With all the holiday-themed movies and shows that pop up on streaming at this time of year, it's incredibly refreshing to find one that manages to make a formula work simply by being excellent at its fundamentals. With an eminently likable lead in Katlego Lebogang, Yoh! Christmas (which is based on Netflix's own 2019 Norwegian series Home for Christmas) goes through all the heartbreak and the ridiculousness of app-driven dating in one's thirties with real sincerity. Even if it takes Thando a good long while to find even just a decent match, the show never harbors any resentment towards its characters—grounding everything in its protagonist's very real, complicated fears and insecurities. It's an inviting, comforting watch that moves with a spring in its step and looks fantastic doing it.

In the series' first two episodes watched for this review, Katlego Lebogang already displays enough range to prove herself a star. She's endlessly charismatic whether in scrubs or in a gorgeous green dress, but it doesn't ever feel as if the actress places herself above the material; she just exists in every moment with ease. And in vulnerable moments shared with her best friend and roommate Charles (Siya Sepotokele), Lebogang gets to reveal not just a lingering hurt from her previous relationship, but a hidden shame that she still allows herself to feel broken up about it at all.