Here are what I think are the at least watchable to Best Series and Movies that I watched on Netflix for the Month of December 2025:
* The Abandons (2025) Season One Series – Outstanding, Series and Movies set in the “Old West” in the United States (US) tend to do well on Netflix, partly because of the Mystique of that Era, and partly because Netflix is able to get good Creative Teams for it, and this is no Exception. This is a Drama-Thriller about four Middle-class Families fighting against one rich Family over Territory in the mid-1800s. The Pacing is pretty good, but there are still some slow spots here and there, but somehow the Creative Team is able to find Twists to snap the Story into its decent Pace.
Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson as expected were great as the strong, Matriarchal Heads of their Factions, and their Conflict is one of the main Drivers of the Plot. The Supporting Cast also did very well to support those two main Characters. The Showrunner of this Series, Kurt Sutter previously was involved behind the Hit Television Shows “The Shield” and “Sons of Anarchy”, and this one very much lives up to the Tradition of those two great Shows. The first really good Series on Netflix for the Month of December 2025.
* Sean Combs: The Reckoning (2025) Documentary Series – Outstanding, if you are familiar with Sean Combs, who is also known as “Puff Daddy” and “P. Diddy”, then this is an excellent Documentary for you to watch. It showed his rise from just an Intern at a Record Label Company to one of the most famous, and now most infamous Producers also in the Music Industry. It also covers his Years when he was involved with Musical Legends like Tupac Shakur and the Notorious B.I.G., and the subsequent Years after that which eventually led to the Legal Troubles he is now facing. He has been sentenced to more than four Years in Jail, but he still has 77 other pending Cases at the time of the release of this Documentary, so his Legal Troubles are far from over. IMHO, I think Diddy is a very talented Producer with a knack of knowing what the next Hot Trend will be, but all his Success and Money eventually went into his Head, causing him to think that he could get away with Things that he shouldn’t be allowed to get away with, like him beating up Women, or doing unsavory Business Practices. He definitely is deserving of everything negative that is coming to him now.
* Jay Kelly (2025) Movie – Outstanding, the first great new Movie on Netflix for the Month of December 2025. This is a Drama-Comedy about an aging Actor named Jay Kelly who is near the End of his Career and who now has to face the Consequences of sacrificing spending time with his Family to have a long and successful Career. The Comedy Part helped a lot keep Things interesting, and I loved how they did the Flashbacks where he would just suddenly seemingly walk into a Set wherever it was when is Memory happened. Lots of Nostalgia Moments also. Adam Sandler was excellent in another non-goofy and semi-serious Role as Jay’s Manager, I’ve seen him on one other Netflix Movie where he is making this transition into a more serious Actor. I watched this Movie in almost just one sitting, something which I rarely do nowadays unless it is a really, really good Movie. This is a Must-Watch for me, I wouldn’t be surprised if this ends up winning several more Awards in the next several Months.
* Wake Up, Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) Movie – Average, just Good Enough to Watch. This is the third Movie in the “Knives Out” Series which features the Fictional Detective “Benoit Blanc” played by Daniel Craig, and this time he is out to solve a Mystery involving the Murder of a Priest inside a Church. Josh Brolin I felt was outstanding as the Charismatic Priest that was later murdered, but the rest of the Movie wasn’t that great. The Plot was disjointed and convoluted in some Spots, and the Characterization for most of the Characters was pretty poor. I still think that the first “Knives Out” Movie was the best in the Series, it had a very smart and complicated Mystery but was still easy to follow. The next two Movies just aren’t anywhere as good, but this one is still good enough to watch.
* Solar Opposites (2025) Animated Series Seasons One and Two – Outstanding, this is an Adult Science Fiction (Sci-Fi)-Comedy Animated Series about a Family of four Aliens who crash landed on Earth in the United States (US) and now have to live among Humans. The Series is created by two of the Showrunners of the Hit Adult Animated Series, “Rick & Morty (R&M)” which used to be one of the most Popular Series on Netflix until its Production Company pulled it out from there for some Reason. Solar Opposites though capture the Quirkiness and deep or high Sci-Fi Themes of R&M, and Netflix Viewers who missed that Show will find Solar Opposites to be a very worthy Successor or Alternative. I particularly liked the Apocalyptic, shrunken World Storyline of the Show. It may be a bit cliched in Terms of its Plot, but in a very good Way nonetheless. Anyway, this is one of the better Series that came out of the AMC Channel and now showing on Netflix, it is a Must-Watch for me.
* The Great Flood (2025) Movie – Average, Good Enough to Watch. This is a South Korean Production, Science Fiction-Apocalyptic Disaster Movie about a Mother and her Kid trying to survive a Flood that is slowly engulfing the Earth. The First Half of this Movie is pretty Outstanding and fast-paced, and if the People behind this Film had just developed Things from that then this would’ve been quite an Outstanding Movie. However, around the Middle Part they introduced a Plot Twist that wasn’t really well executed, to the Point that Things sort of got convoluted and not easy to understand. And from there on, the Movie for me just couldn’t recover. It is still good enough to watch, but I pity that this could’ve been a great Movie if only its Makers weren’t so ambitious with the Plot, or at least executed the Twist better.
* Jake Paul vs. Anthony Joshua (2025) Boxing Match – Outstanding, this is a Boxing Match between the Social Media Influencer Jake Paul and Professional Boxer Anthony Joshua (AJ). I just watched the Main Event and not the other Fights. Paul, despite his limited Boxing Experience, was able to hold up well against the former Heavyweight Champion AJ for most of the Match because he obviously was the quicker and faster Boxer. However, towards the later rounds he started to tire out and run out of Steam, and that was unfortunately when AJ was able to catch up with him and knocked him out of the Fight. It was later revealed that Paul had his Jaw broken in two Places. But to his credit, AJ wasn’t able to knock him unconscious despite that powerful Punch.
* Emily in Paris (2025) Season Five Series – Outstanding as usual for one of Netflix’s Flagship Shows. This is a Drama-Comedy about an American Woman who ended up getting her Dream Job in Paris, France. What makes this Show work for me is first, it is basically a Work-Fantasy where somebody from a humble Background ended up working in a Field with a lot of Glamour in a major Foreign Country. She has Problems, but are easily able to get through them using her Smarts. The Settings and Scenery are also absolutely beautiful and glamorous at times, and the Comedy keeps the Episodes get quite interesting. Nice Twists and Turns also, which is what makes this Show so watchable. This Season takes the Viewers not only in France but also in major Cities in Italy like Rome and Venice. An absolutely Must-Watch on Netflix.
* Stranger Things (2025) Season Five, Part Two – Above Average, but not necessarily great. There are some interesting Highlights in the three Episodes of this Part Two of the Final Season, like the “almost Goodbyes” of Nancy Wheeler and Jonathan Byers, or Max Mayfield’s escape from Vecna’s Mind, or the Demogorgon’s attack on a Hospital. But overall I think the Episodes were just a bit too long so there were some noticeably slow Parts in them. I also agree with the Observation of Others that the Cast just seemed too many to get a good Focus on Everyone. Overall I would say that this Part Two is not as good as Part One of Season Five, but that doesn’t mean it is not worth watching, if only for the Highlights that I mentioned earlier, which were pretty good.
* Dave Chappelle: The Unstoppable (2025) Comedy Special – Good Enough to Watch, this is definitely not one of Chappelle’s Best Comedy Specials, not as good as the last one I remember watching a Year or so ago. There are some Laughs, but kinda Sparse or just not that many. What made it sort of watchable for me are some History Lessons, like about the first Black Heavyweight Boxing Champion, Jack Johnson of which he spent a good Deal of time talking about in this Special. He also shared his Thoughts and Experiences on Personalities like Puff Daddy, Charlie Kirk, Nipsy Hussle, etc. Dave is such a great Storyteller that he just tells Stories in a very interesting Way, and of course mixing some Humor into it. So not a lot of good Humor, but just some interesting Stories and Experiences from him to hear.
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