What’s new on Paramount+ in December 2021

It was originally called CBS All Access, but the streaming service now known as Paramount+ has quickly established some name recognition with an impressive library of new and classic movies and shows, as well as some top-tier franchises and original projects you won’t find anywhere else.

December brings even more hotly anticipated additions to the Paramount+ library, including plenty of holiday fare, as well as Yellowstone prequel series 1883 and the comedy special Reno 911! The Hunt for QANON. Read on for the highlights, as well as everything else coming to the streaming service throughout the month.

Below, you’ll find the full list of December’s new arrivals to the Paramount+ library with our recommendations in bold. If you subscribe to other streaming services, we also have helpful guides to the best movies on Netflix and best shows on Netflix, as well as the best movies streaming on Amazon and best TV shows streaming on Amazon, plus plenty of guides for Hulu, Disney+, and HBO Max, too.

Everything new on Paramount+ in December

December 1

  • Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
  • Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy
  • 13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
  • Alienator
  • Back To School
  • Bridget Jones’s Baby
  • Bridget Jones’s Diary
  • Bull Durham
  • Chattahoochee
  • Cherry 2000
  • Chocolate
  • Clerks
  • Con Air
  • Cujo
  • Days of Heaven
  • Dead Man Walking
  • Erik the Viking
  • Flight of the Intruder
  • Friday the 13th
  • From Dusk Till Dawn
  • Four Weddings And A Funeral
  • Halloween VIII: Resurrection
  • Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
  • Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth
  • Hellraiser IV: Bloodline
  • Hollow Man
  • King Kong
  • Love Field
  • Making Mr. Right
  • My Best Friend’s Wedding
  • O (Othello)
  • Regarding Henry
  • Saving Private Ryan

Scream (1996)

Scream
Genre Crime, Horror, Mystery
Stars Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox, David Arquette
Directed by Wes Craven
112m
Wes Craven kicked off a new blockbuster franchise with this 1996 slasher film about a killer terrorizing teenagers in a California town. The first film in the series remains both a touchstone for the genre and an entertaining, subversive spin on the classic masked-murderer formula.
  • Scream
  • Scream 2
  • Scream 3
  • Shooter
  • Silverado
  • Soda Cracker
  • Something’s Gotta Give
  • Stephen King’s Graveyard Shift
  • Stephen King’s Silver Bullet
  • Stephen King’s Thinner
  • Superbeast
  • The A-Team
  • The Black Stallion
  • The Black Stallion Returns
  • The Curse
  • The Dungeonmaster
  • The Firm
  • The Haunting
  • The Heartbreak Kid
  • The Siege of Firebase Gloria
  • The Warriors
  • Troll
  • Wes Craven Presents: Dracula 2000
  • Wes Craven Presents: They
  • Young Guns
  • Young Guns II

December 2

Rugrats (2021)

Rugrats
Genre Animation, Comedy, Kids
Cast Elizabeth Daily, Nancy Cartwright, Cheryl Chase
Seasons: 1
tv-y7
The popular ’90s cartoon got a modern reboot in this Paramount+ original series that follows a group of babies as they get caught up in one wild adventure after another in the big, wide world. The cast of colorful characters returns for a holiday-themed romp in this special episode for the 2021 season.
  • Queen of the Universe – Premiere
  • Rugrats – New Holiday Episode

December 7

  • World War Z

December 8

  • 100 Days to Fall in Love – Premiere
  • Aerial Greece
  • America’s Heartland: Wild Prairie Reborn
  • Black & White Stripes: The Juventus Story
  • Bubble Guppies (Season 5, Episodes 1-10)
  • Danger Force Minisodes (Season 1)
  • Inside the Food Factory (Season 1)
  • Inside the Tower of London (Season 1)
  • Legends of the Pharaohs (Season 1)
  • Murderous History (Season 1)
  • Nickelodeon’s Ho Ho Holiday Special
  • Stormborn (Season 1)
  • The All-Star Nickmas Spectacular Special
  • To Catch a Thief – Premiere
  • Top Elf (Season 1)

December 9

  • Transformers: The Last Knight

December 12

  • A Christmas Proposal – Premiere

December 15

  • America’s Wild Border: Northern Exposure
  • Lindsay Lohan’s Beach Club (Seasons 5-6)
  • Ocean Super Predators
  • Survivor: New Zealand (Season 2)
  • Survivor: South Africa (Season 8)
  • Tasmania: Curious Life of Quolls
  • Virus Hunting: Cave to COVID
  • Wildest California
  • Yukon’s Wild Grizzlies

December 18

  • Teen Wolf (Seasons 1-6)

December 19

1883 (2021)

1883
Genre Western, Drama
Created by Taylor Sheridan
Cast Sam Elliott, Tim McGraw, Faith Hill
Seasons: 1
tv-ma
Taylor Sheridan, the co-creator of Yellowstone, turns back the clock in this prequel series that explores the Dutton family’s initial move west to the land that would become their home — and battleground — years later in the popular show. Sam Elliott, Faith Hill, and Tim McGraw star in the series.
  • 1883 – Yellowstone Prequel Premiere
  • Christmas Takes Flight – Premiere

December 23

  • Reno 911! The Hunt for QANON – Premiere

December 31

  • New Year’s Eve Live: Nashville’s Big Bash – Premiere

Editors' Recommendations

Movie images and data from: