This viewing guide covers a curated selection of the current month’s program premieres in the US, as well as shows added throughout the month, of titles from countries in Africa, Asia, North America, and South America. Non-English-language programs are shown in their original languages with English subtitles (and other subtitles, as available).
For details about this month’s premieres of programs from the UK, Ireland, English-speaking Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and countries in Europe, visit The British TV Place, The Down Under TV Place, and The Euro TV Place.
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Viewing Guide Archives
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DECEMBER 2025
For descriptions of select titles, read “75 International TV Premieres in December 2025”
- 1st — All The Empty Rooms (US) — Netflix
- 1st — The Merchants of Joy (US) — Prime Video
- 1st — My Next Guest with David Letterman and Adam Sandler (US) — Netflix
- 1st — Paul Anka: His Way (US) — HBO (9pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 1st — Soy tu fan: Seasons 1-2 (Mexico) — Hulu
- 1st — The Wonderful World of Disney: Holiday Spectacular (US) — ABC (8pm ET, 2nd Disney+ & Hulu)
- 2nd — 5-Star (US) — Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels
- 2nd — Bossam: Steal the Fate (South Korea) — Hulu
- 2nd — CMA Country Christmas (US) — ABC (9pm ET, 3rd Disney+ & Hulu)
- 2nd — Hard Knocks: In Season with the NFC East (US) — HBO (9pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 2nd — Matt Rife: Unwrapped – A Christmas Crowd Work Special (US) — Netflix
- 2nd — Sean Combs: The Reckoning (US) — Netflix
- 2nd — Stella Murders (South Africa) — MHz Choice, MHz Choice on Prime Video Channels
- 3rd — Are You Sure?!?: Season 2 (South Korea) — Disney+
- 3rd — Christmas in Nashville (US) — NBC (10pm ET, Peacock)
- 3rd — Christmas in Rockefeller Center (US) — NBC (8pm ET, Peacock)
- 3rd — Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults (US) — HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 3rd — My Secret Santa (US) — Netflix
- 3rd — Oh. What. Fun. (US) — Prime Video
- 3rd — Stranded with My Mother-in-Law: Season 3 (Brazil) — Netflix
- 3rd — With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration (US) — Netflix
- 4th — The Abandons (US) — Netflix
- 4th — The Believers: Season 2 (Thailand) — Netflix
- 4th — Fugue State 1986 (Colombia) — Netflix
- 4th — The Great Christmas Light Fight: Season 13 (US) — ABC (9pm ET, 5th Disney+ & Hulu)
- 4th — I Wish You Had Told Me (Philippines) — Netflix
- 4th — It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley (US) — HBO (9pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 4th — Lali: Time to Step Up (Argentina) — Netflix
- 4th — The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives: Season 3 Reunion Special (US) — Hulu
- 5th — Call Me Dad (Indonesia) — Netflix
- 5th — The Family McMullen (US) — HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 5th — Jay Kelly (UK) — Netflix
- 5th — Love + Wine (South Africa) — Netflix
- 5th — The Making of Jay Kelly (US) — Netflix
- 5th — A Mother’s Confession (US) — Tubi
- 5th — The New Yorker at 100 (US) — Netflix
- 5th — Owning Manhattan: Season 2 (US) — Netflix
- 5th — The Price of Confession (South Korea) — Netflix
- 5th — Spartacus: House of Ashur (US) — Starz app, Starz on Prime Video Channels
- 5th — Stephen (India) — Netflix
- 6th — Alex vs ARod (US) — HBO (9pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 6th — Paws in the City (Canada) — The CW (8pm ET/PT)
- 6th — Pro Bono (South Korea) — Netflix
- 6th — Surely Tomorrow (South Korea) — Prime Video
- 7th — A Christmas Murder Mystery (US) — UPtv (7pm ET)
- 7th — Reality Hot Seat (US) — Peacock
- 8th — Dance Moms: A New Era: Season 2 (US) — Hulu
- 8th — Here Come the Irish: Season 2 (US) — Peacock
- 8th — POV: Between Goodbyes (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 8th — Predators (US) — Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels
- 9th — Badly in Love (Japan) — Netflix
- 9th — Kevin Costner Presents: The First Christmas (US) — ABC (8pm ET, 10th Disney+ & Hulu)
- 9th — Masaka Kids, A Rhythm Within (US) — Netflix
- 9th — A Motown Christmas (US) — NBC (9pm ET, Peacock)
- 10th — The Accident: Season 2 (Mexico) — Netflix
- 10th — Merv (US) — Prime Video
- 10th — Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 2 (US) — Disney+, Hulu
- 11th — The Fakenapping (Saudi Arabia) — Netflix
- 11th — The Game Awards 2025 (US) — Prime Video (7:30pm ET)
- 11th — Had I Not Seen the Sun, Part 2 (Taiwan) — Netflix
- 11th — Lost in the Spotlight (Indonesia) — Netflix
- 11th — True Beauty (Indonesia) — Netflix
- 11th — Wizkid: Long Live Lagos (Nigeria-US-UK) — HBO (9pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 12th — 93rd Annual Hollywood Christmas Parade (US) — The CW (8pm ET/PT)
- 12th — American Masters: Starring Dick Van Dyke (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 12th — F1: The Movie (US) — Apple TV, Apple TV on Prime Channels
- 12th — Flat Girls (Thailand) — Netflix
- 12th — Hag (South Africa) — Tubi
- 12th — Influencers (US) — Shudder, AMC+, Shudder on Prime Channels, AMC+ on Prime Channels
- 12th — The Last Drive-In: Joe Bob’s Cold Cruel Christmas (US) — Shudder TV, AMC+ TV (14th Shudder, AMC+, Shudder on Prime Channels, AMC+ on Prime Channels)
- 12th — Sarah Squirn: Live + In the Flesh (US) — HBO (9pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 12th — Single Papa (India) — Netflix
- 12th — Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The End of an Era (US) — Disney+
- 12th — Taylor Swift | The Eras Tour | The Final Show (US) — Disney+
- 12th — Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (US) — Netflix
- 13th — Family Film and TV Awards (US) — CBS (8pm ET, Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels)
- 13th — Recipe for Romance (US) — The CW (8pm ET/PT)
- 15th — Hope of the Season: Christmas with the Tabernacle Choir (US) — PBS (8pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 16th — American Masters: Ten Times Better (US) — PBS (9:30pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 16th — The Boulet Brothers’ Holiday of Horrors (US) — Shudder, AMC+, Shudder on Prime Channels, AMC+ on Prime Channels
- 16th — Culinary Class Wars: Season 2 (South Korea) — Netflix
- 17th — Fallout: Season 2 (US) — Prime Video
- 17th — iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025 (US) — ABC (8pm ET, 18th Disney+ & Hulu)
- 17th — The Manny: Season 3 (Mexico) — Netflix
- 17th — Murder in Monaco (UK) — Netflix
- 17th — Obsession: The Murder of a Beauty Queen — HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 17th — What’s In the Box? (US) — Netflix
- 18th — 10Dance (Japan) — Netflix
- 18th — Counting Crows: Have You Seen Me Lately? (US) — HBO (9pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 18th — Emily in Paris: Season 5 (US) — Netflix
- 18th — Human Specimens (Japan) — Prime Video
- 19th — Adult Swim’s The Elephant (US) — Adult Swim (11pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 19th — Breakdown: 1975 (US) — Netflix
- 19th — Craft in America: East (US) — PBS (9pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 19th — Craft in America: West (US) — PBS (10pm ET), PBS.org, PBS app
- 19th — The Great Flood (South Korea) — Netflix
- 19th — Jake vs. Joshua: Judgment Day (US) — Netflix
- 19th — Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts (US) — Hulu
- 19th — Mo’ Waffles (US) — Tubi
- 19th — Queen of Coal (Argentina) — Netflix
- 19th — Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders (India) — Netflix
- 19th — A Time For Bravery (Mexico) — Netflix
- 20th — Ordinary Girl in a Tiara (US) — The CW (8pm ET/PT)
- 22nd — Elway (US) — Netflix
- 23rd — Kennedy Center Honors (US) — CBS (8pm ET, Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels)
- 23rd — King of Collectibles: The Goldin Touch: Season 3 (US) — Netflix
- 24th — Made in Korea (South Korea) — Hulu, Disney+
- 24th — Tom Segura: Teacher (US) — Netflix
- 25th — American Runestone (US) — Viaplay on Prime Channels
- 25th — Christmas Gameday: Cowboys vs. Commanders (US) — Netflix
- 25th — Christmas Gameday: Lions vs. Vikings (US) — Netflix
- 25th — Happy and You Know It (US) — HBO (9pm ET), HBO Max, HBO Max on Prime Channels
- 25th — Stranger Things: Season 5, Volume 2 (US) — Netflix
- 26th — Cover-Up (US) — Netflix
- 26th — A Grammy Celebration of Latin Music (US) — CBS (8pm ET, Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels)
- 27th — The Copenhagen Test (US) — Peacock
- 29th — Members Only: Palm Beach (US) — Netflix
- 30th — Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story (US) — Netflix
- 31st — Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve with Ryan Seacrest 2025 (US) — ABC
- 31st — New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash (US) — CBS (8pm ET, Paramount+, Paramount+ on Prime Channels)
- 31st — Stranger Things: Season 5, Volume 3 (US) — Netflix
- tba — Cashero (South Korea) — Netflix
- tba — Robby Hoffman: Wake Up (US) — Netflix
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