{"id":891896,"date":"2026-02-12T05:18:02","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/the-40-most-anticipated-tv-shows-of-2026\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T05:18:02","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T11:18:02","slug":"the-40-most-anticipated-tv-shows-of-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/12\/the-40-most-anticipated-tv-shows-of-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The 40 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hospital dramas! Soccer comedies! Ladies who hunt! Guys who don\u2019t! This year in television has something for everyone<\/p>\n

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The TV landscape is shifting faster than you can say \u201cScrubs<\/em>\u00a0reboot,\u201d with tectonic pressure from relentless corporate mergers, the specter of AI, and the unsettling fact that no one under 20 even knows what TV is. Nevertheless, creators and showrunners persist. And thank goodness. This year promises another barrage of knockout shows, from prestige dramas to camp comedies. Many of them are packed with stars \u2014 or with stars in the making. Some continue stories we haven\u2019t revisited in years; others create whole new worlds we\u2019ve never even imagined. A great TV show can help you escape or connect \u2014 sometimes both at the same time. And those are two things we need right now more than ever. Here are 40 upcoming series we can\u2019t wait to get lost in this year.<\/p>\n

\u2018His and Hers\u2019 (Netflix, Jan. 8)<\/h2>\n
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Netlfix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Jon Bernthal. Tessa Thompson. Those two names alone should be enough to whet your whistle for this miniseries based on Alice Feeney\u2019s 2020 novel of the same name. It\u2019s a twisty thriller involving a small-town cop (Bernthal), a TV reporter (Thompson) trying to reclaim her spot as a star news anchor in Atlanta, and a dead body that brings them (back) together. The story reaches back into high-school friendships and marriage drama, and for those who didn\u2019t read the book, chances you know where it\u2019s going are approximately zero. \u2014Maria Fontoura<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The Pitt\u2019 Season 2 (HBO Max, Jan. 8)<\/h2>\n
\"With
Warrick Page\/MAX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Everybody\u2019s favorite hospital drama (sorry,\u00a0ER<\/em>, we moved on with a younger model) is back with 15 new hours of white-knuckle drama. Can it sustain the intensity and depth of Season One? Our bet is yes, and then some. This season sees a new attending physician join the team as Dr. Robby (Noah Wyle) prepares to leave the ED on an extended motorcycle trip. Don\u2019t worry: He\u2019s got one last shift to complete before that happens, and we all know how that\u2019s gonna go. Expect the series to deftly touch on more social issues of the day that intersect with our health-care system, from immigration to insurance inequity and more. Paging viewers to HBO Max, stat. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Industry\u2019 Season 4 (HBO Max, Jan. 11)<\/h2>\n
\"Myha\u2019la
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Hopefully you took the 15-month break between\u00a0Industry<\/em>\u00a0seasons to brush up on your U.K. finance-speak, because series co-creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay are throwing us directly back into its melee of financial corruption. When this slow-burn prestige drama premiered in 2020, it introduced fans to investment bankers Harper Stern (Myha\u2019la), Yasmin Kara-Hanani (Marisa Abela), Eric Tao (Ken Leung), and their growing cohort of associates who let lust, deception, and some insatiable cocaine habits rule their actions on and off the trading floor. Kit Harington spiced things up in Season Three, and now, a fresh influx of soon-to-be fan favorites like Max Minghella, Kwabena Bannerman, and Kiernan Shipka arrive to give the show an extra jolt of energy. \u2014CT Jones<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The Night Manager\u2019 Season 2 (Prime, Jan. 11)<\/h2>\n
\"Tom
Des Willie\/Prime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ten years after its debut, the sophomore season of this TV take on John le Carr\u00e9\u2019s thriller \u2014 starring Tom Hiddleston as Jonathan Pine, a former British soldier enlisted to nab an arms dealer \u2014 has arrived. Olivia Colman returns as Pine\u2019s foreign-office liaison, assigning him to infiltrate the operations of the new big dog on the international smuggling scene. Soon, our man is in Colombia, mixing it up with Camilla Morrone\u2019s sultry businesswoman, Roxana, and getting into dangerous (and by the looks of\u00a0this trailer<\/a>, quite steamy) situations. \u2014David Fear<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Star Trek: Starfleet Academy\u2019 (Paramount+, Jan. 15)<\/h2>\n
\"L-R:
John Medland\/Paramount+<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Or: What if\u00a0Top Gun<\/em>\u00a0took place in space and featured Klingons? The latest addition to the venerable\u00a0Star Trek<\/em>\u00a0franchise boldly goes where it has never gone before, i.e. officers training school. Come, follow a bunch of young recruits as they attempt to find out whether they have what it takes to go into the final frontier! Holly Hunter plays the captain of the USS Athena, the starship that doubles as a campus for these cadets; Paul Giamatti, Tatiana Maslany, and Tig Notaro will be on board as well. Stephen Colbert voices the academy\u2019s Digital Dean. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms\u2019 (HBO, Jan. 18)<\/h2>\n
\"Peter
Steffan Hill\/HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Readers of George R.R. Martin\u2019s three\u00a0Dunk and Egg<\/em>\u00a0novellas will be thrilled to see that HBO has chosen these\u00a0Games of Thrones<\/em>\u00a0tales, set close to a century before the events of original series, as their latest\u00a0GoT\u00a0<\/em>spin-off. Peter Claffey is Ser Duncan the Tall, a lowly squire who is liberated from his master and goes to seek his fortune amongst the knights. Dexter Sol Ansell is the future Prince Aegon Targaryen, a child now better known by his nickname \u201cEgg\u201d; he\u2019s the underage Sancho Panza to Dunk\u2019s Don Quixote. Expect a slightly less reverent tour through the Seven Kingdoms, though we assume that here be dragons as well. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The Beauty\u2019\u00a0<\/strong>(FX\/Hulu, Jan. 21)<\/h2>\n
\"The
Philippe Antonello\/FX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ever prolific Ryan Murphy\u2019s latest series for FX concerns a new wonder drug that causes people to become instantly smokin\u2019 hot. Sounds great, unless you read the fine print (and who ever does that), which suggests users may experience a few\u2026 interesting side effects. The show is based on the comic book of the same name by Jeremy Haun and Jason S. Hurley, though if you think it also sounds like the\u00a0American Horror Story\u00a0<\/em>producer doing his own riff on\u00a0The Substance,<\/em>\u00a0then congratulations! You get to advance to the next round. As usual for a Murphy joint, the cast list is bananas: Ashton Kutcher, Isabella Rossellini, Anthony Ramos, Rebecca Hall,\u00a0Dahmer<\/em>\u2019s Evan Peters, Bella Hadid, Billy Eichner, Meghan Trainor, Ben Platt, Peter Gallagher, and Vincent D\u2019Onofrio. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Wonder Man\u2019 (Disney+, Jan. 27)<\/h2>\n
\"Simon
MARVEL TELEVISION<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MCU alumni Daniel Destin Cretton and Andrew Guest \u2014 the former directed\u00a0Shang-Chi and the Legend of the 10 Rings,<\/em>\u00a0the latter was a producer on\u00a0Hawkeye<\/em>\u00a0\u2014 take a spin at giving the comics\u2019 on-again, off-again Avenger his own series. It remains to be seen whether they\u2019ll delve into the character\u2019s backstory from the books, which is complicated (to say the least<\/a>). But we do know that Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (Watchmen<\/em>) is stepping into the suit as Simon Williams, a struggling actor who gets the opportunity to audition for the title role of Wonder Man in a big superhero blockbuster. It seems he may be a little too qualified for the role, however, given his own unique powers. Ben Kingsley reprises his role from\u00a0Iron Man 3\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0Shang-Chi<\/em>, Williams\u2019 fellow thespian Trevor Slattery. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Shrinking\u2019 Season 3 (Apple TV, Jan. 28)<\/h2>\n
\"Jason
Robert Voets\/AppleTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Grief reverberates in new ways for the\u00a0Shrinking<\/em>\u00a0crew in the sweet hangout comedy\u2019s third outing. Jimmy (Jason Segel) struggles with the pending departure of his daughter Alice (Lukita Maxwell) for college, and with the introduction of a potential love interest (played by Cobie Smulders!). Paul (Harrison Ford) faces the rapid progression of his Parkinson\u2019s (including with the spirited help of guest star Michael J. Fox). Brett Goldstein\u2019s guilt-ridden drunk driver Louis comes to a realization about his future, and Jessica Williams\u2019 Gaby gets a spotlight that brings new emotional depth to her fun-loving sidekick character. A sleeper hit whose audience just keeps growing, this show feels like a big squishy hug in chaotic times. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The \u2019Burbs\u2019 (Peacock, Feb. 8)<\/h2>\n
\"THE
Elizabeth Morris\/PEACOCK<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

A suburban resident and several neighbors watch as a new couple moves onto their block, and they begin to suspect something fishy is going on. Naturally, these nosy folks decide to start snooping and get way more than they bargained for. If this sounds familiar, that\u2019s because it\u2019s the plot of the 1989 Tom Hanks comedy of the same name. If you\u2019re tempted to yawn about another cult movie from the Rubik\u2019s Cube decade getting a TV makeover, consider this: The creators of this redo cast Keke Palmer in the lead role. Now you have our attention, Peacock!\u00a0<\/em>The supporting cast ain\u2019t too shabby, either: Paula Pell, Haley Joel Osment,\u00a0Weeds<\/em>\u2019 Justin Kirk, British stand-up Jack Whitehall,\u00a0Newhart<\/em>\u2019s Julia Duffy, and\u00a0What We Do in the Shadows\u00a0<\/em>MVP Mark Proksch. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Dark Winds,\u2019 Season 4 (AMC, Feb. 15)<\/h2>\n
\"Zahn
Michael Moriatis\/AMC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Southwestern noir once again drops Zahn McClarnon\u2019s tribal sheriff and Kiowa Gordon\u2019s former fed turned deputy into the middle of a hot case, this time involving a missing Navajo girl last seen on the seamier streets of Los Angeles. Once they and their fellow law enforcement officer (played by Jessia Matten) head to the City of Angels, things quickly go from bad to worse.\u00a0Run Lola Run<\/em>\u2018s Franke Potente and the late, great Udo Kier join a host of returning regulars in this series we\u2019ve\u00a0consistently<\/a>\u00a0hailed<\/a>\u00a0as\u00a0one of TV\u2019s best<\/a>. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins\u2019 (NBC, Feb. 23)<\/h2>\n
\"THE
Scott Gries\/NBC<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Tracy Morgan is back!\u00a030 Rock<\/em>\u00a0co-creators Tina Fey and Robert Carlock (along with one of the show\u2019s writers, Sam Means) have crafted a good old-fashioned network sitcom around the comedian, who plays a former NFL great now on the skids. Enter an award-winning filmmaker (Daniel Radcliffe) who wants to help the sports legend rehabilitate his bad image and win back his family and friends.\u00a0Get Out<\/em>\u2019s Erika Alexander and\u00a0SNL<\/em>\u00a0alum Bobby Moynihan join in the fun as well. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Paradise\u2019 Season 2 (Hulu, Feb. 23)<\/h2>\n
\"PARADISE
Anne Marie Fox\/Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

One of the most bonkers shows of 2025 returns \u2014 let\u2019s call this round\u00a0Paradise II: Beyond the Bunker<\/em>. When we last left the mountains of Colorado (or their undercarriage), evil-ish bajillionaire mastermind Redmond (Julianne Nicholson), code name \u201cSinatra,\u201d had been shot by definitely evil Secret Service agent Driscoll (Nicole Brydon Bloom). The president (James Marsden), code name \u201cWildcat,\u201d was still dead. And our hero, special agent Xavier Collins (the always heroic Sterling K. Brown), was piloting a plane back to what remained of aboveground America to hunt for his wife, who he had reason to believe was still alive. This season, we get Shailene Woodley joining the cast and a whole new batch of eye-popping reveals. Strap in. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Scrubs\u2019 Season 10 (ABC\/Hulu, Feb. 25)<\/h2>\n
\"SCRUBS
Jeff Weddell\/Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Andy Warhol once said that in the future, every sitcom that had at least nine seasons would be rebooted for at least 15 minutes. (We\u2019re pretty sure that\u2019s the quote.) And so, this Primetime Emmy-nominated comedy \u2014 which ended, or so we thought, in 2010 \u2014 gets a new batch of eps for nostalgia\u2019s sake. Zach Braff and Donald Faison don the titular doctor duds once again, heading back to the teaching hospital of Sacred Heart for more medical misadventures and, we\u2019re assuming, more voiceover commentary. Looks like J.D. and Turk may finally get that man-date after all! \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Monarch: Legacy of Monsters\u2019 Season 2\u00a0<\/strong>(Apple TV, Feb. 27)<\/h2>\n
\"Monarch:
AppleTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The ongoing Monsterverse\u00a0<\/em>saga returns to the small screen with more clashes of the Titans \u2014 your Kongs, your Godzillas, your other raging, ginormous kaiju beasties. This time around, something wicked this way comes on the great ape\u2019s home of Skull Island, which brings the various humans chasing these creatures together once again. Oh, and there\u2019s some type of sea monster that\u2019s burst onto the scene wreaking oceanic havoc as well. The Russells (Wyatt and Kurt) are back, as is\u00a0Sh\u014dgun<\/em>\u2018s Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, and Anders Holm. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018American Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette\u2019 (FX\/Hulu, February)<\/h2>\n
\"John
Justin Ide\/MediaNews Group\/Boston Herald\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you are old enough to have lived through the Nineties heyday of John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette \u2014 their tumultuous courtship, paparazzi-stalked NYC existence, the unfathomably chic wedding at a tiny chapel in Cumberland Island, Georgia \u2014 you understand both the fervor and the glamour producer Ryan Murphy is looking to recapture with this dramatization of their relationship and tragic deaths. (The couple, along with Bessette\u2019s sister, perished in 1999, when the plane John was flying crashed into the Atlantic en route to Martha\u2019s Vineyard.) If you\u2019re a Gen Z newcomer who\u2019s just discovered the pair (mostly Carolyn) as style icons of the era, welcome to the story of one of America\u2019s great tragedies. Murphy\u2019s shown he can do great things with historical spectacles like the O.J. Simpson murder trial. Here\u2019s hoping he honors the last vestige of Camelot. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Scarpetta\u2019 (Prime Video, March 11)<\/h2>\n
\"Kay
Connie Chornuk\/Prime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

They call her Kay Scarpetta \u2014 a brilliant Italian-American forensic pathologist who uses medical science, the latest technical advances in her field, and her ability to rock an autopsy like nobody\u2019s business to figure out whodunnit. Patricia Cornwell\u2019s popular crime novels come to the small screen with no less than Nicole Kidman playing the sleuth with the scalpel. Jamie Lee Curtis is Kay\u2019s sister; Ariana DeBose is her niece; Bobby Cannavale is a former detective and resident complicated hot guy; and Simon Baker is an FBI profiler. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Imperfect Women\u2019 (Apple TV, March 18)<\/h2>\n
\"Elisabeth
Apple<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Araminta Hall\u2019s 2020 novel gets the celebrity-packed prestige-TV treatment with Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss, and Kate Mara playing three lifelong friends known to clink their wine glasses together (see above photo) while hiding whatever jealousies and hurt feelings have bubbled up over time. Then a murder takes place, some secrets come to light, and all hell breaks loose. The book followed a Rashomon-like structure where each woman got a section to delve into her own perspective; no word yet whether the show will do the same. Joel Kinnaman and Corey Stoll co-star. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Rooster\u2019 (HBO Max, March)<\/h2>\n
\"ROOSTER
HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Lately, when we see Steve Carrell on TV, we can\u2019t help but long for his days as Michael Scott. His forays into straight drama often lack the inherent charm he brings to comedic performances. But this series from Bill Lawrence, creator of\u00a0Scrubs<\/em>,\u00a0Ted Lasso<\/em>, and\u00a0Shrinking<\/em>\u00a0(hey, three other shows on this list!), and Matt Tarses promises to hit the sweet spot between the two for its star. Carell plays Greg Russo, a famous beach-lit author trying to repair a strained relationship with his adult daughter, Katie (Charly Clive), a college art history professor. The great Danielle Deadwyler plays one of Katie\u2019s colleagues, John C. McGinley is the school\u2019s president, and Phil Dunster (Lasso<\/em>\u2019s Jamie Tartt) is Katie\u2019s preening estranged husband. That\u2019s a Ph.D.-level comedy ensemble. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Malcolm in the Middle: Life\u2019s Still Unfair\u2019 (Hulu\/Disney+, April 10)<\/h2>\n
\"MALCOLM
Disney<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Malcolm<\/em>\u00a0fans, rejoice! The beloved Fox sitcom of the early 2000s gets a four-episode update and reunites most of the original cast \u2014 notably Frankie Muniz, who played Malcolm; Jane Kaczmarek, a.k.a. Malcolm\u2019s mom Lois; and Bryan Cranston (who sadly never did anything of note after this sitcom, certainly not a drama series with a strong claim to be the best TV show of all time) as Malcolm\u2019s dad Hal. It seems Mom and Dad are celebrating their 40th<\/sup>\u00a0wedding anniversary in a big way and demand the presence of their son with the genius I.Q. This is easier said than done, apparently. Cue shenanigans. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Margo\u2019s Got Money Troubles\u2019 (Apple TV, April 15)<\/h2>\n
\"michelle
Carl Herse\/AppleTV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

This miniseries adapting Rufi Thorpe\u2019s bestselling novel follows down-on-her-luck single mom Margo (Elle Fanning), desperately trying to raise her baby after an ill-advised affair ends in an unexpected pregnancy. Her estranged parents \u2014 mom (Michelle Pfeiffer) was a Hooters waitress and dad (Nick Offerman) a semipro wrestler \u2014 don\u2019t have much advice in the way of child-rearing. But when bills pile up, Margo turns her frustration with life into a quirky and wildly successful run on OnlyFans. Pfeiffer\u2019s husband, the legendary TV creator David E. Kelley, serves as showrunner, and Nicole Kidman co-stars, because she is simply not busy enough. \u2014CTJ<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Widow\u2019s Bay\u2019 (Apple TV, April 29)<\/h2>\n
\"Matthew
Robert Clark\/Apple TV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Writer-producer Katie Dippold (Parks and Recreation<\/em>) and director Hiro Murai (Atlanta<\/em>) gin up a horror-comedy starring Matthew Rhys as a small-town mayor who wants to turn an island community off the coast of New England into a touristy hot spot. The locals aren\u2019t crazy about the idea, due to some sort of ancient curse. The mayor ignores their warnings. Bad idea. This sounds like a cross between a Stephen King novel and a\u00a0Northern Exposure<\/em>-type sitcom, which, OK, we\u2019re here for it. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Euphoria\u2019 Season 3 (HBO Max, April 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Zendaya
Patrick Wymore\/HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

How do you solve a problem like an overwrought high school television series? For\u00a0Euphoria<\/em>\u00a0creator Sam Levinson, the answer may be granting fans their long-awaited time jump.\u00a0According to early interviews, Season Three of the blockbuster series \u2014 returning after a four-year hiatus \u2014 begins five years down the road from where we last saw its characters, pushing Rue (Zendaya), Jules (Hunter Schafer), Lexi (Maude Apatow), Nate (Jacob Elordi), Cassie (Sydney Sweeney), and Maddy (Alexa Demie) out of the schoolyard and straight into the world of adulthood. That means plotlines about Nate and Cassie\u2019s marriage, Rue\u2019s ongoing debt to a drug dealer, and Maddy\u2019s potential involvement with a strip club. The show will also welcome\u00a018<\/em>\u00a0new cast members, including a guest appearance by viral content creator and former exotic dancer Trisha Paytas. If messy is the theme, this season might have it in full. \u2014CTJ<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Man on Fire\u2019 (Netflix, Spring 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"MAN
Juan Rosas\/Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

If you had asked us beforehand whether we needed a TV-series version of A.J. Quinnell\u2019s Eighties thriller novel of the same name, which was already adapted into not one but two movies \u2014 a 1987 flop starring Scott Glenn and a gritty 2004 nail-biter starring none other than Denzel Washington and directed by Tony Scott \u2014 we would\u2019ve offered a hard no. But this unexpected take starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the troubled ex-Special Forces soldier John Creasy, and helmed by\u00a0Creed II<\/em>\u00a0director Steven Caple Jr., is mighty enticing. Bobby Cannavale, Scoot McNairy, and Alice Braga co-star \u2014 and keep your eye on newcomer Billie Boullet, who plays Creasy\u2019s young charge. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Elle\u2019 (Prime, Summer 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Elle
Amazon Studios<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What, like it\u2019s hard to make a prequel series based on a beloved movie that came out 25 years ago and spawned two sequels (one still in production) and a musical? Well, yeah. It sounds like it is. But, with Reese Witherspoon\u2019s Hello Sunshine production company behind this latest foray into the\u00a0Legally Blonde<\/em>\u00a0universe, we trust it\u2019s in great hands. The new show will follow a young Elle Woods (played by Lexi Minetree, handpicked by Witherspoon herself) on her high school adventures in Bel Air. There\u2019s sure to be plenty of pink, pools, parties, and deceptively adorable overachieving. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The Bear\u2019 Season 5 (Hulu, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"THE
FX<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Bear<\/em>\u00a0may have lost its crown as the series America is most obsessed with (see:\u00a0The Pitt<\/em>, another hilarious comedy) but don\u2019t pretend you\u2019re not counting the days till the next batch of episodes following Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) \u2014 who\u2019s emerging as the show\u2019s focal point \u2014 Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach), and the gang. Last season ended on a properly big moment: Carmy is turning over the restaurant to Syd and leaving cooking to go deal with his glaring emotional problems (maybe this season he\u2019ll say something other than \u201csorry\u201d to everyone). How will that decision actually play out? We can\u2019t wait to find out. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Beef\u2019 Season 2 (Netflix, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Beef.
Andrew Cooper\/Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When it dropped back in 2023, Lee Sung Jin\u2019s\u00a0Beef<\/em>\u00a0was as shocking as a slap across the face with a cold slab of raw meat. That\u2019s a compliment, to be clear. The\u00a0show was original<\/a>, bold, clever, and shifty \u2014 the tone and plot always racing and zagging one step ahead, urging you to keep up. Its tale of dueling revenge schemes \u2014 and how they intoxicated and nearly destroyed their perpetrators \u2014 was so expertly played by stars Steven Yeun and Ali Wong, it was tough to shake. As a limited series, we didn\u2019t necessarily expect to see it again; but now it returns in anthologized form, with a new cast featuring Oscar Isaac (!) and Carey Mulligan (!!). \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Blade Runner 2099\u2019 (Amazon, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Michelle
Mike Marsland\/WireImage; Amy Sussman\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After Denis Villeneuve extended and expanded upon the, ah,\u00a0Blade<\/em>rverse with\u00a0Blade Runner 2049,<\/em>\u00a0his 2017 sequel to Ridley Scott\u2019s sci-fi cinema game-changer, fans hoped that wouldn\u2019t be the last we\u2019d see of replicants and bounty hunters running around dystopian worlds. Thankfully, this series grabs the baton and fast-forwards 50 years, where it\u2019s safe to guess that androids still dream of electric sheep and the elite law enforcers known as blade runners still track down rogue bots. Details are scarce, but we do the know year in which the action takes place (see title), and that Hunter Schafer, Michelle Yeoh, and\u00a0Furiosa<\/em>\u2019s Tom Burke star. Frankly, you had us at \u201cBlade Runner.\u201d \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Buffy the Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale\u2019 (Hulu, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Sarah
CW<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

OK, so this entry may be an act of wishful thinking \u2014 precious little has been confirmed about this reboot \u2014 but the\u00a0Buffy<\/em>\u00a0faithful have been engaging in such fantasies for years, so why stop now. Here\u2019s what we\u00a0can<\/em>\u00a0say, based on reports and interviews out there in the world: No, the problematic showrunner behind the original teen-horror series to end all teen-horror series will not be helming this extension of the 1990s classic. Yes, Sarah Michelle Gellar will be returning as Buffy Summers, the worst thing ever to happen to vampires, ghouls, demons, and other creatures of the night. Word is that the OG slayer revisits the place she once called home and finds that things around the ol\u2019 Hellmouth are still alive and kicking. The executive producers include Gellar, director Chlo\u00e9 Zhao, and Dolly Parton \u2014\u00a0seriously!<\/a>\u00a0\u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The Comeback\u2019 Season 3 (HBO, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Lisa
Erin Simkin\/HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Plenty of shows take time off between seasons; few take a whole decade. But by doing just that,\u00a0The Comeback<\/em>\u00a0\u2014\u00a0a mockumentary series starring Lisa Kudrow as Valerie Cherish, a onetime television It girl \u2014\u00a0is able to skewer Hollywood\u2019s ever-changing expectations of its female stars. The first season, in 2005, saw a 40-year-old Cherish taking on a matronly character in a network sitcom, while also documenting her journey on the then-nascent platform of reality TV. Season Two, in 2014, had her struggling to find her place within the world of streaming prestige dramedies. Twelve years later, as social media stars reshape the entertainment landscape, where will Cherish fit in? There\u2019s only one way to find out. \u2014Elisabeth Garber-Paul<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018DTF St. Louis\u2019 (HBO Max, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Jason
T Rowden\/HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Does that acronym mean what you think it means? It sure does! This miniseries follows some bored and frustrated middle-America married folks (played by Jason Bateman, Linda Cardellini, and David Harbour) who wind up in an extramarital entanglement \u2014 and then one of them winds up dead. As with much of creator Steven Conrad\u2019s work (like the cult-favorite series\u00a0Patriot<\/a><\/em>), expect more than meets the eye: This show promises to be quirky, darkly funny, and sometimes just dark. With this cast (which also includes Richard Jenkins as a cop investigating the death), we\u2019ll follow wherever it leads. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018East of Eden\u2019 (Netflix, 2026)<\/h2>\n
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Daniel Zuchnik\/Variety\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In 1955, Elia Kazan directed a film adaptation of John Steinbeck\u2019s opus that was nominated for four Oscars, including Best Actor for its star, James Dean. Seven decades later, his granddaughter Zoe Kazan has written and executive produced this adaptation for television. Florence Pugh stars as the volatile Trask family matriarch Cathy Ames, who flees motherhood for life as a bordello madam. Christopher Abbott is her abandoned husband, Adam. Mike Faist plays Adam\u2019s brother Charles. But the spotlight will really be on up-and-comers Joe Anders (Kate Winslet and Sam Mendes\u2019 son) and Joseph Zada, tackling the roles of doomed twins Aron and Cal, respectively, and bringing the full weight of this intergenerational saga to bear. \u2014M.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018For All Mankind\u2019 Season 5 (Apple TV, 2026)<\/h2>\n
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Apple TV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When we last left Ronald D. Moore\u2019s extraordinary sci-fi show about an alt-historical space race, Mars colony rebels pulled off a \u201cheist\u201d of a resource-valuable asteroid, an ensuing riot almost left one person dead, and the former head of NASA got marched off to the hoosegow. Season Five should pick up right after the previous finale\u2019s ended, with a time jump to 2012 and the fate of our tenure on the Red Planet secure\u2026 for now.\u00a0Mankind<\/em>\u00a0OGs Joel Kinnaman, Krys Marshall, and Wrenn Schmidt are all slated to return for what may (or may not) be the Apple TV drama\u2019s final go-round. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Half Man\u2019 (BBC\/HBO Max, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Jamie
Anne Binckebanck\/HBO<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

After the runaway success of Richard Gadd\u2019s\u00a0Baby Reindeer,<\/em>\u00a0folks wondered what the writer-actor was going to do next. The answer: an equally intense-sounding drama, co-produced by HBO and BBC, about two brothers with a river of bad blood between them. When one shows up unannounced to the other\u2019s wedding, several decades\u2019 worth of issues bubble up to the surface. Jamie Bell plays one of the siblings; Gadd plays the other, and judging from the early stills, it looks like our guy has been hitting the gym for the role. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018The Hunting Wives\u2019 Season 2 (Netflix, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"The
Steve Dietl\/Netflix<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the immortal words of Billy Eichner, let\u2019s go lesbians! Netflix\u2019s campy surprise-hit charting the lives of a group of lying, cheating, murdering, girl-kissing Texas women is returning for another season. This comically entertaining take on the airport-novel thriller puts small-town mysteries mostly on the back burner in favor of seeing its main characters conduct steamy, sapphic affairs in as many scenes as possible. While Season One ended with no fewer than five dead bodies, there are still plenty of questions the writers need to answer \u2014\u00a0and plenty of new ladies to introduce to the group. After all, there is at least one vacancy. Our only request? Let Malin Ackerman keep her godawful shake-and-go wig. \u2014CTJ<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Spider-Noir\u2019 (Amazon, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Spider-Noir\"
Aaron Epstein\/Prime<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Remember that film noir-style alt-version of Spidey from\u00a0Spider-Man: Into the Spiderverse<\/em>, voiced by none other than Nicolas Cage? The fan favorite gets his own live-action series, with Cage reprising the role of Ben Reilly, a 1930s private dick who, in his spare time, fights mobsters and criminals as a costumed superhero. Even if you\u2019re not a fan of the comics or those animated Spiderverse movies, this sounds like a retro crime-flick blast. Brendan Gleeson, Lamorne Morris, Jack Huston, Lukas Haas, and\u00a0Sinners<\/em>\u2019 Li Jun Li co-star. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen\u2019 (Netflix, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"Duffer
Todd Owyoung\/NBC\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Duffer brothers follow up their truly epic\u00a0Stranger Things<\/em>\u00a0run with this nuptial horror series from showrunner Haley Z. Boston, about a bride and groom prepping for their big day. Before their knot can officially be tied, they must deal with a possible derailing factor. What, exactly, threatens their union, you ask? We don\u2019t know, but if the title is to believed \u2014 and you factor in that Boston was a writer on\u00a0Guillermo del Toro\u2019s Cabinet of Curiosities<\/em>\u00a0and this show\u2019s executive producers gave us the Upside Down \u2014 let\u2019s assume it\u2019s very,\u00a0very<\/em>\u00a0bad indeed. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Ted Lasso,\u2019 Season 4 (Apple TV, 2026)<\/h2>\n
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Michael Becker\/Apple TV<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

So remember how\u00a0Ted Lasso<\/em>\u2018s third season was rumored to be its last? Apparently the good folks involved with AFC Richmond are ready to get back on the pitch. Apple confirmed that production on the award-winning series\u2019 fourth season was underway\u00a0via a video<\/a>\u00a0that appeared to show Jason Sudeikis, Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, and Jeremy Swift filming a scene in an American diner. No word on whether this will now be a transatlantic workplace comedy, though fellow series regulars like Brett Goldstein and Nick Mohammed are said to be returning for this extra-time batch of episodes. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Vladimir\u2019 (Netflix, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"VENICE,
Alessandro Levati\/Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Rachel Weisz and\u00a0White Lotus<\/em>\u00a0breakout\u00a0Leo Woodall<\/a>\u00a0star in Julia May Jonas\u2019 adaptation of her own 2022 novel, about a college professor experiencing a marital crisis after her fellow-academic husband is accused of inappropriate behavior with students. She then develops a deep fixation on a hot young novelist who has recently joined the university\u2019s faculty. If the limited series is half as suggestive as the\u00a0book\u2019s cover<\/a>, we may be in for one of the hornier prestige dramas of the year. \u2014D.F.<\/em><\/p>\n

\u2018Yellowjackets\u2019 Season 4 (Showtime\/Paramount+, 2026)<\/h2>\n
\"L-R:
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Not since\u00a0Lost\u00a0<\/em>have survivors of a plane crash had so many quasi-spiritual, totally confusing experiences in the wilderness \u2014\u00a0only this time there\u2019s cannibalism, same-sex love stories,\u00a0grunge-era needle drops<\/a>, and a slew of 1990s teen stars we\u2019d watch read a phone book (looking at you,\u00a0Melanie Lynskey<\/a>,\u00a0Christina Ricci<\/a>, and Juliette Lewis). Last we saw the remaining members of the Wiskayok High girls soccer team in the wild, they were pretty sure they\u2019d devised a method to contact the outside world for rescue; meanwhile, their 2020s counterparts were trying to figure out if the mysterious \u201cit\u201d could be passed on to younger generations. This will be the series\u2019 final season, so hopefully showrunners Ashley Lyle, Bart Nickerson, and Jonathan Lisco will fare better than that other plane-crash show in tying up the loose ends. \u2014EGP<\/em><\/p>\n

From Rolling Stone US.<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n

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