January movie and TV releases: That '90s Show, M3GAN, and more are kicking off 2023!

Kick off 2023 with these brand spanking new movies and riveting TV shows coming throughout January!

This January, check out these four new movies and TV shows coming to the big and small screen!
This January, check out these four new movies and TV shows coming to the big and small screen!  © Collage: IMAGO/Hans Lucas & Cinema Publishers Collection & UPI Photo

It's officially a new year and with it comes fresh, new releases!

Now, 2022 definitely brought the heat with the debut of several ground-breaking projects like Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and House of the Dragon.

But 2023 may up the ante thanks to these flicks and shows hitting the big and small screen this month.

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From the highly anticipated HBO Max series The Last of Us to the return of the Formans, January has some pretty exciting things happening in the entertainment world.

Here are four must-watch new movies and shows coming this month!

M3GAN

James Wan's M3GAN follows a roboticist who creates a doll that will kill to keep any child safe.
James Wan's M3GAN follows a roboticist who creates a doll that will kill to keep any child safe.  © IMAGO/ZUMA Wire

She's more than a toy.

Apparently, this killer doll has some moves, too, per the trailers for James Wan's upcoming sci-fi horror.

M3GAN follows a brilliant roboticist, played by Allison Williams, who gives her newly orphaned niece Cady a prototype of her latest robot creation.

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But things go haywire when the toy becomes self-aware and literally kills to protect Cady.

For anyone who was fan of the Child's Play film series, this scary flick is right up your alley.

Will anybody be able to stop M3GAN? Be there in theaters when the movie premieres on January 6.

The Last of Us

Pedro Pascal will play the iconic character Joel in the TV adaption of the popular post-apocalyptic video game, The Last of Us.
Pedro Pascal will play the iconic character Joel in the TV adaption of the popular post-apocalyptic video game, The Last of Us.  © imago/Fotoarena

Arguably the most anticipated series coming in January is the TV adaptation of the post-apocalyptic video game, The Last of Us.

Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey star as Joel and Ellie respectively in the forthcoming HBO original.

The series will follow Joel as he escorts Ellie across a version of the US that's plagued with the undead and other cannibalistic creatures.

Needless to say, if you don't have the stomach for a zombie apocalypse – you've been warned.

The Last of Us is set to debut on HBO Max on January 15.

Shotgun Wedding

Jennifer Lopez (l) and Josh Duhamel must save their wedding guests while trying not to kill each other in the upcoming movie, Shotgun Wedding.
Jennifer Lopez (l) and Josh Duhamel must save their wedding guests while trying not to kill each other in the upcoming movie, Shotgun Wedding.  © imago/Everett Collection

What happens when a bride and groom get cold feet, then their wedding guests are taken as hostages?

Jennifer Lopez and Josh Duhamel star in this upcoming romantic-action comedy Shotgun Wedding, where a betrothed couple must save their loved ones. That is, if they don't kill each other first.

Of course any J.Lo rom-com is a must-watch off the bat, but it'll be interesting to see if she and the Transformers star will have believable on-screen chemistry.

Find out if the two make it to the altar when Shotgun Wedding hits Amazon Prime Video January 27.

That '90s Show

Kurtwood Smith (r) and Debra Jo Rupp reprise their roles as the lovable but stern Red and Kitty Forman in Netflix's That '90s Show.
Kurtwood Smith (r) and Debra Jo Rupp reprise their roles as the lovable but stern Red and Kitty Forman in Netflix's That '90s Show.  © imago/Cinema Publishers Collection

Hello, Wisconsin!

Welcome back to everyone's favorite basement in the upcoming Netflix series, That '90s Show.

Kurtwood Smith and Debra Jo Rupp from That '70s show return as Red and Kitty Forman. But now, they have to deal with their granddaughter Leia and her rowdy group of friends over summer break.

In addition to what's sure to be a hilarious mess caused by the show's new cast of rambunctious teens, Red's original "dumba**es," AKA Topher Grace, Laura Prepon, Mila Kunis, Ashton Kutcher, and Wilmer Valderrama, will also pop up here and there in the upcoming series.

Check out Netflix's That '90s Show when it premieres on January 19.

Cover photo: Collage: IMAGO/Hans Lucas & Cinema Publishers Collection & UPI Photo

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