Greet the season with a pile of holiday movies and a new Knives Out movie.

Daniel Craig leads an all-star cast in Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. The third installment of the detective series co-stars Josh O’Connor, Glenn Close, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis, Andrew Scott and Kerry Washington and centers on the death of a Monsignor at a rural New York church. The film arrived on Netflix December 12.

Netflix.The first part of the show’s fourth season debuts in early 2026, along with a couple dozen other new films and television shows. Other highlights in January on Netflix include The Rip, a new crime thriller starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon,

Two of Netflix's best new shows are not Netflix originals at all, but rather miniseries as a result of an ongoing deal with HBO Max.

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Need something new to watch? Naturally, Netflix has plenty of new releases to keep you binge-watching throughout the week. This week, those titles include "Elmo and Mark Rober's Merry Giftmas," a new holiday family special featuring the beloved "Sesame Street" character alongside the former NASA engineer for some educational Christmas fun;

Episodes: 16 Genre: Comedy, Crime | Runtime: 70 Minutes Cast: Park Shin Hye, Go Kyung Pyo, Ha Yoon Kyung, Cho Han Gyeol, Kim Hyung Mook Netflix Release Date: January 17, 2026 | New Episodes: Saturday & Sunday

This year, Netflix finally dropped the second season of Wednesday, its breakout show focusing on the titular member of the wonderfully weird Addams Family. On one hand, the series has been a major success,

Netflix’s new documentary series, Sean Combs: The Reckoning, is drawing major attention worldwide. Released on December 2, the series examines the s**** misconduct allegations against rapper and music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs.

Even though the actor is friends with another TV host, there’s one who stands out to him

Lena Headey, the former Game of Thrones star, stars in the new Netflix Western series, The Abandons, and it's already a sneaky hit and climbing up the Netflix Top 10.