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New on Netflix in December 2021

Award-season frontrunners Don't Look Up, The Power of the Dog, and The Lost Daughter and new seasons of The Witcher, Cobra Kai, and Emily in Paris are headed to Netflix in December.

by Jean Bentley | December 1, 2021

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

Netflix is wrapping up its 2021 with a month of back-to-back originals. Series like Lost in Space and Money Heist debut their final seasons, award-season frontrunners including Don’t Look Up, The Power of the Dog, The Unforgivable, The Hand of God, and The Lost Daughter make their debut, and holiday-themed originals like Single All the Way, A Naija Christmas, and A California Christmas: City Lights premiere. And did we mention that highly anticipated new seasons of The Witcher, Cobra Kai, Emily in Paris, and Queer Eye also hit the service in December? Because that’s happening too.

Find out what else is joining them on Netflix and what’s leaving the service below.

HIGHLIGHTS

The Power of the Dog (2021)

94%

Description: Charismatic rancher Phil Burbank inspires fear and awe in those around him. When his brother brings home a new wife and her son, Phil torments them until he finds himself exposed to the possibility of love.

Critics Consensus: Brought to life by a stellar ensemble led by Benedict Cumberbatch, The Power of the Dog reaffirms writer-director Jane Campion as one of her generation’s finest filmmakers.

Premiere Date: December 1, 2021

The Witcher: Season 2 (2021)

95%

Description: The epic series of monsters, magic and fate returns for a second season.

Premiere Date: December 17, 2021

Emily in Paris: Season 2 (2021)

58%

Description: More fun. More fashion. More faux pas. As Emily finds her footing in Paris, the fallout from a night of passion could send her stumbling into trouble.

Premiere Date: December 22, 2021

Don't Look Up (2021)

56%

Description: Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.

Premiere Date: December 24, 2021

Cobra Kai: Season 4 (2021)

95%

Description: More than 30 years after the events of the 1984 All Valley Karate Tournament, the inescapable conflict between Daniel LaRusso (Ralph Macchio) and Johnny Lawrence (William Zabka) continues. Season 4 finds the Miyagi-Do and Eagle Fang dojos joining forces to take down Cobra Kai at the All Valley Under 18 Karate Tournament… and whoever loses must hang up their gi. As Samantha and Miguel try to maintain the dojo alliance and Robby goes all in at Cobra Kai, the fate of the Valley has never been more precarious. What tricks does Kreese have up his sleeve? Can Daniel and Johnny bury their decades-long hatchet to defeat Kreese? Or will Cobra Kai become the face of karate in the valley?

Premiere Date: December 31, 2021

FULL LIST OF SHOWS AND MOVIES COMING TO NETFLIX THIS MONTH

* NETFLIX ORIGINALS

Available 12/1

94% The Power of the Dog (2021) *

100% Lost in Space: Season 3 (2021) *

- - JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean: Stone Ocean (2021) *

- - Kayko & Kokosh: Season 1 (2021) *

- - Are You the One?: Season 3 (2015)

- - Blood and Bone (2009)

54% Body of Lies (2008)

52% Chloe (2009)

64% Chocolat (2000)

67% Closer (2004)

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

44% Final Destination 3 (2006)

64% Final Destination 5 (2011)

28% The Final Destination (2009)

18% The Fourth Kind (2009)

- - Knight Rider 2000 (1991)

26% Law Abiding Citizen (2009)

27% The Legend of Zorro (2005)

93% Looper (2012)

86% The Mask of Zorro (1998)

89% Minority Report (2002)

58% Pet Sematary (1989)

61% Sabrina (1995)

45% Soul Surfer (2011)

45% Stepmom (1998)

82% Stuart Little 2 (2002)

23% Sucker Punch (2011)

55% Think Like a Man (2012)

89% Tremors (1990)

63% We Were Soldiers (2002)

65% Wild Things (1998)

31% Wyatt Earp (1994)

- - Ink Master: Season 3 (2013)

- - Ink Master: Season 4 (2014)

33% Knight Rider: Season 1 (1982)

- - Knight Rider: Season 2 (1983)

- - Knight Rider: Season 3 (1984)

- - Knight Rider: Season 4 (1985)

Bordertown: Mural Murders
Death at a Funeral
Fool’s Gold
Life
Premonition

Available 12/2

70% Single All the Way (2021) *

93% The Alpinist (2021)

- - The Whole Truth (2021) *

Coyotes*
Escalona: Season 1

Available 12/3

57% Coming Out Colton: Season 1 (2021) *

90% Money Heist: Part 5 (2021) Vol. 2*

- - Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous: Season 4 (2021) *

- - Cobalt Blue (2021) *

- - The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 4 (2021) *

100% Mixtape (2021) *

Money Heist: From Tokyo to Berlin: Volume 2*
Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas*

Available 12/5

JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope: Season 1 (episode 8)

Available 12/6

100% Voir: Season 1 (2021) *

- - David and the Elves (2021) *

Available 12/7

Nicole Byer: BBW (Big Beautiful Weirdo)*
Centaurworld: Season 2*
Go Dog Go: Season 2*

Available 12/8

Carolin Kebekus: The Last Christmas Special*

Available 12/9

- - Asakusa Kid (2021) *

100% Bathtubs Over Broadway (2018)

Bonus Family: Season 4*
The Family That Sings Together: The Camargos*

Available 12/10

- - Twentysomethings: Austin: Season 1 (2021) *

- - How to Ruin Christmas: The Funeral (2021) *

38% The Unforgivable (2021) *

81% Back to the Outback (2021) *

20% The Shack (2017)

Anonymously Yours*
Aranyak*
Saturday Morning All Star Hits!*
Still Out of My League*
Two*

Available 12/11

The Hungry and the Hairy*

83% Fast Color (2018)

Available 12/12

JAPAN SINKS: People of Hope: Season 1 (episode 9)

Available 12/13

Eye in the Sky

Available 12/14

- - The Future Diary: Season 1 (2021) *

Russell Howard: Lubricant*
StarBeam: Beaming in the New Year*

Available 12/15

- - The Challenge: Fresh Meat (2006)

- - The Challenge: Free Agents: Free Agents (2014)

- - Black Ink Crew: Season 3 (2015)

- - Black Ink Crew: Season 4 (2016)

34% The Giver (2014)

Selling Tampa*
Elite Short Stories: Phillipe Caye Felipe*
Masha and the Bear: Nursery Rhymes: Season 1 Part 2
Masha and the Bear: Season 5
Teen Mom 2: Seasons 3-4

Available 12/16

- - Aggretsuko: Season 4 (2021) *

84% Darkest Hour (2017)

A California Christmas: City Lights*
A Naija Christmas*
Puff: Wonders of the Reef*

Available 12/17

95% The Witcher: Season 2 (2021) *

Fast & Furious Spy Racers: Season 6: Homecoming*

Available 12/18

Bulgasal: Immortal Souls*
Oldboy

Available 12/19

What Happened in Oslo*

Available 12/20

Elite Short Stories: Samuel Omar*

Available 12/21

Jim Gaffigan: Comedy Monster*
Grumpy Christmas*

Available 12/22

58% Emily in Paris: Season 2 (2021) *

Available 12/23

Elite Short Stories: Patrick*

Available 12/24

56% Don't Look Up (2021) *

80% Zach Stone Is Gonna Be Famous: Season 1 (2013)

1000 Miles from Christmas*
Minnal Murali*
The Silent Sea*
STAND BY ME Doraemon 2*
Vicky and Her Mystery*

Available 12/25

Single’s Inferno*
Jimmy Carr: His Dark Material*
Stories of a Generation – with Pope Francis*

Available 12/26

Lulli*

Available 12/28

Word Party Presents: Math!*

Available 12/29

Anxious People*
Crime Scene: The Times Square Killer*

Available 12/30

Kitz*
Hilda and the Mountain King*

Available 12/31

95% Cobra Kai: Season 4 (2021) *

- - Queer Eye: Season 6 (2021) *

94% The Lost Daughter (2021) *

- - Seal Team (2021) *

Stay Close*

TV SHOWS AND MOVIES LEAVING NETFLIX THIS MONTH

Leaving 12/3

82% The Last O.G.: Season 1 (2018)

- - The Last O.G.: Season 2 (2019)

Leaving 12/4

The Guest

Leaving 12/7

64% Before I Fall (2017)

Leaving 12/8

88% It Comes at Night (2017)

Mariah Carey’s Merriest Christmas

Leaving 12/13

76% Halt and Catch Fire: Season 1 (2014)

91% Halt and Catch Fire: Season 2 (2015)

96% Halt and Catch Fire: Season 3 (2016)

100% Halt and Catch Fire: Season 4 (2017)

Fifty: The Series: Seasons 1-2
Saint Seiya: Seasons 1-6

Leaving 12/15

72% Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)

63% Maps to the Stars (2014)

81% The Theory of Everything (2014)

Leaving 12/21

- - Private Practice: Season 1 (2007)

29% Private Practice: Season 2 (2008)

- - Private Practice: Season 3 (2009)

- - Private Practice: Season 4 (2010)

- - Private Practice: Season 5 (2011)

100% Private Practice: Season 6 (2012)

Jacob’s Ladder

Leaving 12/25

82% Captain Fantastic (2016)

Leaving 12/30

12% Winchester (2018)

Leaving 12/31

11% A Cinderella Story (2004)

81% American Gangster (2007)

31% Beethoven (1992)

23% Beethoven's 2nd (1993)

69% Cold Mountain (2003)

6% The Devil Inside (2012)

92% Do the Right Thing (1989)

32% Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood (1996)

28% Double Jeopardy (1999)

74% Ghost (1990)

80% Gladiator (2000)

94% House Party (1990)

27% House Party 2 (1991)

0% House Party 3 (1994)

24% Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (2003)

5% The Last Airbender (2010)

70% Like Crazy (2011)

75% Love Jones (1997)

31% The Lovely Bones (2009)

77% The Machinist (2004)

82% Magnolia (1999)

35% Memoirs of a Geisha (2005)

94% My Fair Lady (1964)

78% Mystic Pizza (1988)

95% Pan's Labyrinth (2006)

85% Puss in Boots (2011)

21% Rumor Has It ... (2005)

82% Serendipity (2019)

92% Spy Kids (2001)

75% Spy Kids 2: The Island of Lost Dreams (2002)

45% Spy Kids 3: Game Over (2003)

66% Stuart Little (1999)

88% Titanic (1997)

40% Tommy Boy (1995)

30% Underworld (2003)

25% Underworld: Awakening (2012)

31% Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (2009)

34% What a Girl Wants (2003)

90% What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)

90% Zodiac (2007)

Charlie’s Angels
Defiance
Forensic Files: Collections 1-9
Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood: Parts 1-5
Fullmetal Alchemist: Season 1
The Great British Baking Show: The Beginnings: Season 1
Love Don’t Cost a Thing
The Strangers

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