The Apple TV+ series Severance is back this week, and better than ever, but that show is just one of several great titles we’ve been anticipating. Prime Video’s underdog sports drama Unstoppable and the action comedy Back In Action on Netflix are also making their way to our screens this weekend; if you need me, you’ll find me glued to the couch. Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.
New Movies & Shows To Stream This Weekend: Severance, Back In Action, Unstoppable + More
In Severance, you’re either innie or you’re outie. The wildly original series starring Adam Scott and produced by Ben Stiller premieres on Friday, with new episodes dropping weekly. On Netflix, check out Back In Action; the film marks Cameron Diaz’s return to acting, and it also happens to be the project Jamie Foxx was working on when he went through his health scare in 2023. And on Prime Video, Jennifer Lopez and Jharrel Jerome star in the sports drama Unstoppable.
New on Apple TV+ January 17: Severance (Season 2)
Season one of Severance was, for me at least, hard to get into. But after sticking with it for a few episodes, the season’s arcs and mysteries truly paid off. The show is about a group of employees working for a mysterious company who have all had a surgery that separates their personal lives and memories from their work memories. Though they forget everything about their work day once they leave the building, the nature of their work and their curiosity about it starts to cause problems in both halves of their lives. The show stars Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Patricia Arquette and John Turturro.
After about a decade-long break from acting, Cameron Diaz returns, alongside her three-time co-star Jamie Foxx, for the action comedy Back in Action. In the Netflix original, out on Friday, the two star as a married couple trying to leave their life as spies behind them to raise a family, when they’re unexpectedly pulled back in to their old jobs.
New on Prime Video January 16: Unstoppable
Anthony Robles is a wrestler who was born without a leg who defied all the odds to succeed in the sport. Unstoppable, based on the true events of Robles’ life, stars Jharrel Jerome alongside an all-star ensemble that includes Jennifer Lopez, Michael Peña and Don Cheadle to tell his defiant, uplifting story.
Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend:
The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:
New on Netflix – Full List
Released Thursday, January 16
XO, Kitty: Season 2 *NETFLIX SERIES
Released Friday, January 17
Back in Action *NETFLIX FILM
Love Is Blind: Germany (DE) *NETFLIX SERIES (new episodes)
Young, Famous & African: Season 3 (ZA) *NETFLIX SERIES
Released Saturday, January 18
SAKAMOTO DAYS (JP) *NETFLIX ANIME (new episodes)
New on Prime Video – Full List
Released Thursday, January 16
Jurassic World (2015)
The Calendar Killer (2025) *Prime Video Original Movie
Unstoppable (2025) *Prime Video Original Movie
Released Friday, January 17
Molly Mae: Behind It All (2025) *Prime Video Original Series
The Liberation (2025) *Prime Video Original Series
Undercover Party Crasher (2025) *Prime Video Original Movie
New on Hulu – Full List
Released Friday, January 17
Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers: Special Premiere *Hulu Original
The Bad Shepard (2024)
New on Max – Full List
Released Thursday, January 16
Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail (2024)
Divided By Design, Season 1B (HGTV)
Harley Quinn, Season 5 (Max Original)
Murder Under the Friday Night Lights, Season 4 (ID)
My Sesame Street Friends, Season 15 (Max Original)
Sesame Street, Season 55 (Max Original)
Released Friday, January 17
A Different Man (A24)
Better Off Dead (1985)
Real Time with Bill Maher, Season 23 (HBO Original)
Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
New on Disney+ – Full List
Released Saturday, January 18
Me & Winnie the Pooh (S2, 3 episodes)
New on Apple TV+ – Full List
Released Friday, January 17
Severance
New on Starz – Full List
Released Friday, January 17
10 Years
Drunk Parents
Lying And Stealing
Mirror, Mirror
Outlander: Episode 716
The Commando
The Couple Next Door:Episode 1
The Courier
New on Paramount+ with Showtime – Full List
Released Friday, January 17
Henry Danger: The Movie premiere
New on Peacock – Full List
Released Thursday, January 16
Here Come the Irish, Season 1 – New Episode, 30 min (Peacock Original)*
Nymphomaniac Volume I
Nymphomaniac Volume II
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, Season 1 – Premiere, 4 Episodes, 120 min (Peacock Original)*
Team Mekbots: Animal Rescue, Season 1 – Premiere, 7 Episodes, 30 min (Peacock Original)*
The Real Housewives Of Salt Lake City, Season 1 – Finale, Uncensored & Extended (Bravo)
The Traitors, Season 3 – New Episode, 60 min (Peacock Original)*
Released Friday, January 17
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain*
Till*
Released Sunday, January 19
Chasing Gold: Milan Cortina 2026, Season 1 (NBC)
The Perfect Setting+
What Else Is Streaming New This January?
What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:
Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.
