What’s new on Apple TV+ this month (December 2024)

Each month, the list of new programs on Apple TV+ tends to be pretty lean. The streamer has a unique model, which is powered by original content. Apple TV+ has set a very high bar since announcing its bold strategy, with a host of TV shows and movies headlined by A-list talent and an outstanding awards pedigree.

There’s one more month to wait for the return of Emmy-winning drama Severance, and this December is a very quiet one on Apple TV+. Nonetheless, you can still look forward to a ten-part nature series made in collaboration with the BBC Studios Nature Unit and Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum in Fly Me to the Moon.

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Our top picks for December

Fly Me to the Moon (2024)

53%

pg-13

132m

Genre

Romance, Comedy

Stars

Scarlett Johansson, Channing Tatum, Woody Harrelson

Directed by

Greg Berlanti

Watch on Apple TV+

Fly Me to the Moon, a rare exception to Apple TV+’s original only maxim, was released this summer by Columbia Pictures. Now, the movie lands on Apple TV+. Set against the backdrop of the Apollo 11 mission, marketing guru Kelly Jones (Scarlett Johansson) is brought in to help fix NASA’s public image.

Her unconventional methods, however, lead to butting heads and flying sparks with launch director Cole Davis (Channing Tatum). When the White House deems the mission too important to fail, Jones starts working on a backup plan: a staged fake moon landing, just in case the real mission falls through.

The Secret Lives of Animals (2024)

tv-y

1 Season

Genre

Documentary

Stars

Hugh Bonneville

Watch on Apple TV+

Narrated by Hugh Bonneville, The Secret Lives of Animals is a ten-part series was made in collaboration with BBC Studios renowned Natural History unit. (That’s the same group that made Planet Earth.)

The series examines 77 species across the world, exploring the clever and creative ways that animals navigate life’s most extraordinary challenges. From leaving home to finding a mate, monkeys, mammals, birds, amphibians, and more deal with the hurdles they must clear to survive.

Everything new on Apple TV+ in December

December 6

• Fly Me to the Moon

December 13

• Wonder Pets: In The City

December 18

• The Secret Lives of Animals

Last month’s top picks

Blitz (2024)

70%

r

120m

Genre

Drama, History, War

Stars

Elliott Heffernan, Saoirse Ronan, Harris Dickinson

Directed by

Steve McQueen

Watch on Apple TV+

Steve McQueen takes on World War II in Blitz, a dramatic examination of Londoners. Centering on nine-year-old George (Elliott Heffernan) and his mother, Rita (Saoirse Ronan), Blitz follows Rita’s evacuation of her son to the countryside to escape the bombing. Furious and defiant that Rita only took him and left behind the rest of his family, George heads out alone back to London as Rita frantically follows in his wake.

Silo (2023)

75%

tv-ma

2 Seasons

Genre

Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama

Stars

Rebecca Ferguson, Common, Harriet Walter

Created by

Graham Yost

Watch on Apple TV+

Based on Hugh Howey’s postapocalyptic trilogy, Silo returns after a highly acclaimed first season. After a nuclear holocaust destroys the planet, humanity resides entirely in a giant underground silo that reaches hundreds of stories deep. The rich live on the top floors, the poor on the bottom, and that’s the way it has always been — for everyone’s safety. But after the disgraced sheriff (David Oyelowo) chooses the capital punishment of being sent outside, his friend, Juliette (Rebecca Ferguson), has questions. Her digging puts her in the path of a sinister conspiracy, ultimately leading to a jaw-dropping cliffhanger at the end of Season 1.