The new year is fast approaching, and if you're worried about the dreaded January blues, fear not, I have a solution – why not distract yourself by diving into the pool of new Hulu movies?
One of our best streaming services is starting 2026 with host of new TV shows and movie premieres. This includes season two of A Thousand Blows, the Stephen Graham-led historical boxing drama, and the premiere of new Ryan Murphy show The Beauty which, given the laughable response to his recent show All's Fair, should be very interesting.
But what about movies you ask? Well, Hulu certainly hasn't forgotten about those, and there are over 55 new titles arriving over the next couple of weeks. So where to start? I've chosen three movies, a comedy, a war film, and a crime epic, to add to my watchlist first – starting with one starring the icon herself, Olivia Colman.
Wicked Little Letters (2024)
RT score: 80%
Director: Thea Sharrock
Runtime: 100 minutes
Age rating: R
Arriving on: January 27
Kick off 2026 with Thea Sharrock's comedy-mystery movie, which sees Olivia Colman reunite with Jessie Buckley, her co-star from the Netflix drama The Lost Daughter (2021). This time around, the two star as rival neighbors.
Set in 1920s England and based on the true story of the Littlehampton Libels, it follows the conservative and religious Edith Swan (Colman) and Irish immigrant Rose (Buckley). Their small seaside town is shaken when Edith and fellow locals start receiving mysterious and disturbingly anonymous letters. Everyone points the finger at Rose, resulting in her arrest.
But, as the women of the town start to look into the crime themselves, they notice that things don't quite add up, and realize Rose could be innocent after all.
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
RT score: 84%
Director: Mel Gibson
Runtime: 139 minutes
Age rating: R
Arriving on: January 1
Hacksaw Ridge sees Mel Gibson taking the director's chair to bring the inspiring true story of combat medic Desmond Doss to the screen, with the always watchable Andrew Garfield playing him. It's the complete opposite of a comedy-mystery, but a solid watch if you're more of a war movie fan.
Desmond Doss (Garfield) has a deeply religious upbringing in Virginia, and after a traumatic childhood experience he swears to never touch a gun in his life, becoming a conscientious objector. However, following the attack on Pearl Harbor he feels compelled to do his part but without bearing arms, enlisting as a combat medic.
During his training, he's ridiculed and beaten by his fellow soldiers and superiors for his supposed cowardice, but his heroism shines through during the Battle of Okinawa, where he risks his life to rescue dozens of wounded US soldiers while under constant Japanese attack.
Heat (1995)
RT score: 84%
Director: Michael Mann
Runtime: 171 minutes
Age rating: R
Arriving on: January 1
This lengthy and intense crime drama is a perfect movie to add to your watchlist if you find yourself with some time to kill, be that a rainy Sunday or for when you're feeling under the weather with the January blues.
Robert De Niro leads the ensemble cast as career thief Neil McCauley, who assembles a crew for one last heist before he retires. When his plans go wrong, he attracts the attention of Detective Vincent Hanna (Al Pacino) who's determined to stop McCauley's gang of criminals.
The two are thrust into a violent game of cat-and-mouse, but despite their opposing moral stances they develop a grudging mutual respect as they begin to understand each other's motives and learn about their troubled personal lives.
Everything new on Hulu in January 2026
Arriving on January 1
Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve With Ryan Seacrest 2026
Global Soul Kitchen season 2
Million Dollar Zombie Flips season 1
Rachael Ray's Meals in Minutes season 3A
Red Eye (UK) season 2
28 Weeks Later (2007)
A Good Day To Die Hard (2013)
Bad Moms (2016)
Behind Enemy Lines (2001)
Big Daddy (1999)
Big Daddy En Espanol (1999)
Borat: Cultural Learnings Of America For Make Benefit Glorious Nation (2006)
Call Me Claus (2001)
Call Me Claus En Espanol (2001)
Drunk Parents (2019)
El Aroma del Pasto Recien Cortado (2025)
Empire Records (1995)
Hacksaw Ridge (2016)
Heat (1995)
Hotel Transylvania (2012)
Hotel Transylvania 2 (2015)
Hotel Transylvania 2 En Espanol (2015)
Hotel Transylvania En Espanoll (2012)
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer (2006)
I'll Always Know What You Did Last Summer En Espanol (2006)
Idiocracy (2006)
Infinitely Polar Bear (2015)
Infinitely Polar Bear En Espanol (2015)
Interview (2007)
Irrational Man (2015)
Irrational Man En Espanol (2015)
Kingsman: The Secret Service (2015)
Little Manhattan (2005)
No Me Sigas (2025)
No Nos Moveran (2025)
O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Predator (1987)
Predator 2 (1990)
Predators (2010)
Red (2010)
Red 2 (2012)
Resident Evil (2002)
Resident Evil En Espanol (2002)
Shutter (2008)
Son-in-law (1993)
Step Up (2006)
Super Troopers (2002)
Taken (2009)
Taken 2 (2012)
The Abyss (1989)
The Equalizer (2014)
The Equalizer En Espanol (2014)
The Equalizer 2 (2018)
The Equalizer 2 En Espanol (2018)
The Hot Chick (2002)
The Illusionist (2010)
The Informers (2009)
The Invisible Woman (2013)
The Predator (2018)
Volcano (1997)
Arriving on January 2
Ash (2025)
2025 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Cheetahs Up Close with Bertie Gregory
Arriving on January 3
Four Weddings seasons 1-2
House Hunters season 251-252
Madeleine McCann: An ID Murder Mystery season 1
Rebecca Zahau: An ID Murder Mystery season 1
Arriving on January 4
Bachelor in Paradise season 9
Arriving on January 5
Best Medicine series premiere
Arriving on January 6
The Luckiest Man in America (2024)
Arriving on January 7
The Rookie season 8
Will Trent season 4
Bruce Springsteen: Nebraska Live (2025)
Arriving on January 8
Beer Budget Reno season 1
The Masked Singer season 14
Dateless and Dangerous: My Son's Secret Life
The Judd Family: Truth Be Told season 1
Kevin Costner's The West season 1
The Mega-Brands That Built America season 3
Zombie House Flipping season 7
Gracie's Choice (2004)
Arriving on January 9
A Thousand Blows season 2
Fire Force season 3 part 2
Inferno (2016)
Inferno En Espanol (2016)
Arriving on January 10
10911: Did the Killer Call? season 1
Mean Girl Murders season 3
Naked and Afraid season 16
Sister Wives seasons 10-11
Who Killed the Co-ed? An ID Murder Mystery season 1
Arriving on January 12
Fremont (2023)
Arriving on January 13
Tell Me Lies season 3
Arriving on January 15
Accused: Did I Do It? season 1
Court Cam season 8
Sitting Bull season 1
Fear Factor: House of Fear series premiere
Arriving on January 16
Animal Control season 4
Going Dutch season 2
Twinless (2025)
Arriving on January 17
Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives season 51-52
How It's Made seasons 10-11
Arriving on January 19
Hoops, Hopes & Dreams
Arriving on January 21
FX's The Beauty
Retribution (2023)
Arriving on January 22
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (2024)
Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire En Espanol (2024)
I Killed My BFF seasons 3-4
Neighborhood Wars season 8
Safe House (2025)
The 6,000 lb Diaries with Dr. Now season 1
Arriving on January 24
Evil Lives Here season 18
Expedition Unknown seasons 9 and 11
Naked and Afraid season 13
Naked and Afraid Apocalypse season 1
See No Evil season 8
Arriving on January 26
Digimon Fusion seasons 1-2
Memory of a Killer
Arriving on January 27
American Idol season 9
Extracted season 2
Wicked Little Letters (2024)
Wicked Little Letters En Espanol (2024)
Arriving on January 29
Accused: Guilty or Innocent? season 7
Beyond Skinwalker Ranch season 3
Booked: First Day In season 3
Holy Marvels with Dennis Quaid season 2
I Love You...But I Lied: After Dark season 1
Arriving on January 30
Next Level Chef season 5
Tin Soldier (2025)
Arriving on January 31
Beach Hunters season 2
Chef Grudge Match season 1
Disappeared in the Darkness: An ID Mystery season 1
Guy's Grocery Games season 36
The Great Food Truck Race season 11
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