January 2025 brings a wave of new TV shows and movies to broadcast, cable and streaming services like Netflix, Disney Plus, HBO and Max, Amazon Prime Video, Apple TV Plus and others.
Top new TV shows this month include returning favorites like "Severance" season 2, "The Night Agent" season 2," "XO, Kitty" season 2 and "Mythic Quest" season 4. Plus, more streaming movies arrive, including "Back in Action" and "Star Trek: Section 31." Check out the full schedule of new TV shows in January 2025.
Top picks
‘American Primeval’ (Netflix)
This might be Netflix’s first prestige TV drama of the year. "American Primeval" looks reminiscent of period Westerns like "The Revenant" and "Deadwood" and if it’s anywhere close to as good as the latter, it’ll be a hit. The show features an ensemble cast, though Taylor Kitsch nominally stars as Isaac, a troubled man who goes west in hopes of overcoming his demons. But a collision of cultures rounds out the rest of the cast, including Kim Coates as Mormon leader Brigham Young, Jai Courtney and Kyle Bradly Davis as ruthless trappers Virgil and Tilly and Shea Whigham as Jim Bridger, who runs the central outpost. It also features Derek Hinkey as Red Feather, leader of the warrior Wolf Clan, so conflict between the natives of the land and the intruding settlers is sure to be a major part of the story. Don’t miss this limited series this month on Netflix. — MM
Premieres Jan. 9 on Netflix
‘Severance’ season 2 (Apple TV Plus)
It’s been almost three years since the series premiere of “Severance,” but we’re finally back at Lumon Industries. In season 1, we met Mark S., Dylan G., Irving B. and Helly R., employees at the enigmatic corporation. There, their “Innies” work on mysterious tasks, totally unaware of the outside world. When they leave, their “Outies” take over and they go resume their normal lives without any memory of work. At the end of season 1, the Innies briefly revealed to the world the horrible truth of what the severance process really means, and in season 2, we’ll see the consequences and fallout for both the group’s Innies and Outies. — MM
Premieres Jan. 17 on Apple TV Plus
‘Star Trek: Section 31’ (Paramount Plus)
Michelle Yeoh ate up every scene she was in on “Star Trek: Discovery,” so it’s only fitting that her character, Captain/Empress Georgiu, would headline this new series based on the secret section that operates outside the rules in order to preserve the Federation. The series also stars Sam Richardson (“Ted Lasso”), Humberly Gonzalez (“Ginny & Georgia”), and Kacel Rohl (“Hannibal”). Given that “Lower Decks” just ended and we don’t know when season 3 of “Strange New Worlds” is going to launch in 2025, this should help tide Trekkers over for a while.
Premieres Jan. 24 on Paramount Plus
Full calendar
All times Eastern Time. Our top picks in bold
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 1
“Missing You” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 2
“Cunk on Life” - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Lockerbie: A Search for Truth” - limited series premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
“The Rig” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)
“Going Dutch” - season 1 premiere (9:30 p.m., Fox)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 3
“Love Is Blind: Germany” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Selling the City” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl” - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
“RuPaul’s Drag Race” - season 17 premiere (8 p.m., MTV)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 5
“The 82nd Golden Globe Awards” - special (8 p.m., CBS)
“Anne Rice’s Mayfair Witches” - season 2 premiere (9 p.m., AMC)
“When Calls the Heart” - season 12 premiere (9 p.m., Hallmark)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 7
“Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action” - documentary (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Deal or No Deal Island” - season 2 premiere (8 p.m., NBC)
“Finding Your Roots” - season 11 premiere (8 p.m., PBS)
“Kitchen Nightmares” - season 2 premiere (8 p.m., Fox)
“Love & Hip Hop Atlanta” - season 13 premiere (8 p.m., MTV)
“Will Trent” - season 3 premiere (8 p.m., ABC)
“Doc” - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., Fox)
“The Rookie” - season 7 premiere (10 p.m., ABC)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 8
“I Am a Killer” - season 6 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 9
“American Primeval” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“On Call” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Pitt” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Max)
“The Upshaws” - season 6 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Traitors” - season 3 premiere (9 p.m., Peacock)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 10
“Goosebumps” season 3 premiere (3 a.m., Disney Plus and Hulu)
“Outlander” - season 7 finale (8 p.m., Starz)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 12
“Landman” - season 1 finale (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“30th Annual Critics Choice Awards” - special (7 p.m., E!)
“All Creatures Great and Small” - season 5 premiere (9 p.m., PBS)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 14
“Single’s Inferno” - season 4 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“Star Wars: Skeleton Crew” - season 1 finale (9 p.m., Disney Plus)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 15
“Love Island All Stars” - season 2 premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 16
“Harley Quinn” - season 5 premiere (3 a.m., Max)
“Sesame Street” - season 55 premiere (3 a.m., Max)
“SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night” - limited series premiere (3 a.m., Peacock)
“XO, Kitty” - season 2 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 17
“Severance” - season 2 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Silo” - season 2 finale (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Back in Action” - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Couple Next Door” - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., Starz)
“Real Time With Bill Maher” - season 23 premiere (10 p.m., HBO)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 21
“The Joe Schmo Show” - season 1 premiere (9 p.m., TBS)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 22
“Prime Target” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Whiskey on the Rocks” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
“W.A.G.s to Riches” - season 1 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 23
“Harlem” - season 3 premiere (3 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Night Agent” - season 2 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
“The Sex Lives of College Girls” - season 3 finale (9 p.m., Max)
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24
“The Agency” - season 1 finale (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
“Star Trek: Section 31” - original movie premiere (3 a.m., Paramount Plus)
SUNDAY, JANUARY 26
“Watson” - season 1 premiere (10 p.m., CBS)
MONDAY, JANUARY 27
“The Bachelor” - season 29 premiere (8 p.m., ABC)
TUESDAY, JANUARY 28
“Paradise” - season 1 premiere (12 a.m., Hulu)
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29
“Mythic Quest” - season 4 premiere (12 a.m., Apple TV Plus)
“Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” - season 1 premiere (3 a.m., Disney Plus)
THURSDAY, JANUARY 30
“You’re Cordially Invited” - original movie premiere (12 a.m., Prime Video)
“The Recruit” - season 2 complete (3 a.m., Netflix)
