Here Are 15 Of The Best New And Returning Shows Coming December 2022

One year after moving from Chicago to Paris for her dream job, Emily finds herself at a crucial crossroads in every aspect of her life. Faced with two very different paths, Emily will have to decide exactly where her loyalties lie — at work and in her romantic life — and what those decisions mean for her future in France, all while continuing to immerse herself in the adventures and surprising twists and turns that life in Paris provides.

When it returns: Dec. 21 on Netflix

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Jess Valenzuela’s life is turned upside-down when an enigmatic stranger gives her a clue to a centuries-old treasure that might be connected to her long-dead father. Jess has a knack for solving puzzles, and her skills are put to the test as she and her friends follow a series of clues hidden in American artifacts and landmarks. But can Jess outsmart a black market antiquities dealer in a race to find history’s greatest lost treasure and unbury the truth about her family’s past? National Treasure alum Justin Bartha, who played Riley, is also confirmed to reprise his role in this sequel series. 

Starring: Justin Bartha, Lisette Alexis, Lyndon Smith, Zuri Reed, Jake Austin Walker, Antonio Cipriano, Jordan Rodrigues, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Harvey Keitel, and more

When it premieres: Dec. 14 on Disney+

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Set in an elven world 1,200 years before the world of The Witcher, this prequel series tells a story lost to time — one of seven outcasts who unite against an unstoppable power that took everything from them. We'll see the creation of the first prototype Witcher and all the events leading up to the Conjunction of the Spheres, when the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merged to become one. Michelle Yeoh and Minnie Driver will both join The Witcher world in this limited series. 

Starring: Sophia Brown, Michelle Yeoh, Minnie Driver, Laurence O'Fuarain, Lenny Henry, Mirren Mack, Nathaniel Curtis, Dylan Moran, and more

When it premieres: Dec. 25 on Netflix

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Gossip Girl is leaving no stone unturned in her effort to control the scandalous lives and spin the narrative of Manhattan's elite. Now that she's learned a thing or two about what her audience wants, she's ready to turn up the heat. Season 2 will take the lies and rumors to a whole new level as our favorite rich kids deal with their own everyday drama. Whether it is dealing with a married, much older boyfriend, navigating a throuple, or maintaining your image, one thing can be certain: Gossip Girl is determined to make life more chaotic than it was before. 

When it returns: Dec. 1 on HBO Max

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Season 4 begins with the team unexpectedly traveling to the future to find an unwelcome surprise. Faced with their imminent demise, the Doom Patrol must decide once and for all which is more important: their own happiness or the fate of the world?

When it returns: Dec. 8 on HBO Max

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The latest Yellowstone spinoff follows a generation of the Dutton family in 1923, during a time of various hardships plagued with pandemics, drought, prohibition, and the Great Depression. Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren play patriarch and matriarch Jacob and Cara as they come up against every enemy — physical and metaphorical — that threatens their home.

Starring: Helen Mirren, Harrison Ford, Sebastian Roché, Darren Mann, Michelle Randolph, James Badge Dale, Marley Shelton, Brian Geraghty, Aminah Nieves, Julia Schlaepfer, Brandon Sklenar, Robert Patrick, Jerome Flynn, and more

When it premieres: Dec. 18 on Paramount+

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Season 3 is based on The Amber Spyglass, the final novel in Philip Pullman’s award-winning trilogy. In the final chapter of this epic fantasy series, Lyra, the prophesied child, and Will, the bearer of The Subtle Knife, must journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned. But as her father’s great war against the Authority edges closer, they will learn that saving the world comes at a terrible price. James McAvoy will also return as Lord Asriel Belacqu in this final season.

When it returns: Dec. 5 on HBO and HBO Max

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Season 1 left off with the huge reveal that Tully and Kate are no longer on good terms, but we never got to find out what got in the way of their 30-year friendship. This season will follow a similar format to Season 1, going back and forth between the '70s and the '00s, as we watch Tully and Kate grow closer than ever. We'll see Kate grapple with the painful aftermath of Johnny's ill-fated trip to Iraq, while Tully faces a lawsuit after walking away from her talk show and must start her career over from the bottom. In the '80s, we'll see Kate and Johnny first fall in love, creating more than a little drama in the newsroom where they work, as Tully's career rises. While in the '70s, teenage Kate and Tully struggle to keep their friendship together as Tully's mom Cloud goes to jail for dealing drugs. When Tully is sent to live with her grandmother, the girls are forced to face high school apart, even though the one thing they really need is each other. Part 1 includes Episodes 1–9, which will debut this month, and the last seven episodes are set to premiere in 2023. 

When it returns: Dec. 2 on Netflix

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Based on the film franchise written and directed by Malcolm D. Lee, The Best Man: The Final Chapters will catch you up on all your favorite characters nearly a decade since they last got together. Harper, Robyn, Jordan, Lance, Quentin, Shelby, Candace, and Murch are faced with new relationships and opportunities in the midst of dealing with their own past grievances.

Starring: Morris Chestnut, Melissa De Sousa, Taye Diggs, Regina Hall, Terrence Howard, Sanaa Lathan, Nia Long, Harold Perrineau, and more

When it premieres: Dec. 22 on Peacock

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Noah Centineo plays a newly hired lawyer at the CIA who gets caught in the middle of some dangerous international power politics when a former asset threatens to expose the nature of her long-term relationship with the agency. She's dead set on spilling everything unless they exonerate her of a serious crime. 

Starring: Noah Centineo, Aarti Mann, Daniel Quincy Annoh, Vondie Curtis-Hall, Kristian Bruun, Laura Haddock, Colton Dunn, Fivel Stewart, and more

When it premieres: Dec. 16 on Netflix

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Based on the Octavia E. Butler novel, the series will focus on Dana, a young Black woman and aspiring writer, as she begins to settle into her new home. Over the course of the season, she finds herself being pulled back and forth in time, between the present day and a 19th century plantation. During her time travel, she's forced to confront the secrets of her ancestry.

Starring: Mallori Johnson, Micah Stock, Ryan Kwanten, Gayle Rankin, Austin Smith, David Alexander Kaplan, Louis Cancelmi, Brook Bloom, Amethyst Davis, Christopher Farrar, and more

When it premieres: Dec. 13 on FX on Hulu

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Just like the show's first season, these new episodes of Random Acts of Flyness will explore the metaphysics of Black life through avant-garde storytelling. Season 2 follows Terence and Najja, a couple who are working toward healing their own generational wounds and reintroducing themselves to the ways of their ancestors. Over the course of six episodes, the season will explore all different dimensions, while presenting a rich tapestry of audio-visuals to illustrate the spiritual practice of Black liberation.

When it returns: Dec. 9 on HBO Max

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Inspired by real stories, Little America returns for its highly anticipated second season. This time around, eight brand-new inspiring, funny, romantic, and heartfelt accounts of immigrants from around the world trying to achieve their own version of the "American dream." Phylicia Rashad, Alan S. Kim, Ki Hong Lee, and more are also set to star in Season 2 of this critically acclaimed anthology series.  

When it returns: Dec. 9 on Apple TV+

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Season 3 now finds CIA officer Jack Ryan wrongly accused of treason and on the run from the US government. The longer he spends on the run, the bigger the hole he's digging for himself and those he loves. In the midst of clearing his name, Jack will also come up against the threat of a nuclear weapon created to cause mass chaos. 

When it returns: Dec. 21 on Prime Video

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In Season 2, long-buried Cold War secrets emerge that threaten to bring carnage to the streets of London. When a liaison with Russian villains takes a fatal turn, our ill-fated heroes must overcome their individual failings and raise their spy game in a race to prevent a catastrophic incident.

When it returns: Dec. 2 on Apple TV+

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