Please, streamers, stop announcing the dates for 2026 TV shows! This is what we’ve been saying to each other for the past week or so — but nevertheless, they have persisted. Yes, yes, we know, Peak TV has peaked, and yet, there is still so much television coming our way in 2026. And this list of 53 is nearly all scripted series, save for major reality events like the 50th season of “Survivor” and the Emmy-winning competition “The Traitors.” Note: This introduction breaks down a tonnage of 2026’s undated highlights by streamer, so if you want to just skip to the list, just click here!
Whereas in past years, it’s become a trend to play hide-the-ball with release dates during the competitive Emmys window in the spring, this year has been different; there’s already a pretty full schedule into March and April. January is as full as we can remember, with returning hits — HBO Max’s Emmy-winning “The Pitt,” Shonda Rhimes’ Netflix smash “Bridgerton” — sure to dominate conversation, 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 shows that aren’t based on IP! See below.)
And then there are the vast undated masses. For HBO and HBO Max, we know the third seasons of “The Comeback” and “Euphoria” are coming in March and April, respectively, but we don’t know exactly when yet. “Half Man,” Richard Gadd’s follow-up to his Emmys behemoth “Baby Reindeer” (a co-production with the BBC) will be coming during the Emmys window, surely, as will the final season of “Hacks” and the limited series thriller “DTF St. Louis” (starring Jason Bateman, David Harbour and Linda Cardellini). HBO will also have “Rooster” (starring Steve Carell), a new Larry David show, “Lanterns,” “House of the Dragon” returning in the summer — 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 much, much more. We’ll also be treated to new versions of “Little House on the Prairie” and “Man on Fire,” and classic literary adaptations 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 offerings are Dan Levy’s new comedy “Big Mistakes,” the conclusion of the much-loved “Heartstopper” series 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 venture into post-“Stranger Things” content for Netflix with the horror drama “Something Very Bad Is Going to Happen” and “The Boroughs” — and yes, the animated “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85.” Not detailed here, but get ready for it: 4,000 offerings of Netflix reality series, true crime docs and unscripted competition shows like “Clue,” based on the game.
Deep breath after the Netflix paragraph! Apple has announced a lot of its spring programming, but among its un-dated series are another season of “For All Mankind,” the Anya Taylor-Joy-led limited series “Lucky” and (presumably!) “Ted Lasso” Season 4. (And fingers crossed Jessica Chastain’s thriller “The Savant” finally gets on the schedule!) Change is afoot at Paramount+ under David Ellison’s new regime, but soon-to-depart mega-producer Taylor Sheridan will have “The Madison,” “Dutton Ranch” and “Nola King” all heading our way in 2026. Since Showtime exists in name only now, the final seasons of “Yellowjackets” and “The Chi” are now Paramount originals, and will close out their runs there (as will “Star Trek: Strange New Worlds”). “Lioness,” “MobLand,” “Dexter: Resurrection,” “The Agency” and “Colin From Accounts” will return as well.
As for Amazon, its Prime Video service will debut “Bait” (starring Riz Ahmed, which premieres at Sundance), the highly anticipated live action series “Spider-Noir” led by Nicolas Cage, “Blade Runner 2099,” the “Legally Blonde” prequel “Elle” and “House of Spirits” — you can file those three under IP adaptations we’re fine with, and yes, we’re hypocrites! “Every Year After,” based on Carley Fortune’s romance novel “Every Summer After,” and “Off Campus,” based on Elle Kennedy’s popular book series, are among Prime Video’s other 2026 dramas.
(Almost there, we swear, we’ve just got Peacock, Hulu and FX to go.)
First up, Peacock! The streaming home of Bravo’s reality hits and NBC shows (and its library) is coming off the success of Sarah Snook thriller “All Her Fault,” and in 2026, they’ll continue to lean into genre programming. There’s the family drug-running drama “M.I.A.” (from “Ozark” co-creator Bill Dubuque), the long-gestating “Friday the 13th” series “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 cast. Peacock is also the destination for a little thing we call the Olympics (the opening ceremony in Milan is on Feb. 6).
Over on Hulu, the Disney-owned streamer will be subsumed into Disney+ at some point this year, but it’s still offering plenty 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 movie “Black Widow” (not that Black Widow!) starring Emmy Rossum, and “Phony,” a mystery starring Connie Britton and Sam Nivola. Scripted shows “Only Murders in the Building” and “Rivals,” and reality series “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 year. And though Ryan Murphy’s “The Beauty” is dated below, his three (3!) other FX shows are not: anthology “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette,” “The Shards” (with Bret Easton Ellis) and lucky Season 13 of “American Horror Story,” with its huge, all-star cast. Limited series “Cry Wolf,” created by Sarah Treem, and starring Olivia Colman and Brie Larson, is on offer this year, as is the untitled “Snowfall” spinoff, which follows the original show’s characters Wanda and Leon.
OK, thank goodness, here’s the list!
Harlan Coben’s Run Away
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Jan. 1, Netflix
Cast: James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver, Alfred Enoch
Streaming now is Netflix’s annual New Year’s Harlan Coben mystery! The limited series, adapted from Coben’s 2019 novel, tells the story of a dad, Simon (James Nesbitt), who seems to have a perfect life until his daughter runs away. Upon finding her strung out on drugs, he does everything he can save her — only to learn she’s not alone, untangling a whole new world of violence.
Best Medicine
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Jan. 4, Fox (after the NFL game; Tuesday timeslot begins Jan. 6.)
Cast: Josh Charles, Abigail Spencer, Annie Potts, Josh Segarra, Cree
Based on the British series “Doc Martin,” the procedural focuses on very blunt surgeon Martin Best (Charles), who leaves his successful job in Boston and becomes the general practitioner in a small town on the East Coast where he spent summers as a child.
Beast Games
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Jan. 7, Prime Video
Hosted by Jimmy “MrBeast” Donaldson, Season 2 of the game show will feature 200 competitors (100 of the strongest in the world and 100 of the world’s smartest) battle it out for a $5 million prize. Plus, Jeff Probst makes an appearance for a “Survivor” crossover.
The Masked Singer
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Jan. 7, Fox
Nick Cannon returns once again as host for Season 14, with panelists Jenny McCarthy Wahlberg, Ken Jeong, Robin Thicke and Rita Ora. For the first time, this season will be called “America’s Insider,” in which artist Kylie Cantrall will share behind-the-scenes hints and clues. The audience will know who she is, but she will be masked for the panelists.
The Traitors
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Jan. 8, Peacock
Cast: Ron Funches, Michael Rapaport, Stephen Colletti, Johnny Weir, Tara Lipinski, Dorinda Medley, Natalie Anderson, Ian Terry, Colton Underwood, Rob Cesternino, Tiffany Mitchell, Yam Yam Arch, Monet x Change, Mark Ballas, Lisa Rinna, Porsha Williams, Candiace Dillard-Bassett, Eric Nam, Maura Higgins, Rob Rausch, Kristin Kish, Caroline Stanbury
With Dorinda back in the mix and the controversy-seeking Michael Rapaport seemingly loving the drama, Season 4, once again hosted by Emmy-winning king Alan Cumming, will surely be as entertaining as the last. The first three episodes will drop on premiere day, followed by one episode a week.
The Pitt
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Jan. 8, HBO Max
Cast: Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, Katherine LaNasa, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez, Sepideh Moafi, Shawn Hatosy
How do you follow up on one of last year’s biggest hits, and an Emmy-winning juggernaut to boot? In its second season, Wyle’s Michael “Robby” Robinavitch once again leads an ER staff in a 15-hour shift, this time his last shift before a sabbatical, which means also training a new leader.
His & Hers
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Jan. 8, Netflix
Cast: Tessa Thompson, Jon Bernthal, Pablo Schreiber, Crystal Fox, Sunita Mani, Rebecca Rittenhouse, Marin Ireland, Poppy Liu
Based on Alice Feeney’s psychological thriller, this twisty, batshit limited series follows former news anchor, now recluse, Anna (Thompson). After learning about a murder in her hometown, she snaps back into work mode and begins searching for answers — and crosses paths with Detective Jack Harper (Bernthal). This one is nuts!
A Thousand Blows
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Jan. 9, Hulu
Cast: Malachi Kirby, Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty, Darci Shaw, Hannah Walters, Robert Glenister
Starring two Emmy-winners from “Adolesence” — Graham and Doherty — Season 2 of the Victorian drama picks up one year after the series debut, inspired by the true-life stories of a group fighting for survival in late 1880s England.
Industry
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Jan. 11, HBO
Cast: Myha’la, Marisa Abela, Kit Harington, Ken Leung, Max Minghella, Miriam Petche, Sagar Radia, Toheeb Jimoh, Charlie Heaton, Amy James-Kelly, Roger Barclay, Andrew Havill, Kiernan Shipka, Kal Penn, Jack Farthing, Stephen Campbell Moore, Claire Forlani, Edward Holcroft
Having written themselves into a corner in the third-season finale, “Industry” creators Mickey Down and Konrad Kay almost have a blank slate for the new season. So in Season 4, now Pierpoint grads, Harper (Myha’la) and Yasmin (Abela) are drawn into “a high stakes, globetrotting cat-and-mouse game when a splashy fintech darling bursts onto the London scene.” Meanwhile, Yasmin navigates her tricky marriage with failed tech founder and old-money zillionaire, Henry Muck (Harington), while Harper is “pulled into the orbit of enigmatic executive Whitney Halberstram,” played by Minghella. Let the games begin!
The Night Manager
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Jan. 11, Prime Video
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Camila Morrone, Diego Calva, Indira Varma, Paul Chahidi, Hayley Squires
Eight years after the adaptation debuted with its award-winning first season, Jonathan Pine (Hiddleston) returns, this time living a quiet life as MI6 officer Alex Goodwin. Thrown in a violent encounter with a Colombian businessman, Teddy Dos Santos, and a new relationship with businesswoman Roxana Bolaños, allegiances quickly begin to splinter.
All Creatures Great and Small
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Jan. 11, PBS
Cast: Nicholas Ralph, Samuel West, Callum Woodhouse, Anna Madeley, Rachel Shenton, Patricia Hodge, Rosie Herriot, Gaia Wise, Jonathan Hyde, Samuel West
After a multi-year time jump, Season 6 picks up in May 1945 in Yorkshire Dales. Mrs. Hall has been living in Sunderland with Edward, while the Herriots are at Heston Grange. Per PBS, “When Tristan returns from the front, he finds Siegfried in a state of complete chaos and James trying to juggle it all. With the promise of peace on the horizon at last, who can bring peace back to Skeldale House? Why, Mrs. Hall, of course!”
Tell Me Lies
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Jan. 13, Hulu
Cast: Grace Van Patten, Jackson White, Sonia Mena, Alicia Crowder, Branden Cook, Spencer House, Cat Missal
The unhealthiest college relationship ever depicted on screen is back in the spotlight as Lucy (Van Patten) and Stephen (White) give their romance another go during their spring semester — but the betrayal starts right away and Lucy quickly gets caught up in a controversy on campus. Meanwhile, the time jump to Bree (Missal) and Evan’s (House) wedding day continues, as do so many secrets and lies. (The toxicity!)
Hijack
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Jan. 14, Apple TV
Cast: Idris Elba, Christine Adams, Max Beesley, Archie Panjabi, Christian Näthe, Clare-Hope Ashitey, Lisa Vicari, Toby Jones, Karima McAdams, Christiane Paul
From planes to trains. In the thriller’s second season, Sam Nelson (Elba) is in the middle of a disaster on board a Berlin underground train where commuters are taken hostage.
Riot Women
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Jan. 14, BritBox
Cast: Joanna Scanlan, Tamsin Greig, Lorraine Ashbourne, Taj Atwal, Rosalie Craig
“Happy Valley” creator Sally Wainwright’s new series follows five menopausal women — a teacher, a police officer, a pub landlady, a midwife and a shoplifting freeloader — who form a punk rock band for a local talent show and find a surprising connection.
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials
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Jan. 15, Netflix
Cast: Mia McKenna Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter, Martin Freeman, Corey Mylchreest, Ed Bluemel, Nabhaan Rizwan
The three-part series, set in 1925 England, “fizzingly inquisitive” sleuth Lady Eileen “Bundle” Brent (Mia McKenna Bruce) must solve a murder after a practical joke at a country house party goes horribly wrong. (Of course, this is based on the 1929 Agatha Christie novel, and is adapted by Chris Chibnall of “Broadchurch” fame.)
Ponies
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Jan. 15, Peacock
Cast: Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson, Adrian Lester, Artjom Gilz, Nicholas Podany, Petro Ninovskyi, Vic Michaelis
A spy thriller set in 1977 Moscow? What more does one need? Bea (Emilia Clarke) and Twila (Haley Lu Richardson) are two “PONIES” — “persons of no interest” — secretly working for the American Embassy… until their husbands are mysteriously killed in the USSR. The unlikely pair become CIA operatives as they work to solve their husbands’ murders and uncover a Cold War conspiracy.
Star Trek: Starfleet Academy
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Jan. 15, Paramount+
Cast: Holly Hunter, Paul Giamatti, Sandro Rosta, Karim Diané, Kerrice Brooks, George Hawkins, Bella Shepard, Zoë Steiner, Robert Picardo, Tig Notaro, Oded Fehr, Gina Yashere
In another exploration of the “Star Trek” universe, this time, a young group of cadets are introduced, all learning what it takes to become Starfleet officers. Mix in messy friendships, rivalries, first loves, new enemies and a Stephen Colbert-voiced Digital Dean of Students.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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Jan. 18, HBO
Cast: Peter Claffey, Dexter Sol Ansell, Daniel Ings, Bertie Carvel, Danny Webb, Sam Spruell, Shaun Thomas, Finn Bennett, Edward Ashley, Tanzyn Crawford, Henry Ashton, Youssef Kerkour, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Daniel Monks
The long-awaited “Game of Thrones” prequel has arrived. Already renewed for a second season, the half-hour drama will take place 100 years before the events of “GoT,” following “a young, naïve but courageous knight,” Ser Duncan the Tall (Claffey) and “his diminutive squire, Egg” (Ansell). Per the official release, “Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne, and the memory of the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great destinies, powerful foes, and dangerous exploits all await these improbable and incomparable friends.”
Drops of God
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Jan. 21, Apple TV
Cast: Fleur Geffrier, Tomohisa Yamashita
Season 1 of “Drops of God” premiered in spring 2023, based on a manga series of the same name. The eight-episode second season of the international hit will see Camille (Geffrier) and Issei (Yamashita) take on their riskiest challenge yet — and one their father could never solve: find the origin of the world’s greatest wine. Per Apple TV, “What begins as a pursuit of legacy, becomes a search for truth that spans continents and centuries, unearthing forgotten histories, hidden rivalries and secrets buried for generations.” The wine world has never been so tasty.
The Beauty
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Jan. 21, FX
Cast: Evan Peters, Rebecca Hall, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Ashton Kutcher
Ryan Murphy once compared the scale of “The Beauty” to “Game of Thrones.” But instead of dragons, think models. The new drama looks at what happens when the high fashion world turns dark and supermodels begin dying “in gruesome and mysterious ways.” FBI Agents Cooper Madsen (Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall) head to Paris to dig into the crimes, uncovering an STD that “transforms ordinary people into visions of physical perfection.” Add in a tech billionaire (Kutcher), a lethal enforcer (Ramos), an outsider (Jeremy Pope), and guest stars Bella Hadid, Isabella Rossellini, Ben Platt, Jessica Alexander and Vincent D’Onofrio, who knows what you’ll get.
Steal
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Jan. 21, Prime Video
Cast: Sophie Turner, Archie Madekwe, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd
In this intense thriller, investment company workers Zara (Turner) and Luke (Madekwe) land at the heart of “the heist of the century” in London after a gang of thieves breaks in. Detective Rhys (Fortune-Lloyd) is set to find out the gang’s motives, but as a recently relapsed gambling addict, he also struggles to keep his own money problems in line.
Memory of a Killer
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Jan. 25, Fox (two-night premiere event, then airing Mondays)
Cast: Patrick Dempsey, Michael Imperioli, Richard Harmon, Odeya Rush, Daniel David Stewart, Peter Gadiot, Gina Torres
Inspired by the book and Belgian film “De Zaak Alzheimer” (if that name gives you a hint), this dramatic thriller is led by Dempsey as a hitman with a deadly secret leading a double life. Imperioli costars as Dutch, his oldest friend and an accomplished chef whose restaurant serves as a front for criminal enterprise.
Wonder Man
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Jan. 27, Disney+
Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Ben Kingsley, Arian Moayed, X Mayo, Zlatko Burić
The eight-episode Marvel miniseries tells the story of Simon Williams (Abdul-Mateen II) and Trevor Slattery (Kingsley), two actors working to land roles in the remake of the superhero film “Wonder Man.”
Shrinking
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Jan. 28, Apple TV
Cast: Jason Segel, Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell, Ted McGinley, Brett Goldstein, Damon Wayans Jr., Wendie Malick, Cobie Smulders, Jeff Daniels, Michael J. Fox
For the 11-episode third season, Michael J. Fox returns to the screen for his first acting role in five years, guest-starring as a Parkinson’s patient who helps guide Paul (Ford) through his diagnosis. Elsewhere, Jimmy (Segel) continues to inch closer to the happiness he had before his wife’s death — and debates whether he’s ready to date.
Bridgerton
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Jan. 29, Netflix (Part 2 drops Feb. 26)
Cast: Luke Thompson, Yerin Ha, Jonathan Bailey, Victor Alli, Adjoa Andoh, Julie Andrews, Lorraine Ashbourne, Masali Baduza, Nicola Coughlan, Hannah Dodd, Daniel Francis, Ruth Gemmell, Florence Hunt, Martins Imhangbe, Claudia Jessie, Luke Newton, Golda Rosheuvel, Will Tilston, Polly Walker, Emma Naomi, Hugh Sachs, Kate Bridgerton, Isabella Wei, Michelle Mao, Katie Leung
It’s Benedict and Sophie’s turn! Season 4 kicks off with a new romance between the pair, played by Thompson and Ha, respectively, as they meet at his mother’s masquerade ball and a Cinderella-esque romance ensues. (Because that tiny mask hides her identity, duh!)
The Lincoln Lawyer
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Feb. 5, Netflix
Cast: Manuel Garcia Rulfo, Neve Campbell, Becki Newton, Jazz Raycole, Angus Sampson, Constance Zimmer
In Season 4 of the series, based on Michael Connelly’s novels, Mickey Haller (Rulfo) “faces his toughest case yet as he and his team work tirelessly to prove his innocence in the murder of a former client, Sam Scales.” Plus, Kyle Richards guest stars!
The ‘Burbs
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Feb. 8, Peacock
Cast: Keke Palmer, Jack Whitehall, Julia Duffy, Paula Pell, Mark Proksch, Kapil Talwalkar
Seth MacFarlane and Brian Grazer produce this adaptation of the 1989 cult classic, with a eight-epsiode series following a young couple (Palmer and Whitehall) in present-day suburbia, whose lives change when a mysterious and secret-filled new neighbor moves into the cul-de-sac.
Vanished
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Feb. 11, MGM+
Cast: Kaley Cuoco, Sam Claflin, Karin Viard, Matthias Schweighöfer, Simon Abkarian, Dar Zuzovsky
The four-part mystery thriller follows Alice (Cuoco) and her boyfriend Tom (Claflin), as a couple who head to Paris for vacation, only for him to vanish aboard a train to the south of France. She’s then left to put together the clues to find out what happened — and who he really was.
Cross
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Feb. 11, Prime Video
Cast: Aldis Hodge, Matthew Lillard, Jeanine Mason, Wes Chatham, Isaiah Mustafa, Alona Tal, Samantha Walkes, Juanita Jennings, Caleb Elijah, Melody Hurd, Johnny Ray Gill
Based on characters created by James Patterson, Season 2 of the crime thriller sees Cross (Hodge) searching for a ruthless vigilante who is hunting corrupt billionaires. Matthew Lillard, Jeanine Mason and Wes Chatham join the cast for the second season. The first three episodes will drop on premiere date, followed by weekly episodes.
Dark Winds
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Feb. 15, AMC
Cast: Zahn McClarnon, Kiowa Gordon, Jessica Matten, Deanna Allison, Franka Potente, Isabel DeRoy-Olson, Chaske Spencer, Luke Barnett, Titus Welliver, A. Martinez
The critically acclaimed Robert Redford and George R.R. Martin-produced noir thriller returns for a fourth season, as Leaphorn (McClarnon), Chee (Gordon) and Manuelito (Matten) search for a missing Navajo girl, traveling to 1970s Los Angeles to save her from an obsessive killer.
56 Days
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Feb. 18, Prime Video
Cast: Dove Cameron, Avan Jogia, Karla Souza, Dorian Missick
Described as “both a unique crime story and a riveting, sexy, psychological thriller,” the series cuts between two timelines — the intense love story of Ciara Wyse (Cameron) and Oliver Kennedy (Jogia) — and 56 days later as homicide investigators find an unidentified body, “brutally murdered and intentionally decomposed” at Oliver’s home. While based on Catherine Ryan Howard’s best-selling novel, the show does not take place during the pandemic unlike the novel.
The Night Agent
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Feb. 19, Netflix
Cast: Gabriel Basso, Genesis Rodriguez, Stephen Moyer, David Lyons, Jennifer Morrison
In Season 3, Peter Sutherland (Basso) dives into a new case — without Rose for the first time. (Luciane Buchanan has left the show.) As he searches for an agent who killed his boss and fled to Istanbul with sensitive intel, Peter must “investigate a dark money network while avoiding its paid assassins” and work alongside a “relentless journalist” (Rodriguez).
The Last Thing He Told Me
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Feb. 20, Apple TV
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Angourie Rice, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Judy Greer, Rita Wilson, Michael Galante, John Noble, Luke Kirby
While the first season was based on Laura Dave’s novel of the same name, the eight-episode second will be based on her follow up, “The First Time I Saw Him,” which releases this Jan. 6. After five years on the run, Owen (Coster-Waldau) returns, sending Hannah (Garner) and her daughter (Rice) “in a race to figure out how to reunite their family before the past catches up to them.”
The Fall and Rise of Reggie Dinkins
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Feb. 23, NBC
Cast: Tracy Morgan, Daniel Radcliffe, Erika Alexander, Bobby Moynihan, Precious Way, Jalyn Hall
From the writers behind “30 Rock” and “Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” comes a football comedy following disgraced former player Reggie Dinkins (Morgan) as he enlists filmmaker Arthur Tobin (Radcliffe) to help him rehabilitate his image and earn back the respect of his family and fans.
Paradise
Feb. 23, Hulu
Cast: Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Krys Marshall, Enuka Okuma, Aliyah Mastin, Percy Daggs IV, Charlie Evans, James Marsden, Shailene Woodley, Thomas Doherty, Jon Beavers
In Season 2, Xavier Collins (Brown) searches the outside world for his wife, who he believes is still alive, outside of the bunker. Meanwhile, fallout from Season 1 continues in the bunker as new secrets are uncovered.
Scrubs
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Feb. 25, ABC (first two episodes, then weekly)
Cast: Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, John C. McGinley
Sixteen years after the Season 9 finale, the Bill Lawrence sitcom returns as JD (Braff) and Turk (Fiason) scrub in together for the first time in a long time — and everything at Sacred Heart Hospital is different from what it was in 2010.
Survivor
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Feb. 25, CBS
The epic 50th season will feature all former players, including two from the recent Season 49 and “The White Lotus” creator Mike White. As always, Jeff Probst is back as showrunner and host — but, as seen in the trailer, will also try his hand at competing. To celebrate the season, CBS will start airing past episodes Monday through Friday beginning Feb. 9.
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters
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Feb. 27, Apple TV
Cast: Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett, Anders Holm
Wyatt and Kurt Russell return (playing the same character across two timelines) as the fate of the world hangs in the balance. Per the show’s Season 2 logline, “The dramatic saga reveals buried secrets that reunite our heroes (and villains) on Kong’s Skull Island, and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea. The ripple effects of the past make waves in the present day, blurring the bonds between family, friend and foe — all with the threat of a titan event on the horizon.”
Y: Marshals
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March 1, CBS
Cast: Luke Grimes, Logan Marshall-Green, Arielle Kebbel, Ash Santos, Tatanka Means, Brecken Merrill, Gil Birmingham, Mo Brings Plenty
Another day, another “Yellowstone” spinoff — this time, following Kayce Dutton (Grimes) as he works to put his past behind him and joins the U.S. Marshals to “bring range justice to Montana.” This marks the fourth series to take place in the “Yellowstone” universe following the flagship, “1883” and “1923.”
Young Sherlock
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March 4, Prime Video
Cast: Dónal Finn, Zine Tseng, Joseph Fiennes, Natascha McElhone, Max Irons, Colin Firth
Guy Ritchie directs and executive produces this reimagining of the beloved detective’s origin story in 1870s Oxford: “Sherlock Holmes (Finn) is a disgraced young man – raw and unfiltered – when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever.”
Ted
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March 5, Peacock
Cast: Seth MacFarlane, Max Burkholder, Alanna Ubach, Scott Grimes, Giorgia Whigham
The filthy, funny, heartfelt talking teddy bear series is back. This time, it’s 1994 and Ted (MacFarlane) and his best friend John Bennett (Burkholder) are heading to senior year. At home, they live with John’s parents (Grimes and Ubach) and outspoken cousin Blaire (Whigham). Plus, the prequel continuation is just the start of the “Ted” cinematic universe — there’s an upcoming “Ted: The Animated Series” which will pick up after the “Ted” movies with MacFarlane, Mark Wahlberg, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Barth, Kyle Mooney and Liz Richman returning as voices.
Outlander
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March 6, Starz
Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry, Charles Vandervaart, Izzy Meikle-Small
After seven seasons, “Outlander” — a true phenonemon — will come to an end with its eighth and final season, following Jamie (Heughan) and Claire (Balfe) as they return home to Frasier’s Ridge, which has only grown in their absence. While publicly keeping a united front, new secrets threaten to tear apart the Frasers, who are forced to ask themselves what they’re willing to sacrifice to stay together.
One Piece
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March 10, Netflix
Cast: Iñaki Godoy, Mackenyu, Emily Rudd, Jacob Romero, Taz Skylar, Charithra Chandran
Season 2, titled “One Piece: Into the Grand Line” includes “fiercer adversaries and the most perilous quests yet,” per Netflix, with Luffy (Godoy) and the Straw Hats setting sail for the Grand Line, “a legendary stretch of sea where danger and wonder await at every turn.” And as in every treasure hunt, expect new enemies.
Scarpetta
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March 11, Prime Video
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Jamie Lee Curtis, Bobby Cannavale, Simon Baker, Ariana DeBose, Rosy McEwen, Jake Cannavale, Hunter Parrish
A forensic crime thriller based on Patricia Cromwell’s Kat Scarpetta book series, the highly anticipated (and long in the making!) adaptation unfolds over two timelines — Kay’s (Kidman) journey from Chief Medical Examiner in the ’90s to her present-day position investigating a murder. “With skilled hands and an unnerving eye, this unrelenting medical examiner is determined to serve as the voice of the victims, unmask a serial killer, and prove that her career-making case from 28 years prior isn’t also her undoing,” the logline reads. “Set against the backdrop of modern forensic investigation, the series delves beyond the crime scene to explore the psychological complexities of both perpetrators and investigators, creating a multi-layered thriller that examines the toll of pursuing justice at all costs.”
Imperfect Women
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March 18, Apple TV
Cast: Kerry Washington, Elisabeth Moss, Kate Mara, Joel Kinnaman, Corey Stoll, Leslie Odom Jr., Audrey Zahn, Jill Wagner, Sheryl Lee Ralph
The eight-episode thriller has an all-star cast, and is based on Araminta Hall’s novel (adapted by Annie Weisman) examining a crime, and diving into an investigation that “shatters the lives of a decades-long friendship of three women.”
The Bachelorette
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March. 22, ABC
Disney continues to go all-in on Hulu’s “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” with Season 22 of “The Bachelorette,” led by Taylor Frankie Paul. The Utah native, 31, is looking for a very specific man — one who accepts her three children, whatever her situation is with Dakota (the father of her youngest son) and who’s willing to be part of MomTok. Oh, and move to Utah! This casting may just bring Bachelor Nation back to life.
The Faithful
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March 22, Fox
Cast: Minnie Driver, Jeffrey Donovan, Natacha Karam, Alexa Davalos, Tom Mison, Tom Payne, Ben Robson, Millie Brady, Blu Hunt
Over the course of three two-hour installments, “The Faithful” will air throughout Easter and Passover season. The series is a dramatization of the Book of Genesis, told through the lens of five of the Old Testament’s women: Sarah (Driver) and her servant Hagar (Karam), Sarah’s great-niece Rebekah (Davalos), and Rebekah’s nieces, sisters Leah (Brady) and Rachel (Hunt). Per Fox, “‘The Faithful’ is about discovering and losing love, the challenges of marriage, the joys and heartbreak of children, confronting temptation, and finding faith.”
The Forsytes
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March 22, PBS/Masterpiece (all six available to binge with PBS Passport; or watch weekly on PBS)
Cast: Stephen Moyer, Jack Davenport, Millie Gibson, Tuppence Middleton, Joshua Orpin, Francesca Annis, Eleanor Tomlinson, Danny Griffin
Already big in the U.K., where it premiered in the fall (and has been renewed for a second season), “The Forsytes” follows a wealthy Victorian-era stockbroking family, “whose generations find themselves torn between tradition and self-sacrifice versus personal happiness and the pursuit of love.” The series is inspired by John Galsworthy’s novels “The Forsyte Saga” (which has already been adapted for British television twice, belovedly so).
Your Friends & Neighbors
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April 3, Apple TV
Cast: Jon Hamm, James Marsden, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Isabel Gravitt, Donovan Colan
Having been cleared of murder — and having gotten away with becoming a thief — in Season 1, Hamm’s Coop isn’t making many changes in Season 2, continuing his life as “an unlikely suburban thief.” But when a new neighbor comes to town (Marsden), everything could be exposed.
The Boys
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April 8, Prime Video
Cast: Antony Starr, Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Erin Moriarty, Laz Alonso, Karen Fukuhara, Tomer Capone, Colby Minifie, Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki
“Big stuff’s gonna happen,” promises the tagline for the fifth and final season of “The Boys.” While we could paraphrase, it’s better to simple share creator Eric Kripke’s logline instead: “It’s Homelander’s (Starr) world, completely subject to his erratic, egomaniacal whims. Hughie (Quaid), Mother’s Milk (Alonso), and Frenchie (Capone) are imprisoned in a ‘Freedom Camp.’ Annie (Moriarty) struggles to mount a resistance against the overwhelming Supe force. Kimiko (Fukuhara) is nowhere to be found. But when Butcher (Urban) reappears, ready and willing to use a virus that will wipe all Supes off the map, he sets in motion a chain of events that will forever change the world and everyone in it. It’s the climax, people.” Also, Kripke’s “Supernatural” reunions on “The Boys” will continue, with Padalecki joining the cast.
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
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April 10, Hulu
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Jane Kaczmarek, Bryan Cranston, Chris Kennedy Masterson, Justin Berfield, Emy Coligado, Caleb Ellsworth-Clark, Keeley Karsten, Vaughan Murrae, Kiana Madeira
Twenty years after the Fox sitcom came to an end, the Wilkerson family is back for a four-part event series. After more than a decade of avoiding his parents, now grown-up child prodigy Malcolm (Muniz) and his daughter (Karsten), are forced to face them for their 40th wedding anniversary.
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
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April 15, Apple TV
Cast: Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nicole Kidman, Nick Offerman, Thaddea Graham, Marcia Gay Harden, Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Rico Nasty, Lindsey Normington
The A-list comedic drama, based on the bestselling novel by Rufi Thorpe, comes from A24 and David E. Kelley, following writer Margo (Fanning), the daughter of an ex-Hooter’s waitress (Pfeiffer) and ex-pro wrestler (Offerman), who is a recent college dropout forced to figure out life with a new baby and an endless pile of bills.
Widow’s Bay
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April 29, Apple TV
Cast: Matthew Rhys, Kate O’Flynn, Stephen Root, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Kevin Caroll, Dale Dickey
Need a blend of horror and comedy? That’s how the 10-episode series is promoted, telling the story of Mayor Tom Loftis (Rhys), attempting to revive his community — a quaint island town off the coast of New England. “But something lurks beneath the surface.” Locals think the island is cursed, but he’s got his mind set on making the spot a tourist destination and build a future for his child. But when the tourists do come, “the old stories that seemed too ludicrous to be true start happening again.”