January 2021 has arrived after a generally awful year, for everyone around the globe. As we enter the new year, Netflix has big plans to drop a ton of new movies and TV shows onto its streaming platform. Some titles already arrived on Jan. 1, and even more will make their way to the streaming giant’s catalog throughout the month. Keep your eyes peeled for your favorite returning Netflix series — like Cobra Kai — and don’t forget to catch up on other binge-worthy titles you might have missed in recent years.
Once you’re finished checking out all the new shows and movies Netflix has to offer in January, head over to see what’s on the chopping block. With streaming wars in full effect, you never know what classic Netflix staple could be leaving for another streamer. Continue reading to see what shows and movies are coming to Netflix in January.
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COMING 1/1
Dream Home Makeover: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Headspace Guide to Meditation — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Minimalists: Less Is Now — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Monarca: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
What Happened to Mr. Cha? — NETFLIX FILM
17 Again (2009)
30 Minutes or Less (2011)
Abby Hatcher: Season 1
Blue Streak (1999)
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Can’t Hardly Wait (1998)
Catch Me If You Can (2002)
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2009)
Cool Hand Luke (1967)
The Creative Brain (2019)
The Departed (2006)
Enter the Dragon (1973)
Gimme Shelter (2013)
Good Hair (2010)
Goodfellas (1990)
Gothika (2003)
The Haunted Hathaways: Seasons 1-2
Into the Wild (2007)
Julie & Julia (2009)
Mud (2012)
Mystic Pizza (1988)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988)
Eddie Murphy: Raw (1987)
Sex and the City: The Movie (2008)
Sex and the City 2 (2010)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
Striptease (1996)
Superbad (2007)
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
COMING 1/2 – 1/10
Avail. 1/2/20:
Asphalt Burning (Børning 3) — NETFLIX FILM
Avail. 1/5/20:
Gabby’s Dollhouse — NETFLIX FAMILY
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)
History of Swear Words — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
LA’s Finest: Season 1
¡Nailed It! México: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Avail. 1/6/20:
Ratones Paranoicos: The Band that Rocked Argentina — NETFLIX FILM
Surviving Death — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Tony Parker: The Final Shot — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Avail. 1/7/20:
Pieces of a Woman — NETFLIX FILM
Avail. 1/8/20:
Charming — NETFLIX FILM
The Idhun Chronicles: Part 2 — NETFLIX ANIME
Inside the World’s Toughest Prisons: Season 5 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Lupin — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Mighty Little Bheem: Kite Festival — NETFLIX FAMILY
Pretend It’s a City — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Stuck Apart (Azizler) — NETFLIX FILM
Avail. 1/10/20:
Spring Breakers (2012)
COMING 1/11 – 1/19
Avail. 1/11/20:
CRACK: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
The Intouchables (2011)
Avail. 1/12/20:
Last Tango in Halifax: Season 4
Avail. 1/13/20:
An Imperfect Murder
Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Avail. 1/15/20:
Bling Empire — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Carmen Sandiego: Season 4 — NETFLIX FAMILY
Disenchantment: Part 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Double Dad (Pai Em Dobro) — NETFLIX FILM
Henry Danger: Seasons 1-3
Hook (1991)
Kuroko’s Basketball: Season 1
The Magicians: Season 5
Outside the Wire — NETFLIX FILM
Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie (2014)
Pinkfong & Baby Shark’s Space Adventure (2019)
Avail. 1/16/20:
A Monster Calls (2016)
Radium Girls (2020)
Avail. 1/18/20:
Homefront (2013)
Avail. 1/19/20:
Hello Ninja: Season 4 — NETFLIX FAMILY
COMING 1/20 – 1/31
Avail. 1/20/20:
Daughter From Another Mother (Madre solo hay dos) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sightless (2020)
Spycraft — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Avail. 1/21/20:
Call My Agent!: Season 4 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Avail. 1/22/20:
Blown Away: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Busted!: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Fate: The Winx Saga — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 2 — NETFLIX FAMILY
So My Grandma’s a Lesbian! (Salir del ropero) — NETFLIX FILM
The White Tiger — NETFLIX FILM
Avail. 1/23/20:
Love (ft. Marriage and Divorce) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Avail. 1/26/20:
Go Dog Go — NETFLIX FAMILY
Avail. 1/27/20:
Accomplice
Penguin Bloom — NETFLIX FILM
Avail. 1/29/20:
Below Zero (Bajocero) — NETFLIX FILM
The Dig — NETFLIX FILM
Finding ‘Ohana — NETFLIX FILM
We Are: The Brooklyn Saints — NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY
Avail. 1/31/20:
Fatima (2020)
COMING SOON:
50M2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Bonding: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Cobra Kai: Season 3 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
June & Kopi — NETFLIX FILM
The Netflix Afterparty — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
BINGE-WORTHY NETFLIX ORIGINALS TO ADD TO YOUR LIST:
Before you can get your hands on those brand-new titles, check out these other new original Netflix shows and movies you can binge in the meantime.
Selena: The Series: Before she became the Queen of Tejano Music, Selena Quintanilla was a young girl from Texas with big dreams and an even bigger voice. Selena: The Series explores her journey from singing small gigs to becoming the most successful female Latin artist of all time — and the years of hard work and sacrifice the Quintanilla family navigated together.
Selena: The Series is available to stream on Netflix now.
‘THE MIDNIGHT SKY’
George Clooney stars in The Midnight Sky, a post-apocalyptic tale that follows a lonely scientist in the Arctic as he races to stop Sully (Felicity Jones) and her fellow astronauts from returning home to a mysterious global catastrophe. Clooney directs the adaptation of Lily Brooks-Dalton’s acclaimed novel Good Morning, Midnight, co-starring David Oyelowo, Kyle Chandler, Demián Bichir and Tiffany Boone.
The Midnight Sky is available to stream on Netflix starting on Wednesday, Dec. 23.
‘SONG EXPLODER’ — VOLUME 2
Based on the acclaimed podcast of the same name, and from host Hrishikesh Hirway and Oscar-winning filmmaker Morgan Neville, each episode of Song Exploder features some of the world’s greatest musicians as they reveal how they brought one of their songs to life. The series weaves together in-depth interviews, archival footage, and raw recordings as each artist breaks down their song, layer by layer, sharing intimate insight into the personal inspiration behind the music and lyrics. Featured artists in Volume 2 include Dua Lipa, The Killers, Nine Inch Nails and Natalia Lafourcade.
Volume 2 of Song Exploder is available to stream Tuesday, Dec. 15.
‘THE CROWN’ – SEASON 4
Season 4 of The Crown is finally streaming on Netflix, having debuted on Nov. 15. Season 4 follows, among other historical events, the arrival of Lady Diana Spencer to the British royal house and the highs and lows of her tragic love story with Prince Charles. Actress Emma Corrin plays Diana and shares plenty of screen time with Josh O’Connor as Charles and Emerald Fennell as Camilla Parker Bowles. Olivia Colman stayed on as Queen Elizabeth II, as did Tobias Menzies as Prince Philip and Helena Bonham Carter as Princess Margaret. Newcomer Gillian Anderson plays Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher.
Seasons 1-4 of The Crown are available to stream now.