What to Watch in January: 19 Notable TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – December 29, 2022

The month ahead will bring new TV shows from noted film directors Rian Johnson, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Hirokazu Kore-eda, plus the first TV adaptation of hit video game The Last of Us, a new comedy from the creators of Ted Lasso, 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.

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67 The 1619 Project: Season 1

Documentary miniseries debuts January 26 on Hulu

Onyx Collective's six-part series based on the groundbreaking, Pulitzer-winning New York Times series reexamines American history through the lens of slavery, with award-winning journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones returning to serve as narrator for the TV adaptation. Two episodes stream each week, with each centering on a theme: "Democracy," "Race," "Music," "Capitalism," "Fear," and "Justice."

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