JustWatch Streaming Charts: January 2025

Movie and TV show fans have never had it so good when it comes to the content options available for the consumer market: there are currently more than a dozen different streaming services delivering all kinds of movies or series straight to their TV sets, literally at the touch of a button. With that amount of new content being released every month, though, which films or TV shows are more likely to be worth each viewer’s precious time? Which movies or series are most people interested in knowing about?

That’s where JustWatch comes in. It’s a Web service designed to collect and present information on every movie or TV show featured in practically all streaming services operating around the world today, in one place. Visitors can create a free account, pick their country of residence – content is often different or even unavailable in various regions – define the streaming services they are interested in and get recommendations based on their preferences and searches. Consumers can then use the free JustWatch apps available for their Smart TV, streaming device, smartphone or tablet in order to always have new suggestions available on what’s hot and recommended on every streaming platform.

Based on user interest – as dictated by searches and recommendations – JustWatch is able to put together Top Ten charts of movies and TV shows across all streaming services operating in each country, every month. These are the films that consumers in the United States have been more interested in over the past few weeks.

Based on the same information, these are the TV shows that consumers in the United States have shown the most interest in over the same period of time.

Taking a look at January’s charts it’s plain to see that the holiday season is officially over and that the streaming market is now getting ready for the Oscars. The Substance, Conclave, Emilia Perez, A Real Pain and The Wild Robot are all nominated for many awards in various categories so they have naturally piqued people’s interest. Other films depended more on their branding or star power in order to claim the rest of JustWatch’s January movie chart slots, but – since most of these are pre-Christmas releases – it’s reasonable to expect a lot of changes in February’s chart.

When it comes to TV shows, though, it was business as usual: established series such as Severance, YellowStone and Squid Game all claimed a slot in January’s chart, as did The Day of the Jackal that did not run out of steam over the holidays. It’s great to see that Landman, The Pitt and The Agency managed to find their place too, as they are totally worth watching. Twin Peaks got people’s attention because of David Lynch’s passing – it obviously deserved the recognition anyway – while the second season of Silo rightfully claimed the top slot at its conclusion. There’s a number of promising TV shows returning to or launching on Netflix and Prime Video in February, so it will be interesting to see whether Apple TV’s shows have what it takes to retain their spots in next month’s chart. Stay tuned!