As you know, content comes and goes on Netflix. Each week, we’re bringing you a list of titles that you’ll be able to stream in the U.S. in the coming days. As always, dates are subject to change.
This week, we’re getting a lot more original and exclusive Netflix content. Many will be excited to see the addition of the Christmas episode of Black Mirror starring Jon Hamm. The show has become something of a cult hit on Netflix over the past year or so.
Available now:
Pirate’s Passage (2015) – NETFLIX EXCLUSIVE
Donald Sutherland, Gage Munroe, Carrie-Anne Moss
While he’s being bullied at school, a Nova Scotia boy worries about his mother’s money woes, until an enigmatic sea captain shows up to assist them.
Available 12/18:
F is for Family: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Follow the Murphy family back to the 1970s, a time when you could smack your kid, smoke inside and bring a gun to the airport. From comic Bill Burr.
Glitter Force: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Five preteen girls learn they’re a legendary superhero squad known as the Glitter Force. Their mission? To defend Earth from evil fairytale villains.
Making A Murderer: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Filmed over 10 years, this real-life thriller follows a DNA exoneree who, while exposing police corruption, becomes a suspect in a grisly new crime.
Mike Epps: Don’t Take It Personal — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Mike Epps wastes no time bringing his unapologetic and raunchy swagger to a howling live audience at the historic Orpheum Theater in Los Angeles.
Available on 12/19:
Chloe & Theo (2015)
Theo Ikummaq, Dakota Johnson, Mira Sorvino
An Inuit travels from the Arctic to New York to warn leaders about global warming. Once there, he meets a quirky homeless girl who offers to help him.
Available on 12/20:
Leo the Lion (2013)
Daniel Amerman, Cole Sand, Eileen Galindo
Eschewing the carnivorous ways of his fellow lions, maverick Leo follows a vegetarian diet — causing the other lions to shun him.
Magic Snowflake (2013)
Nathan Simony, Benoît Allemane, Vincent Grass
Young Nicolas agrees to do Santa’s work for one year. But the stress of the job threatens the boy’s sense of joy — and Christmas itself.
Santa’s Apprentice (2010)
Julie Gayet, Jean-Pierre Marielle, Lorànt Deutsch
Santa doesn’t want to retire, but rules are rules and he must train someone to replace him. The lucky winner, to be chosen from among millions of children, must be named Nicholas, be an orphan and have a pure heart. On the other side of the planet, there is a little boy who is a perfect match, but his lack of self-confidence and fear of heights make him a poor contestant. Will Santa agree to step down, and help his apprentice take his place?
Available on 12/21:
El Señor de los Cielos: Season 3
Only Aurelio Casillas can fill Pablo Escobar’s shoes and become Mexico’s biggest drug trafficker of the ‘90s.
Redirected (2014)
Vinnie Jones, Scot Williams, Gil Damell
Three crooks trick a friend into joining them on a heist, but their plans to hightail it to Malaysia hit a snag when they get stranded in Lithuania.
Available on 12/22:
Queen of Earth (2015)
Elisabeth Moss, Katherine Waterston, Patrick Fugit
Numb from a series of sad events, Catherine seeks refuge at the lake house of an old friend, but the women soon find their bond cracking under stress.
Available on 12/23:
Invisible Sister (2015)
Rowan Blanchard, Paris Berelc, Karan Brar
When she tries to impress a science teacher with an ambitious experiment, a teen renders her sister invisible, forcing her to impersonate sibling.
Jimmy Goes to Nollywood (2015)
Actor Jimmy Jean-Louis offers a tour of the raucous and fast-growing Nigerian film scene as he arrives to host the Africa Movie Academy Awards.
Available on 12/24:
Dawn of the Croods: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The world’s first family is back, funnier than ever and taking the prehistoric Croodaceous era by storm in this all-new family sitcom!
Available on 12/25:
Black Mirror “White Christmas” Episode
Jon Hamm, Oona Chaplin, Rafe Spall
This sci-fi anthology series in the vein of “The Twilight Zone” reflects on the darker side of technology and human nature.
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003)
Johnny Depp, Geoffrey Rush, Orlando Bloom
When a young swain recruits pirate Capt. Jack Sparrow to help rescue a maiden from rival buccaneers, he finds he’s up against supernatural forces.
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