Jack Black stars in the new Christmas film Dear Santa, streaming in Australia now.
Paramount+’s first original Christmas movie follows a boy who accidentally misspells Santa as Satan in his letter, resulting in the devil himself visiting during the holidays. Playing along as “Santa”, he’s going to come bearing gifts in the form of wishes but there’s a catch.
Here’s everything you need to know about the new film, including release date and cast.
Dear Santa release date Australia
Dear Santa premieres in Australia on Sunday, 1 December 2024.
| Movie | Release Date | Running Time |
|---|---|---|
| Dear Santa (2024) | Sun, 1 Dec 2024 | 1h 43m |
Where to watch Dear Santa in Australia?
The new Christmas film is currently available to watch on BINGE, Foxtel Now, and Paramount+.
If you’re a new customer signing up for the first time to any of the aforementioned streaming TV platforms, you can watch the Dear Santa 2024 movie for free using their respective free trials.
Stream Dear Santa on BINGE
You can watch Dear Santa on BINGE with the new film landing on the service just in time for the holidays. No BINGE plan yet? Fortunately, BINGE still offers a 7-day free trial for new customers. After that, there are three plans available when signing up, available on a monthly or annual basis.
First is the Basic plan, streaming in HD on one screen at only $10 monthly or $79 yearly. Next is the Standard plan, which allows streaming movies and shows on up to two screens in HD or 4K on selected content for $19/month or $149 per year. For the best streaming experience with 4K and four concurrent streams, you’ll need to upgrade your subscription to Premium at $22/month or $179/year.
All TV shows and movies are ad-free on demand on BINGE Standard and Premium. It’s also worth noting that the BINGE free trial is not available on annual subscriptions.
Watch Dear Santa on Foxtel or Foxtel Now
You can also watch the film on Foxtel, which is available on Movies Premiere as part of the Movies bundle. In addition to Foxtel Plus, which offers over 50 channels of drama, reality, news, and docos, the Movies HD package also delivers 9 channels of pure films, giving you most of Foxtel’s TV catalogue.
Another option for streaming Dear Santa in Australia is Foxtel’s streaming service, Foxtel Now, which still offers a free 10-day trial for new customers. On the Foxtel Now website, select the ‘Start free trial’ button to get started. After the free trial, Foxtel Now plans start at $35 per month for the Starter pack. You will need to sign up for the Sport + Movies package in order to access Foxtel Now’s movie channels.
Stream Dear Santa on Paramount+
You will need a subscription to access Paramount+’s catalogue of shows and new movies to stream the film in Australia, Fortunately, the service still offers a 7-day free trial.
After the trial ends, there are three plans to choose from, each tier offering monthly and annual options. First is the Basic (with ads) plan, streaming in HD on one screen at only $6.99 monthly or $61.99 yearly.
Next is the Standard plan, which allows streaming movies and TV shows on up to two screens in HD and download to watch on the go for $9.99 per month, or $89.99 annually.
To enhance your streaming with 4K UHD, HDR10, Dolby Vision & Dolby Atmos and four concurrent streams, you can opt to upgrade your Paramount+ subscription to Premium at $13.99 monthly or $124.99 annually.
When signing up, go to the Paramount+ website, select ‘Sign Up For Paramount+’ and follow instructions. After entering your email address and password, you’ll need to select a subscription type, and submit your payment information. Finally, click ‘Start Paramount+’.
What is the plot of Dear Santa (2024)?
Sixth-grader Liam Turner (Robert Timothy Smith) is a shy and dyslexic boy who wants nothing else for Christmas but for things to get better for him and his family. He decides to write Santa his Christmas wish list, but a misspelling brings someone instead — Satan!
Played by Jack Black, the devilish “Santa” pretends he’s the real deal, but really wants to ruin everybody’s holidays just for fun. He offers to give Liam three wishes, only he demands his soul in return.
As their unlikely friendship blossoms, Satan allows the boy to make unselfish wishes, complicating things for the conflicted demon, who’s now beginning to enjoy the whole spirit of Christmas.
The movie is directed by Bobby Farrelly from a screenplay written by Ricky Blitt and Peter Farrelly. In addition to Black and Smith, the dynamic cast also includes comedians Keegan-Michael Key and Ben Stiller, as well as Post Malone making an appearance as himself.
Cast of Dear Santa movie
The cast of Paramount+’s new Christmas movie consists of the following actors:
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