Prime Video has got a packed list of new arrivals for January 2024. Subscribers can now stream two of last year’s most bombastic blockbusters: Transformers: Rise of the Beasts and Fast X. However, it’s not all about cars and explosions because some other notable 2023 films also just made their streaming debut on the platform. This includes the sci-fi thriller Foe, starring Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal, and the sci-fi comedy Landscape with Invisible Hand, which comes from Thoroughbreds writer-director Cory Finley.
In terms of new Prime Video originals, Role Play and The Underdoggs are the two top film choices of January 2024. Role Play stars Kaley Cuoco (The Flight Attendant, Harley Quinn) and David Oyelowo (Selma, Silo) as a married couple who decide to spice up their intimacy in the bedroom with a little role play. As it turns out, these kinky antics reveal that one of them has been living a secret life as an assassin for hire. Meanwhile, The Underdoogs is a sports comedy that follows former NFL star Jaycen Jennings (Snoop Dogg) as he’s left with no choice but to coach a youth football team in order to avoid going to prison. Multiple comedians join Snoop in the film, including George Lopez, Andrew Schulz, and Mike Epps.
Moving on, Hazbin Hotel is a new show that every Prime Video subscriber should have on their radar. Co-produced by beloved indie distributor A24, Hazbin Hotel is an adult animated musical series that centers around Charlie Morningstar (Erika Henningsen), the princess of Hell, as she runs a rehabilitation hotel that offers the nastiest demons a chance at redemption and a ticket into Heaven. The series is created by animator, writer, director, and voice actress Vivienne Medrano, also known by their online alias VivziePop. This project came to be thanks to the success of the viral pilot episode, which was entirely independently made and released on YouTube in 2019. It even led to a spin-off web series called Helluva Boss.
Finally, celebrated filmmaker Lulu Wang is bringing a new thrilling drama series to the streaming service this month. Expats is based on the 2016 novel The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee and follows a close-knit international community in Hong Kong whose lives are forever changed by a sudden tragedy. The six-episode Prime Video original limited series is directed by Lulu Wang and is led by Nicole Kidman, Sarayu Blue, and Ji-young Yoo. Other must-see titles now streaming on Prime Video in January 2024 include the first four Mission: Impossible films, the original Christopher Reeve Superman saga, and the critically acclaimed 2022 International drama, Return to Seoul.
Discover more on our monthly recs below then check out the full list of everything new on Prime Video and the streamer’s free ad-supported service Amazon Freevee in January 2024. You can also find what’s new this month on Netflix and HBO & Max right here on DiscussingFilm.
Our Monthly Recs
Role Play
Directed by Thomas Vincent
Written by Seth Owen
Produced by Alex Heineman, Andrew Rona, & Kaley Cuoco
Cinematography by Maxime Alexandre
Main Cast: Kaley Cuoco, David Oyelowo, Connie Nielsen, Bill Nighy, Rudi Dharmalingam, & Simon Delaney.
Music by Rael Jones
Role Play is now streaming on Prime Video!
Hazbin Hotel
Created by Vivienne Medrano
Animation by Princess Bento, Toon City, & SpindleHorse Toons
Voice Cast: Erika Henningsen, Stephanie Beatriz, Blake Roman, Amir Talai, Keith David, Alex Brightman, Kimiko Glenn, Joel Perez & Christian Borle.
Music by Sam Haft
Episode Count: 8
Hazbin Hotel premieres on Prime Video on January 19, 2024!
Expats
Created by Lulu Wang
Based on The Expatriates by Janice Y. K. Lee
Produced by Nicole Kidman, Per Saari, Theresa Park, Alice Bell, Melanie Marnich, & Lulu Wang, & Janice Y.K. Lee
Main Cast: Nicole Kidman, Ji-young Yoo, Jack Huston, Sarayu Blue, Brian Tee, Flora Chan, Ruby Ruiz, Will Or, & Bonde Sham Lok Yi.
Music by Alex Weston
Episode Count: 6
Expats premieres on Prime Video on January 26, 2024!
Everything New on Amazon Prime Video in January 2024
Coming January 1
42 (2013)
1984 (1985)
About Last Night (2014)
Airplane! (1980)
Alfie (2004)
Along Came a Spider (2001)
Bad Boys (1995)
Bad Boys II (2003)
Bridesmaids (2011)
Chaplin (1993)
Conan the Barbarian (1982)
Couples Retreat (2009)
Cruel Intentions (1999)
Cry Freedom (1987)
Dave Chappelle’s Block Party (2006)
Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009)
Europa Report (2013)
Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex *But Were Afraid to Ask (1972)
Finding Forrester (2001)
Fled (1996)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Good Will Hunting (1998)
Heaven’s Gate (1981)
Hoodlum (1997)
I Am Ali (2014)
I Am Bolt (2016)
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018)
It’s a Wonderful Life (black & white version) (1947)
It’s a Wonderful Life (1947)
Jerry Lee Lewis: Trouble in Mind (2022)
Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt (2012)
Jesse Stone: Death in Paradise (2006)
Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost (2011)
Jesse Stone: Lost in Paradise (2015)
Jesse Stone: Night Passage (2006)
Jesse Stone: No Remorse (2010)
Jesse Stone: Sea Change (2007)
Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2007)
Jesse Stone: Thin Ice (2009)
John Lewis: Good Trouble (2020)
Judgment at Nuremberg (1961)
Jumanji (1995)
Jumping the Broom (2011)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space (1988)
Lee Daniels’ The Butler (2013)
Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)
Lifeforce (1985)
Like a Boss (2020)
Little Nicky (2000)
Love Happens (2009)
Mad Max (1980)
Major Payne (1995)
Mary, Queen of Scots (1972)
Miles Ahead (2016)
Mission: Impossible (1996)
Mission: Impossible II (2000)
Mission: Impossible III (2006)
Mission: Impossible IV — Ghost Protocol (2011)
Money Train (1995)
Muscle Shoals (2013)
No Country for Old Men (2007)
No Good Deed (2014)
Non-Stop (2014)
Notting Hill (1999)
One Fine Morning (2022)
Pariah (2011)
Pitch Perfect (2012)
Prince Avalanche (2013)
Pulp Fiction (1994)
Red 2 (2013)
Rejoice and Shout (2011)
Return to Seoul (2023)
Role Models (2008)
Rollerball (1975)
Rules of Engagement (2000)
San Andreas (2015)
Saving Private Ryan (1998)
Side Effects (2013)
Something Wild (1986)
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020)
Stargate: Continuum (2008)
Stargate: The Ark of Truth (2008)
Step Brothers (2008)
Superman II (1981)
Superman III (1983)
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace (1987)
Superman Returns (2006)
Superman: The Movie (1978)
Takers (2010)
Teen Witch (1989)
The Bounty Hunter (2010)
The Cable Guy (1996)
The Death of Dick Long (2019)
The Eagle (2011)
The Giver (2014)
The Good Lie (2014)
The Gunman (2015)
The Killing (1956)
The Last House on the Left (1972)
The Long Goodbye (1973)
The Taking of Pelham One Two Three (1974)
The Wedding Planner (2001)
The Wiz (1978)
Think Like a Man (2012)
Think Like a Man Too (2014)
To Sir, With Love (1967)
Two Can Play That Game (2001)
Valkyrie (2008)
What’s the Worst That Could Happen? (2001)
You, Me and Dupree (2006)
Zola (2021)
Peppa Pig Seasons 1-2 (2004)
Coming January 2
The Bad Guys (2022)
Coming January 5
Foe (2024)
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023)
Hit Season 3 (2020)
James May: Our Man in India (2024)
Coming January 9
Landscape with Invisible Hand (2023)
The Passenger (2023)
Coming January 12
Role Play (2024)
ONE Fight Night 18: Superlek vs. Mahmoudi on Prime Video (2024)
Coming January 16
Burn After Reading (2008)
Fast X (2023)
Coming January 19
The Other Zoey (2023)
Dance Life (2024)
Hazbin Hotel (2024)
LOL: Last One Laughing Ireland (2024)
Zorro (2024)
Coming January 23
Kevin James: Irregardless (2024)
Coming January 26
Expats (2024)
The Underdoggs (2024)
Everything New on Freevee in January 2024
Coming January 1
5000 Blankets (2022)
A Dog’s Journey (2019)
A Dog’s Purpose (2017)
Abel’s Field (2012)
Baby Driver (2017)
Before I Fall (2017)
Captain Phillips (2013)
Courageous (2011)
Dr. Seuss’ The Lorax (2012)
Facing the Giants (2006)
Fireproof (2008)
Fruitvale Station (2013)
Heaven Is for Real (2014)
Henry Fool (1997)
Home Again (2017)
How to Be a Latin Lover (2017)
Legacy Peak (2022)
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted (2012)
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa (2008)
Max Steel (2016)
Miracles from Heaven (2016)
Monster Family (2017)
Moonrise (2022)
Nerve (2016)
Overcomer (2019)
Ozzy (2016)
Son of Bigfoot (2017)
Sun Moon (2023)
The Eagle Huntress (2016)
The Family (2013)
The Grace Card (2010)
The Marksman (2021)
The November Man (2014)
The Perfect Match (2016)
The Raid 2 (2014)
The Story of Jacob and Joseph (1974)
The Swan Princess: A Royal Myztery (2018)
The Ugly Truth (2009)
To Write Love on Her Arms (2012)
Transporter 3 (2008)
Coming January 10
The Winter Palace (2022)
Coming January 12
Uninterrupted’s Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers Season 4 (2024)
Coming January 22
Terra Willy (2019)
