The December 2025 streaming calendar is top-heavy. Between the series finale of Netflix’s biggest hit and the return of Amazon’s most expensive sci-fi gamble, there is almost too much to watch.
If you’re looking to kill time between Christmas dinner and New Year’s Eve, we’ve narrowed down the essentials. Here is your guide to the best of Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, JioHotstar, and ZEE5 for the 2025 holiday season
Stranger Things 5: Volume 2 (Series Finale)
- Platform: Netflix
- Release Date: December 26 (6:30 AM IST)
- The Vibe: The end of an era.
This is the big one. After nearly a decade, the Hawkins saga concludes. The final three episodes (5–7) launched this morning in India, promising a feature-length showdown between Eleven and Vecna. If you aren’t watching this on day one, stay off social media—the spoilers will be everywhere.
Fallout — Season 2
- Platform: Amazon Prime Video
- Release Date: Out Now (New episodes weekly)
- The Vibe: Neon-lit wasteland.
The action has officially shifted to New Vegas. With the introduction of Mr. House and more political maneuvering among the factions, Fallout is no longer just a “video game adaptation”—it’s Prime Video’s flagship drama. Episode 2 (“The Golden Rule”) dropped on Christmas Eve, with more coming through January.
Thamma
- Platform: Amazon Prime Video
- Release Date: Out Now
- The Vibe: Vampires meet the Heartland.
Following a successful theatrical run in October, Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna’s horror-comedy is now streaming. It follows a journalist who discovers his savior is a vampire—it’s a genre-bender that feels tailor-made for the Stree and Munjya audience.
Mrs. Deshpande
- Platform: JioHotstar
- Release Date: Out Now
- The Vibe: Prestige crime drama.
Madhuri Dixit stars as Seema Deshpande, a former serial killer brought out of prison to catch a copycat. Directed by Nagesh Kukunoor, this 6-episode psychological thriller is an official adaptation of the French hit La Mante. It’s dark, layered, and ends on a massive cliffhanger.
The Great Indian Kapil Show — Season 4
- Platform: Netflix
- Release Date: Out Now (New episodes Saturdays)
- The Vibe: Low-stakes family comedy.
The perfect “background noise” show for when the family is over. Season 4 kicked off with Priyanka Chopra Jonas, signaling that Netflix is still betting big on Kapil’s global reach for the festive season.
Nobody 2
- Platform: JioHotstar
- Release Date: Out Now
- The Vibe: family Drama and action
Bob Odenkirk returns as the “silent dad” who is actually a lethal assassin. It’s stylized, brutal, and features a chaotic duck-boat fight that highlights Odenkirk’s transition into a full-blown action star.
Raat Akeli Hai: The Bansal Murders
- Platform: Netflix
- Release Date: Out Now
- The Vibe: Thriller
Nawazuddin Siddiqui’s Inspector Jatil Yadav is back. If you liked the first film’s “whodunit” atmosphere, this standalone sequel is a mandatory watch for thriller fans.
Dominic and the Ladies’ Purse
- Platform: Zee5
- Release Date: Out Now
- The Vibe: Thriller
Mammootty plays a cynical ex-cop looking for a missing purse. What starts as a light comedy quickly spirals into a sharp, character-driven Kerala underworld thriller.
Nayanam
- Platform: ZEE5
- Release Date: Out Now
- The Vibe: Thriller
A Telugu sci-fi psychological thriller centered on a clinic hiding dangerous experiments. It’s a slow-burn alternative to the louder holiday blockbusters.
Goodbye June
- Platform: Netflix
- Release Date: Out Now
- The Vibe: Family drama
The designated “holiday tearjerker.” A family drama about a terminal diagnosis that forces a fractured family to reconcile over Christmas. Bring tissues.
Cover-Up
- Platform: Netflix
- Release Date: December 26
- The Vibe: Investigative journalism noir.
This documentary chronicles the career of Seymour Hersh, the man who exposed the My Lai Massacre and Abu Ghraib. Using archival footage and personal notes, it’s a sharp look at the cost of truth—a perfect palette cleanser after all the sci-fi explosions.
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