What to watch on streaming: today's picks from Netflix, Prime Video and more

We can all feel a bit overwhelmed when looking for something to watch in the world of streaming, so if you're in need of some help, you've come to the right place.

This week: she’s back! Erin Doherty continues to set fire to the screen as pickpocket queen Mary Carr in Steven Knight’s corking Victorian drama A Thousand Blows on Disney+, which also features her Adolescence co-star Stephen Graham.

It wouldn't be the start of a new year without a Harlan Coben adaptation. Begin 2026 on a note of tension thanks to Netflix's Run Away, which finds James Nesbitt and Minnie Driver as the fraught parents hunting for their missing daughter. Alfred Enoch and Gavin and Stacey's Ruth Jones also star.

Meanwhile, the post-apocalyptic drama based on the Fallout video game series is back for a new series on Prime Video. Ella Purnell returns as upbeat “Vault Dweller” Lucy MacLean, now hunting for her father through the wastelands of America while a civil war brews between different factions.

For the film fans among you, there are plenty of new releases to entertain you this dark, wet January. You could try Nuremberg, a compelling drama about the courtroom trials of prominent Nazis starring Russell Crowe and Rami Malek; globe-trotting romcom People We Meet on Vacation; or Dead of Winter, which features Emma Thompson as a widow who stumbles across a kidnapping while travelling through the snowy wastes of Minnesota.

There's no shortage of streaming options, and so to give you a bit of a hand, RadioTimes.com has collated some of the best new offerings: from Netflix and Disney Plus to Prime Video, BBC iPlayer and Apple TV, here are the latest highlights across the services.

Whether it's a police procedural drama like NCIS: Origins, a reality show like Squid Game: the Challenge or a music documentary such as Taylor Swift: the End of an Era, there's something here to suit everyone's taste.

Take a look at the list below, which includes all the details about where you can watch any title – and what we think.