Peacock is kicking off 2026 with one of its biggest and most diverse monthly lineups yet, featuring a brand‑new season of The Traitors, a buzzy Emma Stone film, a stylish new spy thriller, major awards shows, and an enormous slate of movies, TV episodes, and live sports.
Below is your complete guide to everything coming to Peacock in January 2026, including highlights, premiere dates, full movie lists, TV additions, and live events.
Content availability may vary over time.
January 2026 Highlights on Peacock
January brings a mix of prestige TV, reality hits, and award‑season buzz:
- The Traitors – Season 4 premieres January 8
- Ponies, a Cold War spy thriller starring Emilia Clarke, debuts January 15
- Bugonia, Emma Stone’s latest collaboration with Yorgos Lanthimos, now streaming
- HIM, produced by Jordan Peele, streams exclusively on Peacock
- 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards air January 5
- Team Mekbots: Animal Rescue – Season 2B arrives January 22
Peacock Originals & Exclusives in January 2026
🎭 The Traitors – Season 4
Premieres January 8
The Emmy‑winning reality phenomenon returns with host Alan Cumming welcoming 23 new contestants to the castle. The cast includes Bravo favorites, reality stars, and notable public figures—including Donna Kelce. According to Cumming, this season delivers “the best moment in Traitors TV history.”
- January 8: Premiere (3 episodes)
- Weekly new episodes throughout January
🕵️ Ponies
Premieres January 15
Starring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, Ponies is a twisty espionage thriller set in the 1970s. Two embassy secretaries—initially deemed “persons of no interest”—are thrust into the world of covert intelligence after their husbands’ mysterious deaths.
- All 8 episodes drop at once
- Cold War setting with high‑style intrigue
🎬 Bugonia
Now Streaming
Emma Stone reunites with director Yorgos Lanthimos in this dark, unconventional thriller. Stone plays a powerful executive kidnapped by a conspiracy theorist (Jesse Plemons) who believes she may not be human.
🏈 HIM
Now Streaming | Peacock Exclusive
Produced by Jordan Peele and directed by Justin Tipping, HIM follows an ambitious football player pulled into a surreal and unsettling world while training with a charismatic mentor played by Marlon Wayans.
🤖 Team Mekbots: Animal Rescue – Season 2B
Premieres January 22
The adorable animated Peacock Original returns with four new episodes, perfect for younger viewers.
Awards Season on Peacock
- January 4: E! Live from the Red Carpet – Critics Choice Awards
- January 5: 31st Annual Critics Choice Awards
- January 11: E! Live from the Red Carpet – Golden Globes 2026
Peacock is your hub for awards‑season coverage, from red carpet fashion to the ceremonies themselves.
TV Shows with New Episodes Weekly
January brings ongoing episodes from NBC, Bravo, Telemundo, and more, including:
- Chicago Fire (Season 14)
- Chicago Med (Season 11)
- Chicago P.D. (Season 13)
- Law & Order (Season 25)
- Law & Order: SVU (Season 27)
- Saturday Night Live (Season 51)
- The Real Housewives franchises (Beverly Hills, Potomac, Salt Lake City)
- Below Deck Mediterranean (Season 10)
- Days of Our Lives (Season 61 – Peacock Exclusive)
Movies Coming to Peacock in January 2026
Arriving January 1 (Select Highlights)
- The Shawshank Redemption
- The Shining
- The Green Mile
- House of Gucci
- Mad Max
- The Wolf of Wall Street
- Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom
- How to Train Your Dragon trilogy
- The Hunger Games franchise
- Us
- The Terminator
Other Notable January Additions
- January 14: The Hunger Games complete saga
- January 15: Twisters
- January 16: Jurassic World
- January 29: Silent Night
Live Sports & Major Events
Peacock continues to be a powerhouse for live sports in January, including:
- Premier League Matchweeks 19–24
- NFL Playoffs (Wild Card & Divisional)
- NBA games throughout the month
- Big Ten, Big XII, Big East college basketball
- U.S. Figure Skating Championships
- Dakar Rally
- Rolex 24 at Daytona
- WWE Saturday Night’s Main Event
Plus motorsports, winter sports, and international competitions almost daily.
News, Talk Shows & Daily Programming
Peacock subscribers also get same‑day or next‑day access to:
- TODAY
- Meet the Press with Kristen Welker
- Nightly News with Tom Llamas
- Late Night with Seth Meyers
- The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon
- The Kelly Clarkson Show
- Watch What Happens Live
Final Thoughts
With major Peacock Originals, prestige films, reality TV favorites, blockbuster movies, and wall‑to‑wall live sports, January 2026 is a massive month for Peacock. Whether you’re starting the year with deception in The Traitors, diving into Cold War intrigue with Ponies, or catching awards season live, Peacock offers something for every type of viewer.
Stay tuned—2026 is already shaping up to be a big year for streaming.
