Top-Notch Cinematic Releases and Television Series to Stream in January 2025, along with Their Availability Platforms
New year, fresh streams! Time to subscribe once more to your beloved streaming service and delve back into movie marathons. Welcome to io9's newest edition of the Nerd's Watch, where we break down the lengthy lists of new flicks and shows across all your preferred platforms, focusing on the sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles that we believe you'll appreciate the most (and sometimes, just the ones we're fond of the most).
As usual, we've curated the top new films and TV debuts on Netflix, Hulu, Prime Video, Disney, and Max, together with Paramount, Shudder, and Peacock, incorporating several new releases.
Here's what's new to streaming in January 2025.
New to Netflix in January 2025
January 1
- 13 Going on 30
- 3 Ninjas: Kick Back
- Apollo 13
- Bruce Almighty
- Colombiana
- Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
- Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax
- Hotel Transylvania
- Hotel Transylvania 2
- I Know What You Did Last Summer
- Inception
- Interstellar
- Melancholia
- The Net
- Rush Hour
- Rush Hour 2
- Rush Hour 3
- Scooby-Doo
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed
- Spider-Man
- Spider-Man 2
- Spider-Man 3
January 3
- Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl
January 13
- The Walking Dead: The Ones Who Live: Season 1
January 15
- Hereditary
New to Hulu in January 2025
January 1
- After Earth (2013)
- American Psycho (2000)
- The Devil’s Own (1997)
- Ender’s Game (2013)
- Heat (1995)
- Insidious (2011)
- Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013)
- Insidious: Chapter 3 (2015)
- The Intouchables (2011)
- John Wick (2014)
- John Wick: Chapter 2 (2017)
- John Wick: Chapter 3 (2019)
- Mr. Deeds (2002)
- Pacific Rim (2013)
- Paddington (2014)
- xXx (2002)
- xXx: State of the Union (2005)
January 8
- 65
January 21
- Sleep
New to Prime Video in January 2025
January 1
- A Quiet Place: Day One
- Boogie Nights
- Bridesmaids (Unrated)
- Dope
- Edge of Tomorrow
- Liar Liar
- Little Nicky
- MacGruber (2010)
- Major Payne
- Mystery Men
- Rollerball (2002)
- Santa Claus: The Movie 25th Anniversary Edition
- Soul Plane
- Stomp The Yard
- Supernova
- Tag
- Ted (Unrated)
- The Blues Brothers
- The Equalizer
- The Great Outdoors
- The Grey
- The Land Before Time
- The Last Samurai
- The LEGO Movie
- The Social Network
- The Woman in Red
- xXx
- xXx: State of the Union
January 2
- The Fall Guy
January 16
- Jurassic World
January 26
- Rampage (2018)
New to Disney+ in January 2025
January 10
- Goosebumps: The Vanishing
January 29
- Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
New to Max in January 2025
January 1
Annabelle Returns to Haunt (2019)Annabelle: Crafting a Conjuring Terror (2017)Batboy Begins: A Global Wish Tale (2015)Batman: Phantom's Dark Mask (1993)Batman: The Joker's Twisted Joke (2016)Blue Velvetville (1986)Choco Factory Revamp (2005)Fast Cars, Furious Life (2009)Green Lantern Unleashed (2011)Hot Tub Time Travel (2010)Hot Tub Time Travel 2: More Mayhem (2015)House at the End of the Streetview (2012)I Love a Strange Obsession (2009)It Stalks Back (2015)It: Chapter Two's Return (2019)Jason Bourne's Revenge (2016)Justice League vs. Young Heroes (2016)Justice League: Doom's Rise (2012)Justice League: Atlantis's Throne (2015)Justice League: War of the Superpowers (2014)Mad Max: Beyond Thunderdome (1980)Matilda the Magical Nanny (1986)Miss Peregrine's Home for Strange Children (2016)Paddington on an Adventure (2014)Stephen King's It Redux (1990)Supergirl's Powerful Past (1984)Superman & Lois's Final SeasonTeen Wolf's Early Rise (1985)The Addams Family's Sequel 2 (2016)The Adventures of Robin Hood: The Epic (1938)The Cable Guy's Mess (1996)The Conjuring 2's Exorcism (2016)The Witch Coven's Curse (1996)The Curse of La Llorona's Haunting (2019)The Purge's Political Nightmare (2016)The Usual Suspects' Con Job (1995)The Wrong Man's Fate (1957)Warcraft: War in the Age of Dragons (2016)Watchmen's Complete Animated Chronicles (2008)Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory (1971)
Uncharted: The Adventure Begins (2022)
January 16
Harley Quinn's New Exploits (Season 5)Sesame Street's 55th Annual Fun (Season 55)
January 17
A Different Man's Transformation (A24)Better Off Dead's Misadventures (1985)Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets (2017)
The Truman Show. Image: Paramount
What’s coming to Paramount+ in January 2025?
January 1
2 Days in Valleymania40 Days and 40 Nights of MisadventureA Night at the Roxbury's LaughterA.C.O.D.'s WackinessAdventureland's Summer ChallengeArrival's MysteryBarbarella's Space OdysseyBounce's ComedyConfessions of a Dangerous Mind's SecretsCop Land's New York DramaCursed's MisfortuneDomestic Disturbance's ChaosDown to You's Love StoryDownsizing's Science FictionDrillbit Taylor's MisadventuresDrive Angry's ChasesDrop Zone's ActionFace/Off's SwapFinal Destination's FateFirst Blood's WarFootloose's Dance Revival (2011)Halloween VIII: Resurrection's NightmareHeaven Can Wait's AfterlifeJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa's MischiefJackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Unrated's PranksLabyrinth's AdventureNaked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult's ComedyNightwatch's HorrorParanormal Activity's HauntingParanormal Activity 2's FearParanormal Activity 3's ScareParanormal Activity 4's SuspenseParanormal Activity: The Marked Ones' ChillsPet Sematary II's TerrorPoltergeist's GhostsRambo III's WarRambo: First Blood Part II's MissionRosemary's Baby's EnigmaScary Movie's LaughterScary Movie 2's ComedySearching for Bobby Fischer's Chess StorySherlock Gnomes' AdventureShutter Island's MysteryStardust's FantasyTales from the Darkside: The Movie's HorrorThe Addams Family's Family (1991)The Crow's RevengeThe Crow: City of Angels' TragedyThe Crow: Wicked Prayer's VengeanceThe Long Kiss Goodnight's ActionThe Manchurian Candidate's ThrillerThe Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear's ComedyThe Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'s HumorThe Peacemaker's ActionThe Ruins' HorrorThe Running Man's GameThe Spiderwick Chronicles' FantasyThe Talented Mr. Ripley's DeceptionThe Three Amigos' ComedyThe Truman Show's RevelationThe Wolf of Wall Street's DramaTrainspotting's AddictionTrekkies 2's FandomVirtuosity's ThrillerZodiac's Mystery*
The Thing's Alien Encounter (1982)
What’s coming to Shudder in January 2025?
January 1
The Others' Haunted HouseThe Wolf Man (1941)'s CurseIrreversible's Shocking StoryIrreversible: The Straight Cut's Crime DramaWolfman (2010)'s RevengeMalum's HorrorMind Body Spirit's ParanormalInvoking Yell's PossessionBeaten to Death's MysteryThe Thing's Alien Encounter (1982)
January 6
Them (Evens)The JustifiedTwo Witches
January 1
- Get Away
January 4
- Drapes
- The Dark Kindred (1987)
- Black Circle
- The Oracle's Prophecy (1985)
- Crocodile
January 5
- Red Rooms
January 21
- Grafted Body
January 24
- The Vourdalak Spirit
January 31
- Dark Confrontation
Aliens. Image: Fox
What’s coming to Peacock in January 2025?
January 1
- Beyond Earth
- Alien Monster
- Alien Versus Predator
- Aliens Invade
- Attack The Enemy
- The Misfits
- Battleship Warship
- Betejuice
- Children of Men's Future
- Conan The Barbarian's Wrath
- The Devil's Forge
- Prison Breakout
- Escape Plan: Part 2 in Hades
- Escape Plan: The Breakout Team
- Fargo (1996)
- Haunted Spirits
- Haunted Spirits 2
- Haunted Spirits 3
- The Deception (2014)
- The Karate Kid Punch
- Kick Ass Rebel
- Panda's Kung Fu
- Panda's Kung Fu 2
- Panda's Kung Fu 3
- The Last Exorcism
- Men In Black Agents
- Men In Black 2 Agents
- Men In Black 3 Agents
- Black Night
- Predator Hunt
- Predatory Beasts
- Beyond Rest in Peace
- Predator's Prey
- Foggy Mountain's Treasure Secret
- Steel Robot War
- Chase of Red Dragons
- Riddick's Descent
- Ring of Horror
- Robin Hood: Hero of Sherwood
- Self Without
- Source Code: Decoder
- Brothers in Step
- Twister, the Storm
- Silver Screen Wolf (1941)
- Silver Screen Wolf (2010)
- Tonight, You're Next
January 17
- Please Don't Destroy: The Foggy Mountain's Treasure Secret
In the upcoming month, viewers on streaming service Max can anticipate watching movies like "Annabelle Returns to Haunt" and "The Conjuring 2's Exorcism." Looking forward to the future, technology advancements may pave the way for even more immersive and terrifying experiences in horror movies, as demonstrated by upcoming releases on Shudder such as "Invoking Yell's Possession" and "The Vourdalak Spirit." With Io9 continuously providing recommendations for sci-fi, fantasy, and horror titles, fans can rest assured in knowing that they won't miss out on the latest and greatest movies that will keep them on the edge of their seats.
