The year’s barely out of the wrapping and the streaming gods are already flexing, hurling an avalanche of shiny new shows and movies straight at our eyeballs. Apple TV+ is keeping things relatively chill, but everyone else has clearly chosen chaos, flooding the apps with more content than any sane human could ever hope to finish. If your spare time is limited (or your tolerance for doom-scrolling thumbnails is already hanging by a thread), you’ll want to head straight for our carefully curated hits.
So let’s get you sorted. We’ve rounded up the must-watch films, binge-worthy series, and unexpectedly brilliant originals across Australia’s biggest platforms. Just pick your service, zero in on the gems, grab a snack, and settle in for quality screen time.
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TV litter pick: RUN – 1 Jan : A six-part crime drama that dramatizes the true story of Brenden Abbott, an infamous Australian bank robber known as the “Postcard Bandit”.
Movie litter pick: Freaky Tales – 4 Jan : A vibrant, genre-blending anthology film featuring four interconnected stories set in 1987 Oakland, California.
What notable movies are coming to Binge?
- Freaky Tales – 4 Jan
- The Postcard Bandit – 7 Jan
- The Strangers: Chapter 2 – 23 Jan
- Mr Burton – 31 Jan
What notable series are coming to Binge?
- RUN – 1 Jan
- Ponies Season 1 – 16 Jan
- Animal Control Season 4 – 16 Jan
- Scared of the Dark Season 1 – 16 Jan
- Bake Off: The Professionals Season 10 – 19 Jan
- The Great American Bake Off Season 8 – 27 Jan
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TV litter pick: Stranger Things 5: The Finale – 1 Jan : Virtually anything I say about this will be taken as a spoiler. Not going to risk it. So maybe just watch it.
Movie litter pick: The Rip – 16 Jan : A high-stakes crime thriller that follows a team of Miami cops whose trust in one another unravels after they discover millions in cash inside an abandoned stash house.
What notable movies are coming to Netflix?
- People We Meet on Vacation – 9 Jan
- How to Train Your Dragon – 9 Jan
- How to Train Your Dragon 2 – 9 Jan
- How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – 9 Jan
- The Rip – 16 Jan
- Lost in Translation – 29 Jan
What notable series are coming to Netflix?
- Stranger Things 5: The Finale – 1 Jan
- Run Away – 1 Jan
- Unlocked: A Jail Experiment Season 2 – 7 Jan
- His & Hers – 8 Jan
- Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials – 15 Jan
- Love Through a Prism – 15 Jan
- WWE: Unreal Season 2 – 20 Jan
- Bridgerton Season 4, Part 1 – 29 Jan
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TV litter pick: Marvel’s Wonder Man – 28 Jan : A satirical, self-aware “love letter to Hollywood” that follows an aspiring actor who unexpectedly gains superpowers.
Movie litter pick: Hoops, Hopes & Dreams – 19 Jan : This doco tells the untold story of how Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and an all-star team of civil rights activists used basketball to connect with young voters and build community.
What notable movies are coming to Disney+?
- Hoops, Hopes & Dreams – 19 Jan
- The Bourne Identity – 1 Jan
- The Bourne Supremacy – 1 Jan
- The Bourne Ultimatum – 1 Jan
- The Bourne Legacy – 1 Jan
- Jason Bourne – 1 Jan
What notable series are coming to Disney+?
- Chicago Fire Seasons 1–11 – 7 Jan
- A Thousand Blows Season 2 – 9 Jan
- Tell Me Lies Season 3 – 13 Jan
- Pole to Pole with Will Smith – 14 Jan
- Hey A.J.! – 14 Jan
- FX’s The Beauty – 22 Jan
- Tracker Season 3 – 28 Jan
TV litter pick: Shrinking Season 3 – 28 Jan : S3 introduces new faces, including Michael J. Fox and Cobie Smulders as Jimmy’s love interest, alongside returning cast members as they try to embrace change and new beginnings.
What notable series are coming to Apple TV+?
- Drops of God Season 2 – 21 Jan
- Shrinking Season 3 – 28 Jan
- Yo Gabba Gabbaland Season 2 – 30 Jan
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TV litter pick: The Night Manager Season 2 – 11 Jan : Jonathan Pine (Tom Hiddleston) embarks on a new mission in Colombia involving a dangerous arms dealer, Teddy Dos Santos (Diego Calva) and his seductive associate Roxana Bolanos (Camila Morrone).
Movie litter pick: Caught Stealing – 26 Jan : a dark crime thriller about a burned-out former baseball prodigy named Hank Thompson who inadvertently gets caught in a violent struggle between rival New York City gangsters.
What notable movies are coming to Prime Video?
- Steal – 21 Jan
- Caught Stealing – 26 Jan
- The Wrecking Crew – 28 Jan
What notable series are coming to Prime Video?
- Spring Fever – 6 Jan
- Beast Games Season 2 – 7 Jan
- The Night Manager Season 2 – 11 Jan
- Molly Mae: Behind It All Season 2 Part 2 – 16 Jan
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TV litter pick: Dear Life – 1 Jan : Lillian (Brooke Satchwell) grieves the tragic death of her fiancé, Ash, an organ donor, by secretly seeking out the recipients of his donated organs, leading to unexpected connections.
Movie litter pick: When A Stranger Calls – 11 Jan : Babysitter Jill Johnson receives terrifying phone calls while watching kids; things escalate until the police discover the close proximity of the caller.
What notable movies are coming to Stan?
- How To Train Your Dragon – 1 Jan
- How To Train Your Dragon 2 – 1 Jan
- How To Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World – 1 Jan
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story – 2 Jan
- Boyz N’ The Hood – 5 Jan
- The Witches (2020) – 6 Jan
- When A Stranger Calls – 11 Jan
- Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie – 17 Jan
- Space Jam: A New Legacy – 17 Jan
- Space Jam – 17 Jan
- Source Code – 19 Jan
- Hairspray (2007) – 21 Jan
- Nobody – 23 Jan
- Sunshine – 24 Jan
What notable series are coming to Stan?
- Dear Life – 1 Jan
- Red Eye: S02 – 2 Jan
- Power Book IV: S03 – 2 Jan
- Changing Ends Season 2 – 3 Jan
- Gods of Tennis Season 1 – 10 Jan
- Accused: S02 – 15 Jan
- Regular Show: S01 – S08 – 21 Jan
- The Walsh Sisters: S01 – 22 Jan
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Adam Mathew is our Aussie streaming savant. He also games on YouTube.