Netflix’s holly and jolly holiday lineup begins this month with new films and TV specials dropping throughout the Christmas season.
Alicia Silverstone and Oliver Hudson’s A Merry Little Ex-Mas kicks off Netflix’s seasonal movies on Wednesday, November 12, followed by Minka Kelly’s Champagne Problems later that month.
“Making a rom-com is something that I’ve always wanted to do,” Kelly, 45, told People in October. “Christmas rom-coms are the happiest, most feel-good experiences that we get to look forward to every year. And they never get old no matter how many times you’ve seen them.”
In addition to festive holiday films, Netflix is releasing new seasons of two of its baking shows and a special episode of Meghan Markle’s With Love, Meghan.
Hallmark, Netflix, Lifetime and Great American Family are among the networks treating fans to festive TV movies this holiday season — and Us Weekly has the complete guide all in one place. Hallmark’s 2025 “Countdown to Christmas” lineup kicked off in mid October with A Royal Montana Christmas. Great American Family’s “Great American Christmas” launched […]
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MOVIES:
‘A Merry Little Ex-Mas’
Alicia Silverstone and Oliver Hudson in ‘A Merry Little Ex-Mas’ Amanda Matlovich/Netflix
Stars: Alicia Silverstone, Oliver Hudson, Jameela Jamil, Pierson Fode and Melissa Joan Hart
Logline: “Recently divorced Kate (Silverstone) hopes for one last perfect family Christmas before selling her house. But her holiday plans are hilariously derailed when her ex-husband Everett (Hudson) unexpectedly introduces his younger and successful new girlfriend.”
Premiere Date: Wednesday, November 12
‘Champagne Problems’
Tom Wozniczka and Minka Kelly in ‘Champagne Problems’ Mika Cotellon/Netflix
Stars: Minka Kelly, Tom Wozniczka, Thibault de Montalembert, Sean Amsing, Flula Borg, Astrid Whettnall, Xavier Samuel, Mitchell Mullen and Maeve Courtier-Lilley
Logline: “An executive (Kelly) travels to France to secure the acquisition of a renowned champagne brand before Christmas, but her plans are upended when she falls into a whirlwind romance with a charming Parisian (Wozniczka) — only to discover he’s the founder’s son.”
Premiere Date: Wednesday, November 19
‘Jingle Bell Heist’
Connor Swindells and Olivia Holt in ‘Jingle Bell Heist’ Rob Baker Ashton/Netflix
Stars: Olivia Holt, Connor Swindells, Lucy Punch, Peter Serafinowicz and Poppy Drayton
Logline: “Sophia (Holt), a sharp-witted retail worker, and Nick (Swindells), a down-on-his-luck repairman, are small-time thieves with their eyes on the same Christmas Eve score: robbing London’s most notorious department store. Forced into an uneasy alliance, as secrets surface and feelings for each other deepen, Sophia and Nick put their relationship and the heist in jeopardy.”
Premiere Date: Wednesday, November 26
‘My Secret Santa’
Alexandra Breckenridge and Ryan Eggold in ‘My Secret Santa’ Courtesy of Netflix
Stars: Alexandra Breckenridge, Ryan Eggold, Tia Mowry, Madison MacIsaac and Diana Maria Riva
Logline: “A vivacious single mom (Breckenridge) in need of a job decides to disguise herself as a man in order to get hired as the seasonal Santa at a luxury ski resort. But when she starts to fall in love with the hotel manager (Eggold), complications develop that could ruin everything.”
Premiere Date: Wednesday, December 3
Hallmark’s holiday season seems to be getting an earlier and earlier start every year — and no, fans aren’t complaining. The official start to the network’s 16th annual “Countdown to Christmas” is Friday, October 17, when Hallmark Channel will start playing 24-7 holiday programming. The first new rom-com of the season will premiere on Saturday, […]
TV Shows and Specials
‘The Great British Baking Show: Holidays’ Season 8
Noel Fielding, Alison Hammond, Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith in ‘The Great British Baking Show: Holidays’ Courtesy of Netflix
Hosts: Noel Fielding and Alison Hammond
Logline: “Deck the halls with sugar, batter and chocolate as competitors from past seasons bake sweet Yuletide treats for judges Paul Hollywood and Prue Leith.”
Premiere Date: Thursday, November 20
‘Is It Cake? Holiday’ Season 2
Mikey Day on ‘Is It Cake? Holiday’ Courtesy of Netflix
Host: Mikey Day
Logline: “Is It Cake? Holiday returns for another festive season with Mikey Day and six All-Star cake artists! Three Is It Cake alum and three baking heavy hitters try to fool celebrity judges with their incredible hyper-realistic cakes. Each episode, the bakers will compete for their share of the $75,000 prize pot and a coveted spot in the finale. This holiday season the stakes, the bakes, and the cakes are better than ever!”
Premiere Date: Tuesday, November 25
‘With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration’
Meghan Markle in ‘With Love, Meghan Holiday Celebration’ Courtesy of Netflix
Stars: Meghan Markle
Logline: “With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration invites you to join Meghan at home in Montecito, California, as she shares how she likes to make this time with family and friends especially memorable and meaningful. Together, friends and family deck the halls, create holiday feasts, craft heartfelt gifts, and share lots of laughs — and give you simple how-tos to follow at home.”
Premiere Date: Wednesday, December 3 (one episode)
‘Man vs Baby’
Rowan Atkinson in ‘Man vs Baby’ Courtesy of Netflix
Stars: Rowan Atkinson and Alanah Bloor
Logline: “When a job looking after a high-tech mansion in Man vs. Bee ended in disaster, Trevor Bingley (Atkinson) left the stressful world of house-sitting for the quieter life of a school caretaker — until a lucrative offer to look after a luxury London penthouse over Christmas proves too tempting to resist. But on the last day of the term, when no one comes to collect the baby playing Jesus from the school’s Nativity scene, Trevor finds himself with another undersized and very unexpected companion. With a penthouse to protect and a baby to burp, will Trevor be able to have the calm Christmas he hopes for, or will the festivities descend into chaos?”
Premiere Date: Thursday, December 11 (four episodes)
