Rowan Atkinson returns in Netflix’s Man vs Baby, set to premiere on December 11

Rowan Atkinson returns in Netflix’s Man vs Baby

Rowan Atkinson fans, get ready. Netflix has dropped the first-look images for Man vs Baby, a festive follow-up to his 2022 hit Man vs Bee.

Atkinson reprises his role as the hapless Trevor Bingley, this time trading housesitting for the quieter life of a school caretaker.

The four-part holiday comedy, set to premiere on December 11, 2025, promises the same perfectly British chaos audiences loved in Man vs Bee. Only now, instead of battling a bee, Trevor finds himself babysitting the Baby Jesus from a school nativity play in a luxury London penthouse.

Silent night? Not likely. Rowan Atkinson returns in MAN VS. BABY.

Coming 11 December. 🎄 pic.twitter.com/blHWbSKwDi

— Netflix UK & Ireland (@NetflixUK) October 8, 2025

A Quiet Job Turns Into Christmas Chaos

Netflix’s synopsis teases, “After a job looking after a high-tech mansion ended in disaster thanks to an irritating insect, Trevor Bingley has left the stressful world of housesitting for the quieter life of a school caretaker. That is, until a tempting offer to watch a luxury London penthouse over Christmas proves too hard to resist.”

But calm isn’t in Trevor’s Christmas vocabulary. On the last day of term, the Baby Jesus is left behind, and Trevor must juggle a penthouse and an undersized, very demanding guest. With festive decorations, a giant Christmas tree, and a lot of holiday mishaps, the series promises laughs, messes, and heartwarming chaos.

Classic Humor, Festive Fun

New photos show Atkinson feeding two babies at once, decorating for Christmas, and even serving dinner—proving that pandemonium follows him wherever he goes. Alanah Bloor joins as Maddy, Trevor’s daughter, replacing India Fowler from the previous series.

The series is written by Rowan Atkinson and Will Davies, who also collaborated on Johnny English, directed by David Kerr, and produced by HouseSitter Productions. Netflix calls it “a lighthearted and family-friendly holiday story about responsibility, chaos, and laughter.”

For fans of Mr. Bean’s silent comedy and Atkinson’s impeccable timing, Man vs Baby looks set to deliver the perfect holiday mix of humor, heart, and utter unpredictability.

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FAQs

1. When does Man vs Baby premiere on Netflix?
The four-part series premieres on December 11, 2025.

2. Who stars alongside Rowan Atkinson in Man vs Baby?
Alanah Bloor plays Maddy, Trevor Bingley’s daughter, joining Atkinson in the festive comedy.

3. What is Man vs Baby about?
Trevor Bingley swaps housesitting for a school caretaker job, only to end up babysitting the Baby Jesus in a luxury penthouse, creating hilarious Christmas chaos.