Here鈥檚 a look at some of the standout TV series and films debuting on subscription streaming platforms in January:

鈥淭hat 鈥�90s Show鈥�

Swap out your bell bottoms for cargo pants and disco records for grunge CDs. Many things changed in the two decades between 鈥淭hat 鈥�70s Show鈥� and its new sitcom update, but one hasn鈥檛: Red and Kitty Forman. The Wisconsin parents watched their teenage son Eric grow up and marry his high school sweetheart Donna. And now, their granddaughter Leia is staying with them for the summer. That鈥檚 where 鈥淭hat 鈥�90s Show鈥� picks up, as the cast quickly eases back into the familiar suburban habits: from high school crushes to getting high in the basement. Newcomer Callie Haverda steals the show as the youngest Forman, while many of the original 鈥淭hat 鈥�70s Show鈥� cast members return for appearances throughout the season. (Netflix, Jan. 19)

鈥淭he Menu鈥�

It鈥檚 forks and knives out when a wealthy foodie takes his new girlfriend to an ultra-exclusive cuisine getaway run by an eccentric chef (Ralph Fiennes) on a private island. A group of elites have gathered for the experience of a lifetime: dining on some of the finest eats they can sink their teeth into. Except that as the dishes start to arrive at the tables, the guests learn that something darker might be afoot. Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicholas Hoult and John Leguizamo also star in this satire with shades of horror. (Disney Plus, Jan. 4)

鈥淭he Territory鈥�

A tense battle plays out in Brazil鈥檚 Amazon rainforest as farmers seek to push the Indigenous Uru-eu-wau-wau people off their protected land so they can build roads and grow crops. Alex Pritz鈥檚 immersive documentary brings two perspectives to the fore, giving the local tribe the space to tell its own story while capturing the words of the farmers who see their future on the land. 鈥淭he Territory鈥� won the Sundance Film Festival鈥檚 audience award for world cinema documentary. (Disney Plus, Jan. 13)

鈥淭he Last of Us鈥�

A viral outbreak has left cities in ruins while two survivors trek across America with their only hope for a cure 鈥� a young woman who has proven resilient to the infection. Based on the popular video game, HBO鈥檚 ambitious nine-episode series was filmed in Alberta over the better part of a year. It鈥檚 part zombie thriller, part apocalyptic drama that kicks off with a nail-biting 70-minute first episode with plenty of twists and a stunning single-shot sequence that鈥檒l have viewers talking. (Crave, Jan. 15, episodes weekly)

ALSO THIS MONTH:

鈥淜aleidoscope鈥� - Viewers can watch all eight episodes in any order 鈥� though it鈥檚 best to save the one titled 鈥淲hite鈥� for last 鈥� piecing together the puzzle of an elaborate $7-billion heist and its many characters. (Netflix, now streaming)

鈥淭he Pale Blue Eye鈥� - Christian Bale is a detective hired to investigate the brutal murder of a cadet at the U.S. Military Academy in the 1830s. (Netflix, Jan. 6)

鈥淭he Northman鈥� - Robert Eggers, director of 鈥淭he Lighthouse,鈥� returns with his critically acclaimed tale of a viking bent on avenging his father鈥檚 death. Starring Alexander Skarsg氓rd and Bj枚rk. (Crave, Jan. 6)

鈥淚f These Walls Could Sing鈥� - Mary McCartney, daughter of Paul, tells the stories behind 91-year-old Abbey Road Studios where the Beatles, Elton John and countless others have recorded their albums. (Disney Plus, Jan. 6)

鈥淪ound of Metal鈥� - Riz Ahmed was an Oscar nominee for his role as a heavy-metal drummer who loses his hearing. (Jan. 7, Netflix)

鈥淭he Climb鈥� - Hollywood star Jason Momoa and rock climber Chris Sharma host an outdoor rock climbing competition series on the hunt for the best amateur climber. (Crave, Jan. 12, episodes weekly)

鈥淎mbulance鈥� - Two brothers hijack an ambulance after their bank heist goes awry. Michael Bay heightens the tension of his latest action flick by shooting many of the scenes with drones. Co-starring Jake Gyllenhaal. (Crave. Jan. 20)

鈥淪hotgun Wedding鈥� - A destination wedding goes off the rails when a couple, played by Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel, get cold feet in the final hours 鈥� right around the time the celebration is hijacked by sea pirates. (Prime Video, Jan. 27)

RETURNING SERIES:

Several popular streaming series wrap up in January. At Apple TV Plus, the twisted horror tale 鈥淪ervant鈥� begins its fourth and final season (Jan. 13, episodes weekly), while CBC Gem ramps up for the last run of 鈥淲orkin鈥� Moms鈥� (Jan. 3, episodes weekly). Over at Prime Video, the Al Pacino-led Nazi killer series 鈥淗unters鈥� closes in on a reclusive Adolf Hitler in its grand finale of episodes (Jan. 13). And on Netflix the ultra-violent Spanish action series 鈥淪ky Rojo鈥� delivers a big finish (Jan. 13).

Other returning shows of note include the Toronto-shot dramedy 鈥淕inny & Georgia鈥� which is back for a second season (Netflix, Jan. 5) and Bryan Cranston鈥檚 鈥淵our Honor,鈥� which sees him return as a New Orleans judge dragged into the mess his son leaves after a hit-and-run (Crave, Jan. 13, episodes weekly).

鈥擠avid Friend, The Canadian Press