Scoundrels, spies and squires in January TV

For much of the northern hemisphere, January is the height of winter, a time of year when people tend to consume a lot of television. With several new and returning series headlining this month’s streaming options, they will have plenty to choose from.

‘The Pitt’

Season one of this network-style hospital drama was a discourse-driving hit. Unfolding over the course of a single (pretty terrible!) day, it included the carnage of a music festival mass shooting among many other hot-button storylines.