never forget. Based on the book by NY Times bestselling author, Fern Michaels.
December 13 – The ION holiday movie The Christmas Sitters will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Facing holiday flight delays on a return trip from Europe, two parents double-book incompatible babysitters: the mother’s BFF lawyer friend, Nora (Tristin Mays), and the dad’s guitarist half-brother, Max (Nathan Owens), to look after their two kids and dog. After a rather stormy start, an attraction grows.
December 13 – The Paramount Network holiday movie Dashing in December will debut at 7 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Wyatt (Peter Porte), a sophisticated New York businessman, returns home to convince his mother Deb (MacDowell) to sell the family’s struggling ranch in Colorado. He unexpectedly meets Heath [the ranch hand] (Juan Pablo Di Pace), who, much to Wyatt’s disbelief, is content with his rural lifestyle; and rekindles Wyatt’s appreciation for nature, horses and Christmas. Andie MacDowell co-stars.
NOTE: The movie will simulcast on Logo, Pop and TV Land.
December 13 – The season finale of Pandora will air on The CW at 8 PM
December 14 – The holiday movie Lonestar Christmas will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When a single mom Erin (Stephanie Bennett) takes her daughters to spend Christmas with her estranged dad on his Texas ranch, she unexpectedly falls in love with local restaurateur Mateo (Marco Grazzini) while learning to forgive her father for the past. The cast includes B. J. Harrison.
December 14 – The Netflix series Tiny Pretty Things will debut online today
Show Synopsis: When tragedy strikes at Chicago’s most prestigious ballet school, where every dancer is both friend and foe who compete fiercely for coveted roles, it threatens to unravel close friendships and to expose a constellation of secrets that could bring down a world-renowned institution. The star student Cassie Shore will be played by newcomer Anna Maiche. The cast includes Lauren Holly, Damon J. Gillespie and a whole group of newcomers.
December 15 – Cooking Up Christmas is the latest holiday movie set to debut on OWN at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Meagan Holder stars as Chloe, an Atlanta-based chef at a fine dining restaurant who gets fired just weeks before Christmas and reluctantly takes a job with pro baseball player Donovan Jackson (Lamman Rucker), who is a single dad of three needing a live-in-chef to get him through the holidays with the kids. Chloe only takes the job in order to save up enough capital to live out her dream of opening her own restaurant, but soon finds herself caught up in the ups and downs of the Jacksons encounter during her residency. Throughout the holiday season in the Jackson household the importance of family and Chloe’s good Southern cooking are two constants that remain. As Christmas comes to an end, Chloe discovers that her lifelong dream might finally come true and that her heart has a mind of its own.
December 15 – The mid-season finale of Big Sky will air on ABC at 10 PM
December 16 – The 5th season of The Expanse will premiere on Amazon today
December 16 – The season finale of Devils will air on The CW at 8 PM
December 17 – The mid-season finales of Station 19, Grey’s Anatomy and A Million Little Things will air on ABC at 8, 9 and 10 PM respectively
December 17 – The 9-episode limited series event The Stand will debut on CBS All Access today
Show Synopsis: Based on the Stephen King apocalyptic vision of a world decimated by plague and embroiled in an elemental struggle between good and evil, the fate of mankind rests on the frail shoulders of the 108-year-old Mother Abagail (Whoopi Goldberg) and a handful of survivors. Their worst nightmares are embodied in a man with a lethal smile and unspeakable powers: Randall Flagg (Alexander Skarsgård), the Dark Man. The ensemble cast includes Amber Heard, Brad William Henke, Daniel Sunjata, Eion Bailey, Greg Kinnear, Heather Graham, James Marsden, Katherine McNamara, Nat Wolff, Jovan Adepo and Hamish Linklater.
December 17 – The season finale of The Flight Attendant will debut on HBO Max today
December 17 – The political drama Total Control makes its US debut on Sundance Now today
Show Synopsis: Rachel Griffiths (Brothers & Sisters) created this show, and stars as the embattled but cunning Prime Minister of Australia. Alexandra “Alex” Irving (Deborah Mailman) is a charismatic Indigenous woman who finds herself the center of media attention following her admirable actions in a high-risk situation. Rachel wants to use Alex to boost her popularity and further her own agenda and recruits her as a senator.
December 18 – The season finale of The Mandalorian will air online on Disney+ today
December 18 – The movie Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom will debut on Netflix today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Tensions and temperatures rise over the course of an afternoon recording session in 1920s Chicago as a band of musicians await trailblazing performer, the legendary “Mother of the Blues,” Ma Rainey (Viola Davis). Late to the session, the fearless, fiery Ma engages in a battle of wills with her white manager and producer over control of her music. As the band waits in the studio’s claustrophobic rehearsal room, ambitious trumpeter Levee (Chadwick Boseman, in his last on-screen role) – who has an eye for Ma’s girlfriend and is determined to stake his own claim on the music industry – spurs his fellow musicians into an eruption of stories, truths, and lies that will forever change the course of their lives. The cast includes Colman Domingo and Jonny Coyne.
December 18 – The Lifetime holiday movie Christmas on the Menu will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Josie Jennings (Kim Shaw) a celebrated, romantic, 35-year old chef in the city heads home to spend the holidays at the quaint, magical bed and breakfast where she grew up, and where her mother Shannon (Cynthia Gibb) has just opened a new restaurant. Famous food critic Tanner Rhodes (Clayton James), who has given Josie harsh reviews in the past, comes to town to review the new restaurant and Josie’s Christmas Cuisine. As the holidays unfold, Josie and Tanner get to know each other better, and a romance soon begins to blossom but will Tanner find a way to right his wrongs, write a rave review for the bistro’s delicious cuisine, and win Josie’s heart by Christmas Eve.
December 18 – The Holiday Quickies Passionflix movie Just Say When, based on the story by Jill Shalvis, will debut online today
Holiday Quickies Synopsis: James (Khylin Rhambo from Teen Wolf) and Julia (Keelin Woodell who has appeared in episodes of Marvel’s Agents of SHIELD and CSI Miami) have been dating for several months, but he’s becoming increasingly frustrated by the way she always sneaks out of his bed in the middle of the night. He wants more from their relationship but he’s scared to push her as he knows she’s been hurt before and it’s made her gun-shy. What do you do when the one you want is the one you can’t seem to have. Can love conquer all?
December 19 – The Hallmark Channel holiday movie A Christmas Carousel will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When Lila (Rachel Boston) is hired by the Royal Family of Marcadia to repair a carousel, she must work with the Prince (Neal Bledsoe) to complete it by Christmas.
December 19 – The holiday movie A Christmas Exchange will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The holiday season has started and Molly Cooper (Laura Vandervoort) is looking for joy. Finally living her childhood dream, Molly swaps her quaint farmhouse for London Financier Patrick Kingston’s (Rainbow Sun Francks) posh apartment. Through the ups and downs of her new life in London and searching for romance, Molly begins to look forward to all communication with Patrick. Likewise, Patrick finds Molly’s warm emails and texts charming and compelling. Sparks fly between them as they get to know each other as they live in each other’s spaces.
December 19 – The Hallmark Movies & Mysteries holiday movie Swept Up By Christmas will debut at 10 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: An antique seller and a cleaner (Lindy Booth and Justin Bruening) clash over how to downsize a magnificent estate right before Christmas. As the two uncover the house’s treasures, they find a way to reconnect the reclusive owner with his own Christmases past.
December 19 – The UPtv holiday movie Christmas at Rosemont will debut at 7 PM:
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Stranded by a raging blizzard after a chance meeting, Brad (Brendan Michael Coughlin) and the very pregnant Lisa (Ayla Kell) are forced to seek shelter together at the shuttered Rosemont Lodge with its reclusive owner, Josephine (Grace Zabriskie), five days before Christmas. Once a vibrant year-round resort, the Rosemont has been closed for nearly 20 years following a devastating family tragedy which may uncover a connection between Lisa and Josephine. The cast includes Brad Dourif, Lochlyn Munro and Michael Gross.
December 20 – The holiday movie A Christmas Break will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: School teacher Addison Tate (Cindy Sampson) wants this Christmas to be special for her kids especially since the School Board has decided that it will be the last as the school will be closing. When Addison meets Danny (Steve Byers), a Hollywood actor home to reconnect with his roots, on a Christmas tree lot, sparks fly, uniting the two to save the school from closing right before Christmas Eve.
December 20 – The holiday movie Project Christmas Wish will debut on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries will debut at 10 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: For years Lucy (Amanda Schull) has played Santa to her small town’s community by making their holiday wishes come true. But when Lucy grants a little girl’s wish for a Christmas like she used to have with her Mom, she unexpectedly finds her own wishes coming true in life and love. Travis Van Winkle also stars.
December 20 – The Hallmark Channel holiday movie Cross Country Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Former classmates Lina (Rachael Leigh Cook) and Max (Greyston Holt) are traveling home for the holidays, until a storm hits and they have to work together to make it home in time, no matter the mode of transportation.
December 21 – The Lifetime holiday movie Spotlight on Christmas will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Dumped two weeks before Christmas, actress Olivia O’Hara (Tori Anderson) secretly returns to her tiny hometown to hide out, eat cookies and avoid the press. What she doesn’t expect is to be faced with the family she left behind, meeting a charming new guy, Casey Rawlins (Victor Zinck Jr.), and a noisy reporter following her every move. Completely overwhelmed, Olivia contemplates running away from her life once again but with a new found confidence and freedom, Olivia bravely steps up to take the starring role in her own life, realizing that home is where the heart is and that she deserves to be loved for exactly who she really is.
December 21 – The 2-hour season finale of Industry will air on HBO starting at 9 PM
December 22 – The Christmas High Note is the latest holiday that will debut on Lifetime at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: After being stood up by her partner Brad (William McNamara), Rachel (Jamie Luner) soon meets Michael (Johnny Messner) and his teenage daughter, Sophia. During Christmas Eve pageant rehearsals, Sophia finds herself challenged to hit the high note in her solo of Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. Rachel offers to coach Sophia’s performance and discovers a new interest in Michael.
December 22 – The two-hour series finale of NEXT will air on FOX at 8 PM
December 22 – The OWN holiday movie First Christmas will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Given up for adoption and placed in foster care at a young age, writer Halle Downing (Idara Victor) receives the blessing of a lifetime when she is invited to spend Christmas in New Orleans with the biological family she never knew she had: The Moores. Halle’s grandmother “Memaw” (Tonea Stewart) welcomes the young woman with open arms, completely overwhelming Halle with emotion at the significance of finally finding her family. Extremely excited to meet her twin siblings Tiffany (Samantha Smith) and Glenn (Mason Beauchamp) along with younger brother Drew (Peyton Jackson) for the first time, Halle soon faces the hard reality that finding her place in this close-knit family is going to take longer than she thought, something that becomes particularly evident when she witnesses Tiffany’s apprehension about introducing her new girlfriend Paris (Amanda Tavarez) to the family for the first time. However, as Christmas approaches, Halle begins to gain perspective on the Moore family dynamic and ultimately comes to embrace and celebrate her first family holiday with a special gift that tells her she is right where she is supposed to be.
December 23 – The Lifetime holiday movie Christmas at the Castle will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: This Christmas, Blaire Henderson (Brooke Burfitt), a perfume expert from New York, is sent to remote Scotland to find a rare fragrance, The Heart of the Highlands. But when she arrives, she finds the dashing license owner, Alistair McGregor (Dan Jeannotte) is a stubborn aristocrat who won’t sell. Thinking on her feet, she poses as a documentary filmmaker to learn the secret formula. The more time they spend together, the more sparks fly. With the scent of romance in the air, will Blaire find love where she least expected?
December 23 – The movie The Midnight Sky will debut on Netflix today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The post-apocalyptic movie follows Augustine (George Clooney), a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe. The ensemble cast includes Felicity Jones, Sophie Rundle, Kyle Chandler, Ethan Peck, David Oyelowo, Demian Bichir, Miriam Shor, Tim Russ and Tiffany Boone.
December 24 – The season finale of Riviera will air on Sundance Now today
December 24 – The Holiday Quickies Passionflix movie The Package, based on the story by K. Bromberg, will debut online today
Holiday Quickies Synopsis: Christmas week can’t get any worse for Jules Jilliland (Heather Grace Hancock from Wicked City). Dumped by her boyfriend, rear-ended on the freeway, and fired from her job, she finds herself stuck in an elevator with a handsome stranger (Coby Ryan McLaughlin from General Hospital). When their packages are accidentally swapped, will it end up being a misfortunate accident that suddenly brightens her holidays?
December 25 – The Lifetime holiday movie My Sweet Holiday will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When Sadie’s (Malone Thomas) boyfriend cancels their holiday plans, she decides to spend Christmas with her parents back in her hometown, only to find out they’ve sold the family’s beloved chocolate store to a stranger who knows nothing about chocolate. Begrudgingly, her father convinces her that she’d be the obvious choice to help teach the new owner everything she knows about chocolate. In the middle of planning the perfect retirement party for her parents, she discovers that not everything has to be perfect. And sometimes, when you least expect it, you find love.
December 25 – The new period piece drama Bridgerton will debut on Netflix today
Show Synopsis: Based on Julia Quinn’s best-selling novels, this series unfolds in the sexy, lavish and competitive world of Regency London high society. The narrator is voiced by Julie Andrews and the cast includes Polly Walker as well as a lot of fresh faces and newcomers.
December 25 – The movie Sylvie’s Love will debut online on Amazon today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Sylvie (Tessa Thompson) has a summer romance with a saxophonist (Nnamdi Asomugha) who takes a summer job at her father’s record store in Harlem. When they reconnect years later, they discover that their feelings for each other have not faded with the years. The cast includes Aja Naomi King, Ryan Michelle Bathe, Eva Longoria, John Magaro, Lance Reddick, Alano Miller, Erica Gimpel and Wendi McLendon-Covey.
December 25 – The animated movie Soul will debut on Disney+ today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Joe is a middle-school band teacher whose life hasn’t quite gone the way he expected. His true passion is jazz — and he’s good. But when he travels to another realm to help someone find their passion, he soon discovers what it means to have soul. Voices are provided by Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey, Questlove, Phylicia Rashad, Daveed Diggs, Angela Bassett, Graham Norton, Alice Braga, Wes Studi, June Squibb and John Ratzenberger.
December 25 – The one and ½ hour Call the Midwife Holiday Special will debut on PBS at 9 PM
Special Synopsis: This year’s Christmas Special is set in December 1965. Everyone at Nonnatus House is looking forward to traditional celebrations with all the trimmings, but nothing goes quite to plan. Sister Monica Joan is rushed to hospital, and Trixie is incensed to receive a subscription to a Marriage Bureau as a Christmas gift. Meanwhile, a surprise reunion for Shelagh involves her in a deeply moving birth, and the Circus arrives in Poplar, bringing new friendships, new experiences, and an exciting adventure for Nurse Crane.
December 25 – The Holiday Quickies Passionflix movie The Merry Mistake, based on the story by Vi Keeland and Penelope Ward, will debut online today
Holiday Quickies Synopsis: Piper (relative newcomer Jacqi Vene) needs to ask Santa for glasses this year, as she accidentally mistakes a gorgeous man (Geovanni Gopradi from The Haves and the Have Nots and Dynasty) resting outside her building for a homeless person in need of lunch, they “get into it.” She was only trying to do a good deed for the holidays, but he called her righteous. She called him something far worse. If only she didn’t have to see him again, but fate had other plans.
December 25 – The superhero flick We Can Be Heroes, which serves as a stand-alone sequel to The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl in 3-D, will debut on Netflix online today (moved up one week from its original airdate)
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: When alien invaders capture Earth’s superheroes, their kids must learn to work together to save their parents and the planet. The adults in the movie include Priyanka Chopra, Pedro Pascal, Christian Slater, Boyd Holbrook, Sung Kang and Taylor Dooley (who played Lavagirl in the original 2005 movie) with a lot of newcomer kids, including YaYa Gosselin (FBI: Most Wanted).
December 27 – The drama series Pennyworth will air on EPIX at the special time of 10 PM
December 28 – The season finale of His Dark Materials will air on HBO at 9 PM
December 29 – The Hulu drama A Teacher will air its season finale online today
December 30 – The final 10 episodes (EVER) of Vikings will premiere on Amazon Prime online today [instead of its home network History Channel, airing 10 months after the first half of its 6th and final season]
December 31 – The 8-episode final season of Chilling Adventures of Sabrina will air on Netflix today
December 31 – The high-stakes insider trading British drama Cleaning Up makes its US debut on Sundance Now today
Show Synopsis: British actress Sheridan Smith stars as Sam Cook, a cleaner at Kramer Lowe, a financial company in Canary Wharf. Struggling to get by on her zero-hour contract with Xenco Clean, she is drowning in debt, addicted to gambling, and faces her ex-husband trying to get full-time custody of their two daughters. After overhearing a stockbroker who is being blackmailed into insider trading, she plunges herself into a shady world of finance.
December 31 – The new BBC America comedy-thriller The Watch will get a sneak peek airing of its debut episode on AMC+ before the official debut of back-to-back episodes on the network on January 3
Show Synopsis: The series follows the unlikely group of misfits, The City Watch, who are forced to find the guts to save the world, surprising even themselves in the process. The series pits trolls, werewolves, wizards and other improbable heroes against an evil plot to resurrect a great dragon which would lead to the destruction of life as they know it. The characters are inspired by Sir Terry Pratchett’s famous Discworld novels. The cast includes Richard Dormer (Game of Thrones), Lara Rossi (I May Destroy You) and Wendell Pierce (The Wire) [among others].
Mark your calendars!
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