Hulu to Add 138 New Releases In January: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Hulu next month (January 2026) will add 138 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

FX’s The Beauty
When to Watch: January 21 (First 3 episodes of season one)
Evan Peters and Rebecca Hall star as FBI agents who are summoned to Paris to investigate the mysterious and gruesome deaths of several supermodels. Once there, they discover a sexually transmitted virus could be the cause and that a tech billionaire (Ashton Kutcher, pictured above) may be responsible. The Beauty, co-written and created by Ryan Murphy (American Horror Story, Glee), is a dark satire on fashion’s drive for perfection and the dark money that funds that drive. It also sounds like your next streaming obsession. The first three episodes debut January 21 with the remaining eight running weekly on Wednesdays until its finale on March 6.

A Thousand Blows – Season Two
(Hulu Original)
When to Watch: January 9
Malachi Kirby stars as Hezekiah, an illegal boxer who’s recruited to help run an all-female shoplifting ring in the 19th Century. However, the plan hits a roadblock when he runs up against a punishing pugilist played by Stephen Graham. Based on a real story, the first season tapped the vibe of the popular British crime drama, Peaky Blinders (PB’s creator, Stephen Knight wrote A Thousand Blows). In season two, Hezekiah suffers regrets from his actions in season one while the gang’s leader (Erin Doherty from Netflix’s Adolescence) tightens the reins on the gang and Hezekiah. (Graham will reprise his role as well.)

Heat (1995)
When to Watch: January 1
Michael Mann’s classic heist film pits master thief Robert De Niro against world-weary detective Al Pacino in a battle for the ages. This is the first film the two acting legends appeared in the same scene together, and while they share the screen for less than 10 minutes, it’s like watching Michael Jordan play Kobe Bryant in their primes. The intensity pours off the screen as they attempt (even if not consciously) to outdo the other. Almost lost in the novelty of having De Niro and Pacino in the same film is Mann’s incredible vision and direction of Heat which holds your attention for nearly three hours as if it were three minutes. It’s a whirlwind of a movie and increasingly getting recognition as one of the best ever.

Movies & Shows Coming to Hulu In January 2026

January 1
Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2026: Special Premiere [ABC]
Global Soul Kitchen: Complete Season 2
Million Dollar Zombie Flips: Complete Season 1
Rachael Ray’s Meals in Minutes: Complete Season 3A
Red Eye (UK): Complete Season 2
28 Weeks Later (2007)
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013)
Bad Moms (2016)
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Big Daddy (1999)
Big Daddy en espanol (1999)
Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation … (2006)
Call Me Claus (2001)
Call Me Claus en espanol (2001)
Drunk Parents (2019)
El Aroma del Pasto Recien Cortado (2025)
Empire Records (1995) 
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Heat (1995) 
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015) 
Hotel Transylvania 2 En Espanol (2015) 
Hotel Transylvania en espanol (2012)
I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
I’ll Always Know What You Did Last Summer en espanol (2006)
Idiocracy (2006)
Infinitely Polar Bear (2015) 
Infinitely Polar Bear en espanol (2015) 
Interview (2007)
Irrational Man (2015)
Irrational Man en espanol (2015)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Little Manhattan (2005) 
No Me Sigas (2025)
No Nos Moveran (2025)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000) 
Predator (1987)
Predator 2 (1990)
Predators (2010) 
Red (2010) 
Red 2 (2012)
Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil en espanol (2002)
Shutter (2008)
Son-in-law (1993)
Step Up (2006)
Super Troopers (2002)
Taken (2009)
Taken 2 (2012)
The Abyss (1989)
The Equalizer (2014)
The Equalizer En Espanol (2014)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
The Equalizer 2 En Espanol (2018)
The Hot Chick (2002)
The Illusionist (2010) 
The Informers (2009)
The Invisible Woman (2013)
The Predator (2018)
Volcano (1997)

January 2 
Ash (2025)
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony: Special Premiere (ABC)
Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory (National Geographic)

January 3
Four Weddings: Complete Seasons 1-2
House Hunters: Complete Season 251-252
Madeleine McCann: An ID Murder Mystery: Complete Season 1
Rebecca Zahau: An ID Murder Mystery: Complete Season 1

January 4
Bachelor in Paradise: Complete Season 9

January 5
Best Medicine: Series Premiere [Fox]

January 6
The Luckiest Man in America (2024)

January 7
The Rookie: Season 8 Premiere [ABC]
Will Trent: Season 4 Premiere [ABC]
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska Live (2025)

January 8
Beer Budget Reno: Complete Season 1
The Masked Singer: Season 14 Premiere [Fox]
Dateless and Dangerous: My Son’s Secret Life
The Judd Family: Truth Be Told: Complete S1
Kevin Costner’s The West: Complete S1
The Mega-Brands That Built America: Complete Season 3A
Zombie House Flipping: Complete Season 7
Gracie’s Choice (2004)

January 9
A Thousand Blows: Complete Season 2 [Hulu Original] 
Fire Force: Season 3, Pt. 2 Premiere (SUBBED) [Crunchyroll]
Inferno (2016)
Inferno En Espanol (2016)

January 10
911: Did the Killer Call?: Complete Season 1
Mean Girl Murders: Complete Season 3
Naked and Afraid: Complete Season 16
Sister Wives: Complete Seasons 10-11
Who Killed the Co-ed? An ID Murder Mystery: Complete Season 1
Fremont (2023)

January 13
Tell Me Lies: Two-Episode Season 3 Premiere (Hulu Original)

January 15
Accused: Did I Do It?: Complete Season 1
Court Cam: Complete Season 8A
Sitting Bull: Complete Season 1
Fear Factor: House of Fear: Series Premiere [Fox]

January 16
Animal Control: Season 4 Premiere [Fox]
Going Dutch: Season 2 Premiere
Twinless (2025)

January 17
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives: Complete Season 51-52
How It’s Made: Complete Seasons 10-11

January 19
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams (Hulu Original)

January 21
The Beauty: Three-Episode Series Premiere [FX]
Retribution (2023)

January 23
Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere (2025)

January 22
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire En Espanol (2024)
I Killed My BFF: Complete Seasons 3-4
Neighborhood Wars: Complete Season 8
Safe House (2025)
The 6,000 lb Diaries with Dr. Now: Complete Season 1

January 24
Evil Lives Here: Complete Season 18
Expedition Unknown: Complete Seasons 9 and 11
Naked and Afraid: Complete Season 13
Naked and Afraid Apocalypse: Complete Season 1
See No Evil: Complete Season 8

January 26
Digimon Fusion: Complete Seasons 1-2 (DUBBED) [Toei]
Memory of a Killer: Series Premiere [Fox]

January 27
American Idol: Season 9 Premiere [ABC]
Extracted: Season 2 Premiere [Fox]
Wicked Little Letters (2024)
Wicked Little Letters En Espanol (2024)

January 29
Accused: Guilty or Innocent?: Complete Season 7
Beyond Skinwalker Ranch: Complete Season 3
Booked: First Day In: Complete Season 3
Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid: Complete Season 2
I Love You…But I Lied: After Dark: Complete Season 1

January 30
Next Level Chef: Season 5 Premiere [Fox]
Tin Soldier (2025)

January 31
Beach Hunters: Complete Season 2
Chef Grudge Match: Complete Season 1
Disappeared in the Darkness: An ID Mystery: Complete Season 1
Guy’s Grocery Games: Complete Season 36
The Great Food Truck Race: Complete Season 11

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