It’s that time of the month again when Netflix releases its list of films and TV series that will be coming to and leaving the premiere SVOD service during the following month. In this case, that month will be January.

If any of the below titles are of interest to you, add them to your watchlists/calendars, noting when they are expected to arrive or exit.

As far as original content with Black talent, the biggest release we are looking at is the debut of the Netflix original film, Lionheartwhich is their first Nigerian original film. It stars Nollywood superstar Genevieve Nnaji.  The British series, Black Earth Risingstarring Michaela Coel in a co-prodution between BBC and Netflix, is also set for a debut, as well as Part 2 of the fourth season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. The new season of Friends From College will also premiere. Outside of originals, American Gangster will also arrive on the streaming giant in January, as well as the recently-released Solo: A Star Wars Storywhich stars Donald Glover and Thandie Newton.

Check out the full list below:

January 1

  • A Series of Unfortunate Events: Season 3
  • Across the Universe
  • Babel
  • Black Hawk Down
  • City of God
  • COMEDIANS of the world
  • Definitely, Maybe
  • Godzilla
  • Happy Feet
  • Hell or High Water
  • I Know What You Did Last Summer
  • Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull
  • Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade
  • Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark
  • Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom
  • It Takes Two
  • Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back
  • Jersey Boys
  • Mona Lisa Smile
  • Mr. Bean’s Holiday
  • Pan’s Labyrinth
  • Pinky Malinky
  • Pulp Fiction
  • Swingers
  • Tears of the Sun
  • The Addams Family
  • The Boy in the Striped Pajamas
  • The Dark Knight
  • The Departed
  • The Mummy
  • The Mummy Returns
  • The Strangers
  • Tidying Up with Marie Kondo
  • Watchmen
  • xXx
  • XXX: State of the Union

January 2

  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail

January 4

  • And Breathe Normally
  • Call My Agent!: Season 3
  • El Potro: Unstoppable
  • Lionheart

January 9

  • GODZILLA The Planet Eater
  • Solo: A Star Wars Story

January 10

  • When Heroes Fly

January 11

  • Friends from College: Season 2
  • ReMastered: Massacre at the Stadium
  • Sex Education
  • Solo
  • The Last Laugh

January 15

  • Revenger
  • Sebastian Maniscalco: Stay Hungry

January 16

  • American Gangster

January 17

  • American Crime Story: The Assassination of Gianni Versace

January 18

  • Carmen Sandiego
  • Close
  • FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened
  • GIRL
  • Grace and Frankie: Season 5
  • IO
  • Soni
  • The World’s Most Extraordinary Homes: Season 2 Part B
  • Trigger Warning with Killer Mike
  • Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 5

January 21

  • Justice

January 24

  • Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy Tapes
  • Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation

January 25

  • Animas
  • Black Earth Rising
  • Club de Cuervos: Season 4
  • Kingdom
  • Medici: The Magnificent
  • Polar
  • Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season 4 Part 2

January 27

  • Z Nation: Season 5

January 29

  • Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias: One Show Fits All
  • Marvel Studios’ Ant-Man and the Wasp

January 30

  • The Incredibles 2

January (TBA) 

  • Marvel’s The Punisher: Season 2

Leaving January 1

  • The Shining
  • Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
  • Blade
  • Blade II
  • Bram Stoker’s Dracula
  • Catwoman
  • Face/Off
  • Finding Neverland
  • Friday Night Lights
  • How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days
  • I Am Ali
  • Interview with the Vampire
  • Into the Wild
  • Journey to the Center of the Earth
  • Kung Fu Panda
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Fifteenth Year
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Seventeenth Year
  • Law & Order: Special Victims Unit: The Sixteenth Year
  • Like Water for Chocolate
  • Love Actually
  • Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
  • Marie Antoinette
  • Meet the Fockers
  • Meet the Parents
  • Million Dollar Baby
  • Monsters vs. Aliens
  • Mortal Kombat
  • Rent
  • Sharknado
  • Sharknado 2: The Second One
  • Sharknado 3
  • Sharknado 5
  • Sharknado: The 4th Awakens
  • The 6th Day
  • The Godfather
  • The Godfather: Part II
  • The Godfather: Part III
  • The Green Mile
  • The Iron Giant
  • The Princess Diaries
  • The Queen of the Damned
  • The Reaping

Leaving January 4

  • Pocahontas II: Journey to a New World

Leaving January 13

  • It Follows

Leaving January 14

  • Armageddon

Leaving January 18

  • Rogue One: A Star Wars Story

Leaving January 19

  • The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring

 

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