David Farnor | On 03, Dec 2023

Netflix. Amazon Prime Video. BBC iPlayer. NOW. Apple TV+. Paramount+. All 4. There’s so much TV to watch these days in so many places that it can be hard to keep up. Every month, we boil down what’s on the box to the essentials you need in your streaming queue.

We’ve sorted through All The TV to bring you your December 2023 watchlist – what’s worth watching and where you can stream it online in the UK.

 

 

Week 1

 

Power Book II: Raising Kanan: Season 3

As the spin-off series continues, Kanan and the rest of the Thomas family must confront an existential crisis that challenges their very identity.

Mayfair Witches: Season 1

In a world full of secrets, she is the key. A doctor discovers her family’s deadly supernatural legacy – and her time has come. Bewitching drama from Anne Rice’s Immortal Universe, starring Alexandra Daddario, Harry Hamlin, Tongayi Chirisa and Jack Huston.

John Lennon: Murder Without a Trial: Season 1

For the first time, key figures from John Lennon’s life and death — including friends, doctors and investigators — share personal memories and reveal what happened on the night of his killing in this three-part docuseries.

Hilda: Season 3

Hilda, a fearless blue-haired girl, travels from a wilderness full of elves and giants to a bustling city packed with new friends and mysterious creatures in this fantasy based on the graphic novels by Luke Pearson. Engaging, mature, imaginative and charming.

Platform 7: Season 1

This haunting thriller follows Lisa who, after witnessing a cataclysmic event on Platform 7 of a railway station, finds her own fragmented memory jogged to reveal a connection between her own life and that of the event she has just witnessed. Supernatural elements combine with contemporary realism in this chilling drama. Jasmine Jobson (Top Boy, Noughts and Crosses) stars alongside Toby Regbo (Chivalry, A Discovery of Witches), Yaamin Chowdhury (The Lazarus Project, The Essex Serpent) and Phil Davis (Trying, Viewpoint).

 

 

Week 2

 

Vigil: Season 2

In a brand-new investigation, Amy Silva (Suranne Jones) and Kirsten Longacre (Rose Leslie) look to the skies as they enter the secret world of drone warfare to catch a killer.

The Crown: Season 6, Part 2

After the first focused on Diana, the second part of the royal drama’s final chapter will jump forward to the early 2000s, with Prince William (Ed McVey) entering university at St Andrews, where he hopes to lead as normal a life as possible before taking up his royal responsibilities. Little does he know that the future for the crown begins right on campus, when he meets fellow student from Berkshire Kate Middleton (Meg Bellamy). Meanwhile, royal wedding bells are ringing for Charles (Dominic West) and Camilla (Olivia Williams).

Something Undone: Season 1

A thrilling tale of psychological fear and suspense that employs the world of sound to tell the story of Canadian couple Jo and Farid, who delve into the gruesome 1980s slaughter of a family of five for the latest series of their true crime podcast. Farid travels to the destitute town of Briddus, Newfoundland to put the pieces of the mystery together through witness interviews and covert investigation – meanwhile, Jo, who is a foley artist, isolates in her recently deceased mother’s country home to ready it for sale while creating chilling sounds to accompany Farid’s words.

Reacher: Season 2

The second season, which is based on the 11th book in Lee Child’s global best-selling series, Bad Luck and Trouble, begins when the members of Reacher’s old military unit start turning up dead. Reacher has just one thing on his mind: revenge. Episodes arrive weekly.

 

 

Week 3

 

Percy Jackson and the Olympians: Season 1

Created by Rick Riordan and Jon Steinberg, Percy Jackson and the Olympians follows Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) a 12-year-old modern demigod who’s just coming to terms with his newfound divine powers when the sky god, Zeus, accuses him of stealing his master lightning bolt. With help from his friends Grover Underwood (Aryan Simhadri) and Annabeth Chase (Leah Sava Jeffries), Percy must embark on an adventure of a lifetime to find it and restore order to Olympus.

The Winter King: Season 1

This series is set in the fifth century in a brutal land of warring factions and tribes where lives were often fleeting and follows Arthur Pendragon as he evolves from being an outcast and becomes a legendary warrior and leader. The series stars Iain De Caestecker (The Control Room, Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.) as Arthur Pendragon, alongside Eddie Marsan (The Thief, His Wife and the Canoe, Deceit) as High King Uther, Ellie James (Giri/Haji, I May Destroy You) as Nimue, Nathaniel Martello-White (Small Axe, I Hate Suzie) as Merlin, Stuart Campbell (Rogue Heroes, Clique) as Derfel, Daniel Ings (I Hate Suzie, The Crown) as Owain, Valene Kane (The Fall, Gangs of London) as Morgan, Jordan Alexandra (Mammals) as Guinevere and Simon Merrells (Good Omens, Knightfall) as Gundleus.

What If? Season 2

The compendium of alternate timelines reimagines famous events from the films in unexpected ways. Directed by Bryan Andrews, with Ashley Bradley serving as head writer, each episode explores a pivotal moment from the MCU and turns it on its head, leading the audience into uncharted territory, such as “What if Peggy Carter was the one who became a super soldier?” Season 2 will feature Nebula, Hela and Happy Hogan.

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