New Releases on Netflix This Week & Top 10 Movies & Series: January 10 2025!

It’s time for another weekly roundup of everything new on Netflix over the past week. While it’s been relatively quiet on the licensed content front (especially following the massive 95-title New Year’s Day drop), there have been some major new Netflix Originals to dive into. Here’s a look at everything new and what’s been trending in the Netflix top 10s for the week ending January 10th, 2025.

There are a few titles to look forward to over the weekend, with anime fans having two new series to look forward to starting tomorrow with Sakamoto Day and Baban Baban Ban Vampire beginning to drop weekly episodes. On Sunday, the reality cooking series Chef & My Fridge will start dropping on Netflix in the US.

Want to see what’s still to come to Netflix throughout January 2025? We’ve just updated our preview of what will come in the link provided.

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What to Watch on Netflix This Weekend:

American Primeval (Limited Series)

Number of episodes: 6
Rating: TV-MA
Language: English
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Cast: Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Shea Whigham, Jai Courtney, Preston Mota

Kicking off the year strong on the scripted series front is the brand-new western thriller series from creator Mark L. Smith and executive producers Peter Berg and Eric Newman, with the former of those two also directing. Consisting of only six episodes, the series seeks to tell the story of the harshness of the early American West with the narrative following a mother and her son fleeing from their past.

Reviews have been stellar for the limited series thus far, at least from audiences and fans of our various social media pages. Reviews from critics are a little more divided, with most praising the bloody visuals and sweeping vistas, although most of the criticism lies at the feet of the writing and its heavy-handed messaging.

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Lion (2016)

Rating: PG-13
Language: English
Genre: Biography, Drama
Director: Garth Davis
Cast: Dev Patel, Nicole Kidman, Rooney Mara
Writer: Saroo Brierley, Luke Davies
Runtime: 118 min / 1h 58m

Returning to Netflix after a two-year absence this week is Lion, the inspiring and tear-jerking Australian film based on the true story of a young man returning to his home of India in search of his true birth parents. It’s a truly remarkable story that is excellently told thanks to a stunning performance by Dev Patel.

Sadly, the movie is only available to those with Netflix’s premium tiers as with all other licensing pickups from The Weinstein Company, their films are blocked on the advertising tier.

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Younger (Seasons 1-7)

Number of episodes: 84
Rating: TV-14
Language: English
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Cast: Sutton Foster, Hilary Duff, Debi Mazar
Writer: Darren Star
Runtime: 22 min

If you’re looking for a long binge, Younger is the show for you the series making its way onto Netflix for the first time, and is the latest title that went exclusive to Hulu that’s found its way onto Netflix in the years after it concluded. Coming from the same creator as Netflix’s Emily in Paris (as well as beloved titles like Beverly Hills, 90210, and Sex and the City), the series follows the life of Liza Miller, who is now in her 40s and decides to shake things up by pretending she’s a heck of a lot younger to benefit her career and flailing love life. 

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Full List of What’s New on Netflix This Week:

Note: You can find an expanded version of this list on our New on Netflix hub page which includes trailers, full descriptions of each title, and more details about what you can expect. 

7 New Movies Added This Week

• 80 for Brady (2023) – PG-13 – English
• Ad Vitam (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – French
• Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy (2025) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• Kaka Boss (2024) – TV-MA – Indonesian
• Kromoleo (2024) – TV-MA – Indonesian
• Lion (2016) – PG-13 – English
• Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl (2025) Netflix Original – PG – English

20 New TV Series Added This Week:

• Alpha Males (Season 3) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish
• American Primeval (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• Asura (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Japanese
• Bayside Shakedown (Season 1) – TV-PG – Japanese
• Black Warrant (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Hindi
• Dubai Bling (Season 3) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Arabic
• Fake Profile (Season 2 – Killer Match) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Spanish
• Hound’s Hill (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Polish
• I AM A KILLER (Season 6) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• I am Ilary (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Italian
• Informa: Beasts of The Underworld (Season 1) – TV-MA – Japanese
• Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-MA – English
• Magic and Muscles (Season 1) – TV-14 – English
• My Happy Marriage (Season 2 – New Episodes Weekly) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Japanese
• Subteran (Season 1) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Romanian
• The Breakthrough (Limited Series) Netflix Original – TV-14 – Swedish
• The Upshaws (Part 6) Netflix Original – TV-14 – English
• When the Stars Gossip (Limited Series – New Episodes Weekly) Netflix Original – TV-MA – Korean
• WWE Raw (2025 – New Episodes Weekly) Netflix Original – TV-PG – English
• Younger (Seasons 1-7) – TV-14 – English

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Most Popular Movies on Netflix US This Week:

Should Netflix acquire Warner Bros. Discovery? Looking at the movie list, they absolutely should. Given all their big 2023 theatrical movies dropped on Netflix during the Christmas holiday period, it should come as no surprise that most are dominating the Netflix movie charts. The only Netflix Original movie to feature is Carry-On, which entered Netflix’s all-time most-watched list this week.

1. In the Heart of the Sea (66 points)
2. Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1 (62 points)
3. Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (44 points)
4. Despicable Me (43 points)
5. Despicable Me 2 (43 points)
6. Carry-On (34 points)
7. The Watchers (33 points)
8. Rush Hour (24 points)
9. Interstellar (23 points)
10. The SpongeBob Movie: Sponge Out of Water (22 points)
11. Due Date (18 points)
12. The Six Triple Eight (13 points)
13. Rush Hour 2 (6 points)
14. Hotel Transylvania 2 (3 points)
15. Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (3 points)
16. Dune: Part Two (1 points)

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Most Popular Series on Netflix US This Week:

Squid Game continues its reign at the top of the US charts this week (and almost all other charts throughout the world, too), with Missing You consistently appearing just beneath it after its New Year’s Day premiere and Virgin River still hanging in there, too.

1. Squid Game (75 points)
2. Missing You (67 points)
3. Virgin River (46 points)
4. Selling the City (33 points)
5. Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action (29 points)
6. No Good Deed (29 points)
7. WWE Raw (20 points)
8. La Palma (20 points)
9. Gabriel Iglesias: Legend of Fluffy (19 points)
10. The Breakthrough (16 points)
11. Black Doves (13 points)
12. American Primeval (10 points)
13. I Am a Killer (8 points)
14. The Equalizer (5 points)
15. The Upshaws (4 points)
16. The Madness (4 points)
17. Younger (4 points)

What are you watching on Netflix this weekend? Let us know in the comments down below.

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