Are you trying to find the top Netflix series to watch in January 2024? We have everything covered. We’ve sifted through the chaff for you to find the stuff that actually looks good. Here are our picks for your January 2024 watchlist.
Arcane
Arcane, created by Riot Games, is situated in the adored League of Legends (LoL) universe. Arcane follows Vi, Jinx, Jayce, and other characters as they set out on their individual adventures to become the heroes and villains of Riot’s well-liked online action game. The story takes place before to the events of the beloved MOBA.
Arcane is more than just a program for League of Legends fans thanks to its stellar cast, stunningly distinctive visuals from French company Fortiche Productions, and a story that is based on explosive action and heartbreaking tales. It will impress you equally whether you’re a devoted follower of the series or a relative novice. There will be even more amazing storylines and animation for viewers to get lost in when Arcane season 2 arrives on Netflix in November 2024.
Beef
Beef is a 10-episode comedy-drama, and though the plot starts with a road rage clash, there is far more going on behind the scenes as the narrative introduces each character and their relationships. Beef follows the aftermath of a road rage incident between two strangers. Danny Cho, a failing contractor with a chip on his shoulder, goes head-to-head with Amy Lau, a self-made entrepreneur with a picturesque life.
Berlin
Berlin is built on a well-thought-out heist with all possible backup plans. Berlin, however, is almost entirely focused on the romantic lives of its main actors, in contrast to the original series, which focused mostly on the actual heist and occasionally cut to glimpses of the thieves’ private lives to divert our attention from the suspenseful robbery scenes. Actually, spoiler alert: the eight-episode series ends with the completion of the heist, which involves stealing 44 million in jewels from a closely secured vault. What comes next is a series of unfinished love stories presented as a police chase.
Killer Soup
Based loosely on a real-life event, Soup tells the tale of inept chef Swathi Shetty (Konkona Sensharma), who aspires to own her own restaurant someday, and her dubious husband Prabhakar (Manoj Bajpayee), who refuses to support her goals and harbors misgivings of his own. Soon after, fate presents her with a chance, and she begins to devise a brilliant scheme. However, quirky characters and inexperienced villains pollute the broth, so things don’t turn out as planned.
The Brothers Sun
Yeoh portrays Eileen “Mama” Sun in The Brothers Sun. She resides in California with her youngest son Bruce (Sam Song Li). Bruce quickly finds out a horrific secret about his family’s past in Taiwan, however, when older sibling Charles (Justin Chien) shows up out of the blue, bringing mistakes and violence with him—uncomfortable circumstances that Eileen originally fled from in order to keep her children safe.
The Brothers Sun is a worthy contender for Netflix’s first major blockbuster of 2024, thanks to its superb fight choreography and captivating performances by the actors. It’s a great film overall, although its peculiar fusion of brutality and sweet family moments can cause some tonal strain.
