All the Canceled and Renewed TV Shows This Month (December 2025)

Networks and streamers are handing out renewals like candy canes this holiday season. So far in December, Netflix has renewed Last Samurai Standing; Canada's Crave has renewed Heated Rivalry (which will again stream on HBO Max in the U.S.); BET has renewed Sistas; Paramount+ has renewed Landman; and CBS has renewed Sheriff Country and Boston Blue. But some cancellations are killing that holiday cheer, with Netflix giving Boots the farewell salute, Paramount+ putting NCIS: Tony & Ziva on its naughty list, Apple TV throwing The Last Frontier into a snowbank, and Prime Video handing Hotel Costiera a lump of coal.  

Whether you're looking to celebrate your favorites or mourn the loss of something on your regular rotation, we're keeping tabs on all the shows that have been canceled or renewed in December below. 

ALSO READ: November's renewals and cancellations

TV show cancellations

• The Last Frontier, Apple TV: The thriller about fugitives running amok in Alaska has been canceled after one season. (Dec. 19, Variety)
• NCIS: Tony & Ziva, Paramount+: The NCIS spin-off featuring the franchise's popular couple has been canceled after one season. Variety notes that the series saw a dramatic ratings drop-off of over 50 percent after the first three episodes. (Dec. 19, Variety)
• Boots, Netflix: The '90s-set series about a closeted gay teen who enlists in the Marines has been canceled after one season. Boots was the last show produced by the late Norman Lear. (Dec. 15, Deadline)
• Hotel Costiera, Prime Video: Jesse Williams' Italy-set mystery has been canceled after one season, but the case isn't closed. Co-producer Fremantle is shopping the show to other networks in hopes for a Season 2. (Dec. 11, Deadline)
• Deal or No Deal Island, NBC: The tribe (read: ratings) has spoken, and the retooling of the Deal or No Deal format that took the game show to an island and added elements of Survivor has been canceled after two seasons. (Dec. 3, Deadline)

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TV show renewals

• Last Samurai Standing, Netflix: The Japanese action series about a deadly 19th century competition has been renewed for Season 2. (Dec. 19, The Hollywood Reporter)
• Haha, You Clowns, Adult Swim: The wholesome animated comedy about three teens and their dad has been renewed for two more seasons. The Season 1 finale airs Sunday, Dec. 21. (Dec. 18, Adult Swim)
• Have I Got News for You, CNN: The comedy panel show, hosted by Roy Wood Jr. and featuring Amber Ruffin and Michael Ian Black, has been renewed for Season 4. The new season premieres Jan. 24. (Dec. 18, CNN)
• Sistas, BET: Tyler Perry's Sistas has been renewed for Season 10, which will premiere on Jan. 7. The news came just ahead of the Season 9 finale. (Dec. 17, Deadline)
• The Worst Trip Around the World, Hulu: The reality series hosted by Juanpa Zurita has been renewed for Season 2 at Hulu and Disney+. (Dec. 16, Deadline)
• Heated Rivalry, Crave/HBO Max: The hockey romance series has been renewed for Season 2 at Canadian streamer Crave. HBO Max will once again be its streaming home in the U.S. and Australia, with more territories on the way, per Deadline. (Dec. 12, Deadline)
• Down Cemetery Road, Apple TV: The thriller series starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson will be back for a second season. (Dec. 12, Apple TV)
• Beauty in Black, Netflix — FINAL SEASON: The Tyler Perry-created series has been renewed for Season 3, which will be its last. The news comes well in advance of the premiere of Season 2 Part 2 on March 19. (Dec. 11, Variety)
• Landman, Paramount+: Taylor Sheridan's series about the oil business has struck ratings gold again in Season 2 and has been rewarded with a third season renewal. Billy Bob Thornton's Tommy Norris is probably exasperated by the news. (Dec. 5, Paramount+)
• Platonic, Apple TV: Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne's L.A. buddy comedy and Apple TV are staying friends for a third season. (Dec. 5, Apple TV)
• Tehran, Apple TV: The underrated thriller about a Mossad agent (Niv Sultan) got some good intel: It's returning for a fourth season. Season 3 will premiere Jan. 9, with new cast member Hugh Laurie. (Dec. 5, Deadline)
• Boston Blue, CBS: The spin-off of Blue Bloods has been renewed for a second season. (Dec. 3, Variety)
• Sheriff Country, CBS: The spin-off of Fire Country has been renewed for a second season. (Dec. 3, Variety)
• Chad Powers, Hulu: The football comedy starring Glen Powell as a quarterback trying to get a second chance after a major career fumble is moving the chains on a second season. (Dec. 3, Hulu)
• Rage, HBO: The Spanish series about five women pushed to the limits will return for a second season with a new ensemble cast as well as some returning cast members from Season 1. (Dec. 3, HBO)