2026, the Year of the Red Horse, has begun. A wave of new titles is set to drop, and January is already shaping up to be packed with highly anticipated rom-coms. Front and center is the Kim Seon-ho and Go Youn-jung-led Can This Love Be Translated?
Also arriving is Stranger Things 5, closing out a decade-long run, while Marvel's original series Wonder Man gears up for launch. From sci-fi to drama, here are the OTT releases slated for January across genres.
▲ Stranger Things 5
Overview Sci-Fi, Netflix
Release Part 3 2026.01.01.
Cast Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin
The hit mystery-thriller series Stranger Things, about a tight-knit group of friends in Hawkins, Indiana, who chase down bizarre happenings in their town, comes to its long-awaited conclusion on New Year's Day.
▲ Can This Love Be Translated?
Overview Drama, Netflix
Release 2026.01.16.
Cast Kim Seon-ho, Go Youn-jung, Fukushi Sota, Lee Yi-dam, Choi Woo-sung
Can This Love Be Translated? follows multilingual interpreter Joo Ho-jin (Kim Seon-ho), who is assigned to interpret for global top star Cha Moo-hee (Go Youn-jung), sparking an unpredictable romantic comedy. It signals the start of a global rom-com sensation.
▲ I Got a Baby
Overview Drama, Wavve·Channel A
Release 2026.01.17.
Cast Choi Jin-hyuk, Oh Yeon-seo, Hong Jong-hyun, Kim Da-som
I Got a Baby is a reversal rom-com that begins with a one-night slip-up between two people who swore off marriage in this lifetime, based on the webtoon of the same name. Led by Choi Jin-hyuk and Oh Yeon-seo, it promises an offbeat, dopamine-inducing romance.
▲ Wonder Man
Overview Drama, Disney+
Release 2026.01.28.
Cast Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, Arian Moayed, X Mayo, Zlatko Burić
Marvel's Disney+ original series Wonder Man tells a hilarious survival-audition story: Hollywood is rocked by news of a new superhero movie in production, and hopefuls line up to play the hero 'Wonder Man.' It's packed with freshness and fun on a different level from past Marvel originals.
Notably, four directors, including Destin Daniel Cretton of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, helm individual episodes, raising expectations among film fans.
▲ No Other Choice
Overview Film, Netflix
Release 2026.01.29.
Cast Lee Byung-hun, Son Ye-jin, Park Hee-soon, Lee Sung-min, Yum Hye-ran
Park Chan-wook's film No Other Choice is coming to Netflix. The story follows office worker Man-su (Lee Byung-hun), who thought he had it all, as he prepares for a brutal re-employment battle after being laid off, fighting to protect his family and home.
▲ Terror Man
Overview Drama, TVING
Release 2026.01.
Cast -
Terror Man centers on high schooler Jung-woo, who can sense misfortune before it happens and becomes a fake terrorist to save as many lives as possible. A blockbuster action series tackling large-scale disasters, terror, and conspiracy theories, it's based on the webtoon of the same name.