Sundance Now has announced the movies and TV series that are coming to the AMC Networks-owned streaming service in January. The Sundance Now January 2022 lineup includes world-class dramas, mysteries and comedies from Britain and beyond.
The Sundance Now January 2022 slate features such titles as Close to Me, A Discovery of Witches Season 3, Total Control Season 2, The Pact, and more.
SUNDANCE NOW JANUARY 2022 HIGHLIGHTS
Close to Me (Thursday, January 6, 2022)
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Jo Harding (Connie Nielsen, Gladiator, Wonder Woman) is a woman who has a perfect life with her partner (Christopher Eccleston, Doctor Who) until a fall erases an entire year from her memory. As she struggles to piece events together, Jo discovers that her life was in fact far from perfect.
A Discovery of Witches Season 3 (Saturday, January 8, 2022)
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In the final season of A Discovery of Witches, Matthew (Matthew Goode, The Imitation Game, Watchmen) and Diana (Teresa Palmer, Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy at Sept-Tours. They must find the missing pages from the Book of Life and the Book itself before it’s too late.
Their enemies are gearing up against them, and a monster from Matthew’s past who has been lying in wait will return for revenge. A Discovery of Witches Season 3 is based on the ‘The Book of Life’ novel from Deborah Harkness’s bestselling All Souls trilogy and is the third and final installment.
Total Control Season 2 (Thursday, January 20, 2021)
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Alex Irving is back (Deborah Mailman, The Sapphires, Offspring) but this time she’s doing things her way. Can the ultimate outsider find a new way in and take control of a political establishment determined to shake everything she values?
Total Control also stars Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under, Muriel’s Wedding) (6 episodes, 2022).
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AVAILABLE JANUARY 3
A Woman, A Part
Can you rewrite a life? Burnt out on her career, successful LA actress Anna Baskin (Maggie Siff, Mad Men) abruptly walks off her mind-numbing, sexist network show. She runs away to New York, hoping to reconnect with two old friends, former theater collaborators she’d abandoned for Hollywood, who now find themselves struggling to survive in the rapidly gentrifying city. As Anna’s arrival tears open old wounds, all three are forced to reckon with their past and uncertain futures. (2017, Drama)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 6
The Pact, Episode 6 – FINAL EPISODE
Louie is stunned when Arwel’s lawyer presents her with an opportunity to build a new family legacy, while Nancy makes an important decision. Meanwhile, Holland is confident that the women were involved in some way and decides to make her move. As the police net tightens, Cat and Tish are drawn ever closer, and Max is torn between his profession and Anna. Finally, the truth about Jack’s death is revealed – and the lives of everyone involved are changed forever. (6 episodes, 2021)
Close to Me, Episode 4
Jo (Connie Nielsen, Gladiator, Wonder Woman) tries to find out more about her adulterous relationship. Meanwhile, her hallucinations worsen. Jo’s father tells a story from her childhood, and she starts to question her theories about the fall, causing more shocking truths to unfold. (6 episodes, 2021)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 8
A Discovery of Witches Season 3, Episode 1 – Exclusive Premiere
In the final season of A Discovery of Witches, Matthew (Matthew Goode, The Imitation Game, Watchmen) and Diana (Teresa Palmer, Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy at Sept-Tours. They must find the missing pages from the Book of Life and the Book itself before it’s too late. Their enemies are gearing up against them, and a monster from Matthew’s past who has been lying in wait will return for revenge. (7 episodes, 2022)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 10
Always at the Carlyle
The untold stories of the Carlyle, New York’s legendary landmark hotel, revealed by celebrity patrons including George Clooney, Sofia Coppola, Tommy Lee Jones, Jeff Goldblum, Anjelica Huston, Wes Anderson, Lenny Kravitz, Naomi Campbell, and Jon Hamm. (2018, Documentary)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 13
Close to Me, Episode 5
Rob (Christopher Eccleston, Doctor Who) takes center stage, as the year that Jo (Connie Nielsen, Gladiator, Wonder Woman) is missing is played out through his eyes. There are always two sides to every story. Just who was to blame for what? (6 episodes, 2021)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 15
A Discovery of Witches Season 3, Episode 2
In the final season of A Discovery of Witches, Matthew (Matthew Goode, The Imitation Game, Watchmen) and Diana (Teresa Palmer, Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy at Sept-Tours. They must find the missing pages from the Book of Life and the Book itself before it’s too late. Their enemies are gearing up against them, and a monster from Matthew’s past who has been lying in wait will return for revenge. (7 episodes, 2022)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 17
Closet Monster
A fresh take on the coming-of-age story, this surreal tale follows the artistically driven Oscar (Connor Jessup, American Crime) hovering on the brink of adulthood. Struggling to find his place in the world after a rough childhood and haunted by images of a tragic incident, Oscar dreams of escaping his small town. After he meets a mysterious and attractive new co-worker, Oscar follows the guidance of his pet hamster Buffy (Isabella Rossellini, Blue Velvet, Death Becomes Her) and faces his demons to find the life he wants. (Drama, 2016)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 20
Total Control Season 2, Episode 1 – Exclusive Premiere
Alex Irving is back (Deborah Mailman, The Sapphires, Offspring) but this time she’s doing things her way. Can the ultimate outsider find a new way in and take control of a political establishment determined to shake everything she values? Also stars Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under, Muriel’s Wedding) (6 episodes, 2022)
Close to Me, Episode 6 – FINALE
Jo (Connie Nielsen, Gladiator, Wonder Woman) goes ‘AWOL’ with her father, until a buried childhood trauma resurfaces and forces her back home to confront Rob (Christopher Eccleston, Doctor Who). Jo sets the family up for a big revelation and finally learns the appalling truth about what happened the night of her accident. (6 episodes, 2021)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 22
A Discovery of Witches Season 3, Episode 3
In the final series of A Discovery of Witches, Matthew (Matthew Goode, The Imitation Game, Watchmen) and Diana (Teresa Palmer, Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy at Sept-Tours. They must find the missing pages from the Book of Life and the Book itself before it’s too late. Their enemies are gearing up against them, and a monster from Matthew’s past who has been lying in wait will return for revenge. (7 episodes, 2022)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 24
Breaking Habits
Cheated by her stealing, polygamist husband of 17 years, once high-flying corporate exec Christine Meeusen fled penniless with her three young children as her American dream began to unravel. Determined to make a living for her family, she discovered the lucrative business of cannabis farming and met her calling as founder of medicinal-marijuana empire Sisters of the Valley.
Shedding her former life, Christine became Sister Kate, on a mission to provide her products to those in need. Fighting off the county sheriff, and protecting her crop from deadly black-market thieves, Breaking Habits is a story of rebellion, hope and revival. This is Sister Kate’s journey to becoming the head of a fast-growing enterprise, a voice for the unheard—and possibly the most controversial nun in the world. (2019, Documentary)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 27
Total Control Season 2, Episode 2
Alex Irving is back (Deborah Mailman, The Sapphires, Offspring) but this time she’s doing things her way. Can the ultimate outsider find a new way in and take control of a political establishment determined to shake everything she values? Also stars Rachel Griffiths (Six Feet Under, Muriel’s Wedding) (6 episodes, 2022)
AVAILABLE JANUARY 29
A Discovery of Witches Season 3, Episode 4
In the final series of A Discovery of Witches, Matthew (Matthew Goode, The Imitation Game, Watchmen) and Diana (Teresa Palmer, Warm Bodies, Hacksaw Ridge) return from their trip to 1590 to find tragedy at Sept-Tours. They must find the missing pages from the Book of Life and the Book itself before it’s too late. Their enemies are gearing up against them, and a monster from Matthew’s past who has been lying in wait will return for revenge. (7 episodes, 2022)