Looking for the perfect show to binge-watch on Netflix this week? Screen Rant has got you covered with five of the most talked about, brand new, and culturally relevant series that you can easily start and finish by Friday night.
For the week of December 1–7, 2025, Screen Rant’s TV experts have hand-picked five critically acclaimed, fan-favorite, and top-trending new Netflix series, most of which just premiered and are going viral worldwide right now. Our top selection even earned an 87% Rotten Tomatoes score, making it a must-watch masterpiece for all Netflix subscribers.
Screen Rant also has fresh options for what to binge-watch this week on Prime Video, HBO Max, Apple TV, and Paramount+. Grab your remote and cue up your watchlist – these are the top 5 shows to binge-watch on Netflix this week to kick December 2025 off right.
Love Is Blind: Italy
Logline: “A group of singles agree to get engaged sight unseen. They meet their partners for the first time on their wedding day, when they can still call off the engagement.”
A brand new Love Is Blind spinoff series set in Italy premieres on Netflix this Monday, December 1. Joining the other popular expansion series, such as the UK, France, and Sweden, Love Is Blind: Italy is a reality dating competition show based on the viral 2020 Netflix original.
Sean Combs: The Reckoning
Logline: “A revealing look at Sean Combs’ journey from music mogul to controversial figure, featuring footage and insider accounts that expose both his groundbreaking success with Bad Boy Entertainment and the troubling shadows behind his empire.”
Joining the other “Diddy” docuseries like HBO Max’s The Fall of Diddy and Peacock’s Diddy: The Making of a Bad Boy, Sean Combs: The Reckoning will be released on Netflix on Tuesday, December 2. Consisting of 4 episodes, it’s the first Netflix true crime docuseries centered on Sean “Diddy” Combs, who is currently serving a 50-month prison sentence.
Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches
Logline: “A neurosurgeon discovers she is the unlikely heir to a family of witches and must contend with a sinister presence that has haunted her family for generations.”
Season 2 of the popular AMC+ series, Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches, will arrive on Netflix this Tuesday, December 2. Season 1 of the supernatural fantasy series is also available to stream on Netflix, and season 3 will premiere on January 5, 2026, exclusively on AMC.
The Abandons
Logline: “When a corrupt force of wealth and power covets the lands of a group of diverse and atypical families and tries to drive them out, they must pursue their Manifest Destiny.”
All 10 episodes of Netflix’s brand new Western drama series The Abandons will be released this Thursday, December 4. Starring Gillian Anderson (The X-Files) and Lena Headey (Game of Thrones), this is one highly anticipated new December 2025 Netflix series you don’t want to miss this week.
Victoria
Logline: “The early life of Queen Victoria, from her ascension to the throne at the tender age of 18 to her courtship and marriage to Prince Albert.”
Seasons 1–3 of the acclaimed historical costume drama series Victoria are now available to stream on Netflix as of December 1, 2025. Having originally aired on PBS from 2016 to 2019, the series earned a Rotten Tomatoes score of 87%, an IMDb rating of 8.2, and was nominated for 2 Emmys. If you loved The Crown, then Victoria is a perfect binge on Netflix this week.
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