New Shows And Movies To Stream On Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Apple TV And More

We’ve come to the last weekend of January already, though we still have until next Friday before the month is officially over and February kicks off a whole new round of shows and movies for us to watch. Will 2025 go by even faster than 2024?

In any case, as always I’ve searched high and low for all the best new TV shows and movies that have recently made their way to the myriad streaming services we all subscribe to these days. Some of these I’ve seen and written about and you can follow the links to my reviews. Others have just popped up and I haven’t had time to see them yet. There’s always more to watch than there is time in the day! It’s a good problem to have.

If you missed them, definitely take a glance at my Worst TV Shows and Best TV Shows of 2024 for more ideas on what to watch—and what to avoid.

If you have any tips or I missed something, shoot me a message on Twitter, Instagramor Facebook. You can check out last weekend’s streaming guide right here.

What’s New & Notable This Weekend

It’s an action-packed weekend for new TV shows and movies and we’ll start with my personal pick for the week . . . .

The Night Agent – Season 2 (Netflix)

I really enjoyed Season 1 of The Night Agent and while it’s been a couple years since I watched, I dived right into the second season and really enjoyed it also. I’ve seen a lot of readers complain that it’s not as good, and I’m not sure if it’s just my foggy memory or what, but I really liked the second season and felt it had a lot of the same strengths and weaknesses as the first, though now I want to rewatch the first and see if I’m missing something. In any case, if you like a fun spy thriller with few frills and plenty of tension, this is a very bingeable option. Read my Season 2 review here.

Prime Target (Apple TV)

I haven’t started this one yet, but it sounds interesting. Leo Woodall plays handsome young mathematician, Edward Brooks, a man whose obsession with prime numbers leads him down a rabbit hole of danger and deception. It’s getting pretty mixed reviews, unfortunately, with just 42% on Rotten Tomatoes—though audiences are more upbeat, with a 65% “Popcornmeter” score. It looks fun and I’ll check it out this weekend. The first two episodes are available on Apple TV with the third and subsequent episodes landing on Wednesdays.

The Wild Robot (Peacock)

The Wild Robot was one of my favorite movies of 2024 and definitely one of the top animated films of the year (I think Inside Out 2 was better, but only barely). The story follows a robot named Roz (Lupita Nyong’o) stranded on a remote island who takes on a mission to raise a young gosling and survive both the harsh elements and other dangers. It’s genuinely heartwarming with a beautiful core and gorgeous animation. If you enjoy top-tier family movies, you should really give this one a shot.

Blink Twice (Prime Video)

Zoë Kravitz makes her directorial debut with Blink Twice, a film about a group of people invited to the private island of tech billionaire, Slater King (Channing Tatum). The story follows Frida (Naomi Ackie) as the vacation to paradise turns into a trip from hell. Christian Slater, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Geena Davis and Kyle MacLachlan make up some of the film’s star-studded cast. I haven’t seen this but the trailer makes it look pretty intense (though said trailer is also pretty spoilery, so maybe don’t watch it if you’re thinking of watching the film).

Star Trek: Section 31 — Paramount+

Star Trek has been such a mess over the past decade or so and it sounds like things aren’t improving with Section 31. The Michelle Yeoh-led streaming movie was meant to be a spinoff series of Star Trek: Discovery but for various reasons that was shelved and the project became a standalone film. Apparently that did not translate well. On Rotten Tomatoes the picture has a 17% critic score and just 25% with audiences. Ouch. It seems Trekkies have it just as bad—okay, maybe worse—than Star Wars fans these days.

Grafted (Shudder)

This caught my eye because I recently watched and reviewed The Substance, a film about a miracle drug that sort of gives you eternal youth but not really. It’s a muddled film that I genuinely disliked (and I remain confused about all the buzz). Grafted takes a similar premise, but with a miracle medical technology that can change your face—though in this dystopian thriller, the reality of the transformation is much more terrifying than its promise. Honestly, this looks better than The Substance to me, but I’m not sure I have the stomach for more body horror anytime soon.

Harlem – Season 3 (Prime Video)

I’ll be honest, I know nothing about Harlem despite it being on its third (and final) season. It sounds a bit like the black version of Sex and the City: “Four ambitious best friends, Camille, Tye, Quinn and Angie, navigate relationships and careers in New York City.” I wasn’t a Sex and the City guy, either, so I’m really operating from a place of ignorance and conjecture here. Forgive me! The show has great reviews from audiences and critics, however, so if this looks up your alley, give it a watch!

Gladiator II (Paramount+)

I thought Gladiator was a solid epic historical drama, but not necessarily a great film. It lacked the emotional resonance of something like Braveheart, though Ridley Scott’s film was entertaining enough. Much of the film’s success rested on the stellar performance of Russell Crowe. Crowe is absent from Gladiator II, as is any sense of realism or originality. I genuinely laughed my way through this abysmal sequel and then went home and penned a scathing review. Now you, too, can witness just how bad this film really is—and no amount of Denzel Washington can save it.

The Brutalist (In Theaters)

Not everything is streaming. There is this magical place called a “movie theater” where people congregate and eat popcorn and oversized pretzels and drink giant cups of soda and you all sit together and watch the movie as a community. It’s awesome! You should try it sometime. I’m debating whether to go to The Brutalist this weekend because while it looks amazing, it’s also 3-and-a-half hours long. However, unlike most really long movies, this one is split into two parts and there’s an intermission! So you get a built-in bathroom break to stretch your legs, maybe head back to concessions, etc. I almost want to go the movie just for this intermission experience, which I don’t think I’ve ever had at a movie—just Broadway shows and other live theater. Adrien Brody is already winning awards for the historical drama. It looks phenomenal.

There are a number of new movies out on Video-On-Demand to rent and buy as well this weekend. A couple highlights: Sonic The Hedgehog 3 and the excellent vampire period piece Nosferatu from Robert Eggers (my review). It’s funny, the first Sonic movie was the last film I saw in theaters before COVID shut everything down. I really liked it but never got around to seeing the sequels.

What’s Streaming Weekly

As always, a number of TV shows continue to air each week—not everyone has adopted the Netflix binge model!—and I list some of those here.

Severance – Season 2 dropped its second episode this weekend. The second season of Apple TV’s phenomenal dystopian sci-fi office drama is off to a great start. You can read my spoiler-free review of the complete season here, or check out my Episode 2 recap here. This is one show that I am literally begging everyone to watch. It’s one of the best out there. New episodes drop Thursday evenings. (Apple).

The Pitt is one of my favorite new series. I just published my review earlier today. It’s a medical drama starring (and produced and partly written by) IS-veteran, Noah Wyle. It takes a 24-style format, with each episode a new hour in one long shift in a Pittsburgh hospital. The show deftly weaves together the stories of a pretty massive cast of doctors, nurses and other medical staff plus all the patients and families that pass through the jampacked emergency room. It’s brilliant, compelling TV and I’m not even a big medical drama fan, though I finally started IS after I ran out of The Pitt episodes. New episodes drop Thursday. (Max)

Traitors – Season 3 continues airing weekly as well and is now the biggest unscripted show going at the moment. It’s like a challenge reality show meets murder mystery dinner. I admit, I’ve never watched it because I don’t like reality TV that much, but it does sound entertaining! (Peacock)

Dexter: Original Sin continues to be a solid offering each week, and one that I happily pop on every Friday when new episodes drop. I had low expectations for a Dexter prequel but everyone does a really great job and the combination of weekly mysteries and a season-long mystery works really well. It’s all very nostalgic, that’s for sure. Here’s my review. (Paramount)

SAS Rogue Heroes – Season 2 – Is one I haven’t yet started and have totally forgotten to include on this list. All the episodes are already out and I’ve heard a lot of good things from readers who keep urging me to watch it—which I will, soon, I’ve just been very busy! The series follows a group of military commandos during WWII that employ…non-traditional means in their fight against the Axis powers. (MGM+)

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