,

Best Streaming Services for Your Black Dollar in December

Netflix? Hulu? Apple? HBO? Disney? Here are the ten best streaming services for your Black dollar right now.

Photo: Getty Images Grace Cary

T’is the time of the month when we reconsider how much we’re paying for TV content. If you want to get the best bang for your Black dollar with streaming services that highlight, empower, and amplify Black voices and media, keep scrolling. We about to lay it out for you...

Video will return here when scrolled back into view
Walter Davis On Building a Black-Owned Bank From Zero to $2 billion
Walter Davis On Building a Black-Owned Bank From Zero to $2 billion

#10- Tubi

Image: Other Screen grab from Tubitv.com

If you’re looking to see some of the Black film classics, head on over to Tubi to stream with ads! You’ll find: All About the Benjamins (2002), Baby Boy (2001), Black Knight (2001), Madea Goes to Jail (2009), Sparkle (2012), and The Wiz (1978). One of our favorite films streaming this month is...

Waiting to Exhale (1995)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5iE3Wt2cJs

Sit back, relax, and reminisce while rewatching our Black Queens: Whitney Houston, Angela Bassett, Loretta Devine, and more in Waiting to Exhale!

Cost of subscription: Stream content for free with a Tubi account

#9- Apple TV+

Image: Other Screen grab from Apple.com

Apple TV+ is severely lacking in new Black content in December. You can find some new Black stories in season 2 of Little America. The star of the month for Apple TV+ is...

Emancipation (2022)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wafyhTpWpUs

Will Smith is returning to our screens in Emancipation, a historical action film about a slave escaping his plantation in hopes to reach freedom in the North.

Cost of subscription: $6.99/month after a free seven-day trial.

#8- Paramount+

Image: Other Screen grab from Paramount.com

Paramount+ is not focusing on releasing much new Black content this month besides Top Gun: Maverick (2022) and Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All. However, the service is adding Are We There Yet? (2005), If Beale Street Could Talk (2018), Just Wright (2010), Malcolm X (1992), The Pursuit of Happyness (2006), and The Wiz (1978). Are you a fan of The Game? Well, the service is bringing it back...

The Game: Season 2

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VlUhqorrTEk

The Game is back for season 2! Make sure to tune in on December 15th to catch up with Tasha Mack (Wendy Raquel Robinson) and Malik Wright (Hosea Chanchez)!

Cost of subscription:

Essential Plan: $4.99/month

Premium Plan: $9.99/month

25% discount for students

#7- Peacock

Image: Other Screen grab from Newscaststudio.com

There isn’t much new and Black on Peacock in December but you can watch Maya Rudolph in season 2 of Baking It. Peacock is also adding Bring It On (2000), The Mistle-Tones (2012), and Space Jam (1996). The most exciting addition is...

The Best Man: The Final Chapters

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PBKckidprks

Our favorite friend group is back one more time with the series, The Best Man: The Final Chapters! Check it out on December 22nd!

Cost of subscription:

Peacock Premium $4.99/month

Peacock Premium Plus for an additional $5.00/month

#6- Amazon Prime Video

Image: Other Screen grab from Primevideo.com

Amazon Prime Video has two new projects being released on its platform this December, a Christmas rom-com called Something from Tiffany’s (2022) and Deion Sanders’ film, Coach Prime (2022). You can also continue watching The Peripheral! But the thrilling new film dropping this month on Prime is ....

Nanny (2022)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jW-XKkSC63k

Nanny (2022) is a horror film starring Anna Diop following an undocumented immigrant nanny working to save money to bring her child to the United States.

Cost of subscription:

Prime Video- $8.99/month

Amazon Prime Student- $7.49/month

#5- Disney +

Image: Other Screen grab from Comicbook.com

Disney+ is unfortunately falling flat with Black content in December, but you will be able to enjoy Pentatonix: Around the World for the Holidays, continuing to watch Raven’s Home season 5, and the first season of National Treasure: Edge of History with Zuri Reed!

Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GUQCvGZp0E

We have another Black Disney princess, and it’s the artist H.E.R. playing Belle in the 30th anniversary special of Beauty and the Beast! It will be streaming on Disney+ on December 16th, a day after the ABC premiere.

Cost of subscription: $7.99/month, $79.99/year

#4- Showtime

Image: Other Screen grab from Sho.com

There isn’t much new content starting in Decemeber on Showtime but there are new episodes of Ziwe and new episodes of The L Word: Generation Q. Showtime is bringing some of our favorites: Selma (2014), Freedom Writers (2007), Imagine That (2009) and Jason’s Lyric (1994). If you’re looking for some fun interviews tune into...

All the Smoke: Season 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=db8ytK8trko

Matt Barnes and Stephen Jackson are hosting season 3 of All the Smoke! One of the most anticipated guests is Will Smith, interviewing dropping on December 1st!

Cost of subscription: $10.99/month

#3- HBO Max

Image: Other Screen grab from Hbomax.com

HBO Max is bringing back new seasons of some of our favorite shows this December: Gossip Girl, Max Original Season 2 and Doom Patrol, Max Original Season 4. You can also watch Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008), Stomp the Yard (2007), and Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (2010), Martin: The Reunion Special.

South Side: Season 3

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q43uQ07DAIs

The third season of the beloved sitcom, South Side, is coming to HBO Max on December 8th!

Cost of subscription: With Ads $9.99/month - $69.99/year (for the first year) Ad-Free $14.99/month- $104.99/year (for the first year)

#2- Hulu

Image: Other Screen grab from Hulu.com

Hulu is releasing a ton of new Black content this month! Get ready to watch a Black lead in Darby and the Dead! Dropping this month is also Back in the Groove, It’s a Wonderful Binge, Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (2006), Will Smith in Hancock (2008), Stomp the Yard: Homecoming (2010), and This Christmas (2007). One of the most anticipated series of the year is arriving on Hulu...

Kindred

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=II_mroKXF4o

The long awaited adaptation of Octavia Butler’s Kindred is dropping all episodes exclusively on Hulu, December 13th!

Cost of subscription:

Hulu with ads- $7.99/month (or $79.99/year)

Hulu without ads- $14.99/month

Student deal- $1.99/month

#1- Netflix

Image: Other Screen grab from Edigitalagency.com

Netflix is going to give you the best bang for your buck to wrap up 2022! Get ready to stream the premiere of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022). Netflix is also adding Bullet Train (2022)with Brian Tyree Henry and Zazie Beetz. You can also watch Coach Carter (2005), How to Ruin Christmas Season 3, and Last Chance U: Basketball Season 3. The most anticipated new Black film this month is...

They Cloned Tyrone (2022)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8AWIF8maEP4

Jamie Foxx, John Boyega, and Teyonah Parris star in Netflix’s They Cloned Tyrone. This sci-fi, comedic mystery film is about a trio cracking down on a government conspiracy.

Cost of subscription: Basic $9.99 Standard $15.49 Premiere $19.99

Straight From The Root

Sign up for our free daily newsletter.

Latest from The Root

How A Black Woman Said This and Got 1 Million Tiktok Followers And Started a Hilarious Movement

How A Black Woman Said This and Got 1 Million Tiktok Followers And Started a Hilarious Movement

Melani Sanders is here to let the world know that women dealing with perimenopause and menopause have zero Fs left to give ...
How Diddy Could Win His Case

How Diddy Could Win His Case

The Root has been following Diddy's case closely. Here's an analysis on whether he could walk free ...

Anna Wintour Exits Vogue While A Black Editor Awaits The Call

Anna Wintour Exits Vogue While A Black Editor Awaits The Call

Black Editors Are Rising — Will Vogue Catch Up? ...
Porsha Williams, Ex-Husband Simon Guobadia Get <i>Super</i> Messy With Each Other in New Interviews

Porsha Williams, Ex-Husband Simon Guobadia Get Super Messy With Each Other in New Interviews

The former couple is now breaking their silence after their divorce and they're not mincing words! ...
Supermodel Anok Yai Looked Stunning and Different at Paris Fashion Week

Supermodel Anok Yai Looked Stunning and Different at Paris Fashion Week

All eyes were on the gorgeous supermodel at the Louis Vuitton SS26 menswear runway show ...
Jasmine Crockett Says What We've All Been Thinking About Melania Trump's U.S. Citizenship

Jasmine Crockett Says What We’ve All Been Thinking About Melania Trump’s U.S. Citizenship

If you let Rep. Crockett tell it, the Trump administration has a "lack of integrity" when it comes to favoritism-- as evident by Melania Trump's visa history ...
Walter Davis On Building a Black-Owned Bank From Zero to $2 billion

Walter Davis On Building a Black-Owned Bank From Zero to $2 billion

From running a $75 billion portfolio to founding the largest Black-owned bank, Walter Davis shares hard-earned lessons on power, profit, and purpose ...
What Police Claimed This Woman Did After Killing Toddler is Just Diabolic

What Police Claimed This Woman Did After Killing Toddler is Just Diabolic

Suad Ali will spend 12 years in prison after her horrid act against humanity.  ...
Tina Knowles' Instagram Tribute to Solange Will Have You Scrambling For Tissue

Tina Knowles’ Instagram Tribute to Solange Will Have You Scrambling For Tissue

Mompreneur Tina Knowles shared a beautiful birthday tribute to her youngest daughter on Instagram ...
Why Black Folks Were Never Truly 'Woke,' Explained

Why Black Folks Were Never Truly ‘Woke,’ Explained

The idea of wokeness has been around since the early 1900s. History shows we were never truly there ...
Tyler Perry Accuser Christian Keyes Breaks His Silence, But It's Not What You Think

Tyler Perry Accuser Christian Keyes Breaks His Silence, But It’s Not What You Think

The popular Tyler Perry star is back on Instagram Live again and telling fans more unfortunate news ...
Why Beyoncé’s Bag Placement Crossed a Southern American Superstition and Left Black Women in Shock

Why Beyoncé’s Bag Placement Crossed a Southern American Superstition and Left Black Women in Shock

Beyoncé showed up to Pharrell’s Louis Vuitton menswear show in Paris looking like money. But when she placed her purse on the ground, the internet immediately stopped scrolling. The shocking placement sparked a wave of Black girl side-eyes, superstitious callouts, and recalling generational warnings. Put your purse on the ground, ...
This Jacksonville Deputy Tased His Partner in His Hindquarters on Camera, Here's What Happened Next

This Jacksonville Deputy Tased His Partner in His Hindquarters on Camera, Here’s What Happened Next

"The incident is unfortunate, but in the heat of the moment is always a potential while we are taking combative subjects into custody," a Jacksonville Sheriff's Office spokesman said ...
The Devastating Reason This MLB Player Broke Down in Tears Mid Game

The Devastating Reason This MLB Player Broke Down in Tears Mid Game

Players and coaches rushed to console Arizona Diamondbacks player Ketel Marte after he was seen with tears rolling down his face mid game ...
Republicans Spent Decades Laying the Groundwork for Trump’s 'Big Beautiful Bill,' But You'll Be Surprise Who It Hurts Most

Republicans Spent Decades Laying the Groundwork for Trump’s ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ But You’ll Be Surprise Who It Hurts Most

Republicans have laid the groundwork for this bill for years before it had a name, but the hook is it doesn't just harm poor Black Americans ...
DDG Scores This Rare Win in Custody Battle With Halle Bailey

DDG Scores This Rare Win in Custody Battle With Halle Bailey

Bailey and DDG have been embroiled in a legal back and forth over their child for months ...
Highlights From Pharrell Williams' Star-Studded Louis Vuitton Menswear Show in Paris

Highlights From Pharrell Williams’ Star-Studded Louis Vuitton Menswear Show in Paris

All eyes were on Paris as the stars came out to check out Pharrell Williams and the Louis Vuitton SS26 menswear collection ...
MAGA Trolls are Attacking Disney's 'Ironheart,' But Here's How Black Internet Is Fighting Back

MAGA Trolls are Attacking Disney’s ‘Ironheart,’ But Here’s How Black Internet Is Fighting Back

What should've been a momentous occasion for the MCU turned into an ugly online spat thanks to some racists ...
Girl, Bye...Candace Owens' Latest Assessment of Trump Will Make You Roll Your Eyes

Girl, Bye…Candace Owens’ Latest Assessment of Trump Will Make You Roll Your Eyes

The controversial podcast host is an avid Trump supporter, but since his White House return, Owens has slowly moved away from him ...
Why Black-Owned Businesses Face Bigger Risks in a Global Trade War

Why Black-Owned Businesses Face Bigger Risks in a Global Trade War

Marketplace’s Kimberly Adams breaks down how tariffs, inflation, and politics hit Black-owned businesses hardest ...