What's new on Canadian streaming & TV in December 2023?

It's time for our monthly summary of notable new programming coming to streaming services and TV channels in Canada.

This is not a complete list, but where practical we will provide links to fuller information. While we do mention a few reality and documentary shows and the like, our main focus is on notable scripted programming.

Scheduled release dates are those indicated by the providers and are subject to change. Prices are listed by WCIW for convenience, and are likewise subject to change. Listed prices do not include any applicable sales taxes, which vary by province. The web version of this post may be updated occasionally during the month, though we cannot commit to updating everything that might be added or changed.

Netflix

Netflix costs between $5.99 (for Standard with Ads, with HD streaming on a single device at a time) and $20.99 (for Premium, with ad-free multi-device 4K streaming) per month in Canada. Features and pricing may vary for certain pre-existing subscribers.

Netflix Canada posts its monthly listings on social media. Where necessary, we've cross-referenced against other sources.

Because of the sheer amount of content Netflix releases each month, we've sometimes been more judicious with the number of items listed compared to other services, so we encourage you to consult the service regularly if you're waiting on a specific program. These lists also do not always cover all international programming available in Canada.

New programs are normally released at 3:00 a.m. ET (midnight PT) on the date indicated, unless otherwise noted.

Notable original series

• Sweet Home (season 2) – Friday, Dec. 1
• My Life with the Walter Boys (teen drama based on the 2014 novel, starring Sarah Rafferty) – Thursday, Dec. 7
• Single's Inferno (season 3) – Tuesday, Dec. 12
• The Crown (season 6, part 2 [final episodes]) – Thursday, Dec. 14
• Carol & The End of the World (adult animated sci-fi miniseries) – Friday, Dec. 15
• Gyeongseong Creature (South Korean historical drama series starring Park Seo-joon – season 1, part 1) – Friday, Dec. 22
• Berlin (Spanish crime drama series and spin-off of / prequel to Money Heist, starring Pedro Alonso) – Friday, Dec. 29

Notable family programming

• Dew Drop Diaries (season 2) – Monday, Dec. 4
• Hilda (season 3) – Thursday, Dec. 7
• Supa Team 4 (season 2) – Thursday, Dec. 21
• Pokémon Concierge (stop-motion animated series set at a resort for weary Pokémon) – Thursday, Dec. 28

Notable original (or exclusive-distribution "original") films

• May December (drama starring Natalie Portman, Julianne Moore, and Charles Melton) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Leave the World Behind (psychological thriller written and directed by Sam Esmail, starring Julia Roberts and Mahershala Ali) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (stop-motion animated sequel to Chicken Run [2000], featuring the voices of Thandiwe Newton and Zachary Levi) – Friday, Dec. 15
• Maestro (biographical drama film concerning Leonard Bernstein, directed, co-written by, and starring Bradley Cooper) – Wednesday, Dec. 20
• Rebel Moon – Part One: A Child of Fire (initial instalment in a two-part [for now] sci-fi franchise, directed and co-written by Zack Snyder, starring Sofia Boutella and Charlie Hunnam) – Friday, Dec. 22

Notable documentary films and series

• World War Ⅱ: From the Frontlines (British docuseries) – Thursday, Dec. 7
• Kevin Hart & Chris Rock: Headliners Only (doc about the careers of and relationship between the two comedians) – Tuesday, Dec. 12
• Under Pressure: The U.S. Women's World Cup Team (docuseries about the the team's journey at the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup) – Tuesday, Dec. 12

Notable comedy specials

• Stavros Halkias: Fat Rascal – Tuesday, Dec. 5
• Trevor Noah: Where Was I – Tuesday, Dec. 19
• Ricky Gervais: Armageddon – Monday, Dec. 25

Notable licensed programming

• Confess, Fletch (2022 crime comedy film; previously on Paramount+) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas (2000 live-action film) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Transplant (seasons 1–3 of the Canadian series) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Talk to Me (2022 Australian horror film, via VVS) – Tuesday, Dec. 12
• Archer (season 14, not including the upcoming three-part finale) – Friday, Dec. 15
• Sing 2 (2021 animated film; previously on Crave) – Friday, Dec. 22

Disney+

Disney+ is available in Canada in three tiers which cost between $7.99 (standard ad-supported) and $14.99 (premium ad-free with 4K) per month; the ad-free tiers are also available on annual plans. Star, Disney's general entertainment hub which has offerings similar but not identical to Hulu in the U.S., is included at no extra charge in the Canadian service.

Disney+ sends its Canadian monthly listings to media outlets on its mailing list. Despite our efforts, we are not yet getting the Canadian listings, so we have to collate information from outside posts, the reliability of which we unfortunately cannot guarantee. New programs are normally released at 3:00 a.m. ET (midnight PT) on the date indicated, unless otherwise noted.

Notable premiere or new-release films and specials

• Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023 Lucasfilm action adventure sequel starring Harrison Ford and Phoebe Waller-Bridge) – Friday, Dec. 1
• The Mill (direct-to-Hulu 20th Digital Studio horror film starring Lil Rel Howery) – Friday, Dec. 1
• The Shepherd (British short film starring Ben Radcliffe and John Travolta) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Timeless Heroes: Indiana Jones & Harrison Ford (doc about Ford's role in the franchise, and somewhat more specifically Dial of Destiny) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (animated family comedy sequel) – Friday, Dec. 8

Notable Disney+ original series

• Doctor Who
  • Remaining Fourteenth Doctor specials: "Wild Blue Yonder" – Saturday, Dec. 2; "The Giggle" – Saturday, Dec. 9
  • "The Church on Ruby Road" (holiday special, Fifteenth Doctor introduction) – Monday, Dec. 25
• Isabel Preysler: My Christmas (Spanish reality series) – Tuesday, Dec. 5
• Chip 'n' Dale: Park Life (season 2 Christmas episode) – Wednesday, Dec. 20
• Percy Jackson and the Olympians (fantasy series based on the Rick Riordan book series [with no direct connection to the film series], starring Walker Scobell) – Wednesdays starting Dec. 20 (two-episode premiere)
• What If...? (season 2 of the Marvel Studios animated series) – daily from Friday, Dec. 22 to Saturday, Dec. 30
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: The Santa Clauses (season finale – Wednesday, Dec. 6)

Notable Star original or exclusive series

• Tell Me That You Love Me (South Korean romantic drama series) – Mondays and Tuesdays starting Nov. 27*
• Soundtrack #2 (second season of the South Korean drama series, season 1 of which was naturally titled Soundtrack #1) –Wednesdays from Dec. 6 to 20
• Their Stories [A História Delas] (Brazilian drama series) – Wednesday, Dec. 6
• We Live Here: The Midwest (LGBTQ+ families docuseries) – Wednesday, Dec. 6
• Maestra: Strings of Truth (South Korean drama series and adaptation of the French series Philharmonia) – Saturdays and Sundays starting Dec. 9
• Undead Unluck (anime series) – Wednesdays starting Dec. 13
• Dragons of Wonderhatch (Japanese fantasy series) – Wednesdays starting Dec. 20 (two-episode premiere)
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: Bob's Burgers (most Sundays); The Simpsons (most Sundays); American Dad! (most Tuesdays); Dancing with the Stars (Tuesdays through Dec. 12); A Murder at the End of the World (Tuesdays through Dec. 19); My Home Hero (Tuesdays through Dec. 19); Tokyo Revengers (Tuesdays); Black Cake (season finale Wednesday, Dec. 6)

Notable library or licensed programming

• Explorer: Lake of Fire (Nat Geo documentary short) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018 animated film, via Sony) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Mickey's Christmas Tales (Disney Channel shorts) – Wednesday, Dec. 6
• JFK: One Day in America (Nat Geo docuseries) – Wednesday, Dec. 13

Crave

Bell Media's Crave offers multiple direct-subscription plans ranging between $9.99 (single-device ad-supported streaming up to 720p quality) and $19.99 (multi-device ad-free streaming up to 4K quality). Prices and offerings may vary for pre-existing subscribers or when subscribing through a TV provider.

Starz, which is also operated in Canada by Bell Media, is available as a $5.99 per month add-on to Crave's direct subscriptions, and is also available separately through Prime Video Channels, Apple TV Channels, and TV providers.

Crave's full list of arrivals is posted on Bell Media's press site. New programs are normally released at midnight ET on the date indicated (equivalent to 9:00 p.m. PT on the previous date), though some (including HBO Max programs) may be released at 3:00 a.m. ET, and others (including mainline HBO programs) are released simultaneously with their linear premieres at the indicated times (in p.m. ET unless otherwise marked).

Crave / Bell Media original programming

• Children Ruin Everything (season 3 of the CTV series) – Friday, Dec. 1
• The Take Back (CTV special) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Celine's Silence [Céline: le silence] (Noovo Info documentary about the current whereabouts of Céline Dion) – Friday, Dec. 8 in French; Monday, Dec. 11 in English
• Comfort Food with Spencer Watts (season 1 of the CTV Life / GustoTV series) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Mary Makes it Easy (season 3, part 1 of the CTV series) – Friday, Dec. 8
• SurrealEstate (season 2 of the CTV Sci-Fi series) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Paranormal Revenge (season 1 of the CTV Sci-Fi series) – Friday, Dec. 15
• Canada's Walk of Fame 25th Anniversary Celebration – Saturday, Dec. 16 at 7:00
• Acting Good (season 2 of the CTV Comedy series) – Friday, Dec. 22
• Listing Large (season 1 of the CTV Life series) – Friday, Dec. 22
• Fear Thy Neighbour (season 9, part 1 of the Investigation Discovery [ID] Canada series) – Friday, Dec. 22
• Nesting (original comedy series created by and starring Anna Hardwick and Rosa Laborde as fictionalized versions of themselves "for whom the romantic comedy dream hasn’t panned out") – Friday, Dec. 22
• Letterkenny (twelfth and final season) – Monday, Dec. 25
• Somebody's Hiding Something (season 1, part 2 of the ID Canada series) – Friday, Dec. 29
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: Canada's Drag Race (Thursdays)

HBO original programming

• Murder in Boston: Roots, Rampage and Reckoning (docuseries) – Mondays at 9:00 starting Dec. 4
• Great Photo, Lovely Life: Facing a Family's Secrets (documentary) – Tuesday, Dec. 5 at 10:00
• Trees and Other Entanglements (nature-ish documentary) – Tuesday, Dec. 12 at 10:00
• Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! (A24-produced stand-up comedy special) – Saturday, Dec. 16 at 10:00
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: The Gilded Age (Sundays at 9:00 through Dec. 17); 30 Coins (Mondays at 10:00 through Dec. 11)
• Weekly topical programming (new episodes air "live" on the HBO linear channel and are posted on-demand the next day): Real Time with Bill Maher (Fridays at 10:00 p.m. ET through at least Dec. 15); Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (Sundays at 11:00 p.m. ET through at least Dec. 17)
• Note: Additional announced HBO (U.S.) original programming for the month includes Time Bomb Y2K (documentary – Saturday, Dec. 30). Crave hasn't yet confirmed whether it will be airing this programming.

[HBO] Max original programming

• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: Bookie; Julia; Rap Sh!t; Selena + Chef (all Thursdays through Dec. 21)

New / recent release movies

• Insidious: The Red Door (2023 horror sequel, via Sony / Screen Gems) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Bookworm (appears to be the 2023 New Zealand adventure comedy starring Elijah Wood) – Monday, Dec. 4
• About My Father (2023 comedy, via Lionsgate; already on Starz) – Friday, Dec. 8
• The Young Arsonists (2022 Canadian drama) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Barbie (2023 fantasy comedy directed and co-written by Greta Gerwig, starring Margot Robbie, Ryan Gosling, and America Ferrera, via Warner Bros.) – premieres on Crave 1 on Saturday, Dec. 16; likely available to stream Friday, Dec. 15
• The Blackening (2023 dark comedy slasher film, via Lionsgate; already on Starz) – Friday, Dec. 22 [or possibly Dec. 15]
• One Year Off (2023 British comedy) – Friday, Dec. 22
• Somewhere in Queens (2023 comedy, via Lionsgate; already on Starz) – Friday, Dec. 22
• Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023 animated superhero sequel featuring the voices of Shameik Moore and Hailee Steinfeld, via Sony) – Friday, Dec. 22
• The Weapon (2023 action film, via Lionsgate; already on Starz) – Friday, Dec. 22
• The Swan Princess: A Fairytale is Born (11th instalment in the long-running, mostly direct-to-video animated film franchise) – Sunday, Dec. 24
• Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023 comedy-drama film, via Lionsgate; already on Starz) – Monday, Dec. 25
• Seriously Red (2022 Australian comedy film, via Lionsgate; already on Starz) – Friday, Dec. 29
• Sisu (2022 action thriller film, via Lionsgate; already on Starz) – Friday, Dec. 29
• Gran Turismo: Based on a True Story (2023 sports drama film inspired by the Gran Turismo video game franchise and the story of Jann Mardenborough, starring David Harbour and Orlando Bloom, via Sony) – Friday, Dec. 29

Notable library movies

• Various holiday movies added throughout the month
• Sleepless in Seattle (1993) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Venom (2018) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000) – Friday, Dec. 22
• New Year's Eve (2011) – Sunday, Dec. 31

Other notable licensed programming

• The O.C. (2003–07 Warner Bros.-produced series, originally aired on CTV in Canada) – Friday, Dec. 1
• The Killing Kind (season 1 of the British legal drama series produced for Paramount+ UK) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Almost Paradise (season 2) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Inspector Gadget (season 1, presumably of the 2015 series) – Saturday, Dec. 9
• Reginald the Vampire (season 1, previously on Prime Video Canada then CTV Sci-Fi) – Friday, Dec. 15
• Veneno 2: Dressed in Blue [Vestidas de azul] (Spanish drama series billed as a sequel to 2020 limited series Veneno) – Sundays starting Dec. 17
• Börje: The Journey of a Legend (Swedish biographical drama series about Swedish hockey player and former Toronto Maple Leafs member Börje Salming, starring Valter Skarsgård and Jason Priestley, as part of the Viaplay Select strand) – Wednesdays starting Dec. 20 (two-episode premiere)
• New seasons of various MTV series including Jersey Shore: Family Vacation (S6) and Ridiculousness (S35) – Friday, Dec. 22
• Tacoma FD (season 4 of the TruTV series, previously aired on CTV Comedy) – Friday, Dec. 29

Notable new programming on Starz

• Joy Ride (2023 Lionsgate comedy film directed by Adele Lim, starring Ashley Park, Sherry Cola, Stephanie Hsu, and Sabrina Wu) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Kill Bill: Volume 1 (2003) and Volume 2 (2004) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Power Book Ⅲ: Raising Kanan (season 3) – Fridays starting Dec. 1
• Groundhog Day (1993) – Friday, Dec. 15
• Groundhog Day (1993) – Friday, Dec. 15
• Confidential Informant (2023 Lionsgate action film starring Mel Gibson) – Friday, Dec. 29

Prime Video

Amazon's streaming service, Prime Video, is only available in Canada as part of an Amazon Prime membership, which is $9.99 per month or $99.00 per year, with a one-month trial available in most areas for first-time subscribers. Prime Video itself is ad-free; more programs may be available through add-on channels (some of which are ad-supported) at additional monthly costs.

Prime Video's full monthly listings for Canada are emailed directly to us, among other media outlets.

Original (or exclusive Canadian distribution) programming

• Candy Cane Lane (Christmas comedy film starring Eddie Murphy, Tracee Ellis Ross, Ken Marino, and Nick Offerman) – Friday, Dec. 1
• My Man is Cupid (South Korean romance series) – Fridays and Saturdays starting Dec. 1
• Dating Santa [Santa mi amor] (Mexican romantic comedy film, starring Ana Serradilla) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Merry Little Batman (animated Christmas superhero film starring Yonas Kibreab and Luke Wilson, one of several DC projects intended for HBO Max but sold off in 2022) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Silver and the Book of Dreams [Silber und das Buch der Träume] (London-set German film based on the novel by Kerstin Gier, starring Jana McKinnon) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Your Christmas or Mine 2 (British romantic comedy film sequel, starring Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk) – Friday, Dec. 8
• Un stupéfiant Noël (French Christmas film starring Éric Judor) – Friday, Dec. 8
• The Farads [Los Farad] (Spanish crime drama series) – Tuesday, Dec. 12
• Reacher (season 2) – Friday, Dec. 15

New- or recent-release films

• After Ever Happy (2022 romantic drama film; fourth instalment in the After franchise, via VVS) – Tuesday, Dec. 5
• The Black Demon (2023 megalodon-focused sci-fi thriller starring Josh Lucas, via VVS) – Tuesday, Dec. 12
• Golda (2023 biographical drama film starring Helen Mirren as former Israeli prime minister Golda Meir [apparently cast as such at the request of Meir's grandson], via Elevation) – Wednesday, Dec. 20
• Sound of Freedom (2023 crime drama film starring Jim Caviezel, via Angel Studios) – Tuesday, Dec. 26
• After Everything (2023 romantic drama film; fifth and purportedly final instalment in the After franchise, via VVS) – Friday, Dec. 29

Notable licensed programming

• After (2019), After We Collided (2020), After We Fell (2021) – Tuesday, Dec. 5, 12, and 19 respectively

CBC Gem

CBC Gem is free to watch with ads; an ad-free Premium subscription, which also includes access to CBC News Network and early access to certain programs, is available for $4.99 per month. Programs that premiere on the over-the-air CBC Television network are also listed in this section.

CBC Gem's monthly listings are posted in full on the CBC's media website. Other than programs marked as "original" or "premiere", programs may have aired previously in Canada on other services. Indicated premiere dates include seasons that roll out either (a) all at once for all users, (b) weekly for all users, or (c) all at once for Premium subscribers but weekly for other users – the CBC's listings do not distinguish between the cases.

Notable Canadian programming

• The Next Step (season 5) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Odd Squad (season 2, part 2) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Christmas Ever After (2020 film) – Wednesday, Dec. 6
• The Christmas Setup (2020 film) – Wednesday, Dec. 13
• Something Undone (reworked/extended version of the short-form crime drama series of the same name, created by and starring Madison Walsh and Michael Musi) – Thursday, Dec. 14
• Best in Miniature (season 3) – Tuesday, Dec. 26 (also airing in primetime on CBC TV Dec. 26–29)

Notable premiere international programmg

• Das Boot (fourth and final season of the German series) – Friday, Dec. 1
• The Great British Baking Show (season 13 [2022] holiday specials)
  • Christmas / Channel 4 40th anniversary: Sunday, Dec. 3
  • New Year's: Wednesday, Dec. 27
• Dog Academy (additional season 1 episodes) – Monday, Dec. 4
• The Passionate Eye (documentaries)
  • The Secret World of Incels (2022 British doc) – Wednesday, Dec. 6
  • Is There Anyone Out There? (2023 British doc) – Wednesday, Dec. 13
• Kid Sister (season 2 of the New Zealand series) – Thursday, Dec. 7
• War and Peace (2016 British [BBC] historical drama miniseries starring Paul Dano and Lily James, described as an "exclusive Canadian premiere" despite its age) – Wednesday, Dec. 13
• Bardot (French [France 2] biographical drama series starring Julia de Nunez as Brigitte Bardot) – Friday, Dec. 15

Other notable international programming

• Call the Midwife (season 12 holiday specials) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Younger (season 3) – Wednesday, Dec. 6
• Station Eleven (2021 miniseries produced by Paramount for HBO Max based on the Emily St. John Mandel novel, starring Mackenzie Davis; previously released [and possibly continuing to stream] on Crave in Canada) – Wednesday, Dec. 20
• Lion (2016 film) – Tuesday, Dec. 26

Paramount+

The streaming service from Paramount Global is available in Canada for $9.99 per month or $99.99 per year, directly through its own website and apps, or as a channel on Prime Video and Apple TV. Some, but not all, programming from Paramount's linear TV brands including Showtime is available on the service, as pre-existing agreements with other broadcasters wind down or are restructured.

We receive monthly listings for Paramount+ from the service's Canadian representatives.

Notable original or exclusive programming

• Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? (music docuseries) – Tuesday, Dec. 5
• The Daily Show (ongoing 28th season of the Comedy Central satirical news series, currently with rotating guest hosts; previously aired on CTV Comedy in Canada) – Tuesdays through Fridays starting Dec. 5 (episodes added the day after their U.S. premieres)
• The Envoys [Los Enviados] (Mexican drama series) – Thursday, Dec. 7
• Baby Shark's Big Movie (seems to be basically a feature-length episode of Baby Shark's Big Show! with celebrity stunt casting) – Friday, Dec. 8
• The Lady and the Legend (docuseries about the relationship between Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett) – Tuesday, Dec. 12
• Finestkind (original crime drama film starring Ben Foster, Jenna Ortega, and Tommy Lee Jones) – Friday, Dec. 15
• Monster High (additional season 1 episodes) – Tuesday, Dec. 19
• Willie Nelson & Family (2023 docuseries) – Thursday, Dec. 21
• Donal MacIntyre's Killer Evidence (British true crime series) – Friday, Dec. 22
• Where is Baby Gabriel? (true crime docuseries produced for Peacock) – Friday, Dec. 29
• Ongoing, new episodes weekly: Lawmen: Bass Reeves (Sundays through Dec. 17)

Showtime original programming

Paramount+ currently only carries Showtime programs that premiered from January 2023 onwards, as well as certain library programs.

• Heist 88 (drama film starring Courtney B. Vance) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Michael Jackson: Thriller 40 (documentary about the legacy of the 1982 album Thriller) – Saturday, Dec. 2

New / recent release films

• Mad Heidi (2023 horror film, via Raven Banner) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Swallowed (2023 horror film, via eOne) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Beau is Afraid (2023 surrealist horror film written and directed by Ari Aster [Midsommar], starring Joaquin Phoenix, via Sphere / A24) – Friday, Dec. 15
• Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun (2023 Canadian documentary) – Friday, Dec. 22
• Linoleum (2022 sci-fi comedy film starring Jim Gaffigan, via Shout!) – Friday, Dec. 22
• On Sacred Ground (2023 drama film inspired by the 2016–17 Dakota Access Pipeline protests, starring William Mapother, via Shout!) – Friday, Dec. 29

Notable library / licensed programming

• Binged to Death (MTV comedy thriller film) – Friday, Dec. 1
• Various past Comedy Central stand-up specials, e.g. John Mulaney: New in Town – Tuesday, Dec. 5
• Criminal Minds (seasons 13 and 14) – Monday, Dec. 11
• Parasite (2019 film) – Tuesday, Dec. 12
• Criminal Minds: Beyond Borders and Criminal Minds: Suspect Behavior (full series) – Friday, Dec. 15
• South Park: The 25th Anniversary Concert (2022 special) – Tuesday, Dec. 19
• The Expendables (2010), The Expendables 2 (2012), The Expendables 3 (2014) – Tuesday, Dec. 19
• Stanley Tucci: Searching for Italy (2021–22 CNN food travelogue series) – Saturday, Dec. 30
• Eva Longoria: Searching for Mexico (2023 CNN food travelogue series) – Saturday, Dec. 30

Notable new programming elsewhere

Compiled from a variety of public media resources as well as listings emailed directly to WCIW.

Other streaming services

• Apple TV+ – $12.99 per month
  • Series
    • Frog and Toad; Shape Island; The Snoopy Show (Christmas / holiday episodes) – Friday, Dec. 1
    • John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial (limited docuseries narrated by Kiefer Sutherland) – Wednesday, Dec. 6
    • Messi Meets America (season finale, released about a month after the previous two episodes of the docuseries) – Wednesday, Dec. 6
    • Sago Mini Friends (New Year's special) – Friday, Dec. 22
    • Ongoing: The Buccaneers (Wednesdays through Dec. 13); Slow Horses (Wednesdays through Dec. 27)
  • Films
    • Spirited (sing-along version) – Friday, Dec. 1
    • The Family Plan (Skydance action comedy film starring Mark Wahlberg and Michelle Monaghan) – Friday, Dec. 15
• BritBox (also available as a channel on Prime Video and Apple TV) – $9.99 per month
  • Series
    • Maid Marian and Her Merry Men (1989–1994 BBC series) – Monday, Dec. 4
    • Archie (biographical miniseries starring Jason Isaacs as Cary Grant [born Archie Leach]) – Thursdays starting Dec. 7
    • Sister Boniface Mysteries (2023 Christmas special) – Tuesday, Dec. 12
    • Vera (season 12 Christmas special) – Wednesday, Dec. 20
    • Would I Lie to You? (season 16) – Friday, Dec. 22
    • No Offence (seasons 1–2 of the 2015–18 Channel 4 police procedural series) – Sunday, Dec. 24
    • Beyond Paradise (2023 Christmas special) – Monday, Dec. 25 [listing updated Dec. 16]
    • Mrs. Brown's Boys (2023 Christmas special) – date TBA
    • Here We Go (2023 Christmas special) – Tuesday, Dec. 26 [listing updated Dec. 16]
    • Death in Paradise (2023 Christmas special) – Wednesday, Dec. 27 [listing added Dec. 16]
    • Jamaica Inn (2014 limited series adaptation of the Daphne du Maurier novel starring Jessica Brown Findlay; we'd recommend watching with subtitles turned on) – Saturday, Dec. 30
    • Gardener's World (2023 winter specials) – Sunday, Dec. 31
  • Films and standalone specials
    • Charade (1963 film starring Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn) – Wednesday, Dec. 6 [listing added Dec. 16]
    • North by Northwest (1959 Alfred Hitchcock film starring Cary Grant) – Wednesday, Dec. 6
    • Lot No. 249 (adaptation of the short story by Arthur Conan Doyle, starring Kit Harrington; the 2023 instalment in the BBC's long-running A Ghost Story for Christmas strand) – Monday, Dec. 25 [listing updated Dec. 16]
    • Royal Carols: Together at Christmas 2023 (festive concert filmed at Westminster Abbey) – Monday, Dec. 25 [listing added Dec. 16]
    • Princess Anne: The Plot to Kidnap a Royal (2023 Channel 4 documentary) – Thursday, Dec. 28

Linear television (with streaming options where available)

• CTV: The 119th Original [Toronto] Santa Claus Parade (recorded special) – Saturday, Dec. 9
• W Network (also on StackTV): "Countdown to Christmas" programming event ongoing through at least Dec. 25
• Adult Swim (also on StackTV): Archer (three-part series finale event: "Into the Cold" – airs Sunday, Dec. 17 on FXX U.S.; Canadian broadcast date TBC)
• Super Channel (also available as a channel on Prime Video and Apple TV): "Heart & Home Christmas" programming event ongoing through Dec. 31; see also premieres listing on the service's website

New to video on demand (rental / purchase)

Titles are typically widely available through digital retailers including Amazon's Prime Video Store, Apple TV / iTunes Store, Cineplex Store, Google Play Movies & TV, and Microsoft Movies & TV, as well as on-demand through TV service providers.

• Taylor Swift: The Eras Tour (2023 concert film) – Wednesday, Dec. 13

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