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New on Amazon's Prime Video in December 2021

Being the Ricardos, season 1 of Harlem, the final season of The Expanse, and more movies and series are headed to Amazon Prime Video and sister streaming service IMDb TV in the month of December.

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More than a dozen original movies and series are headed to Amazon’s Prime Video and free sister streaming service IMDb TV in the month of December. On the film side, Nicole Kidman and Javier Bardem star as real-life icons Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz in Aaron Sorkin’s awards-ready drama Being The Ricardos, while Riz Amed and Octavia Spencer headline sci-fi thriller Encounter.

On the TV side, Gloria Calderón Kellett’s romantic comedy series With Love debuts alongside Harlem, a new comedy from Girls Trip writer Tracy Oliver, the sixth and final season of space drama The Expanse, another edition of year-end comedy special Yearly Departed, and season 2 of YA spy thriller Alex Rider on IMDb TV.

Keep reading to find out what else is new on Amazon Prime Video and sister streaming service IMDb TV in December, with some highlights noted at the top.

Harlem: Season 1 (2021)

96%

Description: From writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Harlem is a new comedy following four stylish & ambitious best girlfriends in Harlem NYC: a rising star professor struggling to make space for her love life; a savvy tech entrepreneur always dating someone new; a no-filter singer; and a hopeless romantic fashion designer. Together, they level up into the next phase of their careers, relationships & big city dreams.

Premiere Date: December 3, 2021

The Expanse: Season 6 (2021)

96%

Description: The sixth and final season of The Expanse picks up with the solar system at war, as Marco Inaros and his Free Navy continue to launch devastating asteroid attacks on Earth and Mars. As the tensions of war and shared loss threaten to pull the crew of the Rocinante apart, Chrisjen Avasarala makes a bold move and sends former Martian Marine Bobbie Draper on a secret mission that could turn the tide. Meanwhile in the Belt, Drummer and what’s left of her family are on the run and hunted for betraying Marco. And on a distant planet beyond the Rings, a new power begins to rise.

Premiere Date: December 10, 2021

Being the Ricardos (2021)

68%

Description: Lucille Ball (Nicole Kidman) and Desi Arnaz (Javier Bardem) are threatened by shocking personal accusations, a political smear and cultural taboos in Academy Award-winning writer and director Aaron Sorkin’s behind-the-scenes drama Being the Ricardos. A revealing glimpse of the couple’s complex romantic and professional relationship, the film takes audiences into the writers’ room, onto the soundstage and behind closed doors with Ball and Arnaz during one critical production week of their groundbreaking sitcom I Love Lucy.

Premiere Date: December 21, 2021

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$ NEWLY AVAILABLE TO RENT/BUY ON AMAZON VIDEO
* AMAZON ORIGINALS

Available 12/1

Movies

34% Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)


11% Alex Cross (2012)


94% All Is Lost (2013)


10% Dr. Seuss' The Cat in the Hat (2003)


90% Edward Scissorhands (1990)


11% End of Days (1999)


41% Guess Who (2005)


25% Halloween II (2009)


50% Halloween III: Season of the Witch (1982)


46% Jennifer's Body (2009)


92% Little Women (1994)


47% Mr. Popper's Penguins (2011)


68% Pineapple Express (2008)


68% Pineapple Express (2008) (Unrated)


70% Ronin (1998)


75% Sleepless in Seattle (1993)


45% Soul Surfer (2011)


71% Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby (2006)


88% The Hunt for Red October (1990)


45% The Proposal (2009)


81% The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)


80% The Thin Red Line (1998)


87% The Usual Suspects (1995)


33% The Waterboy (1998)


53% Tyler Perry's the Family That Preys (2008)


62% Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)


97% What's Love Got to Do With It (1993)

Mistletoe Mixup (2021)
White As Snow (2021)

13% Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (2002) (IMDb TV)


- - Alpha and Omega: Journey to Bear Kingdom (2017) (IMDb TV)


- - Alpha & Omega: The Big Fureeze (2016) (IMDb TV)


35% American Assassin (2017) (IMDb TV)


28% Annie (2014) (IMDb TV)


71% Beowulf (2007) (IMDb TV)


78% Bridget Jones's Baby (2016) (IMDb TV)


82% Charlie Wilson's War (2007) (IMDb TV)


87% Chef (2014) (IMDb TV)


79% Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who! (2008) (IMDb TV)


63% Ender's Game (2013) (IMDb TV)


63% Ender's Game (2013) (IMDb TV)


36% Ernest Saves Christmas (1988) (IMDb TV)


69% Funny People (2009) (IMDb TV)


90% Galaxy Quest (1999) (IMDb TV)


28% John Tucker Must Die (2006) (IMDb TV)


93% Lawrence of Arabia (1962) (IMDb TV)


42% Letters to Juliet (2010) (IMDb TV)


91% Little Miss Sunshine (2006) (IMDb TV)


9% Marmaduke (2010) (IMDb TV)


34% Masterminds (2016) (IMDb TV)


68% Maverick (1994) (IMDb TV)


73% Megamind (2010) (IMDb TV)


22% Mr. Deeds (2002) (IMDb TV)


40% Nacho Libre (2006) (IMDb TV)


6% Norm of the North (2016) (IMDb TV)


- - Norm of the North: Family Vacation (2020) (IMDb TV)


- - Norm of the North: King Sized Adventure (2019) (IMDb TV)


- - Norm of the North: Back to the City (2018) (IMDb TV)


15% Our Family Wedding (2010) (IMDb TV)


21% Phat Girlz (2006) (IMDb TV)


45% Red 2 (2013) (IMDb TV)


- - Santa Who? (2000) (IMDb TV)


99% Selma (2014) (IMDb TV)


57% Seraphim Falls (2006) (IMDb TV)


60% Taken (2008) (IMDb TV)


20% That's My Boy (2012) (IMDb TV)


40% The Great Outdoors (1988) (IMDb TV)


24% The Jackal (1997) (IMDb TV)


86% The Joy Luck Club (1993) (IMDb TV)


21% The Last Song (2010) (IMDb TV)


77% The Prestige (2006) (IMDb TV)


60% The Secret Life of Bees (2008) (IMDb TV)


32% The Vow (2012) (IMDb TV)


- - Walking With Dinosaurs (2013) (IMDb TV)


25% What Happens in Vegas (2008) (IMDb TV)

Series

1 Channels sampling: the first season of these subscription-channel series are available to Prime members this month.

94% A Discovery of Witches: Season 1 (2018) (AMC+)1


- - Bonanza: Season 1 (1959) (Best Westerns Ever)1


68% Roadkill: Season 1 (2020) (MotorTrend)1


- - The Gulf: Season 1 (2019) (Acorn TV)1

A House Divided: Season 1 (ALLBLK)1
Believe (2016) (UP Faith & Family)1
Brad Meltzer’s Decoded: Season 1 (HISTORY Vault)1
Christmas Everlasting (2020) (Hallmark Movies Now)1
Hallmark Drama’s Christmas Cookie Matchup: Season 1 (Hallmark Movies Now)1
Hostages: Season 1 (Topic)1
My Crazy Ex: Season 1 (A&E Crime Central)1
Signed, Sealed, Delivered for Christmas (2014) (Hallmark Movies Now)1
The Perfect Wedding Match (2021) (UP Faith & Family)1
The Tom & Jerry Show: Season 1 (Boomerang)1
When Calls the Heart: Home for Christmas: Season 7 (Hallmark Movies Now)1
Bewitched: Season 3 (IMDb TV)
Silent Witness: Seasons 1-21 (IMDbTV)

Available 12/3

96% Harlem: Season 1 (2021) *


- - Alex Rider: Season 2 (2021) (IMDb TV)*


40% Joe Bell (2020)


83% We Are X (2016)

Available 12/5

- - A Lot Like Christmas (2021) (IMDb TV)

Available 12/8

FC Bayern – Behind the Legend: Season 1*

55% Triple 9 (2016) (IMDb TV)

Available 12/9

The Ferragnez: Season 1*

Available 12/10

56% Encounter (2021) *


96% The Expanse: Season 6 (2021) *


63% Child's Play (2019) (IMDb TV)

LOL: Last One Laughing Mexico: Season 3*
Play-Doh Squished (IMDb TV Original)*

Available 12/12

A Christmas Star (2021)

Available 12/16

80% The Theory of Everything (2014)

Available 12/17

With Love: Season 1*
Boxing Day (2021)
Christmas Is Cancelled (2021)
UNINTERRUPTED’s Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers: Season 2 (IMDb TV)*

Available 12/18

When Hope Calls Christmas (2021)

Available 12/19

Joy for Christmas (2021)

Available 12/20

88% Who You Think I Am (2019)

Available 12/21

68% Being the Ricardos (2021) *

Available 12/23

Yearly Departed – Amazon Original Special (2021)*

Available 12/31

25% Lady of the Manor (2021)


- - Time Is Up (2021)

Escape Plan (2021) (IMDbTV)

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