The return of HBO’s award-winning crime drama series True Detective is the most anticipated Max premiere of January 2024. True Detective Season 4, otherwise known as True Detective: Night Country, comes from executive producer, writer, and director Issa López. The Mexican filmmaker burst into the mainstream in 2017 with her critically acclaimed crime-fantasy horror film Tigers Are Not Afraid. Aside from her producing and directing duties, López now takes over the show as the primary showrunner, making Night Country the first season not to be written by series creator Nic Pizzolatto.
Set in Alaska in the extended months of no sunlight, True Detective: Night Country follows state trooper Evangeline Navarro (Kali Reis) and chief of local police Liz Danvers (Jodie Foster) as they investigate the disappearance of six men from an Arctic research station. All six episodes are directed by Issa López with her either writing or co-writing them too. Two more notable executive producers on Night Country include star Jodie Foster, of Silence of the Lambs fame, and Oscar-winning filmmaker Barry Jenkins (Moonlight, The Underground Railroad). Max subscribers might recognize co-lead Kali Reis from her famous boxing career, being a former world champion in the both middleweight and light welterweight classes. Reis previously broke into acting with her breakout starring role in the 2021 thriller, Catch the Fair One.
Two Max originals to keep an eye out for in January 2024 are On the Roam and Sort Of Season 3. On the Roam is an eight-part cinematic documentary series that follows actor Jason Momoa, who recently starred in the DC blockbuster Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom, as he travels on the open road to meet the country’s greatest everyday artists and craftsmen. Meanwhile, the third season of Sort Of, which already aired in its original country of Canada on CBC Television, will also serve as the sitcom’s last. Sabi Mehboob (Bilal Baig), a non-binary first-generation Pakistani-Canadian, will now have to take more risks and adapt to life following the death of their father.
Max also just added a bunch of must-see films to its revolving streaming library in January 2024. These new additions for the month range from a collection of ten classic Star Trek movies to every film in the Robocop franchise to some of the iconic actor Clint Eastwood’s greatest hits, like Escape From Alcatraz and the “Man with No Name” or Dollars trilogy. Wes Craven’s Scream 4 is now streaming on the platform too. Aside from the franchise’s future being left uncertain following the public controversies with Scream 7, it’s worth giving Craven’s final film another shot as it’s arguably the most underrated of them all.
Other fan favorites that just hit the streaming service include Robert Rodriguez’s action-comedy Machete, the bold A24 horror film It Comes at Night, and the staple ’80s coming-of-age flick The Breakfast Club. Additionally, the 2019 eye-opening documentary Hail Satan? is an unexpectedly funny watch that pulls back the curtain on modern-day Satanists. And finally, Stanely Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove is back on the streamer and always makes for a horrifyingly timely watch. Learn more about our monthly recommendations below then check out the full list of everything coming to HBO & Max in January 2024. You can also see what’s new on Netflix and Prime Video this month right here on DiscussingFilm.
Everything New on HBO & Max in January 2024
True Detective: Night Country
Created by Nic Pizzolatto
Showrunner: Issa López
Episode Count: 6
Main Cast: Jodie Foster, Kali Reis, Christopher Eccleston, John Hawkes, Fiona Shaw, Finn Bennett, Anna Lambe, Aka Niviâna, Isabella Star LaBlanc, and Joel D. Montgrand.
True Detective: Night Country premieres on Max on January 14, 2024!
On the Roam
On the Roam has its two-episode premiere on Max on January 18, 2024 with new episodes then releasing weekly!
Coming January 1
90 Day Fiancé: Holiday Special 2023 #3 (TLC)
90 Day Fiancé Pillow Talk: Single All The Way (TLC)
The A-Team (2010)
After Earth (2013)
Alvin and The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (2009)
Aniara (2019)
Austenland (2013)
Bachelorette (2012)
Big Star: Nothing Can Hurt Me (2013)
Body at Brighton Rock (2019)
Booty Call (1997)
The Breakfast Club (1985)
The Brothers (2001)
Cabin Fever (2003)
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever (2009)
Celebrity IOU, Season 7 (HGTV)
Collision Course (1989)
Cyborg (1989)
Dance With Me (1998)
Dark Skies (2013)
Date and Switch (2013)
Dr. Strangelove Or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
Empire State (2013)
Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
Everybody Wants to be Italian (2008)
A Fistful of Dollars (1967)
For A Few Dollars More (1967)
Free Birds (2013)
The Good, The Bad and the Ugly (1967)
The Gospel According to Andre (2018)
Greta (2019)
Hail Satan? (2019)
Hang Em’ High (1968)
Head Office (1986)
HGTV Dream Home 2024 (HGTV)
The Hitcher (1986)
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
I Don’t Know How She Does It (2011)
I, Frankenstein (2014)
The Ides of March (2011)
It Comes At Night (2017)
Jodorowsky’s Dune (2013)
John Carpenter’s Escape From L.A. (1996)
Kids Baking Championship, Season 12 specials (Food Network)
The Kill Team (2019)
Killing Them Softly (2012)
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019)
Lawless (2012)
Machete (2010)
Mike Wallace is Here (2019)
Odd Jobs (1986)
Our Idiot Brother (2011)
Quarantine (2008)
Raise Hell: The Life and Times of Molly Ivins (2019)
Rambo: Last Blood (2019)
Ricochet (1991)
Road Trip (2000)
Road Trip: Beer Pong (2009)
Robocop (1987)
Robocop (2014)
Robocop 2 (1990)
Robocop 3 (1993)
Rocket Science (2007)
Scream 4 (2011)
The Secrets We Keep (2020)
Some Kind of Beautiful (2015)
Star Trek Generations (1994)
Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan (1982)
Star Trek III: The Search for Spock (1984)
Star Trek IV: The Voyage Home (1986)
Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979)
Star Trek V: The Final Frontier (1989)
Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country (1991)
Star Trek: First Contact (1996)
Star Trek: Insurrection (1998)
Star Trek: Nemesis (2002)
Sweet Dreams (1985)
Switch (1991)
Ted 2 (2015)
The Curious Case of Natalia Grace: Natalia Speaks (ID)
Tracers (2015)
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps (2010)
When A Stranger Calls (2006)
White House Down (2013)
Coming January 2
Jessica’s Big Little World (Cartoon Network)
Moonshiners Season 13A (Discovery Channel)
Coming January 4
Mystery at Blind Frog Ranch, Season 3 (Discovery Channel)
Coming January 5
Creator League Series, Season 5
My Lottery Dream Home, Season 14 (HGTV)
OWN Celebrates the New Color Purple (OWN)
Coming January 6
Ready to Love: Make a Move (OWN)
Tricky Dick (CNN Original)
Coming January 7
Carnival Eats, Season 11 (Cooking Channel)
Diana (CNN Original)
Evil Lives Here: Shadows Of Death, Season 3B (ID)
Home Town, Season 8 (HGTV)
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Taraji P. Henson (OWN)
Worst Cooks in America, Season 27 (Food Network)
Coming January 8
90 Day Diaries, Season 5 (TLC)
Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (HBO Original)
Coming January 10
See No Evil, Season 9B (ID)
Coming January 11
Chowchilla (CNN Films/Max Original)
Coming January 12
Batwheels, Season 2A (Cartoon Network)
The Convict (Skazana)
The Disappearance (Chyłka – Zaginięcie)
Coming January 13
The Kitchen, Season 34 (Food Network)
What’s Wrong with That House? (HGTV)
The Wonder List with Bill Weir (CNN Original)
Coming January 14
Craig of the Creek: Craig Before the Creek (Cartoon Network)
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Fantasia Barrino (OWN)
True Detective: Night Country (HBO Original)
Coming January 15
Snowden (2016)
Coming January 16
Seduced to Slay (ID)
Who the (BLEEP) Did I Marry?, Season 7 (ID)
Coming January 18
On The Roam (Max Original)
Sort Of, Season 3 (Max Original)
Coming January 19
Real Time With Bill Maher S22 (HBO Original)
Who’s Talking to Chris Wallace?, Season 5 (CNN)
Coming January 20
Belle Collective, Season 2C (OWN)
Lincoln: Divided We Stand (CNN Original)
Coming January 21
Love & Marriage: Huntsville, Season 4B (OWN)
Love & Translation (TLC)
OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Danielle Brooks (OWN)
Coming January 22
Battle on the Mountain (HGTV)
Death by Fame, Season 2 (ID)
Rick and Morty, Season 7 (Adult Swim)
The Playboy Murders, Season 2 (ID)
Coming January 24
Rico to the Rescue, Season 2 (HGTV)
Coming January 25
Beat Bobby Flay, Season 33 (Food Network)
Coming January 26
Border Control: Spain, Season 3
Coming January 27
The Redemption Project with Van Jones (CNN Original)
Coming January 28
The Redemption Project with Van Jones (CNN Original)
Coming January 31
Guy’s Grocery Games, Season 34 (Food Network)
The Unbreakable Tatiana Suarez (HBO Original
Bleacher Report Live Sports in January 2024
Coming January 1
2024 Discover NHL Winter Classic:
Vegas Golden Knights at Seattle Kraken, 3 p.m.
Coming January 3
NHL: New Jersey Devils* at Washington Capitals, 7:30 p.m.
Coming January 4
NBA: Milwaukee Bucks at San Antonio Spurs, 7:30 p.m.
NBA: Denver Nuggets at Golden State Warriors, 10 p.m.
Coming January 10
NHL: Minnesota Wild at Dallas Stars, 7:30 p.m.
NHL: Vegas Golden Knights at Colorado Avalanche*, 10 p.m.
Coming January 11
NBA: Boston Celtics at Milwaukee Bucks, 7:30 p.m.
NBA: Phoenix Suns at Los Angeles Lakers, 10 p.m.
Coming January 15
Martin Luther King Jr. Day NBA Doubleheader:
San Antonio Spurs at Atlanta Hawks, 3:30 p.m.
Golden State Warriors at Memphis Grizzlies, 6 p.m.
Coming January 16
NBA: Denver Nuggets at Philadelphia 76ers, 7:30 p.m.
NBA: Oklahoma City Thunder at Los Angeles Clippers, 10 p.m.
Coming January 17
NHL: Chicago Blackhawks at Buffalo Sabres*, 7:30 p.m.
Coming January 18
NBA: Chicago Bulls at Toronto Raptors, 7:30 p.m.
NBA: Memphis Grizzlies at Minnesota Timberwolves, 10 p.m.
Coming January 20
Soccer: U.S. Men’s National Team vs. Slovenia, 3 p.m.
Coming January 23
2024 NBA Rivals Week:
New York Knicks at Brooklyn Nets, 7:30 p.m.
Los Angeles Lakers at Los Angeles Clippers, 10 p.m.
Coming January 24
NHL: Carolina Hurricanes at Boston Bruins*, 7:30 p.m.
NHL: Chicago Blackhawks at Seattle Kraken, 10 p.m.
Coming January 25
2024 NBA Rivals Week:
Boston Celtics at Miami Heat, 7:30 p.m.
Sacramento Kings at Golden State Warriors, 10 p.m.
Coming January 30
NBA: Indiana Pacers at Boston Celtics*, 7:30 p.m.
NBA: Philadelphia 76ers at Golden State Warriors, 10 p.m.
Coming January 31
NHL: Los Angeles Kings* at Nashville Predators, 7:30 p.m.
