Netflix Picks: December 2017

A programming note: This will be the final appearance of this column, as I plan to focus on a wider variety of streaming options beginning in 2018.

TOP PICK – FILM
Bright – 12/22
David Ayer has been hit or miss with his projects as of late (for every success like Fury, there’s a glaring disaster like Suicide Squad), so this nearly $100 million sci-fi thriller has even more riding on it than usual. But I’ll put my faith in the star power and acting chops of Will Smith (playing a grizzled cop) and Joel Edgerton (playing his orc partner) to succeed.

TOP PICK – TV
The Crown (Season 2) – 12/8
The first season of this British drama barely missed my top 10, but it’s full of glamour, quietly devastating moments and powerhouse acting. This season follows Queen Elizabeth II in the years after Churchill’s death, while still dealing with scandals and international turmoil.

TOP PICK – COMEDY
Dave Chappelle: Equanimity – 12/31
His twin specials from this spring gave us a lot to talk about. His Hollywood special was him back on top, but his Austin special had the more problematic material. Hopefully this special, dropping New Year’s Eve, will be more of the former.

NETFLIX ORIGINALS
All Hail King Julien (Season 5) – 12/1
A StoryBots Christmas – 12/1
Chef & My Fridge: 2017 Dark (Season 1) – 12/1
Home: For the Holidays – 12/1
Easy (Season 2) – 12/1
My Happy Family – 12/1
Voyeur – 12/1
Craig Ferguson: Tickle Fight – 12/5
El Camino Christmas – 12/8
Judd Apatow: The Return – 12/12
Christmas Inheritance – 12/15
Erased (Season 1) – 12/15
The Ranch (Part 4) – 12/15
Trollhunters (Part 2) – 12/15
Ultimate Beastmaster – 12/15
Wormwood – 12/15
Hello, My Twenties! (Season 2) – 12/18
Russell Howard: Recalibrate – 12/19
The Indian Detective (Season 1) – 12/19
La Casa de Papel (Season 1) – 12/20
Peaky Blinders (Season 4) – 12/21
72 Dangerous Animals: Latin America (Season 1) – 12/22
Dope (Season 1) – 12/22
Fuller House (Season 3, Part 2) – 12/22
The Toys That Made Us (Season 1) – 12/22
Cable Girls (Season 2) – 12/25
Todd Barry: Spicy Honey – 12/26
Travelers (Season 2) – 12/26
Bill Nye Saves the World (Season 2, Part 1) – 12/29
La Mante (Season 1) – 12/29
The Climb – 12/29

CATALOG SHOWS
Turn (Season 4) – 12/1
When Calls the Heart (Season 4) – 12/1
The Magicians (Season 2) – 12/11
Ainsley Eats the Streets (Season 1) – 12/14
Halt and Catch Fire (Season 4) – 12/14
Myths & Monsters (Season 1) – 12/23

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