Netflix, Hulu, Max, Amazon & Peacock to Add 27 New Titles This Weekend – Here Are the 3 Most Interesting

By Phillip Swann
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Netflix, Max, Hulu, Peacock, Paramount Plus and Amazon’s Prime Video this weekend (January 16-19, 2025) plan to add 27 new TV shows and movies to their streaming lineups. Here’s the three most interesting, in my humble opinion:

Back In Action (Netflix original film)
Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz star as former CIA spies who are pulled back into espionage when their cover is blown. The comedy/action film is aptly titled for it marks Diaz’s first movie role in 10 years and Foxx recently recovered from a near-death illness. Debuts on Netflix on Friday, January 17.

Becoming Hitchcock: The Legacy of Blackmail – Max
If you love the films of director Alfred Hitchcock, this documentary is for you. The doc examines how Hitch’s 1929 film, Blackmail, offers a sneak peek at his decades-long display of intrigue and mystery in film. Rear Window, Psycho, Vertigo, North By Northwest. The iconic camera work and storytelling genius was all there years earlier in Blackmail. Debuts on Max on Thursday, January 16. 

A Different Man (2024) – Max
The 2024 movie stars Sebastian Stan as a disfigured man who discovers the hard way that plastic surgery only cures surface scars. Based on a true story. Debuts on Max on Friday, January 17. 

Complete List of New Titles Coming This Weekend (January 16-19, 2025) to Netflix, Hulu, Max, Peacock, Paramount Plus and Amazon’s Prime Video

Netflix

Friday, January 17
Back In Action
Love Is Blind: Germany (new episodes)
Young, Famous & African: Season 3

Saturday, January 18
Sakamoto Days (new episodes)

Hulu
Friday, January 17
Roy Wood Jr.: Lonely Flowers: Special Premiere
The Bad Shepard (2024)

Peacock

Friday, January 17
Please Don’t Destroy: The Treasure Of Foggy Mountain
Till

Sunday, January 19
Chasing Gold: Milan Cortina 2026, Season 1 (NBC)
The Perfect Setting

Max

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)

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)

Paramount Plus
Friday, January 17
Henry Danger: The Movie Premiere

Amazon’s Prime Video

Thursday, January 16
The Calendar Killer (2025)
Unstoppable (2025)
Jurassic World (2015)

Friday, January 17
Molly Mae: Behind It All (2025)
The Liberation (2025)
Undercover Party Crasher (2025)

The TV Answer Man is veteran journalist Phillip Swann who has covered television for more than three decades. He will report on the latest news and answer your questions regarding new devices and services that are changing the way you watch television. See the bio for Phillip Swann here.