Your January streaming watchlist: the best TV shows and films you should be streaming in January 2026

We’ve pulled together the best of the best across BBC iPlayer, Channel 4, Prime Video and Paramount+ and in On Demand. So, keep scrolling to see all our highlights on Virgin TV this month. Or check out what’s new on Netflix this month and what to stream on Disney+ right now for our pick of the best TV and movies on those streamers.

Need some tips on how to access some of these services on Virgin TV? You’ll find them at the end of this article.

Here’s our picks of the best stuff to stream this January.

Stream the first three episodes of season 2 from Wednesday 7 January in Apps > Prime Video, with new episodes released every Wednesday. Season 1 available now

If you’re feeling the pinch after the Christmas celebrations then you might want to give MrBeast a call. The return of the YouTuber’s reality competition series promises to be bigger than ever before and, crucially, there’s a whopping $5,000,000 cash prize up for grabs. Tune in as 100 of the planet’s strongest competitors and 100 of the world’s smartest minds face off in the ultimate battle of brains versus biceps, as their physical strength, intelligence and mental endurance are pushed to the limit.

Stream season 2 part 2 from Friday 16 January in Apps > Prime Video. Season 1 and season 2 part 1 available now

It’s safe to say that we (and the rest of the nation) can’t get enough of British mega-influencer Molly-Mae Hague. One year and a National Television Award on from making her documentary debut, life has changed a lot for the former Love Islander and once again we’ve been invited beyond the threshold to come along for the whirlwind ride. In the series’ second outing, the star navigates life as a young mother in the spotlight while trying to take her business empire to the next level. But this time round she’s not alone, as she’s rekindled her relationship with boxer Tommy Fury. Aw!

Stream season 1 from Wednesday 21 January in Apps > Prime Video

Sophie Turner (Joan) is just your average office worker until her life is changed forever when she’s caught up in a heist in this tense thriller. Zara (Turner) and her co-worker Luke (Archie Madekwe, Saltburn) are having a seemingly ordinary day at their pension fund investment company, until a gang of dangerous thieves storm their office and demand access to billions of pounds of ordinary people’s pensions. DCI Rhys (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Bodies) is sent to save the day, but first he must move past his own gambling addiction as competing interests start to surface. Compelling viewing.

Stream it from Wednesday 28 January in Apps > Prime Video

What happens when two estranged half-brothers are forced to reunite in the aftermath of their father’s mysterious death? Total carnage, of course! That’s the premise of this action comedy movie written by Jonathan Tropper (Your Friends And Neighbours), in which Jonny (Jason Momoa, Aquaman) and James (Dave Bautista, Afterburn) go on a mission to uncover the truth behind their father’s demise while unravelling a conspiracy that threatens to tear their family apart. Claes Bang (The Outlaws), Jacob Batalon (Spider-Man: No Way Home), Stephen Root (Barry) and Morena Baccarin (Deadpool) also star.

Fallout

Stream new episodes of season 2 in Apps > Prime Video every Wednesday. Season 1 available now

The only blues you’ll be seeing this January are on the iconic uniform of Vault 33 Dweller Lucy (Ella Purnell), as she travels across a post-apocalyptic wasteland to bring Vault-Tec to justice.

Spring Fever

Stream season 1 now in Apps > Prime Video

Get ready to swoon with this screen adaptation of web novel Spring Fever, a Korean romcom that follows the heart-fluttering romance between a high school teacher and the uncle of one of her students.

Judy Justice

Stream season 4 from Monday 19 January in Apps > Prime Video. Seasons 1-3 available now

She’s not Judge Judy and executioner! Judith Sheindlin is now Judy Justice, back to dispense more legal expertise and Solomonic wisdom over real-life small-claims disputes.

Stream series 2 now in Apps > BBC iPlayer with new episodes released weekly on Sundays. Series 1 available now

We welcomed in a new year with something old, namely the return of Tom Hiddleston’s reluctant spy in The Night Manager for a new series based on the characters created by legendary spy novelist John le Carré. Jonathan Pine (Hiddleston) races to expose a conspiracy designed to destabilise a nation – and with betrayal lurking at every turn, he must decide whose trust he needs to earn and how far he’s willing to go before it’s too late.

Stream series 4 now in Apps > BBC iPlayer with new episodes released weekly on Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Series 1-3 and The Celebrity Traitors available now

It only seems like yesterday when Alan Carr was crowned a national treasure for murdering Celia Imrie and Paloma Faith. If you’ve never watched the show, that probably makes little sense. So we’ll wait for you to catch up with The Celebrity Traitors. [Pause]. Now that you’re back, OMGWASNTITAMAZING? The latest edition of the non-celeb series, again hosted by Claudia Winkleman, promises more twists, turns and – crucially – tweed.

Stream series 2 from Thursday 8 January in Apps > BBC iPlayer. Series 1 also available now

The award-winning comedy about two inept community support workers who go undercover to thwart a violent criminal gang was an immediate hit when it launched in 2023. Now Dom (Gbemisola Ikumelo) and Kay (Hammed Animashaun) are back, with new jobs working for MI5… in admin. That is, until they get embroiled in an escapade that tests their wits, their friendship and their love of carnival to the limits.

Lynley

Stream all episodes of series 1 now in Apps > BBC iPlayer

Elizabeth George’s crime series gets a contemporary update with Leo Suter and Sofia Barclay as the unconventional detective duo DI Tommy Lynley and DS Barbara Havers.

Waterloo Road

Stream all episodes of series 17 now in Apps > BBC iPlayer. Series 1-16 also available

New deputy head Darius (Jon Richardson) holds the keys to the kingdom – but how far will he go to hold on to power? Series favourite Steph Haydock (Denise Welch) also returns.

Marcel The Shell With Shoes On

Stream it now in Apps > BBC iPlayer

A whimsical, Oscar-nominated stop-motion/live-action movie about a mollusc who meets a documentary film-maker and goes in search of his lost community.

Father Brown

Stream series 13 from Friday 9 January in Apps > BBC iPlayer with new episodes released weekly on Fridays. Series 12 also available

If you need your 2026 cosy crime fix, Mark Williams is back as the crime-solving cycling priest with more murder afoot in the village of Kembleford.

Call The Midwife

Stream series 15 from Sunday 11 January in Apps > BBC iPlayer with new episodes released weekly on Sundays. Series 1-14 also available

Series 15 kicks off in 1971 amid the growth of the Women’s Lib movement while the team handles cases including premature birth, placenta previa, kidney cancer and tuberculosis.

Stream series 8 now in Apps > Channel 4 with new episodes released weekly on Sundays. Series 1-7 available now

We might have been robbed of seeing ex-Love Island winner Dani Dyer trotting around on the Strictly dancefloor last year thanks to an injury, but ironically she’s taking on an even more gruelling challenge in TV’s toughest reality show. This time, celebrities from the UK and Australia go head to head, including ex-rugby player Ben Cohen, Gladiator Toby Olubi (Phantom) and Toadfish from Neighbours himself, Ryan Moloney.

Stream series 11 now in Apps > Channel 4 with new episodes released every weekday. Series 5-10 available now

This breezy The Great British Bake Off spin-off brings a new batch of impressive young bakers into the famous tent to take on the usual mix of baking challenges. The further the series has moved from its parent series, the better it has become. Harry Hill is still Junior Bake Off’s MVP, but judges Liam Charles and Ravneet Gill bring so much warmth to the show. As delightful as bread fresh from the oven.

Stream series 9 now in Apps > Channel 4 with new episodes released weekly on Sundays. Series 3-8 and the specials available now

The start of a new year always means one thing: Pottery Throw Down is back. Hot on the heels of its excellent festive celebrity edition (featuring one-liner master Tim Vine, pictured above), the ninth series features more of Britain’s best home potters competing to be crowned best at the wheel. True “green flag” behaviour is crying while watching this show, by the way. Siobhán McSweeney returns to host alongside judges Keith Brymer Jones and Rich Miller.

Stream all episodes of series 2 from Wednesday 7 January in Apps > Channel 4. Series 1 available now

When Patience, a crime drama about a talented autistic archivist with unique crime-solving skills, dropped in January 2025, it became Channel 4’s biggest drama of the year. Fortunately, we didn’t need a great deal of patience for series 2. Ella Maisy Purvis returns as the titular Patience, while Jessica Hynes (W1A) joins as new detective Frankie Monroe who brings a very different management style from series 1’s DI Bea Metcalf (Laura Fraser).

Nurse Jackie

Stream seasons 1-7 now in Apps > Channel 4

The multi-award-winning comedy comes to Channel 4, following Edie Falco’s brilliant but drug-addicted emergency department nurse. It’s funnier than it sounds, trust us.

The Borgias

Stream seasons 1-3 in January in Apps > Channel 4

Don’t miss Jeremy Irons as Pope Alexander VI in this Renaissance-era drama filled with scandal and intrigue. Think less Conclave and more MobLand.

Can You Make £10k in 10 Days?

Stream it from Friday 9 January in Apps > Channel 4

With money tight in January, Scarlett Moffatt puts side hustles to the test to see which can make maximum profit with minimal effort. Fingers crossed.

Lorraine Kelly’s Norwegian Odyssey

Stream it from Thursday 15 January in Apps > Channel 4

Three-part documentary in which the cheery presenter voyages to the fjords to discover the stunning landscapes, wildlife, food and culture of the Scandinavian country.

Stream seasons 1-4 now in Sky Max on demand

This show, from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King, started off as a sort of X Files/Supernatural mash-up: an uneasy alliance of scientific experts and believers investigate mysterious phenomena, in this case mostly demonic possession. But it expanded into something more complex, scary and downright weird, packed with bizarre conspiracies, black humour and grotesque creatures, not least Lost’s Michael Emerson as a gleeful villain. Katja Herbers (Westworld), Mike Colter (Plane) and Aasif Mandvi (This Way Up) star; all seasons are now available and the fourth is new to British TV.

Stream all episodes now in Discovery on demand

Normally we don’t like to see the word “naked” anywhere near the word "apocalypse" but we’ll make an exception for this show, in which a dozen seasoned survivalists are transported into desolate locations long shunned by humans and left to fend for themselves. Heat, drought, wild animals and even more dangerous hazards threaten them as they attempt to endure the ordeal and make it back to civilisation. And, of course, they all start the challenge in their birthday suits. Eye-opening.

Stream all episodes now in Comedy Central on demand

If you miss the days when the TV schedules were packed with fresh comedy panel shows, there’s good news: Comedy Central will help you scratch that itch with Iain Stirling’s Roast The Internet. It’s a simple format, with Stirling introducing a line-up of comedians to comment on stuff they’ve seen online, but when you’ve got guests of the calibre of Katherine Ryan, Guz Khan, Kiell Smith-Bynoe, Maisie Adam, Tom Allen and more, it’s a riot from start to finish. A particular highlight is Aussie comic Lou Wall’s tale of internet fun with a foot fetishist.

Superstore

Stream all episodes now in Sky Comedy on demand

Binge all six seasons of this hugely underrated workplace comedy set in a St Louis supermarket. From The Office US writer Justin Spitzer and starring Barbie’s America Ferrara.

The Chair Company

Stream season 1 now in Sky Comedy on demand

Tim Robinson stars in this critically acclaimed comedy thriller series about a mild-mannered office worker who ends up down a rabbit hole of conspiracies and secrets.

Ravneet Gill’s Chop Shop

Stream all episodes from Wednesday 21 January in Food Network on demand

Junior Bake Off’s Ravneet Gill navigates opening and running a traditional chophouse restaurant in east London along with her husband Mattie Taiano.

Celebrity IOU

Stream all episodes from Monday 26 January in Really on demand

A-listers including Allison Janney, Jeremy Renner and Zooey Deschanel thank the people who’ve helped them in their lives and careers by gifting them large-scale home renovations.

Stream all episodes from Thursday 8 January on Paramount+

This British series based on the novel Baby Doll by Hollie Overton follows twin sisters Lily and Abby, whose lives are shattered when Lily is abducted from their quiet English town by a beloved local teacher. After years of abuse in captivity, Lily escapes, but discovers the world she longed to return to has moved on without her. A stellar cast includes Alfie Allen (Game Of Thrones) and Jill Halfpenny (The Cuckoo).

Stream season 1 from Thursday 15 January on Paramount+ with new episodes released weekly on Thursdays

The next generation of Star Trek has arrived in Starfleet Academy as cadets are put through their paces while they navigate friendships, rivalries, first loves… and a new enemy. Holly Hunter and Paul Giamatti star alongside a cast of newcomers and Trek veterans including Voyager’s Robert Picardo. After the success of shows like Star Trek: Discovery and Strange New Worlds, beam us up for this one.

Stream season 3 from Wednesday 28 January on Paramount+ with new episodes released weekly on Wednesdays. Seasons 1-2 also available now

New schools are always rough – especially in the afterlife. That was the premise for this hit show, now entering its third season, as Maddie (Peyton List) investigated her own disappearance while adjusting to high-school purgatory. This season promises to plunge her and her pals into a deeper, darker mystery as the veil between worlds grows dangerously thin. It will challenge everything they thought they knew.

Friendship

Stream it now on Paramount+
Cult comedian Tim Robinson achieves peak awkwardness in this offbeat comedy in which an oddball’s attempt to form a friendship with his neighbour (Paul Rudd) takes a bizarre turn.

Geordie Shore

Stream season 26 from Tuesday 13 January on Paramount+ with new episodes released weekly on Tuesdays. Seasons 1-25 available now

The radgies are back and they’ve swapped the streets of Newcastle to cause mayhem in Portugal. Tune in as Geordie Shore OG Gary Beadle returns to the show for the first time in nine years. Wey aye, man!

Landman

Stream season 2 weekly on Sundays on Paramount+ with the finale available Sunday 18 January. Season 1 available now

Billy Bob Thornton is back as ruthless oil maverick Tommy Norris for a high-stakes second season, as his newfound power attracts attention from corporations and the cartel alike.

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