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New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: Netflix’s ‘Leave The World Behind’ + More

By Liz Kocan Twitter @lizburrito
Published Dec. 8, 2023, 8:00 a.m. ET

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Whether you’re in the mood for holiday movies or A-list blockbusters, there are tons of new titles out this week that have got you covered.

Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.

New Movies & Shows To Stream This Weekend: Leave The World Behind, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever, Your Christmas or Mine 2 + More

Do the holidays fill you with cheer, or a sense of dread? If it’s the latter, why not pile on the despair and check out Netflix’s Leave The World Behind? The star-studded film features Julia Roberts, Ethan Hawke, and Mahershala Ali in an apocalyptic nightmare. If you need something a touch more upbeat, check out Prime Video’s Your Christmas or Mine 2, a rom-com about two families whose Christmas holiday gets turned upside down. And for the kids, Disney+ has Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever, featuring the antics of the Heffley family.

New on Netflix December 8: Leave The World Behind

Writer-director Sam Esmail’s newest project, Leave The World Behind, is based on the novel of the same name by Rumaan Alam, and it brings together Julia Roberts, Mahershala Ali, and Ethan Hawke for an apocalyptic thrill ride. Combining conspiracy theories with racial tension, references to Friends, and our modern reliance on technology, the film would be a complete anxiety nightmare if it weren’t so well-crafted.

New on Prime Video December 8: Your Christmas Or Mine 2

There are plenty of Christmas-themed rom-coms available on every streaming platform (not to mention the Hallmark Channel and GAF) and this week, our must-watch pick is Your Christmas or Mine 2. A sequel to the delightful Your Christmas or Mine?, the film reunites Sex Education‘s Asa Butterfield and Cora Kirk as a couple whose families plan to have Christmas together in the Alps, but things don’t go as planned. Jane Krakowski, David Bradley, and Daniel Mays co-star.

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New on Disney+ December 8: Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever

If the kids have run out of festive specials to watch, consider the new Wimpy Kid installment on Disney+, Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever. The animated film is the seventh film based on the books of Jeff Kinney, and is based on his Cabin Fever book. In this one, Greg Heffley (voiced by Wesley Kimmel) and his best pal Rowley (Spencer Howell) can’t help but get involved in some light, snowball-related crime as Christmas approaches, jeopardizing Greg’s chances at receiving a coveted video game system for Christmas.

Where to watch Diary of a wimpy kid christmas: cabin fever

Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend:

The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:

New on Netflix – Full List

Released Thursday, December 7

Analog Squad (TH) *NETFLIX SERIES

Hilda: Season 3 *NETFLIX FAMILY

I Hate Christmas: Season 2 (IT) * NETFLIX SERIES

High Tides (BE) *NETFLIX SERIES

My Life With the Walter Boys *NETFLIX SERIES

NAGA (SA) *NETFLIX FILM

The Archies (IN) *NETFLIX FILM

World War II: From the Frontlines (GB) *NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY

Released Friday, December 8

Blood Vessel (NG) *NETFLIX FILM

Leave the World Behind *NETFLIX FILM

The Great British Baking Show: Holidays: Season 6 (GB) *NETFLIX SERIES

Women on the Edge (AR) *NETFLIX FILM

Released Saturday, December 9

Love and Monsters

New on Prime Video – Full List

Released December 7

A Lot Like Christmas (2021) (Freevee)

Coach Prime

Released December 8

Dating Santa (2023) *Prime Video Original Movie

Dealing with Christmas (2023) *Prime Video Original Movie

Merry Little Batman (2023) *Prime Video Original Movie

The Fairy Princess & the Unicorn (2019) (Freevee)

World’s First Christmas (2023) *Prime Video Original Movie

Your Christmas Or Mine 2 (2023) *Prime Video Original Movie

Released December 10

Copshop (2021) (Freevee)

New on Hulu – Full List

Released Thursday, December 7

I Survived . . .: Complete Season 5

I Survived a Crime: Complete Season 1

Snapped: Complete Seasons 16-18 

The Bling Ring: Special Premiere

Released Friday, December 8

Culprits: Complete Season 1 *Hulu Original

Proximity | 2020

The Mission: Special Premiere (National Geographic)

Released Saturday, December 9

Maestra: Complete Season 1 (SUBBED) *Hulu Original

Meet Me Under the Mistletoe | 2023

Released Sunday, December 10

The Matrix Resurrections | 2021

New on Max – Full List

Released Thursday, December 7

Boom Boom Bruno (Max Original)

Elmo & Tango Holiday Helpers (Max Original)

Vlad & Niki, Season 2C 

Released Sunday, December 10

OWN Holiday Movie: A Christmas of Yes (OWN) (2023)

White House Christmas (2023) (HGTV) 

The Gilded Age

New on Disney+ – Full List

Released Friday, December 8

Diary of a Wimpy Kid Christmas: Cabin Fever (Premiere) *Disney+ Original 

The Mission 

Released Saturday, December 9

Doctor Who: The Giggle (Premiere) *Disney+ Original 

New on Starz – Full List

Released Friday, December 8

Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Episode 302 – “FLIPMODE”

Released Saturday, December 9

Henry Poole is Here

New on Paramount+ with Showtime – Full List

Released Thursday, December 7

The Envoys Season 2 premiere

Showing Up*

Released Friday, December 8

Baby Shark’s Big Movie premiere

Ghosts UK** (Season 2)

Released Saturday, December 9

Transformers: The Last Knight

Released Sunday, December 10

A Grammy Salute to 50 Years of Hip Hop**

What Else Is Streaming New This December?

What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:

Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.