Netflix, Peacock, Amazon, Paramount+ Adding 15 New Releases Today: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, HBO Max, Peacock and Paramount Plus today (January 15, 2026) are adding 15 new shows and movies to their streaming lineups. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

Star Trek Starfleet Academy
Where to Watch: Paramount Plus (Two episode premiere)
What Kind of Show: Sci-Fi
Who’s In It: Holly Hunter, Robert Picardo, Paul Giamatti
Paramount has the rights to the Star Trek franchise and it plans to ride that horse as long as it can. Star Trek Starfleet Academy, the sixth Star Trek-themed show from Paramount in the last nine years, stars Holly Hunter (pictured above) as the captain of the USS Athena and chancellor of the Starfleet Academy where young cadets compete to be ship officers. The supporting cast includes the great Paul Giamatti as a heavily made-up part Klingon and Robert Picardo as The Doctor, reprising his role from the Star Trek: Voyager series from a time far, far away. Star Trek Starfleet Academy looks like fun and a worthy entry in the franchise.

Ponies
What Kind of Show: Espionage Thriller
Where to Watch: Peacock (All 8 episodes)
Who’s In It: Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson
Emilia Clarke (Game of Thrones) and Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus) star as two U.S Embassy secretaries in 1977 Moscow who become CIA operatives after their husbands both die under mysterious circumstances. The pair soon endanger their own lives when their investigation into the deaths uncovers a massive KGB conspiracy. The trailer looks interesting so if you like spy thrillers set during the U.S.-Russia Cold War, this one is for you.

Twisters (2024)
What Kind of Movie: Action/Drama
Where to Watch: Peacock
Who’s In It: Glen Powell, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Anthony Ramos
Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones star as rival storm chasers in this excellent remake of the 1996 film, Twister, with Bill Paxton and Helen Hunt in lead. Powell again shows he’s ready to assume Tom Cruise’s role as Hollywood’s leading ‘man with a mission’ and Edgar-Jones could become the Julia Roberts of her time. The film also benefits from an expected bump up in CGI effects and strong supporting performances from Anthony Ramos as a storm chaser caught between profits and altruism and Maura Tierney as Edgar-Jones’ trusting mom. Fun film and it will be available in 4K.

Shows & Movies Added Today to Netflix, Hulu, Peacock, HBO Max, Paramount Plus, and Amazon’s Prime Video

Netflix
Thursday, January 15
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials
Bone Lake
Love Through a Prism
The Upshaws: Part 7
To Love, To Lose

Hulu
Thursday, 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]

Paramount Plus
Thursday, January 15 
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy two-episode series premiere

Peacock
Thursday, January 15
Ponies – Premiere, All Episodes, 8 Episodes, 60 min (Peacock Original)*
The Traitors, Season 4 – New Episodes, 2 Episodes, 60 min (Peacock Original)*
Twisters*

Amazon’s Prime Video
Thursday, January 15
NBA on Prime: Memphis Grizzlies vs. Orlando Magic at 2 p.m. ET; Oklahoma City Thunder vs. Houston Rockets at 7:30 p.m. ET; New York Knicks vs. Golden State Warriors at 10 p.m. ET

HBO Max
Thursday, January 15
Hot Rod Garage, Season 12

Apple TV
No new releases today.

Disney Plus
No new releases today.

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