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STAR WARS: SKELETON CREWseason 1 – series – from December 3 on Disney +
The new series in the cult franchise will pay homage to Amblin productions like The Goonieswith a hint of Stranger Things. Four children make a mysterious discovery on their home planet and suddenly become lost in George Lucas' galaxy, with Jude Law to guide them.
THAT CHRISTMAS – film – December 4 on Netflix
Richard Curtis (Four weddings and a funeral, Love at first sight in Notting Hill, Love Actually) launches into animation with this adaptation which tells “a series of interlocking stories about family and friends, love and loneliness, and a huge blunder by Santa Claus, not to mention turkeys that don't know what to do with them! “
ON THE TERRACEseason 2 – series – December 4 on Prime Video
Little surprise comedy from the end of last year, the French series will bring back David, Cam and Flo, who will once again “debrief their troubles, their loves and their anxieties. While David learns to be a “charo” from Cam, the young woman reconnects with her father while helping Flo to launch her food-truck. And as usual, to deal with it, the trio always finds themselves at the same bar, always at the same table and always… on the terrace.
DON’T DO THIS, DON’T DO THAT: WE’RE GOING TO WALK ON THE MOON – series – December 5 on France.tv
Five years later, the Bouleys and Lepics came out of confinement. “Time has passed, the children have grown up again, they have left the family homes, they are living their lives… and their parents have aged. To breathe new life into them and help them give new meaning to their lives, the children register their parents in a major competition organized by the European Space Agency. Fabienne, Renaud, Valérie and Denis will participate in an experimental protocol intended to train non-professional citizens to go to the Moon. And against all odds, they are chosen…”
CREATURE COMMANDOSseason 1 – series – December 5 on Max
The first official entry in the all-new DC Universe from James Gunn and Peter Safran, pending the release of the film Superman with David Corenswet (in July). Amanda Waller and Rick Flag break monsters from prison to lead a suicide mission. We've seen this before somewhere, right?
BLACK DOVESseason 1 – series – December 5 on Netflix
Sweet Keira Knightley is going to get angry. In this action thriller the English actress will become “a spy posing as a politician's wife learns that her lover has been killed and finds an old assassin friend who has come to help her in her quest for truth… and revenge.”
THE DAY OF THE JACKALseason 1 – series – from December 6 on Prime Video
After Bruce Willis in Jackal in the cinema, here is a new series adaptation, carried by Eddie Redmayne, transformed into a hitman. “His murders quickly attract the attention of a British secret service agent, Bianca (Lashana Lynch), who sets out to track him down before his next murder.
THE STIKCY – miniseries – December 6 on Prime Video
An incredible maple syrup story, inspired by a real heist that took place in 2012 and carried by Margo Martindale And Jamie Lee Curtis. “Ruth Landry is a tough maple syrup producer who turns to crime when bureaucratic authorities threaten to take away everything she loves. She teams up with a hot-tempered Boston mobster and a mild-mannered French-Canadian security guard to pull off a multi-million dollar heist of Quebec's maple syrup surplus.”
DEADLY SQUEEGEE – film – December 8 on Canal +
François Descraques (The Visitor of the future) signs the first Christmas bauble film. A crazy original creation, about the heir to an X-rated movie company “who decides to renew the genre by launching into woke porn: pornoke! He even hired an intimacy coordinator also trained in eco-responsible filming. A first for her. And for the team she will support But the small troupe, filming in an isolated Savoyard chalet, will find themselves cut off from the world by a snowstorm and a wifi outage…”
DREAMS PRODUCTIONS: FROM THE WORLD OF VICE-VERSA – animated series – December 11 on Disney +
The biggest success of 2024 will be entitled to a little discount. This new Pixar animated series, derived from Vice-Versa 2 will introduce us to the wonderful world of Riley's dream factory. It will be a mockumentary (a mockumentary in the vein of The Office) in four episodes, which will tell us how this company installed deep in the subconscious of the little girl from Vice Versa.
DON'T SAY ANYTHING – mini-series – December 11 on Disney +
Adapted from Patrick Radden Keefe's best-seller, this historical mini-series deciphers the Northern Irish conflict and the dramas that accompanied it. She comes backspans four decades and opens with the disappearance of Jean McConville, a single mother of ten children, kidnapped from her home in 1972 and never seen alive again. “Say Nothing” tells the story of several members of the Irish Republican Army (IRA) and explores the extreme behavior some people are willing to confront in the name of their beliefs. It explores how a deeply divided society can suddenly descend into armed conflict, the shadow of radical violence hanging over all involved, and the emotional and psychological impact of silence.
JOAN – mini-series – December 12 on OCS
Sophie Turner, star of Game of Thronesplays a robber in 1980s London. “After fleeing a toxic relationship with a gangster, Joan hopes to rebuild a stable life with her daughter but finds herself with nothing. After his first theft of diamonds in the jewelry store that employs him, his existence will be completely turned upside down by his meeting with Boisie Hannington, an antique dealer but also a professional thief. The latter will lead him into a series of spectacular heists. Donning different identities and different costumes, Joan will plunge into the world of crime. Will she be able to reconcile her criminal activity and her desire for a stable family or will she risk losing everything?
MIYAZAKI, THE SPIRIT OF NATURE – documentary – December 13 on Arte.tv
The Japanese director analyzed like never before. “His films gave the ultimate nobility to animated cinema, combining the magic of childhood with the chaos of the world. Portrait of a humble genius, inventor of marvelous worlds in search of a lost harmony.”
CARRY-ON – film – December 13 on Netflix
Taron Egerton does his Die Hard 2 in an airport taken hostage on December 24. For the Spanish director, Jaume Collet-Serra, he plays “a young security guard tries to foil the plans of a mysterious traveler who blackmails him into letting a dangerous package board a plane on Christmas Eve.“
1992 – mini-series – December 13 on Netflix
The Spanish filmmaker, Álex de la Iglesia, signs a thriller which “will revolve around mysterious murders using the same procedure: all the victims are burned and a doll of Curro, the emblematic mascot of the 1992 Universal Exhibition in Seville, is placed near the bodies.”
ELTON JOHN, NEVER TOO LATE – documentary – December 13 on Disney +
After the Beatles, here is a new musical exploration of a pop legend. “Punctuated by images of the major concerts he has given over the years, we see the artist look back on his extraordinary rise, the personal challenges he faced during a career that spanned more than “half a century, and the way his family made him evolve”.
DEAR SANTA – film – December 18 on Paramount +
Jack Black reunites with the Farrelly brothers, years later Extra Large Lovein this Christmas tale which will tell “the story of a young boy (Robert Timothy Smith) who sends his Christmas wish list to Santa Claus with a crucial spelling mistake, leading to the arrival of an evil Jack Black who comes to wreak havoc during the end-of-year holidays.”
VIRGIN RIVERseason 6 – series – December 19 on Netflix
Netflix's fireside soap is set to make its return after last year's double Christmas episode: “With the romantic spring wedding of Mel and Jack as a backdrop, this sixth season promises new twists and turns, tormented love triangles, joyful turbulence around marriage, without forgetting the secrets of Mel's father's past which will make us discover the magic and the Virgin River mystery of the 1970s.“
FRIENDS, THE CHALLENGE – game/series – December 19 on Max
Not a new episode of the cult series, but a promising show, in which the biggest fans of Friendsaround questions and challenges. Let's Play Bamboozled !
MESSENGERS OF WAR – film – December 20 on Netflix
Director Tyler Perry says “the story of the one and only battalion exclusively composed of African-Americans, deployed abroad and notably in France during the Second World War“. With Kerry Washington leading the charge.
WHAT IF…? season 3 – series – from December 22 to 29 on Disney +
This season will conclude the animated series derived from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. It will include the return of Storm. The famous X-Men is going to land in the MCU. Moon Knight and Shang Chi, as well as White Vision, Ironheart, Wong, Scarlet Witch, Agatha Harkness and many others will also be there.
SQUID GAMEseason 2 – series – December 26 on Netflix
Will the Korean event series be the same success this year? In any case, same player is still playing! “Three years after winning the Squid Game, Gi-hun, player 456, has given up on going to the United States and returns with a new goal. To achieve it, he dives back into the mysterious survival game where he will face deadly situations alongside new participants who all dream of winning the prize of 45.6 billion won.
AGAINST THE WISE 2 – film – December 27 on Prime Video
The romance continues. “The love between Noah and Nick seems unwavering, despite their parents' maneuvers to separate them. But Noah's job and Nick's entry into college open their lives to new relationships. The appearance of a revenge-seeking ex-girlfriend and Nick's mother with unclear intentions will shake the foundations of not only their relationship, but also the Leister family itself When so many people seek to destroy a love story. , this one can it really end well?”
