This week has seen Sky unveil\u00a0a major\u00a0line-up\u00a0of\u00a0Sky Originals and\u00a0exclusives\u00a0coming to\u00a0Sky and NOW in 2026 and beyond.<\/p>\n
Announcements were made by\u00a0the\u00a0talent themselves\u00a0at\u00a0Sky\u2019s content showcase, UP NEXT. Host Dermot O\u2019Leary\u00a0welcomed Meghann Fahy, James McAvoy, Ashley Walters, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Jack Whitehall, Rob Brydon, Steve Coogan, Gemma Collins, Archie Renaux, Dani Dyer, Jamie Redknapp and more to the stage to raise the curtain on the upcoming slate. \u00a0<\/p>\n
The lineup\u00a0reinforces\u00a0Sky\u2019s position as the home of unmissable storytelling, as it continues to champion distinctive voices and world-class talent\u00a0–\u00a0delivering the defining must-watch moments of the year ahead.\u00a0<\/p>\n
New commissions and returning\u00a0favourites\u00a0<\/p>\n
Sky\u00a0unveiled a mix of new commissions and returning favourites.\u00a0Among today\u2019s announcements was\u202f Meantime, a brand-new Sky Original comic crime\u00a0thriller\u00a0from Frankie Boyle and Neil Webster.\u00a0Based on Boyle\u2019s debut novel and starring BAFTA winner James McAvoy, the series has now\u00a0started\u00a0production and is set to arrive on Sky next year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
New entertainment format,\u202fThe\u00a0100 Day Split –\u00a0a bold and emotionally charged\u00a0relationship series\u00a0that follows six couples who have been together since childhood as they take on the ultimate test: spending 100 days apart.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Fearne Cotton,\u00a0one of the UK\u2019s most recognisable broadcasters,\u00a0will\u00a0join Stephen Mangan as co-host of the upcoming series\u00a0of Landscape Artist of the Year.\u00a0Series 12 will\u00a0follow 10 artists over an eight-week journey across the UK as they paint remarkable landscapes.\u00a0<\/p>\n
First looks at upcoming Sky Originals\u00a0<\/p>\n
Several\u00a0exclusive\u00a0first-looks\u00a0for\u00a0upcoming Sky Originals set to air in 2026,\u00a0were shared\u00a0including, Possession, the five-part limited event\u00a0series\u00a0written and created by Karla Crome which follows a young lawyer, as she embarks on a journey\u00a0to Jamaica to challenge an inheritance claim. Fans\u00a0have\u00a0also had a first look at\u00a0season 2 of\u00a0the darkly comic Sky Original thriller Sweetpea,\u00a0starring Ella Purnell, Tamsin Greig and Rish Shah. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Saturday Night Live\u00a0UK announced its first\u00a0three hosts, with Tina Fey hosting the launch episode\u202fon\u202f21 \u202fMarch,\u00a0followed by acclaimed\u202fNorthern Irish actor\u202fJamie Dornan on 28 March,\u00a0and\u00a0Academy\u202faward-winning British actor Riz\u202fAhmed on 4 April.\u00a0Lead\u00a0Producer James Longman joined the UP NEXT stage alongside two members of\u00a0SNL UK\u2019s inaugural cast, Ania Magliano and Paddy Young,\u00a0as they discussed how the show is\u00a0shaping up. \u00a0<\/p>\n
Premium\u00a0Global Drama \u00a0<\/p>\n
Sky\u00a0continues to deliver the\u00a0best international content with\u00a0a new slate of premium drama, including the hotly\u00a0anticipated\u00a0return of Heated Rivalry\u202ffor a second season in 2027, plus new mystery thriller Yaga later this year.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Arriving in 2026 will be gripping crime drama Superfakes\u202ffrom A24, created by Emmy winner Alice Ju and executive produced by award-winning\u00a0actress Lucy Liu who\u00a0also\u00a0stars alongside Ken Leung.\u00a0<\/p>\n
The\u202f\u2018Burbs,\u202fstarring Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall will air on 1 April,\u202fand new drama PONIES,\u202fstarring Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson,\u202fis\u202fcoming in May.\u00a0<\/p>\n
These titles join a standout lineup of acquisitions for Sky and NOW,\u00a0the slate also includes The Miniature Wife, Euphoria S3, House of the Dragon S3, Fightland, Crystal Lake\u202fand The Good Daughter.\u00a0<\/p>\n
A blockbuster film line-up\u00a0<\/p>\n
A\u00a0new Sky Original film, Blood on Snow,\u00a0was announced this week,\u00a0a\u00a0crime thriller film directed by Cary Joji Fukunaga, based on the novel by Jo Nesb\u00f8. The plot follows a hitman\u00a0played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson,\u00a0in 1970s Oslo who falls for his target, the wife of his boss.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
Audiences were treated to\u00a0the\u00a0trailer for a brand-new\u00a0film\u202f Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom, which is stop motion studio Aardman’s first Shaun movie in seven years. Dani Dyer, who was also at the event,\u00a0was announced as a voice cast member.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
These new titles will complement an already packed Original film slate in 2026, including Animol,\u00a0the debut feature film from Ashley Walters, Fuze,\u00a0a David Mackenzie heist movie starring Aaron Taylor Johnson, Theo James and Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Shaun the Sheep: Beast of Mossy Bottom and Mutiny (Jason Statham), continuing Sky\u2019s commitment to bringing audiences exclusive access to original films and major cinematic storytelling.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n
The home of unmissable entertainment\u00a0<\/p>\n
These announcements follow Sky\u2019s\u00a0recent news\u00a0of a world-first TV bundle bringing together Disney+<\/a>, HBO Max<\/a>, Netflix<\/a> and Hayu<\/a> in a single subscription alongside Sky TV. For the first time, new customers can get\u00a0Sky<\/a> TV, HBO Max, Netflix, Disney+\u00a0and Hayu together as part of Sky Ultimate TV<\/a> from \u00a324 a month, and millions of existing customers will get this as part of their subscription.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n Alongside this content slate, as the UK’s leading sports broadcaster, Sky Sports continues to offer fans unrivalled access to the biggest live sporting moments.\u202f\u00a0<\/p>\n