Everything British Worth Streaming in January 2026

It's a new year here at Telly Visions, and a pivotal one for the entertainment world as the final major shifts in the streaming landscape reconsolidate the dozens of streaming services we've been covering for the last decade. HBO Max remains in limbo as Netflix and Paramount vie for ownership. As part of the BBC, BritBox is facing the 99-year charter review, and the last of the failing streaming services, Peacock, still hangs on in hopes that its fortunes will turn if it just can wait long enough.

The primary American streaming services are happy to lean on British programming to bolster their coffers (and the never-ending demands of streaming for new titles), but only when it's convenient. Luckily, January is very convenient, with American broadcast not returning from hiatus until mid-month and many viewers staying home on these cold winter days. Between the New Year's Day releases and Netflix's continued effort to break shows into parts (rather than sensibly releasing them weekly), there's quite a bit heading to U.S. streaming services from the U.K. So let's run down all the British titles coming to our shores for January 2026.