Best New Shows Coming To Disney+ & Hulu In January 2026

January 5, 2026 Roger Palmer

This January, Disney+ and Hulu subscribers will have plenty of new shows to enjoy, including the return of many favourites like “Grey’s Anatomy”, “Percy Jackson and the Olympians”, “A Thousand Blows” and “High Potential”, along with brand new shows like FX’s “The Beauty” and Marvel’s “Wonder Man”.

Here’s the rundown:

Wonder Man

This Marvel series follows aspiring Hollywood actor, Simon Williams, who is struggling to get his career off the ground. During a chance meeting with Trevor Slattery, an actor whose biggest roles may be well behind him, Simon learns that legendary director Von Kovak is remaking the superhero film “Wonder Man.” These two actors, at opposite ends of their careers, doggedly pursue life-changing roles in this film as audiences get a peek behind the curtain of the entertainment industry.

All eight episodes will be released on Disney+ around the world at 6pm PT on January 27th 2026.

Pole To Pole With Will Smith

Five years in the making, this series follows Will across all seven continents, taking him from the icefields of Antarctica to the jungles of the Amazon, the mountains of the Himalayas, the deserts of Africa, the islands of the Pacific and the icebergs of the Arctic. Inspired by his late mentor to explore life’s big questions, Will throws himself into incredible challenges for 100 days: skiing to the South Pole, catching a giant anaconda, milking a venomous tarantula, climbing mountains, and diving under the ice of the North Pole. Guided by experts, scientists and explorers, Will helps make world-first scientific discoveries and forges profound human connections — from the Amazon’s Waorani community to the Kalahari’s San people — whose knowledge and resilience offer powerful lessons about our future on the planet. Told with a cinematic scale, access, and authenticity only National Geographic can deliver, this once-in-a-lifetime adventure blends cutting-edge science, environmental storytelling, and bold exploration.

All five episodes will be released on Disney+ around the world on Wednesday, 14th January 2026.

The Beauty

In FX’s “The Beauty,” when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways, FBI Agents “Cooper Madsen” (Evan Peters) and “Jordan Bennett” (Rebecca Hall) uncover a conspiracy that threatens the future of humanity. The investigation leads them directly into the crosshairs of “The Corporation” (Ashton Kutcher), who will stop at nothing to protect his trillion-dollar empire.

The series premiere includes the first three episodes beginning at 9 p.m. ET/PT on the FX linear channel, streaming on Hulu at 9 p.m. ET and on Disney+ internationally. A new episode of the 11-episode first season will premiere each following Wednesday on FX at 9 p.m. ET/PT and on Hulu at 9 p.m. ET- and two episodes in each of the final two weeks.

A Thousand Blows – Season 2

Inspired by the true-life stories of a group of characters battling for survival in the brutal East End of London in the 1880s. One year later, Hezekiah’s a shadow of the man he once was whilst Sugar Goodson is estranged from his family and drinking himself to death. Just as Wapping is about to sigh its last breath, Mary Carr bursts back into town with her loyal second, Alice Diamond, to reassemble her gang and reclaim her crown. As always, Mary has a plan; one which will involve all those she holds dearest. And this time it’s riskier than ever.

The second season will arrive on January 9th 2026, on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ around the world.

Tell Me Lies – Season 3

“Tell Me Lies” season three follows Lucy Albright (Grace Van Patten) and Stephen DeMarco (Jackson White) as they rekindle their tumultuous romance in time for the spring semester at Baird College. While they promise things will be different this time, past indiscretions hinder their best intentions, and Lucy finds herself embroiled in a controversy she wants nothing to do with. Meanwhile, the disastrous repercussions from the previous year also force Lucy and Stephen’s friends to face their own destructive behaviours. As scandalous secrets fester around campus, vicious consequences threaten Lucy and everyone in her circle.

The eight-episode third season of “Tell Me Lies” premieres January 13th, 2026, with the first two episodes, followed by a weekly release on Hulu and Hulu On Disney+ in the United States and on Disney+ around the world.

Hey AJ!

Inspired by children’s book author and former Super Bowl champion Martellus Bennett, the upcoming new family comedy series is a whimsical and music-filled family comedy about an imaginative young girl who, along with her stuffed bunny sidekick, uses her big imagination to make ordinary life moments extraordinary.

The first batch of new episodes will be released on Disney+ around the world on Wednesday, 14th January 2026.

Disneyland Handcrafted

Disneyland Handcrafted chronicles the exhilarating year that gave rise to The Happiest Place on Earth. Built entirely from rare archival footage and original audio recordings, the film reveals the extraordinary artistry, grit and pressure it took hundreds of craftspeople to bring Walt Disney’s dream project of Disneyland to fruition — from groundbreaking to Opening Day.

This documentary series will be coming to Disney+ later this month, though no exact date has been revealed.