Going into 2024, the streaming calendar isn’t looking too busy. However, there are quite a few highly-anticipated shows releasing this month. Among the biggest releases of the month, there’s the latest addition to the Marvel Cinematic Universe – Echo. The standalone show digs into the deaf and mute character’s fascinating story. The new instalment of True Detective is also making its way to OTT. The crime show has an eager fanbase. Black comedy The Brothers Sun led by Oscar-winner Michelle Yeoh also promises standout performances and an entertaining watch.

Here are all the upcoming Hollywood shows worth checking out in January 2024:

The Brothers Sun

After Everything Everywhere All At Once and A Haunting in Venice, Michelle Yeoh is ready to steal the show in The Brothers Sun. The show sees the Award-winning actress in a family comedy about a gangster from Taipei who must go to L.A. to protect his mother and younger brother after his father was shot by an assassin.

Release date: January 4

Echo

The Hawkeye spin-off spotlighting Alaqua Cox’s Maya Lopez, a native deaf and mute superhero is the latest entrant into the MCU. The show delves into the character’s roots and origins as she goes up against Vincent D’Onofrio’s Kingpin. The show also features Charlie Cox’s much-awaited appearance as Daredevil.

Release date: January 9

Criminal Record

Starring Peter Capaldi and Cush Jumbo, Criminal Record is described as a surprisingly satisfying mystery series. It revolves around two detectives with different styles clashing over an old murder case.

Release date: January 10

True Detective: Night Country

After two brilliant seasons, True Detective returns with another gripping instalment. Written and directed by Issa Lopez, the show features Jodie Foster and Kalki Reis. The two play Alaska-based cops investigating the mysterious deaths of scientists. Fans have been waiting for a worthy follow-up to the first season starring Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson. And it looks like they’re getting it.

Release date: January 14

Griselda

Modern Family star Sofia Vergara is all set to star in an upcoming crime drama based on Griselda Blanco, a Colombian drug lord known as Black Widow and Cocaine Grandmother. The show chronicles her journey starting from the ‘70s as she navigates her personal life with the drug cartel business.

Release date: January 25

Five people were killed in Bangladesh after a passenger train caught fire Friday, with police suspecting an arson attack during unrest ahead of national elections boycotted by the opposition.

Fire service officer Rakjibul Hasan said at least four coaches caught fire on the Benapole Express, arriving in the capital Dhaka from the western city of Jessore.

“We have recovered five bodies,” police commander Khandaker Al Moin told reporters.

Witnesses said the train caught fire at Gopibagh, in an old part of Dhaka near the megacity’s main rail terminal.

An unnamed rescuer told private broadcaster Somoy TV that hundreds had rushed to pull people out of the burning train.

“We rescued many. But the fire spread quickly,” he said.

Somoy TV said some Indian citizens were also traveling on the train.

“We suspect the fire incident was an act of sabotage,” police chief Anwar Hossain told AFP, without giving more details.

Last month the police and government blamed the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) for another train fire that left four people dead.

The BNP rejected involvement in that incident, saying it had been unfairly blamed as a pretext for a government crackdown on opposition parties.

Bangladesh will vote in national elections Sunday but the BNP and dozens of other parties have boycotted what they have described as a “sham” vote.

Thousands of opposition activists were arrested late last year after a protest campaign demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

(Except for the headline, this story has not been edited by NDTV staff and is published from a syndicated feed.)

An Alaska Airlines Boeing 737-9 MAX faced an emergency today after one of its doors blew open mid-air, minutes after take-off.

Videos taken by passengers show the mid-cabin exit door had completely separated from the aircraft.

“AS1282 from Portland to Ontario, CA (California) experienced an incident this evening soon after departure. The aircraft landed safely back at Portland International Airport with 171 guests and 6 crew members. We are investigating what happened and will share more as it becomes available,” Alaska Airlines said in a post on X.

AS1282 from Portland to Ontario, CA experienced an incident this evening soon after departure. The aircraft landed safely back at Portland International Airport with 171 guests and 6 crew members. We are investigating what happened and will share more as it becomes available.

— Alaska Airlines (@AlaskaAir) January 6, 2024

The US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) in a post on X said it is investigating an event involving Alaska Airlines Flight 1282.

The aircraft reached a maximum altitude of 16,325 feet, before it was diverted safely back to Portland, real-time aircraft movement monitor Flightradar24 said in a social media post.

🚨#BREAKING: Alaska Airlines Forced to Make an Emergency Landing After Large Aircraft Window Blows Out Mid-Air ⁰⁰📌#Portland | #Oregon
⁰A Forced emergency landing was made of Alaska Airlines Flight 1282 at Portland International Airport on Friday night. The flight, traveling… pic.twitter.com/nt0FwmPALE

— R A W S A L E R T S (@rawsalerts) January 6, 2024

The Boeing 737 MAX involved in the incident today was delivered to Alaska Airlines on October 1, 2023 and entered commercial service on November 11, 2023; it had accumulated just 145 flights since then, Flightradar24 said.

The 737-9 MAX includes a rear cabin exit door aft of the wings, but before the rear exit door. This is activated in dense seating configurations to meet evacuation requirements. The doors are not activated on Alaska Airlines aircraft and are permanently “plugged”, Flightradar24 said.