What's Streaming On Paramount+ In January: The Entertainment Mountain Beams Down Brilliant New Entertainment!

Girl Taken, Geordie Shore season 26, Canada Shore and Star Trek: Starfleet Academy lead the new year lineup on Paramount+.

It’s a brand new year. And Paramount+ has delivered some excellent brand-new entertainment. Highlights for the first month of January 2026 include the release of Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, Geordie Shore Season 26 and Canada Shore. Movies include Smurfs, Girl Taken, Scurry and Scream (2022). As you can see, the entertainment mountain has delivered big time once again.

GIRL TAKEN

The episodes drop on January 8th. There are six episodes of 60 minutes each. Lily is just seventeen when she vanishes, leaving her twin sister, Abby, her family, and her hometown reeling. Five years later, she suddenly returns, a grown woman with a horrifying tale of abuse and terror whilst locked in a cellar. But it’s her captor’s identity-Rick, a beloved pillar of the community-that shocks the most. For the Riser twins, their journey towards justice and healing is just beginning, and their nightmare is far from over.

*Picture Shows (L-R): Lily Riser played by (TALLALUH EVANS)*

GEORDIE SHORE SEASON 26

Episodes drop weekly from January 13th. There are ten episodes of 50 minutes each. Chloe Ferry’s turning 30! To celebrate, the crew meets up in Lisbon for the mother of all city breaks. Even best mates Aaron and Gary return to celebrate Chloe’s big birthday. But will a public feud between James and Ricci ruin all the festivities?

*Picture Shows (L-R) Top Row: Nathan Henry, Kyle Christie, Aaron Chalmers and Jay Gardner*
*Picture Shows (L-R) Middle Row: Ricci Guarnaccio and Jordan Brooks*
*Picture Shows (L-R) Bottom Row: Marnie Simpson, Chantelle Connelly, Chloe Ferry, Holly Hagan, Sophie Kasaei and Abbie Holborn*

STAR TREK: STARFLEET ACADEMY

Episodes drop weekly from January 15th. There are ten episodes of 60 minutes each. Star Trek: Starfleet Academy introduces viewers to a young group of cadets who come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both the Academy and the Federation itself.

SMURFS

The film drops on January 15th. When Papa Smurf is mysteriously taken by evil wizards Gargamel and his brother Razamel, Smurfette leads the Smurfs on a mission into the real world to save him. With the help of new friends, the Smurfs must discover what defines their destiny to save the universe.

Turtle (Marshmello), No Name (James Corden), Worry Smurf (Billie Lourd), Hefty Smurf (Alex Winter), Smurfette (Rihanna), Grouchy Smurf (Chris Miller) and Brainy Smurf (Xolo Mariduena) in Smurfs from Paramount Animation.

SCURRY

The film drops on January 2nd. Chaos erupts as a swarm of monstrous, genetically altered spiders descends on a crumbling city. Trapped beneath the surface in a collapsing tunnel, two strangers-wounded, disoriented, and running out of time-must work together to escape. With every step deeper into the dark, the walls close in and the threat grows deadlier. Hunted by the relentless creatures skittering through the shadows, survival means facing their worst fears or becoming prey.

SCREAM (2022)

Twenty-five years after a streak of brutal killings shocked the quiet town of Woodsbro, a terrifying new killer resurrects the Ghostface mask. As the deaths mount, Woodsbro’s new targets must seek help from the survivors of the original Ghostface attacks. Now, only Sidney Prescott, former sheriff Dewey Riley, and reporter Gale Weathers can find a way to stop the killer when everyone is a suspect.

*Ghostface in Paramount Pictures and Spyglass Media Group’s “Scream.”*

CANADA SHORE

Episodes drop weekly from January 22nd. There are 10 episodes, each 42 minutes long. From coast to coast to coast, these 10 larger-than-life CANADA SHORE roommates are ready to party, flirt harder, and turn every night into memories (and maybe a little mayhem). But it’s not all hookups and hangovers. Beneath the chaos is a crew that laughs together, fights together, and somehow becomes a family. Surreally Canadian. Fiercely fun. Totally unforgettable.

CONTINUED ICONIC SERIES

You can also catch the continuation of season two of Landman. Episodes 8-10 drop; all episodes are available on January 18th.

*James Jordan as Dale, Sam Elliott as T.L. and Billy Bob Thornton as Tommy in Landman episode 10, season 2, streaming on Paramount+. Photo Credit: Emerson Miller/Paramount+*

Plan your January viewing with the great selection on Paramount+.

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