With the holiday season in full swing, this weekend is a great time to get together with family or make a little "me time" by watching new shows and movies on streaming services like Netflix and Disney Plus.

The "Doctor Who" Christmas Special will feature Nucci Gatova as the 15th Doctor, following David Tennant's return three times in the 60th anniversary special. In addition, "Percy Jackson and the Gods of Olympus" will be rebooted as a TV series, and "Doctor Death" Season 2 will feature a new true crime story in the medical field.

On the film front, the Leonard Bernstein biopic "Maestro," one of the Academy Award nominees for 2024, will premiere on streaming. More epic films include the sci-fi actioner "The Creator" and the space fantasy "Rebel Moon": part 1, "Child of Fire."

For more films to watch this weekend, check out this guide.

"The Giggle," the third and final "Doctor Who" 60th anniversary special, marks the debut of Nucci Gatwa as the 15th Doctor and the return of David Tennant as the 14th Doctor. This Christmas special marked the beginning of Gatwa's official tenure and introduced a new companion, Ruby Sunday (Millie Gibson).

Long ago, Ruby was a baby abandoned in the snow on Christmas Eve. Now, she and the doctor are on a mysterious adventure involving a stolen baby, a monstrous goblin, and perhaps the secret of her own birth.

Available December 25 at 12:55 p.m. ET on Disney Plus (US and Australia). Broadcasting on BBC One (UK)

Rick Riordan's best-selling book series, which has already been adapted twice, will also be broadcast on television. It is essentially a complete reboot more faithful to the novels.

Percy Jackson (Walker Scovel) is a 12-year-old boy who discovers that he is the son of Poseidon, a modern-day demigod. As he is about to embrace his newly awakened divine powers, Zeus (the late Lance Reddick) accuses Percy of stealing a lightning bolt. Percy and his friends - Annabeth (Leah Sava Jeffries), daughter of Athena, and Grover (Aryan Simhadri), a satyr - embark on an adventure to find the lightning bolt and restore order to Olympus.

Available on Disney Plus

Based on the podcast of the same name, this true-crime anthology adapts the third season of the horrific acts of charismatic surgeon "Miracle Man" Paolo Macchiarini. Renowned for his innovative surgeries, Macchiarini (Edgar Ramirez) attracts the attention of investigative journalist Benita Alexander (Mandy Moore). As she produces a news special highlighting his work, Alexander begins to wonder how far this doctor is willing to go in the name of research and whether he is hiding a dark secret.

Now streaming on Peacock

This animated anthology may be one of Marvel's more successful shows, engaging fans by exploring an alternate timeline of the multiverse due to key moments in the MCU films. As it is the holiday season, the second installment will run for nine nights with a new episode each night.

Watchers returns to guide viewers and introduce new and old faces of the MCU, with MCU stars reprising their iconic roles. If Nebula Joined the Nova Corps, and If Happy Hogan Saved Christmas. Happy Hogan Saves Christmas."

Now streaming on Disney Plus

If you're not in the mood for Christmas cheer, comfort, and joy, Ricky Jarvais' provocative, profane, and often offensive latest comedy special Go ahead. In Armageddon, he discusses the end of humanity, artificial intelligence, and family weddings and funerals. Gervais is well known at this point.

It will be available on December 25 at 3:01 a.m. ET on Netflix

The big story of the film is the controversy surrounding the prosthetic nose worn by director and star Bradley Cooper in his portrayal of composer Leonard Bernstein. If that doesn't bother you, just enjoy Cooper and Carey Mulligan's acclaimed performances as Bernstein's wife, Felicia Montealegre.

This is not only a biopic about one of history's most famous composers, but also a love story and a love letter to the art. In addition to the lead actor, the cast includes Matt Bomer, Sarah Silverman, Michael Urie, and Maya Hawke. Nose aside, "Maestro" is sure to be a top Oscar contender.

Available on Netflix

Emerald Fennell's calling card is the dark, comedic psycho-thriller (see "Killing Eve" and "Promising Young Woman"). Her latest film is reminiscent of The Talents of Mr. Ripley, with Barry Keoghan as Oliver Quick, a struggling scholar at Oxford University, and Jacob Elordy as Felix Catton, a charming aristocratic classmate.

The two become friends, and when Oliver receives terrible news, Felix invites him to spend the summer at his family's sprawling estate, Saltburn. There, Oliver quickly wins over the Catons, including his father Sir James (Richard E. Grant), his mother Lady Elspeth (Rosamund Pike), and his sister Venetia (Allison Oliver). But things soon take a turn for the worse, and a shocking event shatters their peaceful summer.

Available on Prime Video

Zack Snyder pitched his new space opera as a more mature Star Wars film shortly after Lucasfilm was sold to Disney in 2012. Although it was never going to happen at the time, his dream has finally made it to the screen via Netflix. This space fantasy epic follows an enigmatic character named Kora (Sofia Boutella) as she begins a new life in a peaceful village on the outer rim of the galaxy, far from her home world.

After unwittingly selling their crops to the rebel Bloodaxe organization, the villagers are targeted by the tyrannical regent Barisarius (Fra Fee). Kola and local farmer Gunnar (Michiel Uysman) scout for trained warriors, including pilot Kai (Charlie Hunnam) and legendary general Titus (Djimon Hounsou). They must learn to trust each other and fight together before Mother World destroys them.

Available on Netflix

A sci-fi action epic from director Gareth Edwards (Rogue One, Godzilla Godzilla). Set in a future war between humanity and artificial intelligence, the film follows Joshua (John David Washington), a former Special Forces operative who grieves for his missing wife (Gemma Chan). He is on a mission to hunt down and kill the creator, the designer of an elusive artificial intelligence, who has developed a weapon that can end the war by eliminating humanity.

Joshua and his team cross enemy lines to destroy the weapon, only to discover that it is an AI in the form of a young child (Madeline Una Voiles).

Available on Hulu