Hulu, Netflix, Amazon, Disney+ Adding 7 New Releases Today: The 3 to Watch

By Phillip Swann
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Netflix, Paramount Plus, Apple TV, Amazon’s Prime Video, Hulu and Disney Plus today (January 21, 2026) are adding seven new shows. Here are the three to watch, in my humble opinion:

FX’s The Beauty
What Kind of Show: Drama, Satire
Where to Watch: Hulu (First 3 episodes of season one debut at 9 p.m.)
Who’s In It: Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Ashton Kutcher
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 today, January 21, at 9 p.m. ET, with the remaining eight running weekly on Wednesdays until its finale on March 6.

Steal
Where to Watch: Amazon’s Prime Video
What Kind of Show: Crime Thriller
Who’s In It: Sophie Turner
Sophie Turner (Game of Thrones) stars as Zara, a lowly worker bee at a pension fund company whose life is turned upside down when the office is raided by a band of violent thieves. The bad guys force Zara to initiate a series of stock trades which siphon billions from the fund. But Zara’s horror doesn’t end when the thieves leave as she begins to investigate who’s behind the robbery. The six-episode Amazon original series looks like a winner for fans of fast-paced, character-driven crime thrillers.

Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart
Where to Watch: Netflix
What Kind of Show: Documentary
Who’s In It: Elizabeth Smart
In 2002, 14-year-old Elizabeth Smart was kidnapped from her Utah home, triggering a nationwide search and an avalanche of media coverage. The young girl, who was held by a religious cultist, was not found until nine months later. In this Netflix original documentary, Smart recounts her harrowing story and discusses her current mission to advocate for survivors of kidnappings.

Movies & Shows Added Today to Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, Paramount Plus, Apple TV and Amazon’s Prime Video

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

Netflix
Wednesday, January 21
Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart

Amazon’s Prime Video
Wednesday, January 21
Steal (2026)

Apple TV
Drops of God (Season two premiere)

Disney Plus
Percy Jackson and the Olympians (New episode)

Paramount Plus
Wednesday, January 21 
SpongeBob SquarePants: Season 15

HBO Max
No new releases today.

Peacock
No new releases today.

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