Chronopin: upcoming release dates, events and other important dates

ABC's new spinoff The Rookie: North, starring Jay Ellis as the oldest rookie of the Pierce County Police Department in the Pacific Northwest, premieres on Wednesday 6 January 2027 at 10 pm ET, right after The Rookie Season 9. Nathan Fillion appears in the pilot.

Febiac confirmed the 103rd Brussels Motor Show for 8 to 17 January 2027 at Brussels Expo, after a 2026 edition that drew almost 350,000 visitors.

The BLS Employment Situation report for December 2026, out at 8:30 a.m. ET on January 8, 2027, fixes the unemployment rate the year closes on. On 20 September 2026 Kalshi had U-3 above 4.0% at 81% but only 5% above 5.0%, so traders expected a labour market that has loosened without cracking.

South Korea's biggest ice-fishing festival returns to the frozen Hwacheoncheon stream in Hwacheon for 23 days, 9-31 January 2027, with anglers jigging through the ice for sancheoneo (masu salmon).

A long-running livestock show and rodeo.

The October 2025 Busan truce (a 10-point cut to the US fentanyl tariff, general licences for Chinese rare-earth exports, US soybean purchases, paused port fees) now lapses on January 10, 2027. Scott Bessent announced the two-month extension from November 10 as Xi Jinping landed in Washington.

The National Retail Federation's annual show gathers more than 40,000 retail professionals in Manhattan for three days in January.

The first COP of the BBNJ Agreement meets at UN Headquarters to agree the treaty's institutions and rules, the step before any high-seas marine protected area can be declared.

The 84th Golden Globes air live from the Beverly Hilton on Sunday 10 January 2027 at 5:00 p.m. PST on CBS and Paramount+, with Nikki Glaser hosting for the third consecutive year.

Girl Scouts' first allergy-friendly cookie, a vegan, gluten-free oatmeal chocolate chip cookie with sprinkles made with Partake, ships online from 12 January 2027.

The Detroit Auto Show returns to Huntington Place for eleven days in January.

Abbott Elementary returns with new Season 6 episodes on Wednesday 13 January 2027 at 8:31 pm ET on ABC, after the fall run ends with episode 8, "Parents", on 9 December 2026. It is the first of the 2027 episodes, numbered episode 9 in TVMaze's listing.

Children of Blood and Bone is an upcoming American fantasy film directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood, who co-wrote the screenplay with Tomi Adeyemi, based on the 2018 novel by Adeyemi. The film stars Thuso Mbedu, Damson Idris, Amandla Stenberg, Tosin Cole, Cynthia Erivo, Lashana Lynch, Zackary Momoh, Richard Mofe-Damijo, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Regina King, Idris Elba, and Viola Davis.

The Beekeeper 2 is an upcoming action thriller film directed by Timo Tjahjanto and written by Umair Aleem. It serves as the sequel to The Beekeeper (2024), with Jason Statham, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Bobby Naderi, Jemma Redgrave, and Jeremy Irons reprising their roles, and Yara Shahidi, Pom Klementieff and Adam Copeland joining.

Nigerians elect a president, vice president, senators and members of the House of Representatives on 16 January 2027, with governorship and state assembly votes following on 6 February.

The Standard Chartered Hong Kong Marathon runs on 17 January 2027 with a record 78,000 places across its main races, 4,000 more half-marathon spots and a new 5km Harbourfront Run.

The Specialty Food Association's winter trade show runs 17 to 19 January 2027 at San Francisco's Moscone Center, with the sofi Award winners and the 2027 Trend of the Year announced on the opening Sunday.

Netflix's Blue Eye Samurai returns on 19 January 2027 with Season 2, which follows Mizu and her captive Abijah Fowler to London as her revenge quest widens into Europe. Netflix has also renewed the animated drama for a third season, reported for 2028.

BAFTA announces the nominations for the 80th EE BAFTA Film Awards on Tuesday 19 January 2027, two days before the Oscar nominations, with the ceremony to follow on 21 February in London.

Spain's International Tourism Trade Fair, FITUR, runs 20-24 January 2027 at IFEMA Madrid, its 47th edition, with Puerto Rico as Partner Country and two more halls.

OpenAI switches off 9 models and endpoints on 20 January 2027; requests to them stop working and callers have to move to the named replacements. Going: gpt-realtime, gpt-audio, gpt-4o-audio, gpt-4o-realtime, gpt-realtime-mini, gpt-audio-mini, gpt-4o-mini-realtime, gpt-4o-mini-audio, gpt-4o-mini-transcribe-2025-03-20.

The Academy announces the nominees for the 99th Oscars on Thursday 21 January 2027, seven weeks before the 14 March ceremony at the Dolby Theatre; the presenters and broadcast details have not yet been announced.