What to Watch on TV This Week: The Night Manager, Going Dutch, Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, and More!

For the week of January 11th, TV continues to start off 2026 with some exciting and highly anticipated premieres.

From returning favorites such as Industry, The Night Manager, and Going Dutch to brand new series such as Star Trek: Starfleet Academy, this year is getting off to an explosive start.

Other shows to get excited about include The Upshaws, Call the Midwife, and The Boyfriend.

Find our full list of suggestions for What to Watch on TV this week below. Mark your calendars accordingly!

What to Watch on TV This Week:

The Night Manager Season 2 Premiere – Sunday, January 11th

The Night Manager Season 2 Episodes 1-3 premieres Sunday, January 11th on Prime Video.

Episode 1 Description: 2026. Nine years have passed since Jonathan Pine tricked Richard Roper in Egypt and sent him into the hands of his Syrian captors. Now, Roper is dead, and Jonathan Pine has become Alex Goodwin, a low-level intelligence officer with MI6. Then, Pine sees an old Roper mercenary in London. And his new secure life begins to unravel.

Episode 2 Description: Pine is on the run and using a new identity. Under the name Matthew Ellis, he travels to Colombia to get inside Teddy dos Santos’s operation and uncover the mystery of the Cartagena shipment.

Episode 3 Description: Pine gains Teddy’s trust and secretly finds the proof he needs to connect the Cartagena shipment to covert British intelligence interests. But then things start to go wrong.

Call the Midwife Season 15 Premiere – Sunday, January 11th

Call the Midwife Season 15 Episode 1 premieres Sunday, January 11th at 8/7c on BBC One.

Episode Description: The Nonnatus team grow increasingly concerned for the welfare of four young children. Sister Catherine faces her first solo delivery, and the midwives attend a women’s lib meeting.

Industry Season 4 Premiere – Sunday, January 11th

Industry Season 4 Episode 1 premieres Sunday, January 11th at 9/8c on HBO Max.

Episode Description: New friends Yasmin and Whitney team up to devise a plan that helps Tender get closer to the new Labour government. Meanwhile, Harper makes a bold move that ruffles some feathers.

Tell Me Lies Season 3 Premiere – Tuesday, January 13th

Tell Me Lies Season 3 premieres Tuesday, January 13th on Hulu.

Season Description: Season 3 follows Lucy and Stephen as they reconcile at Baird College, promising things will be different, but their past indiscretions, especially Lucy’s secret with Evan, resurface, creating immense drama, manipulation, and escalating consequences for everyone involved, with the season exploring darker themes of toxic control and pushing characters to a point of no return as secrets unravel.

The Boyfriend Season 2 Premiere – Tuesday, January 13th

The Boyfriend Season 2 premieres Tuesday, January 13th on Netflix.

Season Description: The Boyfriend Season 2 moves to snowy Hokkaido, Japan, where ten diverse queer men live together in a winter lodge (the Green Room) for two months, running a coffee truck, forming deep connections, exploring romance, and sharing vulnerabilities in authentic LGBTQ+ experiences, with hosts commenting on their journeys of self-discovery and relationship-building. The season emphasizes growth, compassion, and slow-burn connections as they navigate cold nights and warm hearts.

Hijack Season 2 Premiere – Wednesday, January 14th

Hijack Season 2 premieres Wednesday, January 14th on Apple TV+.

Season Description: Season 2 shifts the action from the skies to the Berlin U-Bahn (subway), where negotiator Sam Nelson (Idris Elba) finds himself in a new hostage situation on a train, forcing him to use his skills underground amidst unfamiliar faces and language, while authorities above try to manage the crisis, escalating tension as Sam’s personal mission to catch the original hijackers’ boss intertwines with the subway plot.

Going Dutch Season 2 Premiere – Thursday, January 15th

Going Dutch Season 2 Episode 1 premieres Thursday, January 15th at 9:30/8:30c on FOX.

Episode Description: An intense battle of laser tag combat; Captain Maggie avoids third-wheeling Major Shah and Celeste.

Ponies Series Premiere – Thursday, January 15th

Ponies Season 1 premieres Thursday, January 15th on Peacock.

Series Description: Two secretaries at the American embassy in 1970s Moscow become CIA operatives after their husbands are killed, uncovering a Cold War conspiracy behind the tragedy.

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Series Premiere – Thursday, January 15th

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy Season 1 Episode 1, “Kids These Days,” premieres Thursday, January 15th on Paramount+.

Series Description: Young cadets train to become Starfleet officers as they deal with friendships, rivalries, and romance, all while facing a mysterious threat to both the Academy and the Federation.

The Upshaws Season 7 Premiere – Thursday, January 15th

The Upshaws Season 7 premieres Thursday, January 15th on Netflix.

Season Description: The Netflix series comes to a close with 12 episodes, focusing on the family navigating new jobs, bigger dreams, health challenges, and major life surprises, all while finding strength in their love and commitment to each other as they get closure. The final installment continues to follow Bennie (Mike Epps) and Regina (Kim Fields) as they deal with life’s ups and downs in Indianapolis.

 

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