MUST-WATCH TITLES FOR JANUARY
**Note: Schedule Subject to Change**
January 1 – RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE *Season 13 Premiere* (9:30 p.m. ET)
- Happy Ru-Year! Worldwide phenomenon RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE returns for Season 13, Friday, Jan. 1 at 9:30 p.m. ET. After winning six Emmy® Awards in 2020, the series secured a place as the most-awarded reality television series in history. The highly anticipated new season brings together 13 fabulous queens, including the series’ first trans man contestant, as they vie for the title of “America’s Next Drag Superstar” and a cash prize of $100,000. RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes dropping Fridays at 9:30 p.m. ET on Crave.
January 1 – THE HIGH NOTE *Movie Premiere*
- Set in the dazzling world of the L.A. music scene, THE HIGH NOTE follows the story of Grace Davis (Tracee Ellis Ross, BLACK-ISH), a superstar whose talent and ego have reached unbelievable heights. Maggie (Dakota Johnson, Fifty Shades of Grey) is Grace’s overworked personal assistant who is stuck running errands but still aspires to her dream of becoming a music producer. Things come to a head when Grace’s long-time manager (Ice Cube, 21 Jump Street) presents the singer with a choice that could alter the course of her career, and Grace must choose between playing it safe or listening to her heart in a decision that could change her life forever. The romantic drama premieres Friday, Jan. 1.
January 1 – THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND *Movie Premiere*
- THE KING OF STATEN ISLAND premieres Friday, Jan. 1 and follows Scott (Pete Davidson, SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE) who has been a case of arrested development ever since his firefighter father died when he was seven. He has now reached his mid-20s having achieved little, chasing a dream of becoming a tattoo artist that seems far out of reach. As his ambitious younger sister (Maude Apatow, HBO’s EUPHORIA) heads off to college, Scott is still living with his exhausted ER nurse mother (Oscar®winner Marisa Tomei) and spends his days smoking weed, hanging with the guys – Oscar (Ricky Velez, MASTER OF NONE), Igor (Moises Arias, Five Feet Apart), and Richie (Lou Wilson, THE GUEST BOOK), while secretly hooking up with his childhood friend Kelsey (Bel Powley, THE MORNING SHOW). When his mother starts dating a loudmouth firefighter named Ray (Bill Burr, F IS FOR FAMILY), it sets off a chain of events that force Scott to grapple with his grief and take his first tentative steps toward moving forward in life.
January 4 – HBO’s 30 COINS *Series Premiere* (9 p.m. ET)
- HBO’s new eight-episode Spanish-language drama series 30 COINS, premieres with the first two episodes on Monday, Jan. 4 at 9 p.m. ET. Produced by HBO Europe in Spain and an official selection of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, the drama introduces viewers to a world where nothing is as it seems, and nobody can be trusted. Father Vergara (Eduard Fernández) is an exorcist, boxer, and ex-convict who is exiled by the church to be the priest of a remote town in Spain. He wants to forget and be forgotten, but his enemies will soon find him. Strange things begin to happen, and an unlikely task force of Mayor Paco (Miguel Ángel Silvestre) and local vet Elena (Megan Montaner) seek the truth, while reality is distorted by a cursed coin at the heart of a global conspiracy. 30 COINS follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes Mondays at 9 p.m. ET.
Jan 6 – MONKEY BEACH *Canadian Movie Premiere*
- An official selection of the 2020 Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF), TIFF Industry Selects and the 2020 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the critically acclaimed homegrown feature MONKEY BEACH has its Canadian streaming premiere on Crave on Wednesday, Jan. 6. Directed by Loretta S. Todd and based on the novel of the same name by Eden Robinson, MONKEY BEACH follows a young Indigenous woman who returns to her hometown to face the harrowing visions that have haunted her throughout her life and to claim her ancestral medicine. The film features an all-star cast of Indigenous talent including Grace Dove (The Revenant), Adam Beach (Windtalkers), Nathanial Arcand (FBI: Most Wanted), Joel Oulette (Trickster), Glen Gould (Cold Pursuit), Sera-Lys McArthur (Outlander), Stefany Mathias (Pathfinder), Tina Lameman (Mixed Blessings), Miika Bryce Whiskeyjack (Red Snow), Ta’Kaiya Blaney (Kayak to Klemtu), Zoey Snow and Nick Dangeli.
January 7 – HBO Max’s TWO WEEKS TO LIVE *Series Premiere* (9 p.m. ET)
- HBO Max’s dark comedy TWO WEEKS TO LIVE premieres Thursday. Jan 7 at 9 p.m. ET and tells a comic tale of love and revenge born from a seemingly harmless prank that goes terribly wrong. Kim Noakes (Maisie Williams, GAME OF THRONES), an early 20-something oddball who, since the murder of her father, has been sequestered away in the wilderness with her doomsday-prepping mother for most of her life. Feeling compelled to go on a belated coming-of-age adventure, Kim sets out to find her dad’s killer and along the way, ropes mismatched brothers Jay (Taheen Modak) and Nicky (Mawaan Rizwan) into her scheme. TWO WEEKS TO LIVE follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes Thursdays at 9 p.m. ET.
January 10 – STARZ’s NO MAN’S LAND *Series Premiere*
- The eight-episode drama series NO MAN’S LAND premieres Sunday, Jan. 10 and dives into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search of his estranged, presumed to be dead sister. While unraveling the mystery, piece by piece, Antoine ends up joining forces with a unit of Kurdish female fighters, fierce women and ISIS’ biggest nightmare, and travels with them in ISIS occupied territory. Antoine’s journey crosses paths with adventurers and anarchists, spies and innocent victims, and provides a unique look at the tragic events in Syria and the way they affect the entire world. The series stars Félix Moati (The French Dispatch), Mélanie Thierry (La Douleur), and James Purefoy (ALTERED CARBON) alongside Souheila Yacoub, Jo Ben Ayed, James Krishna Floyd, Dean Ridge, Julia Faure, François Carbon, and Céline Samie. NO MAN’S LAND follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes Sundays on Crave with the STARZ add-on.
January 10 – HBO Sports’ TIGER *Documentary Premiere* (9 p.m. ET)
- TIGER is a two-part documentary from HBO Sports offering a revealing look at the rise, fall, and epic comeback of global icon Tiger Woods. The documentary paints an intimate picture of the prodigy whose dedication and obsession with the game of golf not only took his fame and success to new heights, but also down a dark, spiraling road that eventually led to a legendary sports comeback, culminated by his victory at the 2019 Masters. The documentary features never-before-seen-footage and interviews with those who know Tiger Woods best, including his former caddy and close friend Steve Williams; golf legend Sir Nick Faldo; his father Earl Woods’ friend and biographer, Pete McDaniel; Tiger’s first true love, Dina Parr; and Rachel Uchitel, the woman at the center of the sex scandal that forever altered Tiger’s world, breaking her silence for the first time. TIGER Part 1 premieres Sunday, Jan. 10 at 9 p.m. ET, and Part 2 will premiere a week later on Sunday, Jan. 17 at 9 p.m. ET.
January 14 – RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK *Season 2 Premiere* (3:01 p.m. ET)
- Crave viewers get a double dose of Drag this January, with Season 2 of the hit UK version of RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE set to premiere. Season 2 is even bigger than the first, with 12 queens battling it out over ten weeks, with judges RuPaul Charles, Michelle Visage, Graham Norton, and Alan Carr returning. Each week Alan or Graham join RuPaul and Michelle on a rotational basis, alongside an extra special celebrity guest judge. With Queens representing from the length and breadth of the country, RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK showcases the very best of the UK drag scene. The queens slay their way through a weekly series of challenges designed to test their drag expertise. In accordance with the Drag Race mantra, all of the queens are assessed on their Charisma, Uniqueness, Nerve, and Talent, with the bottom two queens being asked to lip sync for their lives. RUPAUL’S DRAG RACE UK follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes premiering Thursdays at 3:01 p.m. ET.
January 15 – HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER *Season 19 Premiere* (10 p.m. ET)
- Just as the 46th President of the United States is set to be sworn in on January 20, HBO’s REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER returns for its 19th season on Friday, Jan. 15 at 10 p.m. ET. Comedian and satirist Bill Maher hosts the long-running, Emmy-nominated talk show, covering the week’s news and featuring a panel of guests, including actors, activists, politicians, musicians, comedians, and more. Episodes of REAL TIME WITH BILL MAHER air Friday nights at 10 p.m. ET and are available on-demand the following morning.
January 24 – HBO’s EUPHORIA Part 2: Jules *Special Episode* (9 p.m. ET)
- The second of two special episodes of the Emmy winning HBO drama series EUPHORIA debuts Sunday, Jan. 24 at 9 p.m. ET. The special episode directed by Sam Levinson, titled “F*ck Anyone Who’s Not A Sea Blob,” follows Jules (Hunter Schafer) over the Christmas holiday as she reflects on the year. Schafer serves as co-executive producer on the second special episode, which she co-wrote with EUPHORIA creator Sam Levinson.
January 31 – SHOWTIME’s DESUS & MERO *Season 3 Premiere* (11 p.m. ET)
- SHOWTIME’s DESUS & MERO, the network’s first-ever late-night talk show, will return for season 3 on Sunday, January 31 and will continue to air weekly on Sunday and Thursday nights at 11 p.m. ET from New York City. Each episode of DESUS & MERO features co-hosts Desus Nice and The Kid Mero giving their take on the day’s hot topics and chatting with guests at the intersection of pop culture, sports, music, politics, and more. Past guests include President Barack Obama, President-elect Joe Biden, Vice President-elect Kamala Harris, Missy Elliott, Dr. Anthony Fauci, the Beastie Boys, Dwyane Wade and Gabrielle Union, and David Letterman.
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HIGHLIGHTS
January 4 – I AM JACKIE O *Documentary Premiere*
- From the team behind the “I AM” documentary series that offers audiences an inside look at the lives of fascinating figures like Heath Ledger, Steve McQueen, Chris Farley, and Paul Walker, I AM JACKIE O is the story of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’ evolution from society debutant to young mother and First Lady to America’s obsession and, finally, American icon. Streaming Monday, Jan. 4, the documentary explores the character of a young woman living through tragedy in the public eye, remaking her life, and the legacy that transcends her role as president’s wife and national widow, cementing her as one of the most important cultural icons in American history.
January 10 – THE CIRCUS: INSIDE THE GREATEST POLITICAL SHOW ON EARTH *Season 6 Premiere* (8 p.m. ET)
- SHOWTIME’s political documentary series returns for a new season, bringing viewers behind the scenes of US politics just ahead of the crucial Georgia run-off elections that will determine control of the Senate. The new season sees Jennifer Palmieri, Communications Director for the Clinton 2016 Presidential Campaign and White House Communications Director for President Obama, join as a co-host. Palmieri, joins John Heilemann, co-founder of Recount Media and national affairs analyst for NBC News and MSNBC; Alex Wagner, contributing editor at The Atlantic and former host of the MSNBC political affairs program NOW WITH ALEX WAGNER; and Mark McKinnon, political strategist and former chief media advisor to five successful presidential primary and general election campaigns. THE CIRCUS follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes Sundays at 8 p.m. ET.
January 20 – HBO’s C.B. STRIKE LETHAL WHITE *Season Premiere* (10 p.m. ET)
- Season 2 of the drama series C.B. STRIKE, titled LETHAL WHITE, premieres Wednesday, Jan. 20 at 10 p.m. ET. In the grips of psychosis, a young man named Billy Knight (Joseph Quinn, CATHERINE THE GREAT) arrives in private detective Cormoran Strike’s (Tom Burke, THE MUSKETEERS) office telling the story of a child he saw strangled many years ago. Strike is simultaneously hired by government minister Jasper Chiswell (Robert Glenister, Live by Night) to investigate Billy’s brother, Jimmy Knight (Nick Blood, AGENTS OF S.H.I.E.L.D.), who is blackmailing him. As Strike and his partner Robin (Holliday Grainger, PATRICK MELROSE) work to determine how the cases might be connected, Robin goes undercover in the House of Commons. The series follows a weekly release schedule, with new episodes premiering Wednesdays at 10 p.m. ET.
January 22 – HBO’s PAINTING WITH JOHN *Series Premiere* (11 p.m. ET)
- Streaming Friday, Jan. 22 at 11 p.m. ET, PAINTING WITH JOHN, a new unscripted series written, directed by, and starring John Lurie, is part meditative tutorial, part fireside chat. Each episode has Lurie, the co-founder of musical group The Lounge Lizards, at his worktable, honing his watercolor techniques and sharing what he’s learned about life. With images of Lurie’s paintings, original music and his point of view all rolled into one, the series strikes an irreverent tone while reminding us to prioritize some time every day for creativity, fun and a bit of mischief.
January 29 – THE SISTER *Series Premiere* (9 p.m. ET)
- The four-episode miniseries THE SISTER, created by Neil Cross (LUTHER), follows Nathan (Russell Tovey, BEING HUMAN) after almost a decade into his new devoted married life when his world is rocked to the core after Bob (Bertie Carvel, Les Misérables), an unwelcome face from the past, turns up on his doorstep with shocking news, triggering a series of catastrophic decisions. The series also stars Amrita Acharia (GAME OF THRONES) and Nina Toussaint-White (BODYGUARD). The dramatic miniseries will release two episodes weekly, with the first two episodes premiering Friday, Jan. 29 at 9 p.m. ET.