New December TV Releases – ‘Star Wars Skeleton Crew,’ ‘Creature Commandos,’ ‘Secret Level,’ and More

Can you believe it’s already the end of 2024? Another year has almost come and gone, which means it’s time to put up the tinsel, grab your hot chocolate or eggnog (or both — who are we to judge?), and escape the cold with all the series hitting our small screens this December. Over on Disney+, The Goonies meets Star Wars in Disney+’s Star Wars: Skeleton Crew miniseries, and the MCU’s What If…? series returns. Meanwhile, Max’s Creature Commandos, a new adult animated series based on DC Comics characters, proves that James Gunn‘s tenure as the head of the new DC Universe is just getting started. Inside Out 2 might have become the highest-grossing animated movie of all time, but the story isn’t finished yet thanks to Pixar and Disney+’s limited series Dream Productions.

If you need something completely different, then Paris Has Fallen follows in the same vein established by the Gerard Butler-led action movie trilogy (Olympus Has Fallen, London Has Fallen, and Angel Has Fallen). There’s a new face in town for Queer Eye Season 9, with Jeremiah Brent replacing former interior designer Bobby Berk, but the Fab Five’s mission stays the same. Virgin River fans are in for some good news: not only does the fan-favorite return for its sixth season, but Netflix has already renewed it for Season 7, making it the streamer’s longest-running original drama series. Speaking of enduring shows — the world can never have too much Dexter, as Showtime’s prequel series Dexter: Original Sin proves. And let’s not forget Season 2 of 2021’s breakthrough sensation, Squid Game.

‘Star Wars: Skeleton Crew’

In Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Lucasfilm’s final series of 2024, the charmingly rogueish Jod Na Nawood (Jude Law) guides a group of precocious children through a galaxy far, far away, and to say everyone is in for some rip-roaring adventure is an understatement.

‘Pop Culture Jeopardy!’

If you’re an expert in pop culture trivia, then this might be the Jeopardy! spin-off for you. Saturday Night Live cast member Colin Jost hosts each episode as contestants answer brain-twisting questions about topics ranging “from Alternative Rock to The Avengers; Broadway to MMA,” and “Gen Z to Zendaya.”

‘Creature Commandos’

If you can’t get enough of DC’s Peacemaker or James Gunn’s take on The Suicide Squad, you’re in luck. Viola Davis‘ Amanda Waller has a new group of morally ambiguous, not-quite superheroes at her beck and call — and this time, her operatives include the Bride of Frankenstein (Indira Varma), an android (Sean Gunn), and a fish scientist (Zoë Chao).

‘Paris Has Fallen’

Although Gerard Butler’s Mike Banning might cameo in this episodic spin-off, brand-new characters Vincent Taleb (Tewfik Jallab), a French bodyguard, and Zara Taylor (Ritu Arya), an experienced MI6 agent, take the spotlight when they unite to defeat Jacob Pearce (Sean Harris), an ex-French Foreign Legion member.

‘The Sticky’

Maple syrup farmer Ruth Landry (Margo Martindale) gets more than she bargained for — but what might actually be everything her irritated self wants — after embarking on an elaborate heist. Co-produced by Jamie Lee Curtis‘ Comet Pictures company, The Sticky is based on Canada’s real-life Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.

‘Secret Level’

Between Arcane and The Legend of Vox Machina, animated adaptations of famous games might be having a comeback. Boasting an all-star cast and hailing from the creators of Netflix’s Love, Death, and Robots, Prime Video’s Secret Level offers 15 anthology tales based in universes as diverse as God of War, Mega Man, and Warhammer 40K.

‘Dream Productions’

Dream Productions takes the world of Inside Out and its profitable sequel on an imaginative, four-episode detour. Paula Persimmon (Paula Pell) and other employees at Dream Productions help people “process” their emotions by creating their dreams and nightmares.

‘Queer Eye’

Newcomer Jeremiah Brent joins the Fab Five as the beloved bunch continue their quest to improve the world, one heroic individual at a time.

‘Bookie’

The Big Bang Theory creator Chuck Lorre brings his and co-creator Nick Bakay‘s Max comedy, Bookie, back for a second season, as sports bookie Danny (Sebastian Maniscalco) juggles his associates and enemies.

‘No Good Deed’

Househunting is no laughing matter — unless your series stars sitcom powerhouses Lisa Kudrow, Ray Romano, and Linda Cardellini, among other impressive names. Three hopeful home buyers are convinced that a “1920s Spanish-style villa” is their dream house, but the more they pursue their dreams, the more (darkly comedic) horrors they discover.

‘The Bravest Knight’

Season 2 of the Hulu children’s cartoon — praised for its openly gay protagonist — continues to follow the tales of Sir Cedric (T. R. Knight), a knight determined to be the bravest in the land.

‘Dexter: Original Sin’

The original saga of Dexter Morgan (Michael C. Hall) might have ended almost 12 years ago, but as 2021’s Dexter: New Blood proves, this story still has, well, new blood. Patrick Gibson steps into Hall’s shoes as a younger version of the “good guy” serial killer during Dexter’s early years with the Miami-Metro police.

‘Beast Games’

Jimmy Donaldson, more commonly known as the YouTube sensation MrBeast, shifts his work to Prime Video for a 10-episode reality series filled with intense competitions and over 1,000 contestants.

‘Laid’

Everything Everywhere All at Once‘s Stephanie Hsu steps into the well-deserved spotlight as the lead of Laid, Peacock’s “f***ed up” but “old-school, traditional romantic comedy,” with Ruby (Hsu) forced to discover why all her ex-partners are dying gruesome deaths.

‘Fast Friends’

Calling all Millennials: your time has come. Fast Friends pits Friends superfans against one another to see who knows the most trivia, and who can use their knowledge to win prizes, all while “reliv[ing] their favorite moments” from the classic sitcom.

‘Virgin River’

After five seasons, Melinda (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson) are finally getting married, but Season 6 heralds another landmark moment for Virgin River fans: a secondary love story in the form of flashbacks featuring Mel’s parents.

‘What If…?’

The third and final season of Marvel Animation’s anthology series features as many unique scenarios as ever, led by a roster of MCU stars: Hayley Atwell, Anthony Mackie, Chris Hemsworth, and Samuel L. Jackson, to name a few, as well as Agatha Harkness (Kathryn Hahn), Red Guardian (David Harbour), Moon Knight (Oscar Isaac), Monica Rambeau (Teyonah Parris), and X-Men ’97‘s Storm (Alison Sealy-Smith) as the Goddess of Thunder.

‘Squid Game’

Last season, Seong Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) outlasted 455 other players to win the Squid Games. Back in the outside world, he lost almost everything that truly mattered. Squid Game‘s highly anticipated second season sees Gi-hun vow to destroy the cruel and deposit secret organization running the Games, even if it costs him his life.

‘Maestro in Blue’

One of Netflix’s Top 10 International shows, Maestro in Blue‘s third season will wrap up the story of Greek musician Orestis (Christopher Papakaliatis) and his multi-genre (crime, romance, and general drama) experiences on the island of Paxos.