Firefly Lane (Season 2, Part 1) 

Sure, the fact that Firefly Lane—which is based on Kristin Hannah’s novel of the same name—is told simultaneously in different timelines makes it more convoluted than it needs to be, but we can’t take the big-hearted shows about the profound friendship between two women for granted on the rare occasions they come our way. Plus, I am expecting this second and final season to answer what on earth happened between seemingly inseparable BFFs Kate (Sarah Chalke) and Tully (Katherine Heigl) that has put their 30-year friendship at risk in the present day.

Available: December 2

Lady Chatterley’s Lover

Emma Corrin finally takes centre stage in this latest adaptation of the infamous Lady Chatterley’s Lover. Corrin stars as the titular Lady Connie Chatterley, an aristocratic woman in an unhappy marriage who starts a steamy affair with gamekeeper Oliver (Jack O’Connell) and finds herself in the middle of a sexual awakening. It isn’t long before the couple falls in love, and Connie must decide if she will follow her heart of societal expectations.

Available: December 2

Emily the Criminal

If you can’t get enough of Aubrey Plaza’s fabulous turn on The White Lotus, you’re going to want to check out the actress in (the very different) thriller Emily the Criminal. The flick follows an out-of-work college grad who gets wrapped up in a credit card scam. Desperate to pay off her loans, she gets more and more involved in the con and starts putting everything at risk.

 

Available: December 7

Single’s Inferno (Season 2)

‘Tis the season…for romance? South Korean dating reality series Single’s Inferno is back for another round, with a new group of anonymous singles left “stranded” on a remote island to fend for themselves (sort of) looking for love, while hoping to make successful matches in order to go on lavish dates at a luxury hotel.

Available: December 13

The Recruit

Peter Kavinsky…er, Noah Centineo is all grown up. The To All the Boys actor takes on the lead role in the much more grown up action series, The Recruit, starring as a young lawyer who starts a new job at the CIA. He soon gets tossed into the middle of high-stakes international politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her work for the agency unless they agree to help her evade charges of a serious crime.

Available: December 16

Emily in Paris (Season 3)

Bonnes nouvelles, mes amis: Emily in Paris is back for season three. It’s been a year since Emily (Lily Collins) arrived in the city of love and has been forced to rethink her life, career and relationships again and again. How is our girl feeling about all the change and drama that has come our way heading into these new episodes? Well, she’s given herself bangs, which…yikes.

Available: December 21

Alice in Borderland (Season 2)

Before there was Squid Game, there was Alice in Borderland, a Japanese thriller about a group of people who find themselves trapped in an abandoned version of Tokyo, where they are forced to compete in life-or-death games in order to survive. The hit series is now returning for a second season, in which the games are even deadlier as the characters attempt to make it back to the real world—or decide if making it out is even worth it.

Available: December 22

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery

I have not had more fun watching a movie in the last few years than I did watching the clever, funny and just-weird-enough Knives Out, so to say my expectations for the sequel, Glass Onion, are sky-high is an understatement. Luckily, writer-director Rian Johnson is back, as is Daniel Craig’s Detective Benoit Blanc and his eccentric accent. This time around, Benoit travels to Greece (yes, please) to solve a new murder among a different cast of outrageous characters. Kate Hudson, Janelle Monáe, Kathryn Hahn, Leslie Odom Jr., Edward Norton, Dave Bautista, Jessica Henwick and Madelyn Cline also star.

Available: December 23

Roald Dahl’s Matilda the Musical

Like a lot of school-aged children, Matilda was among my favourite, most treasured books growing up. The classic story took on a new life as the award-winning Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical, which is the basis for this new movie. The story is the same: An extraordinary, precocious girl learns how to fight back against her terrible parents and tyrannical school principal, but now there’s…well, music (duh). Alisha Weir is Matilda, Lashana Lynch is Miss Honey and Emma Thompson is Miss Trunchbull.

Available: December 25

White Noise

Don DeLillo’s critically acclaimed novel White Noise—about a typical ‘80s American family whose lives are upended by a toxic black cloud that settles over their city—is considered by many to be unadaptable for the screen. That hasn’t stopped Oscar-nominated filmmaker Noah Baumbach from trying. Who knows if his attempt has actually worked, but with a cast that includes Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig and Don Cheadle, don’t you want to watch and find out?

Available: December 30

 

Everything Else Coming to Netflix Canada in December 2022

Available December 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)

LEGO Ninjago: Season 4 Crystalized – Part 1

12 Gifts of Christmas

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi

Archer: Season 13

Baby Shark’s Big Show!: Season 1

Billy Madison

Blue’s Clues & You! Season 1

Blue’s Clues & You! Season 2

How the Grinch Stole Christmas 

It Takes Two

It’s Complicated

LEGO Friends: Holiday Special

Meekah: Season 1

Neighbors

Step Brothers

The Night Before

The United States vs. Billie Holiday

Tyler Perry’s A Madea Christmas 

Available December 2

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)

Available December 4

The Blind Side

Space Jam (1996)

Available December 5

Django Unchained

Mighty Express: Mighty Trains Race (Netflix Family)

The Queen

The Right Kind of Wrong

Available December 6

The Boss Baby: Christmas Bonus (Netflix Family)

Delivery by Christmas (Netflix Film)

Sebastian Maniscalco: Is It Me? (Netflix Comedy)

Available December 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)

Available December 8

The Elephant Whisperers (Netflix Documentary)

In Broad Daylight: The Narvarte Case (Netflix Documentary)

Lookism (Netflix Anime)

Available December 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)

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Available December 10

Alchemy of Souls: Season 1 Part 2 (Netflix Series)

Big Timber: Season 2

Available December 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)

Available December 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)

Available December 15

The Big 4 (Netflix Film)

Sonic Prime (Netflix Family)

Violet Evergarden: Recollections (Netflix Anime)

Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery (Netflix Comedy)

Available December 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)

Available December 18

Lethal Weapon 2

Lethal Weapon 3

Lethal Weapon 4

Available December 19

Trolley (Netflix Series)

Available December 20

A Not So Merry Christmas (Netflix Film)

The Seven Deadly Sins: Grudge of Edinburgh: Part 1 (Netflix Anime)

Available December 21

Disconnect: The Wedding Planner (Netflix Film)

Emily in Paris: Season 3 (Netflix Series)

I AM A KILLER: Season 4 (Netflix Documentary)

Available December 22

Alice in Borderland: Season 2 (Netflix Series)

Mathieu Dufour at Bell Centre (Netflix Comedy)

Available December 23

Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (Netflix Film)

Piñata Masters! (Netflix Series)

Available December 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)

Available December 26

Treason (Netflix Series)

Available December 27

Chelsea Handler: Revolution (Netflix Comedy)

Available December 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)

Available December 29

Brown and Friends (Netflix Family)

Rise of Empires: Ottoman: Season 2 (Netflix Documentary)

Available December 30

Alpha Males (Netflix Series)

Chicago Party Aunt: Part 2 (Netflix Series)

La Reina del Sur: Season 3 (Netflix Series)

Secrets of Summer: Season 2 (Netflix Family)

Those Who Wish Me Dead

White Noise (Netflix Film)

Available December 31

Best of Stand Up 2022 (Netflix Comedy)