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Here's What's New To All Of The Streaming Platforms In January
What better way to ring in the new year than to binge-watch all the shows and movies you've been meaning to check out? With every new month comes a sweet list of new and classic TV shows and movies on all the streaming services. You can now secure your title of couch-potato champion. Below, find a list of what's new on Amazon Prime, HBO Now, Hulu, and Netflix in January.
Coming To AMAZON PRIME in January
TV SHOWS
Thundercats (Season One) (1/1)
Just Add Magic (Season One) (1/15)
Mad Dogs (Season One) (1/22)
MOVIES
Bone Tomahawk (2015) (1/1)
I'll See You In My Dreams (2015) (1/1)
Annie (2014) (1/1)
The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015) (1/1)
Paper Planes (2014) (1/1)
Miracle on 34th Street (1947) (1/1)
The Da Vinci Code (2006) (1/1)
Journey to the Center of the Earth (2008) (1/1)
Taps (1981) (1/1)
An Affair to Remember (1957) (1/1)
The St. Valentine's Day Massacre (1967) (1/1)
Dazed and Confused (1993) (1/1)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961) (1/1)
Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987) (1/4)
Margin Call (2011) (1/4)
Serpico (1973) (1/4)
1408 (2007) (1/5)
Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) (1/8)
Goodnight Mommy (2014) (1/9)
All Creatures Big and Small (2015) (1/11)
The Missing (2003) (1/13)
The Second Mother (2015) (1/14)
Frank Miller's Sin City (2005) (1/16)
Spare Parts (2015) (1/16)
Mortdecai (2015) (1/23)
Man of Tai Chi (2013) (1/26)
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Coming To HBO NOW in January
MOVIES
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan (2006) (1/1)
Carrie (1976) (1/1)
Cry-Baby (1990) (1/1)
Down to Earth (2001) (1/1)
Final Destination 3 (2006) (1/1)
Joe Versus the Volcano (1990) (1/1)
The Rainmaker (1997) (1/1)
A Knight’s Tale (2001) (1/1)
Knocked Up (2007) (1/1)
Lucky Numbers (2000) (1/1)
Malcolm X (1992) (1/1)
Milk (2008) (1/1)
The Muppet Christmas Carol (1992) (1/1)
Pretty in Pink (1986) (1/1)
Troop Beverly Hills (1989) (1/1)
Tropic Thunder (Director’s Cut) (2008) (1/1)
Two of a Kind (1983) (1/1)
Wonder Boys (2000) (1/1)
Voley (2014) (1/1)
Bikini: una historia real (short) (2014) (1/1)
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) (1/2)
Far from the Madding Crowd (2015) (1/3)
Calvary (2014) (1/4)
La isla minima (2014) (1/8)
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015) (1/9)
Ladron que roba a la ladron (2007) (1/15)
The Godfather Epic (1/17)
Unfriended (2014) (1/16)
Entourage (2015) (1/23)
As Above/So Below (2014) (1/24)
True Story (2015) (1/30)
New Original Programming
Ride Along 2: HBO First Look (1/6)
J. Cole Forest Hills Drive: Homecoming (1/9)
Sesame Street, Season 46 Premiere (1/16)
Psi, Season 2 Premiere (1/22)
Whitney Cummings: I’m Your Girlfriend (1/23)
Coming To HULU in January
Available January 1
Spongebob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (2015)
52 Pick-Up (1986)
Guns Of The Magnificent Seven (1969)
Larger Than Life (1996)
Mighty Fine (2012)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Planes, Trains and Automobiles (1987)
Scrooged (1998)
Bad Influence (1990)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Breakfast at Tiffany's (1961)
Broken, The (2008)
Catch-22 (1970)
Caveman (1981)
Devil's Double (2011)
Everything or Nothing: The Untold Story of 007 (2012)
Explorers (1985)
Footloose (1984)
From Mexico with Love (2009)
Future, The (2011)
Ghost And The Darkness, The (1996)
Happy Hooker, The (1975)
Heartbreakers (2001)
High Noon (1952)
I.Q. (1994)
License to Kill (1969)
Mao's Last Dancer (2009)
Married to the Mob (1988)
Miami Blues (1990)
Parallax View, The (1974)
Radio Days (1987)
Serpico (1973)
Shane (1953)
Stigmata (1999)
There Be Dragons (2011)
Thief (1981)
Two Family House (2000)
Dual Survival Complete Season 4 (Discovery)
Fast N' Loud Complete Season 7 (Discovery)
Gold Rush Complete Season 5 (Discovery)
Street Outlaws Complete Season 4 (Discovery)
Sister Wives Complete Seasons 4&5 (TLC)
The Little Couple Complete Season 9 (TLC)
River Monsters Complete Season 6 (Animal Planet)
Homicide Hunter Complete Season 4 (Investigation Discovery)
Nightmare Next Door Complete Season 8 (Investigation Discovery)
Who the (Bleep) Did I Marry? Complete Season 5 (Investigation Discovery)
Survivorman Complete Season 5 (Science Channel)
How It's Made Complete Season 17 (Science Channel)
Bering Sea Gold Complete Seasons 1&2 (Discovery)
Naked and Afraid: XL Complete Season 1 (Discovery)
Billy Bob's Gags to Riches Complete Season 1 (Discovery)
Highway to Sell Complete Season 1 (Discovery)
The Kennedy Detail Complete Season 1 (Discovery)
Angels Among Us Complete Season 1 (TLC)
My Five Wives Complete Season 2 (TLC)
Outrageous 911 Complete Season 1 (TLC)
Risking It All Complete Season 1 (TLC)
Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2016: Special (ABC)
Available January 2
Perfect Sense (2011)
Project Almanac (2014)
Available January 3
Cell 211 (2009)
Bordertown: Series Premiere (FOX)
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Available January 4
Into the Abyss (2011)
Cooper Barrett's Guide to Surviving Life: Series Premiere (FOX)
Galavant: Season 2 Premiere (ABC)
Bordertown: Series Premiere (FOX)
Available January 5
You Kill Me (2007)
Maison Close 2010: Complete Season 1
Adventure Time: Season 6 New Episodes (Cartoon Network)
The Biggest Loser: Season 17 Premiere (NBC)
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Complete Season 10 (FXX)
Superhuman: Series Premiere (FOX)
The Bachelor: Season 20 Premiere (ABC)
Superhuman: Special (FOX)
Available January 6
Stolen (2009)
Chicago Fire: New Episodes (NBC)
Chicago Med: New Episodes (NBC)
American Idol: Final Season Premiere (FOX)
Couples Therapy: Winter Finale (VH1)
New Girl: Season 5 Premiere (FOX)
Hollywood Game Night: Season Premiere (NBC)
Available January 7
The Thin Blue Line (1988)
#Lucky Number (2015)
Uncle John (2015)
Closer to God (2014)
Redwood Massacre (2014)
The Ouija Resurrection (2015)
The Devil’s Mistress (2008)
The Temptations (1998)
Spinning Boris (2003)
Dad for Rent (2014)
The Pinkie (2014)
Famous Nathan (2014)
Amour Fou (2014)
The Color of Noise (2015)
Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: New Episodes (NBC)
The Mysteries of Laura: New Episodes (NBC)
Chicago P.D.: New Episodes (NBC)
Available January 8
Sleeping Beauty (2011)
A Lonely Place to Die (2011)
In The House (2012)
Hot Tub Time Machine 2 (2015)
Shades of Blue: Series Premiere (NBC)
My Diet is Better Than Yours: Series Premiere (ABC)
Beyond the Tank: Season Premiere (ABC)
Available January 9
Albatross (2011)
Red Riding Trilogy: In the Year of Our Lord 1974 (2009)
Red Riding Trilogy: In the Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009)
Red Riding Trilogy: In the Year of Our Lord 1983 (2009)
Love Unto Death (1984)
The Voices (2014)
Undateable: New Episodes (NBC)
Truth Be Told: New Episodes (NBC)
Grimm (NBC)
Available January 10
Life Is A Bed of Roses (1983)
Bar Rescue: Winter Finale (Spike)
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Available January 12
Finding Carter: Winter Finale (MTV)
Sweat Inc.: Winter Finale (Spike)
Available January 13
Wubbzy’s Big Movie
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Amazing Wubbzy
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Wubbzy and the Fire Engine
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Wubbzy and the Great Outdoors
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! Wubbzy The Star!
Available January 14
Second Chance: Series Premiere (FOX)
Available January 16
Hell’s Kitchen: Season 15 Premiere (FOX)
Available January 17
Saturday Night Live: New Episodes (NBC)
Available January 18
The Strange Truth: Series Premiere (Nat Geo)
History of the World: Series Premiere (Nat Geo)
Available January 22
4:44 Last Day on Earth (2011)
DC’s Legends of Tomorrow: Series Premiere (CW)
The 100: Season 3 Premiere (CW)
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Available January 23
Reign: Winter Finale (CW)
Available January 25
Regular Show: Complete Season 6 (Cartoon Network)
The X-Files: Season 10 Premiere (FOX)
Available January 26
Mommy (2014)
Fear the Walking Dead: Complete Season 1 (AMC)
Lucifer: Series Premiere (FOX)
The Westbrooks: Winter Finale (BET)
Available January 27
The Boonies: Series Premiere (Nat Geo)
Mine Hunters: Series Premiere (Nat Geo)
Available January 30
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Forever: All Episodes (Adult Swim)
Coming To NETFLIX in January
Available January 1
2 Fast 2 Furious (2003)
Along Came Polly (2004)
American Girl: Grace Stirs up Success (2015)
Angry Birds Toons: Season 1
Bring It On: Fight to the Finish (2009)
Bring It On: In It to Win It (2007)
Catwoman (2004)
The Celebrity Plastic Surgeons of Beverly Hills: Season 1
Constantine (2005)
Forensic Files: Collection 2
Friday Night Tykes: Season 1-2
The Good Road (2013)
House of Wax (2005)
How to Change the World (2015)
Ice Age 2: The Meltdown (2006)
Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Journey to Le Mans (2014)
Loins of Punjab (2007)
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Meet the Parents (2000)
Nanny McPhee (2006)
Piku (2015)
Pooh's Heffalump Movie (2005)
Pride and Prejudice (2005)
The Rundown (2003)
Shout Gladi Gladi (2015)
Smokin’ Aces 2: Assassins’ Ball (2009)
Something New (2006)
Stephen Fry Live: More Fool Me (2014)
Stewart Lee's Comedy Vehicle: Season 3
Swordfish (2001)
The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Under Arrest: Season 1: “Put Some Clothes On”
We Need to Talk About Kevin (2011)
The Wedding Date (2005)
The Whole Ten Yards (2004)
Available January 2
30 for 30: Four Falls of Buffalo
I'll Have What Phil's Having: Season 1
Available January 3
Sofia the First: Season 2
Available January 4
Blunt Force Trauma (2015)
Training Day (2001)
Available January 5
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia: Season 10
New Girl: Season 4
Available January 8
Adult World (2014)
Dragons: Race to the Edge: Season 2 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Tom Segura: Mostly Stories (2015) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Available January 10
Dos Hermanos (2010)
El Hombre de al Lado (2009)
Esperando La Carroza (1985)
The Marziano Family (2011)
Rosario Tijeras (2005)
Un Oso Rojo (2002)
Available January 11
Littlest Pet Shop: Season 4
Available January 2
The Ladykillers (2004)
Available January 13
Parks and Recreation: Season 7
Available January 14
The Testimony (2015)
Available January 15
Degrassi: The Next Class: Season 1 — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Last Five Years (2015)
Moonwalkers (2015)
Occupied (2015)
The Overnight (2015)
Sirens: Season 2
Available January 16
Hyde Park on Hudson (2012)
Available January 17
Z Nation: Season 2
Available January 19
Curve (2015)
Available January 20
Drone (2014)
Available January 21
When Calls the Heart: Season 2
Available January 21
Sharknado 3 (2015)
Available January 23
Chelsea Does (2016) — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Available January 25
From Dusk Till Dawn: Season 2
Turbo Kid (2015)
Available January 28
Frozen Planet (2011)
Frozen Planet: On Thin Ice (2011)
Frozen Planet: The Epic Journey (2011)
The Making of Frozen Planet (2012)
Available January 29
Ever After High: Dragon Games — NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Available January 31
Words and Pictures (2013)
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