Best new movies and TV series on Disney+ New Zealand: January 2026

Wanna know what’s coming to the House of Mouse this month? Here’s your guide.

By Eliza Janssen|04 Jan 2026

Each month, new films and TV shows are added to Disney+’s New Zealand library. Here’s Eliza Janssen’s recommendations for the titles most worth watching. Scroll down for the full list of everything arriving on the platform.

Top picks

A Thousand Blows: Season 2 (January 9)

What a difference a year makes: since the first season of this bare-knuckle British period drama, our lead characters have taken both mental and physical beatings, losing control of crime syndicate ‘the Forty Elephants’ and left as shells of their former selves.

Jamaican migrant Hezekiah (Malachi Kirby) and Stephen Graham’s bruiser Sugar are still reeling, right when underground queen Mary Carr (Erin Doherty) rolls back into town, ready to seize control of the seedy empire she built. You know what they say: it’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock and roll, and season two of Steven Knight’s rousing 1880s yarn promises to do both.

FX’s The Beauty: Season 1 (January 22)

I’ve been burned by Ryan Murphy many a time. His shows always have fantastic casts, a tantalising premise, buttloads of style, and then absolutely nowhere clever to go after a few shock-value-laden first episodes. Does that mean I’ll avoid this ludicrous sci-fi thriller, set in the world of supermodels? Fool me once, shame on you: fool me 15 times…

Rebecca Hall and Evan Petersen play FBI agents on the trail of a mysterious virus that makes people…hot. Literally and figuratively. The stunning, scorched corpses left behind must be tied to Ashton Kutcher’s sinister corporation which is literally called ‘The Corporation’. Bella Hadid, Anthony Ramos and Isabella Rossellini co-star.

Marvel’s Wonder Man: Miniseries (January 28)

So it’s come to this: an MCU project that openly admits superhero fatigue is the real deal, and takes a meta approach to solving the problem. The terrific Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays Hollywood actor Simon Williams, hoping to be cast in one of Marvel’s big-budget superhero epics—but he’s got a big secret he’ll need to hide in order to nab the role. Simon has actual superpowers, and apparently Marvel won’t cast real superheroes in their productions.

What are the rules here, with powers behind the scenes and on-screen, and how can Simon cover up his amazing abilities and wind up on red carpets and awards ceremony stages? We’ll find out—and Ben Kingsley’s returning ham, Trevor Slattery, will be along for the ride, too.