6 Christmas TV shows to binge watch during holidays

16/12/2022

The holiday season has begun! It's time to curl up under a blanket with a hot chocolate and to watch a Christmas-themed program. Between romcoms and family movies, discover 6 Christmas series full of softness to binge-watch at the end of the year.

Dash & Lily
Dash & Lily

Based on the young adult novel series Dash & Lily's Book of Dares, this Netflix miniseries will immerse you into a festive New York during the holiday season with two heroes that everything seems to oppose. On one hand, we’ve Dash (Austin Abrams), a pessimist with a lonely heart who hates Christmas, and on the other hand, Lily (Midori Francis), an optimistic and ultra-creative teenager who, of course, only swears by Christmas. But everything changes when Lily learns that her family will not be able to celebrate the holidays with her. So Lily decides to write down some challenges in a red notebook. Dash stumbles upon the notebook and begins a correspondence game that will delight all Christmas and romcoms lovers.

Home for Christmas
Home for Christmas

In this Norwegian show released on Netflix, 30-year-old Johanne (Ida Elise Broch), a die-hard bachelor, is unable to find love. Tired of seeing her family constantly asking her when she will find her prince charming, she announces at the dinner table that she has finally found a boyfriend. Except that to get herself out of this lie, the protagonist will have to be accompanied by her other half for Christmas Eve. Will she succeed in doing so in only 24 days? What we like in this show is that the story is nowhere near the romantic comedies that we usually watch on TV. It’s a heroine living in the modern world who does not hesitate to address topics related to sexuality or sexual orientation. A nice step forward in the world of Christmas fiction.

I Hate Christmas
I Hate Christmas

Once again, Netflix offers a total change of scenery. In this Italian adaptation of the Home for Christmas series, which is the first Italian show of its kind, viewers can once again discover a protagonist, played by Pilar Fogliati, who is not a big fan of the holiday season and even less of Christmas. Gianna is an independent woman who doesn't need a boyfriend to be happy but her family also pushes her to find her other half. To keep her peace of mind, she pretends to have found a partner and that he will be there for Christmas Eve. A mission she will also have to accomplish in only 24 days. Will she really find love or will she prefer to stay true to her principles? Let’s find out in I Hate Christmas!

Hawkeye
Hawkeye

Looking for a bit of action for Christmas? The Hawkeye series is exactly what you need. Far from romcoms, Hawkeye is a Marvel series centered on Hawkeye (Jeremy Renner), one of the Avengers, and his potential successor, Kate Bishop (Hailee Steinfeld). In this 6-episode miniseries set right after the events of Avengers: Endgame, Clint Barton's holiday plans are turned upside down when Kate, a young archer and a rookie vigilante, comes into possession of his old Ronin costume and finds herself with all of the former Avenger's enemies on her back. Will the two heroes make it home in time to celebrate Christmas?

Christmas Flow
Christmas Flow

After American romcoms, Norwegian and Italian series, it is now France's turn to offer its own Christmas series: Christmas Flow. But you won’t believe your eyes, if the scenario respects the Christmas films and series tradition by featuring two characters that everything opposes and that will get closer thanks to the magic of Christmas, this show made in France navigates between rap and feminism. Starring the rapper Tayc and Shirine Boutella (Lupin), this Netflix production features Marcus, a rapper in media and legal turmoil because of an very sexist song, and Lila, a feminist journalist. How will these highly different worlds come together?

Over Christmas
Over Christmas

Based on the novel 7 Kilos In 3 Days by Christian "Pokerbeats" Hube, Over Christmas is a three-episode miniseries that follows Bastian (Luke Mockridge), a musician trying to make it in Berlin. Single for almost a year since his breakup with Fine (Cristina do Rego), he returns with his parents to spend the holidays. Except that the protagonist witnesses his brother arriving with his date who is...Fine. Christmas Eve is going to be quite eventful for poor Bastian! Fortunately, he can count on his childhood friends as well as Karina (Seyneb Saleh), his new crush.

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