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New on Hulu in December 2020

The Lord of the Rings trilogy, a new Hardy Boys series, the ninth season of Canadian comedy Letterkenny and more are all streaming in December — find out what other TV shows and movies are joining them.

by Jean Bentley | November 25, 2020

TAGGED AS: Comedy, Drama, Hulu, movies, streaming, television, TV

The month of December brings comfort, joy, and plenty of films and television headed to Hulu. The streaming service welcomes originals including a new series based on the Hardy Boys book series — hey, if Nancy Drew can get a sexy CW murder mystery, the Hardy Boys definitely deserve their own streaming show — plus the complete ninth season of Canadian comedy Letterkenny and the complete second season of animated kids’ show Madagascar: A Little Wild.

On the film side, catch The Crown breakout Josh O’Connor in the 2017 drama God’s Own Country, the Lord of the Rings trilogy, a few more James Bond entries (GoldenEye, Goldfinger), and plenty more.

Read on to find out what else is headed to the streamer and what’s leaving in December.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

91%

Description: The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search for it. But fate has placed it in the hands of a young Hobbit named Frodo Baggins (Elijah Wood), who inherits the Ring and steps into legend. A daunting task lies ahead for Frodo when he becomes the Ringbearer – to destroy the One Ring in the fires of Mount Doom where it was forged.

Critics Consensus: Full of eye-popping special effects, and featuring a pitch-perfect cast, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring brings J.R.R. Tolkien’s classic to vivid life.

Premiere Date: December 1

The Hardy Boys: Season 1 (2020)

71%

Description: 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 parents’ 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.

Premiere Date: December 4

Letterkenny

- -

Description: In season 9 of this comedy following two friends living in small-town Ontario, Canada, Letterkenny kicks off post-fight with Dierks (Tyler Hynes), and the Hicks, Skids, and Hockey Players attend an American Buck and Doe. Katy (Michelle Mylett) takes her scorched earth dating strategy back to Letterkenny and Gail (Lisa Codrington) gets some action of her own. Meanwhile, The Hockey Players learn about Judaism and the whole town gets really into sleepover activities like movies, board games, and girl talk. Then, a competing restaurant opens in Letterkenny and Tanis (Tiio Horn) starts her own energy drink.

Premiere Date: December 26

Full List of Shows and Movies Coming to Hulu in DECember

Available 12/1

Series

CMA Country Christmas: Special (ABC)
Disney Holiday Singalong: Special (ABC)
Lupin the 3rd Part 5: Complete Season 1 (Dubbed & Subbed) (TMS)

Movies

50% 30 Days of Night (2007)

45% 50 First Dates (2004)

65% About Last Night ... (1986)

36% Angels & Demons (2009)

51% Any Given Sunday (1999)

83% Black Dynamite (2009)

8% Body of Evidence (1992)

- - Cake (2005)

76% Charlotte's Web (1973)

68% Cliffhanger (1993)

59% Con Air (1997)

15% Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

29% Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)

95% Dr. No (1962)

14% Dragonball: Evolution (2009)

- - Euphoria (2018)

76% Eyes Wide Shut (1999)

12% Garfield: A Tail of Two Kitties (2006)

80% GoldenEye (1995)

99% 007: Goldfinger (1964)

4% Hemingway's Garden of Eden (2008)

18% Here on Earth (2000)

- - Hot Air (2015)

20% Into the Blue (2005)

25% Love Potion No. 9 (1992)

15% Our Family Wedding (2010)

100% Sands of Iwo Jima (1949)

27% Shrink (2009)

24% Sleeping With the Enemy (1991)

92% Southside With You (2016)

- - Strategic Air Command (1955)

77% Sunshine (2007)

37% The Chumscrubber (2005)

79% The Client (1994)

87% The Color of Money (1986)

25% The Da Vinci Code (2006)

71% The Fifth Element (1997)

67% The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

63% Hulk (2003)

96% The Hurt Locker (2008)

28% The January Man (1988)

91% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

94% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

95% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

13% The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

36% The November Man (2014)

82% The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

75% The Young Victoria (2009)

71% True Confessions (1981)

19% Two Weeks (2006)

62% Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

48% Why Did I Get Married? (2007)

Available 12/4

71% The Hardy Boys: Season 1 (2020) (Hulu Original)

80% Brassic: Season 2 (2020) (ITV)

80% Deutschland 89: Deutschland 89 (2020) (Sundance)

100% My Hero Academia: Season 4 (2019) Dubbed (Funimation)

84% She Dies Tomorrow (2020)

Available 12/5

98% God's Own Country (2017)

60% It Had to Be You (2015)

86% Mr. Jones (2019)

54% Waiting for the Barbarians (2019)

Available 12/6

- - How to Fake a War (2019)

66% The Secret Garden (2020)

Available 12/7

59% Valley Girl (2020)

Available 12/8

33% Nurses: Season 1 (2020) Series Premiere (NBC)

- - The Fairy Princess and the Unicorn (2019)

Available 12/10

Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch Musical! (NBC)

71% Out Stealing Horses (2019)

Available 12/11

- - Madagascar: A Little Wild: Season 2 (2020) (Hulu Original)

69% Rent-a-Pal (2020)

- - Spy Cat (2018)

Available 12/12

24% Endless (2020)

Available 12/15

27% Dirt Music (2019)

8% Hitman: Agent 47 (2015)

Available 12/16

Amy Winehouse: A Final Goodbye (2016)

Available 12/18

77% The Hero (2017)

Available 12/21

Available 12/22

85% You Cannot Kill David Arquette (2020)

Available 12/23

20% Someone Marry Barry (2014)

78% The Little Hours (2017)

Available 12/25

17% Soldiers of Fortune (2012)

Available 12/26

- - Letterkenny Season 9 (Hulu Original)

Available 12/27

88% American Animals (2018)

Available 12/28

63% Hope Gap (2019)

70% Our Idiot Brother (2011)

Available 12/29

- - Bayou Caviar (2018)

40% Supervized (2019)

TV SHOWS AND MOVIES LEAVING Hulu THIS MONTH

Leaving 12/8

81% The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975)

29% The Rocky Horror Picture Show: Let's Do the Time Warp Again (2016)

Leaving 12/14

6% Baby ... Secret of the Lost Legend (1985)

Leaving 12/16

56% The Good Shepherd (2006)

Leaving 12/31

50% 30 Days of Night (2007)

74% A Beautiful Mind (2001)

- - A Nanny for Christmas (2010)

36% A View to a Kill (1985)

65% About Last Night ... (1986)

9% Aeon Flux (2005)

52% Alien Nation (1988)

23% Antitrust (2001)

77% Antwone Fisher (2002)

51% Any Given Sunday (1999)

81% Back to School (1986)

82% Barbershop (2002)

83% Black Dynamite (2009)

54% Blood Ties (2013)

98% Broadcast News (1987)

68% Cliffhanger (1993)

89% Crimson Tide (1995)

64% Diamonds Are Forever (1971)

15% Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005)

29% Dominion: Prequel to the Exorcist (2005)

95% Dr. No (1962)

97% Drugstore Cowboy (1989)

40% Flashback (1990)

69% For Your Eyes Only (1981)

97% From Russia With Love (1963)

80% GoldenEye (1995)

99% 007: Goldfinger (1964)

94% Good Hair (2009)

93% Grizzly Man (2005)

22% House of 1000 Corpses (2003)

15% I Spy (2002)

56% Ice Age: The Meltdown (2006)

66% Interview With the Vampire (1994)

20% Into the Blue (2005)

87% Joe (2013)

66% Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (2011)

41% Kicking & Screaming (2005)

35% Kiss the Girls (1997)

90% Knocked Up (2007)

79% Licence to Kill (1989)

50% Little Giants (1994)

67% Live and Let Die (1973)

62% Lord of War (2005)

27% Lost in Space (1998)

80% Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome (1985)

94% March of the Penguins (2005)

59% Moonraker (1979)

84% Mr. Majestyk (1974)

97% Mud (2013)

39% My Bloody Valentine (1981)

32% Not Another Teen Movie (2001)

64% Nurse (2014)

41% Octopussy (1983)

81% On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969)

52% Pacific Heights (1990)

89% Platoon (1986)

92% Raging Bull (1980)

69% Ronin (1998)

- - Senorita Justice (2003)

24% Sleeping With the Enemy (1991)

9% Slow Burn (2005)

76% Some Kind of Wonderful (1987)

87% Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)

78% Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)

22% Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)

84% Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)

54% Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)

51% Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)

86% Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street (2007)

50% Thanks for Sharing (2012)

40% The 6th Day (2000)

84% The Bourne Identity (2002)

81% The Bourne Supremacy (2004)

92% The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)

79% The Client (1994)

87% The Color of Money (1986)

78% The Do-Deca-Pentathlon (2012)

29% The End of Violence (1997)

63% The Express (2008)

67% The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (1992)

63% Hulk (2003)

39% Kingdom of Heaven (2005)

73% The Living Daylights (1987)

91% The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)

94% The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003)

95% The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002)

40% The Man With the Golden Gun (1974)

13% The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor (2008)

44% The Net (1995)

30% The Saint (1997)

82% The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)

60% The Weather Man (2005)

51% The World Is Not Enough (1999)

75% The Young Victoria (2009)

56% This Christmas (2007)

85% Thunderball (1965)

58% Tomorrow Never Dies (1997)

62% Under the Tuscan Sun (2003)

72% Wanted (2008)

48% Why Did I Get Married? (2007)

14% Wild Hogs (2007)

65% Wild Things (1998)

74% William Shakespeare's Romeo & Juliet (1996)

83% Working Girl (1988)

73% 007 - You Only Live Twice (1967)

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