A selection of the new movies and TV releases you won’t want to miss this month.

BAMBI: THE RECKONING

Director: Dan Allen
Cast: Roxanne McKee, Samira Mighty, Russell Geoffrey Banks

In this independent horror-thriller, a nightmarish reimagining of a familiar childhood figure takes shape. After a mother and her son survive a car crash in a remote forest, they find themselves hunted by a violent and relentless creature known as Bambi. As fear escalates and escape becomes impossible, the film transforms a symbol of innocence into a force of raw terror, delivering a bleak survival story driven by grief, rage and primal instinct.

BENEATH THE LIGHT

Director: John Baumgartner
Cast: Zach Tinker, John Pyper-Ferguson, Ana Nicolle Chavez

Releasing on January 1, Beneath the Light is a psychological horror-mystery thriller set around an isolated place. Jacob, a man haunted by his past, takes a job restoring an abandoned lighthouse reachable only by boat, hoping to regain stability after personal loss. But as he settles in, unexplained phenomena begin to unfold, including visions of a mysterious young girl he somehow recognises, blurring the lines between memory and reality. With mounting unease and increasing isolation, Jacob must confront whether these events stem from his mind or something far more sinister.

PRIMATE

Director: Johannes Roberts
Cast: Troy Kotsur, Johnny Sequoyah, Jessica Alexander, Kevin McNally

Set against a remote and hostile environment, Primate is a survival horror film that taps into primal fear and human vulnerability. When a group of friends becomes trapped far from civilisation, they’re forced to confront an escalating threat rooted in nature itself. Relying on atmosphere and sustained tension, the film explores what happens when instinct takes over and humanity’s place in the food chain is no longer guaranteed.

Apple TV+
HIJACK, SEASON 2

Director: Jim Field Smith
Cast: Idris Elba, Christine Adams, Max Beesley, Archie Panjabi

After the first season’s real-time hijacking aboard a commercial flight, Season 2 drops Sam Nelson (Elba) into a Berlin underground train crisis, where commuters are taken hostage and every second counts. With the familiar pulse-pounding tension fans loved, plus new cast additions and a shift from skies to rails, the show continues to blend smart negotiation, high drama and edge-of-your-seat thrills.

Netflix
BRIDGERTON (SEASON 4, PART 1)

Director: Jess Brownell
Cast: Luke Thompson, Yerin Ha, Katie Leung, Ruth Gemmell, Nicola Coughlan

The return of Netflix’s most indulgent period drama brings candlelit ballrooms, sweeping gowns, whispered scandals and romance served with orchestral pop covers. This time the spotlight is on Benedict Bridgerton, the bohemian second son, whose romantic arc feels like a Cinderella-style masquerade tale when he encounters a mysterious ‘Lady in Silver’ at his mother’s ball.