Hulu Added 61 New Releases Today: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Hulu today (January 1, 2026) has added 61 new TV shows and movies to its streaming lineup. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2026
What Kind of Show: Variety/Music
Who’s In It: Ryan Seacrest, Demi Lovato, Post Malone, Mariah Carey
If you couldn’t stay up last night to ring in the New Year, Hulu has your back with this rebroadcast of Dick Clark’s Primetime New Year’s Rockin’ Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2026. The musical performers included Mariah Carey, Pitbull, Demi Lovato, Post Malone, Diana Ross (!), Chappell Roan, KPop Demon Hunters, New Kids On the Block and Zara Larsson, among many, many others. Pretty much everyone…except Dick Clark.

Heat (1995)
What Kind of Movie: Crime Drama
Who’s In It: Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Val Kilmer, Ashley Judd, Tom Sizemore
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.

Taken (2008)
What Kind of Movie: Action/Drama
Who’s In It: Liam Neeson, Maggie Grace
Liam Neeson plays a former CIA officer with a “particular set of skills” who puts them to good use when his teenaged daughter (Maggie Grace) is kidnapped by human traffickers in France. The plot is a worn movie trope but Neeson, a former boxer in real life, manages to turn it into a thrilling ride with splendid athletic work in the action scenes. Kudos, too, to director Pierre Morel who recently directed Amazon’s action thriller, Canary Black, starring Kate Beckinsale.

Movies & Shows Added Today (January 1, 2026) to Hulu

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)

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