11 of the best TV shows to watch this January

From a new medical show starring ER’s Noah Wyle to the return of Apple TV+’s dystopian workplace drama, these are the shows streaming this month.

The characters in Harlan Coben’s novels are plagued by all sorts of problems, usually murder or dark secrets from their pasts. But their hardships turned into a welcome success for Netflix, which turned several of Coben’s books into reliable hit series, including Fool Me Once and Stay Close. In the latest film, Rosalind Eleazar (Slow Horses) plays Detective Cat Donovan. One day, her fiance Josh (Top Boy’s Ashley Walters) suddenly disappears, leaving behind an empty wardrobe. Years later, Kat searches for Josh’s photo on a dating app and tries to find out the truth. Apparently he was up to no good. Corben’s 2014 book was set in New York, while the film version was set in England and filmed in Manchester. Starring Richard Armitage and Lenny Henry.

Missing You premieres worldwide on Netflix on January 1st

Colin Firth stars in this powerful fact-based drama about the 1988 tragedy when a bomb exploded on a plane flying from London to New York over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people. , who plays the real-life Dr. Jim Swire. . Swire, whose daughter was among the victims, becomes the spokesperson for a group trying to find the truth behind the tragedy. The series begins just before the plane takes off, but focuses on the aftermath as Swire relentlessly searches for answers for years, including a visit to Muammar Gaddafi in Libya. Ultimately, he uses tactics to form opinions that distance him from the family he was meant to represent. The real Swire remains controversial Today, I refuse to accept guilt. verdict It sent a Libyan intelligence officer to prison for the bombing. Regardless of one’s stance on these events, Firth makes Swire’s grief real and emotional.

Lockerbie: The Search for Truth will premiere on Sky in the UK and Peacock in the US on January 2nd.

Set in 1857, this western mixes personal drama, action, and culture clashes as it follows several characters as they journey through the American wilderness. Betty Gilpin plays Sarah, who loads her young son into a covered wagon in hopes of meeting her husband. The man she meets is Taylor Kitsch, who plays Isaac, who helps her on her journey. The story features soldiers, settlers, Native Americans (consultants advised on language and costuming accuracy), and Brigham Young (Kim Coates), a Mormon leader with his own army. . Written by Mark L. Smith, co-writer of The Revenant, and directed by Peter Berg (Painkiller), the series depicts the violence of the Wild West. We treat it seriously. Jim Bridger (Shea Whigham), the leader of the fort where the travelers stop, warns them that they face death from mountain snow, grizzly bears, and wolves. And an indigenous woman asks a white man, “Why are you so hungry to kill?”

American Primeval premieres worldwide on Netflix on January 9th

This medical drama could be called “ER meets 24.” Noah Wyle, who got his start playing a young Dr. John Carter on ER, will play Dr. Michael (aka Robbie) Robinavich, head of the trauma department at a Pittsburgh hospital. . Each of the show’s 15 episodes takes place over an hour of his 15-hour workday, like Kiefer Sutherland on 24, but without any terrorist threats. Instead, the lobby is grappling with medical emergencies, staffing issues and the memory of a leader’s death from coronavirus during the pandemic. The off-screen drama may match the on-screen one. The show is produced by John Wells, who also worked on ER. He and Weil talked about the ER. sequel It featured an elderly Dr. Carter, but did not agree to terms with the estate of that show’s creator, Michael Crichton. Crichton’s widow is now file a lawsuitPitt has stated that he only changed the names and locations of the main characters. Warner Bros., the studio behind Pitt, say It’s a new and different medical show. The lawsuit is ongoing. Maybe it could be the inspiration for a new courtroom series?

‘The Pit’ will premiere in the US on January 9th on Max.

The series created by Dick Wolf (including the behemoths Law and Order and Law and Order: SVU) are known for being easy to understand. But the police drama, produced by his production company, incorporates visual tricks like body cameras, dashcam perspectives, and handheld cameras. Its essence remains faithful to the formula of police procedurals. Tracy Harmon (Troian Bellisario, “Pretty Little Liars”) is a veteran cop in Long Beach, California, and Alex Diaz (Brandon Larracuente, “The Good Doctor”) is her new partner. Lori Loughlin appears as a police lieutenant, and Eric La Salle, who also directed several episodes, plays a sergeant. Wolf is an executive producer on the show (created by his son Elliot Wolf and Tim Walsh), his first streaming series. “Everything old is new again,” he said deadlineHe pointed out the fact that half-hour programs were once a staple of network television. At this length, he notes, On Call is perfectly suited to streaming and can be devoured in three hours. “TV popcorn,” he said.

On Call premieres worldwide on January 9th on Amazon Prime Video

This highly anticipated drama is written and directed by Japan’s leading film director, Hirokazu Kore-eda. shoplifting family Like many of his films, the story centers around family. When four sisters learn that their elderly father is having an affair, they grapple with the emotional consequences of the revelation as they conspire to hide it from their mother. Due to the sisters’ different lives and personalities, things are not easy. One teaches flower arranging, one is a librarian, one is a traditional housewife, and the youngest and most rebellious one is a waitress. The show is a re-edit of the 1979 Japanese series and 2003 film based on Kuniko Mukoda’s novel Asura no Yoni. Mr. Kore-eda said“What enriches Kuniko Mukoda’s dramas is the superficial poison exchanged in conversations and the love hidden behind those cruel words.” words Asura Referring to demigods in Buddhism, the sisters wield a kind of god-like power by choosing to keep or not keep their father’s secrets.

Ashura premieres worldwide on Netflix on January 9th

celebration of saturday night liveTo celebrate its 50th anniversary, the celebrity primetime extravaganza will air in February, and each episode of this four-part documentary goes behind the scenes and explores one aspect of the show’s production. This article, called “Written By,” covers a week in the writers’ room and follows the process from inception to showtime. “Five Minutes” features auditions for SNL. The other is a deep dive into the classic sketch from 2000. more cowbellWill Ferrell is the cowbell player and Christopher Walken is the producer in the recording studio, telling the band what only Walken can do. I have to “Have more cowbell.” And “Strange Years” is about the 1985-1986 season (see photo above). That year may not have been the weirdest year ever, but it was the return of Lorne Michaels as he returned as the star of the show. He’s been a producer for the first time in five years, the only gap (so far) in his 45-year tenure. This documentary series may be exaggerating, it may be fascinating.

SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night premieres January 16 on Peacock in the US

The first season of this acclaimed and heart-stirring series ends on a tantalizing cliffhanger as the protagonists of the mysterious but undeniably villainous LeMond industry break through the barrier separating work and outside life. did. Please note: They have chosen a procedure that splits their memory in two. While those inside the company know nothing about their private lives, those outside the company have no idea that their working hours are controlled like a cult in Lumon’s macrodata research department. What is happening now? Will the so-called Innies remember the surprising revelations about Outie’s life? Adam Scott, Britt Lauer, John Turturro, and Zach Cherry return as employees we’ll root for, and Patricia as their nemesis. Arquette will appear in the film, and Gwendoline Christie and Bob Balaban have also been added to the cast. and as photograph Somehow the Macrodata team ends up visiting a snowy location outside the office, and the show remains unpredictable.

Severance premieres worldwide on Apple TV+ on January 17th

Leo Woodall plays the exciting Dexter in one day and grifter jackin white lotusyou play a completely different and different role in this conspiracy thriller. He plays Edward Brooks, a brilliant mathematician whose research into prime numbers could hold the key to cybersecurity around the world. No wonder someone, or perhaps many dark forces, are determined to stop him. Quintessa Swindell (The Master Gardener) plays a National Security Agency agent tasked with monitoring him. Together they try to figure out who is targeting him and why playing with the numbers is putting his life at risk. The stellar cast includes Stephen Rea, David Morrissey, Martha Plimpton, Harry Lloyd, and Sisse Babette Knudsen (Bogen). If the show is as good as its cast, you can even forgive its playboy title.

Prime Target will premiere globally on Apple TV+ on January 22

One of the surprise hits of 2023, this thriller sees Gabriel Basso reprise his role as Peter Sutherland. Last time, he started out as a low-level FBI agent answering calls at the White House at night, but ended up taking on high-handed actions, outwitting would-be assassins, uncovering conspiracies within the U.S. government, and risking the life of the president. I decided to save it. . He is now part of a secret night agent force. The unit is a covert government operation that tackles problems that traditional counterintelligence cannot solve. Lucien Buchanan remains in the cast as Rose, a cybersecurity expert who became Peter’s love interest and partner in solving plots in season one. Brittany Snow plays Alice, his partner on the next mission. And Amanda Warren plays Kathryn Weaver, who trains new nighttime agents. While Netflix is ​​guarding the exact details of the plot, we do know that the series was filmed in Washington DC, New York, and Thailand, so Peter will be traveling.

The Night Agent premieres worldwide on Netflix on January 23rd

Sterling K. Brown, Randall this is us” and series creator Dan Fogelman are reunited here. And while the tone and plot couldn’t be more different, this amazing conspiracy thriller is unique in that both shows go back and forth between the present and the past, and both pilot episodes are shocking. It reminds me of This is Us in that it ends with . Sets up the rest of the series. Brown plays Xavier Collins, a Secret Service agent once assigned to the President (James Marsden). The only thing Xavier and Randall have in common is that they are both very smart people. Scenes of the White House are shown in flashbacks, and the present day takes place in a community that looks so sanitary and typical of a small town that the set might have been borrowed from a pseudo-heaven called The Good Place. There is. There’s a big twist in every episode, but what makes this series so intense and gripping is that Julianne Nicholson gives a great performance as the most powerful woman on the planet versus her usual kind-hearted, down-to-earth type. This is not a spoiler. .

‘Paradise’ will premiere on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK on January 28th.