December '23: Aussie TV dates for notable new shows

HERE'S a list of when and where Australians can watch notable new TV shows, docos and movies in December 2024. Updated daily as new dates come to hand.

* Most Foxtel shows appear on Binge around the same time. If not you can watch live on Binge via the included Foxtel channels (check Foxtel TV guide or MyFoxtel app for air times.)

😍 - Recommended

December '23

Date TBA

• All Creatures Great and Small (Christmas Special, 2023) – Britbox

Fri 1

• Paris in Love S2 – Hayu
  Paris Hilton’s journey into motherhood – from behind the scenes of her secret surrogacy plans to her juggling work and family life as a new mum

• Slow Horses S3 – Apple TV+
  Gary Oldman. A darkly humorous espionage drama which follows a dysfunctional team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping-ground department of MI5 known un-affectionately as Slough House.

Sat 2

• Thriller 40 (doco) – Paramount+
  Forty years after the release of Michael Jackson’s Thriller – the best-selling album of all time worldwide – this doco takes fans back in time to experience the making of the record-breaking album and music video.

Sun 3

• Paper Dolls S1 – Paramount+
  At the cusp of the new millennium, five aspiring singers are thrust into the spotlight in pursuit of pop-stardom and fame.

• The Bachelors Australia S11 – Ten
  Entering the Melbourne mansion for the most romantic season yet, are 24 beautiful and intelligent women, all looking for a romance of a lifetime.

Mon 4

• Sister Boniface Mysteries (Christmas Special, 2023) – Britbox
  Lorna Watson returns as TV’s favourite vespa driving, crime-solving, Catholic nun.

Tue 5

• 😍 Time S2 – BBC First (Binge, Foxtel or Fetch)
  No Sean Bean or Stephen Graham in the new season of this UK prison drama. It’s an entirely new story starring Jodie Whittaker and Bella Ramsay.

Wed 6

• Geddy Lee Asks: Are Bass Players Human Too? (S1) – Paramount+
  Famed Rush bassist Geddy Lee travels to the homes of some of music’s most renowned bass players and digs into the stories that make these musicians stand out.

• 😍 Strife S1 – Binge
  Asher Keddie stars in a bio-pic series about mini media mogul Mia Freedman, founder of Mammamia and editor of Cosmo.

Thu 7

• My Life with the Walter Boys (S1) – Netflix
  When a tragedy disrupts her life, a teen moves in with her guardian's big family in a small town and learns new lessons about love, hope and friendship. Nikki Rodriguez.

• Smothered (S1) – Binge
  New comedy series. Will they? Won’t they? Should they? Shouldn’t they? A tale of two worlds colliding, where romance blossoms but the pressures of modern dating linger.

Fri 8

• Leave The World Behind (movie) – Netflix
  Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, Kevin Bacon. A family’s vacation is upended when two strangers arrive at night, seeking refuge from a cyberattack that grows more terrifying by the minute.

• The Calling (S1) – Stan
  US crime procedural drama tells the story of an NYPD detective whose belief in mankind is his superpower when it comes to uncovering the truth.

Mon 11

• 😍 Vigil (S2) – Binge
  In a brand-new investigation of this British crime hit, Amy and Kirsten look to the skies as they enter the secret world of drone warfare to catch a killer.

Tue 12

• Singles Inferno (S3) – Netflix
  Korean. A new set of singles embark on a journey of love on a remote island — navigating drama, passion and everything in between for a chance at Paradise.

Thu 14

• Archie (limited series, 2023) – Britbox
  Explores the life of Archibald Alexander Leach (aka Cary Grant) through the lofty highs and troubling lows of his life and career. Stars Jason Issacs (Harry Potter, The Patriot).

• 😍 The Crown (S6, part two) – Netflix
  The conclusion of Peter Morgan’s epic, award-winning drama about the history of the British royal family.

Fri 15

• Big Boys (S1) – Paramount+
  British sitcom follows two first-year university students in 2013. Told from the point of view Jack as he recovers from his father's death and explores his sexuality for the first time.

• Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (movie) – Netflix
  The eagerly anticipated sequel to the beloved 2000 classic.

• 😍 Reacher S2 – Amazon Prime Video
  Jack Reacher was arrested for murder and now the police need his help. Based on the books by Lee Child.

• The Family Plan (movie) – Apple TV+
  Mark Wahlberg. A former top assassin living incognito as a suburban dad must take his unsuspecting family on the run when his past catches up to him.

• The Royal Hotel (movie) – Binge
  Hugo Weaving. American best friends backpacking in Australia run out of money. Liv, looking for an adventure, convinces Hanna to take a temporary live-in job behind the bar of a pub in a remote Outback mining town.

Mon 17

• Leo Reich: Literally Who Cares?! – Binge
  Comedy special

Wed 20

• Maestro – Netflix
  Bradley Cooper. This towering and fearless love story chronicles the lifelong relationship between Leonard Bernstein and Felicia Montealegre Cohn Bernstein.

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians (S1) – Disney+
  The fantastical story of a 12-year-old modern demigod, Percy Jackson, who's just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god, Zeus, accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. Trailer

Fri 22

• Dr Death S2 – Stan
  New season of the true crime drama finds a new subject, a new doctor and a suffocating story.

• Saltburn (movie) – Amazon Prime Video
  Gothic thriller. Struggling to find his place at Oxford University, a student finds himself drawn into the world of a charming aristocrat who invites him to his eccentric family’s sprawling estate for a summer never to be forgotten.

• Rebel Moon (movie) – Netflix
  Epic science-fantasy movie from Zack Snyder, the filmmaker behind 300, Man of Steel, and Army of the Dead.

Mon 25

• Beyond Paradise Christmas Special 2023 – Binge, BBC First (Foxtel, Fetch)
  Can Humphrey and the team solve a series of eerie cases – including a mystifying haunting – in time for Christmas?

• 😍 Ricky Gervais: Armageddon – Netflix
  The Office co-creator's latest stand-up special.

Tue 26

• Bump (S4) – Stan
  With returning cast champions starring alongside newcomers Steph Tisdell and Dylan Alcott, season four of this Aussie series sees another jump forward - this time by two years.

• Call the Midwife Christmas Special 2023 – Binge, BBC First (Foxtel, Fetch)
  Christmas Day 1968. All eyes are heavenwards as astronauts embark on their latest space exploration. But events on Earth continue to unfold at Nonnatus House.

• Doctor Who Christmas Special 2023 – Disney+
  Debuts Ncuti Gatwa as the 15th Doctor. Long ago on Christmas Eve, a baby was abandoned in the snow. Today, the Doctor meets his new companion Ruby Sunday amid stolen babies, goblins and perhaps the secret of her birth.

Wed 27

• Death in Paradise Christmas Special 2023 – Binge, BBC First (Foxtel, Fetch)
  DI Neville Parker’s mum is in town for Christmas – and a wealthy business owner is found dead at the bottom of a ravine.

Fri 29

• Berlin
  Spanish. Back to his golden age before the events of Money Heist, Berlin and a masterful gang gather in Paris to plan one of his most ambitious robberies ever.

* Most Foxtel shows appear on Binge around the same time. If not you can watch live on Binge via the included Foxtel channels (check Foxtel TV guide or MyFoxtel app for air times.