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The Wrap: January 2026

New year. New chaos. New UK-made brilliance. January brought returning TV powerhouses, Sundance debuts, mockumentary mischief and a genre-twisting narrative game. Here are 10 titles that kicked off 2026 with bite, style and a whole lot of s…

New releases

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Hijack (Season 2)

Idris Elba reprises his role as Sam Nelson in the thrilling eight-episode second season of Hijack.

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Industry (Season 4)

An all-star cast return for the compelling fourth season of this gripping drama series about young bankers.

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H Is For Hawk

Claire Foy is magnificent as the lead in this reflective dramatisation of Helen MacDonald’s bestselling 2014 memoir.

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The Moment

Charli XCX satirises her own rise to fame in this captivating mockumentary that blurs the lines between fact and fiction.

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Shelter

Action icon Jason Statham reunites with Angel Has Fallen director Ric Roman Waugh for this gripping action-thriller.

A white man in a pinstripe suit, a young Columbian man in a auburn suit and a Colombian woman in a orange and white floral dress look serious in a tropical location

The Night Manager (Season 2)

Returning eight years after season one’s explosive finale, the new series thrillingly expands beyond John le Carré’s source material.

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TR-49

Narrative deduction is expertly blended with engrossing audio drama in this unique and intriguing game.

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Gwen

Bolton-born actress Maxine Peake stars as a woman plagued by a mysterious illness in remote Snowdonia in this effective and nerve-jangling gothic period drama.

The Sarah Jane Adventures

This family-friendly spin-off of Doctor Who features a remarkable lead performance from British actor Elisabeth Sladen.

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Shoshana

Inspired by real-life events, Douglas Booth and Irina Starshenbaum lead this romantic drama set in the Middle East.

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Eric

Benedict Cumberbatch stars in and executive produces this thrilling series that will appeal to fans of Sherlock.

Mr. Turner

Masterful director Mike Leigh gives Turner’s life a fresh coat of paint with this vivid biopic.

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Your Monster

Starring Melissa Barrera, Meghann Fahy, Tommy Dewey and Edmund Donovan, dive into this charming horror-musical-romcom blend.

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Layer Cake

After producing two Guy Ritchie films, the UK’s Matthew Vaughn marked his directorial debut with this exhilarating British crime-thriller.