From Elves to A Boy Called Christmas: Netflix announces Christmas slate

The holiday season is just around the corner, and to make it even special, Netflix has announced its Christmas slate that includes content for kids and adults. 

The upcoming releases that will be out in the months of November and December has eight kids specials, five rom-coms, four international comedies, three reality series, two musicals and a horror feature. 

Kids special

Winter Solstice

Release date: TBA

The three-part story helmed by Chen Chen will take you through the lives of three different people, who meet in a convenience store at the end, for a surprising climax. 

Charlie’s Colorforms City: Snowy Stories

Release Date: November 30

The show is to help the children with the basic understanding of colours and shapes. Presented by the anime Charlie, the upcoming winter themed episodes will introduce new characters, with some snowy adventures. 

Shaun The Sheep: The Fight Before Christmas

Release date: December 3

The world’s favorite sheep from the CBBC show Shaun, stars in this 30-minute special from Aardman. Shaun’s excitement turns to dismay as his fellow character Timmy goes missing, and he sets for an adventure to find him in this Christmas special show.

StarBeam: Beaming in the New Year

Release date: December 14

The superhero animated series created by Loris Lunsford and Jason Netter follows a young girl named Zoey, the superheroine. In the latest update, Zoey will be seen training her cousin Zane to be the next superhero from their family.

Waffles + Mochi’s Holiday Feast

Release date: November 23

The puppet pals Waffles and Mochi are on holidays, and will be seen treating their guests and friends, going for ventures and doing much more interesting activities during this Christmas time. 

The Claus Family

Release date: November 1

Helmed by Matthias Temmermans, the movie follows Jules, who learns about the magical legacy of his family. 

David and the Elves

Release date: December 6

The Michal Rogalski directorial chronicles the tale of David, who becomes friends with an Elf. They set off to Tatra Mountains, which opens the key to many adventures.

A Boy Called Christmas

Release date: November 4

Helmed by Gil Kenan, the movie is about Nikolas, an ordinary young boy who goes for a curious adventure into the snowy north, in search of his father.

Rom-com

Love Hard

Release date: November 5

The Hernan Jimenez directorial is a tale of a writer, who is a hopeless romantic, yet eternally single. The story takes a turn when she gets catfished by her mate on a dating app.

A Castle for Christmas

Release date: November 26

Sophie Brown, who is a popular author, decides to buy a castle for herself, and the movie follows her interesting journey to Scotland for the same. The feel-good drama is helmed by Mary Lambert.

1000 Miles From Christmas

Releasing date: December 24

The comedy-drama helmed by Alvaro Fernandez Armero, portrays the tale of Raul (Tamar Novas), who hates the whole Christmas spirit, for a reason.

The Princess Switch 3: Romancing the Star

Release date: November 8

The third film in the Vanessa Hudgens-led series is helmed by Mike Rohl. When a precious royal relic is stolen, Queen Margaret and Princess Stacy enlists the help of Fiona,and the three roles will be played by Hudgens. 

Horror

Elves

Release Date: November 28

Elves have been given a lot of avatars, but none quite like this. To sprinkle a bit of spookiness to your Christmas merry making the horror film Elves will take you through a tale where the mythical beings spell chaos for a young girl and her family.

Musicals

Christmas Flow

Release Date: November 17

The holidays can open the doors to many things, including romance. Christmas Flow tells the tale of an unlikely couple, a popular rapper and a resolute journalist, as they try to navigate their differences to make their relationship work.

Robin Robin

Release Date: November 24

This stop motion musical tells the heartwarming tale of a mice family who take in a Robin chick as their own, when they find the egg abandoned in a dumpster. But as the little bird grows up, she starts to have questions of where she actually belongs and embarks upon a quirky journey of self discovery.

Competition series

The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 4

Release Date: December 3

What is Christmas without the sugary goodies and mouth watering cakes. To spur on your inner dessert chef this Christmas the popular English bake show is back with its latest season, guaranteed to inspire and entertain.

School of Chocolate

Release Date: November 26

Pastry chefs and chocolatiers battle it out under the watchful eye of chocolate virtuoso Amaury Guichon. At the end of eight episodes one among them will emerge victorious with a prize that will open the door to amazing opportunities. 

Blown Away

Release date: November 19

Hosted by Bobby Berk with the evaluator Katherine Gray, the show will portray the return of five fan favourites to compete in a Christmas-themed challenge, aiming to become the Best in Holiday Blow. 

School of Chocolate

Release Date: November 26

Pastry chefs and chocolatiers battle it out under the watchful eye of chocolate virtuoso Amaury Guichon. At the end of eight episodes one among them will emerge victorious with a prize that will open the door to amazing opportunities. 

Comedies

Grumpy Christmas

Release Date: December 22

Don Servando and his quirky family return in this sequel to 2016’s Un Padre No Tan Padre. This time, the group hit the beach to visit their elderly aunt, a woman with a sharp tongue who earns the ire of Servando. The young man makes sure that the rest of the family knows how bad she is, no matter the cost.

How to Ruin Christmas: The Funeral

Release Date: December 

The second season of this South African comedy features the return of Tumi Sello, once again set to ruin her family’s holiday plans. But the Sello family black sheep might ruin things, but her big heart will make sure that she patches things up with her loved ones in the Christmas spirit.

A Najia Christmas

Release Date: December

Christmas is a time for the family to get together, and where there’s family, there's family expectations. A Najia Christmas tells the tale of three sons who race against the clock to find themselves suitable wives in time for Christmas, while their mother makes sure to make it a Christmas to remember.