What are your New Year’s resolutions? If one of them is to watch more quality content, you have come to the right place. From the Oscar-tipped Society of the Snow and Lulu Wang’s prestige drama Expats to Steven Spielberg-produced Masters of the Air and Michelle Yeoh’s star vehicle The Brothers Sun, we list down the best movies and TV shows coming out in January.
Society of the Snow
Premieres 4th January on Netflix
One of the award season’s breakout hits is headed to Netflix this month. Shortlisted in the International Feature, Makeup and Hairstyling, Original Score, and Visual Effects categories at the upcoming Academy Awards, the J.A. Bayona-directed feature is set in 1972 when the Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, flying a rugby team to Chile, crashes on a glacier in the desolate Andes.
Watch the trailer here.
The Brothers Sun
Premieres 4th January on Netflix
Michelle Yeoh is booked and busy, and we love to see it. Her next outing sees the Oscar-winning actress kicking it up a notch, literally, as Mama Sun whose family becomes the target of a mysterious enemy. Together with her sons Charles and Bruce—who’s oblivious to the family’s secret—she must mend their broken relationship in order to face Taipei’s deadliest societies.
Watch the trailer here.
Foe
Premieres 5th January on Prime Video
What would you do if a stranger came to your house and proclaimed that you would be sent to a space station for about two years while your spouse was left in the company of your biomechanical duplicate? This is the dilemma that Hen and Junior must deal with. The Garth Davis-directed sci-fi drama stars Academy Awards nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal.
Watch the trailer here.
Good Grief
Premieres 5th January on Netflix
We have to say, seeing the sassy David Rose of Schitt’s Creek all sombre and sorrowful is not on our bingo card this year. Dan Levy returns to the small screen with Good Grief—an incisive look into love and loss. Grieving the passing of his husband, Levy’s Marc goes on a trip to Paris with his two best friends where he’s confronted with some unresolved issues.
Watch the trailer here.
Echo
Premieres 10th January on Disney+ Hotstar
Hawkeye hive, assemble! Here’s another spin-off that shall further enrich your Marvel-lous universe. Echo reintroduces you to the titular character Maya Lopez who is faced with the consequences of her ruthless action. A thrilling origin story with a big heart, the five-episode miniseries features a breakout performance by Alaqua Cox.
Watch the trailer here.
Criminal Record
Premieres 10th January on Apple TV+
An old, high-profile murder case involving a young woman and a man in a position of power resurfaces after two reputable detectives receive an anonymous phone call. Set in modern-day London, this eight-episode crime thriller tackles the themes of race, institutional failure, and the pursuit of finding common ground in a divided country.
Watch the trailer here.
Black Cake
Premieres 10th January on Disney+ Hotstar
Some people get a fat cheque as an inheritance, some are left with a voice recording and a black cake. Byron and Benny’s lives turn upside down following the death of their mother Eleanor Bennett. The revelation about her past, which includes a murder allegation and a long-lost child, leaves the siblings befuddled and questioning their own identities.
Watch the trailer here.
Role Play
Premieres 12th January on Prime Video
There’s a lot one can learn about their partner through role-playing. In David’s case, he unknowingly learns that his wife and the mother of his two children, Emma, is an assassin for hire. Their perfect, suburban life is then disturbed by the intervention of law enforcement, leading him on a mission of his own to save their marriage. The series stars Kaley Cuoco and David Oyelowo.
Watch the trailer here.
Masters of the Air
Premieres 26th January on Apple TV+
Austin Butler, Barry Keoghan, Ncuti Gatwa. Our favourite heartthrobs and internet boyfriends suited up for an action-packed drama that follows the 100th Bomb Group aka the “Bloody Hundredth” as they go on bombing raids over Nazi Germany. The limited series is brought to us by award-winning producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Hanks, and Gary Goetzman.
Watch the trailer here.
Expats
Premieres 26th January on Prime Video
The much-anticipated collaboration between the The Farewell director Lulu Wang and Nicole Kidman is upon us—we used to pray for times like this. Set against the backdrop of a bustling Hong Kong, Expats narrates the complicated lives of a group of women who are stuck in a game of blame and accountability following a life-changing encounter.
Watch the trailer here.