Check out all the new programming this week on streaming services such as Netflix, Disney+, Crave, Paramount+, Prime Video, BritBox, Apple TV+, CBC Gem and more, including new episodes of the popular series Virgin River on Netflix. Also find out what’s releasing this week on Digital, Blu-ray, DVD and VOD. View the full list of new titles below and watch the trailers. ~Alexandra Heilbron
Virgin River: Season 6 – New beginnings, uncovered secrets and second thoughts: As Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson) prepare for the wedding, they learn more about each other — and their loved ones. Debuts December 19 on Netflix.
Dexter: Original Sin – Miami 1991. Dexter (Patrick Gibson) is living with his adopted father Harry Morgan (Christian Slater) and his younger sister, Debra. Dexter is studying medicine at college, but it isn't satisfying his urges, until he discovers that the police department needs a blood spatter analyst in their forensic department. The first episode is now available, with new episodes releasing each Friday.
Joker: Folie à Deux – Arthur Fleck (Joaquin Phoenix) is institutionalized at Arkham Asylum awaiting trial for his crimes as Joker. While struggling with his dual identity, Arthur is mesmerized by Lee (Lady Gaga), a female inmate who seems to have eyes for him. Available December 18 on DVD/Blu-ray.
Transformers One – The untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. Available December 18 on DVD/Blu-ray.
The Apprentice – Young Donald Trump (Sebastian Stan) wants more out of life. His dream is to build a ritzy hotel tower on 42nd Street, but he doesn't have the financial know-how. Influential right-wing lawyer and political fixer Roy Cohn (Jeremy Strong) takes young Donald under his wing and teaches him to be ruthless. Available December 18 on DVD/Blu-ray.
December 16
Bob's Burgers: Season 15, New Episode (Disney+)
Cuckoo (Prime Video)
Listen Carefully (VOD)
PRIME MONDAY NIGHT HOCKEY: Panthers vs Oilers (Prime Video)
Return to Las Sabinas: Season 1, New Episode (Disney+)
The Simpsons: Season 36, New Episode at 7am PT / 10am ET (Disney+)
December 17
Aaron Rodgers: Enigma (Netflix)
Adam Sandler's Eight Crazy Nights (Paramount+)
American Dad: Season 20, New Episode (Disney+)
The Bird in My Backyard (CBC Gem)
Chiefsaholic (Prime Video)
Community: Season 1-6 (Paramount+)
Return to Las Sabinas: Season 1, New Episode (Disney+)
Ronny Chieng: Love To Hate It (Netflix)
The Simpsons Christmas Double-Episode Exclusive to Disney+ “O C’mon All Ye Faithful” (Disney+)
Sister Boniface Mysteries Christmas Special 2024: Once Upon a Time (BritBox)
Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, New Episode (Disney+)
Tous Toqués! (Prime Video)
What We Do in the Shadows: Season 6, New Episode (Disney+)
December 18
The Apprentice (DVD/Blu-ray)
Bad Sisters: Season 2, New Episode (Apple TV+)
Bruce Almighty (Netflix)
Dream Live$: Full Season (Crave)
Hellboy: The Crooked Man (DVD/Blu-ray)
If We Built It Today: Year 1 & 2: Full Seasons (Crave)
Joker: Folie à Deux (DVD/Blu-ray)
Julia’s Stepping Stones (Netflix)
Light Shop, New Episodes (Disney+)
The Manny: Season 2 (Netflix)
One Night In 05 (Prime Video)
Piece by Piece (DVD/Blu-ray)
Return to Las Sabinas: Season 1, New Episode (Disney+)
The Secret Lives of Animals (Apple TV+)
Shrinking: Season 2, New Episode (Apple TV+)
The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth, All Episodes (Disney+)
Terrifier 3 (DVD/Blu-ray)
Transformers One (DVD/Blu-ray)
ZOMBIES: The Re-Animated Series: Season 1 (Disney+)
December 19
Beast Games (Prime Video)
The Dragon Prince: Season 7 (Netflix)
Fast Friends: Premiere (Crave)
The Holiday Junkie (Crave)
Julie & Julia — Starz (Crave)
The Monuments Men — Starz (Crave)
Project Runway: Seasons 18-19 (Netflix)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills: Seasons 3-4 (Netflix)
Return to Las Sabinas: Season 1, New Episode (Disney+)
Rose Matafeo: On and On and On (Crave)
Virgin River: Season 6 (Netflix)
Wind River — Starz (Crave)
December 20
A Carpool Karaoke Christmas (Apple TV+)
A Royal Date For Christmas (Crave)
A Very Merry Beauty Salon (Crave)
An Urban Allegory (Short) (MUBI)
That Awkward Moment — Starz (Crave)
Beth Stelling: Girl Daddy (Crave)
Bob's Burgers: Season 15, New Episode (Disney+)
Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2023 (BritBox)
Caught in the Act: Season 3A (Paramount+)
Cold Road (Crave)
Dexter: Original Sin, New Episode (Paramount+)
E.T. (Crave)
Ferry 2 (Netflix)
First Shift (Paramount+)
The Great Christmas Light Fight: Season 12, New Episodes (Disney+)
Ilana Glazer: Human Magic (Disney+)
It Ends with Us (Crave)
Jaws (Crave)
Naked Attraction UK: Seasons 1-7 (Crave)
Naked Attraction: Best Of: Full Seasons (Crave)
Naked Attraction: Naughtiest Bits: Full Season (Crave)
Nanny McPhee — Starz (Crave)
Nanny McPhee Returns — Starz (Crave)
New Jack City — Starz (Crave)
NHL Coast to Coast (Prime Video)
Return to Las Sabinas: Season 1, New Episode (Disney+)
Sarogeto (Digital)
Silo: Season 2, New Episode (Apple TV+)
The Six Triple Eight (Netflix)
Sonic The Hedgehog 2 (Crave)
Strange Brew — Starz (Crave)
Umjolo: Day Ones (Netflix)
UniverXO Dabiz (Netflix)
We Three Kings (Crave)
December 21
BLEACH: Thousand-Year Blood War (Bleach Sennen Kessen-Hen): Season 3, New Episode (Disney+)
Blue Checks at Cold Hearts (Prime Video)
Flipping Out: Seasons 6-8 (Netflix)
The Mountain Within Me (Prime Video)
Pink Butterfly (Prime Video)
December 22
I See You (Netflix)
Lara Croft Tomb Raider: The Cradle of Life (Netflix)
Lara Croft: Tomb Raider (Netflix)
The Last Airbender (Netflix)
Marvel Animation's What If…?: Season 3, Premiere Episode (Disney+)