41 Of The Best TV Shows And Movies Coming To The UK This January

Say goodbye to the January blues with That '90s Show, Empire of Light, Ginny & Georgia, and more!

Looking for a new TV show to binge or a movie to watch for a film night? Well, you've come to the right place! Here are 46 of the best TV shows and movies coming to the UK this month.

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Note: These release dates and streaming platforms only apply to viewers based in the UK, Ireland, and some European territories.

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1. Happy Valley – Season 3

BBC

After all the events from season 2, Police Sergeant Catherine Cawood returns to our screens ready to solve crime, this time with the intention of keeping her personal life drama free.

Starring: Sarah Lancashire, Siobhan Finneran, James Norton

Release date: 1 January

Where to watch: BBC iPlayer

Watch if you like: Broadchurch, Line of Duty, Luther

Here's the trailer:

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2. Romantic Getaway

Sky

Alison and Deacon really want a baby, but they don't have the funds to get IVF. In an initially genius-seeming plan, the pair end up stealing a whole lot of money from Deacon's job, and venture into the life of Bonnie and Clyde type shenanigans.

Starring: Romesh Ranganathan, Katherine Ryan, Johnny Vegas

Release date: 1 January

Where to watch: Sky Comedy/Now

Watch if you like: Trying, Good Girls, The Morning Show

Here's the trailer:

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3. Waterloo Road

BBC

Britain's most chaotic school returns to our screen, with the new term kicking off with a peaceful protest. It's Waterloo Road, so said protest quickly spirals into a riot, resulting in huge consequences for students and teachers. 

Starring: Angela Griffin, Adam Thomas

Release date: 3 January

Where to watch: BBC One/BBC iPlayer

Watch if you like: Riverdale, Skins, the original Waterloo Road

Here's the trailer:

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4. The Apprentice

BBC

Alan Sugar returns with some bright young entrepreneurs who are ready to make their mark on the business world. 

Starring: Alan Sugar, Karren Brady, Tim Campbell, Claude Littner

Release date: 5 January

Where to watch: BBC One / BBC iPlayer

Watch if you like: The Great British Bake Off, Come Dine With Me, Gogglebox

Here's the trailer:

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5. Ginny & Georgia – Season 2

Netflix

Things pick up right where they were left – Ginny and her little brother have run away from home, while Georgia's celebrating her brand-new engagement. Once Georgia realises bother her kids are missing, chaos ensues.

Starring: Brianne Howey, Antonia Gentry

Release date: 5 January

Where to watch: Netflix

Watch if you like: Euphoria, Gilmore Girls, Never Have I Ever

Here's the trailer:

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6. The Rig

Prime Video

A group of workers on a remote Scottish oil rig are due to return to the mainland when a mysterious fog enshrouds them and supernatural forces take hold.

Starring: Emily Hampshire, Iain Glen, Martin Compston

Release date: 6 January

Where to watch: Prime Video

Watch if you like: 24, Castaway, The Mist

Here's the trailer:

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7. If These Walls Could Sing

Disney+

This documentary tells the untold story of the Abbey Road studio, featuring all-star interviews and intimate access to the iconic premises.

Starring: Paul McCartney, Elton John, Liam Gallagher

Release date: 6 January

Where to watch: Disney+

Watch if you like: The Beatles: Get Back, Summer of Soul, Moonage Daydream

Here's the trailer:

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8. Koala Man

Hulu

This animated comedy follows an average father who has a not-so-average "secret" identity – he's Koala Man, an unconventional hero with a burning passion to passion to snuff out petty crime.

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Sarah Snook

Release date: 9 January

Where to watch: Disney+

Watch if you like: Bob's Burgers, American Dad, Archer

Here's the trailer:

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9. Welcome to Chippendales

Disney+

The unbelievably true origin story of Somen "Steve" Banerjee, an Indian American entrepreneur who started the Chippendales, a now world-famous stripper troupe.

Starring: Kumail Nanjiani, Murray Bartlett

Release date: 11 January

Where to watch: Disney+

Watch if you like: Aquarius, The Dropout, The Full Monty

Here's the trailer:

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10. Vikings: Valhalla – Season 2

Netflix

Leif, Freydis, and Harald are reunited, and they're running from the army of Olaf (Harald's brother), along with other escapees of the invasion of Kattegat. Olaf's orders his men to kill them only for unseen help to come from the sea.

Starring: Taylor James, Sam Corlett, Leo Suter

Release date: 12 January

Where to watch: Netflix

Watch if you like: Vikings, The Wheel of Time, House of The Dragon

Here's the trailer:

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11. Break Point

Netflix

This documentary takes a close look at men's and women's pro tennis players throughout four Grand Slam tournaments.

Starring: Maria Sharapova, John McEnroe, Nick Kyrgios

Release date: 13 January

Where to watch: Netflix

Watch if you like: Formula 1: Drive to Durvice, Last Chance U, Arsenal, All or Nothing

Here's the trailer:

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12. Bad Education

BBC/Tiger Aspect/Matt Crockett

Ten years after the original series, useless teacher and big kid Alfie Wickers is reunited with his old students one last time as they return to Abbey Grove for a joyfully chaotic careers day.

Starring: Jack Whitehall, Layton Williams, Mathew Horne

Release date: 15 January 

Where to watch: BBC One/iPlayer

Watch if you like: The Inbetweeners, Workaholics, Fresh Meat

13. Love Island – Season 9

ITV

A group of hot young singles flock to a sunny villa in the hopes of finding true love and snagging the grand prize money.

Starring: Maya Jama

Release date: 16 January

Where to watch: ITV2/ITVX

Watch if you like: Too Hot to Handle, Ex on the Beach, Love is Blind

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14. Mayor of Kingstown

Prime Video

The McLusky family are power brokers tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality in Kingstown, Michigan, where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry.

Starring: Jeremy Renner

Release date: 16 January

Where to watch: Paramount+

Watch if you like: We Own This City, The Offer, The Terminal List

Here's the trailer:

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15. The Last of Us

HBO

In this video game adaptation, Joel and Ellie, a pair connected through the harshness of the world they live in, are forced to endure brutal circumstances and ruthless killers on a trek across post-pandemic America.

Starring: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Nick Offerman, Melanie Lynskey, Storm Reid

Release date: 16 January

Where to watch: Sky Atlantic/Now

Watch if you like: The Walking Dead, Sons of Anarchy, The Witcher

Here's the trailer:

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16. The Sex Lives of College Girls – Season 2

Hulu

After returning from Thanksgiving break, the girls learn of their new social status as ‘narcs’ – and all the frat parties they are now banned from attending.

Starring: Pauline Chalamet, Amrit Kaur, Reneé Rapp, Alyah Chanelle Scott

Release date: 19 January

Where to watch: ITVX

Watch if you like: Never Have I Ever, Gossip Girl, The Bold Type

17. That '90s Show

Netflix

Set in Wisconsin in 1995, Eric and Donna's daughter Leia visits her grandparents for the summer and bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red.

Starring: Callie Haverda, Kurtwood Smith, Debra Jo Rupp

Release date: 19 January

Where to watch: Netflix

Watch if you like: That '70s show, Freaks & Geeks, Malcolm in the Middle

Here's the trailer:

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18. Truth Be Told – Season 3

Apple TV

Poppy Parnell's back, and this series, she teams up with an eccentric school principal to shed light on the lack of attention on several missing Black girls, with the hopes for getting to the bottom of their disappearances.

Starring: Octavia Spencer, Gabrielle Union

Release date: 20 January

Where to watch: Apple TV+ 

Watch if you like: Home Before Dark, How to Get Away with Murder, The Morning Show

19. Extraordinary

Hulu / Disney+

Jen's a  young woman who lives in a world where everyone has a superpower except her. Adrift in a big, confusing world and armed with nothing but a bit of hope, a lot of desperation and her flatmates, Jen begins her journey to find her maybe-superpower.

Starring: Siobhán McSweeney, Robbie Gee, Máiréad Tyers

Release date: 25 January

Where to watch: Disney+

Watch if you like: Derry Girls, Ms. Marvel, Misfits

Here's the trailer:

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20. Shrinking

Apple TV

A grieving therapist starts to tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge changes to people's lives – including his own.

Starring: Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Michael Urie

Release date: 25 January

Where to watch: AppleTV+

Watch if you like: Severance, Succession, Nine Perfect Strangers

Here's the trailer:

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21. Wolf Pack

Paramount+

A teenage boy and girl get their lives changed forever when a California wildfire awakens a terrifying supernatural creature. As the full moon rises, all teens come together to unravel the secret that connects them.

Starring: Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amy Pietz, James Martinez

Release date: 27 January

Where to watch: Paramount+

Watch if you like: Teen Wolf, Supernatural, Misfits

Here's the trailer:

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22. Lockwood & Co.

Netflix

Lockwood & Co is a tiny startup run by two teenage boys and a newly arrived, supremely psychically gifted girl. The unlikely trio is destined to unravel a mystery that will change the course of history.

Starring: Ruby Stokes, Luke Treadaway, Morven Christie

Release date: 27 January

Where to watch: Netflix

Watch if you like: Enola Holmes, Harry Potter, The OA

Here's the trailer:

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23. Everyone Else Burns

James Stack

This comedy series follows a hyper-religious community who are faced with a vital question: how does an idiosyncratic family navigating modern life nowadays protect themselves from eternal hell fire?

Starring: Simon Bird, Amy James-Kelly, Morgana Robinson

Release date: Date TBC

Where to watch: Channel 4/All4

Watch if you like: Daybreak, Friday Night Dinner, Years and Years

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24. The Pale Blue Eye

Netflix

After a series of brutal murders, veteran detective Augustus Landor is brought in to solve the case. Landor is then joined in his investigation by a young cadet, who will go on to be world-famous author Edgar Allan Poe.

Starring: Christian Bale, Harry Melling, Gillian Anderson

Release date: 6 January

Where to watch: Netflix

Watch if you like: Prisoners, Insomnia, Zodiac

Here's the trailer:

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25. A Man Called Otto

Sony Pictures Releasing

Otto is a miserable man who'd pretty much given up on everything since the loss of his wife. When a young family move in next door, Otto finally meets his match – the quick-witted Marisol, and his life is turned upside down. 

Starring: Tom Hanks, Mariana Treviño

Release date: 6 January

Where to watch: Cinemas

Watch if you like: Groundhog Day, Gran Torino, About Schmidt

Check out the trailer:

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26. Empire of Light

Searchlight Pictures

In a coastal town of southern England in the '80s, a strong romantic connection is forged at a beautiful old cinema. 

Where to watch: Cinemas

Starring: Madelaine Olivia Colman, Colin Firth, Sam Mendes

Release date: 9 January

Watch if you like: Living, Causeway, Armageddon Time

Watch the trailer here:

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27. TÁR

Universal Pictures

A renowned music composer and conductor is on the brink of progressing to the next stage of her career when suddenly everything goes wrong. She turns to her adopted stop-daughter for support while her life is seemingly falling apart.

Starring: Cate Blanchett, Noémie Merlant, Mark Strong

Release date: 13 January

Where to watch: Cinemas

Watch if you like: Black Swan, Whiplash, Birdman

Here's the trailer:

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28. The Estate

Signature Entertainment

When their hard-to-please aunt falls terminally ill, two sisters attempt to get in her good books in order to benefit from her wealthy estate. It turns out, however, that they weren't the only ones in the family to have that idea. 

Starring: Toni Collette, Anna Faris, David Duchovny

Release date: 13 January

Where to watch: Sky Cinema

Watch if you like: Road Trip, Trainwreck, Easy A

See the trailer here:

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29. The Old Way

Saban Films

Colton Briggs used to be a gunslinger, but he's long retired. His past comes back to haunt him, however, when the son of a man he killed takes revenge. When his wife is killed he's forced to take up arms again and, joined by his young daughter, take revenge himself.

Starring: Nicolas Cage

Release date: 13 January 

Where to watch: Cinemas

Watch if you like: John Wick, 3:10 to Yuma, True Grit

Check out the trailer here:

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30. Babylon

Paramount PIctures

In the early years of Hollywood, we follow several characters as they experience the outrageous decadence, excess, and depravity that 1920s Hollywood had to offer. 

Starring: Brad Pitt, Margot Robbie

Release date: 20 January

Where to watch: Cinemas

Watch if you like: Some Like It Hot, Hail, Ceaser, The Wolf of Wall Street

Here's the trailer:

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31. The Hanging Sun

NBCUniversal Global Distribution

A reluctant hitman is on the run, fearful of his former employer. He takes refuge in a quiet, isolated village where his moral compass is greatly tested. 

Starring: Jessica Brown Findlay, Charles Dance

Release date: 20 January

Where to watch: Sky Cinema

Watch if you like: The Snowman, Suburra, Vengeance

Watch the trailer here:

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32. I Love My Dad

Magnolia Pictures

A desperate father takes drastic action by posing as a woman online to reconnect with his estranged son, but things get complicated when he wants to meet up.

Starring: Patton Oswalt, Claudia Sulewski

Release date: 23 January

Where to watch: Digital Download

Watch if you like: Liar Liar, 17 Again, Fatherhood

Here's the trailer:

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33. Teen Wolf: The Movie

Paramount+

After a horrifying new terror emerges, the wolves are howling once again. Scott McCall must make new allies a reunite trusted friends in order to vanquish a powerful and deadly enemy.

Starring: Tyler Posey, Colton Haynes

Release date: 27 January

Where to watch: Paramount+

Watch if you like: Fallen, Jennifer's Body, Twilight

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34. Unwelcome

Warner Bros. Pictures

A couple decides to leave their miserable urban life in favour of a peaceful, rural island. When they get there, locals tell them stories of creatures that live in the woods, who help souls that need them – but at a great cost.

Starring: Douglas Booth, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell

Release date: 27 January

Where to watch: Cinemas

Watch if you like: Tallon Falls, The Test, The Dead Ones

Here's the trailer:

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35. What's Love Got To Do With It?

StudioCanal UK

A filmmaker's best friend is having an arranged marriage, so she takes it upon herself to document the journey. 

Starring: Lily James, Emma Thompson, Shazad Latif

Release date: 27 January

Where to watch: Cinemas

Watch if you like: Love Actually, Notting Hill, Yesterday

Watch the trailer here:

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36. Pamela, a Love Story

Netflix

In this documentary, Pamela herself talks about her rise to fame, her sprawling career, and the infamous stolen tape controversy. 

Starring: Pamela Anderson

Release date: 31 January 

Where to watch: Netflix

Watch if you like: Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story, Val, Blonde

37. Brian & Charles

Universal Pictures

Brian is an inventor and is always creating contraptions that never seem to work too well. He embarks on his most ambitious project yet and uses an old washing machine and some other components to create Charles, an AI robot who loves cabbages. 

Starring: David Earl, Chris Hayward

Release date: January

Where to watch: Cinemas

Watch if you like: Lars and the Real Girl, Her, Short Circuit

Here's the trailer:

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Which of these are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below!