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What's Coming To Screens In January?

2021 looks promising when it comes to screen gems on these streaming platforms.
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
By Keyaira Boone · Updated January 4, 2021

As theaters remain shut down, streaming services are flooded with more content than ever featuring the work of Black actors, directors, and writers. The new year has brought a number of titles across genres to a variety of platforms that connect to the Black experience.

If you finally made it through The Last Dance with bae, now you can curl up with a fresh multipart documentary about another sports legend. Missing the stellar costumes from Sylvie’s Love? Sink your teeth into a new period drama about Civil rights icons. Want to catch up on a season of a comedy you missed or revisit one of your favorite horror or romance flicks? The choice is yours. Take a look below for what’s coming to our personal screens this January.

01
Wanda Vision – Disney Plus – January 15
Teyonah Parris steps into the Marvel Universe as underappreciated hero Monica Rambeau in this new series. Watch the former lieutenant turned superhero absorb and distribute energy and run faster than the speed of light.
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
02
Leo (July 23-August 22)
• A Vigilante • Eagle Eye • El Candidato • Hanna • Jungle • Leverage: Redemption • One Night in Miami… • The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo • The Legend of El Cid • ZeroZeroZero
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
Kingsley Ben-Adir in ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI | Photo: Patti
03
He Paid Off His Mistresses
While one of his paramours claimed she walked away with nothing but a broken heart, Uchitel said she was offered a settlement and that Woods advised her to “get as much as you can.”
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
04
F*ck Anyone Who’s Not a Sea Blob Euphoria Special 2 – HBO Max – January 24
After Zendaya’s character Rue had her say in “Trouble Don’t Last Always,” Jules (Hunter Schafer) has the chance to tell her side of the story about their train station split.
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
05
The Little Things – HBO Max – January 29
Denzel Washington straps up to catch a serial killer in this thriller. We’re happy to see the legend get back into fighting form!
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
06
Love And Basketball – Hulu- January 1
Gina Prince-Bythewood’s Love & Basketball redefined romantic comedy when it was first released in 2000. Come for the longing stares and fly wardrobe choices. Stay for the killer soundtrack and hilarious Tyra Banks cameo.
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
07
Vampire In Brooklyn- Hulu – January 1
Desperate to continue his family’s line of Caribbean vampires, Eddie Murphy seeks a mate in Angela Basset in this dark comedy.
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
08
For The Love Of Jason Season 1 – UMC-January 1
When his long-term relationship goes south, a Black man enjoys the perks of single life. But when his friends begin settling down, he starts feeling the pressure to catch up.
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
09
Grown-ish Season 3B – Hulu- January 21
Zoey may be an upperclassman but life at CalU hasn’t gotten any easier for our little sis. See her try and balance her growing styling career with the demands of her coursework.
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
10
Chiwetel Ejiofor – HBO Max – January 14
A couple is forced to bunk together while braving the COVID-19 pandemic shortly after calling it quits. Watch Paxton (Chiwetel Ejiofor) and Linda (Anne Hathaway) cope with the situation with a lot of wine and a touch of poetry.
What’s Coming To Streaming Screens In January?
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