New Shows & Movies To Watch This Weekend: ‘True Detective: Night Country’ on Max + More

By Liz Kocan Twitter @lizburrito
Published Jan. 12, 2024, 8:00 a.m. ET

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We can guarantee you won’t be bored this weekend, thanks to the releases of several great new movies and shows like Netflix’s long-awaited Kevin Hart film Lift, the series premiere of Peacock’s Ted, Apple TV+’s premiere of Killers of the Flower Moon, and the newest season of True Detective, which comes to HBO and Max on Sunday.

Not sure which new releases to check out? Let us here at Decider help you figure out what to watch this weekend and where to stream it.

New Movies & Shows To Stream This Weekend: Lift, Ted, True Detective: Night Country, Killers of the Flower Moon + More

This week marks the arrival of several great titles across just about every streaming platform. If action-comedy is what you’re after, check out Kevin Hart’s heist movie Lift. On Peacock, you can tune in to the entire first season of the new comedy Ted, the prequel to Seth MacFarlane’s talking-bear movies. HBO and Max are premiering the first episode of True Detective: Night Country, which marks Jodie Foster’s first major TV role in over 40 years. And on Apple TV+, you can watch Lily Gladstone’s Golden Globe-winning performance in Killers of the Flower Moon.

New on Netflix January 12: Lift

Lift is a new heist film starring Kevin Hart, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Billy Magnussen, Sam Worthington, Vincent D’Onofrio, and Jean Reno, who are all part of a team that Hart’s character assembles to pull off a heist onboard an aircraft traveling from London to Zurich. The film, one of several highly-anticipated Netflix titles whose releases were delayed as a result of the SAG-AFTRA strikes last year, is finally available today after being shelved for over six months.

Where to watch lift

New on Peacock January 11: Ted

Who knew that a teddy bear movie would have this much staying power? The new Peacock series Ted is indeed based on the Seth MacFarlane movie of the same name, which starred Mark Wahlberg as John Bennett, a man whose teddy bear, Ted, was brought to life. The series, which now stars Max Burkholder in the Wahlberg role, serves as a prequel to the events of the two Ted films, and MacFarlane reprises his role as the voice of Ted. All eight episodes of Ted are available this week.

Where to watch TED

New on Max January 14: True Detective: Night Country

More than five years have passed since the last season of True Detective, but the show is back in full force this week with a stellar cast and a season that comes with it’s own subtitle. True Detective: Night Country, premieres Sunday night at 9PM ET on HBO and streams on Max, and stars Jodie Foster and Kali Reis as Detectives Liz Danvers and Evangeline Navarro, who are tasked with investigating the disappearance of eight men from their small Alaska town that’s enveloped in darkness during the bone-chilling winter months. The show’s six episodes will air weekly on Sunday nights through February 25th.

Where to watch true detective: Night Country

Full List of New Movies and Shows on Streaming This Weekend:

The options above only scratch the surface, so you know that this weekend’s full lineup will have amazing options for what to watch this weekend! For the full breakdown of the best movies and shows to stream now, or if you’re still undecided on what to stream this weekend, then check out the complete list below:

New on Netflix – Full List

Released Thursday, January 11

Champion (GB) *Netflix Series

Sonic Prime: Chapter 3

Released Friday, January 12

Lift

Love Is Blind: Sweden

New on Prime Video – Full List

Released Friday, January 12

ONE Fight Night 18: Superlek vs. Mahmoudi on Prime Video (2024) *Prime Video Original Series

Role Play (2024) *Prime Video Original Movie

UNINTERRUPTED’s Top Class: The Life and Times of the Sierra Canyon Trailblazers: S4 (2024) (Freevee) *Freevee Original Series 

New on Hulu – Full List

Released Thursday, January 11

Cold Case Files: Complete Season 4

Say It To My Face!: Complete Season 1

She Made Them Do It | 2013

The UnXplained: Complete Season 5

Released Friday, January 12

Gordon Ramsay’s Road Trip: Spanish Vacation – Part 1: Special Premiere (Fox)

Miranda’s Victim | 2023

Self Reliance: Film Premiere *Hulu Original

New on Apple TV+ – Full List

Released Friday, January 12

Killers of the Flower Moon

New on Max – Full List

Released Thursday, January 11

Chowchilla (CNN Films/Max Original) 

Released Friday, January 12

Batwheels, Season 2A (Cartoon Network)

The Convict (aka Skazana)

The Disappearance (aka Chyłka – Zaginięcie)

Released Saturday, January 13

The Kitchen, Season 34 (Food Network)

The Wonder List with Bill Weir (CNN Original)

What’s Wrong with That House? (HGTV)

Released Sunday, January 14

Craig of the Creek: Craig Before the Creek (Cartoon Network)

OWN Spotlight: Oprah & Fantasia Barrino (OWN)

True Detective: Night Country (HBO Original) 

New on Disney+ – Full List

Released Friday, January 12

Bluey: Season 3 – New Episodes *New to Disney+

New on Starz – Full List

Released Friday, January 12

Alabama Moon
All Creatures Here Below
Atlas Shrugged: Part I
Atlas Shrugged: Part II
Atlas Shrugged: Part III
Catch .44
Darkman II: The Return of Durant
Darkman III: Die Darkman Die
Goodbye World
Ned Kelly
Power Book III: Raising Kanan: Episode 306 – “INTO THE DARKNESS”
Savage Dog
Take
The Last Vermeer
The Medallion
The Quiet
Vamps

Released Sunday, January 14

Death Wish 5: The Face of Death

New on Paramount+ with Showtime – Full List

Released Thursday, January 11

SkyMed Season 2 premiere

New on Peacock – Full List

Released Thursday, January 11

Adventures of Puss in Boots, Seasons 1–3, All Episodes
Amor Imposible, Season 1, New Episode (Telemundo)
Days of our Lives, Season 59, New Episode (Peacock Exclusive)*
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, 2022*
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, Season 13, New Episode (Bravo)
The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills After Show, New Episode (Bravo)
The Real Housewives of Miami, Season 6, New Episode (Bravo)
Ted, Season 1, All Episodes (Peacock Original)*
Vuelve a Mí, Season 1, New Episode (Telemundo)

Released Friday, January 12

Amor Imposible, Season 1, New Episode (Telemundo) 
Days of our Lives, Season 59, New Episode (Peacock Exclusive)* 
Southern Charm, Season 9, New Episode (Bravo)
Southern Hospitality, Season 2, New Episode (Bravo) 
The Traitors, Season 2, Episodes 1-3 (Peacock Original)*
The Traitors Postmortem, Season 1, New Episode (Peacock Original)*
Vanishing On 7th Street, 2010
Vuelve a Mí, Season 1, New Episode (Telemundo)

Released Saturday, January 13

Amor Imposible, Season 1, New Episode (Telemundo)
Dateline, Season 32, New Episode (NBC)
Dateline 24/7, Marathon Special (NBC)
Peacock Exclusive: NFL Wild Card Playoff Game (English and Spanish)*
Vuelve a Mí, Season 1, New Episode (Telemundo)

What Else Is Streaming New This January?

What you see above is just a portion of the new movies and shows you can watch this month if you’ve got more than one streaming service subscription. We update our guides to the new releases on the most popular streaming platforms every month, so you can stay on top of the freshest titles to watch. Here are full lists, schedules, and reviews for everything streaming:

Liz Kocan is a pop culture writer living in Massachusetts. Her biggest claim to fame is the time she won on the game show Chain Reaction.