Here's what's new to streaming in January 2024
Welcome to 2024! I hope you had a stunning holiday break. Here's a quick look at what is coming to your favorite streaming services this month.
Sundance Favorites Collection (Criterion Channel)
Collection Synopsis:For four decades, the Sundance Film Festival has been at the heart of American independent cinema, providing a vital launching pad for up-and-coming filmmakers wholly committed to their singular artistic vision. From acclaimed features by maverick directors like the Coen brothers (Blood Simple), Wendell B. Harris Jr. (Chameleon Street), Gregg Araki (The Doom Generation), and Kelly Reichardt (Old Joy) to crossover hits like The Blair Witch Project and touchstone documentaries such as Streetwise, Paris Is Burning, and Hoop Dreams, this selection of highlights from across the festival’shistory celebrates its ongoing dedication to bold, personal storytelling from outside the mainstream.
Titles Include:Symbiopsychotaxiplasm: Take One (1968), Style Wars (1983), Blood Simple (1984), In Heaven There Is No Beer? (1984), Stranger Than Paradise (1984), Streetwise (1984), The Times of Harvey Milk (1984), Desert Hearts (1985), Smooth Talk (1985), Working Girls (1986), Chameleon Street (1989), For All Mankind (1989), Christo in Paris (1990), Metropolitan (1990), Paris Is Burning (1990), Trust (1990), A Brief History of Time (1991), Mississippi Masala (1991), Slacker (1991), Thank You and Good Night (1991), My Crasy Life (1992), Before the Rain (1994), Hoop Dreams (1994), The Doom Generation (1995), When We Were Kings (1996), The Blair Witch Project (1999), Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005), Old Joy (2006), Hive (2021)
Available: January 1, 2024
Postapocalyptic Sci-Fi Collecton (Criterion Channel)
Collection Synopsis:In the wake of World War II, amid the pervasive Cold War–era dread of nuclear annihilation, a profusion of dystopian films emerged that envisioned what the world might look like should doomsday come to pass. Encompassing dark, harrowing considerations of life after Armageddon (Testament, Threads) and grungy action extravaganzas set in imaginatively realized postapocalyptic landscapes (Mad Max, Escape from New York), these welcome-to-the-wasteland works of science fiction alternately unsettle and thrill with their visions of a future that can sometimes feel all too imminent.
Titles Include: The Day the Earth Caught Fire (1961), Panic in Year Zero (1962), The Bed Sitting Room (1969), No Blade of Grass (1970), Mad Max (1979), Escape from New York (1981), 1990: The Bronx Warriors (1982), Escape from the Bronx (1983), The New Barbarians (1983), Testament (1983)*, Night of the Comet (1984), Threads (1984), The Quiet Earth (1985), Dead End Drive-In (1986)
Available: January 1, 2024
Fool Me Once (Netflix)
Studio Synopsis:Fool Me Once follows Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) who is trying to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband, Joe (Richard Armitage). But when Maya installs a nanny-cam to keep an eye on her young daughter, she is shocked to see a man she recognises in her house. Her husband, who she thought was dead...
Available: January 1, 2024
Plan 75 (Criterion Channel)
Studio Synopsis:In a dystopian future, Japan’s government launches Plan 75, a program encouraging the elderly to terminate their own lives to relieve its rapidly aging population’s social and economic burdens. In Chie Hayakawa’s remarkable and sensitive feature debut, the lives of three ordinary citizens—an elderly woman no longer able to live independently (the legendary Chieko Baisho, in a moving late-career performance), an initially eager Plan 75 salesman (Hayato Isomura), and an immigrant care worker (Stephanie Arianne)—intersect in this new reality as they confront the crushing callousness of a world ready to dispose of those no longer deemed valuable. Hayakawa’s view is far from grim, however, as these characters soon learn to fully reckon with their own lives and what it truly means to live.
Available: January 1, 2024
Good Trouble: Final Season (Hulu)
Studio Synopsis:"Good Trouble" follows Callie and Mariana as they embark on the next adventure in their lives in Los Angeles. Mariana tackles the male-dominated world of tech, and Callie faces the harsh realities of the legal system as she clerks for a federal judge. After moving to The Coterie in downtown Los Angeles, Callie and Mariana realize that living on their own is not all it's cracked up to be. Although they have new neighbors, new romances, and new challenges, the sisters must rely on each other to navigate the City of Angels.
Available: January 3, 2024
The Society of Snow (Netflix)
Studio Synopsis:In 1972, the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to fly a rugby team to Chile, catastrophically crashes on a glacier in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of the 45 passengers survived the crash and finding themselves in one of the world’s toughest environments, they are forced to resort to extreme measures to stay alive.
Available: January 4, 2024
The Brothers Sun (Netflix)
Studiop Synopsis:When the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad is shot by a mysterious assassin, his eldest son, legendary killer Charles “Chairleg” Sun (Justin Chien) heads to Los Angeles to protect his mother, Eileen (Michelle Yeoh), and his naive younger brother, Bruce (Sam Song Li) — who’s been completely sheltered from the truth of his family until now.
Available: January 4, 2024
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (Max)
Studio Synopsis:Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project travels through time and space to reveal the enduring influence of Nikki Giovanni, one of America’s greatest living poets and social commentators. Giovanni reckons with the inevitable passing of time through intimate vérité, striking archival footage, and visually innovative treatments of her poetry, revealing the lasting impact of Giovanni's work on American culture.
Available: January 8, 2024
Marvel Studios' Echo (Disney+)
Studio Synopsis:Marvel Studios presents “Echo,” spotlighting Maya Lopez as she is pursued by Wilson Fisk’s criminal empire. When the journey brings her home, she must confront her own family and legacy.
Available: January 9, 2024
Criminal Record (Apple TV+)
Studio Synopsis:From BAFTA Award nominee Paul Rutman (“Vera,” “Indian Summers”), Criminal Record,” is a powerful new London crime thriller starring Academy Award winner Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo. An anonymous phone call draws two brilliant detectives into a confrontation over an old murder case — one a young woman in the early stages of her career, the other a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy. The series touches on issues of race, institutional failure and the quest to find common ground in a polarized Britain.
Available: January 10, 2024
SkyMed: Season 2 (Paramount+)
Studio Synopsis: Inspired by real-life experiences from the lens of SKYMED creator Julie Puckrin, the series follows the triumphs, heartbreaks and tribulations of budding nurses and pilots flying air ambulances to remote Northern Canada, weaving together intense character journeys with high-stakes medical rescues. At 20,000 feet in the air, these medical responders are challenged with relying on each other for survival.
Available: January 11, 2024
Ted (Peacock)
Studio Synopsis: In this comedic prequel event series to the Ted films, it's 1993, and Ted the bear’s (Seth MacFarlane) moment of fame has passed. He’s now living back home in Framingham, Massachusetts with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett (Max Burkholder), along with John’s parents, Matty and Susan (Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach) and cousin Blaire (Giorgia Whigham). Ted may be a lousy influence on John, but at the end of the day, he’s a loyal pal who’s always willing to go out on a limb for friendship.
Available: January 11, 2024
Lift (Netflix)
Studio Synopsis:An international heist crew, led by Cyrus Whitaker (Kevin Hart), race to lift $500 million in gold from a passenger plane at 40,000 feet. Directed by F. Gary Gray and starring Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Vincent D'Onofrio, Úrsula Corberó, Billy Magnussen, Viveik Kalra, Yun Jee Kim, and Sam Worthington.
Available: January 12, 2024
Self Reliance (Hulu)
Studio Synopsis:When a middle-aged man (Jake Johnson) is invited into a limo by famous actor Andy Samberg, his dull life takes a thrilling turn. Johnson is offered a chance to win a million dollars in a dark web reality TV show, where assassins from all over the world attempt to kill him for 30 days. The catch? He can't be killed if he's not entirely alone, leading him to recruit an unlikely team to help him survive.
Available: January 12, 2024
Destroy All Neighbors (Shudder)
Studio Synopsis: William Brown (Jonah Ray Rodrigues), a neurotic, self-absorbed musician determined to finish his prog-rock magnum opus, faces a creative roadblock in the form of a noisy and grotesque neighbor named Vlad (Alex Winter). Finally working up the nerve to demand that Vlad keep it down, William inadvertently decapitates him. But, while attempting to cover up one murder, William’s accidental reign of terror causes victims to pile up and become undead corpses who torment and create more bloody detours on his road to prog-rock Valhalla. DESTROY ALL NEIGHBORS is a twisted splatter-comedy about a deranged journey of self-discovery full of goopy practical FX, a well-known ensemble cast, and LOTS of blood.
Available: January 12, 2024
The Traitors: Season 2 (Peacock)
Studio Synopsis:The Traitors is a nail-biting psychological adventure in which treachery and deceit are the name of the game. Entertainment’s most competitive reality stars and famous faces play the ultimate murder mystery game. Hosted by award-winning actor Alan Cumming at an ancient castle set deep in the Scottish Highlands, contestants work together on a series of exhilarating missions to build a prize fund worth up to $250,000. Hidden amongst the Faithful are the Traitors, whose goal is to eliminate the Faithful and claim the prize for themselves. Under the cover of darkness, the Traitors murder the Faithful one by one in a treacherous spree, while the Faithful try to uncover the Traitors and banish them from the game. If the Faithful contestants banish all the Traitors, they will share the prize fund, but if a Traitor or Traitors makes it to the end, they will steal all the money.
Available: January 12, 2024
True Detective: Night Country (Max)
Studio Synopsis:When the long winter night falls in Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who operate the Tsalal Arctic Research Station vanish without a trace. To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) will have to confront the darkness they carry in themselves and dig into the haunted truths that lie buried under the eternal ice.
Available: January 14, 2024
Belgravia: The Next Chapter (MGM+)
Studio Synopsis:Belgravia: The Next Chapter picks up in 1871, three decades after the events depicted in the 2020 limited series, which was written by Julian Fellowes (Downton Abbey, The Gilded Age) and based on his novel of the same name. Developed and written by critically acclaimed playwright and screenwriter Helen Edmundson, the series tells the love story of Frederick Trenchard (Benjamin Wainwright), the third Lord Trenchard, and his new love interest, Clara Dunn (Harriet Slater), who is a newcomer to London society. Unaware that his birth was the product of an affair between his mother Susan (Alice Eve) and the scoundrel John Bellasis (Adam James), a troubled childhood has left Frederick deeply insecure, which challenges his courtship of, and marriage to, Clara.
Available: January 14, 2024
Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe Collection: Part One (Arrow)
Collection Synopsis: Prepare to be buried with a cultural icon, anti-establishment statement, sadistic lord of carnival horror in Inside the Mind of Coffin Joe: Part One. A host of Coffin Joe titles are available in Part One of the collection with brand new restorations.
Titles Include: At Midnight I’ll Take Your Soul, This Night I’ll Possess Your Corpse, The Awakening of the Beast
Available: January 15, 2024
Death and Other Details (Hulu)
Studio Synopsis:Set amidst the glamour of the global elite, “Death and Other Details” centers on the brilliant and restless Imogene Scott (Violett Beane), who finds herself in the wrong place/wrong time (okay, it was kinda her fault) and becomes the prime suspect in a locked room murder mystery. The setting? A lavishly restored Mediterranean ocean liner. Suspects? Every pampered guest and every exhausted crew member. The problem? To prove her innocence, she must partner with a man she despises—Rufus Cotesworth (Mandy Patinkin), the world’s greatest detective.
Available: January 16, 2024
June (Paramount+)
Studio Synopsis: A feature-length documentary about country singer/songwriter June Carter Cash featuring rare and never-before-seen archival material that reveals the extraordinary life work of Carter Cash and her iconic entertainment career, alongside interviews with the monumental woman herself, as well as family, admirers, and friends including Dolly Parton, Reese Witherspoon, and Willie Nelson.
Available: January 16, 2024
On the Roam (Max)
Studio Synopsis:An eight-part cinematic documentary series following Jason Momoa as he travels the country chasing art, adventure, and friendship through the lens of craftsmanship. The eight-episode series will debut two episodes weekly leading up to the season finale on February 8.
Available: January 18, 2024
Sort Of: Final Season (Max)
Studio Synopsis: The series’ final season, finds Sabi (Bilal Baig) coming to terms with feelings of grief and an unexpected sense of freedom following the death of their father. Without the constraints of living up to dad’s expectations, they confront big questions about their identity, prompting some massive life choices. With the entire ensemble grappling with aftermaths this season, a rebirth comes in a sort of messy, sort of hopeful, sort of “Sort Of” way.
Available: January 18, 2024
The Woman in the Wall (Paramount+)
Studio Synopsis: A new six-episode thriller that centers on Lorna Brady (Ruth Wilson), a woman from the small, fictional Irish town of Kilkinure, who wakes one morning to find a corpse in her house. Chillingly, Lorna has no idea who the dead woman is or if she, herself, might be responsible for the apparent murder. That’s because Lorna has long suffered from extreme bouts of sleepwalking ever since she was ripped from her life at the age of 15 and incarcerated in The Kilkinure Convent, a (fictional) home to one of Ireland’s infamous Magdalene Laundries for women. There, Lorna gave birth to her daughter Agnes, who cruelly was taken from her and whose fate Lorna never has known. Detective Colman Akande (Daryl McCormack) is now also on Lorna’s tail for a crime seemingly unrelated to the body she has discovered in her house. His scathing wit hides a quiet sadness, and when he meets Lorna, he finds himself forced to confront his own haunting secrets. As Colman searches for a murderer and Lorna searches for her daughter, their paths collide in ways they never could have anticipated.
Available: January 19, 2024
Superhot: The Spicy World of Pepper People (Hulu)
Studio Synopsis:Superhot spicy peppers are on fire lately – but while most experiment with heat, others live their lives in pursuit of fire. “Superhot” is a wild ride into the Spicy World of Pepper People – the self-proclaimed chili heads who have taken the chili pill and want to find out how deep the rabbit hole goes.
Available: January 22, 2024
Rick and Morty: Season Seven (Max)
Studio Synopsis:Season seven of Adult Swim’s animated hit series follows a sociopathic genius scientist who drags his inherently timid grandson on insanely dangerous adventures across the universe.
Available: January 22, 2024
A Real Bug’s Life (Disney+)
Studio Synopsis:Inspired by the World of Disney and Pixar's “A Bug's Life,” the new Disney+ Original series from National Geographic, “A Real Bug’s Life,” is an incredible adventure into nine different micro bug worlds around the globe, where the forces of nature play out on a miniature scale and where tiny creatures rely on amazing powers and extraordinary alliances to make it through each day. The stakes are high even if the critters are extraordinarily small. With new developments in filming technology and narrated by fun and witty guide Awkwafina, follow the incredible stories of the tiny heroes living in worlds beyond the imagination — from a jumping spider looking for a home on the streets of New York to a Costa Rican orchid bee’s first day on the job making perfume! Full of mind-blowing new behaviors and larger-than-life characters, this family-friendly series shows that “A Real Bug’s Life” can be every bit as fantastical as any animated film.
Available: January 24, 2024
Griselda (Netflix)
Studio Synopsis:Starring and executive produced by Sofia Vergara,GRISELDA is inspired by the life of the savvy and ambitious Griselda Blanco, who created one of the most profitable cartels in history. In 1970s-80s Miami, Blanco’s lethal blend of unsuspected savagery and charm helped her expertly navigate between business and family, leading her to become widely known as “the Godmother."
Available: January 25, 2024
Sexy Beast (Paramount+)
Studio Synopsis: the prequel series explores the origins of Gal (James McArdle) and Don’s (Emun Elliott) complicated relationship as they find themselves descending into the seductive madness of the London criminal world during the vibrant and volatile 1990s, while Gal’s budding relationship with Deedee (Sarah Greene) threatens everything in their world.
Available: January 25, 2024
Masters of the Air (Apple TV+)
Studio Synopsis:Based on Donald L. Miller’s book of the same name, and scripted by John Orloff, “Masters of the Air” follows the men of the 100th Bomb Group (the “Bloody Hundredth”) as they conduct perilous bombing raids over Nazi Germany and grapple with the frigid conditions, lack of oxygen and sheer terror of combat conducted at 25,000 feet in the air. Portraying the psychological and emotional price paid by these young men as they helped destroy the horror of Hitler’s Third Reich, is at the heart of “Masters of the Air.” Some were shot down and captured; some were wounded or killed. And some were lucky enough to make it home. Regardless of individual fate, a toll was exacted on them all.
Available:January 26, 2024