Congratulations, you made it by way of one other week of continuous work. Your prize for doing so is placing your toes up and having fun with a number of of those new motion pictures and TV reveals on the world’s finest streaming companies.
There’s lots to select from, too. From the lengthy overdue return of Apple’s finest TV Original to the debuts of some enjoyable and extremely emotional new movies, this week’s streaming solutions cater for each sort of film and TV present fan. So, seize some snacks and be a part of us in spending the following few days in entrance of your tv. – Tom Power, senior leisure reporter
Severance season 2 (Apple TV Plus)
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It’s 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 overview, it was completely well worth the wait.
Picking 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 seek out that issues aren’t the identical as he left them. That’s all I’ll say on the sci-fi thriller thriller’s newest season, too, as a result of I do not need to spoil something vital about probably the greatest Apple TV Plus reveals’ sophomore outings. Just stick it on ASAP so your ‘innie’ and ‘outie’ can immerse themselves within the first unmissable present of the yr. – TP
Alien: Romulus (Disney Plus)
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In the so-called golden age of streaming, I’m all the time baffled when new movies do not concurrently drop on platforms owned by the identical leisure large. That’s 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).
Nevertheless, 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 gaggle of *ahem* alienated youths who, after touring to an deserted area station, get greater than they bargained for after they run into the sci-fi horror franchise’s iconic xenomorphs and face huggers. Before you stream probably the greatest Disney Plus motion pictures and finest Hulu motion pictures, take a look at my unique chat with director Fede Alvarez in regards to the movie collection’ frighteningly daring evolution. – TP
Back in Action (Netflix)
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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 related sounding scenario… In Back In Action, 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 will need to have positively associated to Seth Gordon’s and Brendan O’Brien’s script when she learn it.
The premise for Back In Action reads as if it may very well be the sequel to Mr & Mrs Smith, with Foxx enjoying Emily’s fellow CIA retiree. Diaz’s massive comeback movie is one among 27 new motion pictures streaming in 2025 that I’m excited to look at after it was pushed again from a 2024 launch, making this an ideal Friday night time motion film. Although, primarily based on its abject Rotten Tomatoes rating, one among January’s new Netflix motion pictures will not take a spot on our greatest Netflix movies checklist. – Amelia Schwanke, leisure editor
Unstoppable (Prime Video)
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Sticking with the theme of streaming massive stars in new motion pictures, we might 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 no 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’s not all, both: MCU actor Don Cheade has been forged 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 may very well be within the working to earn a spot amongst our rating of one of the best Prime Video motion pictures. – AS
Harley Quinn season 5 (Max)
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Harley Quinn has seen many varieties through the years. Whether it is Margot Robbie’s model in The Suicide Squad or Lady 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 accomplished) outing continues on Max with Harley Quinn season 5, which sees Kaley Cuoco reprises her position because the titular villain. This season, the enduring Batman antagonist has a brand new metropolis to discover – Metropolis, aka 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 luggage and get out of Gotham. I can not actually blame them for leaving, contemplating the state it is in (observe the large rats within the trailer). But, figuring out Harley wherever she goes, chaos will comply with. I hope Metropolis is prepared for big rats or no matter else they unleash… Anyway, take a look at probably the greatest Max reveals’ newest chapter ASAP! – LB
XO, Kitty season 2 (Netflix)
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As the primary Netflix collection to be spun off from a Netflix film, XO, Kitty may very well 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 will have accomplished so with To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before, the Netflix rom-com film that impressed this complete factor. If you are new right here, you’ve got acquired two complete seasons to get pleasure from 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 positively going to get it right here. I’m certain season 2 will tie up some free ends from the primary instalment, and maybe pave the way in which for a 3rd one too? Only time will inform if that is the case and if XO, Kitty will likely be added to our greatest Netflix reveals information. – LB
A Different Man (Max)
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Max is the place to be in relation to A24 motion pictures (within the US, anyway). Some of my favorites are already out there on the plaftorm, corresponding to I Saw The TV Glow, i.e. my favourite film of 2024. Another one is becoming a member of its library this weekend and, with a glowing Rotten Tomatoes critics rating of 92%, you will not need to miss it.
In A Different Man, Adam Pearson performs an aspiring actor who undergoes a medical process to drastically remodel his look, which sees Pearson changed within the lead position by Marvel star Sebastian Stan post-operation. However, 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 type, this flick hits arduous, particularly with its exploration of neurofibromatosis sort I, the situation that Pearson has. A24 appears to be going from energy to energy and there is extra from them arising this yr. For now, I can not wait to see this one get added to our greatest Max motion pictures checklist. – LB
For extra streaming solutions, learn our guides on one of the best Disney Plus reveals, finest Paramount Plus motion pictures, finest Hulu reveals, and finest Apple TV Plus motion pictures.
