What To Watch This Week 01.12.25

Dating Apps: The Inside Story, BBC1

This documentary traces how dating apps, sparked by Tinder’s 2012 launch, reshaped modern romance into an $8 billion industry dominated by Match Group, owner of 45 platforms including Hinge and OkCupid. With revenues of $3.5 billion, the film questions whether profit has eclipsed partnership, as over half of users report dissatisfaction and Gen Z increasingly seeks offline connections. Through anonymised insider accounts, daters, experts and cultural commentators, it exposes the mechanics of algorithmic love and asks if we’ve been empowered – or trapped – by the swipe.

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Sean Combs: The Reckoning, Netflix 

Sean Combs’ long-time rival and critic 50 Cent (Curtis Jackson) has produced this new four-part documentary, which explores the rise and fall of the Diddy, the disgraced hip-hop mogul. Charting his ascent through Bad Boy Entertainment, where he propelled artists like The Notorious B.I.G., Mary J. Blige and Jodeci to stardom, the series examines how ambition and talent built a cultural empire while darker forces shaped its foundations. Featuring exclusive interviews and unseen material, it interrogates the dual legacy of a music legend, media powerhouse and convicted offender.

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With Love, Meghan: Holiday Celebration, Netflix

Meghan Markle returns with a festive special of her lifestyle series, With Love. Together, friends and family deck the halls, create holiday feasts, craft heartfelt gifts and share laughter – with simple how-tos to follow at home. 

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Oh What Fun, Prime Video

A fun twist on the classic Home Alone trope, Michelle Pfeiffer (French Exit, Batman Returns) leads this festive comedy about a mum who finally reaches breaking point when her family forgets her in the chaos of Christmas prep. Feeling overlooked, Claire Clauster slips away on a spontaneous adventure – leaving her panicked loved ones to track her across town. What unfolds is a warm, lightly anarchic tale about rediscovering joy when holiday plans go completely off-script. The cast includes Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), Chloë Grace Moretz (The Peripheral), Denis Leary (Rescue Me), Dominic Sessa (The Holdovers), Jason Schwartzman (Asteroid City), Eva Longoria (Flamin’ Hot) and Joan Chen (Twin Peaks).

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The Hunt, Apple TV+

This tense, French-language thriller (originally titled Traqués) follows Franck – played by Benoît Magimel (Pacifiction, The Piano Teacher) – as he spends his weekends stalking game with friends, until an unseen group begins targeting them instead. As paranoia builds, Franck and his wife Krystel, portrayed by Mélanie Laurent (Inglourious Basterds, Oxygen), realise they may be caught in a dangerous cycle of revenge. The first two episodes drop on Wednesday 3rd December, with more landing each week.

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The Abandons, Netflix

Gillian Anderson (The Crown, Sex Education) and Lena Headey (Game of Thrones) headline this sweeping frontier drama set in the Washington Territory of 1854. The series follows two iron-willed matriarchs on opposite sides of a bitter land dispute: Anderson’s Constance Van Ness, ruthless guardian of a booming mining empire, and Headey’s Fiona Nolan, who protects her makeshift family of outcasts with fierce devotion. What begins as a clash over a silver-rich plot quickly spirals into a tale of betrayal, forbidden love and survival on a lawless frontier. With executive producer Christopher Keyser (Party of Five) promising a classic American saga told through two formidable women, it’s shaping up to be Netflix’s big winter drama.

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Jay Kelly, Netflix

George Clooney (Up in the Air, The Descendants) and Adam Sandler (Uncut Gems, Hustle) team up for Noah Baumbach’s latest film – a bittersweet comedy about fame, friendship and the identities we cling to. Clooney stars as Jay Kelly, a global movie icon drifting through a midlife reckoning, while Sandler plays Ron, the steadfast manager who’s been at his side for decades. A trip across Europe forces the pair to confront unresolved relationships, past mistakes and what their legacies might actually look like. The supporting cast is exceptional: Laura Dern, Billy Crudup, Riley Keough, Grace Edwards, Stacy Keach, Jim Broadbent, Patrick Wilson, Eve Hewson, Greta Gerwig, Alba Rohrwacher, Josh Hamilton, Lenny Henry, Emily Mortimer, Nicôle Lecky, Thaddea Graham, Isla Fisher, Louis Partridge and Charlie Rowe.

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I'm a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here!: The Final, ITV

I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! reaches its grand finale. After weeks of gruelling trials, jungle challenges and campfire moments, the remaining contestants face one last showdown to be crowned King or Queen of the Jungle. Expect high drama, emotional farewells and a spectacular conclusion.

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