Frog and Toad
Based on the beloved children's books by Arnold Lobel, Frog and Toad is about two animal friends who go off on adventures that parallel regular everyday activities and struggles for kids. In April 2023, Apple TV+ aired the first season of Frog and Toad on the streaming service, and now a holiday special is hitting just in time for Christmas. While Frog and Toad have big plans for the holidays, Frog ends up running a last-minute errand, making Toad wonder if his friend will make it back in time for Christmas. The voice cast is great with Nat Faxon, Kevin Michael Richardson, Ron Funches, Yvette Nicole Brown, Margaret Cho, and Tom Kenny.
John Lennon: Murder Without A Trial Brings New Interviews To Fans
December 6
Apple TV+ has a new documentary coming out in December 2023 covering the death of John Lennon. This features interviews never before heard from friends, doctors, and investigators who reveal their personal memories about what really happened on the night of Lennon's murder. Keifer Sutherland narrates the three-part docuseries, which also goes into the aftermath of Lennon's murder and what it meant for the world. New interviews include a taxi cab driver who witnessed the killing, a concierge who tried to save Lennon, and the first psychiatrist who assessed the assassin, Mark David Chapman.
The Family Plan Brings Mark Wahlberg To Apple TV+
December 15
The Family Plan
Mark Wahlberg has his new action comedy coming to Apple TV+ in December with The Family Plan. The movie sees Dan (Wahlberg) living a quiet suburban life as a husband and father of three who sells cars for a living. However, decades earlier, he was a government assassin and now someone is out for revenge. Dan takes his family on a "road trip" to Las Vegas, as he uses his former skills to keep them alive while keeping his past a secret. The movie also stars Michelle Monaghan as his wife and Ciaran Hinds as the bad guy who wants Dan dead.
Sago Mini Friends: New Year's Steve Is For Preschool Aged Kids
December 22
Sago Mini Friends is an Apple TV+ series based on the Spin Master Digital Games and features Harvey, a dog who lives in Sagoville and loves to have fun with his friends. In the 2023 holiday special New Year's Steve, Harvey decides to stay awake until midnight on New Year's Eve and a firefly shows up to help him make that wish come true as it sets up a scavenger hunt for Harvey and his friends - Jinja the cat, Jack the rabbit and Robin the bird. This is a holiday special meant for preschool-aged kids on Apple TV+ and features positive messages and fun songs.
Monarch: Legacy Of Monsters Ends On January 12, 2024
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
In November 2023, Monarch will be the second TV series for the MonsterVerse franchise, which also includes big-screen movies with King Kong and Godzilla at the forefront. While Skull Island was an animated series on Netflix, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is live-action and has some huge names joining the franchise. Kurt Russell is the headliner here as Lee Shaw while John Goodman reprises his role from Kong: Skull Island. The movie spans three generations, with Lee Shaw in the 1950s (played by Wyatt Russell) all the way to the present day after Godzilla and the Titans leveled San Francisco.
This series promises to unveil more about the mysterious Monarch, the organization that knows all about the monsters and has used them for their own means for years. The main focus is on two siblings following in their father's footsteps, and they try to learn how their family connects to Monarch. It is likely this series will somehow tie in with the upcoming 2024 movie Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. There will be 10 episodes with the finale arriving on January 12.
For All Mankind
The fourth season of the critically acclaimed Apple TV+ series For All Mankind hits the streaming service on November 10. Apple released the first trailer for the new season in October 2023 and the show once again makes a giant time jump. The first season was in 1969 and the Russians beat NASA in the Space Race. That changed the course of history. The second season took place in 1983, the third in 1992, and the fourth season is now 2003. This season looks at the competing countries looking to be the first to colonize Mars and when they get there, they discover an asteroid that could change everything on Earth. Season 4 will have 10 episodes and end on January 12.
The Buccaneers
The Buccaneers is a British period drama hitting Apple TV+ based on the novel by Edith Wharton. The story follows five beautiful and untamable daughters of America's new wealthy families in the 1870s. However, when they end up being sent to London to possibly find an aristocrat to fall in love with during the London Seasonal, the culture clash makes everything more difficult than it needs to be. The novel itself follows Nan (Kristine Forseth) and her eventual marriage to the Duke of Trevenick, but as the trailer shows, things are not always that easy. The series features eight episodes and ends on December 13.
