This week’s global rankings confirm three trends that had already been shaping November but now appear in full clarity: horror has become the most stable genre in streaming, nostalgia drives family consumption, and each platform now operates in its own emotional ecosystem.

With that, here are the week’s readings.

Netflix: Monsters, Mass-Produced Christmas Spirit, and the Eternal Clash Between Legacy and Renewal

Netflix enters December split between monsters that never die and Christmas titles that always return.

At the top of the film chart, the absolute supremacy of Troll 2 — followed closely by the original Troll — confirms what both the algorithm and the audience clearly know: big creatures + urban chaos + slightly childish tone is an unfailing formula. The franchise is not only alive; it creates its own micro-climate inside the platform.

The Christmas conveyor belt comes right behind: My Secret Santa, Jingle Bell Heist — Netflix’s catalogue of sugary, interchangeable holiday rom-coms. December smells like pine, glitter, and recycled scripts. And it works.

In series, Stranger Things returns to the top with almost ritualistic power: everyone goes back to it. But it’s interesting to see it sharing space with strong contenders like The Abandons, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, and Dynamite Kiss — the tension between consolidated nostalgia and Netflix’s need to create new global hits. And yes: the presence of With Love, Meghan shows Meghan Markle’s long-running “global hate-watch phenomenon.”

HBO Max: Derry Rules, Merteiul Holds Steady — and Horror Becomes the Platform’s Spine

If horror dominates Netflix, on HBO Max, it fully governs. IT: Welcome to Derr,y doesn’t just lead — it dominates. It’s the kind of phenomenon that resets calendars, drives discourse, and brings back the sensation of weekly events. Pennywise is once again the most influential fictional figure of December 2025.

Just behind it, Merteiul — The Seduction remains steady, a blend of period drama, psychological erotica, and modern noir that carved out its audience. I Love LA continues as the urban comedy of the moment, speaking directly to Zillennials.

In films, The Conjuring: Last Rites leading the chart confirms — again — that horror is the most predictable, loyal, and resilient genre in streaming. And the recurring presence of recent classics like Life and Ford v Ferrari shows that HBO Max remains a haven for the adult cinephile.

Disney+: Nostalgia Wins (As Always)

There is no surprise here — and yet, there is enormous power. Zootopia is the most-watched film on Disney+, boosted by the upcoming sequel. The special look at the sequel also appears on the list — something only Disney could pull off: turning a preview into mass-consumption content.

The holiday corridor appears predictable and extremely strong: Home Alone, Home Alone 2, The Grinch, Freakier Friday, Toy Story. It’s mathematical: December = childhood.

In series, All’s Fair remains firmly in first place — the platform’s biggest adult hit of the second half of the year, already renewed for 2026.

Prime Video: The Most Multicultural Ecosystem of the Week

Amazon delivers the most culturally diverse ranking this week.

At the top, Maxton Hall – The World Between Us, proving once again that European YA romance will keep dominating as long as Amazon invests in it. The Mighty Nein and the ever-present Yo soy Betty la fea show the coexistence of fantasy fandom and classic Latin melodrama — few platforms achieve this kind of plurality.

In film, Oh. What. Fun. and She Rides Shotgun form an unexpected duo: holiday cheer + gritty action, both with global appeal. After the Hunt keeps rising thanks to Julia Roberts, clear proof that movie stars still move rankings.

Paramount+: The Sheridan Empire and the Odd Rhythms of the American December

Paramount+ continues to be sustained by its own ecosystem:

• Tulsa King in first place
• Landman in third
• Yellowstone is right behind it

It’s the “Sheridan-verse” holding up the platform.

The curious outlier is South Park in second place, confirming that adult animation remains an irreplaceable draw — especially at year’s end.

In films, Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning leads, with various other entries from the franchise close by. Tom Cruise remains the spine of adult-audience streaming at Paramount.

Apple TV+: The Ultimate Outlier — Prestige, Consistency, and No Christmas Chaos

Apple continues to operate on a completely different frequency — elegantly detached from the holiday hysteria of other platforms.

In films, the dominance of The Family Plan 2 and the original creates a kind of domestic duopoly — the “sofa blockbuster.” It’s the new Apple formula: clean action, big stars, broad family appeal.

In series, the platform is more consistent than ever:

• Pluribus, at the top, is fueled by political discourse and Breaking Bad comparisons.
• The Last Frontier, increasingly exaggerated but still strong.
• Down Cemetery Road, steady, elegant — and honestly, the true adult highlight of the season.

Apple is the only platform whose Top 10 is completely free of holiday titles or resurrected classics. It’s almost a form of counterculture within streaming.

What December Makes Clear: Streaming Lives in Three Time Zones at Once

This week confirms something very clear:

1. Horror remains sovereign.
2. Christmas is an eternal engine of viewership.
3. Platforms are now defined less by catalogue and more by emotional identity.

Today, audiences don’t choose “what’s playing.”
They choose how they want to feel — comforted, frightened, nostalgic.

And the rankings reflect exactly that.

Miscelana Top 10 – Week of December 5, 2025

1 — Down Cemetery Road (Apple TV+)
2 — Stranger Things (Netflix)
3 — Sean Combs: The Reckoning (Netflix)
4 — Landman (Paramount+)
5 — Robin Hood (MGM+)
6 — All’s Fair (Disney+)
7 — Frankenstein (Netflix)
8 — Merteiul: The Seduction (HBO Max)
9 — Angela Diniz: Assassinada, Condenada (HBO Max)
10- I Love LA (HBO Max)