Looking for a new TV show to stream this week? Then you're in luck because I've created a curated list of the must-watch dramas, documentaries and reality shows landing this week.
Each week I look at all the new TV shows landing on the biggest and best streaming services to compile a list of the biggest arrivals. In this week's round-up, I've found the series coming between Saturday, January 11 and Friday, January 18 to watch.
The six options this week offer a range of genres so whatever you're into, there will be something for you to watch. We've got documentaries, crime thrillers, sci-fi, animation and reality. Check out our list of the best streaming deals for some ways to sign up for services you don't have.
So let's find you something to watch this week.
Public Disorder — Netflix
- Netflix Italian crime thriller lands on Wednesday, January 15
The only Netflix show we have on the list this week hails from Italy, as an offering to people who like crime thrillers, especially Euro ones.
Public Disorder is about a squad of Rome's police officers who get sent to another city to handle... well, public disorder. However a recent change in leadership threatens to split the team, which is exacerbated by the issues which have created the civil unrest in the first place.
You'll be able to watch all episodes of Public Disorder at once on Wednesday, January 15.
Love Island All Stars season 2 — Peacock
- Peacock reality series returns on Wednesday, January 15
If you really, really love Love Island, then you'll want to tune in to Love Island All Stars season 2, which kicks off this week.
Love Island All Stars is like the main series, except populated by alumni from past seasons of the proper show. Contestants have to try again to find love, after failing the first time around.
You can see episodes of Love Island All Stars season 2 on Peacock every evening from Wednesday, January 15. This follows the UK by two days, where episodes will stream daily (except Saturdays) on ITVX from Monday, January 13.
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night — Peacock
- Peacock comedy documentary arrives on Thursday, January 16
We're sticking with Peacock for SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night, a new docuseries which the streaming service has created to tie into the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live.
Beyond Saturday Night gives viewers a deep dive into what goes into making each episode of the variety comedy show. We'll see how the writers write, the casting producers conduct auditions and how certain well-known sketches were made. There are plenty of interviews with famous cast members along the way.
All four episodes of Beyond Saturday Night will air on Peacock from Thursday, January 16. It looks like the episodes explore different topics so, if you like, you can watch them in whatever order you like, or only watch ones about your topic of choice.
Harley Quinn season 5 — Max
- Max animated superhero series returns on Thursday, January 15
Max is dropping the latest batch of episodes for one of its animated superhero shows: Harley Quinn is about the titular anti-heroine.
The show is about her break-up from The Joker and how she goes on adventures with her best friend Poison Ivy, and season 5 continues on from the previous season as they've created a vigilante team but risk an ex superhero being brought back from the dead.
Episodes of Harley Quinn season 5 air every Thursday on Max beginning on Thursday, January 16.
Severance season 2 — Apple TV Plus
- Apple TV Plus sci-fi series returns on Friday, January 17
One of the most anticipated series of January is Severance season 2, which picks back up the story of the hit first season after a two-year hiatus.
Severance is about the employees at a company who undergo a procedure that splits their workplace and personal lives into two different psyches. However mysteries cause them to question whether this was successful, and in season 2 the employees are reeling from the consequences of pushing too far in season 1.
Episodes of Severance season 2 will land on Apple TV Plus weekly beginning on Friday, January 17.
La Liberación — Prime Video
- Prime Video drama arrives on Friday, January 17
We end the week with a Prime Video series called La Liberación, which hails from Mexico. It's part comedy, part fantasy.
La Liberación is about three women working on a film set. Lots of this drama will take place in a fantasy medieval village that lets them air out their metaphorical wounds. The makers promise the movie is packed with "black humor" and that it's about women searching for their voice.
You can find out for yourself more of what the series is about on Friday, January 17, when all seven episodes will stream on Prime Video.
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