What to Watch on TV: Letterkenny, The Witcher: Blood Origin, and His Dark Materials

Welcome to a new week and another round of What to Watch on TV for the week of December 25th! With the new year around the corner, we share what to watch for this week from premieres to finales and year-end TV specials.

This week we feature Letterkenny, The Witcher: Blood Origin, His Dark Materials, and many more!

Here are our recommendations for what to watch on TV this week:

The Witcher: Blood Origin – Sunday, December 25

The prequel to The Witcher has arrived! Set more than a thousand years prior, this series explores the adventures of seven outcasts in the elf world who unite on an almost impossible quest. The Witcher: Blood Origin premieres Sunday, December 25th on Netflix.

Check out the teaser trailer for more!

Series Description: Set more than a thousand years before the world of “The Witcher,” seven outcasts in the elf world unite in a quest against an unstoppable power.

How to watch The Witcher:

Letterkenny – Monday, December 26

Canada’s mainstay comedy is back for its 11th season, and we couldn’t be more excited. This season there is bound to be more shenanigans as the town contends with the Degens stirring up trouble, lost dogs, influencers, and much more. Letterkenny premieres Monday, December 26th on Hulu.

Season Description: In season 11, the small town contends with the best chip flavors, lost dogs, an influencer invasion, Skid business, a mystery at the Church Bake Sale, unwanted guests at beer league, and the Degens stirring up trouble. And that’s just for starters.

His Dark Materials – Monday, December 26

The final two episodes of Season 3 promise us a satisfying conclusion to the series. Lyra and Will along with Asriel and Mrs. Coulter face the survival of the worlds head-on. His Dark Materials concludes Monday, December 26th on HBO Max.

Episode Description: As war rages, Will and Lyra search for their daemons amidst the battlefield. Mrs. Coulter and Asriel challenge the ultimate enemy.

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The Circle – Wednesday, December 28

Another day, another season of Netflix’s hit competition show. This season fans can expect the drama to unfold over the course of 4 weeks with competitors having to qualify as “single” in order to participate. The Circle premieres Wednesday, December 28th on Netflix.

Season Description: In this lighthearted and strategic competition series, the players must choose whether to be themselves or other people — all while chasing a cash prize. This season, only people who list themselves as “single” or “it’s complicated” can compete.

National Treasure: Edge of History – Wednesday, December 28

Jess’ adventure continues as she looks further for clues about her family. The gang continues their search while being followed by the mysterious bearded man. National Treasure: Edge of History airs Wednesday, December 28th on Disney+.

Series Description: Jess, a brilliant and resourceful dreamer, searches for answers about her family; she embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about the past and save a lost Pan-American treasure.

Star Trek: Prodigy – Thursday, December 29

After an action-packed freshman season, the young alien crew of Delta Quadrant works to save Starfleet from being destroyed completely by the Federation armada.  Star Trek: Prodigy finale airs Thursday, December 29th on Paramount+.

Star Trek: Prodigy made our list of 20 Best Animated TV Shows of 2022.

Series Description: A motley crew of young aliens in the Delta Quadrant find an abandoned Starfleet ship, the U.S.S. Protostar; taking control of the ship, they must learn to work together as they make their way towards the Alpha Quadrant.

You can watch Star Trek: Prodigy online here, with a free trial at Paramount+!

Fleishman Is In Trouble – Thursday, December 29

On the finale of this captivating mini-series, we move toward the story’s conclusion. What that will actually be still isn’t entirely clear, but we now have a clearer idea of who Rachel really is now having seen her side of things. Fleishman Is In Trouble concludes Thursday, December 29th on Hulu.

Series Description: Recently divorced 41-year-old Toby Fleishman dives into the brave new world of app-based dating with the kind of success he never had dating in his youth, before he got married at the tail end of medical school. But just at the start of his first summer of sexual freedom, his ex-wife Rachel disappears leaving him with 11-year-old Hannah and 9-year-old Solly and no hint of where she is or whether she plans to return. As he balances parenting, the return of old friends Libby and Seth, a potential promotion at the hospital that is a long time coming, and all the eligible women that Manhattan has to offer, he realizes that he’ll never be able to figure out what happened to Rachel until he can finally face what happened to their marriage in the first place.

Slow Horses – Friday, December 30

Our team’s adventure comes to its dramatic conclusion this week as Slough House splits up in an attempt to thwart every aspect of Katinsky’s attack. Slow Horses Season 2 finale airs Friday, December 30th on Apple TV+.

Episode Description: Season Finale. Lamb and Katinsky go head-to-head. Ho finds himself trapped on a train with a Russian assassin.

Mythic Quest – Friday, December 30

Ian shows an interest in the Mythic Quest film, much to David’s dismay. Mythic Quest airs Friday, December 30th on Apple TV+.

Episode Description: David’s motion-capture session with Joe Manganiello gets hijacked. Dana helps Poppy prepare her PlayPen VC pitch.

Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve – Saturday, December 31

This year’s New Year’s Eve celebration is bound to be fun from start to finish with Ryan Seacrest hosting in New York City with reports from Disneyland, New Orleans, and Los Angeles. Performances slated for this year include Duran Duran, Ciara, Billy Porter, Ben Platt, and more. Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve airs Saturday, December 31st at 8/7c on ABC.

Event Description: The countdown to midnight and the drop of the crystal ball in Times Square hosted by Ryan Seacrest. 

A Toast to 2022! – Saturday, December 31

Take a look back on the biggest moments of 2022 with hosts Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager. The special includes appearances from Miley Cyrus, George Lopez, Dolly Parton, and Kenan Thompson. A Toast to 2022! airs Saturday, December 31st at 8/7c on NBC.

Event Description: Hoda Kotb and Jenna Bush Hager kick off NBC’s New Year’s Eve celebrations with a star-studded special highlighting the humorous moments and buzziest videos, trends, and fails of the year gone by.

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