This January, Netflix is dropping terrific titles on their list of new content that will help start your New Year off strong. While it’s always hard to say goodbye to the titles leaving Netflix, you won’t be feeling down for long once you get a good look at the impressive array of Netflix Original series coming to the platform to take their place. With everything from brand new titles to long-awaited continuations of fan favorites, Netflix’s diverse and delightful January 2024 premieres are sure to have something for everyone.
The streamer is set to help you celebrate the new month with premieres from highly-anticipated continuations of established hit series across several different genres (so there’s truly something for everyone), like Love on the Spectrum U.S.: Season 2, Sonic Prime: Chapter 3, and Queer Eye: Season 8.
There are also plenty of exciting brand new shows that will begin streaming exclusively on Netflix starting this month. Keep an eye out in particular for The Brothers Sun,Griselda, and Boy Swallows Universe, which are all already looking to be some of the most promising releases out of January entire streaming lineup.
So what makes the cut for our top 11, and which of them have what it takes to be in the Netflix Top 10? Keep reading to treat yourself to the greatness that is the list of streaming standouts for January 2024.
CAST: Michelle Yeoh, Justin Chien, Sam Song Li, Highdee Kuan, Joon Lee, Jon Xue Zhang, Jenny Yang, Madison Hu, Johnny Kou, Rodney To, Alice Hewkin, Maite Garcia
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: After the head of a powerful Taiwanese triad gets shot and killed under mysterious circumstances, his hardened criminal of an eldest son Charles “Chairleg” Sun (Chien) goes to Los Angeles to protect his strong-willed mother, Eileen (Yeoh), and naive younger brother, Bruce (Song Li). Bruce, however, has been sheltered from the truth of his family’s gangster ways, and is now shocked by the truth as his life gets turned upside down by this revelation and the instant danger it brings. Now, the Suns must come together, despite their differences, in order to survive the unknown enemy targeting their family.
CAST: Sofía Vergara, Alberto Guerra, Martin Rodriguez, Juliana Aidén Martinez, Vanessa Ferlito, Christian Tappan, Alberto Ammann, Karol G, Julieth Restrepo, Maximiliano Hernández
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Inspired by the life of real life Colombian drug lord Griselda Blanco (Vergara), this Netflix Original crime drama series delves into how Blanco became the ruthless “Cocaine Godmother” and “Black Widow” who formed one of the most profitable cartels ever. Griselda is set in 1970s-’80s Miami, where Blanco’s lethal brutality and charm are put on full display as she attempts to balance her burgeoning business and family life.
CAST: Travis Fimmel, Simon Baker, Phoebe Tonkin, Felix Cameron, Zac Burgess, Lee Tiger Halley, Bryan Brown, Anthony LaPaglia, Sophie Wilde, Christopher James Baker, Deborah Mailman
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Adapted from Trent Dalton’s 2019 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name Boy Swallows Universe is an Australian coming-of-age story that follows the life and journey of a young boy named Eli Bell (Cameron, Burgess). Growing up in 1980s Brisbane, Eli is at a crossroads in life as he faces the transition from boy to man while navigating life with a recovering addict mother, a heroin dealing stepfather, a mute genius brother, and a notorious felon babysitter. As he comes to terms with the harsher realities of life, Eli will be challenged with protecting his family from some real danger that lies ahead.
CAST: Michelle Keegan, Richard Armitage, Adeel Akhtar, Joanna Lumley, Emmett J. Scanlan, Dino Fetscher, Dänya Griver, Daniel Burt
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION:Fool Me Once is an eight-episode British adaptation of Harlan Coben’s 2016 novel of the same name. This Netflix Original thriller centers on a family that has been shocked with two murders after ex-soldier Maya Stern (Keegan) witnesses the murder of her husband Joe, (Armitage), on a secret nanny cam in her home. At the same time, Maya’s niece and nephew, Abby (Griver) and Daniel (Burt), try to find the truth behind their mother’s murder that occurred several months earlier. Maya’s search for connections between the two deaths begins unraveling a deadly conspiracy that digs deep into their family’s past and threatens to change their lives forever.
DESCRIPTION: Over the course of four episodes, this documentary series follows different pairs of identical twins who are challenged to change their diets and lifestyles over an eight week period for a unique kind of scientific experiment. With one twin on an omnivore and the other on a vegan diet, You Are What You Eat: A Twin Experiment demonstrates the power and impact that food can have on our bodies and minds in a truly fascinating real-life study.
DESCRIPTION: Based on Ryōko Kui’s 2014-2023 manga series of the same name, Delicious in Dungeon is a brand new Netflix Original fantasy comedy follows a group of adventurers after a dragon slaying expedition gone wrong, leaving them stuck traversing an endless dungeon in order to save a friend. As the group delves into this cursed buried kingdom, they fight monsters, corruption, and starvation, all while cooking to their hearts’ content with whatever they can find along the way.
DESCRIPTION: The American version of this heartwarming reality TV series returns for its latest season this month. Love on the Spectrum U.S.: Season 2 features everyone from familiar faces to brand new romantic hopefuls who are all single and trying to find love whilst navigating life on the autism spectrum.
CAST: Deven Mack, Brian Drummond, Ashleigh Ball, Adam Nurada, Shannon Chan-Kent, Ian Hanlin, Kazumi Evans, Vincent Tong
RATING: TV-Y7
DESCRIPTION: The story of Sonic Prime comes to an end this month with the release of the show’s third and final installment that’s sure to end the series on a high note. The animated action-adventure returns one more time to follow Sonic (Mack) as he joins forces with unlikely allies in order to save the universe in the wake of the betrayal of his oldest friend turned worst enemy, Nine (Ball), who has stolen the Paradox Prism to create his own world.
CAST: Nick Kyrgios, Félix Auger-Aliassime, Matteo Berrettin, Paula Badosa, Ons Jabeur, Taylor Fritz, Thanasi Kokkinakis, Maria Sakkari, Ajla Tomljanovic, Casper Ruud, Stefanos Tsitsipas
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION:Break Point returns for a second season that is full of gripping sports action and engrossing stories from behind the scenes as the world’s best tennis players hit the court once more for another intense Grand Slam season. Delves into the lives of our rising tennis stars by following their journeys to the number one spot from tournaments taking place all over the world.
CAST: Borys Szyc, Zuzanna Saporznikow, Andrzej Bienias, Kamilla Baar, Aleksandra Grabowska, Szymon Wróblewski, Artur Barciś, Remigiusz Mróz
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: This Polish crime-drama series revolves around cynical Detective Wiktor Forst (Szyc) as his maverick approach to investigating ends up getting him fired, forcing him to regroup and team up with a journalist in order to solve a series of brutal murders in the Tatra Mountains outside of the law.
CAST: Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, Tan France
RATING: TV-14
DESCRIPTION: The Fab Five return in January for a brand new batch of episodes and stories in this Emmy-winning Netflix Original reality series. Queer Eye: Season 8 takes viewers to New Orleans, where our experts Antoni Porowski, Bobby Berk, Jonathan Van Ness, Karamo Brown, and Tan France will go above and beyond to help improve the lives of their chosen local heroes.
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