Two high-profile movie premieres highlight a light schedule of show premieres during the Christmas week.  

HBO Max on December 22 will debut the highly-anticipated movie The Matrix: Resurrections, day and date with the movie's run in the theaters. 

Also getting an early streaming window is Disney's Encanto, which is premiering on Disney Plus December 24, a month after its debut in theaters.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Dec. 20 to Dec. 26  on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Dec. 21 – Being the Ricardos (drama) – Prime Video

Dec. 22 – Emily In Paris (returning series) – Netflix 

Dec. 23 – Reno 911: The Hunt for QAnon (comedy special) – Paramount Plus

Dec. 23 – Virgil (drama) – Peacock

Dec. 24 – Don’t Look Up (comedy movie) – Netflix 

Dec. 24 – Slugfest (reality) – The Roku Channel 

Dec. 26 – Letterkenny (returning series) – Hulu 

The Christmas week will see the premiere of high-profile motion pictures Soul and  Wonder Woman 1984 and Soul on streaming services in an otherwise light lineup of show debuts.

Disney Plus on Dec. 25 will premiere the animated movie Soul, which was initially set to debut  June 19 in theaters, but was moved to Disney Plus as theaters shut down earlier this year due to the pandemic. The movie stars Jamie Foxx, Tina Fey and Phylicia Rashad. 

Also debuting on Christmas Day is HBO Max’s Wonder Woman 1984, in which Gal Gadot reprises her role as the DC Comics superhero from the 2017 Wonder Woman theatrical film.

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Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting the week of Dec. 21 to Dec. 27 on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Dec. 23 -- Sylvie’s Love (movie) -- Prime Video

Dec. 23 -- The Midnight Sky (movie) -- Netflix

Dec. 25 -- Bridgerton (drama) -- Netflix

Dec. 26 -- Letterkenny (returning series) -- Hulu

Two new series based on popular franchises head the list of new and returning series debuting this week.

USA Network on Oct. 15 will premiere drama series Treadstone, based on the Jason Bourne theatrical movie franchise, which follows the origins of a secret CIA black ops program. Debuting Oct. 20 is HBO’s Watchmen, based on the graphic comic book series of the same name and set in an alternate history where superheroes are treated as outlaws, according to the network.

On the streaming services front, Oct. 18 will serve as the debut date for Prime Video’s drama anthology series Modern Love, Hulu’s miniseries Looking for Alaska and Netflix’s dramedy Living With Yourself.

Below are video trailers and premiere dates for several shows debuting this week on cable networks and streaming services (for some videos, viewer discretion is advised):

Oct. 14 -- Letterkenny (returning series) -- Hulu

Oct. 15 -- The Purge (returning series) -- USA

Oct. 16 -- Impulse (returning series) -- YouTube

Oct. 16 -- Limetown (drama) -- Facebook Watch 

Oct. 17 -- BookTube (returning talk show) -- YouTube

Oct. 17 -- Liberty: Mother of Exiles (documentary) -- HBO

Oct. 18 -- Eli (horror movie) -- Netflix

Oct. 18 -- Wounds (horror movie) -- Hulu