December 2023 Highlights: 25-31 December 2023

December 2023 Highlights: 25-31 December 2023 | Stream on the Astro GO app

*Highlights are subject to change

Monday, 25 December

1. Kirk Franklin's The Night Before Christmas [Premiere]

Lifetime (Ch 703), 10pm

Starring Naturi Naughton, Lorea Turner, Luke James and Kirk Franklin.

Caught in a blizzard on Christmas Eve, estranged mother and daughter Journee and Nia are forced to take refuge inside a church where a handful of also-trapped parishioners are reeling from the cancellation of their annual holiday concert.

2. Last Christmas

Showcase (Ch 413), 10pm

Starring Emilia Clarke and Henry Golding

Nothing seems to go right for young Kate, a frustrated Londoner who works as an elf in a year-round Christmas shop. But things soon take a turn for the better when she meets Tom, a handsome charmer who seems too good to be true. As the city transforms into the most wonderful time of the year, Tom and Kate's growing attraction turns into the best gift of all.

3. The Dark Tower

AXN (Ch 701), 8pm

Starring Idris Elba and Matthew McConaughey

Eleven-year-old Jake meets the last Gunslinger in Mid-World as he pursues the Man in Black, seeking revenge for his father's murder and to stop him from destroying the Dark Tower.

Tuesday, 26 December

1. Coffee Prince (2007)

ONE (Ch 393), 7.50pm

Starring: Gong Yoo and Yoon Eun-hye

Choi Han-kyul is a young and smart grandson of chairwoman Bang of Dong-in Foods but he’s never had a proper job before. She asks him to take the family business and to go for blind dates set up by her. He dislikes both ideas, but he reluctantly obeys his grandmother by taking on a run-down café. Rebranding the café to ‘Coffee Prince’, he hires only good-looking men to attract female customers. And one day, he meets Go Eun-chan, a tomboyish girl, who Han-kyul mistakes for a man. Han-kyul starts developing feelings for Eun-chan, and he is thrown into a turmoil.

2. Universe Ticket

ONE (Ch 393), 10.30pm (Same Week As Korea)

Starring: Kim Se Jeong, Younha, Hyoyeon (SNSD), ADORA, Rian (Lachica), Yeji (ITZY) and Chaeryeong (ITZY)

Join 82 contestants from around the world in SBS’s first ever global K-Pop girl group audition program where they will compete for a chance to debut.

Wednesday, 27 December

1. Between Him and Her [Express from Korea] [Premiere]

K-Plus (Ch 396) Every Wednesday, 6.45pm,

Starring Super Junior’s Lee Donghae and Lee Seol.

Between Him and Her portrays real relationships, including those hurt by love, friends turned lovers, and those in long term relationships.

2. Find Me in Your Memory

ONE (Ch 393), Every Tue-Fri, 6.30pm

Starring Kim Dong-wook and Mun Ka-young

A healing romantic melodrama between a star anchor Lee Jeong-hoon who can remember everything that’s happened in his life due to hyperthymesia and a rising actress Yeo Ha-jin who can’t remember the most significant part of her past.

Thursday, 28 December

1. The Golden Boy: Oscar De La Hoya S1

HBO GO (OD & Astro GO Only)

Starring Oscar de la Hoya

It peels back the layers of Oscar de la Hoya while celebrating this complicated and controversial figure. We will explore his triumphs and turmoil to reveal a man struggling to come to terms with lifelong demons.

2. Last Call: When A Serial Killer Stalked Queer New York S1 [Premiere]

HBO GO (OD & Astro GO Only)

Starring Carter Mangan Jr. and Andy Humm

As the AIDS crisis intensifies in the early 1990s, homophobia and hate crimes increase, and a serial killer preys on gay men in New York City by infiltrating the queer nightlife to identify his victims.

3. Edge Of The Earth S1 [Premiere]

HBO GO (OD & Astro GO Only)

Starring Ian Walsh and Jeremy Jones

Four groups of athletes embark on four never-before-accomplished missions.

Friday, 29 December

1. King of Karaoke: VS

tvN, (Ch 395), 10.30pm

Starring: Wooyoung, Seo Eun-kwang, Soyou, ONESTAR, Roy Kim, Parc Jae-jung, Kim Min-seok, YoungK, GIRIBOY, Car, the garden and Jo Jung-sik

“VS,” which stands for “Vocal” and “Showdown,” is a survival show where participants showcase their singing abilities and compete against each other through karaoke to win a grand prize of 100 million won.

Saturday, 30 December

1. The Roundup: No Way Out [Channel Premiere]

tvN Movies (Ch 416), 10pm

Starring Ma Dong-seok, Lee Joon-hyuk and Bae Noo-ri

There is a drug case links to an organized crime organization in Japan. Despite the expanding scale of the case, the beast cop and his team strive their best to arrest the criminal.

2. Cocaine Bear [Channel Premiere]

HBO (Ch 411), 10pm

Starring Keri Russell, Alden Ehrenreich, Ray Liotta and Jesse Tyler Ferguson

A 227kg black bear consumes a significant amount of cocaine and embarks on a drug-fuelled rampage through a Georgia forest, endangering the lives of cops, criminals, tourists and teenagers.

3. Bake Off - The Professionals S6 [Premiere]

BBC Lifestyle (Ch 717), Every Saturday & Sunday, 9.30pm

The pastry chefs compete in elimination rounds bursting with high pressure and drama, with every move scrutinised by judges. The chefs work together to create jaw-dropping displays of desserts, cakes and pastries, showcasing bakers at the peak of their profession. The competition is whittled down week by week, until finally the best three teams compete to be crowned the ultimate winner. Where margins between success and failure are wafer thin, anything can happen in this theatre of pastry.

Sunday, 31 December

1. My Happy Ending [24 Hours] [Premiere]

tvN (Ch 395), Every Sun & Mon, 9.15pm

Starring Son Ho-jun, Jang Na-ra, So Yi-hyun and Lee Ki-taek

Seo Jae Won, a mother and a successful CEO who is obsessed with chasing after success, faces a shocking truth after she is betrayed by three men whom she trusted the most.