Here are the new and returning original series' on Netflix this month:
December 1st
Dark - Drama - Season 1 / 10 Episodes
Dark, a family saga with a supernatural twist, is set in a German town in present day where the disappearance of two young children exposes the double lives and fractured relationships among four families. In ten, hour-long episodes, the story takes on a supernatural twist that ties back to the same town in 1986.
Easy - Comedy - Season 2 / 8 Episodes
Easy is an anthology series from creator Joe Swanberg that explores diverse Chicago characters as they fumble through the modern maze of love, sex, technology and culture. The eight-episode series, written and directed by Swanberg, features comedy stars including Judy Greer and Aubrey Plaza
December 5th
Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight - Stand-Up Special
Comedian and Emmy-winning television host Craig Ferguson brings his quick wit and offbeat humor to the stage as he returns with his second Netflix original one-hour stand-up special. Performing before a packed-house at Montreal's Ludger-Duvernay Theatre at the 2017 Just For Laughs Festival, Ferguson tackles topics including the challenges of growing a beard, his love of hating magicians, coming of age in the 70’s, social media angst, and sharing what he believes to be the oldest joke in the world.
December 8th
The Crown - Drama - Season 2 / 10 Episodes
As a new post-war era begins, Queen Elizabeth struggles to uphold longstanding traditions while navigating a world that's changing around her. Beginning with soldiers in Her Majesty’s Armed Forces fighting an illegal war in Egypt, and ending with the downfall of her third Prime Minister, Harold Macmillan after a devastating scandal, the second season bears witness to the end of the age of deference, and ushers in the revolutionary era of the 1960s.
December 12th
Manhunt: Unabomber - Drama - Season 1 / 8 Episodes
Manhunt: Unabomber is an American drama miniseries created by Andrew Sodroski. It stars Paul Bettany, Jane Lynch, Sam Worthington, Katja Herbers, Chris Noth, Michael Nouri and Brían F. O'Byrne. The series depicts a fictionalised account of the true story of the FBI's hunt for the man known as the Unabomber.
Judd Apatow: The Return - Stand-Up Special
Writer/Director/Producer Judd Apatow returns to his stand-up roots in his debut Netflix comedy special, Judd Apatow: The Return. Filmed at the Montreal Just for Laughs Comedy Festival earlier this year, Apatow dives into the challenges of raising teenage daughters, the trials of binge watching, trying to make former President Obama laugh and more
December 15th
Ultimate Beastmaster - Gameshow - Season 2 / 10 Episodes
Each episode competitors will take their shot at running one of the most physically demanding obstacle courses ever devised, “The Beast.” At the end of each episode, a ‘Beastmaster’ will be crowned and in the final episode of the season, the nine individual winners from each episode will compete against each other for the chance for one contestant to become the Ultimate Beastmaster.
Erased - Drama - Season 1 / 10 Episodes
After finding his mom killed, Satoru's time-travelling ability takes him back 18 years for a chance to prevent her death and those of three classmates.
El Chapo - Drama - Season 2 /12 Episodes
The series explores the life story of one of the world’s most notorious criminals, Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman, over a span of three decades – from 1985 when he was a low-level member of the Guadalajara Cartel, his rise to power, and his ultimate downfall.
December 19th
Russell Howard: Recalibrate - Stand-Up Special
Comedian Russell Howard brings his manic energy to a new stand-up special that tackles politics, childhood and why he's a jerk.
December 22nd
Fuller House - Comedy - Season 3 B / 9 Episodes
In the spinoff series, Fuller House, life can take you into unexpected directions and also back into familiar territory when veterinarian and recently widowed D.J. Tanner-Fuller finds herself living in her childhood home with younger sister and aspiring musician Stephanie Tanner and DJ’s lifelong best friend/fellow single mother Kimmy Gibbler.
December 26th
Todd Barry: Spicy Honey - Stand-Up Special
Dry wit personified, comic Todd Barry chats with a vocal crowd as he dissects everything from CVS and hoarding to pricey soap and dollar pizza.
Travelers - Drama / Sci-Fi - Season 2 / 10 Episodes
They're from the future but they're living in our time. These seemingly ordinary people are secretly working to save us all from a tragic fate.
December 29th
Bill Nye Saves The World - Documentary - Season 2 B / 13 Episodes
Bill Nye – the Emmy-nominated host, educator, engineer, and curator of curiosity – returns with a new show that tackles topics from a scientific point of view, dispelling myths, and refuting anti-scientific claims. But the revelations are real, Bill reminds us, as he neutralizes falsehoods and boosts the truth: "It’s not magic – it’s science!"
December 31st
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity - Stand-Up Special
Comedy legend Dave Chappelle returns to his roots with an all-new stand-up special filmed at the Warner Theatre in Washington, D.C.
