Netflix Philippines: What’s New This December 2020
It’s the last month of the year and Netflix is here to give you a good way to wrap up the year. Binge-watch your favorite series and their new seasons or go adventurous and check out old and new holiday films that you can watch with your loved-ones! Here are what’s new this December on Netflix Philippines!
Mank
Mank follows screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz’s tumultuous development of Orson Welles’ iconic masterpiece Citizen Kane (1941). It stars Academy Award Winner Gary Oldman, Amanda Seyfried, Lily Collins, Arliss Howard, Tom Pelphrey, Sam Troughton, Ferdinand Kingsley, Tuppence Middleton, Tom Burke, and Charles Dance.
Release date: December 4
Running time: 2 hours and 12 minutes
Selena: The Series (Part One)
Before she became the Queen of Tejano Music, Selena Quintanilla was a young girl from Texas with big dreams and an even bigger voice. Selena: The Series explores her journey from singing small gigs to becoming the most successful female Latin artist of all time — and the years of hard work and sacrifice the Quintanilla family navigated together.
Release date: December 4
Episodes: 9 (Part one)
Cast: Christian Serratos, Gabriel Chavarria, Ricardo Chavira, Noemí Gonzalez, and Seidy López.
Alice in Borderland
An aimless gamer and his two friends find themselves in a parallel Tokyo, where they’re forced to compete in a series of sadistic games to survive. Get ready for heart-pounding thrills on a Hollywood scale as Netflix Original Series “Alice in Borderland.”
Release date: December 10
Cast: Kento Yamazaki, Tao Tsuchiya, Nijiro Murakami
The Prom (Dec 11)
The Prom follows Dee Dee Allen and Barry Glickman who are New York City stage stars with a crisis on their hands: their expensive new Broadway show is a major flop that has suddenly flatlined their careers.
Meanwhile, in small-town Indiana, high school student Emma Nolan is experiencing a very different kind of heartbreak: despite the support of the high school principal, the head of the PTA has banned her from attending the prom with her girlfriend, Alyssa.
When Dee Dee and Barry decide that Emma’s predicament is the perfect cause to help resurrect their public images, they hit the road with Angie and Trent, another pair of cynical actors looking for a professional lift. But when their self-absorbed celebrity activism unexpectedly backfires, the foursome finds their own lives upended as they rally to give Emma a night where she can truly celebrate who she is.
Release date: December 11
Running time: 2 hours and 12 minutes
Casts: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman
Attack on Titan (Season 4)
The Survey Corps ventures beyond Wall Maria and reaches the ocean, but the freedom they hoped to find remains out of reach. The much-anticipated fourth and final season of the popular anime series Attack on Titan picks up from the events that happened to Eren and his team in Season 3.
Release date: December 11
Running time: 2 hours and 12 minutes
Casts: Meryl Streep, James Corden, Nicole Kidman
Tiny Pretty Things (Season 1)
Based on the book by Sona Charaipotra and Dhonielle Clayton, Tiny Pretty Things is set in the world of an elite ballet academy and charts the rise and fall of young adults who live far from their homes, each standing on the verge of greatness or ruin.
As Chicago’s only elite dance school, the Archer School of Ballet serves as the company school for the city’s renowned professional company: City Works Ballet. The Archer School is an oasis for an array of dancers: rich and poor, from north and south, and a range of backgrounds. Yet they all share a rare talent and passion for dance, a loyal sense of community, and when it comes to their dreams, no Plan B.
Release date: December 14
Episodes: 10
Casts: Lauren Holly, Kylie Jefferson, Casimere Jollette
Sweet Home (Season 1)
In a world where your deepest, darkest desires can turn you into a monster, what would you do to survive? And if the choice were to live as a monster or die as a human? Sweet Home is based on the popular webcomic on Webtoon by Kim Kan-Bi & Hwang Young-Chan.
Release date: December 18
Casts: Song Kang, Lee Jin-uk, Lee Si-young
The Midnight Sky
Our humanity always endures. This post-apocalyptic tale follows Augustine, a lonely scientist in the Arctic, as he races to stop Sully and her fellow astronauts from returning home to Earth, where a mysterious global catastrophe has taken place.
Clooney also directs this adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s acclaimed novel “Good Morning, Midnight.”
Release date: December 23
Running time: 1 hour and 58 minutes
Casts: George Clooney, Felicity Jones, Kyle Chandler
Your Name Engraved Herein (December 23)
Adapted from the Director Patrick Liu’s high school memories, Your Name Engraved Herein is about two high school boys in an all-male boarding school exploring their friendship and genuine love for each other against the backdrop of the 1980s when Taiwan recently lifted its strict martial law, amid a transition from conservative society to become the most LGBTQ-friendly country in Asia.
When the boarding school begins admitting females, their relationship faces an ultimate test with the emergence of a schoolgirl. Your Name Engraved Herein is Taiwan’s all-time highest-grossing LGBTQ film, receiving 5 Golden Horse Award nominations in 2020.
Release date: December 23
Running time: 1 hour and 54 minutes
Casts: Edward Chen, Tseng Ching-hua, Leon Dai
Bridgerton (Season 1)
The eight close-knit siblings of the Bridgerton family look for love and happiness in London high society. Wealth, lust, and betrayal set in the backdrop of Regency-era England. Inspired by Julia Quinn’s bestselling novels.
Release date: December 25
Casts: Phoebe Dynevor, Regé-Jean Page, Jonathan Bailey
Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina (Part 4)
Sabrina Spellman is back with its final chapter of her supernatural drama Chilling Adventures of Sabrina. Watch the Part 4 of this adaptation of the horror comic series by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa on December 31!
Release date: December 31
Episodes: 8
Casts: Kiernan Shipka, Ross Lynch, Miranda Otto
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