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January 2025 TV Preview

Fox

Going Dutch

After an epically unfiltered rant, an arrogant, loudmouth U.S. Army Colonel is reassigned to the Netherlands, where he is punished with a command position at the least important army base in the world.

Starring: Denis Leary, Danny Pudi, Taylor Misiak, Laci Mosley, Joe Morton, Catherine Tate, Dempsey Bryk, Hal Cumpston

Premieres January 2nd

Doc

The series follows the hard-charging, brilliant Dr. Amy Larsen, Chief of Internal and Family Medicine at Westside Hospital in Minneapolis. After a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life, Amy must navigate an unfamiliar world where she has no recollection of patients she’s treated, colleagues she’s crossed, the soulmate she divorced, the man she now loves and the tragedy that caused her to push everyone away.

Starring: Molly Parker, Omar Metwally, Amirah Vann, Jon Ecker, Anya Banerjee, Scott Wolf, Patrick Walker

Premieres January 7th

CBS

Hollywood Squares

The classic game show features two contestants playing tic-tac-toe with hilarious celebrity guests to win money and prizes.

Starring: Drew Barrymore, Nate Burleson

Premieres January 9th

Watson

Watson takes place six months after the death of the titular character’s friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty. The series follows Dr. John Watson, who resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. Watson’s old life isn’t done with him, though – Moriarty and Watson are set to write their own chapter of a story that has fascinated audiences for more than a century.

Starring: Morris Chestnut, Eve Harlow, Peter Mark Kendall, Ritchie Coster, Inga Schlingmann, Rochelle Aytes

Premieres January 26th

ABC

Extreme Makeover

Alongside designers Wendell Holland and Arianne Bellizaire, Clea Shearer and Joanna Teplin will harness their world-renowned organizational expertise to thoughtfully design and specifically tailor each home from the inside out. Like the original series, this reimagining will showcase heartwarming stories, inspired volunteers and mind-blowing builds for deserving families who give back to their communities. Assisting them is a team of builders and contractors from homebuilder Taylor Morrison who will expertly reconfigure the home based on the family’s lifestyle and needs. 

Premieres January 2nd

Shifting Gears

The series follows Matt, the stubborn, widowed owner of a classic car restoration shop. When Matt’s estranged daughter and her kids move into his house, the real restoration begins.

Starring: Tim Allen, Kat Dennings, Seann WIlliam Scott, Daryl “Chill” Mitchell, Barrett Margolis, Maxwell Simkins

Premieres January 8th

Scamanda

Scamanda, the new docuseries based on the No. 1 podcast of the same name, unravels the story of California native Amanda Riley, a young wife, mother and devout Christian whose life suddenly takes a terrible turn when she is diagnosed with Stage 3 blood cancer. Amanda begins documenting her battle online, captivating thousands, but she has a secret that she is dying to keep. Her story changes from inspiration to suspicion when someone sends an anonymous tip to investigative producer Nancy Mosciatello, who then embarks on a five-year-long investigation into Amanda. Soon, Amanda’s own words may prove to be her downfall.

Premieres January 30th

PBS

Great Migrations: A People on the Move

The 4-part history series from Henry Louis Gates, Jr. examines the powerful influence of Black migration on American culture and society. While the first large migration was a forced journey from Africa in bondage, voluntary migrations in the 20th and 21st centuries have significantly reshaped the nation. This series explores the first and second waves of the Great Migration from the South to the North during the two World Wars, the “New Great Migration” of African Americans returning home to the South of their ancestors since the 1970s, and the “Next Great Migration” marked by the historic and growing influx of African and Caribbean immigration in the 20th and 21st centuries.

Premieres January 28th

Freeform

Scam Goddess

As a hit podcaster, comedian Laci Mosley knows her way around a scam. Now, she’s taking her expertise on the road, uncovering small-town swindles and big-city cons across the US. From Ponzi schemes to religious scammers to fake royalty, Laci meets whistleblowers, victims, and even the scammers themselves—tracking down the culprits with her signature wit, leaving no stone—or scam—unturned.

Premieres January 15th

Disney

StuGo

The series follows six overambitious middle schoolers tricked into attending a fake academic summer camp by a mad scientist. Now they’re stuck for three months on a wild tropical island with mind-reading manatees, giant fighting fungi and fashion-forward mutants ― less academia than they’d hoped for but a lot more adventure.

Starring: Tania Gunadi, Zosia Mamet, Gabourey Sidibe, Charlyne Yi, Zach Reino, Deborah Baker Jr., Lorraine Toussaint

Premieres January 11th

Nickelodeon

The Thundermans: Undercover

The half-hour series follows Phoebe and Max as they are sent undercover to handle a new threat in the beachside town of Secret Shores and bring Chloe along to develop her superhero talent.

Starring: Kira Kosarin, Jack Griffo, Maya Le Clark, Daran Norris, Dana Snyder, Kinley Cunningham, Nathan Broxton

Premieres January 22nd

TBS

The Joe Schmo Show

Hosted by five-time Emmy Award nominee, Cat Deeley, the show-within-a show takes aim at the absurdity of reality TV by making Ben, an electrician from Baltimore, believe he is competing for a chance to win $100,000 on a popular game show when he is, in fact, surrounded by a cast of highly skilled improv comedians. Each of the series’ ten episodes provides a groundbreaking, behind-the-scenes look as the actors and entire working crew scramble to keep Ben from discovering the hoax, something made more difficult by the increasingly over-the-top format of the show. With each challenge, the stakes grow higher as production is forced to pivot storylines, and castmates, who Ben sees as competition, improvise strategies to pave the path to his victory.

Premieres January 21st

CNN

Kobe: Making of a Legend

Kobe: The Making of a Legend traces the story of Kobe Bryant from his childhood in Italy to his athletic superstardom and provides an intimate look at his post-NBA aspirations as a storyteller and as a father. Featuring personal interviews with Kobe’s former coaches, teammates and family friends, this illuminating series reveals the conflicts and the complications behind the man with the Black Mamba mentality.

Premieres January 25th

TLC

Baylen Out Loud

A new series featuring Baylen Dupree, a vibrant and resilient 22-year-old with Tourette Syndrome. Every day, Baylen faces a variety of extreme and uncontrollable vocal and motor tics while navigating the challenges of becoming an independent adult. Supported by her loving family in West Virginia, including her five siblings, devoted boyfriend, Colin, protective father, Allen, and strong and independent mother, Julie, Baylen learns to manage the complexities of Tourette and embrace life fully.

Premieres January 13th

BBC America

Planet Earth: Asia

Presented by renowned naturalist and three-time Emmy(R) Award-winner Sir David Attenborough, the cinematic series explores each corner of this remarkable part of our planet and journeys through Asia’s most stunning landscapes, uncovering stories of extraordinary unseen animal behavior. Across 7 episodes plus a ‘Making Of’ special filmed over the course of nearly four years, this is the first time that Asia – home to the highest mountain range, the deepest ocean, the tallest jungles, and the biggest cave – has been the focus of a BBC landmark wildlife series. The series will also explore the conservation challenges facing the continent and shine a light on the potential solutions being championed by the region’s conservation heroes. From the vast Gobi Desert to the jungles of Borneo, and from the polar wilderness of Siberia to the coral seas of the Indian Ocean, this series will showcase the breathtaking diversity of Asia’s wildest places.

Premieres January 25th

Starz

The Couple Next Door

The grass isn’t always greener in this seemingly idyllic neighborhood where danger lurks behind twitching curtains and secret fantasies and desires don’t stay hidden for long. “The Couple Next Door” explores the claustrophobia of suburbia and the fallout of chasing your deepest desires. When Evie and Pete move into the upscale neighborhood with the dream of starting a family, they soon find friendship in the shape of the couple next door, alpha traffic cop Danny and his wife, glamorous yoga instructor Becka. As time goes on, these two couples get increasingly close to each other and one fateful night, become sexually entangled in a way that will change their lives forever.

Starring: Sam Heughan, Eleanor Tomlinson, Jessica De Gouw, Alfred Enoch, Kate Robbins, Hugh Dennis

Premieres January 17th

Hulu

Whiskey on the Rocks

The series is a playful take on what truly happened during the dramatic days at the turn of the month between October and November 1981, when the Soviet submarine U-137 ran aground in the Karlskrona archipelago. Never before has the world been closer to full-scale global conflict and all responsibility now rests on the shoulders of one man, Sweden’s Prime Minister Thorbjörn Fälldin.

Starring: Rolf Lassgård, Elsa Saisio, Anders Mossling, Niklas Engdahl, Filip Berg, Adam Lundgren, Kęstutis Stasys Jakštas, Mark Noble

Premieres January 22nd

Paradise

Paradise is set in a serene community inhabited by some of the world’s most prominent individuals. But this tranquillity explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high-stakes investigation unfolds.

Starring: Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Aliyah Mastin, Percy Daggs IV.

Premieres January 28th

Prime Video

On Call

On Call is an adrenalized and visceral police drama that follows a rookie and veteran officer duo as they go on patrol in Long Beach, California. Incorporating a mixture of bodycam, dash-camera, and cellphone footage to create a cinema verité effect, the innovative series explores the morality of protecting and serving a community.

Starring: Troian Bellisario, Brandon Larracuente, Eriq La Salle, Lori Loughlin, Rich Ting

Premieres January 9th

Molly-Mae: Behind it All

The 6-part UK Original series will give viewers an unprecedented access into Molly-Mae’s life, behind the vlog camera. The latter three episodes will drop in Spring 2025. This documentary will take viewers beyond the headlines to uncover the real Molly-Mae, following her journey after her highly publicised break-up. We’ll see Molly-Mae adapt to the challenges of motherhood, all while preparing to launch her biggest business venture to date: ‘Maebe’. In this intimate look, we uncover how these experiences have shaped her into the powerhouse entrepreneur she is today. Balancing the demands of motherhood, the weight of her brand’s success, and the high stakes of her latest business launch, this documentary offers an unfiltered glimpse into her strength and ambition. This is Molly-Mae as we’ve never seen her before – raw, real and redefining what it means to thrive under intense public scrutiny.

Premieres January 17th

Disney+

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spiderman

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is an animated series that follows Peter Parker on his way to becoming a hero, with a journey unlike we’ve ever seen and a style that celebrates the character’s early comic book roots.

Starring: Hudson Thames, Colman Domingo, Eugene Byrd, Grace Song, Zeno Robinson, Hugh Dancy, Charlie Cox

Premieres January 29th

Shared Custody

In Shared Custody, parents Cris and Diego have just separated by mutual agreement. Their intention is to be mature, responsible and friendly adults for the sake of their five-year-old daughter, but neither of them can afford to live alone and take care of her. Cris’ work is very absorbing and Diego does not have a fixed salary, so both are forced to move back to their respective parents’ houses. The grandparents are excited that their children and granddaughter are back in their lives, but things deteriorate rapidly. What began as an amicable separation soon takes a turn when they run into harsh reality.

Starring: Lorena López, Ricard Farré, Adriana Ozores, Francesc Orella, Aten Soria, Fernando Sansegundo, Lucía de Gracia, Cristina Alcázar, Clara de Ramón, Víctor de la Fuente, Edu Soto

Premieres January 24th

Apple TV+

Prime Target

Prime Target features a brilliant young math postgraduate, Edward Brooks, who is on the verge of a major breakthrough. If he succeeds in finding a pattern in prime numbers, he will hold the key to every computer in the world. Soon, he begins to realize an unseen enemy is trying to destroy his idea before it’s even born, which throws him into the orbit of Taylah Sanders, a female NSA agent who’s been tasked with watching and reporting on mathematicians’ behavior. Together, they start to unravel the troubling conspiracy Edward is at the heart of.

Starring: Leo Woodall, Quintessa Swindell, Stephen Rea, David Morrissey, Martha Plimpton, Sidse Babett Knudsen, Jason Flemyng, Harry Lloyd, Ali Suliman, Fra Fee, Joseph Mydell

Premieres January 22nd

Peacock

Lockerbie: Search for the Truth

Inspired by the true-life story, on December 21, 1988, 259 passengers and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off, with a further 11 residents losing their life as the plane came down over the quiet, Scottish town. In the wake of the disaster and his daughter’s death, Dr Jim Swire, is nominated spokesperson for the UK victims’ families, who have united to demand truth and justice. Traveling across continents and political divides, Jim embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardizes his stability, family and life, but completely overturns his trust in the justice system. As the truth shifts under Jim’s feet, his view of the world is left forever changed. Exploring events from the disaster and its aftermath, Lockerbie: A Search For Truth provides an intimate account of a man, a husband, and a father who risks everything in memory of his daughter and the unflinching pursuit of truth and justice.

Starring: Colin Firth, Catherine McCormack, Rosanna Adams, Jemma Carlton, Harry Redding, Sam Troughton, Mark Bonner, Ardalan Esmaili, Selwa Jghalef

Premieres January 2nd

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night

Featuring more than 60 contributors, including SNL alumni, and covering decades of SNL history, SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night offers a behind-the-scenes look at some of the most iconic hallmarks of the American late night comedy institution. Executive produced by Academy and Emmy Award winner Morgan Neville, each episode reveals new insights into the show’s rich history, pulling back the curtain on everything from the writers’ room to the famed audition process.

Premieres January 16th

Max

The Pitt

The Pitt is a realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today’s America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Starring: Noah Wyle, Tracey Ifeachor, Patrick Marron Ball, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez, Katherine LaNasa

Premieres January 9th

Memicorno: Starfall

Mermicorno: Starfall invites audiences into a dazzling underwater world where a team of Mermicornos (enchanting mermaid-unicorns) embark on exciting, hilarious and stylish adventures to save the ocean from the evil Ika Inkblot. During their epic mission, our heroes unlock the magic of creative self-expression, discover new depths of friendship, and find the best bowl of ramen in the sea.

Starring: Bryn McAuley, Annick Obonsawin, Jonathan Langdon, Kimberly-Ann Truong, Kaya Kanashiro, Jeremy Harris

Premieres January 16th

Paramount+

Star Trek: Section 31

Emperor Philippa Georgiou joins a secret division of Starfleet. Tasked with protecting the United Federation of Planets, she also must face the sins of her past.

Starring: Michelle Yeoh, Omari Hardwick, Sam Richardson, Robert Kazinsky, Kacey Rohl, Sven Ruygrok, James Hiroyuki Liao, Humberly Gonzalez, Joe Pingue, Miku Martineau

Premieres January 24th

AllBlk

Conspirators

Conspirators follows a group of friends seven years after high school working for a local politician, Hudson, running for mayor. After running into an old friend, “The Gang” must uncover the truth about his shooting and disappearance, uncovering the truth about Hudson in the process. These secrets may lead to Hudson dropping out of the race, and more than likely to his arrest; however, with only partial information on the flash drive, the group doesn’t know what to believe. They have to find out the truth and decide whether to help Hudson or take him down with all of his government counterparts in the biggest hack they’ve ever pulled.

Starring: CJ Obilom, Kelsey Delemar, Kyrel Jaundoo, Simeon Daise, Chase X Drewery, Sean Blackmore, Christian Tait, Candice VanBeauty, Jordan Gabriel, Challedon Saltor

Premieres January 2nd

Hallmark+

Small Town Setup

Explore the unique charm of small-town America and its welcoming community in this heartwarming unscripted, romantic comedy docu-style dating series, Small Town Setup hosted by Ashley Williams. In each episode, we meet different hometown parents with a big problem – their successful adult child is living far away in a big city – and is still single. The couple gathers their neighbors and asks for help to find a match for their them to go out with. Now, the entire community is on the hunt to find the best three daters for the “city single” to go on dates with, in the hopes that they will fall in love, move back home and live happily ever after.

Premieres January 2nd

AcornTV

The Catch

Ed Collier is a proud husband, father and local fisherman determined to do whatever it takes to keep his family together. When rich, handsome younger man, Ryan enters daughter, Abbie’s life and threatens to take her away from him, Ed finds his life spiraling out of control and determines to discover the truth about Ryan before it’s too late. But when a dark secret from Ed’s past returns to haunt him, he risks losing everything he’s worked so hard to achieve.

Starring: Jason Watkins, Aneurin Barnard, Poppy Gilbert

Premieres January 27th

Netflix

Missing You

Missing You focuses on Kat Donovan, a detective specializing in Missing Persons. Eleven years ago, her fiance Josh, the love of her life, vanished without a trace, and she hasn’t heard from him since. Now, swiping profiles on a dating app, she suddenly sees his face and her world explodes all over again. Josh’s unexpected reappearance will force her to dive back into the mystery surrounding her father’s murder and uncover long-buried secrets from her past.

Starring: Rosalind Eleazar, Ashley Walters, Jessica Plummer, Richard Armitage, Sir Lenny Henry, Steve Pemberton, Marc Warren, Samantha Spiro, Lisa Faulkner, Mary Malone, James Nesbitt, Matt Jay-Willis, Rudi Dharmalingam

Premieres January 1st

Cunk on Life

Deadpan documentarian Philomena Cunk confounds philosophers and academics in her quest to understand the meaning of life in this feature-length special.

Starring: Diane Morgan

Premieres January 2nd

Selling the City

From the creators of Selling Sunset and Selling the OC comes Selling the City, a new series following a dynamic group of no-nonsense, kickass agents at Douglas Elliman as they navigate the cutthroat world of luxury real estate in New York City. From intense competition to the fast-paced careers and personal dramas of these agents, Selling the City promises to deliver all the excitement against the stunning backdrop of the city’s real estate landscape.

Premieres January 3rd

Shafted

Four middle-aged male friends fumble their way through love, life and career crises in modern-day Paris – when did being a man become so hard?

Starring: Antoine Gouy, Ariane Mourier, Franck Gastambide, Frankie Wallach, Guillaume Labbé, Manu Payet, Mélanie Bernier, Olga Kurylenko, Pilar Morados, Vincent Heneine

Premieres January 3rd

When the Stars Gossip

From two different worlds and with separate missions, an astronaut and a space tourist entangle in space — only to start falling for each other.

Starring: Lee Min-ho, Kong Hyo-jin, Han Ji-eun, EL, Kim Joo-heon, Lee Cho-hee, Oh Jung-se

Premieres January 4th

Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action

This jaw-dropping documentary goes behind the scenes of America’s most controversial talk show to expose its biggest scandals, both on- and off-camera.

Premieres January 7th

Hound’s Hill

A successful and renowned novelist — haunted by trauma and a mysterious blackmailer — returns to his hometown to reckon with his unresolved past.

Starring: Robert Więckiewicz, Mateusz Kościukiewicz, Jaśmina Polak

Premieres January 8th

Subteran

A young mother’s life is upended when she finds herself hiding behind a secret identity to escape the Bucharest gang responsible for her fiancé’s death.

Starring: Ana Ularu, Cezar, Grumazescu, Florin Piersic Jr., Irina Artenii, Cosmin Teodor Pană, Cristian Popa, Radu Bânzaru

Premieres January 8th

American Primeval

 A mother and son fleeing from their past form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West.

Starring: Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Derek Hinkey, Joe Tippett, Jai Courtney, Preston Mota, Shawnee Pourier, Shea Whigham 

Premieres January 9th

Asura

In 1979 Tokyo, four distinct sisters uncover their aging father’s affair, causing their happy facades and bottled-up emotions to slowly unravel.

Starring: Rie Miyazawa, Machiko Ono, Yu Aoi, Suzu Hirose, Masahiro Motoki, Ryuhei Matsuda, Kisetsu Fujiwara, Seiyo Uchino, Jun Kunimura, Keiko Matsuzaka

Premieres January 9th

Ad Vitam

After escaping an attempted murder, Franck Lazarev must find his wife Léo, who has been kidnapped by a mysterious group of armed men. He is caught up by his past as a former member of the French Elite Intervention Squad and pulled into a state affair far beyond his control.

Starring: Guillaume Canet, Stéphane Caillard, Nassim Lyes, Zita Hanrot, Alexis Manenti, Johan Heldenbergh

Premieres January 10th

Black Warrant

The series offers a thrilling exploration of the morally charged world of Asia’s largest prison, Tihar, through the eyes of rookie jailer Sunil Kumar Gupta as he takes on some of India’s most notorious offenders.

Starring: Vikramaditya Motwane, Zahan Kapoor, Rahul Bhat

Premieres January 10th

Sakamoto Days

Follow the action-packed story of legendary ex-hitman Taro Sakamoto, as he bands with comrades to face off against the looming threat of assassins to ensure a peaceful life with his beloved family. Sakamoto and company run wild in no-holds-barred, over-the-top battles that have stolen the spotlight and captivated audiences far and wide. In a world overrun by assassins like the special force “The Order” from the Japanese Association of Assassins (JAA), and a mysterious individual called “X (Slur)” targeting assassins, what is the true meaning of strength for Sakamoto? Get ready for non-stop assassin action as chaos ensues in the ordinary (and not-so-ordinary) life of Sakamoto and his comrades!

Starring: Natsuki Hanae, Taku Yashiro, Saori Hayami

Premieres January 11th

Public Disorder

 An incident sparks internal conflict as members of a riot squad juggle personal worries with the daily tension of police work on the streets.

Starring: Adriano Giannini, Fabrizio Nardi, Marco Giallini, Pierluigi Gigante, Valentina Bellè

Premieres January 15th

W.A.G.s to Riches

They’re the wives and girlfriends of famous athletes and rap stars, but these stylishly smart W.A.G.s call the shots in this soapy reality series.

Premieres January 22nd