This week's lineup features premieres like Ethan Coen's noir comedy and a new film with Margot Robbie, plus a special NFL broadcast on Netflix and interviews on broadcast TV.
Folha de S.Paulo highlights a diverse selection of TV and streaming content for the week of December 20, 2025. Among the new releases, the documentary series 'Wild by Nature,' narrated by Hugh Bonneville, follows six endangered animals—an elephant, a bear, a cheetah, a lemur, a lynx, and a penguin—from birth to release into the wild, filmed across three continents in six episodes. Available on Apple TV+.
The noir comedy 'Honey, Don't!,' directed by Ethan Coen and co-written with Tricia Cooke, stars Margaret Qualley as tough detective Honey O’Donahue investigating strange deaths in a small California town, linked to the charismatic reverend played by Chris Evans. The cast includes Aubrey Plaza, Charlie Day, Billy Eichner, Gabby Beans, and Talia Ryder. Premiered at the 2025 Cannes Festival with audience applause but mixed reviews, it is the second in the directors' 'lesbian B-movie trilogy,' following 'Drive-Away Dolls.' Watch on digital stores.
On Paramount+ starting Wednesday, December 24, 'Trust' features Sophie Turner as a Hollywood star who retreats to the mountains after a scandal, only to face a survival struggle due to betrayal.
Netflix airs on Thursday, December 25 from 6 PM, the NFL game between the Vikings and Lions in Minneapolis, with a halftime show led by Snoop Dogg and guests, turning the American tradition into a global event.
Starting Friday, December 26 on HBO Max, 'A Big Trip for Your Life' pairs Margot Robbie and Colin Farrell as strangers who embark on an adventure reliving past moments after meeting at a wedding.
Other highlights include the documentary '1975: The Year of Collapse' on Netflix, exploring how 1975's social unrest influenced cinema classics like 'Taxi Driver' and 'Jaws'; the Italian drama 'Always on Sundays' on Belas Artes à la Carte; 'The Legend of Tarzan' on Megapix at 9 PM; 'Conversa com Bial' on TV Globo at 11:35 PM with Fernanda Montenegro and Ary Fontoura discussing their careers since the 1950s and the trailer for 'Old Bandits'; and 'Canal Livre' on Band at midnight with political scientist Felipe Nunes on national identity and religion in Brazilian politics.
