Hulu’s Can’t-Miss Week: Every New Show and Movie Streaming Dec 15–21, 2025
Hulu rings in December 15-21 with stand-up special Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts and the star-packed iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025, streaming December 18—just a day after its ABC debut—bringing the Capital One–presented tour’s biggest performances straight to your screen.
This week on Hulu is a little all over the map in a good way: a big holiday concert special, Kumail Nanjiani back on stage with a new hour, Lili Reinhart chasing down an online nightmare, plus a pile of reality and true-crime seasons to sink into. Here’s what to know and when to hit play.
Spotlight picks
Jingle Ball lands on Hulu
iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025 starts streaming Thursday, December 18, one day after its ABC broadcast. It’s the televised wrap of the annual tour (yes, presented by Capital One) that bounces through Dallas/Fort Worth, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Boston, Philadelphia, Washington D.C., Atlanta, and Miami. Expect a very 2025 holiday playlist from Ed Sheeran, Alex Warren, Jelly Roll, Jessie Murph, Myles Smith, Nelly, Kid LAROI, Zara Larsson, and more. It’s the roadshow distilled into a tidy streaming package.
Kumail comes home
Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts hits Friday, December 19. The special takes him back to Chicago, where he first worked out his stand-up voice. The hour runs through anxiety spirals, the joys and hazards of buying drugs before legalization was a thing, and, yes, cat medication. It’s specific, personal, and very him.
Lili Reinhart gets obsessive in American Sweatshop
Also new this week: American Sweatshop, a mystery thriller anchored by Riverdale alum Lili Reinhart. She plays Daisy Moriarty, a content moderator who spots a crime in a video and fixates on tracking down the person responsible. It’s the kind of premise that sounds wild until you remember what content moderators actually see for a living.
The full Hulu lineup for December 15-21, 2025
- Mon, Dec 15: The Unknown Country (2022)
- Tue, Dec 16: Chevalier (2023)
- Wed, Dec 17: Farmer Wants a Wife Australia: Complete Seasons 13 and 14; Farming for Love Canada: Complete Seasons 1 and 2; Secret Crush: Complete Seasons 1 and 2
- Thu, Dec 18: The Curse of Oak Island: Complete Season 12; iHeartRadio Jingle Ball 2025; The Making of a Heart Attack: Complete Season 1; WWE’s Greatest Moments: Complete Season 1; American Sweatshop (2025)
- Fri, Dec 19: Kumail Nanjiani: Night Thoughts: Special Premiere
- Sat, Dec 20: Evil Lives Here: The Killer Speaks: Complete Season 2; Long Lost Family: Complete Seasons 3-6; Naked and Afraid: Last One Standing: Complete Season 3; Playboy Murders: Complete Season 3; Sherri Papini: The Untold True Story: Complete Season 1; London Calling (2025)
Short version: Thursday is for the festive bangers, Friday is for Kumail’s brain, and Saturday is wall-to-wall true-crime and survival TV. Pace yourself.