We've made it to the last month of the year! Happy December, readers. It's a lighter fare for what to tune into if you're looking to enjoy spy dramas, political thrillers, and crime dramas centered on agents but there's still a good crop to stream and watch live on TV including Christmas-themed titles!
Netflix is kicking things off with the Keira Knightley-led Black Doves which sees the star playing a spy out for blood after the death of her lover. It's Christmas, she should be celebrating but, alas, his murderer didn't give a care about it being the holidays. Neither does the murderous, mystery traveler in the film Carry-On, the cartel holding McCall and co. hostage in The Equalizer's Christmas episode, or the author of a scandalous book that will destroy a Marine's legacy in NCIS's holiday outing.
What else should you be tuning into in December? Here's what needs to be on your watch list! Oh, and if you're looking to revisit a beloved series on a new platform, The Equalizer seasons 1-3 are coming to Netflix and Law and Order seasons 1-20 are headed to Hulu on Dec. 16.
Shows and movies to watch in December 2024
Black Doves
Premiere date: Dec. 5
Streamer: Netflix
Episodes: 6
Release schedule: All episodes are available on release day.
Black Doves takes place in London during Christmas time as Helen Webb, known to the world as a dedicated wife and mother, goes on a hunt for the person who assassinated Jason, her secret lover. But what most don't know is that Helen is a spy for the Black Doves, an organization that she's been filtering her politician husband's secrets to for the past decade.
Seeing that she's not going to let what happened to Jason go, Helen's spymaster Reed calls in Sam Young, a suave assassin who's also Helen's friend. He hasn't been in the business since a job went wrong but when Helen needs him he comes home to London. Only the city isn't how he left it and his past isn't too far behind him. Together, the pair of spies uncover a conspiracy that links the criminal underworld of London to a threatening geopolitical crisis.
The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies and The FBI
Premiere date: Dec. 6
Streamer: Paramount+ with Showtime
Denis "Deso Dogg" Cuspert and Daniela Greene's love story is too wild to believe but the docufilm The Honey Trap: A True Story of Love, Lies, and The FBI aims to shed light on the unlikely duo. He was a rapper from Berlin who went from being an artist to an MMA fighter to a recruiter for ISIS. She was a translator who was assigned by the FBI to monitor Denis but she got too close. The two fell in love and Daniela's objectives and motivations shifted, throwing the entire operation for a loop.
The Order
Release date: Dec. 6, in theaters
Based on a true story, The Order follows FBI agent Terry Husk as he investigates a series of bank robberies and armored car heists that he believes trace back to a domestic terrorist group who are plotting to rise up against the U.S. government. The militia that Husk's team is after are bent on building a war chest that amounts to more than $4 million dollars and who are led by Bob Mathews, a racist stoking the flames of treason through his white supremacist ideology and the men willing to do anything to push forward their agenda.
The Equalizer season 5 - "Slay Ride" (Christmas episode)
Premiere date: Dec. 8 at 8:30 p.m. ET
Network: CBS
It's the merriest time of the year in The Equalizer season 5's Christmas episode, "Slay Ride," but that doesn't mean McCall, Dante, and Miles are going to be enjoying the holidays without a crisis. This time they're being held hostage in a hospital by the cartel. Merry Christmas, indeed!
Carry-On
Premiere date: Dec. 13
Streamer: Netflix
It's Christmas Eve in Carry-On and, while Ethan Kopek would rather be spending the holiday with his girlfriend Nora Osario, the couple have to work a shift at the airport. Still, the TSO is making the best of the situation until it sours in a way that he could have never predicted. There's a mysterious traveler that wants Ethan to clear a bag for him, and if he doesn't Nora's life is forfeit. The man isn't playing around as he's fully willing to kill people in the airport to achieve his task. But Ethan isn't willing to let the traveler get away with his plot. The TSO puts his own life at risk to stop the man from hurting anyone else.
NCIS season 22 - "Humbug" (Christmas episode)
Premiere date: Dec. 16 at 9 p.m. ET
Network: CBS
A decorated Marine's Christmas is going to be ruined in "Humbug" unless the NCIS can uncover the truth regarding the information about to be released in a tell-all. The shocking details within the book's pages have the ability to destroy the Marine's legacy. Hopefully, the team can pull off a holiday miracle otherwise this servicemen's joyful season is about to be a bust!
NCIS: Origins - "Blue Bayou" (Christmas episode)
Premiere date: Dec. 16 at 10 p.m. ET
Network: CBS
NCIS: Origins' first Christmas episode, "Blue Bayou," is also Gibbs' first Christmas without his wife Shannon and his daughter Kelly. Flitting back and forth between the past and the present, the episode will show the events that led Gibbs to join the NIS and how far he's come since the loss of his family.
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