New On Netflix, HBO Max, And More: 5 Streaming Shows And Movies To Watch This Week (January 5 -11)

Noah Wyle walking down a hallway with Patrick Ball behind him in The Pitt.

(Image credit: Photograph by Warrick Page/HBO Max)

It’s the first full week of 2026, and January is often a dead zone when it comes to theatrical releases. The 2026 movie schedule is no exception, but luckily, the world of streaming is more than able to pick up the slack. There are plenty of great streaming movies this month, and plenty of TV series are getting underway to keep you interested for the next several weeks.

Dr. Michael "Robby" Robinavitch (Noah Wyle, far left) and his fellow doctors anxiously attend to a man undergoing life-threatening difficulties in Season 2 of hit medical drama The Pitt. — (Image credit: Warrick Page / HBO Max)

The Pitt, Season 2 - January 8 (HBO Max)

The Pitt was one of the best new shows of 2025 and is absolutely one of the best reasons to have an HBO Max subscription. While so many other streaming hits can make us wait multiple years before giving us a new season, the hospital drama starring Noah Wiley isn’t making us wait. The Pitt Season 2 drops its first hour this week. The new season will take place on the Fourth of July, which will certainly lead to many emergencies for the doctors on call.

Alan Cumming at the finale campfire on The Traitors — (Image credit: Euan Cherry/Peacock)

The Traitors, Season 4 - January 8 (Peacock)

The Traitors has become one of the biggest reality competition series of the streaming era, so you can be sure there will be millions of fans making sure they have their Peacock subscription up to date when the new season arrives this week.

Jon Bernthal and Tessa Thompson sitting together in His &amp; Hers — (Image credit: Netflix)

His & Hers - January 8 (Netflix)

Tessa Thompson might find herself in the Oscar hunt thanks to Hedda, and Jon Bernthal is likely to have a huge 2026 as the Punisher in Spider-Man Brand: New Day and his own Disney+ special, but with a Netflix subscription this week, you can see them together in His & Hers. They play an estranged couple, he a police detective and she a journalist, investigating a murder together, while also suspecting each other might be guilty of the crime.

From left to right: Emily Bader standing next to Tom Blyth. They both look interested in whatever they're looking at. — (Image credit: Daniel Escale/Netflix)

People We Meet on Vacation - January 9 (Netflix)

While I will go to the mat for the theatrical experience, there’s little argument that audiences more broadly don’t go to the movies as much anymore. One casualty of this change has been the character-driven romance. Luckily, we have streaming platforms like Netflix picking up the slack. Based on the novel of the same name, People We Meet on Vacation follows two old friends who spend one week a year going on vacation together, and the romance that eventually grows between them.

Tom Hiddleston on The Night Manager — (Image credit: BBC One/AMC)

The Night Manager, Season 2 - January 11 (Prime Video)

The Night Manager, based on the John Le Carre novel, was one of the most popular and successful TV series ever when it debuted way back in 2016. It’s wild that it took nearly a decade for a second season to arrive. Of course, star Tom Hiddleston has been kind of busy since then. While the show was on cable the first time around, you’ll need a Prime Video subscription to watch Season 2.

With new seasons of Bridgerton, new additions to the Game of Thrones franchise,m and the first piece of the marvel Cinematic Universe in 2026 dropping this month, January may be cold, but the content is staying hot all month along.

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CinemaBlend’s resident theme park junkie and amateur Disney historian, Dirk began writing for CinemaBlend as a freelancer in 2015 before joining the site full-time in 2018. He has previously held positions as a Staff Writer and Games Editor, but has more recently transformed his true passion into his job as the head of the site's Theme Park section. He has previously done freelance work for various gaming and technology sites. Prior to starting his second career as a writer he worked for 12 years in sales for various companies within the consumer electronics industry. He has a degree in political science from the University of California, Davis. Is an armchair Imagineer, Epcot Stan, Future Club 33 Member.

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