What’s new to streaming this week? (Dec. 27, 2024)

Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice from Hulu, Netflix, Max, Disney+, Apple TV+, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock and more. And that’s even before looking at the vast libraries of movies and television in each!

Don’t get overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your services trying to determine what to watch! We’ve got your back whatever your mood. Mashable Offers look at guides for all of the above, broken down by gender: comedy, thriller, horror, documentary, animationand more.

But if you’re looking for something new (or new to streaming), we’ve got you covered here, too.

Mashable’s entertainment team scoured the streaming services to highlight this week’s buzziest releases and ranked them from worst to best — or worth your time to most watched. If you are looking for a dystopian sci-fi, a sports drama or new Doctor Who Christmas special, we’ve got you covered.

Here’s what’s new in streaming, from worst to best.

5. Squid gameseason 2

After a wait of three years, the sequel of Hwang Dong-hyuk’s wildly popular dystopian thriller is finally coming to Netflix. After the events of the first Squid gameu second season see Player 456 (Lee Jung-jae) Returning to the original games in an attempt to fix the mistakes of the first season.

Details are still pretty secret — though if you want the full scoop on S2, we have a spoiler-filled review – but we know there will be new nightmare games to look forward to, including this huge carousel from the trailer. Oh, and that giant killer doll will be back. — Sam Haysom, UK deputy editor

Starring: Lee Jung-jae, Lee Byung-hun, Wi Ha-joon, Gong Yoo

How to watch: Squid game Season 2 is now streaming on Netflix.

4. ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing

The world of sports and true crime collide ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chiefs ClothingDylan Sires’ documentary about Kansas City Chiefs super-fan Xaviar Babudar, who was recently jailed for a series of armed bank robberies.

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Babudar became a familiar face at Kansas City Chiefs games, appearing in a full wolf outfit, before his arrest in 2022 — and escape later. — SH

How to watch: ChiefsAholic: A Wolf in Chiefs Clothing is now streaming on Prime Video.

3. Y2K

Everyone remembers that the hysteria over the computer themes of the year 2K was much ado about nothing. But this comedy crackling from Saturday Night LiveKyle Mooney imagines: What if he did? Specifically, what if Y2K caused all of our household electronics to Voltron into killing machines, Terminator-style?

Set at a high school’s New Year’s Eve party, Y2K is a wacky teen comedy about popularity, lust, friendship and awkward social situations on the brink of the robo-apocalypse. Outside of the film’s SXSW premiere, I wrote for Review by Mashable“Y2K it’s a lot of fun. Its generally teenage cast has a fantastic energy, and a supporting cast that includes Alicia Silverstone, Tim Heidecker, and Mooney—as a burnout video store clerk—brings welcome microdoses of weirdness. The celebration of all things ’00s is undeniably charming, even if it’s used superficially. The jokes come fast and furious, so even if some don’t land, there are plenty of laughs to be had.Kristy Puchko, entertainment editor

Starring: Jaeden Martell, Rachel Zegler, Julian Dennison, Kyle Mooney, Fred Durst and Alicia Silverstone

How to watch: Y2k is now available to rent or buy on Apple TV+.

2. The Order

An FBI agent (Jude Law) meets a neo-Nazi gang robbing a bank The Ordera thriller based on a true story from assassin’s creed director Justin Kurzel.

“The Order rarely slows down, deftly building to each new crescendo of action with the help of Jed Kurzel’s booming, relentlessly energetic score.” wrote Siddhant Adlakha in his review for Mashable. “He may have nothing novel to say about race in America—both then and now—but his sweeping reminders of the mechanics of neo-Nazi terror feel especially justified by the film’s brisk, deftly modulated pace. That is an action film in the film. Body of something more “prestigious” or important should feel insulting, but really, it was the key to the necessary transformation of Kurzel in everything. — SH

Starring: Jude Law, Nicholas Hoult, Tye Sheridan, Jurnee Smollett, Alison Oliver and Marc Maron

How to watch: The Order is now available for rent or purchase First Video, Apple TV+, and Fandango at home.

1. Doctor Who, “Joy to the World”

‘Tis the season for a Doctor Who Christmas special! In a festive adventure written by a former showrunner Steven Moffatthe Fifteenth Doctor (Ncuti Gatwa) makes a new friend in Joy (Bridgerton‘s Nicola Coughlan), a lonely but lovely young woman whose plans to celebrate the holiday alone end when the two-hearted time traveler lands in her loneliness.

You see, after stumbling into a Time Hotel, where tourists can visit Christmases through time, the doctor finds a curious mystery. To crack it, he will need the help of new friends, and better yet a cunning enemy and a dinosaur to boot! Whether you’re a longtime Whovian or a newcomer to the decades-old sci-fi franchise, you’ll enjoy the fun and twists. “Joy to the world.” But you have some tissue ready, as Moffat favors a bittersweet ending. — KP

Starring: Ncuti Gatwa and Nicola Coughlan

How to watch: Doctor Who “Joy to the World” debuts on Disney+ on December 25.

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