Netflix will start 2025 with significant releases including Cameron Diaz’s acting comeback in action-comedy Back in Action with co star Jamie Foxx her Academy Award winning partner. The streaming giant will feature second seasons for espionage series The Night Agent and The Recruit. Wallace and Gromit also return with a stop-motion feature called Vengeance Most Fowl where we find the return of Feathers McGraw for new stories.
Comedy and Espionage Combine As Netflix Gears Up for Highly Anticipated New Series Launches
The January 2025 lineup is diverse offering a mix of high profile projects that showcase multiple genres. Back in Action showcases Cameron Diaz in her first major motion picture role for more than 10 years showcasing a fun high action environment that many fans have missed since her break from the entertainment business. The series “The Night Agent” and "The Recruit" showcase a darker element as the spy genre becomes even more popular on the streaming service platform that is Netflix. January 2025 also marks the beginning of Netflix carrying WWE Raw further diversifying the type of entertainment that can be consumed by subscription.
Philomena Cunk Special On Netflix Offers Humorous Take On Science Philosophy And the Arts
The Philomena Cunk special launches January 2 attempting to address significant questions of human existence in a lighthearted way exploring various topics spanning from Quantum Physics Existentialism Nihilism and Hedonism. Philomena will also analyze big subjects that include topics like biology morals art and even artificial intelligence. Philomena in her search for answers delves deep into the historical views from influential artists from Dostoyevsky to Van Gogh showing all timeframes for thought.
Aardman's Wallace and Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Brings Classic Stop-Motion Animation
Four-time Academy Award® winner Nick Park and Emmy Award nominee Merlin Crossingham from Aardman release Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl on January 3 a new chapter focusing on invention and the need for responsibility with creations. Wallace creates a sentient gnome that has an independent will leading Gromit to suspect the involvement of an old foe when new dangers begin to occur. This stop-motion production from the team behind the Wallace and Gromit franchise also features many other animation projects that are widely popular.
Netflix's WWE Raw Broadcast Begins as Streaming Service Expands its Entertainment Options
The highly popular WWE Raw live wrestling series starts streaming January 6 on Netflix bringing unmatched action that airs every Monday night showing a new commitment to professional sports broadcasting for the network. WWE a worldwide leader in entertainment will partner with Netflix in order to give a new home for some of their best high intensity sports programing that will run concurrently for live broadcast during every Monday Night.
The Jerry Springer Show Two Part Docu Series Offers Unseen Insights into TV Phenomenon
The two-part documentary series The Jerry Springer Show premiering January 7 will share stories and experiences surrounding the popular show with first-hand information coming directly from show creators and show participants during its long run. This unique two part premium docu series explores how Jerry Springer's show became popular and controversial simultaneously also exposing what could be some truths as well as destruction in entertainment at large. Viewers will get a never before seen glimpse into production while many viewers question the ethical production practices of past television.
American Primeval and New Series Premieres Exploring Western 1857 Landscape And its Themes
January 9 brings American Primeval set in the 1857 displaying intense action set during this difficult timeframe in American history during this Western inspired show. This television drama aims at revealing a struggle of survival when innocence clashes with brutal acts of hatred and fear in the brutal Western lands with very little compassion. American Primeval is also a character drama looking into violent conflict of culture and community showing men and women fighting and dying over territory and what they see as personal sovereignty .
Netflix's XO Kitty and 'Back in Action' Launch during 2nd week of January for New and Returning Viewers
Teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey returns for a new semester at KISS during series titled XO Kitty launching January 16 where she must focus on herself and the changes in her life after being single. A letter from Kitty's mother and several new students at school will lead her down new paths during her unique and exciting journey of self discovery with the show exploring friendships love and all complexities. Action comedy "Back in Action" premieres January 17 with Jamie Foxx alongside Cameron Diaz which showcases spy's with family responsibilities creating situations with their personal family lives intertwining with high octane spy engagements.
'The Night Agent' Season 2 Premieres With New Danger Following CIA Agent in High Intensity Action Thriller
Season two for The Night Agent will release January 23 that will see Peter and Rose having to fight against a CIA agent leaking high importance secrets. Peter and Rose will have to engage a deadly war criminal who threatens their very livelihood with high stakes challenges coming with very deadly consequences. New and interesting situations and villains add extra tension to an already gripping plotline.
'The Recruit' Second Season Continues the Dangerous Espionage Situation in South Korea With Noah Centineo
Owen Hendricks played by Noah Centineo a CIA lawyer gets pulled into an espionage crisis occurring in South Korea premiering January 30 during the show called "The Recruit" . Hendricks realizes his biggest enemy may not be any criminal mastermind rather from those in his own agency as new complex plotlines appear during second season. Noah Centineo returns for this fast paced story filled with unexpected consequences .
Netflix January 2025 offerings create a balanced entertainment schedule of highly intense action pieces that will span multiple genres ensuring that viewers have options to view and many opportunities to begin the year.