The holidays are a time to spend with family and some of those moments are spent watching television.  The following is a guide for family-friendly shows and films to watch this season.  (H + M Communications, 2020)

Family Friendly

Universal Pictures – The Croods: A New Age Release date: December 18 on PVOD.  The Croods have survived their fair share of dangers and disasters, from fanged prehistoric beasts to surviving the end of the word, but now they will face their biggest challenge of all: another family.

Focus Features- Half Brothers Release date: December 4. Renato, a successful Mexican aviation executive, is shocked to discover he has an American half-brother he never knew about — the free-spirited Asher. The two vastly different brothers are forced on a road trip together, masterminded by their ailing father, to trace the path he took as an immigrant from Mexico to America.

Pantaya – Celebremos: Eterna Navidad Release date: December 4. Juanes hosts a group of A-list Latinx celebrities in his home.  Not the typical holiday special because there is a fun story intertwined with music, food, and fun.  Premieres on the Spanish language streaming service Pantaya.

Peacock – Saved By The Bell Release date: available now. California Governor Zack Morris closes low-income high schools, relocating the affected students to Bayside, the richest school in the state. The new students give the oblivious Bayside kids a much-needed reality check.

Peacock – Shrek Release date: available now. To save his home, a monster with a donkey makes a deal with a mean lord to rescue a beautiful princess.  Available free with ads to all Peacock users.

Peacock – Trolls World Tour Release date: available now. When a rock ‘n’ roll king and queen set out to destroy other forms of music, Poppy and Branch embark on a daring mission to unite six different troll tribes to save the diverse melodies from becoming extinct.

Adventure/comedy

Amazon Prime – Locas Por Cambio Release date: available now. Tells the funny story of Paula (Mariel Molino) who has had a life full of privileges that have led her to feel satisfied with her life, and of Paulina (Sofía Sisniega) who has experienced the opposite and who feels overwhelmed with the responsibilities of modern life. Everything will change one fateful day when they step into each other’s shoes and discover that not everything is what it seems.  Between tangles and adventures, they will experience what makes them so different and similar at the same time.

Amazon Prime Video – El Cid Release date: December 18. El Cid is a Spanish Amazon Original series about the man behind the legend of El Cid Campeador (played by Jaime Lorente). A journey that narrates the trajectory of the young “Ruy” until he became a faithful vassal, knight, and hero of the Spanish crown in the 11^th century.