The Best New TV Shows To Watch In January
Goodbye 2024, hello 2025: while you might already be missing the Christmas holidays and feeling that “brand new year” feeling, there’s plenty of amazing TV out this month, that’s just the start of what’s to come. Here’s all you need to watch:
Missing You
Coming to Netflix this month is Missing You, a new series which like last year’s Fool Me Once is based on a novel by Harlan Coben. It follows a detective, Kat Donovan, who had once dated a man years ago who suddenly went missing. While she’s scrolling her phone, she spots him on her feed, apparently alive and well. She’s perplexed and shocked but is desperate to learn more. However, what she will discover when she searches for answers will lead her into a complex conspiracy. Other cast members include Lenny Henry, Steve Pemberton, Richard Armitage and Marc Warren.
Watch it on: Netflix
Releases: 1.1.25
Prime Target
One Day’s Leo Woodall, who also stars in the new Bridget Jones next month, features in this new Apple TV+ drama. He plays Edward, a post-grad maths student who’s working on a project to crack a pattern in prime numbers. The project has the potential to access every computer in the world, but soon finds that there are forces out there trying to stop him. He also attracts the attention of the NSA, who sends an agent, Taylah Sanders (Quintessa Swindell) to track him. The two of them will try to uncover the complex conspiracy that poses a serious danger to Edward.
Watch it on: Apple TV+
Releases: 22.1.25
Severance
Critically acclaimed series Severance is back for its second season, revisiting Mark (Adam Scott) and the other workers at Lumon Industries. A quick recap of the premise: employees at Lumon undergo the “severance” procedure to separate their outside life from their inside life in order to allow them to access highly sensitive and classified materials as they work. Season 2 will follow Mark as he finds out what happens if one tries to bypass the split between employee’s “innie” and “outie” personalities. It also deals with the fallout and revelations from Season 1’s finale and will see Britt Lower, Patricia Arquette, John Tuturro and Christopher Walken return.
Watch it on: Apple TV+
Releases: 17.1.25
Playing Nice
A four-part drama coming to ITVX this month, Playing Nice stars James Norton in a drama about two couples who find out that their kids were swapped at birth. Pete (Norton) and Maddie (Niamh Algar) meet Miles (James McArdle) and Lucy (Jessica Brown Findlay) as they discover this revelation, and try to find a solution to their nightmarish predicament. However, it becomes apparent that not all is as it seems, and that there are hidden agendas behind the scenes. Neither couple knows if they can trust the other, and even question their own relationships.
Watch it on: ITVX
Releases: 5.1.25
High Potential
High Potential centres on It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia star Kaitlin Olson’s character Morgan, an extremely intelligent woman currently living as a single mother with three children. While working as a cleaner at the local police department, she manages to discover the solution to a seemingly unsolvable crime. As a result, the department decides to make her a consultant for other cases that pop up, working with a seasoned detective named Karadec (Daniel Sunjata). Despite their odd pairing, with Karadec sceptical of Morgan’s suitability, they begin to work as an effective team.
Watch it on: Disney+
Releases: 23.1.25
Molly Mae: Behind It All
Social media guru Molly Mae is the focus of this six-part documentary, releasing on Amazon Prime Video. It’s filmed following her split with Tommy Fury, which happened back in August of last year, and how she deals with it. There are plenty of behind-the-scenes looks at her life and where she plans to go next, with the launch of her business, Maebe, set to be her biggest focus, as well as her parenting of her son Bambi. Mae has promised that the show won’t always be glossy, and will give a sense of who she truly is.
Watch it on: Amazon Prime
Releases: 17.1.25
The Traitors
The Traitors is back in all its nervy, back-stabby glory- and while the first few episodes have already aired (it started on New Year’s Day), there’s plenty of time to binge through the first few episodes to catch up. Claudia Winkleman of course returns to host proceedings at Ardross Castle, as a new crop of contestants become the Faithful and the Traitors, attempting to outwit each other to win through various challenges. Winkleman has also teased a “big twist” in this series to make things even more hair-pullingly tense. You can check out the full lineup of contestants on the BBC’s website, and also get more Traitors action from spin-off show The Traitors: Uncloaked, hosted by Ed Gamble. Intriguingly, a celebrity edition has also been confirmed to be in development- stay tuned.
Watch it on: BBC One and Player
Releases: Out now
