In January, people who love tradition look for ways to rid their lives of bad habits and procrastination, though few are willing to part ways with their Netflix subscription/binge-watching addictions. With new shows and movies landing on the streamer almost every day, it’s impossible to keep up with everything, but entertainment lovers certainly try their best. Now that festive holiday content is behind us for another year, Netflix is bringing all the drama reality shows like Young, Famous & African (season three premieres on Jan. 17) and their new luxury real estate series, Selling The City.

For those who prefer action-oriented storylines, Jamie Foxx is bringing plenty in his upcoming original film (also out on Jan. 17) opposite Cameron Diaz. The father of two was faced with a life-changing medical scare while filming Back in Action last year but has since made an impressive recovery – and even joked about his trauma in a new comedy performance titled What Had Happened Was. Keep reading for more must-watch releases coming to Netflix in January 2025!

This Month’s Must-Watch Releases

Foxx and Diaz are joined by familiar faces like Kyle Chandler and Glenn Close in Back in Action. The former duo plays Emily and Matt, former spies who are pulled back into old ways after their secret identities are exposed. This isn’t Foxx’s first time partnering with Netflix – fans waiting to see him on Jan. 17 should check out Project Power, They Cloned Tyrone and Day Shift in the meantime.

“A mother and son fleeing from their past form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West,” the synopsis of American Primeval reads. The six-episode series takes viewers back in time to 1857. It’s set to premiere on Jan. 9, starring Taylor Kitsch as Isaac, Tokala Blac Elk as Buffalo Run and Alex Fine (Diddy’s former trainer and husband to Cassie Ventura), Alex Fine as Gant.

‘Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action’ (Jan. 7)

In December, the biggest docuseries to hit Netflix was The Kings of Tupelo: A Southern Crime Saga. Hopefully, you finish that wild ride in time for Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action on Jan. 7. The latter addresses some of the biggest scandals to come from the late entertainment icon‘s controversial talk show, which ran from 1991 to 2018, broadcasting 3,891 unforgettable episodes.

‘Missing You’ (Jan. 1)

Start 2025 off on the right note with Missing You, now streaming on Netflix. The mystery series comes from the creative mind of Harlan Coben, boasting a star-studded cast of Black talent including Ashley Walters (Top Boy), Rosalind Eleazar (Slow Horses) and Jessica Plummer (The Girl Before). Eleazar plays Detective Kat Donovan, whose “world unravels when she finds her estranged fiancé on a dating app; this leads Kat to reopen the unsolved mystery surrounding her father’s murder.”

‘Young, Famous & African’ S3 (Jan. 17)

Reality TV lovers will be getting their money’s worth in January, as new episodes of Young, Famous & African will arrive on Jan. 17. The fashion-forward program follows up-and-coming media stars in Johannesburg as they “work, play, flirt and feud.” Season three will see the return of Khanyi Mbau, Zari Hassan, Diamond Platnumz, Annie Macaulay-Idibia, 2Baba, Nadia Nakai and Andile Ncube. New cast members joining the Netflix family are Swanky Jerry, Naked DJ, Kayleigh Schwark, Ozoemena Chukwu and Peace Ogor.

‘The Upshaws’ Part 6 (Jan. 9)

If there’s any comedian guaranteed to always bring a smile to audiences it’s Wanda Sykes. The 60-year-old plays Lucretia in a Netflix original sitcom known as The Upshaws, which is dropping its sixth and final installment on Jan. 9. She’s joined by Kim Fields as Regina, Diamond Lyons as Kelvin and Mike Epps as family patriarch Bennie Upshaw. “In Indiana, a working-class African American family struggles to make it work and make it right without the blueprints to do it,” the synopsis reads.

‘Selling The City’ (Jan. 3)

Selling Sunset has been a massive success story for Netflix, but only time will tell if the stars of Selling The City are as entertaining. Season one of the reality project will introduce us to a new crew of glamorous real estate agents in New York City who spend their workdays closing million-dollar deals (and sometimes feuding with colleagues). Catch the series premiere ahead of the weekend on Jan. 3!

What’s New on Netflix in January?

Don’t Die: The Man Who Wants to Live Forever (Jan. 1)

The Love Scam (Jan. 1)

Missing You (Jan. 1)

Number 24 (Jan. 1)

13 Going on 30 (Jan. 1)

3 Ninjas: Kick Back (Jan. 1)

Apollo 13 (Jan. 1)

Blended (Jan. 1)

Bruce Almighty (Jan. 1)

Colombiana (Jan. 1)

Dallas Buyers Club (Jan. 1)

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat (Jan. 1)

Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (Jan. 1)

Erin Brockovich (Jan. 1)

Hotel Transylvania (Jan. 1)

Hotel Transylvania 2 (Jan. 1)

I Know What You Did Last Summer (Jan. 1)

Inception (Jan. 1)

Interstellar (Jan. 1)

Little Fockers (Jan. 1)

Love Actually (Jan. 1)

Meet the Parents (Jan. 1)

Meet the Fockers (Jan. 1)

Melancholia (Jan. 1)

The Net (Jan. 1)

Notting Hill (Jan. 1)

Out of Africa (Jan. 1)

Rush Hour (Jan. 1)

Rush Hour 2 (Jan. 1)

Rush Hour 3 (Jan. 1)

Schindler’s List (Jan. 1)

Scooby-Doo (Jan. 1)

Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (Jan. 1)

Spider-Man (Jan. 1)

Spider-Man 2 (Jan. 1)

Spider-Man 3 (Jan. 1)

Cunk on Life (Jan. 2)

Stranded with my Mother-in-Law S2 (Jan. 2)

Bandidos S2 (Jan. 3)

Love Is Blind: Germany (Jan. 3, 10, 17)

Selling The City (Jan. 3)

Umjolo: My Beginning, My End! (Jan. 3)

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (Jan. 3)

When the Stars Gossip (Jan. 4)

My Happy Marriage S2 (Jan. 6)

Raw (Jan. 6)

The Breakthrough (Jan. 7)

Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy (Jan. 7)

Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action

Younger S1-7 (Jan. 7)

Dubai Bling S3 (Jan. 8)

Hound’s Hill (Jan. 8)

I Am A Killer S6 (Jan. 8)

Subteran (Jan. 8)

Fake Profile S2 (Jan. 8)

American Primeval (Jan. 9)

Asura (Jan. 9)

I am Ilary (Jan. 9)

Lion (Jan. 9)

The Upshaws Part 6 (Jan. 9)

Ad Vitam (Jan. 10)

Alpha Males S3 (Jan. 10)

Sakamoto Days (Jan. 11, 18, 25)

The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live S1 (Jan. 13)

Single’s Inferno S4 (Jan. 14)

Public Disorder (Jan. 15)

Hereditary (Jan. 15)

Krapopolis S1 (Jan. 15)

XO, Kitty S2 (Jan. 16)

Lovers Anonymous (Jan. 16)

Back in Action (Jan. 17)

The Roshans (Jan. 17)

Young, Famous & African S3 (Jan. 17)

W.A.G.s to Riches (Jan. 22)

The Night Agent S2 (Jan. 23)

NCIS S1-5 (Jan. 23)

The Sand Castle (Jan. 24)

Shafted (Jan. 24)

You Hurt My Feelings (Jan. 26)

Liza Treyger: Night Owl (Jan. 28)

Mo S2 (Jan. 30)

The Recruit S2 (Jan. 30)

The Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse S2 (Jan. 30)

Lucca’s World (Jan. 31)

The Snow Girl S2 (Jan. 31)

What’s Leaving the Streamer?

Jigsaw (Jan. 1)

A.X.L. (Jan. 3)

65 (Jan. 7)

Focus (Jan. 9)

The Wedding Year (Jan. 9)

Last Tango in Halifax S1-4 (Jan. 11)

The Magicians S1-5 (Jan. 14)

Monk S1-8 (Jan. 14)

Cats (Jan. 15)

New Amsterdam S1-5 (Jan. 15)

Selma (Jan. 15)

The Gift (Jan. 20)

The Babadook (Jan. 25)

The Rental (Jan. 25)

FullMetal Alchemist (Jan. 26)

21 Jump Street (Jan. 31)

22 Jump Street (Jan. 31)

The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (Jan. 31)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith (Jan. 31)

The Next Karate Kid (Jan. 31)

Not Another Teen Movie (Jan. 31)

Project X (Jan. 31)

White Chicks (Jan. 31)

White House Down (Jan. 31)

Whitney (Jan. 31)

We’re the Millers (Jan. 31)

Zero Dark Thirty (Jan. 31)