Prime Video UK December 2022: New movies/TV from Jack Ryan to Your Christmas Or Mine
More than perhaps any other streaming service this month, Prime Video UK has elected to go big and strong on its Christmas offerings. Via the Freevee portion of its platform, Prime Video has delved into the archives to make almost 50 festive movies available to stream while you wrap presents — including the all time classic It's a Wonderful Life.
There's original holiday cheer on offer too with a selection of new Christmas movies, including British romcom Your Christmas Or Mine? and the Zoey Deutch-starring Something From Tiffany's. If festive features aren't quite your tempo, then John Krasinski returns for a third series of action-thriller show Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan.
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New movies coming to Prime Video UK in December 2022
Hotel for the Holidays (2 December via Freevee)
Riverdale star Madelaine Petsch and Guy Ritchie's Aladdin leading man Mena Massoud are the stars of this festive romcom — Freevee's first original Christmas production. Petsch plays the young manager trying to keep a fancy hotel in check, only to find herself at the heart of a love triangle involving the hotel chef (Massoud) and a prince (Max Lloyd-Jones).
Your Christmas or Mine? (2 December)
Veteran telly director Jim O'Hanlon helms this sweet British tale, following a student couple (Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk) who both attempt to surprise each other at Christmas by spending it together. This means they each end up stranded apart due to heavy snow at each other's family homes, learning secrets they had been keeping close to their chests. Angela Griffin, Daniel Mays and David Bradley are among the supporting players.
Something from Tiffany’s (9 December)
Produced by Reese Witherspoon through her company Hello Sunshine, this is yet another Christmas romcom — with the central contrivance this time seeing a mix-up of fancy gifts between two couples at very different stages of their relationships. It's based on a book by Melissa Hill and stars Zoey Deutch and Kendrick Sampson.
About Fate (16 December)
This remake of 70s Soviet movie The Irony of Fate stars Emma Roberts and Thomas Mann as two people who are brought together by a taxi mishap, which scuppers their current relationships. When contrivance keeps them together, sparks inevitably begin to fly.
Nanny (16 December)
Anna Diop leads this psychological horror from Blumhouse, as a young woman who emigrates from Senegal and becomes a nanny for a wealthy couple in New York City. She wants to bring her son over to America with her, but a "violent presence" begins to invade her life before he is able to make the journey.
Wildcat (30 December)
This charming documentary follows a military veteran as he journeys to the Amazon and is entrusted with caring for a baby ocelot when he meets a young woman who runs a wildlife sanctuary.
New TV shows coming to Prime Video UK in December 2022
Three Pines S1 (weekly from 2 December)
Alfred Molina plays a detective investigating murders in a quiet Quebec village in this adaptation of a New York Times bestselling book series. He becomes drawn in by the residents of Three Pines as he tries to get to the bottom of the mysteries around them.
The Bad Guy S1 (ep 1-3 on 8 December, ep 4-6 on 15 December)
In this dark comedy crime show, public prosecutor Nino Scotellaro (Luigi Lo Cascio) is accused of being part of the mafia, despite having spent years fighting against them in court. As a result, he begins a revenge plot to become the bad guy he is accused of being.
America’s Test Kitchen: The Next Generation (weekly from 9 December via Freevee)
In this series, 11 contestants will show off their culinary skills amid America’s Test Kitchen icons. The winner of the competition gets the chance to write their own cook book and a $100,000 (£83,000) prize to launch their own food business.
Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge (all episodes from 13 December)
Tamera Mowry-Housley hosts this series in which a team of nine bakers and artists are tasked with creating ambitious culinary pieces inspired by the likes of The Grinch and The Cat in the Hat.
LOL: Last One Laughing Mexico S5 (all episodes from 16 December)
Eugenio Derbez helms the latest instalment of the reality TV series in which a group of funny people are locked in a house together for six hours with only one goal: not to laugh.
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan S3 (all episodes from 21 December)
John Krasinski returns for a third run of the thriller series in which he plays action hero Jack Ryan. This time around, Jack is working as a CIA case officer in Rome when he is tipped off about a plot to restore the Soviet Empire. Soon, Jack finds himself accused of treason and with a red notice hanging over his head, running from his own government.
Other movies and TV to watch on Prime Video UK in December 2022
1 December
All Things Must Pass: The Rise and Fall of Tower Records (2015, via Freevee)
Bel Ami (2012, via Freevee)
Casual (S1-4, via Freevee)
Cinema Paradiso (1988, via Freevee)
Hot Air (2018, via Freevee)
Shrek the Musical (2013, via Freevee)
Take This Waltz (2011, via Freevee)
What to Expect When You’re Expecting (2012, via Freevee)
2 December
The Bouncer (2018, via Freevee)
Death of a Ladies' Man (2020, via Freevee)
SuperMansion (S1-3, via Freevee)
8 December
Blue Valentine (2010, via Freevee)
Brewster’s Millions (1985, via Freevee)
Don’t Look Deeper (S1, via Freevee)
John and the Hole (2021, via Freevee)
Rampart (2011, via Freevee)
Serena (2014, via Freevee)
The Son of No One (2011, via Freevee)
9 December
The Little Things (2021)
Watch: Trailer for serial killer thriller The Little Things
15 December
Out of the Furnace (2013, via Freevee)
Stockholm (2018, via Freevee)
16 December
Wonder Woman 1984 (2020)
19 December
Infamous (2020, via Freevee)
Tom & Jerry: The Movie (2021)
20 December
Crossing Lines (S1-3, via Freevee)
Watch: Trailer for superhero sequel Wonder Woman 1984
22 December
The Confirmation (2016, via Freevee)
23 December
Superintelligence (2020)
26 December
The Pirates of Somalia (2017, via Freevee)
Sex Tape (2014, via Freevee)
29 December
Escobar: Paradise Lost (2014, via Freevee)
Hitman Redemption (2018, via Freevee)
Watch: Trailer for Melissa McCarthy comedy film Superintelligence
Christmas movies on Amazon Freevee in December 2022
1 December: 12 Dog Days Till Christmas (2014), 3 Bears Christmas (2019), A Christmas Hero (2020), A Christmas Kiss II (2014), A Cinderella Christmas (2016), A Dogwalker’s Christmas Tale (2015), A Miracle on Christmas Lake (2016), A Perfect Christmas (2015), A Puppy for Christmas (2016), A Very Barry Christmas (2005), All the Creatures Were Stirring (2018), Angels in the Snow (2015), Back to Christmas (2013), Cancel Christmas (2010)
Christmas Belle (2013), Christmas on Holly Lane (2018), Christmas with the Andersons (2016), Diamond Dog Caper (2008), Girlfriends of Christmas Past (2016), Holly's Holiday (2011), How Sarah Got Her Wings (2015), It’s a Wonderful Life (1946), Journey to the Christmas Star (2012), Kiss Me for Christmas (2020), Married by Christmas (2016), Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence (1983), Merry Kissmas (2015), Moomins and the Winter Wonderland (2017)
My Dad Is Scrooge (2014), My Santa (2013), Naughty & Nice (2014), Pete’s Christmas (2013), Peter Pan: The Quest for the Never Book (2018), Santa and the Three Bears (1970), Scoot & Kassie's Christmas Adventure (2013), Second Chance Christmas (2017), Shelby (2014), Small Gifts (1994), The 12 Dogs of Christmas (2005), The Christmas Ride (2020), The March Sisters at Christmas (2012), The Spirit of Christmas (2015), The Wizard's Christmas (2014)
2 December: A Street Cat Named Bob (2016)
15 December: Gordon Ramsay's Ultimate Christmas (S1)
Watch: Trailer for classic Christmas movie It's a Wonderful Life