Whats new to streaming this week? (Jan. 9, 2026)

Looking for something great to watch at home? Streaming subscribers are spoiled for choice between Hulu, Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+, Apple TV, Prime Video, Shudder, Paramount+, Peacock, and more. And that's before you even look at the vast libraries of movies and television programs within each streamer!

Don't be overwhelmed or waste an hour scrolling through your services to determine what to watch. We've got your back, whatever your mood. Mashable offers watch guides for all of the above, broken down by genre: comedy, thriller, horror, documentary, and animation, among others. But if you're seeking something brand new (or just new to streaming), we've got you covered there, too.

10. Tron: Ares

43 years after Tron awed audiences with its groundbreaking visual effects and tale of AI gone awry, Tron: Ares is a movie that also exists.

Directed by Joachim Rønning, this sequel to Tron: Legacy stars Jared Leto as Ares, a Master Control Program created by tech scion Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters). Tasked with kidnapping Dillinger's professional rival Eve Kim (Greta Lee), Ares blasts from the virtual world into the real one. But before you can say Turing test, he's beginning to second guess his mission and his master.

Look, the plotline is convoluted and confusion. The movie is a mess. As I wrote in my review, "Tron: Ares is heavy-handed, dunderheaded, and over earnest, but also occasionally funny, charming, sexy, and thrilling." — Kristy Puchko, Entertainment Editor

Starring: Jared Leto, Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, Hasan Minhaj, Arturo Castro, Gillian Anderson, and Jeff Bridges

How to watch: Tron: Ares is now streaming on Disney+.

9. A Thousand Blows, Season 2

Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight turned out one of the best British shows of 2025 with A Thousand Blows, and there's more where that came from. Adolescence stars Stephen Graham and Erin Doherty, and Small Axe star Malachi Kirby all return after a highly successful awards run for another round of the Victorian London-set Hulu/Disney+ drama series.

Kicking off one year after the events of Season 1, this season sees East End boxers Hezekiah Moscow (Kirby) and Henry "Sugar" Goodson (Graham) not in a good place, either of them, from the looks of the trailer. Forty Elephants queen Mary Carr (Doherty), her protégé Alice Diamond (Darci Shaw), and exiled temp leader Eliza Moody (Hannah Walters) are back and ready to reunite Mary's all-women gang of thieves for a major heist. But first, Mary'll have to reclaim gang power from Indigo Jeremy (Robert Glenister), who lords over them from the other side of the Thames.* — Shannon Connellan, UK Editor

Starring: Erin Doherty, Malachi Kirby, Francis Lovehall, James Nelson-Joyce, Jason Tobin, Hannah Walters, Morgan Hilaire, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Jemma Carlton, Nadia Albina, Tom Davis, Daniel Mays, Stephen Graham, Darci Shaw, Gary Lewis, Susan Lynch, and Robert Glenister

How to watch: A Thousand Blows, Season 2 debuts on Hulu on Jan. 9.

8. Plainclothes

If Heated Rivalry has you craving more tales of forbidden love, Plainclothes might intrigue.

Written and directed by Carmen Emmi, this Sundance thriller stars Tom Blyth as a '90s vice cop tasked with undercover duty in men's bathrooms. He's on the hunt for gay men cruising for sex. But what happens when he catches feelings for a suspect?

Now, we won't promise Plainclothes will offer the queer joy of the cottage ep. But this critically heralded drama is sure to entrance. — K.P.

Starring: Tom Blyth, Russell Tovey, Maria Dizzia, Christian Cooke, Gabe Fazio, Amy Forsyth, John Bedford Lloyd, Darius Fraser, and Alessandra Ford Balazs

How to watch: Plainclothes is now available for rental or purchase on Prime Video.

7. Coldwater

The Walking Dead's Andrew Lincoln heads up Paramount+'s new psychological thriller set in the small Scottish town of Coldwater. Created and written by Northern Irish playwright David Ireland, and directed by Shetland's Lee Haven Jones and Andrew Cumming, the series sees Lincoln as John, a man who moves his family from London after a violent event. As his family find their feet in their new neighbourhood, John bonds with his neighbour Tommy (Trainspotting icon Ewen Bremner), whose "man about town" charm could conceal something sinister. Feels like the bitter cold type of series perfect for this time of year. — S.C.

Starring: Andrew Lincoln, Ewen Bremner, Indira Varma, and Eve Myles

How to watch: Coldwater debuts on Paramount+ on Jan. 9 with new episodes weekly.

6. Marcello Hernández: American Boy

If you don't know the name Marcello Hernández, you might know him as his Saturday Night Live character Domingo. This SNL cast member broke out from the pack with a sketch about a suave parody-singing ladies man. And now, he's got a comedy show all his own.

With this stand-up special, Hernández digs into his childhood in Miami, life with his mother, and his (arguably misplaced) outrage at Full House. With a big smile, some solid dance moves, and lots of energy, he delivers a special that's devotedly silly and pretty personal — though you might wish (as I did) that some of the setups were more specific so the punchlines could hit harder. However, the bit on Ana from Child Protective Services is terrific. — K.P.

Starring: Marcello Hernández

How to watch: Marcello Hernández: American Boy is now streaming on Netflix.

5. His & Hers

Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal team up for a steamy and twisted thriller, adapted from Alice Feeney's 2020 novel of the same name. They play an estranged married couple who parted over a shared tragedy, and reunite reluctantly as a murder case hits home.

Anna (Thompson) is a TV journalist who has a close tie to the woman murdered on a dark lane in her hometown. Jack is a local detective that's been assigned to the case. But as he seeks a suspect, dark secrets — his own, his wife's, and other loved ones' — bubble to the surface.

Told over the course of six episodes ranging from 39 to 46 minutes, His & Hers offers a gnarly crime tale that will have you gasping, squealing, and maybe even howling with laughter. This one gets wild. — K.P.

Starring: Tessa Thompson, Jon Bernthal, Pablo Schreiber, Crystal Fox, Sunita Mani, Marin Ireland, and Rebecca Rittenhouse

How to watch: His & Hers debuts on Netflix on Jan. 8.

4. Zodiac Killer Project

One of the most buzzed-about discoveries out of Sundance 2025 was Charlie Shackleton's Zodiac Killer Project. The documentarian was setting out to explore a fringe theory about the Zodiac Killer's identity. But partway through development, he lost the rights to the book he was using as source material. So, what to do?

Shackleton gets meta with it by making a movie about the movie he wanted to make, thereby creating a scorching investigation into how true crime docs are constructed. For most of this movie, I wondered if Shackleton believed the Zodiac Killer theory he was exploring, or just thought it'd make a good movie. By the end, I had my answer. And this doc may change the way you look at true crime docs (and their "evocative B-roll"). — K.P.

How to watch: Zodiac Killer Project is now available for rental or purchase on Apple TV.

3. Predator: Badlands 

Do you want to set a record for the most times you say "hell yeah" over the course of 90 minutes? Then you need to watch Predator: Badlands, the latest film from the franchise's excellent new shepherd Dan Trachtenberg (Prey).

Predator: Badlands marks the first time in Predator history that a Yautja is a film's protagonist. The lead in question is Dek (Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi), a runt by Yautja standards who decides to prove himself to his cold-hearted father by hunting the "unkillable" Kalisk. His quest takes him to Genna, a planet brimming with deadly flora and fauna. There, he'll find an unlikely companion in Weyland-Yutani android Thia (Elle Fanning). The two join forces in an unlikely partnership that's as surprisingly sweet as it is badass, and what follows is a pulse-pounding adventure brimming with awesome new aliens, bold action, and one of 2025's best onscreen friendships. Predator fans and franchise newcomers alike, you're in for a treat. — Belen Edwards, Entertainment Reporter

Starring: Dimitrius Schuster-Koloamatangi and Elle Fanning

How to watch: Predator: Badlands is now available for rental or purchase on Prime Video.

2. Industry, Season 4

Thanks to The Pitt and new Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, January is a busy month for HBO's buzziest titles. But between those two tentpoles, be sure to make time for HBO's criminally underrated finance drama, Industry. 

Season 4 picks up in the wake of Season 3's game-changing finale, which shut down Pierpoint & Co.'s London trading floor and scattered Industry's cast. Now, ambitious trader Harper Stern (Myha'la) runs her own fund, while her longtime frenemy Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marisa Abela) settles into married life to Henry Muck (Kit Harington). But when payment processor Tender makes waves in the markets, the two find themselves on opposite sides of the company's rise. So begins a riveting saga of power, desire, and politics, with Industry pulling out all the stops in what I called its "most ambitious season yet." Tune in and get obsessed. — B.E.

Starring: Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Kit Harington, Ken Leung, Max Minghella, Miriam Petche, Sagar Radia, Toheeb Jimoh, Charlie Heaton, Amy James-Kelly, Roger Barclay, Andrew Havill, Kiernan Shipka, Kal Penn, Jack Farthing, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Forlani, and Edward Holcroft

How to watch: Industry Season 4 premieres Jan. 11 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO and HBO Max.

Best of Streaming this week:
The Pitt, Season 2

Fifteen of the most stressful episodes of TV you'll ever see are headed your way, which can only mean one thing: The Pitt is back!

HBO Max's Emmy–winning medical drama returns for another shift, this time taking place on July 4th. To celebrate, Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Noah Wyle) and his team will have to deal with holiday-specific injuries like grill burns and firework accidents, an abandoned baby, and the hospital being forced to go analog.

As if that weren't enough, this shift is also Dr. Robby's last — for now. He's taking a sabbatical, and his replacement attending, Dr. Baran Al-Hashimi (Sepideh Moafi), has arrived in the ED a day early. Their tense partnership forms the backbone of The Pitt's second season, which proves just as gripping and timely as its first. As I wrote in my review, "[T]he show remains empathetic, educational, and totally unforgettable." — B.E.

Starring: Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez, and Sepideh Moafi

How to watch: The Pitt Season 2 premieres Jan. 8 at 9 p.m. ET on HBO Max.

(*) denotes a blurb came from a prior list.