The best movies and TV shows releasing in January 2022, according to fans, from Scream 5 to HBO Max’s Suicide Squad spin-off Peacemaker – but what happened to Sony’s Marvel film Morbius?

Jan 4 , 2022

From Liev Schreiber as Ray Donovan and Courteney Cox in Scream 5, there’s plenty of new shows and movies to be excited about in January 2022 ... but we’ll have to wait a little longer for Jared Leto in Morbius. Photos: Showtime, Hulu, Sony Pictures, HBO Max, Paramount Pictures

Courteney Cox and Neve Campbell are back in a fifth instalment of slasher horror franchise Scream, while Amazon Prime unveils fourth-entry Hotel Transylvania: Transformania

HBO serves up Peacemaker and The Gilded Age, while Apple TV+ hosts The Afterparty and Hulu bets big on sitcom sequel How I Met Your Father, starring Hilary Duff

Every month, the app TV Time reveals a list of the most anticipated new movies and TV shows being released, based on what its US users have indicated they intend to watch.

This month’s hottest film releases include a new entry in the Scream horror franchise, while superhero fans will unfortunately have to wait a little longer for Sony’s next movie in its Marvel universe, Morbius, which just got pushed back to April.

Meanwhile, the small screen will see hot new entries including James Gunn’s The Suicide Squad spin-off Peacemaker debuting on HBO Max.

Top 4 most anticipated movies released in January 2022

4. Ray Donovan: The Movie – Showtime, January 14

Ray Donovan: The Movie is released on January 14. Photo: Showtime

Ray Donovan: The Movie picks up where season seven of the US crime drama left off, with Mickey in the wind and Ray determined to find and stop him before he can cause any more carnage. The film also weaves together the present-day fallout from the Donovan/Sullivan feud with Ray and Mickey’s origin story from 30 years ago.

3. The 355 – in cinema, January 7

The 355 hits cinemas on January 7. Photo: Universal

When a top-secret weapon falls into mercenary hands, wild card CIA agent Mason “Mace” Brown (Oscar-nominated actress Jessica Chastain) will need to join forces with rival badass German agent Marie (Diane Kruger of In the Fade), former MI6 ally and cutting-edge computer specialist Khadijah (Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o), and skilled Colombian psychologist Graciela (Oscar winner Penélope Cruz) on a lethal, breakneck mission to retrieve it, while also staying one step ahead of a mysterious woman, Lin Mi Sheng (iconic Chinese star Bingbing Fan of X-Men: Days of Future Past fame), who is tracking their every move.

2. Hotel Transylvania: Transformania – Amazon Prime Video, January 14

Brian Hull replaces Adam Sandler who voiced Dracula in the first three movies. Photo: Sony Pictures Animation

The fourth instalment of the franchise, Hotel Transylvania: Transformania dives into the relationship between Dracula and his goofy, human son-in-law Johnny. As Dracula plans to retire and gift his beloved Hotel Transylvania to his daughter Mavis, he changes his mind at the last minute – worried that Johnny will ruin what he has built. Disappointed that Dracula still doesn’t embrace Johnny as a member of his family, Johnny seeks help from Van Helsing and successfully turns himself into a monster.