The Best New TV Shows To Stream In December 2024

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L to R: "Queer Eye" Season 9, "Squid Game" Season 2 and "Good Deed" Season 1

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Between baking cookies and decorating gingerbread houses, there are many new and returning series to enjoy this holiday season. Here's your detailed guide to the best new TV shows streaming on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, and more in December 2024.

December kicks off with the highly anticipated premiere of Star Wars: Skeleton Crew on December 2. The new Disney+ spinoff series follows the journey of four children who, after making a significant discovery on their home planet, get lost in the galaxy and must find their way back home.

Speaking of nostalgic spinoffs, fans of the 2000s crime drama Dexter will want to tune into the new prequel series, Dexter: Original Sin, coming to Paramount+ on December 13. The show focuses on a young Dexter struggling to control his bloodthirsty urges, which he can no longer ignore, as he learns to manage his inner darkness.

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Queer Eye fans should mark their calendars for December 11—the Season 9 premiere of the beloved reality Netflix reboot series. Set in Las Vegas, the season introduces The Fab Five’s new interior design expert, Jeremiah Brent, as they meet a new group of heroes ready for transformative experiences.

Squid Game, the immensely popular South Korean series, also returns to Netflix on December 26. In Season 2, Gi-hun makes his return alongside new participants vying for the deadly grand prize of 456 billion won. The next chapter will also bring back familiar games from the first season, including the chilling Red Light, Green Light.

The Best New TV Shows Streaming In December 2024

Read on for the best new and returning TV shows premiering on streaming sites in December 2024, including their premiere dates and where to watch them.

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Season 1)

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Premiere date: December 2, 2024

Where to stream Skeleton Crew: Disney+

Synopsis: There’s a new Star Wars spinoff series coming to Disney+. Star Wars: Skeleton Crew takes place in the same time as The Mandalorian and after the events of Return of the Jedi (1983). The show follows “the journey of four kids who make a mysterious discovery on their seemingly safe home planet, then get lost in a strange and dangerous galaxy. Finding their way home—and meeting unlikely allies and enemies—will be a greater adventure than they ever imagined,” according to the synopsis.

Watch the official trailer below.

The Sticky (Season 1)

Ruth Landry (Margo Martindale) in "The Sticky" on Prime Video.

Jan Thijs

Premiere date: December 6, 2024

Where to stream The Sticky: Prime Video

Synopsis: Produced by Jamie Lee Curtis, The Sticky is inspired by the true story of the "Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.” The series follows Ruth Landry (Margo Martindale), a “middle-aged maple syrup farmer who turns to crime when the bureaucratic authorities threaten to take away everything she loves,” according to Prime Video. “She teams up with the hot-tempered Bostonian mobster, and a mild-mannered French-Canadian security guard to carry out a multi-million dollar heist on Quebec’s maple syrup surplus.”

Watch the official trailer below.

Queer Eye (Season 9)

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Premiere date: December 11, 2024

Where to stream Queer Eye: Netflix

Synopsis: After two seasons in New Orleans, the upcoming ninth season of Queer Eye is heading to Las Vegas! Following Bobby Berk’s exit last season, interior designer Jeremiah Brent will be joining the Fab Five, which includes original hosts Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Antoni Porowski, and Tan France.

Watch the official trailer below.

No Good Deed (Season 1)

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Premiere date: December 12, 2024

Where to stream No Good Deed: Netflix

Synopsis: No Good Deed stars Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano as Lydia and Paul, a couple who have decided to sell their 1920s Spanish-style villa in one of Los Angeles' most desirable neighborhoods. Many families rush to buy their home, believing it will solve all their everyday problems. “But as Lydia and Paul know all too well, sometimes the home of your dreams can be a true nightmare. As they struggle to hide the dark and dangerous secrets that linger inside their longtime home, Paul and Lydia begin to realize that the only way they'll escape the past is to finally face it,” the synopsis for the dark comedy reads.

Watch the official trailer below.

Dexter: Original Sin (Season 1)

Patrick Gibson as Dexter Morgan in Dexter: Original Sin, streaming on Paramount+, 2024.

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Premiere date: December 13, 2024

Where to stream Dexter: Original Sin: Paramount+

Synopsis: Starring Patrick Gibson as Dexter, Dexter: Original Sin takes place in Miami in 1991 and follows the student as he transitions into a serial killer. “With the guidance of his father, Harry, he adopts a Code designed to help him find and kill people who deserve to be eliminated from society without getting on law enforcement’s radar,” the synopsis reads. “This is a particular challenge for young Dexter as he begins a forensics internship at the Miami Metro Police Department.”

Watch the official trailer below.

Laid (Season 1)

LAID on Prime Video

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Premiere date: December 19, 2024

Where to stream Laid: Peacock

Synopsis: Peacock’s new Original comedy, Laid, is a new rom-com staring Oscar nominee Stephanie Hsu. The actress plays Ruby, a woman who learns the exes she slept with in the past are suddenly dying under mysterious circumstances. Ruby enlists the help of her best friend, AJ, to navigate her sex timeline and confront her past to move forward. The cast also includes Zosia Mamet and guest stars Andre Hyland, Olivia Holt, David Denman, Finneas O’Connell, and more.

Watch the official trailer below.

Squid Game (Season 2)

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Premiere date: December 26, 2024

Where to stream Squid Game: Netflix

Synopsis: Get ready, because the second season of the popular South Korean thriller series Squid Game is returning for Season 2. “Three years after winning Squid Game, Player 456 gave up going to the states and comes back with a new resolution in his mind,” Netflix’s synopsis reads. “Gi-hun once again dives into the mysterious survival game, starting another life-or-death game with new participants gathered to win the prize of 456 billion won.” The season stars Lee Jung-jae, Wi Ha-joon, and Lee Byung-hun.

Watch the official trailer below.