Home for Christmas (Seasons 1–3)

Home for Christmas (Hjem til jul, 2019) is a Norwegian romantic comedy series from Netflix you can watch online on iFILM. Johanne is in her early thirties, single, and headed home for the holidays — where every relative will ask the same question. She gives herself a deadline: show up with a boyfriend by Christmas Eve or spend another year fielding the stares.

Ida Elise Broch plays Johanne with exactly the right mix of determination and self-sabotage. Director Per-Olav Sørensen keeps the comedy dry and the awkward moments honest — this is not the glossy Christmas rom-com the premise sounds like. Two seasons, both available, and the show knows when to stop.

What makes it stick is the undercurrent: Johanne isn't really looking for a man, she's running from a version of herself she's afraid to examine. Light viewing with a slightly harder edge underneath. Stream Home for Christmas (2019) online on iFILM.