Streaming Queer: December 2024

"Pop Culture Jeopardy!" Season 1

Colin Jost hosts this fun twist on a reality competition TV classic. This is "the show that reminds us that without Pop culture, there's just... culture." The concept of "Pop Culture Jeopardy!" is super gay in itself: Contestants need to have a wide range of general knowledge and an understanding of what Brat summer is, combining their clever recall abilities with quick answering techniques, performing the Apple dance, and sassy comments for the playful banter between rounds. 81 teams of three compete in this season, and it just makes total sense that the winner of the $300,000 grand prize should be gay! We'll be tuning in to find out.

"Pop Culture Jeopardy" Season 1 premieres December 4 on Prime Video.

"Black Doves" Season 1

"Black Doves" is a spy thriller set in London following Helen Webb (Kiera Knightley), an undercover spy posing as a politician's wife, passing along information from her husband to the agency she works for. When she learns that her secret lover (Andrew Koji, "Warrior") was killed by a sniper, Helen reunites with an old friend, Sam (out actor Ben Whishaw), to investigate the truth behind his death. In the process, they uncover a huge "interconnected conspiracy linking the murky London underworld to a looming geopolitical crisis." Entertainment Weekly describes Sam as "an efficient killer but also a gentle, sad-eyed sweetheart who could really use a hug," adding that returning to London "puts him in painful proximity" to Michael (Omari Douglas, "It's a Sin," "Rye Lane"), the now-estranged love of his life. The men had been building a perfect life together, with daring deception at its core, as Sam could never be honest about his work as an assassin. This is gonna be a hit for fans of the brilliant AppleTV+ adaptation "Slow Horses," the Prime Video spy series "Citadel" and, according to Netflix, for the "Die Hard is a Christmas movie" crowd. Also per Entertainment Weekly: "The bloody, satisfying final hour sets up a series of new challenges for our antiheroes" which they'll tackle in the second season, for which the show has already been renewed.

"Black Doves" Season 1 premieres December 5 on Netflix.

"Subservience"

When his wife is bedridden with an illness and awaiting an organ donor, Nick (Italian actor Michele Morrone, of Netflix hit "365 Days" fame), a struggling father in a futuristic America buys a spectacularly lifelike (and spectacularly sexy) robot programmed for domestic tasks. Played by bisexual actress Megan Fox, Alice is "the most sophisticated AI on the planet," designed to help care for the family by taking on some of Nick's workload, like preparing dinner and reading his daughter a bedtime story. When she suddenly gains self-awareness and recognizes her intense desire to have Nick all to herself, Alice begins seducing him, and threatening his wife with unspeakable violence. The android's determination to win Nick's love at any cost leaves a blazing, bloody path of destruction.

"Subservience" premieres December 5 on Netflix.

"Sabrina Carpenter's A Nonsense Christmas"

With this glamorous variety music special, pop star Sabrina Carpenter continues her contribution to the horny, hilarious holiday fun she delivered in her holiday EP, "Fruitcake" last year. "A Nonsense Christmas" is filled with Carpenter's signature innuendo, humor, and style. Performances include classic holiday hits, songs from "Fruitcake," unexpected duets (Chappell Roan, Tyla, Kali Uchis, and Shania Twain to name a few!) and comedic cameos from queer celebs including Cara Delevigne, Meg Stalter, and Owen Thiele. In the trailer, Carpenter is seen choosing between outfits "for the girls" and "for the gays," which is a perfect encapsulation of the "Short n' Sweet" singer's whole vibe.

"Sabrina Carpenter's A Nonsense Christmas" premieres December 6 on Netflix at 6 p.m. PST / 9 p.m. EST.

"Queer Eye" Season 9

Karamo saying "Girl, have you seen Jeremiah?" in the trailer for this ninth season of the "Queer Eye" reboot is so real! The gorgeous, talented interior designer joins the Fab Five in this season's big shakeup: Renovation extraordinaire Bobby Berk has left the show. Jeremiah, who is married to fellow interior designer Nate Berkus, with whom he shares two kids and has worked together on several HGTV shows, is more than qualified for the heartwarming ride of these life-changing transformative weeks. This season, they're in Las Vegas, meeting heroes that range, per the synopsis, "from a former showgirl struggling to regain her confidence to a dedicated librarian in need of a change."

"Queer Eye" Season 9 premieres December 11 on Netflix.

"No Good Deed" Season 1

From out lesbian producer Liz Feldman, creator of "Dead to Me," comes this dark comedy about couples competing to buy "a dream house that might be a nightmare." The sellers are a couple (played by Lisa Kudrow and Ray Romano) who must keep their dark secrets about this house to themselves and away from prying eyes so that they can sell it. Out actors Abbi Jacobson and Poppy Liu play a married queer couple in this cut-throat fight to buy their prime piece of LA real estate. Despite the increasing number of red flags, the picture-perfect home is in an affluent neighborhood that the couples are all willing to fight for access to. "The L Word" actor and out lesbian Kate Moennig plays a "beautiful, sharp, and aloof high-end developer," while comedian Matt Rogers is "the gregarious, charming, and slightly smug realtor" handling the sale of this home. He's "acutely aware of the gem he has on his hands" and knows exactly how to keep prospective buyers interested in this very lucrative property.

"No Good Deed" Season 1 premieres December 12 on Netflix.

"Elton John: Never Too Late"

This documentary showcases never-before-seen concert footage of music legend and queer icon Elton John, including hand-written journals and present-day footage of him and his family. Co-directed by R.J. Cutler (who made the recent Martha Stewart doc on Netflix) and Elton John's husband, David Furnish, "Never Too Late" follows Elton John as he looks back on his 50-year career in an "emotionally charged, intimate and uplifting full-circle journey. Elton takes us back in time and recounts the extraordinary highs and heartbreaking lows of his early years and how he overcame adversity, abuse and addiction to become the icon he is today."

"Elton John: Never Too Late" premieres December 13 on Disney+.

"Laid" Season 1

Starring and executive produced by out actor Stephanie Hsu, this series deals with a perplexing situation: The queer lead character's "body count" (sexual) is quickly turning into a body count (literal deaths). Realizing there's somehow a link between her sleeping with them and their sudden, bizarre, accidental deaths, Ruby (Hsu) decides to go and warn each of her exes. The official "Laid" logline says it's "a f**ked up rom-com where the answer to 'why can't I find love, is there something wrong with me?' is a resounding, 'Yes. There is. The problem is definitely you.'" It's giving Zoë Kravitz's 2020 series "High Fidelity" – but with life or death implications. We can't wait!

"Laid" Season 1 premieres December 19 on Peacock.

"Cuckoo"

In this new horror film, trans actress Hunter Schafer is a powerhouse as an increasingly disturbed and disoriented 17-year-old named Gretchen. After her mother's death, she moves from the States with her mother to a resort in the German Alps with her father and his new family. Despite their home being on a resort, it's anything but tranquil – there are strange noises, weird, bloody visions she's been having, and her father's creepy boss who takes an "interest" in Gretchen's half-sister Alma, who does not speak. "It's a goofy, gory horror romp unlike anything you've ever seen," says Collider. "If you let the cast and its creator guide you into its distinct vision, it has the power to be one of the best and boldest horror films of the year."

"Cuckoo" premieres December 17 on Hulu.