The season of indulgence has come to an end and, like most, you’re probably tightening your belt, reining in your diary, and hunkering down while waiting patiently for January to pass you by. Don’t even bother making plans for the next few weeks: just settle in and enjoy all the new TV shows and films to stream this month. From new seasons of Bridgerton, Tell Me Lies and A Thousand Blows, to a gripping new screen adaptation from Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie, you’ll have plenty to chat about when you see your mates again in February.

Girl Taken, Paramount+

Release date: 8 January 2026

Based on the novel Baby Doll by Hollie Overton, Girl Taken is a six-part psychological thriller starring Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, and sisters Tallulah and Delphi Evans. It follows twins Lily and Abby (played by the Evanses), whose lives are shattered when Lily is abducted from their quiet rural English town by beloved local teacher Rick Hansen. After years of abuse in captivity, Lily escapes, only to discover the world she longed to return to has moved on without her. As Abby, Lily and their mother Eve struggle to rebuild their family, they must confront the lasting damage and terrifying reality that Hansen is still out there. Raw and emotionally charged, Girl Taken is a gripping exploration of trauma, resilience and sisterhood. 

A Thousand Blows season two, Disney+

Release date: 9 January 2026

Stephen Graham, Malachi Kirby and Erin Doherty return for the second season of Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight’s A Thousand Blows this month. Inspired by the true stories of a group battling for survival in London’s brutal East End in the 1880s, the new series picks up one year after the last, with Hezekiah (Kirby) a shadow of the man he once was, and Sugar Goodson (Graham) estranged from his family and drinking himself to death. As Wapping descends into chaos, Mary Carr (Doherty) bursts back into town with her loyal second, Alice Diamond (Darci Shaw), to reassemble her gang and reclaim her crown. As always, Mary has a plan but this time it’s riskier than ever.  

People We Meet On Vacation, Netflix

Release date: 9 January 2026

Inspired by the eponymous best-selling book by Emily Henry, this new Netflix original follows free-spirited Poppy and routine-loving Alex, who have been unlikely best friends for a decade, living in different cities but spending every summer vacation together. The careful balance of their friendship is put to the test when they begin to question what has been obvious to everyone else – could they actually be the perfect romantic match? This is light-hearted, easy-watching at its best. 

Tell Me Lies season three, Disney+

Release date: 13 January 2026

Looking for a romance to binge this month? Watch both series of Tell Me Lies in preparation for the third and highly-anticipated season dropping on Disney+ on 13 January. Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) have rekindled their tumultuous romance in time for spring semester at Baird College. While they promise things will be different this time, Lucy soon finds herself embroiled in a controversy she wants nothing to do with, while the disastrous repercussions from the previous year also force them to face their own destructive behaviors. As scandalous secrets fester around campus, vicious consequences threaten Lucy and everyone in her circle.

Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials, Netflix

Release date: 15 January 2026

Penned by Broadchurch creator Chris Chibnall, created by The Crown executive producer Suzanne Mackie, and based on Agatha Christie's 1929 novel, The Seven Dials Mystery is a new three-part Netflix series that promises everything you want from a classic murder mystery. Featuring a star-studded cast including Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Freeman and Corey Mylchreest, the series will transport you to a lavish English country house party in 1925. When a practical joke goes horribly, murderously wrong, it’s up to the inquisitive Lady Eileen ‘Bundle’ Brent (Bruce) to unravel a chilling plot that will change her life. Dun, dun, dun. 

Steal, Prime Video

Release date: 21 January 2026

Steal is a high-octane thriller about a fictional heist and the ordinary office worker, Zara (Sophie Turner), who finds herself at the heart of it. A typical working day at pension fund investment company, Lochmill Capital, is upended when a gang of thieves burst in and force Zara and co-worker Luke (Archie Madekwe) to execute their demands. But who would steal billions of ordinary people’s pensions and why? DCI Rhys (Jacob Fortune-Lloyd) is determined to find out, but as a recently relapsed gambling addict, can he keep his own money problems at bay while dealing with the crime? 

The Beauty, Disney+

Release date: 22 January 2026

Bella Hadid is set to expand her acting portfolio with a role in Ryan Murphy’s new thriller: The Beauty. The world of high fashion turns dark when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways. FBI agents Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall) are sent to Paris where they discover a sexually transmitted virus that transforms ordinary people into visions of physical perfection, with terrifying consequences. Their path leads them directly into the crosshairs of The Corporation (Ashton Kutcher), a shadowy tech billionaire who has secretly engineered a miracle drug dubbed The Beauty. As the epidemic spreads, outsider Jeremy (Jeremy Pope) is caught in the chaos as the agents race across Paris, Venice, Rome, and New York to stop a threat that could alter the future of humanity. 

Bridgerton season four, Netflix

Release date: 29 January 2026

The fourth season of Bridgerton turns its attention to the bohemian second son of the family: Benedict, played by Luke Thompson. Despite his elder and younger brothers both being happily married, Benedict is loath to settle down, until he meets a captivating Lady in Silver at his mother's masquerade ball. Four episodes will drop at the end of January, with the next three episodes following on 26 February 2026. Pass us the popcorn… 

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