2025 Netflix Holiday Movies, Ranked From Worst to Best
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The Great Christmas Light Fight

The Great Christmas Light Fight

Season Premiere

Those blinding displays of yuletide excess have returned for a new season of competition among those who light up the block with their elaborately decorated homes.

Next Level Baker

Next Level Baker

Series Premiere

Gordon Ramsay strikes again with a holiday-themed spinoff of his Next Level Chef competition series, with Food Network’s Carla Hall and Sprinkles Cupcakes founder Candace Nelson as judges.

Elsbeth

Elsbeth

Lana Condor (To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before) is this week’s special guest as the most obvious suspect in a murder, but in a change of pace, snoopy Elsbeth (Carrie Preston) doesn’t think she did it. Sam McMurray also guest stars.

The Abandons

The Abandons

Series Premiere

Gillian Anderson is the Cruella De Vil of the 1850s Washington territory, with Lena Headey as her proud and gritty rival in a grim seven-part Western from Sons of Anarchy‘s Kurt Sutter.

Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning

Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning

Streaming Premiere

The stunts are bigger than ever, and Tom Cruise is more exposed than usual, in the sequel to Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning, making its streaming debut.

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Was new champ Ron Lalonde victorious again?
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Sherman Hemsley Deserved Better: The Truth About ‘The Jeffersons’ Star’s Legacy

The actor found out his series had been cancelled from reading the paper.
'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms' Trailer
Comic-Con

‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ Trailer Teases New Targaryens

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Gaten Matarazzo as Dustin in 'Stranger Things' Season 5
Exclusive

‘Stranger Things’: Inside Dustin’s Eddie Munson-Influenced Transformation

Hair designer Sarah Hindsgaul opens up about translating Dustin’s grief through a new look.

Previews
Austin Stowell as Leroy Jethro Gibbs — 'NCIS: Origins' Season 2 Episode 8

‘NCIS: Origins’ Bosses Say Gibbs Is Torn Between Lala & Diane in Fall Finale

 Mae Whitman — 'Twelve Dates 'Til Christmas'

Mae Whitman Previews New Hallmark Series ‘Twelve Dates ‘Til Christmas’

 Next Level Baker

Baking Spirits Bright: Carla Hall Was Wowed by ‘Next Level Baker’ Holiday Kitchens
Kevin, Joe, and Nick Jonas in 'Camp Rock 3'

‘Camp Rock 3’ Teaser Brings Jo Bros Back to Camp — Where’s Mitchie?

Camp Rockers, we are so back.
THE BROTHERS McMULLEN, Jack Mulcahy, Maxine Bahns, Edward Burns, Mike McGlone, 1995

Whatever Happened to the Cast of ‘The Brothers McCullen’?

The sequel, ‘The Family McMullen,’ debuts on HBO Max on December 5.
Keith Bynum, Shea Hicks-Whitfield and Evan Thomas attend the 35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards New York on May 11, 2024 in New York City; Egypt Sherrod and Mike Jackson attends the Atlanta premiere of

What the Stars of HGTV’s 2025 Canceled Shows Are Up to Now

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Exclusive

Behind the Scenes of ‘Prehistoric Planet: Ice Age’s Puppetry

The detailed episodes are narrated by Tom Hiddleston and executive produced by Jon Favreau.

Reviews
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 The Death of General Mercer at the Battle of Princeton, January 3, 1777; By: John Trumbull; ca. 1789-1831. At the centre of the painting Brigadier General Hugh Mercer, cut off from his men, awaits the fatal blow from a British bayonet. General George Washington, in the background, charges onto the battlefield to rally the troops.

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Game Shows
CELEBRITY FAMILY FEUD – “The Housemaid vs The Housewives All-Stars Holiday Special” – Hosted by Steve Harvey, it’s an all-star holiday special as the cast of “The Housemaid” faces off against fan favorites from “The Real Housewives” for their selected charities. THURSDAY, DEC. 4 (8:00-9:00 p.m. EST) on ABC.

‘Celebrity Family Feud’: ‘The Housemaid’ Cast Shocked By Wrong Answers on Holiday Special (VIDEO)

 Harrison Whitaker on

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Spoiler Alert

Who Survived in ‘The Abandons’? Finale Cliffhanger Explained

Gillian Anderson and Lena Headey break down the deadly cliffhanger of the Netflix western.
Sabrina Soto and Nathan Whitney

Get to Know HGTV Star Sabrina Soto’s New Husband Nathan Whitney

The couple tied the knot on December 1.
Ginnifer Goodwin attends the 2025 Disney Upfront at Javits Center on May 13, 2025 in New York City; Alix Earle and Val Chmerkovskiy on Season 34, Episode 11 of ABC's 'Dancing With the Stars'; Simu Liu attends The Fantastic Four: First Steps World Premiere at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles, California on July 21, 2025.

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TLC (Tionne 'T-Boz' Watkins, Lisa 'Left Eye' Lopes (1971-2002) and Rozonda 'Chilli' Thomas), pop group, circa 1995.

TLC Member Chilli Reveals What the Group’s Name Really Stood For

It’s not a family-friendly explanation.