The Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2026: New and Returning Series

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The Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2026: New and Returning Series


Please, streamers, cease saying the dates for 2026 TV reveals! This is what we’ve been saying to each other for the past week or so — however however, they’ve persevered. Yes, sure, we all know, Peak TV has peaked, and yet, there’s still a lot tv coming our manner in 2026. And this checklist of 53 is sort of all scripted sequence, save for major actuality occasions like the fiftieth season of “Survivor” and the Emmy-winning competitors “The Traitors.” Note: This introduction breaks down a tonnage of 2026’s undated highlights by streamer, so if you wish to just skip to the checklist, just click on right here!

Whereas in past years, it’s develop into a development to play hide-the-ball with release dates during the competitive Emmys window in the spring, this yr has been different; there’s already a fairly full schedule into March and April. January is as full as we are able to keep in mind, with returning hits — HBO Max’s Emmy-winning “The Pitt,” Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix smash “Bridgerton” — certain to dominate dialog, with franchise offshoots such as HBO’s “Game of Thrones” spinoff “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” and Paramount+’s “Star Trek: Starfleet Academy.” (Yes, there are also new reveals that aren’t based on IP! See below.)

And then there are the huge undated plenty. For HBO and HBO Max, we all know the third seasons of “The Comeback” and “Euphoria” are coming in March and April, respectively, however we don’t know precisely when yet. “Half Man,” Richard Gadd’s follow-up to his Emmys behemoth “Baby Reindeer” (a co-production with the BBC) will likely be coming during the Emmys window, certainly, as will the final season of “Hacks” and the restricted sequence thriller “DTF St. Louis” (starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour and Linda Cardellini). HBO will also have “Rooster” (starring Steve Carell), a new Larry David present, “Lanterns,” “House of the Dragon” returning in the summer time — and more.

The Netflix tsunami will continue, with the returns of the anthology satire “Beef” (starring Carey Mulligan and Oscar Isaac this time), “Ginny & Georgia,” “The Gentlemen,” “The Witcher,” “3 Body Problem,” “The Hunting Wives,” the final season of “Outer Banks” and a lot, a lot more. We’ll also be handled to new variations of “Little House on the Prairie” and “Man on Fire,” and basic literary variations of “East of Eden” (with Florence Pugh, Christopher Abbott and Mike Faist) and “Pride and Prejudice” (with Emma Corrin and Jack Lowden). Also among the streamer’s 2026 choices are Dan Levy’s new comedy “Big Mistakes,” the conclusion of the much-loved “Heartstopper” sequence with “Heartstopper Forever,” the Rachel Weisz-led “Vladimir” and the Jed Mercurio-created thriller “Trinity” (with Gugu Mbatha-Raw and “Bodyguard” star Richard Madden, working with Mercurio again). The Duffer brothers will enterprise into post-“Stranger Things” content for Netflix with the horror drama “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” and “The Boroughs” — and sure, the animated “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.” Not detailed right here, however prepare for it: 4,000 choices of Netflix actuality sequence, true crime docs and unscripted competitors reveals like “Clue,” based on the game.

Deep breath after the Netflix paragraph! Apple has announced lots of its spring programming, however among its un-dated sequence are another season of “For All Mankind,” the Anya Taylor-Joy-led restricted sequence “Lucky” and (presumably!) “Ted Lasso” Season 4. (And fingers crossed Jessica Chastain’s thriller “The Savant” lastly will get on the schedule!) Change is afoot at Paramount+ under David Ellison’s new regime, however soon-to-depart mega-producer Taylor Sheridan may have “The Madison,” “Dutton Ranch” and “Nola King” all heading our manner in 2026. Since Showtime exists in title only now, the final seasons of “Yellowjackets” and “The Chi” are now Paramount originals, and will shut out their runs there (as will “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”). “Lioness,” “MobLand,” “Dexter: Resurrection,” “The Agency” and “Colin From Accounts” will return as nicely.

As for Amazon, its Prime Video service will debut “Bait” (starring Riz Ahmed, which premieres at Sundance), the extremely anticipated live action sequence “Spider-Noir” led by Nicolas Cage, “Blade Runner 2099,” the “Legally Blonde” prequel “Elle” and “House of Spirits” — you may file those three under IP variations we’re high-quality with, and sure, we’re hypocrites! “Every Year After,” based on Carley Fortune’s romance novel “Every Summer After,” and “Off Campus,” based on Elle Kennedy’s widespread ebook sequence, are among Prime Video’s other 2026 dramas.

(Almost there, we swear, we’ve just received Peacock, Hulu and FX to go.)

First up, Peacock! The streaming house of Bravo’s actuality hits and NBC reveals (and its library) is coming off the success of Sarah Snook thriller “All Her Fault,” and in 2026, they’ll continue to lean into style programming. There’s the household drug-running drama “M.I.A.” (from “Ozark” co-creator Bill Dubuque), the long-gestating “Friday the 13th” sequence “Crystal Lake” (with Linda Cardellini), thriller “The Good Daughter” (Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy play sisters) and a team of all-stars for the Elin Hilderbrand adaptation “The Five-Star Weekend”: Jennifer Garner, Regina Hall, Chloë Sevigny, Gemma Chan and D’Arcy Carden are the core solid. Peacock is also the vacation spot for a little bit factor we name the Olympics (the opening ceremony in Milan is on Feb. 6).

Over on Hulu, the Disney-owned streamer will likely be subsumed into Disney+ at some point this yr, nevertheless it’s still providing loads of originals, including the eagerly awaited “The Testaments,” Margaret Atwood’s sequel to “The Handmaid’s Tale” and Mindy Kaling’s new comedy “Not Suitable for Work.” Sure to be highlights also are “Furious,” Elizabeth Meriwether’s retelling of the 1987 Debra Winger film “Black Widow” (not that Black Widow!) starring Emmy Rossum, and “Phony,” a thriller starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola. Scripted reveals “Only Murders in the Building” and “Rivals,” and actuality sequence “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” and “The Kardashians” are set to return with new seasons.

For FX, Season 18 of “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia,” Season 2 of “Adults” and Season 5 of “The Bear” will all be on the network this yr. And though Ryan Murphy’s “The Beauty” is dated below, his three (3!) other FX reveals should not: anthology “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette,” “The Shards” (with Bret Easton Ellis) and fortunate Season 13 of “American Horror Story,” with its big, all-star solid. Limited sequence “Cry Wolf,” created by Sarah Treem, and starring Olivia Colman and Brie Larson, is on provide this yr, as is the untitled “Snowfall” spinoff, which follows the unique present’s characters Wanda and Leon.

OK, thank goodness, right here’s the checklist!



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