What’s Coming to Netflix in January 2020
January 1st
- 21 (2008) – Director Robert Luketic presents this 2008 movie about six MIT students who train to beat the casino.
- A Cinderella Story (2004) – The original A Cinderella Story featuring a young Hilary Duff where she plays a downtrodden teen who wants to meet her date at the Halloween dance.
- American Beauty (1999) – Kevin Spacy stars in this Sam Mendes movie about a suburban father who falls for his daughter’s best friend.
- Catch Me If You Can (2002) – Tom Hanks and Leonardo DiCaprio star in this biopic on Frank Abagnale Jr.
- Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005) – Johnny Depp stars in the Tim Burton adaptation of the classic Roald Dahl tale.
- Chasing Amy (1997) – Ben Affleck stars in this Kevin Smith directed romance movie about comic book artists.
- Dinner for Schmucks (2010) – Paul Rudd and Steve Carell star in the comedy all about odd dinner parties.
- Dragonheart (1996) – Rob Cohen directed this Oscar-nominated movie featuring Dennis Quaid about the last dragon stopping an evil king.
- Drugs, Inc. (Season 6) – National Geographic must-watch drug series continues with another 12 new episodes.
- Ferris Bueller’s Day Off (1986) – Beuller? Bueller? Bueller? The John Hughes comedy returns to Netflix.
- Free Willy (1993) – A boy risks everything to save a killer whale in this cult classic.
- Good Girls (Season 2) – NBC’s comedy series returns for the girls second outing.
- Harold & Kumar Go To White Castle (2004) – Two recognizable friends go on a journey to each White Castle burgers.
- Hitch (2005) – Will Smith features in this romantic comedy where he stars as a date doctor.
- Inception (2010) – The mindbending movie from Christopher Nolan with an all-star cast. Our movie highlight of the month.
- New York Minute (2004) – The Olsen twins feature in this family comedy that was slated by the critics.
- Messiah (Season 1) N – A man turns up in the Middle East claiming to be Jesus incarnate and causes him to have plenty of attention by rabid followers and the authorities.
- Patriot Games (1992) – The Harrison Ford action epic about Jack Ryan interfering with an IRA investigation.
- Saint Seiya (Seasons 4 & 5) – New seasons of the classic anime.
- Spinning Out (Season 1) N – Drama series on a figure skating Olympian who is struggling to balance her professional career with her personal life.
- The Circle (US) (Season 1) N – New reality series where people compete in a popularity contest.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (2003) – The third and final entry in the Lord of the Rings movie franchise which scored 11 Oscars.
- The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002) – The second entry in the Lord of the Rings franchise that scored 2 Oscars.
- The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear (1991) – Classic cop comedy
- The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (1988) – The first of the cop comedy movies.
- The Ring (2002) – The Naomi Watts horror movie.
- What Lies Beneath (2000) – Another Harrison Ford drama where the wife of a scientist believes her house is haunted.
- Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971) – The original Roald Dahl movie adaptation starring Gene Wilder.
- Yes Man (2008) – Jimy Carrey just can’t stop saying yes in this Peyton Reed directed comedy.
January 2nd
- Sex Explained (Limited Doc-series) N – The guys from Vox present their second limited series that dives into the world of sex.
January 3rd
- Anne with an E (Season 3 / Final Season) N – The final season of the Canadian co-production retelling the story of Anne of Green Gables.
January 4th
- Dracula (Season 1) N – British co-production from the creator of Sherlock.
- Go! Go! Cory Carson (Season 1) N – Pre-school animated series based on the toy line.
January 10th
- AJ and the Queen (Season 1) N – New comedy from RuPaul where he inadvertently finds himself looking after a young boy.
- Giri/Haji (Season 1) N – BBC co-production where a cop comes to London from Japan to find his brother involved with the Yakuza.
- Medical Police (Season 1) N – New 10 episode series about two American physicians discover a world-ending virus and need to find a cure.
- Scissor Seven N – New anime
- Zumbo’s Just Dessert’s (Season 2) N – More delicious desserts from the master.
January 15th
- Grace & Frankie (Season 6) N – The penultimate season of Netflix’s longest-running comedy series.
January 16th
- Steve Jobs (2015) – Michael Fassbender appears in this Universal movie about the late Steve Jobs, founder of Apple.
January 17th
- Hip-Hop Evolution (Season 4) N – Documentary series continues featuring some of the biggest Hip-Hop icons.
- Nailed It! Germany (Season 1) N – The German version of Netflix’s Nailed It!
- Tyler Perry’s A Fall From Grace (2019) N – An all-star cast stars in a brand new thriller from the famed creator.
- Sex Education (Season 2) N – Comedy teen series returns.
- Tiny House Nation (Volume 2) N – More tiny houses explored in this Netflix docuseries.
January 18th
- The Bling Ring (2013) – Biopic of a group of thieves using the internet to track their next heist.
January 20th
- Family Reunion (Part 2) N – More episodes of the family sitcom.
January 21st
- Fortune Feimster: Sweet & Salty (2019) N – Stand-up special
- Word Party (Season 4) N – Preschool series about four animals helping children how to learn new skills.
January 23rd
- October Faction (Season 1) N – Sci-fi series based on the comic series by Steve Niles and Damien Worm from IDW Entertainment the producers behind V-Wars for Netflix.
- Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac (Season 1 – Part 2) N – Concluding part to season 1 of Netflix’s new anime series in the Saint Seiya universe.
- The Queen (2006) – Although Netflix’s The Crown is by far the best biopic of the monarchy, Helen Mirren’s 2006 entry isn’t half bad either.
January 24th
- A Sun (2019) – Mandarin movie about a family of four under great stress from an unexpected tragedy.
- Chilling Adventures of Sabrina (Part 3) N – After a long wait, we’re headed back to catch up with Sabrina and co.
- Rise of Empires: Ottoman (Ottoman Rising) (Season 1) N – Turkish historic series about Mehmed the Conquerer.
- The Ranch (Part 8 – Final Season) N – We’ll be saying goodbye to comedy sitcom series.
January 27th
- Country Song (2010) – Gwyneth Paltrow stars in this music drama directed by Shana Feste about a rising country-music songwriter.
- We Are Your Friends (2015) – Max Joeseph writes and directs this musical drama starring Zac Efron about a DJ trying to find his way in life.
January 29th
- Omniscient (Season 1) N – New horror reality series game show where audiences control the fate of the contestants.
- Next in Fashion (Season 2) N – A new reality series starring Queer Eye’s Tan France and Alexa Chun.
January 30th
- Ainori Love Wagon: African Journey (Season 1) N – Another entry into the Japanese reality series
- Raising Cain (1994) – Brian De Palma writes and directs the crime horror classic featuring John Lithgow.
- The Stranger (Season 1) N – A new thriller drama series about a married father who meets a woman who tells him a secret about his wife.
January 31st
- Bojack Horseman (Season 6 – Part 2 – Final Season) N – The animated show’s conclusion hits on January 31st.
- Diablero (Season 2) N – Second season of the Spanish language horror series.
- Ragnarok (Season 1) N – Norwegian coming-of-age drama series.