MUST-WATCH TITLES FOR DECEMBER
**Note: Schedule Subject to Change**
December 3 – HBO Max Original MY GIFT: A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FROM CARRIE UNDERWOOD *Special*
- Crave spreads holiday cheer with Carrie Underwood’s new holiday music special MY GIFT: A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FROM CARRIE UNDERWOOD, premiering Thursday, Dec. 3. In the HBO Max Original, Underwood performs a combination of beloved traditional favourites celebrating the joy of the holiday, as well as new original material from her first full-length Christmas album, My Gift. The special features a duet with Grammy® winner John Legend, singing Hallelujah, and an original song he co-wrote with Toby Gad. Viewers will also get an inside look behind the scenes of Underwood recording Little Drummer Boy with her five-year-old son, Isaiah.
December 3 – HBO Max Original STYLISH WITH JENNA LYONS *New Series*
- All eight episodes of the new HBO Max Original series STYLISH WITH JENNA LYONS drop on Thursday, Dec. 3. As president of J. Crew, Jenna Lyons became “the woman who dresses America,” a formidable business and style icon. Now, Jenna is experiencing a rebirth, and her reputation is on the line.In a refreshing mix of elevated documentary and formatted competition, the series follows Jenna as she tackles design projects that will help define her future business. These include renovating her friend’s Brooklyn townhouse, hosting mobile fashion makeovers, designing her new office, and launching LoveSeen, her fresh take on false lashes. Jenna’s staff, including her chief-of-staff, Kyle DeFord, and stylist, Sarah Clary, join her in this ambitious new venture, delivering a masterclass in taste, design, and fashion, with every episode.
December 6 – HBO’s EUPHORIA *Special Episodes* (9 p.m. ET)
- HBO’s Emmy®-winning drama series EUPHORIA presents two special episodes, with the first premiering Sunday, Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. ET. The first episode follows Rue (Zendaya) as she celebrates Christmas and the aftermath of being left by Jules (Hunter Schafer) at the train station while relapsing. This episode also stars Colman Domingo (Selma), who returns as Ali, a man also in recovery from a substance use disorder and frequently speaks at Rue’s Narcotics Anonymous meetings. Broadcast details for the second special will be announced in the coming weeks.
December 6 – STARZ’s POWER BOOK II: GHOST *Mid-Season Premiere*
- STARZ’s POWER BOOK II: GHOST returns with five new episodes to round out its first season, beginning Sunday, Dec. 6. The series picks up shortly after the earth-shattering events of POWER (the acclaimed STARZ drama series which recently ended its six-season run) as Tariq St. Patrick grapples with a new world order: his father dead and his mother, Tasha, facing charges for the murder her son committed. Truly on his own for the first time in his life, and with no better options, Tariq turns to the familiar drug game, entangling himself with a cutthroat family headed by Monet Stewart Tejada (played by Grammy®-winner Mary J. Blige). The series also stars Michael Rainey Jr. (Lee Daniels’ The Butler), Naturi Naughton (THE CLIENT LIST), and Method Man (THE WIRE).
December 6 – SHOWTIME’s YOUR HONOR *Limited Series Premiere* (10 p.m. ET)
- SHOWTIME’s new limited series YOUR HONOR, starring Oscar® nominee and Emmy winner Bryan Cranston (BREAKING BAD), premieres Sunday, Dec. 6 at 10 p.m. ET. The 10-episode legal thriller stars Cranston as Michael Desiato, a respected New Orleans judge whose teenaged son, Adam (Hunter Doohan), is involved in a hit-and-run that leads to a high-stakes game of lies, deceit, and impossible choices. SAG Award winner Michael Stuhlbarg (Call Me By Your Name) stars as Jimmy Baxter, the much feared head of a crime family opposite Emmy and Golden Globe® nominee Hope David (FOR THE PEOPLE) and his wife Gina, who might be even more dangerous than her husband. YOUR HONOR follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes premiering Sundays at 10 p.m. ET.
December 10 – HBO Max Original LET THEM ALL TALK *Movie Premiere*
- LET THEM ALL TALK, a new HBO Max Original Film from Academy Award winning director Steven Soderbergh (Erin Brockovitch), premieres Thursday, Dec. 10. Starring Meryl Streep (BIG LITTLE LIES) as renowned author Alice Hughes, the comedy follows Alice as she goes on a cruise with old friends and her nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while coming to terms with her troubled past. The film also stars Academy Award-nominee Candice Bergen (BOSTON LEGAL), Academy Award winner Dianne Wiest (Bullets Over Broadway), Gemma Chan (Crazy Rich Asians), and Lucas Hedges (Manchester by the Sea).
December 25 – Crave Original LETTERKENNY *Season 9 Premiere*
- Season 9 of Crave’s acclaimed Original Comedy Series LETTERKENNY begins streaming on Christmas Day with seven all-new episodes dropping at once. This season kicks off with the Hicks, Skids, and Hockey Players attending an American Buck and Doe following the fight with Dierks (Tyler Hynes). Katy takes her scorched earth dating strategy back to Letterkenny and Gail (Lisa Codrington) gets some action of her own. Meanwhile, the Hockey Players learn about Judaism and the whole town gets really into sleepover activities like movies, board games, and girl talk. Then, a “breastaurant” opens in Letterkenny and Tanis (Tiio Horn) starts her own energy drink.
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HIGHLIGHTS
December 4 – WOW!’s DENIS AND ME *New Series*
- Created by Canadian YouTuber Denis Kopotun (DenisDaily), and animation writer/showrunner Diana Moore, the all-new, short-form animated comedy series DENIS AND ME joins Crave’s WOW! World Kids Collection on Friday, Dec. 4. WOW!’s DENIS AND ME follows the adventures of a quirky 12-year-old named Denis, and his best friend, an enterprising business cat named Sir Meows A Lot. Denis has a big, big heart and is both highly excitable, and highly entertaining, and through his misadventures with Sir Meows A Lot, viewers will see that it’s okay to be awkward, to make mistakes, to try again, to push yourself out of your comfort zone and to always stand up for your best friend.
December 6 – SHAMELESS *Season 11 Premiere* (9 p.m. ET)
- The eleventh and final season of SHOWTIME’s hit comedy series SHAMELESS debuts Dec. 6 at 9 p.m. ET. This season finds the Gallagher family and the South Side at a crossroads with changes caused by the COVID pandemic, gentrification, and aging to reconcile. As Frank (William H. Macy) confronts his own mortality and family ties in his alcoholic and drug induced twilight years, Lip (Jeremy Allen White) struggles with the prospect of becoming the family’s new patriarch. Newlyweds Ian (Cameron Monaghan) and Micky (Noel Fisher) are figuring out the rules and responsibilities of being in a committed relationship while Deb (Emma Kenney) embraces her individuality and single motherhood. Carl (Ethan Cutkosky) finds an unlikely new career in law enforcement and Kevin (Steve Howey) and V (Shanola Hampton) struggle to decide whether a hard life on the South Side is worth fighting for. SHAMELESS follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes premiering Sundays at 9 p.m. ET.
December 8 – HBO’s 40 YEARS A PRISONER *Documentary Premiere* (9 p.m. ET)
- Following its World Premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, 40 YEARS A PRISONER is available for streaming on Tuesday, Dec. 8. The HBO Documentary chronicles the controversial 1978 Philadelphia police raid on the radical back-to-nature group MOVE and the aftermath that led to a son’s decades-long fight to free his parents. The film illuminates the story of a city grappling with racial tension and police brutality with alarming topicality and modern-day relevance. 40 YEARS A PRISONER is directed, produced, and shot by Tommy Oliver (1982) through his company, Confluential Films, with original music by The Roots.
December 11 – SCOOB! *Movie Premiere*
- Just in time for the holidays, the family friend flick SCOOB! joins Crave on Friday, Dec. 11. Scooby and the gang face their most challenging mystery yet in the animated comedy which stars Will Forte (MacGruber), Mark Wahlberg (ENTOURAGE), Jason Isaacs (Black Hawk Down), Gina Rodriguez (JANE THE VIRGIN), Zac Efron (The Greatest Showman), and Amanda Seyfried (Mamma Mia!).
December 18 – THE PHOTOGRAPH *Movie Premiere*
- THE PHOTOGRAPH follows a series of intertwined love stories set in the past and present. When famed photographer Chrstina Eames dies unexpectedly, she leaves her estranged daughter, Mae (Issa Rae, INSECURE) with many questions. When Mae finds a photograph tucked away in a safe-deposit box, she soon finds herself exploring her mother’s early life, which leads to an unexpected romance with Michael (Lakeith Stanfield, Knives Out), an up-and-coming journalist.
December 25 – TROLLS WORLD TOUR *Movie Premiere*
- When the Queen of the Hard Rock Trolls tries to take over all the Troll kingdoms, Queen Poppy and her friends try different ways to save all the Trolls. The animated comedy stars Anna Kendrick (Pitch Perfect), Justin Timberlake (Trolls), Rachel Bloom (CRAZY EX-GIRLFRIEND), James Corden (Cats), Ron Funches (Trolls), Kelly Clarkson (Ugly Dolls), and Mary J. Blige (Rock of Ages).
December 25 – 1917 *Movie Premiere*
- 1917, the Oscar, Golden Globe and BAFTA winning film from director Sam Mendes (Skyfall) joins Crave on Christmas Day. The critically acclaimed British war film, which won both Best Motion Picture and Best Director – Motion Picture at the 2020 Golden Globes, follows two young soldiers who are assigned to race against time and deliver a message that will stop 1600 men from walking straight into a deadly trap.
December 25 – FELICITY, Season 1 – 4
- Beloved 90s romantic-drama series FELICITY joins Crave on Christmas Day. The Golden Globe-winning series, from Emmy-winner JJ. Abrams (WESTWORLD, LOVECRAFT COUNTRY), follows shy, beautiful, Felicity Porter’s (Keri Russell) from the moment she asks Ben Covington (Scott Speedman) to sign her high school yearbook. It’s graduation day, he’s gorgeous, and she’s had a four-year crush on him. Even though the two have never spoken, what he writes is so insightful, so perfect, it persuades Felicity to change the course of her future – a future defined by medical school and the dreams of her parents.
HBO and HBO Max Programming
BABY GOD *Documentary* (December 2 at 9 p.m. ET)
12 DATES OF CHRISTMAS, Season 1, Episode 4-6 (December 3) *HBO Max Original*
MY GIFT: A CHRISTMAS SPECIAL FROM CARRIE UNDERWOOD *Special* (December 3) *HBO Max Original*
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, Season 1, Episode 4-5 (December 3) *HBO Max Original*
WARRIOR, Season 2, Episode 10 *Season Finale* (December 4 at 10 p.m. ET)
EUPHORIA SPECIAL: TROUBLE DON’T LAST ALWAYS *Special* (December 6 at 9 p.m. ET)
MURDER ON MIDDLE BEACH, Season 1, Episode 4 *Season Finale* (December 6 at 10 p.m. ET)
HIS DARK MATERIALS, Season 2, Episode 4 (December 7 at 9 p.m. ET)
AXIOS, Season 3, Episode 20 *Season Finale* (December 7, live at 11 p.m. ET, on-demand the following morning)
40 YEARS A PRISONER *Documentary* (December 8 at 9 p.m. ET)
ALABAMA SNAKE *Documentary* (December 9 at 9 p.m. ET)
12 DATES of CHRISTMAS, Season 1, Episode 7-8 (December 10) *HBO Max Original*
LET THEM ALL TALK *Movie* (December 10) *HBO Max Original*
THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, Season 1, Episode 6-7 (December 10) *HBO Max Original*
THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART *Documentary* (December 12 at 8 p.m. ET)
HIS DARK MATERIALS, Season 2, Episode 5 (December 14 at 9 p.m. ET)
THE ART OF POLITICAL MURDER *Documentary* (December 16 at 9 p.m. ET)
*HBO Max Original* THE FLIGHT ATTENDANT, Season 1, Episode 8 *Season Finale* (December 17)
HIS DARK MATERIALS, Season 2, Episode 6 (December 21 at 9 p.m. ET)
UNDER THE GRAPEFRUIT TREE: THE CC SABATHIA STORY *Documentary* (December 22 at 9 p.m. ET)
HIS DARK MATERIALS, Season 2, Episode 7 (December 28 at 9 p.m. ET)
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SHOWTIME Programming
THE REAGANS, Season 1, Episode 4 *Season Finale* (December 6 at 8 p.m. ET)
YOUR HONOR, Season 1, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (December 6 at 10 p.m. ET)
LONG HOT SUMMERS: THE STORY OF THE STYLE COUNCIL *Documentary* (December 8 at 12:30 p.m. ET)
COUPLES THERAPY: THE COVID SPECIAL, Season 1, Episode 10 (December 13 at 8 p.m. ET)
YOUR HONOR, Season 1, Episode 2 (December 13 at 10 p.m. ET)
YOUR HONOR, Season 1, Episode 3 (December 20 at 10 p.m. ET)
YOUR HONOR, Season 1, Episode 4 (December 27 at 10 p.m. ET)
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STARZ Programming
BAD SANTA (December 1)
SERENDIPITY (December 1)
ADVENTURES IN PUBLIC SCHOOL (December 2)
EXODUS: GODS AND KINGS (December 4)
MAN ON THE MOON (December 4)
V FOR VENDETTA (December 4)
POWER BOOK II: GHOST PART 1, Season 1, Episode 6 *Mid-Season Premiere* (December 6)
RIGHT KIND OF WRONG (December 9)
FROM PARIS WITH LOVE (December 11)
MIRROR MIRROR (December 11)
HOWARDS END, Season 1 (December 13)
POWER BOOK II: GHOST PART 1, Season 1, Episode 7 (December 13)
LAST NIGHT (1998) (December 16)
FURRY VENGEANCE (December 18)
ALL IS BRIGHT (December 18)
ALPHA & OMEGA (December 18)
POWER BOOK II: GHOST PART 1, Season 1, Episode 8 (December 20)
CINDERELLA MAN (December 25)
DIRTY DANCING (December 26)
PRIDE AND PREJUDICE (December 25)
THE HURRICANE (December 25)
FAST TIMES AT RIDGEMONT HIGH (December 26)
DUNE (December 27)
POWER BOOK II: GHOST PART 1, Season 1, Episode 9 (December 27)
2 FAST 2 FURIOUS (December 29)
FAST & FURIOUS (December 29)
AST & FURIOUS 6 (December 29)
FAST & FURIOUS: TOKYO DRIFT (December 29)
FAST FIVE (December 29)
THE FAST & FURIOUS (December 29)
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Movies
BAD SANTA (December 1)
SERENDIPITY (December 1)
BERNIE THE DOLPHIN (December 2)
BERNIE THE DOLPHIN 2 (December 2)
IMPRACTICAL JOKERS: THE MOVIE (December 4)
THE HUNT (December 4)
PAWS P.I. (December 9)
PUPPY SWAP: LOVE UNLEASHED (December 9)
SCOOB! (December 11)
THINK LIKE A DOG (December 11)
VALLEY GIRL (December 11)
MONSTERS AT LARGE (December 16)
BOMBSHELL (December 18)
FOUR KIDS AND IT (December 18)
I STILL BELIEVE (December 25)
THE PHOTOGRAPH (December 18)
1917 (December 25)
TROLLS WORLD TOUR (December 25)
JOHN WICK (December 31)
JOHN WICK: Chapter 2 (December 31)
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Highlighted Programming
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Season 34, Episode 46-50 (December 1)
A RUSSELL PETERS CHRISTMAS (December 1)
THE VOICE, Season 19, Episode 12-13 (December 2)
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, Season 3, Episode 8 (December 4 at 9 p.m. ET)
ALIO’S JOURNEY – THE AMAZING ODYSSEY OF A NEWBORN *Documentary* (December 4)
DENIS & ME, Season 1 (December 4)
DISASTERS AT SEA, Season 2 (December 4)
GAME OF CLONES, Season 1 (December 4)
MIGHTY TRAINS, Season 1-2 (December 4)
RIDICULOUSNESS, Season 17 (December 4)
W5, Season 55, Episode 10 (December 4)
*SHAMELESS, Season 11, Episode 1 *Season Premiere* (December 6 at 9 p.m. ET)
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Season 34, Episode 51-55 (December 8)
THE VOICE, Season 19, Episode 14-15 (December 9)
SILENT NIGHT: A SONG FOR THE WORLD (December 10)
HOLMES: NEXT GENERATION, Season 1 (December 11)
HOWDYTOONS: DINOSTORY (December 11)
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, Season 3, Episode 9 (December 11 at 9 p.m. ET)
TACOMA FD, Season 2 (December 11)
WILD BEAR RESCUE, Season 1-3 (December 11)
*SHAMELESS, Season 11, Episode 2 (December 13 at 9 p.m. ET)
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Season 34, Episode 56-60 (December 15)
THE VOICE, Season 19, Episode 16-17 (December 16)
CORNER GAS ANIMATED, Season 3 (December 18)
GEORDIE SHORE: THEIR STORY, Season 1 (December 18)
MY MAGIC PET MORPHIE (December 18)
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, Season 3, Episode 10 (December 18 at 9 p.m. ET)
*SHAMELESS, Season 11, Episode 3 (December 20 at 9 p.m. ET)
DOUBLE YOUR DISH: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – HOLIDAY FEAST FOR DAYS (December 21)
DOUBLE YOUR DISH: HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS – GINGER ALL THE WAY (December 21)
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Season 34, Episode 61-65 (December 22)
BLIPPI (December 25)
DOG’S BEST FRIEND, Season 2 (December 25)
DR. KERI: PRARIE VET, Season 1 (December 25)
FELICITY, Season 1-4 (December 25)
Crave Original LETTERKENNY, Season 9 *Season Premiere* (December 25)
STAR TREK: DISCOVERY, Season 3, Episode 11 (December 25 at 9 p.m. ET)
*SHAMELESS, Season 11, Episode 4 (December 27 at 9 p.m. ET)
THE BOLD AND THE BEAUTIFUL, Season 34, Episode 66-70 (December 29)
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LAST CHANCE PROGRAMMING
HOW TO CHANGE THE WORLD *Documentary* (December 2)
60 MINUTE SPORTS, Season 4, episode 12 (December 5)
SHUT EYE, Season 1-2 (December 5)
FALLS AROUND HER *Movie* (December 6)
JEFF BECK: STILL ON THE RUN *Documentary* (December 10)
AGNOSTIC FRONT: THE GODFATHERS OF HARDCORE *Documentary* (December 11)
TALL TALES FROM THE MAGICAL GARDEN OF ANTOON KINGS *Movie* (December 11)
GG ALLIN: ALL IN THE FAMILY *Documentary* (December 12)
THE HEART OF CHRISTMAS *Movie* (December 12)
MIRACLE ON 34th STREET (1947) *Movie* (December 12)
KORN’S BRIAN “HEAD” WELCH: LOUD KRAZY LOVE *Documentary* (December 13)
THE LEGO MOVIE 2: THE SECOND PART *Movie* (December 15)
CHERNOBYL DIARIES *Movie* (December 15)
RADIO SILENCE *Movie* (December 16)
THE SECRET LIFE OF WALTER MITTY *Movie* (December 19)
SOMMORE: A QUEEN WITH NO SPADE *Documentary* (December 20)
ROCK OF AGES *Movie* (December 22)
A DOG’S WAY HOME *Movie* (December 23)
HOLMES & WATSON *Movie* (December 23)
THE 3rd ANNUAL HOWIE MANDEL STAND-UP GALA *Special* (December 26)
ISN’T IT ROMANTIC *Movie* (December 27)
DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY *Movie* (December 30)
A RUSSELL PETERS CHRISTMAS *Special* (December 31)
MIGHTY PLANES, Season 3 (December 31)
MURDER RAP: INSIDE THE BIGGIE & TUPAC MURDERS *Documentary* (December 31)
MOTIVE, Season 4 (December 31)
PEPPA PIG, Season 2 (December 31)
THE KIDS WHO WOULD BE KING *Movie* (December 31)
THE NATIONAL TREE *Movie* (December 31)
BEST FRIEND’S BETRAYAL *Movie* (December 31)
GLASS *Movie* (December 31)
GREEN BOOK *Movie* (December 31)
HAPPY DEATH DATY 2U *Movie* (December 31)
A CHRISTMAS CAROL (1951) *Movie* (December 31)
MIRACLE ON 34th STREET *Movie* (December 31)
WHERE THE TRUTH LIES *Movie* (December 31)
ENOUGH SAID *Movie* (December 31)
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE *Movie* (December 31)
RAISING ARIZONA *Movie* (December 31)
2012 *Movie* (December 31)
ATTACK THE BLOCK *Movie* (December 31)
BATTLE: LOS ANGELES *Movie* (December 31)
THE BOUNTY HUNTER *Movie* (December 31)
THE CABLE GUY *Movie* (December 31)
THE INTERNATIONAL *Movie* (December 31)
LEGION (2010) *Movie* (December 31)
MICHAEL JACKSON’S THIS IS IT *Movie* (December 31)
PREMIUM RUSH *Movie* (December 31)
CHRONICALLY METROPOLITAN *Movie* (December 31)
FOREMAN *Movie* (December 31)
HIGH PLAINS DRIFTER *Movie* (December 31)
I AM ALL *Movie* (December 31)
THE PURGE *Movie* (December 31)
SELF/LESS *Movie* (December 31)
BADE RUNNER *Movie* (December 31)
BLOOD DIAMOND *Movie* (December 31)
NANCY DREW *Movie* (December 31)
THE SCANDALOUS LADY W *Movie* (December 31)
SHERLOCK HOLMES *Movie* (December 31)