Check Out Some Of The Best Series To Binge-Watch On This Holiday

December is upon us! And you know what that means? It’s officially the best time of the year! It’s the season of sharing ‘from me and mine’ cards, holiday shopping, ugly sweater photoshoots, gifting, and spending quality time with our family, friends and loved ones.

It’s also the season to relax, unwind and catch up on some of the shows that rocked the year. To make things easier, we’ve rounded up a list of some of the best series that would be worth every second of your relaxation time.

Take a scroll to catch up:

1. HOUSE OF THE DRAGON S1 | Binge from 15 December 2022

Hello, true Game of Thrones lovers!

HBO’s smash hit prequel to Game of Thrones traces the war for succession within House Targaryen at the height of its power, 172 years before the birth of Daenerys Targaryen. The 10-episode first season is based on parts of the novel Fire & Blood by George R. R. Martin.

Already renewed for a second season, House of the Dragon’s premiere drew almost 10 million viewers, the largest-ever audience for any new original series on HBO, with the finale drawing 9.3 million viewers – the most of any HBO series since the conclusion of Game of Thrones in 2019.

1. THE WHITE LOTUS S2 | Binge from 12 December 2022

This is a highly recommended comedy series that will leave you gasping for breath.

Written and directed by Mike White, the first season revolves around a group of wealthy individuals staying at a luxurious resort in Hawaii before things start to take a turn for the worse. Season 2 of The White Lotus swaps Hawaii for Sicily, following a new group of vacationers jetting off to a different White Lotus resort.

The show has received a lot of critical acclaim and was the most awarded show at the 2022 Emmys, winning 10 awards, including Outstanding Limited or Anthology Series, Directing and Writing – and Supporting Actress for Jennifer Coolidge as Tanya.

1. HIS DARK MATERIALS S3 |  Tuesdays from 6 December 2022

A fantasy series based on the trilogy novels of the same name by Philip Pullman, the third and final season of the HBO and BBC One fantasy epic His Dark Materials follows Lyra and Will as they journey to a dark place from which no one has ever returned. As her father’s great war against the Authority edges closer, they will learn that saving the world comes at a terrible price.

The new season stars British-Nigerian Black Reel nominee Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje, alongside Ghanaian-British actor, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith.

1. NEW AMSTERDAM S4 | Binge from 23 December

The fourth season of the ever-popular medical drama, New Amsterdam, returns us to America’s oldest public hospital, where Dr Max Goodwin continues his fight to put saving lives above the bottom line while fielding his increasingly personal relationship with Dr Helen Sharpe.

The new season brings in Sandra Mae Frank, as the new chief of oncology, deaf surgeon Dr Elizabeth Wilder, and Emmy nominee Michelle Forbes.

You can also check out another super interesting medical series, This Is Going To Hurt.

1. POWER BOOK III: RAISING KANAN S1 | Binge from 12 December

The second spin-off to the hit crime drama Power, the prequel series Power Book III: Raising Kanan chronicles a journey into the drug trade, as 15-year-old Kanan Stark makes a bid to join the growing family business.

Young actor Mekai Curtis steps into the lead role as the young Kanan, the character played in the original series by Emmy and Grammy winner Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson, who once again executive produces alongside Emmy nominee Courtney A. Kemp and series creator Sascha Penn (Creed II).

1. THE PORTER S1 | Binge now

Inspired by the real events that led up to the formation of the world’s first Black union, The Porter is set in the roar of the 1920s, following war buddies and train porters Junior and Zeke, whose unbreakable bond is stretched to its limits when tragedy inspires them to take conflicting paths to a better life.

As the world rebuilds after the First World War, the Black community in St Antoine, Montreal – known as the “Harlem of the North” – find themselves thrown together across the colour line in an era that boasts anything is possible. If change isn’t coming for them, they will come for it. By any means necessary.

1. THE VOW, PART TWO | Binge from 7 December

Five years ago, America and in extension, the world, was shocked by the NXIVM scandal. Following cult leader, Keith Raniere’s arrest in Mexico, rumours of a secret sex sorority within his self-help company NXIVM, The Vow, Part Two follows the legal and emotional journeys of the group’s founders, supporters, and defectors as new evidence and stunning revelations come to light, while federal prosecutors and defense attorneys engage in a trial in the national spotlight.

Directed by Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated Jehane Noujaim, the docu-series features chilling testimony from the trial, exclusive phone interviews with Keith Raniere from prison and extensive access to co-founder Nancy Salzman, who wrestles with her role in the rise of NXIVM, her relationship with Raniere and her involvement in growing an organisation accused of fostering predatory behaviour and criminal activity.

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