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Watch out for the latest TV shows and movies coming to Prime Video in January 2024. This month’s newest titles include:
Marry My Husband
January 1, 2024
Marry My Husband, based on a web novel, tells the revenge story of a terminally ill woman who witnesses her husband and best friend having an affair. Renowned rom-com queen Park Min Young, who recently delighted in Love in Contract—which is also available on Prime Video [SEA only]—portrays betrayed protagonist Kang Ji-won. Following the discovery of her best friend Jung Su-min (Song Ha Yoon) and husband Park Min-hwan (Lee Yi Kyung)’s illicit affair, Min-hwan kills Ji-won. In a twist of events, Ji-won travels back 10 years into the past and plans to reset her destiny with her colleague Yoo Ji-hyuk (Na Inwoo).
Kang Ji-won is an average woman who endures daily struggles in her home and work life. Taking care of her incompetent husband while being berated by her in-laws, she has lived sacrificially, only to have her kindness taken advantage of. Her husband, who is her only family, and her sole friend prove to be unfaithful. In addition to this devastating revelation, Ji-won also has to battle cancer.
Fortunately, Ji-won gets a second chance in life and is determined to pass on her unfortunate fate to the two betrayers.
Foe
January 5, 2023
Academy Award® nominees Saoirse Ronan and Paul Mescal star in Foe, a haunting exploration of marriage and identity set in an uncertain world. Hen and Junior farm a secluded piece of land that has been in Junior’s family for generations, but their quiet life is thrown into turmoil when an uninvited stranger (Aaron Pierre) shows up at their door with a startling proposal. Are they willing to risk their relationship, and perhaps their personal identity, for a chance to continue survival in a new world? Based on bestselling author Iain Reid’s novel, directed by Garth Davis and co-written by Davis and Reid, Foe’s mesmerizing imagery and persistent questions about the nature of humanity (and artificial humanity) bring the not-too-distant future to luminous life.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles
January 7, 2024
Season 2 of the hit anime adaptation of a popular shonen manga series by Hajime Kōmoto.
Role Play
January 12, 2024
Emma has a wonderful husband and two kids in the suburbs of New Jersey—she also has a secret life as an assassin for hire, a secret that her husband David discovers when the couple decide to spice up their marriage with a little role play.
Drag Den with Manila Luzon Season 2: Retribution
January 18, 2024
The hit Filipino reality drag competition returns with a new season showcasing a fresh batch of queens promising to be bigger, with a new den, a new set of rules, and a new roster of judges. This season’s 10 new queens (up from Season One’s eight) Deja, Margaux Rita, Elvira B, Feyvah Fatalé, Maria Lava, Mrs. Tan, Moi, Marlyn, Jean Vogue, and Russia Fox vie to be crowned the new “Drag Supreme”.
“Drag Lord” Manila Luzon, host and executive producer, returns with Nicole Cordoves and Sassa Gurl as the show’s “Drag Dealer” and “Drag Runner,” respectively.
Hazbin Hotel
January 19, 2024
Hazbin Hotel follows Charlie, the princess of Hell, as she pursues her seemingly impossible goal of rehabilitating demons to peacefully reduce overpopulation in her kingdom. After a yearly extermination imposed by angels, she opens a hotel in the hopes that patrons will be “checking out” into Heaven. While most of Hell mocks her goal, her devoted partner Vaggie, and their first test subject, adult film-star Angel Dust, stick by her side. When a powerful entity known as the “Radio Demon” reaches out to assist Charlie in her endeavors, her crazy dream is given a chance to become reality.
Expats
January 26, 2024
Set against the complex tapestry of Hong Kong residents, Expats depicts a multifaceted group of women after a single encounter sets off a chain of life-altering events that leaves everyone navigating the intricate balance between blame and accountability.
Expat stars Academy Award and Emmy-winning actor Nicole Kidman, Saraya Blue, Ji-young Yoo, Brian Tee, and Jack Huston. Our very own Ruby Ruiz also appears in the series. Kidman and Lulu Wang serve as executive producers of the series.
