New on Netflix in January

The start of a new year can only mean one thing... There’s a whole year’s worth of excellent sofa-based streaming entertainment to look forward to on Netflix. Leading the charge is returning favourite Bridgerton, while exciting new additions include Harlan Coben’s Run Away, Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, The Rip, Take That and His & Hers. Plus, don’t miss the last of what 2025 has to offer, with the finale of Stranger Things 5, starry drama Goodbye June and wild stand-up show Ricky Gervais: Mortality.

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Here’s all you need to know about the best TV show and film releases on Netflix in January 2026…

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Christmas Eve

Screen darling Kate Winslet (The Holiday) makes her directorial debut as well as starring in this soon-to-be classic Christmas drama with an incredible cast. When matriarch June (Helen Mirren, The Thursday Murder Club) falls ill over the festive season, her four adult children must come together and try to mend their fractured relationships under trying circumstances. Toni Collette (Wayward), Timothy Spall (The King’s Speech), Stephen Merchant (The Outlaws), Andrea Riseborough (Alice & Jack), Johnny Flynn (Emma) and Fisayo Akinade (Heartstopper) round off the ensemble.

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Tuesday 30 November

If you couldn’t get tickets to this year’s hottest comedy tour, then we have good news for you. Following the astronomical success of his record-breaking stand-up show, comedy giant Ricky Gervais is bringing the sell-out set to the small screen. Described as “his most honest and personal show so far”, Mortality captures Gervais’s hilarious musings on the absurdities of life and death, all delivered with that signature barbed humour. Consider us seated.

Find season 5, volume 2 in Apps > Netflix from Boxing Day and volume 3 in Apps > Netflix from New Year’s Day. Seasons 1-5 volume 2 available now

The time has come. Get ready for battle one last time with Hawkins’s finest nerds in the epic conclusion of cultural phenomenon Stranger Things. After the devastating events of the fourth season, the stakes were raised as Eleven, Hopper and the gang made their way into the Upside Down in the tense first batch of season 5 episodes. Now the final showdown is looming and bringing a darker and deadlier force than ever before in its wake, and the only way to end this living nightmare is for our heroes to find and kill Vecna. BRING. IT. ON!

Find the limited series in Apps > Netflix from New Year’s Day

The start of a new year of late seems to guarantee two things: resolutions and one of Harlan Coben’s thrilling mysteries on your screen. Following Missing You and Fool Me Once comes Run Away, inspired by Coben’s bestselling 2019 novel. The twisty tale follows patriarch Simon (James Nesbitt, Cold Feet) whose picture-perfect world comes tumbling down when his eldest daughter Paige (Ellie de Lange, The Serpent) runs away and falls into a life of crime. When he finds her again, the only way he can save her is to enter a dangerous underworld that threatens to tear his family apart. Ruth Jones (Gavin & Stacey), Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting), Alfred Enoch (The Couple Next Door) and Jon Pointing (Big Boys) form a terrific cast.

Find season 2 in Apps > Netflix from Wednesday 7 January. Season 1 available now

In 2024 an ambitious sheriff single-handedly took rehabilitation to a new level at a US detention facility when the inmates of Pulaski County Jail were given the opportunity to experience prison life with “no locks and no officers”. This time around, camera crews are heading to a facility in Pinal County, Arizona, to capture another social experiment among prisoners as it unfolds under the watchful eyes of the newly elected Sheriff Teeple. Eye-opening stuff.

Find the limited series in Apps > Netflix from Thursday 8 January

Jon Bernthal (The Bear) and Tessa Thompson (Hedda) are estranged spouses at war in this heart-racing psychological thriller. When a murder takes place in a sleepy US town, it quickly transpires that some of the locals have a connection to the case, including journalist Ana (Thompson) and Detective Jack Harper (Bernthal). As the investigation deepens, they both become determined to take control of the narrative after accusing each other of being a prime suspect. Gripping stuff.

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 9 January

The wait is over for fans of Emily Henry’s New York Times bestselling novel (published in the UK as You And Me On Vacation. The heart-fluttering romcom is getting a screen adaptation, so pack your bags and get ready to follow your heart on a globetrotting adventure. Long-term besties Poppy (Emily Bader, My Lady Jane) and Alex (Tom Blyth, The Hunger Games: The Ballad Of Songbirds & Snakes) have spent every summer for the last decade on holiday together, and they’re beginning to question if there’s something more in store for them beyond friendship. Jameela Jamil (The Good Place), Lucien Lavsicount (Emily In Paris) and Lukas Gage (Euphoria) also star.

Find the Limited Series in Apps > Netflix from Thursday 15 January

From Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall comes the latest Agatha Christie screen adaptation for sofa sleuths to sink their teeth into. Set in 1925 in England, the three-part series follows BAFTA Rising Star Award winner Mia McKenna-Bruce (How To Have Sex) as Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent, a young detective who’s determined to get to the bottom of a chilling murder disguised as a practical joke gone wrong. Helena Bonham Carter (One Life), Martin Freeman (The Responder), Corey Mylchreest (Queen Charlotte), Ed Bluemel (Sex Education) and Nabhaan Rizwan (KAOS) form a stellar supporting cast.

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Friday 16 January

Hollywood heavyweights and bromance kings Matt Damon and Ben Affleck join forces for this gripping crime thriller from writer/director Joe Carnahan (Narc, Smokin’ Aces). Damon and Affleck are Miami cop partners who find themselves in a sticky situation when their team discovers $24 million in cash stashed away in a safe house. The catch? The cash can’t leave the premises until every last bill is accounted for, and the higher the stakes become, the more trust begins to crumble between the team. Steven Yeun (Mickey 17), Kyle Chandler (Godzilla Vs Kong) and Teyana Taylor (One Battle After Another) co-star.

Find season 1 in Apps > Netflix from Saturday 17 January

Between 1983 and 1995, all-American talent show Star Search helped to launch the careers of global icons Beyoncé, Britney Spears, Dave Chappelle and Adam Sandler. Now, the classic competition series is making a return in an all-new supercharged format hosted by black-ish’s Anthony Anderson. Tune in for live shows each week as audiences search for the next generation’s big star with real-time viewer voting.

Find it in Apps > Netflix from Wednesday 21 January

In 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart vanished from her bedroom in Salt Lake City Utah, triggering one of the biggest missing persons cases in US history. More than two decades later, Smart is sharing her story publicly in her own words for the first time, detailing the events of that fateful night and the harrowing nine-month ordeal that followed before she was rescued, alongside never-before-seen footage and testimonies from those closest to this shocking crime. A must-watch for any true crime fan.

Find season 4 volume 1 in Apps > Netflix from Thursday 29 January. Find volume 2 in Apps > Netflix from Saturday 28 February. Seasons 1-3 available now

You’re cordially invited back into the gilded world of fascination and fascinators with the arrival of Bridgerton’s long-awaited fourth season. When ballroom wallflower Benedict Bridgerton (Luke Thompson) becomes besotted with a mysterious lady in silver at a masquerade ball, he makes it his mission along with sister Eloise (Claudia Jesse) to uncover her true identity. Unbeknown to him and the rest of society, she’s a resourceful maid named Sophie (Yerin Ha, Halo), which means that Benedict could be forced to choose between his head and his heart. Jonathan Bailey (Wicked: For Good), Nicola Coughlin (Big Mood) and Simone Ashley (F1) all return.

• NFL Christmas Gameday: Dallas Cowboys @ Washington Commanders – Christmas Day

• NFL Christmas Gameday: Detroit Lions @ Minnesota Vikings – Christmas Day

• Ca$hero (Season 1) – Boxing Day

• Cover-Up – Boxing Day

• The Red Road – Boxing Day

• Sanctuary: A Witch’s Tale – Boxing Day

• Members Only: Palm Beach (Season 1) – Monday 29 December

• Evil Influencer: The Jodi Hildebrandt Story – Tuesday 30 December

• The Amazing World Of Gumball – New Year’s Eve

• Dr. Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish (Season 2) – New Year’s Day

• The Good Doctor – New Year’s Day

• Love From 9 To 5 (Season 1) – New Year’s Day

• Time Flies (Limited Series) – New Year’s Day

• Land Of Sin (Season 1) – Friday 2 January

• Your Turn To Kill (Season 1) – Friday 2 January

• Marcello Hernández: American Boy – Wednesday 7 January

• Love Is Blind: Germany (Season 2) – Thursday 8 January

• Alpha Males (Season 4) – Friday 9 January

• The Boyfriend (Season 2) – Tuesday 13 January

• The Queen Of Flow (Season 3) – Wednesday 14 January

• Love Through A Prism (Season 1) – Thursday 15 January

• The Upshaws (Part 7) – Thursday 15 January

• To Love, To Lose (Season 1) – Thursday 15 January

• Can This Love Be Translated? (Season 1) – Friday 16 Janaury

• No Tail To Tell (Season 1) – Friday 16 January

• WWE: Unreal (Season 2) – Saturday 17 January

• Cosmic Princess Kaguya! – Thursday 22 January

• Finding Her Edge (Season 1) – Thursday 22 January

• Skyscraper Live – Friday 23 January

• The Big Fake – Friday 23 January

• Mike Epps: Delusional – Tuesday 27 January

• Free Bert (Season 1) – January TBC

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1. Use your voice
A. Just press and hold the voice button and say “Netflix” to open the app.

2. Via the app section
A. Press Home.
B. Go to the right and select Apps.
C. Select Netflix in the Apps screen.

3. Via channel 204 if you have our 360 box
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4. Navigating down to the Netflix icon in the homepage if you have our Stream box

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Press home on your remote
Select Apps & Games
Select All Apps
Select Netflix

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