What’s new on Paramount Plus in January 2025

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Everything that’s coming to Paramount Plus in January — What to Watch picks the TV shows and movies to add to your watch list.

Morris Chestnut in Watson
Morris Chestnut in Watson (Image credit: Sergei Bachlakov/CBS)

Paramount Plus likes to say they have a mountain of TV shows and movies (get it?), so we're here to help you navigate through all of those choices. Find the full list of everything that is coming to Paramount Plus this January, from classic movies and TV shows to streaming replays of current broadcast TV shows, Paramount Plus originals and live sports.

But first, here are What to Watch's picks for the best of the best of new content on Paramount Plus this month.

Best movie on Paramount Plus in January: Paper Moon (January 1) 

Paper Moon

Tatum O'Neal and Ryan O'Neal (Image credit: Paramount Pictures)

Peter Bogdanovich’s Paper Moon is a beautiful, hilarious movie about a roving conman whose scheme gets complicated when he is forced to travel with his alleged daughter. Real-life father and daughter Ryan and Tatum O’Neal are magical opposite one another (Tatum O’Neal would win the Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her performance, the youngest actress to ever win a competitive Oscar). Other highlights include another great turn from Madeline Kahn, the gorgeous black-and-white photography and the movie’s brilliant script

Best TV show on Paramount Plus in November: Watson (January 26) 

Morris Chestnut in Watson

Morris Chestnut in Watson (Image credit: Courtesy of CBS)

CBS has already found a new hit show in Matlock this year, but they could have another one on their hands in Watson starring Morris Chestnut. The new series is a fresh take on the classic Sherlock Holmes character Dr. John Watson, as Chestnut plays a Watson now resuming his medical after the death of Sherlock Holmes, but his old life isn't done with him yet as the threat of Moriarty continues to loom large. With a prime premiere date after the AFC Championship game, CBS seems to have confidence in Watson's potential. Episodes will be available the day after the show airs if you don't have a Paramount Plus with Showtime account to watch them live.

Best live sport on Paramount Plus in January: NFL playoffs

Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry

Baltimore Ravens' Lamar Jackson and Derrick Henry (Image credit: Sam Hodde/Getty Images)

The NFL playoffs kickoff on January 11, and while we don't know exactly what games or on what days CBS (and by extension Paramount Plus) will have at the time of publication, playoff action always brings the excitement. And there is plenty of potential storylines to anticipate. Can the Baltimore Ravens or the Buffalo Bills finally get over the hump that is the Kansas City Chiefs, or will the Chiefs march through the AFC and give themselves the chance for a third straight Super Bowl?

What's new to Paramount Plus in January 2025

(Paramount Plus originals in bold. Titles only available on Paramount Plus with Showtime ID'd with *; those airing live on Paramount Plus with Showtime but then available next day on Paramount Plus ID'd with **)

January 1

  • 2 Days In The Valley
  • 40 Days and 40 Nights
  • A Crime on the Bayou
  • A Dog's Purpose
  • A Night At The Roxbury
  • A.C.O.D.
  • Adventureland
  • The Addams Family (1991)
  • Agent Game*
  • Allied
  • Almost Famous
  • Amistad
  • An Officer and a Gentleman
  • Arrival
  • The Aviator
  • Barbarella
  • Basic Instinct
  • Becky*
  • Best Defense
  • Big Jake
  • Black Noise
  • Book Club
  • Boomerang
  • Bounce
  • Breakdown
  • Buddy Games
  • Chinatown
  • Chocolat
  • Citizen Ruth
  • Clear and Present Danger
  • Cold Mountain
  • Confessions Of A Dangerous Mind
  • The Conversation
  • Cop Land
  • Crawlspace
  • Crazy, Stupid, Love.
  • The Crow
  • The Crow: City of Angels
  • The Crow: Wicked Prayer
  • Cursed
  • Dark Asset
  • Death Wish
  • Dirty Pretty Things
  • Domestic Disturbance
  • Don't Look Now
  • The Doors
  • Down To You
  • Downsizing
  • Drillbit Taylor
  • Drive Angry*
  • Drop Zone
  • Ella Enchanted
  • Emma (1996)
  • Face/Off
  • Fatal Attraction
  • Final Destination
  • First Blood
  • The First Wives Club
  • Florence Foster Jenkins
  • Focus
  • Footloose (2011)
  • Forces of Nature
  • Foxfire
  • Frida
  • The Gambler
  • Good Boy
  • Good Mourning*
  • Halloween VIII: Resurrection
  • Heaven Can Wait
  • The Honeymooners
  • The Hours
  • House of Sand and Fog
  • The Hunter
  • Imagine That
  • The Importance of Being Earnest
  • Indecent Proposal
  • The Intervention
  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit
  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa
  • Jackass Presents: Bad Grandpa .5 Unrated
  • Judgement Night
  • Just a Kiss
  • K-19: The Widowmaker
  • Kinky Boots
  • Kiss The Girls
  • Labor Day
  • Labyrinth
  • The Ladies Man
  • Lady of the Manor*
  • Like a Boss
  • The Long Kiss Goodnight
  • The Longest Yard
  • The Manchurian Candidate
  • The Mechanic
  • Mr. Malcom's List
  • Murder Company
  • The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
  • The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
  • Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult
  • The Night Clerk
  • Nightwatch
  • The Original Kings of Comedy
  • Paid in Full
  • Panama*
  • Paper Moon
  • Paranormal Activity
  • Paranormal Activity 2
  • Paranormal Activity 3
  • Paranormal Activity 4
  • Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones
  • Patriot Games
  • The Peacemaker
  • The Perfect Score
  • Pet Sematary II
  • The Pledge
  • Poltergeist
  • The Queens of Comedy
  • Rabbit-Proof Fence
  • Race for Your Life, Charlie Brown
  • Rambo III
  • Rambo: First Blood Part II
  • Red Eye
  • Revolutionary Road
  • The Romantics
  • Rosemary's Baby
  • The Ruins
  • Run & Gun
  • The Running Man
  • Santa Stole Our Dog!
  • Scary Movie
  • Scary Movie 2
  • The Score
  • Seabiscuit
  • Searching For Bobby Fischer
  • Sherlock Gnomes
  • Shutter Island
  • Sidewalks Of New York
  • Silence
  • Slingshot
  • Snake Eyes
  • The Soloist
  • Some Kind of Wonderful
  • The Spiderwick Chronicles
  • Stardust
  • Staying Alive
  • Strictly Ballroom
  • The Switch
  • The Talented Mr. Ripley
  • Tales From the Darkside: The Movie
  • Tammy's Always Dying*
  • There Will Be Blood
  • Things We Lost In The Fire
  • The Three Amigos
  • Three Days of the Condor
  • Trainspotting
  • Trekkies 2
  • The Truman Show
  • The Two Jakes
  • Undisputed
  • The United States of Leland
  • The Untouchables
  • V for Vengeance
  • The Virgin Suicides
  • Virtuosity
  • Waking Up In Reno
  • War*
  • WifeLike
  • The Wolf of Wall Street
  • The Words
  • The Yards
  • Zeroville*
  • Zodiac

January 2

  • Step Up Revolution*

January 4

January 5

January 8

  • Blippi's Big Dino Adventure
  • Blippi's Out-of-this-World Space Adventure
  • Blippi's Wonderful World Tour
  • The Price is Right at Night**
  • Raid the Cage season 2**

January 9

  • Hollywood Squares**

January 15

  • Danger Force season 3
  • Matlock (1986) seasons 1-9

January 21

  • Long Gone Heroes

January 22

  • Isle of MTV: Malta 2024 special
  • Help! I’m in a Secret Relationship season 3

January 26

  • Watson**
  • Who's Your Caddy?*

January 28

  • Killshot*
  • Mona Lisa and the Blood Moon*

January 29

  • The Land*
  • The Tiny Chef Show season 2

January 31

  • A Murder in the Park*
  • The D Train*
  • Good Kill*
  • Manglehorn*
  • NCIS: Sydney season 2**
  • The Seven Five*

Live sports on Paramount Plus in January

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes

Kansas City Chiefs' Patrick Mahomes (Image credit: Cooper Neill/Getty Images)

January 1

  • EFL League One: Barnsley vs Wrexham
  • EFL Championship: Leeds United vs Blackburn Rovers

January 2

  • Supercoppa Italiana semifinal: Inter vs Atalanta

January 3

  • Supercoppa Italiana semifinal: Juventus vs AC Milan

January 4

  • EFL Championship: Blackburn Rovers vs Burnley
  • Men's college basketball
    • North Carolina vs Notre Dame
    • Baylor vs Iowa State
    • San Diego State vs Boise State*

January 5

  • Serie A: Torino vs Juventus

January 6

  • Supercoppa Italiana final

January 11

  • Men's college basketball: San Diego State vs New Mexico*
  • NFL Wild Card (January 11 or January 12)
  • Professional Bull Riders
  • Serie A: Torino vs Juventus

January 12

  • Formula E*

January 18

  • AFC Divisional game (January 18 or January 19)
  • Men's college basketball: Kansas State vs Kansas*

January 19

  • Men's college basketball: Illinois vs Michigan State*
  • Serie A: Juventus vs AC Milan

January 21

  • UEFA Champions League Matchday 7
  • UEFA Champions League: Liverpool vs Lille

January 22

  • UEFA Champions League Matchday 7
  • UEFA Champions League: PSG vs Manchester City

January 23

  • UEFA Europa League Matchday 7
  • UEFA Europa League: Manchester United vs Rangers

January 24

  • PGA Tour: Famer's Insurance Open third round*

January 25

  • Men's college basketball: Michigan State vs Rutgers*
  • PGA Tour: Famer's Insurance Open final round*

January 26

  • AFC Championship
  • Men's college basketball: Maryland vs Indiana*
  • Professional Bull Riders

January 29

  • UEFA Champions League Matchday 8
  • UEFA Champions League: Barcelona vs Atalanta

January 30

  • UEFA Europa League Matchday 8

Throughout January

  • Scottish Professional Football League competition 
  • English Football League competition
  • Serie A competition
  • Coppa Italia Frecciarossa Round of 16 competition 
Michael Balderston
Michael Balderston

Michael Balderston is a DC-based entertainment and assistant managing editor for What to Watch, who has previously written about the TV and movies with TV Technology, Awards Circuit and regional publications. Spending most of his time watching new movies at the theater or classics on TCM, some of Michael's favorite movies include Casablanca, Moulin Rouge!, Silence of the Lambs, Children of Men, One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest and Star Wars. On the TV side he enjoys Only Murders in the Building, Yellowstone, The Boys, Game of Thrones and is always up for a Seinfeld rerun. Follow on Letterboxd.

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