With the arrival of 2024 comes countless premieres on the various streaming platforms available on the market. Be it comedies, suspense series or “realities” of all kinds, the month of January is full of new content. That means hours of entertainment for anyone with access.
Of the ten new series or films, I'll leave you with 15 that are definitely worth giving a chance.
Fool me once
Premiere: January 1, 2024
Platform: Netflix
Format: series
“Fool Me Once” follows Maya Stern (Michelle Keegan) as she tries to come to terms with the brutal murder of her husband Joe (Richard Armitage). However, when Maya installs a camera to monitor her young daughter, she is surprised to see a man in the recording that she immediately recognizes: her husband, whom she thought was dead.
The Sun Brothers
Premiere: January 4, 2024
Platform: Netflix
Format: series
When a mysterious assassin shoots the head of a powerful Taiwanese crime organization, his eldest son, legendary assassin Charles “Chairleg” Sun (Justin Chien), travels to Los Angeles to protect his mother Eileen (Michelle Yeoh) and his naive younger brother. Bruce (Sam Song Li), who has been completely removed from the reality of his family.
Society of Snow
Premiere: January 4, 2024
Platform: Netflix
Format: Movie
In 1972, Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571, chartered to transport a rugby team to Chile, crashes catastrophically into a glacier in the heart of the Andes. Only 29 of the 45 passengers survived the accident and, finding themselves in one of the most difficult environments in the world, they are forced to take extreme measures to survive. This film was directed by JA Bayona and was Spain's official selection to represent the country in the Best Foreign Film category at the Oscars. It was also nominated for a Golden Globe in the Best Foreign Language Film category.
Enemy
Premiere: January 5, 2024
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Format: series
Oscar nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in this series, which is a disturbing exploration of marriage and identity in an uncertain world. The main characters farm a piece of land away from civilization, but their quiet life is disrupted when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a surprising proposal. Will they be willing to risk their relationships and perhaps their personal identities to continue surviving in a new world?
Kick out
Premiere: January 9, 2024
Platform: Disney+
Format: series
Marvel Studios presents “Echo”, about the character Maya López (Alaqua Cox), who is pursued by the criminal Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio). As the journey takes her home, she must come to terms with her own family and her legacy.
Criminal record
Premiere: January 10, 2024
Platform: Apple TV+
Format: series
An anonymous call leads two brilliant detectives (Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo) into a confrontation over an old murder case: one is a young woman at the beginning of her career and the other is a well-connected man determined to protect his legacy . The series explores issues of race, institutional failure and the search for common ground in a polarized Britain.
Ted
Premiere: January 11, 2024
Platform: peacock
Format: series
This series takes a look at the life of the famous teddy bear Ted (Seth MacFarlane) after all the events he experienced in the films “Ted” (2012) and “Ted 2” (2015). At this time, Ted lives in Framingham, Massachusetts, with his best friend, 16-year-old John Bennett (Max Burkholder), the young man's parents, Matty and Susan (Scott Grimes and Alanna Ubach), and his cousin Blaire (Giorgia Whigham). ). This stuffed animal may have a terrible influence on John, but at the end of the day he is a loyal friend who is always willing to take risks for his friendship.
role playing game
Premiere: January 12, 2024
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Format: Movie
Emma (Kaley Cuoco) lives in suburban New Jersey with her wonderful husband and two children. However, she also leads a secret life as a hired assassin, which her husband David (David Oyelowo) finds out when the couple decides to spice up their marriage.
Confidence
Premiere: January 12, 2024
Platform: Hulu
Format: Movie
When a man (Jake Johnson) is offered a million dollars to take part in a game where some thugs are trying to kill him, he thinks he's found the perfect trick to survive: they can only attack him when he's alone is. His only problem is that none of his friends or relatives believe the game is real. The cast is rounded out by actors such as Anna Kendrick, Andy Samberg, Christopher Lloyd and Wayne Brady.
Elevator
Premiere: January 12, 2024
Platform: Netflix
Format: Movie
An organized robbery gang led by Cyrus Whitaker (Kevin Hart) will find a way to keep $500 million in gold that will be part of the luggage of a passenger plane. The film also stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sam Worthington, Vincent D'Onofrio and Úrsula Corberó, among many others.
True Detective: Night Country
Premiere: January 14, 2024
Platform: Max
Format: series
As winter comes to Ennis, Alaska, the eight men who run the Arctic research station Tsalal disappear without a trace. To solve the case, Detectives Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) and Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) must confront both the darkness around them and the darkness within them while exploring the realities that lie hidden in this mysterious case.
Death and other details
Premiere: January 16, 2024
Platform: Hulu
Format: series
Detective Rufus Cotesworth (Mandy Patinkin) and his assistant Imogene (Violett Beane) investigate a murder on a fancy boat in the Mediterranean where everyone is hiding something. How do you solve a death on an ocean liner full of the rich and powerful? Only they will know.
Fox
Premiere: January 19, 2024
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Format: series
Everyone hopes to control California in 1834: the old settlers; the newly installed government yearning for Mexican support after serving the Spanish crown; Russian oligarchs use their Russian-American companies; the French, who do not want to give up their control over this rich territory; and the newly formed United States of America. The victims of this fight are always the same, the people. Their last hope is a hero who kept peace in their world, now reborn in the young Diego de la Vega (Miguel Bernardeau).
Foreigners
Premiere: January 26, 2024
Platform: Amazon Prime Video
Format: series
In contrast to the complex picture of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a diverse group of women after a single encounter sets in motion a chain of life-changing events that force each to overcome the complicated balance between guilt and responsibility. The series stars Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee and Jack Huston.
Master of the air
Premiere: January 26, 2024
Platform: Apple TV+
Format: series
Based on the book by Donald L. Miller and screenplay by John Orloff, “Masters of the Air” follows the men of a military air regiment as they conduct dangerous bombing missions into Nazi Germany, battling freezing conditions, lack of oxygen and…sheer terror a battle fought at 25,000 feet above sea level, among many other situations.