What to Watch This Week in UAE: New Movies and Shows (Week of 15 December 2025)

This week’s watchlist in the UAE is all about scale and emotion, from Pandora’s burning forests to the neon glow of New Vegas. In cinemas, Avatar: Fire and Ash and Bury Me When I’m Dead lead a darker, more introspective lineup.

At home, Fallout Season 2 on Prime Video heads into the Mojave and New Vegas, while Emily in Paris Season 5 returns on Netflix with more romance and chaos. OSN+ adds high-concept sci-fi with Mickey 17 and a prestige period rivalry in Amadeus, while StarzPlay balances heavy drama in Freud’s Last Session with bold anime-style superhero storytelling in To Be Hero X. If you are planning what to watch this week in UAE, here is everything you need to know. 

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This Week’s Top 5 Must-See Picks

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Avatar: Fire and Ash (Cinema – 18 Dec)

James Cameron returns to Pandora with a darker chapter centered on Jake, Neytiri and the volatile Ash People, mixing emotional stakes with huge-scale sci-fi spectacle in UAE cinemas. 

Fallout Season 2 (Prime Video – 17 Dec)

The story moves into the Mojave wasteland and legendary New Vegas, pushing Vault dwellers deeper into questions of survival, power and who really runs the post-apocalyptic world. 

Amadeus Mini Series (OSN+ – 21 Dec)

A new mini-series reimagining Mozart and Salieri’s rivalry in Vienna, turning genius, jealousy and ambition into a sharp, intimate drama about legacy. 

To Be Hero X (StarzPlay – Now Streaming)

A striking animated series where trust itself becomes power, transforming ordinary people into heroes or bringing them down when public faith vanishes. 

Emily in Paris Season 5 (Netflix – 18 Dec)

Emily takes charge of Agence Grateau Rome while juggling risky career moves, messy friendships and romance in a new chapter of chic, chaotic European life. 

Cinema – New Movies in UAE Cinemas This Week

UAE cinemas end the year with big feelings and bigger stakes. The focus this week is on emotional horror and epic sci-fi, with Avatar: Fire and Ash set to dominate screens and Bury Me When I’m Dead offering a smaller, more intimate nightmare. For more theatrical options as they’re added, keep an eye on the New in Cinemas UAE hub.

Avatar: Fire and Ash – In Cinemas 18 December 2025

Action / Adventure / Fantasy | PG15

In the aftermath of deep personal loss, Jake and Neytiri’s family is still trying to heal when Pandora becomes more dangerous than ever. Their path crosses with the Ash People, a fierce and volatile Na’vi clan led by Varang, whose brutal methods ignite a fresh conflict that challenges loyalties and the very future of the planet. With Zoe Saldaña, Sam Worthington, Kate Winslet and Sigourney Weaver, Avatar: Fire and Ash promises huge visuals and heavier emotional stakes for your next cinema trip. 

Watch it at Vox Cinemas and other major UAE cinema chains. 

Bury Me When I’m Dead – In Cinemas 18 December 2025

Horror / Mystery / Thriller | Rating TBC

Henry fails to carry out his late wife Catherine’s last wish: to be buried deep in the woods. Guilt soon gives way to terror as unexplainable events start to surround him. Convinced Catherine has returned for revenge, he fears for his pregnant mistress Rebecca and their unborn child while her furious father closes in. With Charlotte Hope, Devon Terrell and Makenzie Leigh, this is one for horror fans who prefer creeping dread over jump scares. 

Watch it at Vox Cinemas and participating UAE theatres. 

Netflix – New on Netflix UAE This Week

New on Netflix UAE this week is led by Emily in Paris Season 5, bringing back fashion, feelings and bad decisions across Europe. If you are building a light, bingeable watchlist, this is the Netflix headliner to note. 

Emily in Paris Season 5 – Streaming from 18 December 2025

Comedy / Drama / Romance | 18+

Emily Cooper’s whirlwind continues as the Chicago marketing executive who once chased her Paris dream now takes charge of Agence Grateau Rome. She juggles bold career moves, complicated friendships and tangled romance, with missteps that threaten her closest bonds. As secrets surface and professional risks mount, Emily leans into honesty and resilience to push toward a new chapter in her European life, full of change and possibility. Starring Lily Collins, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu and Ashley Park, this is the big Netflix comfort binge of the week. 

Watch it on Netflix in the UAE. 

Prime Video – New on Prime Video UAE This Week

New on Prime Video UAE this week continues the story of one of 2024’s biggest game-to-TV hits. Fallout Season 2 sends its survivors out of the vault and into the Mojave wasteland and New Vegas, raising both the scope and the danger. 

Fallout Season 2 – Streaming from 17 December 2025

Action / Adventure / Sci-Fi | TV-MA

Picking up straight after the season one finale, Fallout Season 2 expands the wasteland with a dangerous trek across the Mojave and into the ruined casino sprawl of New Vegas. Adapted from the iconic game franchise, the show pushes deeper into its mix of brutality and dark comedy, exploring who gets to survive and who gets crushed two centuries after the bombs. With Ella Purnell, Aaron Moten and Walton Goggins returning, Season 2 looks set to be this week’s must-watch for sci-fi and gaming fans in the UAE. 

Watch it on Prime Video with your Amazon account in the UAE. 

OSN+ – New on OSN+ UAE This Week

New on OSN+ UAE this week delivers both a trippy sci-fi star vehicle and a richly produced historical mini-series. If you like ambitious, idea-driven stories, both Mickey 17 and Amadeus are worth adding to your OSN+ queue. 

Mickey 17 – Streaming from 19 December 2025

Comedy / Fantasy / Adventure | 18+

On a mission to colonise a distant, frozen world, Mickey Barnes serves as an “expendable” crew member sent on the most lethal tasks. Whenever he dies, a new cloned body wakes up with most of his memories intact. When he is dispatched to explore a hostile ice planet, questions of identity, sacrifice and what it means to be “expendable” collide with dark humour and sci-fi spectacle. Starring Robert Pattinson, Steven Yeun and Michael Monroe, Mickey 17 brings cerebral genre storytelling to OSN+. 

Watch on OSN+ in the UAE. 

Amadeus Mini Series – Streaming from 21 December 2025

Drama | PG15

At 25, grieving his father’s death and hungry to prove himself, Amadeus Mozart arrives in Vienna and dives into the glittering world of court music. Guided by singer Constanze Weber, he enters the orbit of revered composer Antonio Salieri. Their connection becomes a slow-burn rivalry shaped by talent, envy and the fear of being forgotten. With Olivia-Mai Barrett, Paul Bettany and Will Sharpe, Amadeus turns the legend of Mozart and Salieri into a tense, intimate mini-series on OSN+. 

Watch on OSN+ in the UAE. 

StarzPlay – New on StarzPlay UAE This Week

New on StarzPlay UAE this week offers a thoughtful two-hander about faith and reason, and a bold anime-style superhero series built on public trust. If you want something more cerebral, both Freud’s Last Session and To Be Hero X are strong picks. 

Freud’s Last Session – Now Streaming

Drama | 15

On the eve of World War II, Sigmund Freud invites Oxford academic C.S. Lewis to his home for a conversation that spirals into a fierce debate over God, belief and suffering. As the two clash over philosophy and faith, their personal lives bleed into the discussion: Freud’s intense relationship with his daughter and Lewis’s unconventional romance. Starring Anthony Hopkins, Matthew Goode and Liv Lisa Fries, Freud’s Last Session plays like an intense stage drama built for the screen. 

Watch now on StarzPlay in the UAE. 

To Be Hero X – Now Streaming

Animation / Action / Sci-Fi | 15

In this animated world, belief can literally create heroes. Trust is measured and worn on the wrist, turning ordinary people into superpowered defenders when public faith is high—and stripping them of strength when that trust collapses. The one who gathers the most faith becomes “X”, but with loyalty shifting in real time, heroism turns into a dangerous popularity contest where one wrong move can erase you. With voices from Ai Ishikawa, Yûki Itô and Takuma Hirao, To Be Hero X is a fresh, high-concept spin on superheroes. 

Watch now on StarzPlay in the UAE. 

Stay Tuned: What to Watch This Week UAE

Between Avatar: Fire and Ash in cinemas, Fallout Season 2 on Prime Video, Emily in Paris Season 5 on Netflix, and new OSN+ and StarzPlay releases, this week in the UAE is packed with options whatever mood you are in. For a fresh batch of what to watch this week in UAE, keep checking the What to Watch This Week UAE hub and your platform hubs for new in cinemas, new on Netflix UAE, new on Prime Video UAE, new on OSN+ UAE and new on StarzPlay UAE.  

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