This week Amazon Prime Video and IMDb TV are adding a selection of movies and TV shows with a heavy focus on the holiday spirit. Many studios are moving their releases back to movie theaters around the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. However, some movies are still releasing directly to streaming and the wait between a theatrical release and a movie being added to streaming is shorter than standard at the moment. This is especially true as the holidays get closer and some holiday movies are releasing both in theaters and on streaming on the same day. For viewers who would prefer to wait for content to come to streaming and the comfort of their own home, Amazon’s Prime Video and IMDb TV is consistently adding fresh content to be enjoyed from the couch.
Last week, Amazon added two docuseries, FC Bayern: Behind the Legend, which explored the history of a Munich-based soccer team, and The Ferragnez, the delved into the careers and lives of two popular influencers, Chiara Ferragni and Fedez. Prime Video also welcomed the latest season of LOL: Last One Laughing Mexico and a holiday movie A Christmas Star. Finally, for Sci-Fi fans, Amazon added the movie Encounter, which saw a theatrical release earlier this year and also aired the first episode of The Expanse season 6, which will be the show’s final season and will release new episodes on Prime Video every Friday.
While some streaming platforms work on a weekly cycle with all their releases dropping on a single of the week, Amazon’s Prime Video and IMDb TV use a monthly cycle. This means that Prime Video receives their new additions spread out throughout the month and the week with a slight weighting to releases on the first of the month. Their added content typically includes Amazon Originals, movies and TV series that are making their first appearance on streaming, and older content that is making its debut on Amazon’s streaming services of Prime Video and IMDb TV. Here is everything that Amazon is adding to Prime Video and IMDb TV during the week of December 13.
With Love – December 17
Amazon’s first Prime Video release of the week is the TV series With Love on December 17. Spanning five episodes, each episode of the season is set during a different holiday throughout a single year. The plot follows different members of the Diaz family as they deal with different stages of their lives and how that affects their relationships and love lives. Lily goes from single to being caught in a love triangle while her brother, Jorge Jr. introduces his new boyfriend to the family for the first. Their cousin, Sol Perez, works through the start of a relationship with a coworker, and their parents Beatriz and Jorge Sr. battle to keep the spark alive as they enter their 50s.
Boxing Day – December 17
Also on December 17, Amazon will add Boxing Day (2021) to Prime Video. Starring Aml Ameen (Sense8) and Aja Naomi King, Boxing Day sees a British author living in America, Melvin (Ameen), return home to the UK to introduce his fiancée, Lisa (King), to his British-Caribbean family. However, their relationship is complicated when Lisa learns more about the life that Melvin had before he moved to the United States.
Christmas Is Cancelled – December 17
Christmas Is Cancelled comes to Prime Video on December 17. The seasonal comedy sees Hayley Orrantia as Emma Lockhart who spends every Christmas with her dad. This year, those plans are complicated when Emma learns that her dad is now dating Brandy Barnes, her high school nemesis. Emma schemes to break the pair up as hijinks ensue. The film also stars Dermot Mulroney (Hanna) and Janel Parrish.
Joy For Christmas – December 19
The final Christmas movie of the week that Amazon is adding to Prime Video is Joy For Christmas. A part of the Great American Christmas series, Joy For Christmas (2021) will release on December 19. The movie sees a publicist trying to introduce a famous athlete to the spirit of Christmas in the hopes that he will help her to save her family’s charity.
Movies New To Amazon Prime Video
As well as the above brand new content, Amazon is adding two older movies to Prime Video for members to enjoy. The first of these arrives on December 16 and is the 2014 movie The Theory of Everything. The film stars Eddie Redmayne as Stephen Hawking in a biographical romantic drama that is based on the book Travelling to Infinity: My Life with Stephen by Stephen Hawking’s ex-wife, Jane Hawking. By the time the film was made, the pair had developed a working relationship and Stephen Hawking permitted the use of his copyrighted voice in the movie. The Theory of Everything also stars Felicity Jones, Charlie Cox, Emily Watson, Simon McBurney, David Thewlis, and Maxine Peake.
On December 19, Amazon will add the 2010 crime thriller The Town to Prime Video. Based on the book Prince of Thieves by Chuck Hogan, the film is directed by and stars Ben Affleck alongside Rebecca Hall, Jon Hamm, Jeremy Renner, and Blake Lively. The Town sees a group of lifelong friends and bank robbers in Boston as they prepare to rob Fenway Park as a final job before they get out clean.
IMDb TV Originals
Amazon provides content through Prime Video for Prime Members or for additional purchase. However, viewers with or without a Prime membership can also see additional content for free on IMDb TV. The platform is also owned by Amazon but works as an ad-supported streaming service, meaning that all of its content can be streamed on-demand at no additional cost.
UNINTERRUPTED’s Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers Season 2 will arrive on December 17. The six-part docuseries follows the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers as they return from 12 months without training and resume their quest for victory after their 2020 campaign was cut short by world events. For a tonal shift, on December 18, IMDb TV will receive a two-part Christmas special for the GAC series When Hope Calls titles When Hope Calls: A Country Christmas. The period piece is a spinoff from the series When Calls the Heart and follows the story of two sisters who were separated as orphans but reunite as adults.