In the era of streaming, there are always new series to check out for viewers of all tastes, and the best TV shows to stream this week highlight that fact. With Netflix, Hulu, Max, and the other big-name streamers constantly putting out content, there are new shows and new episodes of hit series becoming available each week. With so much out there, it can be hard to keep track of everything that should be on the watchlist, but there are some notable titles worth pointing out.
This week has seen an exciting mix of returning shows as well as new series that could become the next big streaming hits. Fans of thrillers will be able to continue on the exciting adventures of Netflix’s The Night Agent, back for its second season, while also diving into a new series with Prime Target. There are also some shows entering their final seasons with Harlem back for season 3 and 9-1-1: Lone Star beginning its last few episodes. However, from reality shows to British classics to new procedural dramas, there will be plenty to replace them on the watchlist.
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What Drives You With John Cena – New Series
Available January 21 On Roku
John Cena’s movies have shown talents he has beyond the wrestling world where he made a name for himself. Now, he is ready to show yet another side of himself as a talk show host in What Drives You with John Cena. The new series finds Cena connecting with some of his celebrity quests by exploring their favorite cars and discussing their approach to the success they have had in their careers.
While it might sound a little like a version of Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee, Cena as host makes it something special. He is a funny and charismatic screen presence who also has a very likable celebrity persona. Cena welcomes such guests as musician Jelly Roll and controversial celebrity Logan Paul, which could give fans new insights into these people.
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Father Brown – Season 12
Available January 23 On BritBox
Father Brown
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January 14, 2013
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Mark Williams
Father Brown
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John Burton
Sergeant Goodfellow
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Sorcha Cusack
Mrs McCarthy
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While many of the favorite shows on BritBox are dark and bleak crime dramas, one mystery series makes its much-anticipated return that proves there can also be humor and charm in murder mysteries. Father Brown is a series set in a small English village in the 1950s where a Roman Catholic priest (Mark Williams) resides and serves as the resident sleuth. He investigates various crimes in the area.
Father Brown makes for a fun and unique protagonist who differs from the typical hardened detectives in stories like these. He is a flawed man in many ways, but he is also very likable, even in the face of some darker moments. The period aspect of post-World War II Britain is also a great aspect of this case-of-the-week, which continues on its long television legacy with the arrival of its twelfth season.
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Harlem – Season 3
Available January 23 On Prime Video
The final season of a funny and touching story of friendship has arrived this week. Harlem tells the story of four best friends living in Harlem as they balance their love lives, their professional lives, and their friendship in the big city. While the premise might not be ground-breaking, it is elevated by a lovable cast and some great chemistry that makes these fun characters shine. As the show enters its third season, fans will sadly have to bid farewell to the fabulous foursome as Harlem comes to an end.
While there will be many who are sad to see it end, the final season of Harlem delivers the kind of hilarity, romance, and drama that fans have come to love from the series. There will be new relationships as well as ones that have fallen apart as well as some new career highs, new obstacles to face, and even a surprise pregnancy.
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W.A.G.s To Riches – New Series
Available January 22 On Netflix
Netflix reality shows have always been a big draw for audiences and there is a new addition that could become another binge-worth series. This series follows a group of ambitious and hard-working women who are married to successful athletes and entertainers but are looking to make a name for themselves with their own businesses and professional endeavors. They attempt to break the stereotypes around their relationships and prove they have their own lives separate from their partners.
However, it is also a compelling look at women striving in their impressive and successful careers while still having the kind of drama that reality show fans are looking for.
The series is another invitation into the lives of luxury and riches, where audiences are treated to amazing locations and stunning properties. However, it is also a compelling look at women striving in their impressive and successful careers while still having the kind of drama that reality show fans are looking for. All episodes in the show’s first season were made available on Netflix on January 22.
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Whiskey On The Rocks – New Series
Available January 22 On Hulu
While there are a lot of shows based on true stories, Whiskey on the Rocks takes an interesting approach to a little-known moment in history that nearly ignited a nuclear war. The series is a comedic look at an instance during the height of the Cold War when a Russian submarine was mistakenly in Swedish waters during a routine exercise and ran aground. What resulted was a tense standoff that lasted days and nearly ended the world, according to this humorous take.
There is a lot of fun to be had in looking at these real-life characters and a real-life incident from years later and pointing out how ridiculous it all was. The balance of the real political world with the outrageous comedy feels similar to the work of Armando Iannucci (Veep, Death of Stalin). The six-episode miniseries was made available on Hulu on January 22.
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CB Strike – Season 6
Available January 23 On Max
C.B. Strike
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June 1, 2018
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BBC One
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Susan Tully, Michael Keillor, Charles Sturridge
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While the Harry Potter HBO series is still on the way, there is another series based on J. K. Rowling’s books that audiences might not have been aware of that is entering its sixth season. CB Strike is a British action thriller that is based on Rowling’s Cormoran Strike detective novels, which she writes under the pseudonym of Robert Galbraith. Following his breakout role in Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga this summer, Tom Burke reprises his role as Strike, a war veteran and private detective who investigates complex crimes in London alongside partner Robin Ellacott (Holliday Grainger).
The sixth season of the show will be an adaptation of the sixth and penultimate novel in the series, hinting that CB Strike could be nearing its end. However, there are still plenty of thrills to be found with this new batch of episodes.
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9-1-1: Lone Star – Midseason Premiere
Available January 21 On Hulu
Along with the new shows premiering, this week also saw a number of high-profile shows returning for their midseason premieres following a hiatus at the end of 2024. The biggest returning show is 9-1-1: Lone Star, which is entering into the final episodes of its final season. Coming from the 9-1-1 franchise, the show stars Rob Lowe leading an ensemble in the story of the first responders in Austin, Texas, helping to keep the citizens safe amid countless emergencies.
The final season of 9-1-1: Lone Star has featured some very compelling storylines, both with the cases the cast has taken on and the character moments in the ramp-up to the end. However, the biggest development is coming in this final section of the story, as the series will end with an asteroid striking the city and the efforts the show’s heroes will make in the aftermath to save as many people as possible.
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Prime Target – New Series
Available January 22 On Apple TV+
Prime Target
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January 22, 2025
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Leo Woodall
Edward Brooks
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Quintessa Swindell
Taylah Sanders
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Stephen Rea
Professor James Alderman
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Apple TV+’s original shows have made for some of the best and most acclaimed series on television right now, so it is always exciting when a new potential hit from the streamer arrives. Prime Target is a complex and pulse-pounding thriller that stars rising actor Leo Woodall as a brilliant young mathematician who begins digging into the possibility of hidden sequences within prime numbers. His investigation suddenly makes him a target for some dangerous people as he accidentally stumbles upon the key to every digital lock in the world.
The series offers a grand and thrilling adventure story with a compelling political thriller element at its center. Protagonists on the run with seemingly the whole world out to get them always makes for some fun and Prime Target is ready to keep viewers on the edge of their seats.
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Watson – New Series
Available January 26 On Paramount+
Watson
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January 26, 2025
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Craig Sweeny
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Larry Teng
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Craig Sweeny
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Morris Chestnut
Dr. John Watson
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Eve Harlow
Dr. Ingrid Derian
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After Elementary was a hit for CBS, a new series arrives that takes another modern look at the legend of Sherlock Holmes. Watson is a new medical drama that stars Morris Chestnut as John Watson, a doctor who was a friend and colleague to famed detective Sherlock Holmes until Holmes was killed in a battle with his archnemesis Moriarty. Now returning to his medical profession, Watson opens up a new clinic while recruiting a team of talented doctors with the aim of using Holmes’s art of deduction to solve the most baffling medical mysteries.
Of course, it remains to be seen if Holmes is really dead or if there is more to this mystery that Watson has not yet uncovered.
It is an exciting prospect to see Watson explored as a character on his own while also embracing his talents as a doctor. Of course, it remains to be seen if Holmes is really dead or if there is more to this mystery that Watson has not yet uncovered. Watson will air new episodes weekly on Sundays on Paramount+.
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The Night Agent – Season 2
Available January 23 On Netflix
The Night Agent
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March 23, 2023
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Netflix
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Shawn Ryan
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Hiro Kanagawa
FBI Director Willett
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Rebecca Staab
Cynthia Hawkins
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Following its exciting and acclaimed first season, the Netflix original series The Night Agent returns for its second season to continue the thrilling series. Based on Matthew Quirk’s novel of the same name, The Night Agent stars Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland, an FBI agent working a low-level job until he is dragged into a conspiracy involving a mole in the highest levels of the United States government.
The first season of the series was an action-packed thrill ride that helped to cement Peter as an exciting new television hero. He dug deep into the history of the Night Agents and their past conspiracies while also helping to save the President of the United States. With such a fun first season, the continuation of this story has a lot to live up to, but season 2 of The Night Agent is poised to cement the Netflix show as one of the most binge-worthy thrillers on the platform.
