Found yourself running dry of Netflix content to watch? You’re in luck. Because the streaming platform is treating us to a number of new drops this month, including a couple of blasts from the past and brand new originals. From gripping documentaries to the binge-worthy series that’ll ease you through the bluest month of the year, here’s our guide to everything new to Netflix this January 2023.
Kaleidoscope, January 1st
Spanning 25 years, Kaleidoscope is an all-new anthology series following a crew of masterful thieves and their attempt to crack a seemingly unbreakable vault for the biggest payday in history. Guarded by the world’s most powerful corporate security team, and with law enforcement on the case, every episode reveals a piece of an elaborate puzzle of corruption, greed, vengeance, scheming, loyalties and betrayals. How did the crew of thieves plan it? Who gets away with it? Who can be trusted? Stream it from January 1.
Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street, January 4th
We had The Wolf of Wall Street and now we have Madoff: The Monster of Wall Street. The docuseries reveals the truth behind Bernie Madoff’s infamous $64 billion-dollar global Ponzi scheme, the largest in history, that shattered the lives of countless individual investors who had placed their trust in the revered Wall Street statesman. With unique access to whistleblowers, employees, investigators, and victims, and never-before-seen video depositions of Madoff himself, this four-part documentary series traces Madoff’s rise from humble beginnings to one of the most influential power brokers on Wall Street. Watch it from January 4.
Ginny & Georgia (S2), January 5th
How do you live with the knowledge that your mother is a murderer? That’s what Ginny is going to have to figure out. Back for a second season, Ginny is burdened with the new understanding that Kenny – her step-dad – didn’t die of natural causes, meaning she must now deal with the fact that Georgia not only killed, she killed to protect Ginny. Georgia on the other hand would much prefer that the past be left in the past, after all, she’s got a wedding to plan! But the funny thing about Georgia’s past is that it never stays buried for long… Watch it on January 5.
The Pale Blue Eye, January 6th
West Point, 1830. A world-weary detective, Augustus Landor (Christian Bale), is hired to discreetly investigate the gruesome murder of a cadet. Stymied by the cadets’ code of silence, he enlists one of their own to help unravel the case who has a disdain for the rigors of the military and a penchant for poetry. The assisting cadet is a young man that an eccentric the world would come to know as Edgar Allan Poe. Watch it from January 6.
Pressure Cooker, January 6th
In this first-ever house reality cooking competition, 11 professional chefs must prove that they have all the qualities it takes to thrive in the real culinary world. Locked together inside a fortress of cuisine our group of confident chefs will cook, sleep and coexist with their rivals over a series of weeks. And if that wasn’t enough stress, they’ll also need strategy to balance impressing their peers while watching their own backs…because in the Pressure Cooker there is no panel of judges. The chefs judge each other. This is a high stakes search for the ultimate chef’s chef. Binge watch the series from January 6.
Break Point, January 13th
If you love a sport docuseries then this is for you. From the team behind F1: Drive to Survive, Break Point follows a select group of top tennis players on and off the court as they compete in gruelling Grand Slams and tournaments all over the world. Break Point gets up close and personal with these players over a year competing across the globe in the ATP and WTA tours. From career-threatening injuries and emotional heartbreak, to triumphant victories and personal moments off the court, viewers will get a behind the scenes look at the pressure-tested lives of some of the best tennis players in the world. Watch it from January 13.
That 90s Show, January 19th
You may remember That 80s Show back when Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis were just starting out but now 20 years later, Netflix brings the next decade with That 90s Show. Hello, Wisconsin! It’s 1995 and Leia Forman, daughter of Eric and Donna, is visiting her grandparents for the summer, where she bonds with a new generation of Point Place kids under the watchful eye of Kitty and the stern glare of Red. Sex, drugs and rock ’n roll never dies, it just changes clothes. Stream it from January 19.
Pamela, a love story, January 31st
Last year, Disney brought us Pam and Tommy but now Pamela gets her very own story in this documentary film on Netflix this January. An intimate and humanizing portrait of one of the world’s most famous blonde bombshells, Pamela, a love story follows the trajectory of Pamela Anderson’s life and career from small town girl to international sex symbol, actress, activist and doting mother. Watch it on January 31.
Other highlights:
- The Lying Lives of Adults, January 4th
- Woman of the Dead, January 5th
- Copenhagen Cowboy, January 5th
- Dog Gone, January 13th
- Sky Rojo (S3), January 13th