The Parents Television and Media Council, which has criticized Netflix’s animated Big Mouth for sexualized content involving child characters, is no fan of animated spinoff Human Resources, either. Rather than asking Netflix not to run it, though, it is instead advising parents they may want to block it using parental controls.

PTC points out that while Human Resources does not “revolve around” adolescent characters, it features some of the same “hormone monster” characters and content PTC says contains “disturbing, sexualizing references to children,” for example one character that says: “I mean, I’m perfectly satisfied getting children to touch their privates.”

Also: PTC Asking Justice to Investigate Netflix Programming

In a revamped corporate employee policy published last month, Netflix made it clear that pushing the edge artistically is part of its mission statement.

“As employees we support the principle that Netflix offers a diversity of stories, even if we find some titles counter to our own personal values,” the policy states. “Depending on your role, you may need to work on titles you perceive to be harmful. If you’d find it hard to support our content breadth, Netflix may not be the best place for you.”

That policy update applies to all content, but followed by several months the expressed unhappiness of some employees over the Dave Chappelle special The Closer.

PTC has long advocated for what its members argue is “responsible” entertainment when children are in the audience. ■

A mix of new series, documentaries and new episodes from two Emmy award winning shows help usher in the month of December on cable and streaming services.

Hulu will debut its adaptation of the classic franchise The Hardy Boys on Dec. 4, while Showtime on Dec. 6 will premiere Your Honor, starring Emmy-award winning actor Bryan Cranston in his first series role since Breaking Bad.

On the sports documentary front, Showtime on Dec. 4 will explore the career of former boxing champion Hector ‘Macho’ Camacho in Macho: The Hector Camacho Story.

HBO on Dec. 6 will debut a special episode of its freshman series Euphoria, which stars Emmy-winning actress Zendaya, while the same night Showtime will premiere the 11th and final season of its Emmy-winning comedy series Shameless.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Nov. 30 to Dec. 6 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Dec. 2 -- Trafficked with Mariana van Zeller (reality) -- National Geographic

Dec. 3 -- Anything for Jackson (horror) -- Shudder

Dec. 3 -- Heaven’s Gate: The Cult of Cults (documentary) -- HBO Max

Dec. 4 -- Small Axe: Red, White and Blue (drama) -- Prime Video

Dec. 4 -- Big Mouth (returning series) -- Netflix

Dec. 4 -- Earth at Night in Color (documentary) -- Apple TV Plus

Dec. 4 -- Selena: The Series (drama) -- Netflix

Dec. 4 -- Stillwater (animation) -- Apple TV Plus

A number of veteran shows will debut with new seasons this week as the calendar turns to October.

On Oct. 6, AMC’s horror/drama series The Walking Dead will premiere its 10th season, while USA Network’s thriller Mr. Robot (pictured) will debut its fourth and final season.

Debuting Oct. 4 is the third season of Prime Video legal drama Goliath and the fifth season of Netflix drama Peaky Blinders.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services:

Oct. 1 -- Sorry For Your Loss (drama) -- Facebook Watch

Oct. 2 -- 24/7 College Football (sports/reality) -- HBO

Oct.. 2 -- All Elite Wrestling: Dynamite (sports) -- TNT

Oct. 2 -- Living Undocumented (reality) -- Netflix

Oct. 4 -- Big Mouth (returning series) -- Netflix

Oct. 4 -- In The Tall Grass (horror) -- Netflix

Oct. 4 -- Into The Dark: Uncanny Annie (horror) -- Hulu

Oct. 4 -- Raising Dion (drama) -- Netflix

Oct. 6 -- Star Wars Resistance (returning series) -- Disney Channel