Everything That’s Streaming in January 2026

It’s a new year, but the streaming landscape in January is mostly about continuing seasons of already-established shows. This month features an Emily Henry adaptation on Netflix and a new Game of Thrones prequel on HBO Max, but it’s also got new episodes of Shrinking, The Pitt, Traitors and The Night Manager. Oh, and Bridgerton is coming back, too.

Read on for Book & Film Globe’s definitive guide to the top titles this month.

Netflix

People We Meet on Vacation (Jan. 9) — Romance writer Emily Henry takes her best-selling novel to the big streaming screen, with Tom Blyth and Emily Bader starring as Alex and Poppy, two childhood friends who travel together every year. Will these two friends turn into lovers?

American Boy (Jan. 7) — Saturday Night Live star Marcello Hernandez debuts his stand-up special filmed from the act that he’s been touring with for the past year. I saw this show in Dallas in August, and it was a solid hour full of observational comedy about the cultural differences growing up Cuban/Dominican in America, with a heartfelt ode to his mother. Those worried about an hour full of Domingo jokes need not fret.

HIS & HERS (Jan. 8) — Talk about your conflicts of interest. Tessa Thompson is a reporter covering a murder investigation, and her estranged husband Jon Bernthal is the lead detective on the case. Each thinks the other committed the murder. Who will find the truth first?

Bridgerton Season 4 Part 1 (Jan. 29) — Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) finally gets his moment in the spotlight with this new season of the hit romance show. This time around, he meets Sophie Baek (Yerin Ha) at a masquerade ball.

Also playing:

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (Jan. 15)

Visit Netflix for a full list of releases.

Hulu

The Beauty (Jan. 21) — The Ryan Murphy shows will continue until morale improves. This month’s offering is a series adaptation of a 2016 graphic novel. In the graphic novel, “The Beauty” is an STD that makes those infected “beautiful”; here, it’s a drug. Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall star as two FBI agents investigating the drug, and its conspiracy.

Twinless (Jan. 16) — James Sweeney’s Sundance Audience Award winner about a support group for twinless twins makes its streaming debut.

Hoops, Hopes & Dreams (Jan. 19) — This short documentary uses talking head interviews and animation to highlight how Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s voter outreach efforts on basketball courts influenced former President Barack Obama’s campaign where he did the same.

Visit Hulu for a full list of releases.

Disney+

Wonder Man (Jan. 27) — Has the world seen enough superheroes? This meta Marvel show explores that concept through Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II), an actor auditioning for the role of superhero Wonder Man in an in-universe film remake of the character. He’s auditioning against Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley), who fans will remember from Iron Man 3. Co-creator Destin Daniel Cretton (Short Term 12, Shang Chi) will direct two episodes.

Also playing:

Hey A.J.! (Jan. 14)

Pole to Pole with Will Smith (Jan. 14)

Disneyland Handcrafted (Date TBA)

Visit Disney+ for a full list of releases.

Apple TV

Shrinking Season 3 (Jan. 28) — Jason Segel’s dramedy/traum-com about a therapist dealing with his wife’s death was originally pitched as a three-season show, but fellow co-creators Bill Lawrence (Scrubs) and Brett Goldstein (Ted Lasso) have said they’d be open to another season if they had a good story to tell.

So this season may be the last hurrah for Jimmy, Paul and Gaby, but there’s still hope. Last season ended on an emotional cliffhanger for Jimmy as he finally started to move through his grief.

Also playing:

Tehran Season 2 (Jan. 9)

Hijack Season 2 (Jan. 14)

Drops of God Season 2 (Jan. 21)

Visit Apple TV+ for a full list of releases.

Prime Video

The Night Manager Season 2 (Jan. 11) — Nearly 10 years after the first season aired, Tom Hiddleston’s espionage thriller gets a second season, now at Amazon. Adapted from the John le Carré book of the same name, this season sees Hiddleston’s former spy Jonathan Pine racing to expose a new global conspiracy involving a Colombian businessman.

Steal (Jan. 21) — This six-episode series features Sophie Turner as an office worker at a pension-fund investment company caught up in a heist with a co-worker (Archie Madekwe).

The Wrecking Crew (Jan. 28) — Somehow, this is the first time Dave Bautista and Jason Momoa have played brothers, or really shared the screen together in any significant capacity (besides any screen time they had with each other in Dune). Here, the action stars are estranged half-brothers who reunite after their father’s mysterious death to find out what really happened to dear old Dad.

Visit Amazon Prime for a full list of releases.

HBO Max

The Pitt Season 2 (Jan. 8) — Dr. Robby is back, and this time, it’s Fourth of July weekend at The Pitt, which means lots of fireworks injuries on top of the usual ER subjects. Combine that with a computer outage, the return of Dr. Langdon, and the fact that this is Robby’s last shift before a sabbatical, and you’ve got another stressful shift. Get ready.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Jan. 18) — George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas head to the small screen in this prequel set about 90 years before the events of Game of Thrones. It stars Peter Claffey as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell as his squire Aegon Targaryen. This looks a bit lighter than GoT or House of the Dragon.

Also playing:

Industry Season 4 (Jan. 11)

Genndy Tartakovsky’s Primal Season 3 (Jan. 12)

I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not (Jan. 31)

Visit HBO Max for a full list of releases.

Peacock

The Traitors Season 4 (Jan. 8) — The Faithfuls and Traitors face off once again in this reality show gaming competition. Season 4 contestants in the “Mafia”-like game include Colton Underwood, Donna Kelce, Michael Rapaport and Monét X Change.

Ponies (Jan. 15) — Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson are PONIES (Persons of No Interest) in 1977 Moscow, working as low-level secretaries at the American Embassy. When their husbands are killed under mysterious circumstances in the USSR, it’s up to them to team up and find out what happened.

Visit Peacock for a full list of releases.

Shudder

Chain Reactions (Jan. 9) — Director and documentarian Alexandre O. Philippe has made documentaries about the shower scene in Psycho; the Alien franchise; David Lynch’s obsession with The Wizard of Oz; and George Lucas’ ongoing conflicts with Star Wars fans.

For his latest film, Phillippe set his sights on The Texas Chain Saw Massacre for the film’s 50th anniversary. This documentary enlists five people — Stephen King, Patton Oswalt, Takashi Miike, Karyn Kusama and Alexanrdra Heller-Nicholas — to explain the film’s cultural impact.

Also playing:

Marshmallow (Jan. 1)

Beast of War (Jan. 16)

Mother of Flies (Jan. 23)

Visit Shudder for a full list of releases.

Criterion Channel

As usual, all of the following film blocks, plus more, will be available to stream starting at the beginning of the month.

The ‘90s Do the ‘70s — Dazed and Confused, Carlito’s Way, Dead Presidents, Boogie Nights, The Ice Storm, Velvet Goldmine, 54, Summer of Sam, The Virgin Suicides

Fresh Starts — Walk Cheerfully, The Big City, The Young Girls of Rochefort, Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice, A New Leaf, Alice Doesn’t Live Here Anymore, Starting Over, Cane River, Lost in America, The Green Ray, Shirley Valentine, Sleepless in Seattle

Starring Ben Whishaw — Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, Brideshead Revisited, Bright Star, Lilting, Limonov: The Ballad

Nordic Noir — Death Is a Caress, Girl with Hyacinths, Two Minutes Late, Hidden in the Fog

Starring Terence Stamp — Toby Dammit, Teorema, The Hit, The Limey

Visit the Criterion Channel for a full list of releases.

Paramount+

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy (Jan. 15) — Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti! In space! In a Star Trek show! (Sorry, I was more of a Star Wars kid.)

This next installment in the Trek world follows the first Starfleet cadet class in more than 100 years as they learn the ropes of life and space exploration.

Girl Taken (Jan. 8) — Seventeen-year-old Lily (Tallulah Evans) gets kidnapped by her teacher (Alfie Allen). She finally escapes five years later and reckons with the abuse she suffered while in captivity in this new series.

Visit Paramount+ for a full list of releases.