What to watch on Netflix: New TV shows and movies, plus what's being removed in Canada January 2025

"Batman Begins" and both "Mamma Mia!" films are being removed from Netflix, while "The Night Agent," "The Recruit" and "XO, Kitty" return

31 December 2024 at 9:39 am·5-min read

What to watch on Netflix: New TV shows and movies, plus what's being removed in Canada January 2025 (Netflix & Getty Images)

A new year means a new group of TV shows and movies to watch, in addition to Netflix making some changes to its platform by removing content as well. WWE Raw finds its new home on Netflix in January, while The Night Agent and The Recruit return for their second seasons.

At the same time, Batman movies Batman Begins and Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice are being removed from Netflix. The Zoolander films are also leaving the streaming site.

Additionally, favourites like Clueless, both Mamma Mia! movies, Failure to Launch and the 1982 film Annie are being removed from Netflix.

This is also your last chance to watch Room, starring Brie Larson and Jacob Tremblay, on Netflix, It's Complicated with Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin, and Edgar Wright's Last Night in Soho.

Two Tom Cruise movies are also being removed from Netflix, Jack Reacher and American Made, and two Will Smith films as well, Concussion and Bad Boys for Life.

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What to watch on Netflix: New TV shows and movies

Missing You — Jan. 1

A new mystery-thriller adapted from Harlan Coben's novel, in Missing You Detective Kat Donovan's (Rosalind Eleazar) fiancé Josh (Ashley Walters) disappeared 11 years ago. But now Kat's world is blown up again with new information about Josh.

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl — Jan. 3

Following its theatrical release, Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl lands on the streaming site next month. Gromit has concerns that Wallace is becoming "too dependent on his inventions," just as Wallace invents a “smart” gnome that develops a mind of its own.

WWE Raw — Jan. 6

WWE has found a new home at Netflix, which will be the new place for WWE Raw every week. On Jan. 6 at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET, WWE Raw will stream live on Netflix.

Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action — Jan. 7

The two-part documentary Jerry Springer: Fights, Camera, Action explores how The Jerry Springer Show became a massive TV phenomenon, and ethically, how far things should go for entertainment.

American Primeval — Jan. 9

From director and executive producer Pete Berg (Friday Night Lights), the upcoming Netflix series American Primeval is set in 1857 America for this fictionalized dramatization of people fighting to keep or control land. The show's stars include Taylor Kitsch, Betty Gilpin, Dane DeHaan, Saura Lightfoot-Leon, Derek Hinkey, Shea Whigham and Kim Coates.

XO, Kitty, Season 2 — Jan. 16

Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) is back in Seoul for a new semester at KISS, and she's looking for a fresh start, with no drama. But a letter from her mother's past sets her on a "wild journey."

The Night Agent, Season 2 — Jan. 23

Peter Sutherland, played by Gabriel Basso, is in for more dangerous situations in The Night Agent Season 2, after his effort to save the President earned him an opportunity to be a Night Agent. Joining the show is Amanda Warren, who plays a veteran of the Night Action investigative program who trains Peter.

Noah Centineo as Owen Hendricks in Episode 201 of The Recruit (Netflix)

The Recruit, Season 2 — Jan. 30

Noah Centineo returns as CIA lawyer Owen Hendricks for The Recruit Season 2, who gets dragged into a life-threatening espionage situation in South Korea, but realizes there may be an even bigger threat inside the agency.

"Owen rolls into this season basically screwed," creator, showrunner and executive producer, Alexi Hawley, teased to Tudum. "Owen knows that if he does not walk away with a win this season, his career is going to be over."

"He might go to prison. Depending on what people are into, they can show up this season for the big, flashy, splashy action stuff, but they can also be on a journey with this guy who's just trying to fix something that he broke."

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TV shows and movies leaving Netflix Canada in January

Jan. 1

2012
A Quiet Place
Aftermath
Annie
Arpo
Aruna & Her Palate
Awakenings
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice
Beyblade Burst Rise
Bless Me, Ultima
Blippi The Musical
Blippi Wonders
Blippi's School Supply Scavenger Hunt
Blippi's Spooky Spells
Cold Comes the Night
Concussion
Fireman Sam
Fried Green Tomatoes
Gecko's Garage — 3D
Haikyu!! Movie 3: Genius and Sense
Haikyu!! Movie 4: Battle of Concepts
Johnny Test
Kid-E-Cats
Kindergarten Cop
Larva
Last Night in Soho
Long Story Short
Lovesick
Luccas Neto in: Children's Day
Mandy
Mechanic: Resurrection
Oddbods
Pacific Rim: Uprising
Polly Pocket
Posesif
Red
Red 2
Sex Tape
Something Borrowed
T-Rex Ranch
The Tourist
Transformers: Cyberverse
War Dogs
When the Game Stands Tall

Jan. 2

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Amon Thieves
The Nanny Diaries

Jan. 3

A Little Chaos

Jan. 4

Jack Reacher
The Protege

Jan. 5

Accepted
Bad Boys For Life
Cowboys

Jan. 7

Binti
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again

Jan. 8

Bakugan
Bloodshot
Clueless
Sew the Winter to My Skin

Jan. 9

Batman Begins

Jan. 10

Andrew Santino: Cheeseburger
The Phantom of the Open

Jan. 12

Terminator Genisys

Jan. 14

Fatuma

Jan. 15

The Call of the Wild
Chef
Disquiet
Free State of Jones
Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All!
Saving Bea
Shiva Baby

Jan. 16

American Made
Baby Boy
The Game
It's Complicated
The Mist

Jan. 17

After We Fell
The Devil to Pay
LEGO Friends: Heartlake Stories
LEGO Friends: The Power of Frienship
Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins

Jan. 18

Blitz Patrollie
Dual
Kalushi: The Story of Solomon Mahlangu
Potato Potahto

Jan. 19

Studio 54

Jan. 20

Awaken
Motichoor Chaknachoor
Room
Triumph in the Skies

Jan. 21

Definition Please
Dragonfly
The Gift
Social Man

Jan. 22

Zoolander
Zoolander 2

Jan. 23

Iliza Shlesinger: Freezing Hot

Jan. 24

Mummies

Jan. 25

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts