New on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video & Co.: The Streaming Releases from December 22 to 28
Attention film and series fans: These are the film and series releases from December 22 to 28 on Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, SKY, and DISNEY+.
NETFLIX
Goodbye June (December 24)
Feature film 114 min UK/USA 2025 Directed by: Kate Winslet Starring: Kate Winslet, Helen Mirren, Andrea Riseborough, Timothy Spall, Toni Collette
Every year at this time, it is a staple in the TV program: the romantic comedy classic "The Holiday" with Kate Winslet. Now the British actress has made her own Christmas tearjerker: "Goodbye June". The rapid decline of a resolute matriarch may not sound like the epitome of festive entertainment, but that's exactly where the trailer leads.
Helen Mirren plays the titular mother who receives a terminal cancer diagnosis just before Christmas Eve. So her estranged clan, consisting of stars like Toni Collette, Johnny Flynn, and Andrea Riseborough, must gather at her bedside. Behind the scenes, it's also a family affair. Kate Winslet's son, Joe Anders, wrote the drama. Available from Wednesday on Netflix.
Stranger Things (December 26)
Series finale (Season 5 / Part 2 / 3 episodes) approx. 55 min. / episode USA 2025 Directed by: Matt Duffer, Ross Duffer, Frank Darabont, Shawn Levy Starring: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard
"Stranger Things" is currently taking a very extended farewell from Hawkins. Netflix has audaciously split the finale of the cult series into three parts. At the end of Season 5 Part 1, Noah Schnapp's Will amazed everyone with his supernatural powers that put an end to the Demogorgons. Part 2 will be released with three new episodes on Boxing Day, before the ultimate finale takes place on January 1, 2026. Available from Friday.
Cover-Up (December 26)
Documentary 116 min USA 2025 Directed by: Laura Poitras, Mark Obenhaus
Seymour Hersh exposed the torture in Abu Ghraib and repeatedly clashed with the US government. Oscar winner Laura Poitras ("Citizenfour") traces the career of the investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner in her political documentary "Cover-Up": starting with his investigations into crimes during the Vietnam War, to his revelations about torture and abuse in the Iraq War. Available from Friday on Netflix.
DISNEY+
The Lowdown (December 26)
Series (Season 1 / 8 episodes) approx. 60 min/episode USA 2025 Directed by: Sterlin Harjo, Macon Blair, Danis Goulet Starring: Ethan Hawke, Keith David, Jeanne Tripplehorn, Kyle MacLachlan, Peter Dinklage, Graham Greene
The self-proclaimed "truth historian" Lee is passionately committed to bringing the hidden machinations of his town to light, even if it repeatedly gets him into trouble. He is played by none other than US actor Ethan Hawke. The eight-part series is from Sterlin Harjo, who also co-created the highly acclaimed gangster dramedy series "Reservation Dogs." Sounds promising. Available from Friday.
SKY
Mozart - Genius and Rebel (December 26)
Docu-miniseries (3 episodes) approx. 60 min/episode UK 2024 Directed by: Alice Smith
On December 21, the British series adaptation of Peter Shaffer's successful play "Amadeus" will be released on Sky. Just five days later, the pay-TV channel will follow up with a three-part documentary about Wolferl: "Mozart" aims to show, with staged scenes, expert interviews, and live music, how the Salzburg prodigy revolutionized the music and society of his time. Available from Friday.
AMAZON PRIME VIDEO
Miss Sophie - Same Procedure As Every Year (December 22)
Miniseries (6 episodes) D 2025 Directed by: Markus Sehr, Daniel Rakete Siegel Starring: Alicia von Rittberg, Kostja Ullmann, Moritz Bleibtreu, Frederick Lau, Jacob Matschenz
What happened before "Dinner For One": May Warden as the 90-year-old Miss Sophie, Freddie Frinton as her staggering butler, and a legendary tiger skin. What would New Year's Eve be without the perennial favorite "Dinner for One"? Like the amen in prayer, the sketch has been airing on TV for over 60 years on the last day of the year. "The same procedure as every year, James" is a phrase many are familiar with - and the subtitle for the prequel series "Miss Sophie," which will not appear on TV but on Monday on Amazon Prime Video.
The plot of the German series begins in England at the start of the 20th century, when five very different men vie for the hand of Miss Sophie (Alicia von Rittberg), who has been living alone on her English country estate since the death of her parents. The suitors are Mr. Pommeroy (Moritz Bleibtreu), Mr. Winterbottom (Frederick Lau), Sir Toby (Jacob Matschenz), and Admiral von Schneider (Christoph Schechinger). But before the young noblewoman can make her choice, one of the gentlemen is murdered. Miss Sophie becomes Miss Marple and tries to find the murderer - always by her side is her butler James (Kostja Ullmann), with whom a tender romance develops.
(APA/Red.)
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