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Netflix Maps Christmas Day NFL Doubleheader and Evening 'Stranger Things' Release

The service is steering holiday viewers to appointment programming with a primetime Volume 2 drop following live games.

Overview

  • On Dec. 25, Netflix will stream two live NFL games: Cowboys vs. Commanders and Lions vs. Vikings.
  • Stranger Things Season 5, Volume 2 arrives Christmas Day at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET with three new episodes, with the series finale expected next week.
  • The Christmas-week slate spans Dec. 22–28 with new films, series and specials including Elway, Eden, Downton Abbey: A New Era, Goodbye June and Tom Segura: Teacher.
  • Additional arrivals include The Best You Can and Wrath of Man on Dec. 25, plus Cover-Up and Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale on Dec. 26.
  • Several Transformers films are set to leave the service on Dec. 26, and publishers suggest Dec. 25 could become Netflix’s most-viewed day of 2025.