See what’s streaming in January

Oh hell yeah! Nicolas Cage is hosting "History of Swear Words" on Netflix, which is billed as "a loud and proudly profane series that explores the origins, pop culture-usage, science and cultural impact of curse words." It's just one of the pieces of content starting off the new year.

Entertainment

By Lisa Respers France, CNN

Updated 7:44 PM EST, Tue December 29, 2020

See some of what's streaming on Netflix, HBO Max, Disney+ and more in January.

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"WandaVision": This is a blend of classic television and the Marvel Cinematic Universe in which Wanda Maximoff (Elizabeth Olsen) and Vision (Paul Bettany) -- two super-powered beings living idealized suburban lives -- begin to suspect that everything is not as it seems. (Disney+)

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"Flack": Bad behavior calls for great publicists. Ever wonder what the real story is behind those celebrity gossip columns? This series has all the dirt. Robyn, played by Academy Award winner Anna Paquin, and other publicists are tasked to make the best of their celebrity clients' terrible decisions. (Amazon Prime)

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"Endings": Set 20 years in the future, this is the empowering story of four teenagers in foster care who discover they're not alone in the universe, even though sometimes it can feel like they are. (Hulu)

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"Headspace: Guide to Meditation": Take a deep breath and start off 2021 by being kind to your mind. Over the course of eight animated episodes, Andy Puddicombe -- former Buddhist monk and co-founder of the globally beloved Headspace meditation app -- takes viewers through the benefits and science behind meditation. (Netflix)

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"Selena + Chef" Season 2: Since quarantining at home, Selena Gomez has been spending more time in the kitchen than ever. Each episode features a different master chef as they help the singer/actress improve her skills while viewers can follow along. (HBO Max)

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"Vanderpump Rules" Season 8: After the successful debut of TomTom with partners Tom Sandoval and Tom Schwartz last summer, Lisa Vanderpump is busier than ever with her expending empire. (Hulu)

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"Goodfellas": The dramatized version of Henry Hill's exploits with the mafia has become one of the most revered mob films ever made. (Netflix)

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"Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!": Based on the beloved children's book, an elephant becomes a reluctant hero when he discovers the microscopic city of Who-ville and embarks on an adventure to save the tiny town from the dangers of the jungle. (Disney +)

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"Sammy Davis, Jr.: I've Gotta Be Me": This American Masters program is the first major documentary to examine Sammy Davis Jr.'s talent and his journey for identity through the shifting tides of civil rights and racial progress during 20th century America. (PBS)

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"Surviving Death": Based on best-selling author and journalist Leslie Kean's book this in-depth investigative series explores the possibility of an afterlife. (Netflix)

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"Crazy, Stupid, Love": A man has to learn to navigate single life after his wife tells him she wants a divorce in this comedy. (Hulu)

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"Pieces of a Woman": Shia LeBeouf and Vanessa Kirby star in this film about a heartbreaking home birth that leaves a woman grappling with the profound emotional fallout, isolated from her partner and family by a chasm of grief. (Netflix)

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"Tandav": This story happens in the capital city of the world's largest democracy -- DILLI (New Delhi) and takes viewers inside the closed, chaotic doors of power and manipulation and uncover the darkest lanes of Indian politics. (Amazon Prime)

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"Night Stalker: The Hunt for a Serial Killer": Beneath the sunlit glamor of 1985 L.A. lurks a relentless serial killer, a willing acolyte of evil. Two detectives won't rest until they catch him. (Netflix)

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"The Ultimate Playlist of Noise": The film follows Marcus, an audio obsessed high school senior who learns he must undergo brain surgery that will render him deaf. He decides to seize control of his fate by recording the Ultimate Playlist of Noise -- a bucket list of all his favorite sounds. (Hulu)

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"Monarca: Season 2": The Carranza siblings face a new enemy in their cousin Sofía, as past actions threaten to dismantle the future of the Monarca empire. (Netflix)

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"Spring Breakers": Selena Gomez, Vanessa Hudgens, Ashley Benson and Rachel Korine star in this crime flick about a group of young women who conduct a robbery to fund their spring break plans. (Netflix)

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"Dinosaurs" Season 1: This sitcom about a family of dinos was a fan favorite. (Disney+)

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"Bonnie and Clyde": Warren Beatty and Faye Dunaway star as the real life criminals Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker in this now classic film. (Netflix)

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"Gossip Girl" Seasons 1 - 6: This popular teen drama based on the Cecily von Ziegesar's novel series is a cult favorite among its fans. (HBO Max)

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"Worst Bakers in America" Season 2: Some of the country's worst bakers are drafted into the most-intense baking Boot Camp imaginable. Under the watchful eyes of Chef Jason Smith and Chef Lorraine Pascale, these kitchen fakers have just five weeks to turn into expert bakers and win the grand prize. (Hulu)

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"Face/Off": So much action, so much gunplay and not a little plastic surgery are at the center of this John Woo-directed film starring Nicolas Cage and John Travolta. (Amazon Prime)

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"The Minimalists: Less is Now": They've built a movement out of minimalism. Longtime friends Joshua Fields Millburn and Ryan Nicodemus share how our lives can be better with less in this documentary. (Netflix)

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"Call My Agent!" Season 4: The agents at top Paris talent firm ASK are back for a fourth season with Andrea in charge and the agency in a precarious state. (Netflix)

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"Go Dog Go": Handy and inventive pup Tag chases adventure with her best pal, Scooch, solving problems and helping the citizens of Pawston along the way. (Netflix)

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"American Gigolo": Richard Gere and Lauren Hutton star in this film about a slick Los Angeles male prostitute who finds love and redemption in this ultra-stylish drama. (Hulu)

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"The Truman Show": Laura Linney and Jim Carrey star in this film about a man who doesn't realize that his quaint hometown is actually a giant studio set run by a visionary producer/director/creator (Ed Harris) and that the people living and working there are Hollywood actors -- including Truman's wife. (Amazon Prime)

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"Search Party" Season 4: The disappearance of former college acquaintance Chantal leads several 20-somethings to get entangled in the mystery of how she went missing. (HBO Max)

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"Eve's Bayou": Jurnee Smollett and Lynn Whitfield star in this drama about a summer of turmoil for a well to do family in New Orleans. (Hulu)

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"Jessy and Nessy": The series follows Jessy, an innately curious little girl, and her best friend Nessy, a five-and-a-half-thousand-year-old purple sea monster. Together this unlikely duo explore life's curiosities and reveal how all of these seemingly everyday curiosities have fantastical answers. (Amazon Prime)

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"Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery: Austin Powers is back into action to once again battle his nemesis, Dr. Evil. With his sexy sidekick Ms. Kensington, Austin sets out to stop Dr. Evil's plot to control the world. (Hulu)

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"Lara Croft: Tomb Raider": Angelina Jolie brings video game character Lara Croft to life as she battles time and villains to recover some ancient artifacts. (Starz)

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"Chick Fight": This action-packed dramedy is centered around an underground, female fight club. (Amazon Prime)

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"Footloose": Now you gotta cut loose. This beloved musical about a teen who takes on a town law against dancing will have you doing just that. (Hulu)

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"A Very Brady Renovation" Season 1: HGTV set out to renovate the famous "Brady Bunch" TV series house with the help of some of the original cast members. (Hulu)

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"Herself": Single mother Sandra (Clare Dunne) escapes her abusive partner with her two young children, only to find herself trapped in temporary accommodation. After months of struggling, she draws inspiration from one of her daughter's bedtime stories and hits upon the idea of self-building an affordable home in this drama. (Amazon Prime)

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"Like a Boss": Buddies Mia and Mel (Tiffany Haddish and Rose Byrne) must fight for their cosmetics company when a villainous beauty mogul (Salma Hayek) conspires to steal it. (Amazon Prime)

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"One Night in Miami": Oscar-winning actress Regina King makes her directing debut with this fictional account of a real life night in 1964 when four icons -- Cassius Clay (soon to be Muhammad Ali), Malcolm X, Sam Cooke, and Jim Brown -- gathered to celebrate one of the biggest upsets in boxing history. (Amazon Prime)

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"The Wolverine": Hugh Jackman returns as the title character to face his ultimate nemesis in battle that takes him across the seas to Japan. (Disney +)

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