New year, same old binging habits.
Yes, it’s that glorious time when we once again look ahead to what titles land on Netflix next month.
Only this is a very special edition as we look forward to not only a new month, but a brand new year.
Without further ado, here is what is coming to Netflix in January 2019…
MOVIES
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (1 January)
The best of the trilogy.
Hitch (1 January)
Will Smith shines in a charming mid-2000s romantic comedy that brought Amerie’s sensational ‘1 Thing’ to a deservedly large audience.
Pacific Rim (1 January)
Enjoyable ‘robots versus monsters’ smackdown from Guillermo Del Toro.
The Witches (1 January)
Roald Dahl gets adapted in spooky, childhood-scarring fashion.
The Blind Side (1 January)
Sandra Bullock goes all sensitive drama, wins an Oscar for her troubles.
Valentine’s Day (1 January)
An ensemble rom-com-dram that you’d have thought would have been held off until 14 February, yet here we are.
Escape Room (1 January)
Have a guess what this one is about.
The Fault in Our Stars (13 January)
Tissues at the ready for a modern millennial weepy.
Inception (15 January)
Leonardo DiCaprio just wants his kids back.
The Purge: Anarchy (17 January)
The second one.
X-Men: Days of Future Past (20 January)
The X-Men go all 1970s.
Lion (20 January)
Dev Patel is excellent in a dramatic true story.
Fifty Shades Darker (26 January)
The second one.
NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES
Marvel’s The Punisher: Season 2
No official date on this one just yet – all we have is a “COMING SOON” – but good to know Frank Castle has survived the Netflix Marvel purge… for now, at least.
Comedians of the World (1 January)
This global, first-of-its-kind series “will showcase 47 comedians from 13 regions in eight languages in an unprecedented stand-up comedy experience”.
Tidying Up with Marie Kondo (1 January)
In a series of home makeovers, world-renowned tidying expert Marie Kondo helps clients clear out the clutter and to choose joy in the process.
Ten Percent (Call My Agent!): Season 3 (4 January)
Rising tensions prompt two agents to hatch a secret plot in a new season of showbiz antics with Isabelle Huppert, Monica Bellucci and Jean Dujardin.
Sex Education (11 January)
Meet Otis Milburn – an inexperienced, socially awkward high school student who lives with his mother, a sex therapist.
Surrounded by manuals, videos and tediously open conversations about sex, Otis is a reluctant expert on the subject. When his home life is revealed at school, Otis realises that he can use his specialist knowledge to gain status.
Friends From College: Season 2 (11 January)
Mistakes were made. Feelings were hurt. Life goes on. Now, with a wedding on the horizon, the gang tries to put the past behind them.
Titans (11 January)
Led by Batman’s former protégé Robin, a group of teen heroes forms to fight crime while wrestling with their inner demons.
Grace and Frankie: Season 5 (18 January)
In the return of this Emmy Award-winning comedy, two friends launch a scheme to get their old lives back.
Star Trek: Discovery Season 2 (18 January)
Mysterious events in different regions of the galaxy launch Discovery on a new mission with a temporary captain: Christopher Pike of the Enterprise.
Justice (21 January)
Instead of joining her father’s law firm as her family expects, Farah strikes out on her own as a defence attorney after returning home to Abu Dhabi.
Medici: The Magnificent (25 January)
He already sacrificed his dreams of being an artist and marrying his true love. Will building and protecting the Medici legacy cost him his soul too?
Kingdom (25 January)
In a kingdom defeated by corruption and famine, a mysterious rumour of the king’s death spreads as does a strange plague that renders the infected immune to death and hungry for flesh.
Club de Cuervos: Season 4 (25 January)
Chava and Isabel come to terms with their futures and the future of the Cuervos in an all-new season of surprises.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 4 Part 2 (25 January)
As the series comes to a hilarious and moving close, Kimmy has to choose between helping her friends and helping someone she’s never put first before – herself.
NETFLIX KIDS AND FAMILY
A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 3 (1 January)
In the series’ third and final act, the Baudelaires will stop at nothing to solve the mysteries of the VFD and end Count Olaf’s relentless pursuit.
Pinky Malinky (1 January)
Pinky Malinky sees the bright side of everything, including being born a hot dog.
Carmen Sandiego (18 January)
Carmen Sandiego returns in this series that follows her new international capers as well as past escapades that led to her becoming a super thief.
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 5 (18 January)
This season, the trolls get lost in wormholes, journey to the Fountain of Glitter, go for a ride in a submarine, play in the snow and more.
NETFLIX ORIGINAL ANIME
GODZILLA The Planet Eater (9 January)
With the earth alliance weakened, Haruo weighs siding with the Exif, whose death cult is summoning a monster that can destroy the world.
NETFLIX FILM
Lionheart (4 January)
When her father falls ill, Adaeze steps up to run the family business — alongside her uncle — and prove herself in a male-dominated world.
And Breathe Normally (4 January)
An Icelandic single mom struggling with poverty and a Guinea-Bissauan asylum seeker facing deportation find their lives intertwined in unexpected ways.
Solo (11 January)
In a remote area of the Canary Islands, young surfer Alvaro Vizcaino accidentally falls from a cliff. Seriously injured, he must fight to survive.
The Last Laugh (11 January)
Retired talent manager Al reconnects with former client Buddy, a comedian who gave up performing decades ago, and urges him to go back out on the road.
Revenger (15 January)
A former detective hell-bent on revenge infiltrates a remote island serving as a prison for dangerous death row criminals in search of a brutal fiend.
IO (18 January)
One of the last survivors on Earth, a teen races to cure her poisoned planet before the final shuttle to a distant space colony leaves her stranded.
Soni (18 January)
While fighting crimes against women in Delhi, a short-fused policewoman and her level-headed female boss grapple with gender issues in their own lives.
Close (18 January)
To protect an heiress from highly trained kidnappers, a lone security expert must unravel a sinister plot — while striving to stay alive.
Polar (25 January)
The world’s top assassin, Duncan Vizla, aka The Black Kaiser, is settling into retirement when his former employer marks him as a liability to the firm.
Animas (25 January)
When her best friend starts acting odd after a strange accident, a young woman descends into a living hell where nightmare and reality are blurred.
NETFLIX ORIGINAL COMEDY SPECIALS
Sebastian Maniscalco: Stay Hungry (15 January)
Sebastian Maniscalco takes on life’s many annoyances with his singularly expressive approach in a live special based on his memoir of the same name.
Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias: One Show Fits All (29 January)
In a new comedy special for 2019, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias discusses his teenage son, encounters with Snoop Dogg and an overzealous fan, and more.
NETFLIX ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARIES
ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium (11 January)
For years, the murder of Chilean protest singer Victor Jara was blamed on an official in Pinochet’s army. Now in exile, he tries to exonerate himself.
FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (18 January)
The Fyre Festival was billed as a luxury music experience full of social media influencers on a posh island, but the reality was far from the promises.
(Ed note: Do not miss this one, Fyre Festival is quite the modern disaster).
Trigger Warning with Killer Mike (18 January)
In this subversive comedy documentary series, rapper and activist Killer Mike and a team of funny correspondents explore socially relevant topics.
Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes (24 January)
Get a unique look inside the mind of an infamous serial killer with this cinematic self-portrait crafted from statements made by Ted Bundy.
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