New on Netflix UK January 2026: All the upcoming shows and films

As we head into a new year, that means a whole host of new content coming to Netflix, and the streamer is kicking off 2026 in style.

The final ever episode of Stranger Things and the latest Harlan Coben series Run Away are both available as of New Year's Day, while there are still some big new additions saved up for the later in the month.

Amongst these are new limited series His & Hers, starring Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal, as well as the first part of Bridgerton season 4.

Big acquired movies such as Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and The Life of Chuck are also being added to the platform, along with new Agatha Christie adaptation from Doctor Who writer Chris Chibnall, Seven Dials.

Scroll on to find out more about what's coming to Netflix in January 2026.

New on Netflix UK in January

Thursday 1st January

• 100 Meters (2025) – Japanese anime film about a gifted sprinter trains who trains a classmate who becomes his rival.
• The Amazing World of Gumball seasons 1-2 – Animated children's comedy series.
• Dr Seuss’s Red Fish, Blue Fish season 2 – Second season of the animated show based on the book by Dr Suess.
• The Good Doctor seasons 1-5 – All seasons of the medical drama starring Freddie Highmore as a young surgical resident with autism.
• Hot Pursuit (2015) – Action comedy film starring Reese Witherspoon and Sofía Vergara.
• Love from 9 to 5 season 1 – Mexican romantic comedy series.
• My Korean Boyfriend season 1 – Brazilian reality series set in South Korea.
• Run Away season 1 – This latest thriller series based on one of Harlan Coben's books stars James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver and Alfred Enoch.
• Stranger Things season 5 finale - The beloved sci-fi series comes to its epic conclusion as the party battles Vecna one last time.
• Time Flies season 1 – Argentine drama in which two women are pulled back into a life of crime.

Friday 2nd January

• French Girl (2024) – Romantic comedy film starring Zach Braff, Evelyne Brochu and Vanessa Hudgens.
• Land of Sin season 1 - Swedish crime thriller series.
• Raging Bull (1980) – Classic boxing drama film starring Robert De Niro and directed by Martin Scorsese.
• Your Turn to Kill (2021) – Japanese crime thriller series.

Saturday 3rd January

• Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire - The latest film in the fantasy comedy franchise, starring Paul Rudd and Mckenna Grace.
• Lisa Frankenstein (2024) – Romantic horror-comedy film starring Kathryn Newton and Cole Sprouse, about a teenage girl who starts a relationship with a reanimated corpse.
• Who Killed Lin & Megan? The Chillenden Murders (2017) – Channel 5 true crime docuseries.

Monday 5th January

• The Life of Chuck (2025) – Tom Hiddleston leads the cast of this Steven King adaptation telling the life story of one man in reverse order.

Wednesday 7th January

• Marcello Hernández: American Boy (2026) – Stand-up comedy special from Marcello Hernández.
• Unlocked: A Jail Experiment season 2 – Second season of the prison documentary series.

Thursday 8th January

• His & Hers – Miniseries starring Tessa Thompson as a news reporter and Jon Bernthal as a detective who are estranged spouses who both come to believe the other is a prime suspect in a murder case.
• Love Is Blind: Germany season 2 – Second season of the German edition of the hit reality dating series.

Friday 9th January

• Alpha Males season 4 – Fourth season of the Spanish comedy series.
• People We Meet on Vacation (2025) – Romantic comedy film starring Emily Bader and Tom Blyth.

Tuesday 13th January

• The Boyfriend season 2 – Second season of the Japanese reality dating series.

Wednesday 14th January

• The Queen of Flow season 3 – Third season of the Colombian drama series.

Thursday 15th January

• Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials season 1 – New adaptation of Agatha Christie's novel, starring Mia McKenna-Bruce, Martin Freeman and Helena Bonham Carter.
• Love Through a Prism season 1 – Japanese romantic anime series.
• The Upshaws part 7 – New batch of episodes from the sitcom co-created by and starring Wanda Sykes.
• To Love, To Lose season 1 – Turkish romantic drama series.

Friday 16th January

• Can This Love be Translated? season 1 – Korean romantic drama series.
• No Tail to Tell season 1 – Korean romantic fantasy series.
• The RIP (2026) – Action thriller film starring Ben Affleck and Matt Damon as Miami cops who discover a stash of millions in cash, leading to distrust as others learn about the seizure.

Saturday 17th January

• Star Search – The iconic talent competition series which first aired between 1983 and 1995 returns for a new special live on Netflix.
• WWE: Unreal season 2 – Second season of the series going behind the scenes of the WWE.

Wednesday 21st January

• Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart (2026) – True crime documentary film.

Thursday 22nd January

• Cosmic Princess Kaguya! (2026) – Japanese anime film.
• Finding Her Edge season 1 – Canadian romantic drama series about a former ice dancer who returns to the rink with a new partner, but who still has feelings for her old one.
• Free Bert season 1 – Comedy series about a messy and unfiltered family trying to fit in with the snobby crowd at their elite new school.

Friday 23rd January

• Skyscraper Live – Live-streamed event showing free solo climber Alex Honnold attempting to ascend one of the world's tallest skyscrapers in Taiwan.
• The Big Fake (2026) – Italian crime thriller film.

Tuesday 27th January

• Mike Epps: Delusional (2026) – Stand-up comedy special from Mike Epps.

Thursday 29th January

• Bridgerton season 4 part 1 – This latest season of the beloved period drama focuses on the love story between Benedict Bridgerton and Sophie Baek.

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