Congratulations, you made it by way of one other week of continuous work. Your prize for doing so is placing your ft up and having fun with a number of of those new films and TV reveals on the world’s greatest streaming providers.
There’s a lot to select from, too. From the lengthy overdue return of Apple‘s greatest TV Unique to the debuts of some enjoyable and extremely emotional new movies, this week’s streaming ideas cater for each kind of film and TV present fan. So, seize some snacks and be part of us in spending the following few days in entrance of your tv. – Tom Energy, senior leisure reporter
Severance season 2 (Apple TV Plus)
It is time, Severance followers! After a three-year absence, the highly-rated Apple TV Plus collection is lastly again on our screens – and, as I allude to in my Severance season 2 evaluate, it was completely definitely worth the wait.
Selecting up instantly after the occasions of its forebear’s cliff hanger ending, Severance season 2 reunites us with Mark Scout (Adam Scott), who returns to Lumon Industries to search out that issues aren’t the identical as he left them. That is all I will say on the sci-fi thriller thriller’s newest season, too, as a result of I do not wish to spoil something vital about one of many greatest Apple TV Plus reveals‘ sophomore outings. Simply stick it on ASAP so your ‘innie’ and ‘outie’ can immerse themselves within the first unmissable present of the 12 months. – TP
Alien: Romulus (Disney Plus)
Within the so-called golden age of streaming, I am all the time baffled when new movies do not concurrently drop on platforms owned by the identical leisure large. That is precisely what occurred with Alien: Romulus, which initially arrived on Hulu (US solely) in November 2024 however did not make its Disney Plus debut internationally till this Wednesday (January 15).
However, I can nonetheless vouch for the way good this Alien movie is. Set between the occasions of 1979’s Alien and 1986’s Aliens, it follows a bunch of *ahem* alienated youths who, after touring to an deserted area station, get greater than they bargained for once they run into the sci-fi horror franchise’s iconic xenomorphs and face huggers. Earlier than you stream one of many greatest Disney Plus films and greatest Hulu films, try my unique chat with director Fede Alvarez in regards to the movie collection’ frighteningly daring evolution. – TP
Again in Motion (Netflix)
Cameron Diaz is lastly, properly, again in motion after greater than a decade of so-called retirement. The 90s rom-com star is again on our screens in a brand new action-packed Netflix film that sees her play a personality in a really comparable sounding state of affairs… In Again In Motion, Diaz is Emily, a former CIA spy that is dragged again into work after each her and her husband’s (Jamie Foxx) identification is uncovered – Diaz should have undoubtedly associated to Seth Gordon’s and Brendan O’Brien’s script when she learn it.
The premise for Again In Motion reads as if it could possibly be the sequel to Mr & Mrs Smith, with Foxx enjoying Emily’s fellow CIA retiree. Diaz’s massive comeback movie is considered one of 27 new films streaming in 2025 that I am excited to look at after it was pushed again from a 2024 launch, making this an important Friday night time motion film. Though, primarily based on its abject Rotten Tomatoes rating, considered one of January’s new Netflix films will not take a spot on our greatest Netflix movies listing. – Amelia Schwanke, leisure editor
Unstoppable (Prime Video)
Sticking with the theme of streaming massive stars in new films, we would advocate heading over to Prime Video subsequent to look at Unstoppable, a brand new docudrama in regards to the inspirational lifetime of NCAA wrestling champion Anthony Robles, who was born with out a proper leg. Robles, who performs a stunt double of himself within the film, is portrayed by Jharrel Jerome (Moonlight) with Jennifer Lopez (Out of Sight) taking up the position of his mom.
That is not all, both: MCU actor Don Cheade has been solid as Roble’s wrestling coach Shawn Charles, alongside Michael Peña (American Hustle) who stars as Roble’s high-school coach Bobby Williams and Bobby Cannavale (The Station Agent) who performs Roble’s step dad, making this one star-studded sports activities biopic that could possibly be within the working to earn a spot amongst our rating of the greatest Prime Video films. – AS
Harley Quinn season 5 (Max)
Harley Quinn has seen many varieties over time. Whether or not it is Margot Robbie’s model in The Suicide Squad or Woman Gaga’s latest take within the not so profitable Joker: Folie a Deux, she’s a personality that continues to dominate our screens. Her grownup animated (and very well executed) outing continues on Max with Harley Quinn season 5, which sees Kaley Cuoco reprises her position because the titular villain. This season, the long-lasting Batman antagonist has a brand new metropolis to discover – Metropolis, aka the town that Superman protects.
Joined by Poison Ivy and their group of misfits and villains together with Clayface, who’s getting a standalone live-action film within the DC Universe (DCU), Harley has determined they need to pack their baggage and get out of Gotham. I can not actually blame them for leaving, contemplating the state it is in (word the enormous rats within the trailer). However, realizing Harley wherever she goes, chaos will comply with. I hope Metropolis is prepared for large rats or no matter else they unleash… Anyway, try one of many greatest Max reveals‘ newest chapter ASAP! – LB
XO, Kitty season 2 (Netflix)
As the primary Netflix collection to be spun off from a Netflix film, XO, Kitty could possibly be beginning a brand new pattern particularly because it’s carried out properly sufficient to be given a second season. If you have not heard of it, you might have executed so with To All of the Boys I’ve Liked Earlier than, the Netflix rom-com film that impressed this entire factor. When you’re new right here, you have bought two entire seasons to take pleasure in this weekend and should you’ve been excitedly ready for the following half, it is right here!
Season 1 ended on a cliff hanger with truths revealed and emotions confessed so, should you’re in search of your romance repair you are undoubtedly going to get it right here. I am certain season 2 will tie up some unfastened ends from the primary instalment, and maybe pave the way in which for a 3rd one too? Solely time will inform if that is the case and if XO, Kitty might be added to our greatest Netflix reveals information. – LB
A Completely different Man (Max)
Max is the place to be in relation to A24 films (within the US, anyway). A few of my favorites are already out there on the plaftorm, resembling I Noticed The TV Glow, i.e. my favourite film of 2024. One other one is becoming a member of its library this weekend and, with a glowing Rotten Tomatoes critics rating of 92%, you will not wish to miss it.
In A Completely different Man, Adam Pearson performs an aspiring actor who undergoes a medical process to drastically rework his look, which sees Pearson changed within the lead position by Marvel star Sebastian Stan post-operation. Nonetheless, he quickly regrets his choice after it turns right into a nightmare and he turns into obsessive about reclaiming what he is misplaced.
In basic A24 fashion, this flick hits laborious, particularly with its exploration of neurofibromatosis kind I, the situation that Pearson has. A24 appears to be going from energy to energy and there is extra from them arising this 12 months. For now, I can not wait to see this one get added to our greatest Max films listing. – LB
For extra streaming ideas, learn our guides on the greatest Disney Plus reveals, greatest Paramount Plus films, greatest Hulu reveals, and greatest Apple TV Plus films.
