Disney+ has dropped a lot of coal in the stockings of subscribers who were used to a full-service streamer prior to this year. Even now, much of the content in the Disney+ December lineup is shared with Hulu, including the first 20 seasons of Law & Order, the horror film Cuckoo, and the action series Paris Has Fallen. What’s the point of having two streaming services — even in a Disney bundle — if they’re already sharing content?
Thankfully, Disney+ is also bringing some Christmas gifts in December to serve as a reminder of why this streamer was once considered the best alternative to Netflix. Where else are you going to get a new Star Wars series (Skeleton Crew), the third season of Marvel Studios’ animated show What If…?, a new Doctor Who Christmas special, and an Elton John special? Those are the kind of things that make Disney+ worth the money, rather than a warmed-over Hulu alternative. Disney+ should spend 2025 embracing the idea of actually giving people the special content that they signed up for in the first place.
Our roundup of everything new on Disney+ in December 2024 can be found below, with our favorites highlighted in bold.
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Everything new on Disney+ in December 2024
December 2
- Mickey and the Very Many Christmases
December 3
- Jung Kook: I Am Still – The Original (Season 1, 3 episodes)
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Season 1, 2 episodes)
December 4
- CMA Country Christmas (premiere)
- Light Shop (four-episode premiere)
- Marvel’s Spidey and his Amazing Friends (Season 3, 5 episodes)
December 5
- Wild Crime (Season 4)
December 6
- Buddy’s Holiday Recipe Rumble (Season 1)
- Critical Incident (Season 1)
- Paris Has Fallen (Season 1)
December 7
- Destruction Decoded (Season 2, 9 episodes)
- Inside the Enchanted Forests (Season 1, 6 episodes)
December 9
- Bluey Minisodes
- The Simpsons Funday Football (Live 5 p.m. PT)
December 10
- Coup!
- The Real Full Monty
- Sugarcane
December 11
- Big City Greens (Season 4, 1 episode)
- Dream Productions (all episodes)
- Mickey Mouse Funhouse (Season 3, 4 episodes)
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Season 1, episode 3)
December 13
- The Bravest Knight: Season 2A
- Elton John: Never Too Late
- Invisible (all episodes)
December 16
- Law & Order (Seasons 1-20)
- Morphie and the Magic Pets (Season 1, 6 episodes)
December 17
- Blink
- Cuckoo
- The Simpsons: O C’mon All Ye Faithful
December 18
- SuperKitties (Season 2, 5 episodes)
- Zombies: The Re-Animated Series (Season 1, 4 episodes)
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Season 1, episode 4)
December 20
- Ilana Glazer: Human Magic (premiere)
- Lost Treasures of the Bible (Season 1, 6 episodes)
December 22
- What If…? (Season 3, episode 1)
December 23
- What If…? (Season 3, episode 2)
- Me & Winnie the Pooh (Season 2, 5 episodes)
- Playdate with Winnie the Pooh: Shorts (Season 2, 3 episodes)
December 24
- What If…? (Season 3, episode 3)
December 25
- Doctor Who: Joy to the World
- What If…? (Season 3, episode 4)
- Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Season 1, episode 5)
December 26
- What If…? (Season 3, episode 5)
December 27
- Breaking
- John Williams in Tokyo
- What If…? (Season 3, episode 6)
December 28
- Alice, Darling
- What If…? (Season 3, episode 7)
December 29
- What If…? (Season 3, episode 8)
