Streaming platforms are serving up a feast of fresh entertainment this week, from Grammy Awards performances to psychological dramas and vampire battles.
Whether viewers crave music, movies, gaming action or binge-worthy series, there’s something compelling dropping on nearly every major platform.
The lineup spans Rose Byrne’s Oscar-nominated turn in a gripping psychological thriller, action-packed reunions between Hollywood heavyweights, and multiplayer gaming adventures.
Here’s what entertainment journalists from The Associated Press recommend checking out between January 26 and February 1.
Must-Watch Movies Hitting Streaming Services
Rose Byrne Delivers Career-Defining Performance
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You arrives Friday, January 30 on HBO Max, showcasing Byrne in an entirely different light. The psychological drama from director Mary Bronstein centers on a mother desperately trying to help her young child navigate a mysterious illness.
AP reviewer Jocelyn Noveck praised the film for giving Byrne an opportunity to showcase dramatic range beyond her typically lighter roles.
Has given Byrne, an actor of effortless appeal in lighter films, a chance to display versatility and grit in surely the toughest dramatic role of her career.
Action Comedy Brings Heavyweight Stars Together
Jason Momoa and Dave Bautista team up in The Wrecking Crew, dropping Wednesday on Prime Video. The action-comedy follows estranged half-brothers forced to reconnect after their father dies under suspicious circumstances.
Angel Manuel Soto directs, bringing experience from 2023’s Blue Beetle to this brotherly reunion story packed with explosive sequences and family drama.
Intimate Historical Drama Reconstructs Lost Interview
Ira Sachs’ Peter Hujar’s Day arrives Tuesday on Criterion Channel as the lead nominee for Independent Film Spirit Awards. The film recreates a 1974 conversation between writer Linda Rosenkrantz and photographer Peter Hujar based on discovered transcripts.
Rebecca Hall portrays Rosenkrantz while Ben Whishaw embodies Hujar in this intimate dramatic resurrection. Sachs discovered transcripts from an abandoned book project about how artists spend their time and transformed them into compelling cinema.
Documentary Profiles Comedy Icon
I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not lands Saturday, January 31 on HBO Max. Filmmaker Marina Zenovich examines the complicated Saturday Night Live legend through interviews and glimpses of daily life.
The documentary features perspectives from Dan Aykroyd, Beverly D’Angelo, Goldie Hawn, Lorne Michaels, Ryan Reynolds and Martin Short on Chase’s combative yet influential career.
Music and Award Show Entertainment
Grammy Awards Deliver Live Performances
The 68th annual Grammy Awards broadcast live on CBS Sunday, February 1, featuring performances from Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga and more competing for top prizes. The show doubles as a curated concert experience beyond typical awards ceremony format.
Multiple viewing options exist including:
- Live TV streaming through Hulu + Live TV, YouTube TV and FuboTV
- Paramount+ premium plan for live streaming
- Paramount+ essential plan for on-demand access the following day
Power Pop-Punk Band Returns
California’s Joyce Manor drops their seventh full-length album Friday with I Used to Go to This Bar. The title reflects a gently aging band whose talent for crafting infectious hooks remains sharp.
Series Worth Binge-Watching This Week
Bridgerton Season 4 Brings Cinderella Vibes
Benedict Bridgerton takes center stage Thursday as Netflix’s romance series continues following London’s prominent family during the Regency Era. Luke Thompson’s Benedict searches for his mysterious “woman in silver” who turns out to be Sophie, a housemaid played by Yerin Ha.
Part 1 arrives this week with remaining episodes dropping in February.
Shrinking Returns for Third Season
Jason Segel’s therapist Jimmy returns Wednesday on Apple TV alongside Harrison Ford and Jessica Williams. Season 3 welcomes guest stars Michael J. Fox, Jeff Daniels, Sherry Cola, Isabella Gomez and Candice Bergen as Jimmy navigates single parenthood while building unconventional family connections through colleagues and neighbors.
Additional Series Premieres
School Spirits starring Peyton List returns Wednesday on Paramount+ for a third season. List portrays a teenager trapped in the afterlife at her high school, investigating her death alongside other ghostly former students.
MGM+ debuts Vanished Sunday, February 1, a four-part mystery starring Kaley Cuoco as a woman whose boyfriend disappears on a train to France. Sam Claflin co-stars.
Gaming Releases Worth Playing
Free Multiplayer Shooter Launches
Highguard enters the crowded multiplayer shooter space Monday on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC. Players become Wardens described as arcane gunslingers battling for control of a mythical continent.
Wildlight Entertainment developed the free-to-play title, with founders previously working on Call of Duty, Apex Legends and Titanfall. Gameplay includes riding mythical beasts and wielding magical powers alongside traditional weaponry.
Dark Souls Meets Vampires Sequel
Code Vein II releases Friday, January 30 on PlayStation 5, Xbox X/S and PC. The sequel expands on 2019’s vampire-infused challenging combat, tasking players with time travel to prevent Revenants from transforming into mindless monsters.
Players drain blood from enemies to upgrade fighting abilities throughout the campaign. Bandai Namco continues blending demanding Dark Souls-style gameplay with supernatural bloodsucker mythology.