New on Netflix UAE This Week (January 5–11, 2026)

HIS & HERS and People We Meet on Vacation headline this week’s new Netflix releases in the UAE, plus recent Top 5 picks like Stranger Things 5 and Run Away.

HIS & HERS – Season 1

Netflix UAE starts 2026 with a grim Southern crime mystery and a swoony friends-to-lovers adaptation. For more cross-platform picks, jump back to the main What to Watch This Week UAE hub and bookmark the monthly New on Netflix UAE hub.

This Week’s Top Netflix Picks

HIS & HERS Season 1 – Crime thriller and character study following a murder from two sides.
People We Meet on Vacation – Rom-com based on Emily Henry’s hit novel.

All New on Netflix UAE This Week

HIS & HERS – Season 1 (Series) – Streaming from 8 January 2026

Crime / Mystery / Thriller | 18+

Former news anchor Anna has retreated into isolation in Atlanta, cut off from the life and career she once owned. When a murder rocks Dahlonega – the hometown she swore she’d left behind – she’s drawn back into investigative mode. Her search for the truth collides with a wary detective who thinks Anna is hiding more than she admits, turning the case into a battle of perspectives, secrets and fractured versions of reality.

Starring Sunita Mani, Tessa Thompson and Jon Bernthal, HIS & HERS is Netflix’s big, prestige crime drop of the week.

Watch on Netflix in the UAE.

People We Meet on Vacation (Film) – Streaming from 9 January 2026

Romance | 18+

Poppy is chaotic and travel-obsessed; Alex likes routines and quiet. They shouldn’t work as friends, yet one shared summer week every year has made them inseparable – until a trip two years ago went badly wrong. This adaptation of Emily Henry’s bestseller unpacks that history of almost-romance, missed timing and the one holiday that changed everything.

Starring Emily Bader, Tom Blyth and Sarah Catherine Hook, this is your easy, emotional mid-week Netflix watch.

Watch on Netflix in the UAE.

Recently on Netflix (Past Top 5 Picks)

If you want more Netflix picks from the past couple of weeks’ Top 5 lists:

Stranger Things Season 5 Vol. 3 – The Hawkins saga reaches its final, feature-length showdown.
Run Away – Season 1 – Harlan Coben thriller about a father dragged into a criminal underworld while searching for his missing daughter.
Goodbye June – Emotional Christmas-set drama about terminal illness, family and second chances.

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