What to Watch in January: 16 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 31, 2021

The month ahead will bring a series spinoff from The Suicide Squad, a new Apple TV+ comedic murder mystery, a successor to Downton Abbey, the return of Resident Alien, and more. In the gallery on this page, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home in the next month, listed in order by premiere date.

12 of 18 photo by Cannes Film Festival

82 A Hero

Movie debuts January 21 on Prime Video

Also opening in select theaters on January 7, the latest from acclaimed Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi (A Separation, The Salesman) returns him to Iran for another twisty moral tale centering on a man whose attempt to pay off a debt leads him down a slippery path. Critics had good things to say about the film when it debuted at Cannes last summer, and A Hero is one of 15 films shortlisted for the best international feature Oscar this year.

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