Streaming Guide January 6 – January 12
Weekend Binge-Watch: One Day at a Time: Season 1 (Netflix, January 6)
Our heroine is a recently separated, former military mum navigating a new single life while raising her radical teenaged daughter and socially adept tween son, with the “help” of her old school Cuban-born mum and a friends-without-benefits building manager named Schneider. This remake of the classic Norman Lear sitcom has garnered fantastic reviews, and is not to be missed.
Coin Heist (Netflix, January 6)
When a crisis threatens to destroy their high school, four teens hatch a daring plan to raise $10 million. Step one? Breaking into the U.S. Mint.
Sherlock: Season 4, Episode 2 (Stan, January 9)
In episode two, titled “The Lying Detective,” Sherlock (Benedict Cumberbatch) faces perhaps the most chilling enemy of his long career: the powerful and seemingly unassailable Culverton Smith (Toby Jones) – a man with a very dark secret.
Good Behavior: Season 1, Episode 10 (Stan, January 11)
In the first season finale of this thriller, Letty (Michelle Dockery) makes a devastating choice and once again has to clean up her own mess. But this time it’s time to save Javier (Juan Diego Botto).
If that’s not enough to whet your appetite, here's the rest of the stuff dropping this week on Australia's streaming services:
Tarzan and Jane: Season 1 (Netflix, January 6)
Trollied: Season 6 (Stan, January 6)
Miss Sharon Jones! (Netflix, January 7)
The Idol (Stan, January 7)
Jew Suss: Rise and Fall (Stan, January 7)
Men & Chicken (Stan, January 8)
Zaytoun (Stan, January 9)
We’re Lalaloopsy: Season 1 (Netflix, January 10)
Jim Gaffigan: Cinco (Netflix, January 10)
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments: Season 2, Episode 2 (Netflix, January 10)
Turbo Kid (Stan, January 10)
Ramona and Beezus (Netflix, January 11)
Amour (Stan, January 11)
The Stopover (Stan, January 12)
Child of God (Stan, January 12)
Leah Rocke is a television blogger based in Melbourne. When not writing about her favourite television shows, she's extolling the virtues of Mad Max: Fury Road to anyone who will listen.
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