10 TV and streaming highlights for December: Toy Show, Knives Out, George Best in Cork...

As usual, December is one of the best months of the year for new TV shows 
10 TV and streaming highlights for December: Toy Show, Knives Out, George Best in Cork...

L-R: Lana Headey in The Abandons; Patrick Kielty referees the Toy Show; George Best's spell in Cork remembered

Mon, 01 Dec, 2025 - 21:00
Darragh Leen

The Abandons, Netflix, Dec 4: 

Nick Robinson as Elias Teller and Aisling Franciosi as Trisha Van Ness in Episode 101 of The Abandons.
Nick Robinson as Elias Teller and Aisling Franciosi as Trisha Van Ness in Episode 101 of The Abandons.

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