"From a new medical show starring ER's Noah Wyle to the return of Apple TV+'s dystopian workplace drama, these are the shows to stream this month.
The characters in Harlan Coben's novels are beset by all sorts of problems, usually murder and dark secrets from the past. But their troubles have become a happy success for Netflix, which has turned several Coben books into reliable hit series, including Fool Me Once and Stay Close. In the latest, Rosalind Eleazar (Slow Horses) plays Detective Kat Donovan, whose fiancé, Josh (Ashley Walters from Top Boy) disappeared one day, leaving behind an empty wardrobe and no clue to his whereabouts. Years later, pursuing a different missing persons case, Kat spots Josh's photo on a dating app, and sets out to find the truth. It seems he was up to no good. Although Corben's 2014 book was set in New York, the screen version is set in the UK and was shot in Manchester. Richard Armitage and Lenny Henry co-star.
Missing You premieres 1 January on Netflix internationally
Lockerbie: A Search for Truth premieres 2 January on Sky in the UK and Peacock in the US
Set in 1857, this Western follows several characters as they head across the US wilderness, and weaves together personal drama, action and culture clashes. Betty Gilpin plays Sara, who is driving her young son in a covered wagon, hoping to meet up with her husband. The man she does meet is Taylor Kitsch as Isaac, who helps her along the journey. The story features soldiers, settlers, Indigenous Americans (a consultant advised on the accuracy of language and costumes) and the Mormon leader Brigham Young (Kim Coates), who has an army of his own. The series – written by Mark L Smith, co-writer of The Revenant, and directed by Peter Berg (Painkiller) – takes the violence of the Old West seriously. Jim Bridger (Shea Whigham), the leader of a fort where the travellers stop, warns them they are facing death from the mountain snows, grizzlies and wolves. And an Indigenous woman asks a white man, Why do you people have so much hunger to kill?
American Primeval premieres 9 January on Netflix internationally
The Pitt premieres 9 January on Max in the US
On Call premieres 9 January on Amazon Prime Video internationally
Asura premieres 9 January on Netflix internationally
SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night premieres 16 January on Peacock in the US
Severance premieres 17 January on Apple TV+ internationally
Prime Target premieres 22 January on Apple TV+ internationally
One of the surprise hits of 2023, this thriller returns for a second go-round, with Gabriel Basso as Peter Sutherland. He started out last time as a low-level FBI agent answering phones at the White House at night, only to engage in some high-voltage action, outsmarting would-be assassins, uncovering a conspiracy inside the US government, and saving the President's life. Now he has joined the secretive Night Agent force, an under-the-radar government operation taking on problems that traditional counterintelligence can't solve. Luciane Buchanan is still in the cast as Rose, the cybersecurity expert who, in season one, became Peter's love interest and partner in conspiracy-solving. Brittany Snow plays Alice, his partner on his next assignment. And Amanda Warren plays Catherine Weaver, who trains new night agents. Netflix has guarded the precise plot details, but we know that the series was shot in Washington DC, New York and Thailand, so Peter gets to travel.
The Night Agent premieres 23 January on Netflix internationally
Paradise premieres 28 January on Hulu in the US and Disney+ in the UK"