Stream ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,’ more this week
Stream ‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,’ more this week
The Star Trek franchise is back with a new series as well, and ‘Stranger Things’ says one final goodbye.
It’s an interesting time of year for TV and movie releases. The NFL owns broadcast TV on Saturdays and Sundays, and primetime programming during the week usually consists of shows that are returning from their midseason hiatuses. And of course, some great blockbuster movies are coming to streaming when studios want to attract attention in the For Your Consideration season.
That creates some great opportunities for viewers to catch something new to stream at the beginning of January. What top options are coming to your favorite streamers this week? Check out our list of new premieres to watch!
Monday, Jan. 12
‘One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5’ premiere | Netflix
Ok. It’s been a few days, and we’ve all had enough time to let go of our initial, emotional reaction to the series finale of “Stranger Things.” If you want to say one final goodbye to the show and its cast, this new documentary is exactly what you’ve been hoping for.
This may not be the secret, real final episode of “Stranger Things” that the Conformity Gate crowd wanted so desperately to be released. But it will give fans a chance to hear from the show’s cast their thoughts on its last season, and to bid farewell to one of Netflix’s most successful titles in its history.
Tuesday, Jan. 13
‘Tell Me Lies’ Season 3 premiere | Hulu
“Tell Me Lies” Season 3 follows Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) as they’ve chosen to rekindle their tumultuous romance in time for the spring semester at Baird College. While they promise things will be different this time, past indiscretions hinder their best intentions, and Lucy finds herself embroiled in a controversy she wants nothing to do with.
Tell Me Lies
When Lucy Albright and Stephen DeMarco meet at college, they are at that formative age when seemingly mundane choices lead the way to irrevocable consequences. They quickly fall into an addictive entanglement that will permanently alter not only their lives, but the lives of everyone around them.
Meanwhile, the disastrous repercussions from the previous year also force Lucy and Stephen’s friends to face their own destructive behaviors. As scandalous secrets fester around campus, vicious consequences threaten Lucy and everyone in her circle.
Wednesday, Jan. 14
‘Hijack’ Season 2 premiere | Apple TV
Idris Elba earned himself an Emmy nomination for his performance as Sam Nelson, the stone-cold negotiator with a long career of high-stakes deals. In Season 1, Nelson finds himself trying to talk down a group of hijackers who take over the flight he’s on, only to discover the “terrorist” plot is more complex than he ever dreamed.
In Season 2, a Berlin underground train and its hundreds of passengers are the ones taken hostage. Sam finds himself at the core of the crisis once again, trying to maintain balance on a razor’s edge while authorities scramble aboveground to save as many lives as they can.
Thursday, Jan. 15
‘Star Trek: Starfleet Academy’ | Paramount+
“Star Trek: Starfleet Academy” transports viewers to the 32nd century, where the United Federation of Planets is still recovering from a cataclysm that has affected the entire galaxy. For the first time in over a century, Starfleet Academy has a new class of cadets.
Boarding the U.S.S. Athena with their instructor/captain Nahla Ake, the corps of cadets learn the values of Starfleet, and get their taste of a larger galaxy for the first time. “Starfleet Academy” is the next live-action series in the long-running franchise, and as a fan, I’m excited to see where it goes from here.
Friday, Jan. 16
‘Black Phone 2’ streaming premiere
True evil transcends death, and the black phone rings again as The Grabber (Ethan Hawke) torments Finn, the teen who killed him, from beyond the grave by menacing his sister, Gwen.
Haunted by horrific visions, the teens set out to stop their psychological torture only to uncover a disturbing secret as they confront a killer who has only grown more powerful in death.
Saturday, Jan. 17
‘I Am Mary Jo Buttafuoco’ original movie premiere | Lifetime, watch with a subscription to Philo
In May 1992, outside her Long Island home, Mary Jo (Chloe Lanier) was shot in the head by 17-year-old Amy Fisher (Maddy Hillis) - the mistress of her husband, Joey Buttafuoco (Dillon Casey). As tabloids sensationalized the scandal and dubbed Fisher the “Long Island Lolita,” Mary Jo lay in the hospital fighting for her life.
Philo
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This powerful installment of Lifetime’s “I Am” franchise reveals why Mary Jo and Joey remained married for seven years after the shooting, the lasting physical and emotional impact of the bullet that remains lodged in her head, and how she has found resilience and peace amid unimaginable trauma.
Sunday, Jan. 18
‘A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms’ series premiere | HBO Max
Set 100 years before the events of “Game of Thrones,” “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” is set in a time when House Targaryen still rules Westeros. The show follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall, a hedge knight who doesn’t have much to his name — including a reputation.
If he could become a man of great deeds, Ser Duncan reasons, perhaps one of the great houses would take him in. As he ponders the best way to make a name for himself, Ser Duncan meets a young boy who calls himself “Egg,” and insists that since every knight needs a squire, they should travel together. What could possibly go wrong with this pairing?