This week’s new movies on VOD include the newly-released film version of Merrily We Roll Along, the Stephen Sondheim musical starring Daniel Radcliffe, Jonathan Groff and Lindsay Mendez, along with the newest movie in the SpongeBob canon.

By The New York Times Critic’s Pick This portrait of Ferdinand Magellan (Gael García Bernal) directed by Lav Diaz traces the explorer’s global escapades. From our review: [Diaz] skims over historic events and omits crucial travelers,

This week’s OTT slate brings a packed mix of romance, thrillers, crime dramas, anime-inspired fantasies and real-life inspired stories across Netflix, Prime Video, JioHotstar, Zee5, Aha and other platforms.

Hulu’s new TV and movie releases for this week (January 26 – February 1, 2026) include Will Smith’s sci-fi thriller I, Robot. Premiering on February 1, 2026, I, Robot follows Will Smith’s Detective Del Spooner,