Sophie Turner in Steal on Prime Video Credit: Amazon Prime Video

Premieres Wednesday:

Drops of God — Season 2 of the French-Japanese drama follows our heroes Camille and Issei as they attempt to locate the source of the world’s greatest wine. If you thought that Wakanda reveal in the first Black Panther was something, just wait until this show takes us to the actual Boone’s Farm. (Apple TV)

Kidnapped: Elizabeth Smart — Nearly a quarter-century later, the major media still haven’t tired of re-revisiting the case of celebrity abductee Smart, who was snatched from her Utah home at the age of 14. And if this documentary is any indication, they won’t be letting up anytime soon. But cut them some slack, because sexagenarian Venezuelan despots aren’t nearly as telegenic. (Netflix)

Queer Eye — Season 10 is the swan song for our quintet of sanguine style mavens, sending them to Washington, D.C., for an All-American sendoff. And they’re just in time, because have you seen how ridiculously long the ties have gotten in that place? (Netflix)

Star Search — This update of the classic 1980s talent show was supposed to premiere Jan. 13, but it got postponed at the last minute. If you know your Dead Milkmen, you know it’s because the Illuminati weren’t done picking the winners. (Netflix)

Steal — Sophie Turner plays a British office drone who’s forced at gunpoint to abet the theft of billions of pounds in pension funds. Figuring out who’s behind it all is the focus of this six-episode limited series, but it’s no wonder the English economy is in the loo these days if it takes them that long to find a Somali to blame. (Prime Video)

Premieres Friday:

Canada Shore — The latest spinoff of the deathless Jersey Shore concept brings 10 Canucks together to cohabitate in Kelowna and lets the sparks fly. Watch for guest appearances by no less than Snooki herself, who gets to play mentor. Listen, if anyone can negotiate us that 51st-state business, it’s this girl. (Paramount+)

Cosmic Princess Kaguya! — A Japanese folktale about a romantically desirable moon maiden becomes an animated musical fantasy that’s clearly hoped to be the next K-pop Demon Hunters. As far as I’m concerned, it’s all just filler until Blackpink Meets the Phantom of the Park. (Netflix)

Finding Her Edge — A Canadian figure skater finds herself on thin ice — get it? — when she has to choose between the romantic affections of her current partner and her old one. Or you could just wait for the U.S. version, a wild comedy in which all three parts will be played by Will Ferrell. (Netflix)

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Bert Kreischer in Free Bert on Netflix Credit: courtesy of Netflix

Free Bert — Human dad bod Bert Kreischer plays himself in a sitcom that finds him having to adopt a whole new set of behaviors — including wearing a shirt once in a while — if he wants his family to fit in in their respectable new neighborhood. Keep your eyes peeled for Kreischer’s pal, Joe Rogan, in a supporting role as the wacky bachelor next door who speaks entirely in ivermectin warnings. (Netflix)

Premieres Friday:

Mel Brooks: The 99-Year-Old Man — A two-part documentary directed by Judd Apatow and Michael Bonfiglio examines the brilliant career of a man who changed the face of 20th-century comedy. Good call getting this one in under the wire before Brooks turns 100 in June, because who do you know who gives a shit about Dick Van Dyke anymore? (HBO Max)

Mother of Flies — A young woman who’s been slapped with a terminal diagnosis seeks a miracle cure from a mysterious medicine man who lives in the woods. Sure, that’s what they all say. But ask Olivia Nuzzi what it does for your book sales. (Shudder)

Premieres Saturday:

Skyscraper Live — Climber Alex Honnold of Free Solo fame attempts to make history by scaling Taiwan’s Taipei 101 skyscraper as a worldwide audience watches in real time. Given Netflix’s history with live events, expect your socials to be flooded with complaints that everybody’s feed buffered just as he was plummeting to his gory death. (Netflix)

Premieres Sunday:

It’s Not Like That — How times have changed when a faith-based family drama can show a widowed pastor finding love again with a woman who’s — shock — divorced! Guys, just give it another 50 years, and they’ll be on to acknowledging Grindr dates. (Prime Video)

Premieres Tuesday:

Mike Epps: Delusional — Now that The Upshaws has come to an end after seven seasons, its star is free to return to his roots in stand-up, taking to the stage to wax comedic about his rise to the top. Hey, Mike: Maybe after you’ve had your own sitcom, you should kind of cease to be your own favorite subject? (Netflix)

Take That — They were England’s answer to New Kids on the Block, but they never really caught on with the American audience. Now we get to catch up on what we missed thanks to this three-part docuseries. In a bold storytelling choice that pays zero heed to market trends, CGI chimpanzees portray every member of the group except Robbie Williams. (Netflix)

Wonder Man — Disney has been pretty sparing with the advance PR for its satirically meta Marvel series, in which a struggling actor (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) yearns to be cast as his childhood superhero. But playing things close to the vest is the only way they can protect themselves from review bombing whenever they launch a project that centers on a hero who isn’t white, male and/or straight. Hey, Grok: Put those guys in a mankini. (Disney+)

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This article appears in Jan. 21-27, 2026.