We’ve picked out the best horror, sci-fi, and genre titles coming to Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and beyond.
The new year is finally here: 2025 is gone, 2026 has arrived, and with it, a whole new set of movies and shows is gracing your favorite streaming services. Yes, it’s time for the Nerd’s Watch, the place to find out all the best genre titles coming to Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Peacock, and more. Plus, we do the work for you. These are just the titles we think you’d care about.
What follows is a list of the best stuff streaming on all the big streaming services. We look at all those long, annoying lists and whittle them down to a few dozen titles that we think are noteworthy this month. Some are new, some are old, but either way, we’ll tell you why you should care. Or at least joke about it.
So sit back, grab your remote, and get ready for the Nerd’s Watch, highlighting the best movies and shows coming to streamers this month.Conan the Destroyer (January 1 on Netflix)
While not quite as masterful as its predecessor, Conan the Barbarian, there are few things better than watching Arnold Schwarzenegger in this incredible role.Ghostbusters: Answer the Call (January 1 on Netflix)
Sue me, but I still think this new Ghostbusters, yes, the Paul Feig one starring women, is the best of the new crop of Ghostbusters films. It actually understood what made the original so perfect (goofy! funny! exciting!) and tried to do that, instead of relying on nostalgia. And no, I will not be answering the call about my opinion at this time.Harry and the Hendersons (January 1 on Netflix)
I haven’t seen the movie in probably 30 or so years, but when it came out in 1987, it was the peak of visual effects and comedy. Bigfoot moves in with a family. What’s not to love?Hellboy (January 1 on Netflix)
We didn’t quite know how good we had it when Guillermo del Toro was making incredible comic book adaptations over two decades ago, but yes, it was good.11.22.63 (January 7 on Netflix)
This J.J. Abrams-produced miniseries, based on a Stephen King novel, never quite got the love it deserved when it was released, but it’s really, really good. James Franco (ugh, we know) stars as a man who travels back in time to stop the assassination of President John F. Kennedy.The Indiana Jones Saga (January 1 on Disney+)
The first four films in the franchise—Raiders of the Lost Ark, Temple of Doom, Last Crusade, and Kingdom of the Crystal Skull—swing their way back home to Disney+.
