The new year is continuing with some brand new television and the highly anticipated new series "Billions" looks like it's going to be another Showtime classic. Award season is also continuing with the Critics' Choice Awards on Sunday night and even a very special MadTv 20th Anniversary reunion. Sesame Street will begin it's 46th season, only it will premiere on HBO for the first time ever and the latest trailer has us excited for the new partnership.
At the movies, John Krasinski, James Badge Dale and several others star in the new action thriller "13 Hours," while Rob Schneider and Heather Graham take on a different type of adventure in the adorable arctic animated film, "Norm of the North."
And in music, Panic! At The Disco is releasing its fifth studio album while the band Daughter will release its second studio album in three years.
See what else HNGN is anticipating in entertainment this week:
In Theaters (Jan. 15)
"13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi"
John Krasinski, James Badge Dale, Max Martini, Toby Stephens, David Denman, Dominic Fumusa, Pablo Schreiber, Demetrius Grosse and Freddie Stroma all star in this Michael Bay directed and produced action thriller based on the 2013 book "13 Hours" written by Mitchell Zuckoff. It's based on the story of the six members of a security team who fought to defend an American diplomatic compound in Benghazi after the 9/11 attacks.
"Norm of the North"
This animated film stars Rob Schneider, the voice of an adorable polar bear, who - with help from his furry sidekicks - travels to New York to stop a developer from building luxury condos in the Arctic. Heather Graham, Ken Jeong, and Colm Meaney are also voices in this animated adventure.
"Ride Along 2"
Kevin Hart and Ice Cube are back and about to be brother-in-laws. Hart's character still annoys the hell out of Ice Cube's character and the two make for a hilarious duo as they're assigned a case to work with the Miami Police Department to try to bring down a powerful drug lord.
TV Must Watch
"MADTv 20th Anniversary Reunion" (Tuesday, Jan. 12 on The CW at 8 p.m.)
The hour-long reunion special will show clips from the Emmy-winning sketch comedy series and showcase the show's 14 seasons with all of their best comedians reuniting. Returning for the reunion special are big names like Keegan-Michael Key, Artie Lange, Eric Price and Will Sasso. There will also be an award ceremony to honor the series.
"Sesame Street" (Saturday, Jan. 16 on HBO at 9 a.m.)
This might be the 46th season for the popular children's show, but it will be the first one premiering on HBO. The network and Sesame Workshop announced the five-year partnership in 2015.
"Critics' Choice Awards" (Sunday, Jan. 17 on A&E at 8 p.m.)
The 21st Annual Critics' Choice Awards, which honors the largest films of the year and is presented by the Broadcast Films Critics Association, will continue the 2016 award show season on Sunday. "Mad Max: Fury Road" leads with 13 nominations.
"Billions" (Sunday, Jan. 17 on Showtime at 8 p.m.)
The new and highly anticipated series starring "Homeland's" Damian Lewis is about a charismatic hedge fund manager under investigation by a U.S. Attorney, played by Paul Giamatti. This Wall Street drama was written by the same guys who wrote "Ocean's Thirteen" and directed by Neil Burger who directed "Limitless."
DVD Releases (Tuesday, Jan. 12)
"Hotel Transylvania 2"
"The Martian"
"Paranormal Activity: The Ghost Dimension"
"Sinister 2"
Album Releases (Friday, Jan. 15)
Panic! At The Disco "Death Of A Bachelor"
Daughter "Not To Disappear"
Mystery Jets "Curve of the Earth"
Book Releases
"Scandalous Behavior" by Stuart Woods
Stone Barrington is back for another thrilling adventure and an outrageous demand from a beautiful lady with an offer he can't refuse.
"When Breath Becomes Air" by Paul Kalanithi
Kalanithi is a neurosurgeon who has had his life flipped upside-down at just 36 years old after finding out he has terminal lung cancer. After publishing his widely-shared New York Times Essay "How Long Have I Got Left" in 2014, he decided to write a memoir (he passed at 37 in March 2015) about his transition from doctor to patient and his views on life and death.
