| WEEKEND CALENDAR FRIDAY, JANUARY 5 GOOD GRIEF: Comedy-drama feature from "Schitt's Creek" vet Dan Levy, making his debut as a writer/director. Levy also stars as a bereaved man who accompanies two friends to Paris for a weekend getaway; Rush Negga and Himesh Patel co-star. [Netflix] GYEONGSEONG CREATURE: The Korean period thriller series returns this week with the second half of its first season. It centers on a mysterious creature attacking the residents of Seoul (formerly Gyeongseong) in the spring of 1945. Park Seo-joon, Han So-hee, Soo Hyun, and Kim Hae-sook co-star. [Netflix] JAMES MAY: OUR MAN IN INDIA: The third installment in the travel documentary series finds the former "Top Gear" and "Grand Tour" co-host embarking on an epic, 3,000-mile journey across the Indian subcontinent, starting at the Arabian Sea and finishing up at the Bay of Bengal. Previous seasons found May visiting Japan and Italy. [Prime Video] FOE: 2023 sci-fi thriller, based on the 2018 Iain Reid novel of the same name, and adapted by Reid along with Australian director Garth Davis ("Lion"). Saoirse Ronan stars as Hen, whose husband Junior (Paul Mescal) is sent to live and work on a large space station, while she remains at home with a robotic double. Aaron Pierre co-stars. [Prime Video] TRANSFORMERS: RISE OF THE BEASTS: 2023 sci-fi action film, serving as a direct sequel to 2018's "Transformers" film "Bumblebee." In the '90s, Optimus Prime and the Autobots team up with two humans and an advanced race known as the Maximals to defeat the planet-eating Unicron. Anthony Ramos, Dominique Fishback, Peter Cullen, Ron Perlman, Peter Dinklage, Michelle Yeoh, and Pete Davidson co-star. [Prime Video] HIT: Spanish-language YA drama series, starring Daniel Grao stars as an unconventional educator working at a vocational school in present-day Madrid. Season 3 aired last year in Spain and comes to Prime Video in the US today. [Prime Video] OWN CELEBRATES THE NEW COLOR PURPLE: Debut special, produced for the Oprah Winfrey Network (OWN), in which Winfrey visits the set of the new film adaptation of "The Color Purple" musical and reflects on her performance in the 1985 film version. The special, which aired in December, features appearances by Fantasia Barrino, Danielle Brooks, Taraji P. Henson, H.E.R., Colman Domingo, Corey Hawkins, and others. [Max] MY LOTTERY DREAM HOME: The HGTV reality series follows recent lottery winners as they search for lavish new homes to purchase with their newfound fortunes. David Bromstad hosts. It's back this week on Max and cable for a 14th season. [Max] CREATOR LEAGUE: The sports reality series -- originating on YouTube -- features internet content creators going head-to-head in various sporting events. It's back this week for a fifth season. [Max] ALL FUN AND GAMES: 2023 direct-to-VOD horror film from writer/directors Ari Costa and Eren Celeboglu, making their feature debut. The story concerns a group of teens who accidentally unleash a demon after discovering a cursed knife. Asa Butterfield, Natalia Dyer, Benjamin Evan Ainsworth, and Annabeth Gish co-star. [Hulu] SATURDAY, JANUARY 6 READY TO LOVE: MAKE A MOVE: Debut OWN reality dating series, spun off from the network's "Ready to Love," following four single "RTL" vets in their 30s and 40s as they search for romance following a move to New Orleans. Ashlee Akins, Shareese Logan, Vanesha Allen-London, and Zadia Murphy co-star. [Max] SUNDAY, JANUARY 7 THE 81st GOLDEN GLOBE AWARDS: The award ceremony -- honoring 2023's best in film and TV -- airs and streams live Sunday night on CBS and Paramount+ from the Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills, California, starting at 5 pm PT. This is the first Golden Globes show since Dick Clark Productions and Eldridge Industries took over control of the ceremony from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association. Jo Koy hosts. [Paramount+] THE INCREDIBLE POL FARM: Debut reality series from Nat Geo WILD, spun off from "The Incredible Dr. Pol," in which Michigan-based veterinarian Dr. Jan Pol and three generations of his family transform 350 undeveloped acres of land into a working farm. [Hulu and Disney+] RARE OBJECTS: 2023 drama feature from co-writer/director Katie Holmes. Julia Mayorga stars as a young woman with a troubled past who puts her life back together while working at an antique store, with helpful support from the kind staff. Holmes, Saundra Santiago, Derek Luke, and Alan Cumming co-star. [Hulu] WORST COOKS IN AMERICA: SPOILED ROTTEN: The Food Network reality competition series features contestants with very poor kitchen skills attending "boot camp" with celebrity chef experts, before squaring off for a shot at a $25,000 grand prize. It's back this weekend for a 27th season, featuring lead mentors Anne Burrell and Tiffany Derry. [Max] OWN SPOTLIGHT: OPRAH & TARAJI P. HENSON: A new collection of OWN interview specials features host Oprah Winfrey in conversation with the three stars of the new musical adaptation of "The Color Purple." First up, Winfrey sits down with Taraji P. Henson; episodes with Fantasia Barrino and Danielle Brooks will follow later on this month. [Max] HOME TOWN: The original HGTV renovation series "Home Town" returns to its original format, following a few spinoff series, for its new 8th season. Married duo Ben and Erin Napier restore classic Southern homes throughout their native Laurel, Mississippi. [Max] CARNIVAL EATS: Food Network Canada cooking competition series in which chefs prepare unconventional, high-calorie dishes inspired by fairgrounds and amusement parks. Noah Cappe hosts. It's back for an 11th season. [Max] EVIL LIVES HERE: SHADOWS OF DEATH: True crime docuseries from Investigation Discovery, relating stories of people who discovered that they'd been living under the same roof as a murderer or murderers. The second half of the show's third season aired last year on cable and hits Max this weekend in the US. [Max] | 
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