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TV Premiere Dates 2026

Find out the premiere dates of the most anticipated new and returning shows and TV and streaming movies in 2026.

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Rotten Tomatoes’ premiere dates calendar keeps track of the most anticipated new 2026 TV premieres and your favorite returning shows. Bookmark this page to get updates on network schedules, when the latest Netflix series launch, when Disney+ shows will premiere, what films and specials are coming your way, and more.


Highlights


Beef: Season 2 – April 16, 2026

The acclaimed Netflix series from Lee Sung Jin and A24 returns with an all-new cast and an all-new story about viciously aired grievances. This time around, a young couple witnesses a fight between their boss and his wife, setting off a chain of events that upturns the community at the country club where they work. The new cast includes some heavy hitters, including Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny, with Lee returning as showrunner.


Bridgerton: Season 4 – Part 1 Jan. 29 and Part 2 Feb. 26

In early 2025, Netflix delivered a behind-the-scenes look at the highly anticipated fourth season of Bridgerton. Now that an official trailer dropped, fans can expect the fourth season to follow Benedict Bridgerton, played by Luke Thompson, and introduce new character Sophia Baek, played by Yerin Ha. Most of the third season’s ensemble is slated to return, including cast members Jonathan Bailey, Simone Ashley, Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Ruth Gemmell, Claudia Jessie, Adjoa Andoh, and Golda Rosheuvel.


The Pitt: Season 2 – January 8, 2026

Fans of HBO’s popular medical drama, The Pitt, can rest easy into the new year because the network has finally announced the premiere date of Season 2 — and it’s just around the corner. R. Scott Gemmill’s show quickly won over audiences and critics (and a slew of nominations) when it had its world premiere in early this year. Now, viewers are gearing up for the next chapter exactly one year later on January 8.


The Boys: Season 5 – April 8, 2026

At Brazils CCXP event, Prime Video not only announced the premiere date of the fifth and final season of The Boys, but also dropped a teaser trailer (see above). The new season, which will drop its first two episodes on April 8 and release new episodes weekly, will see Butcher (Karl Urban), Hughie (Jack Quaid), and the gang try to take down Homelander (Antony Starr) once and for all. In a fun bit of fan-service stunt casting, Jared Padalecki joins the cast in a reunion with his Supernatural co-star Jensen Ackles, who will reprise his role as Soldier boy.


January – October


JANUARY 2026


Jan. 1

Jan. 4
31st Annual Critics Choice Awards (2026), E!/USA

Tuesday, Jan. 6





High Potential: Season 3, ABC

Wednesday, Jan. 7
The Masked Singer: Season 14, Fox

Thursday, Jan. 8






Friday, Jan. 9



Sunday, Jan. 11


Industry: Season 4, HBO Max
Genndy Tartakovky’s Primal: Season 3, adult swim
83rd Annual Golden Globe Awards (2026), CBS

Monday, Jan. 12
One Last Adventure: The Making of Stranger Things 5 Documentary (2026), Netflix

Tuesday, Jan. 13
Tell Me Lies: Season 3, Hulu

Wednesday, Jan. 14



Riot Women: Season 2, BritBox

Thursday, Jan. 15



Going Dutch: Season 2, Fox
Animal Control: Season 4, Fox
Agatha Christie’s Seven Dials (2026), Netflix

Friday, Jan. 16
The Nowhere Man (2026), STARZ
Can This Love Be Translated? (2026), Netflix

Sunday, Jan. 18

Wednesday, Jan. 21


Queer Eye: Season 10, Netflix

Monday, Jan. 26




Extracted: Season 2, Fox

Tuesday, Jan. 27

Wednesday, Jan. 28


School Spirits: Season 3, Paramount+

Thursday, Jan. 29


Next Level Chef: Season 5, Fox


FEBRUARY


Sunday, Feb. 1
68th Grammy Awards (2026), CBS

Wednesday, Feb. 4

Friday, Feb. 6
Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony (2026), NBC/Peacock

Sunday, Feb. 8
Super Bowl LX (2026), NBC

Wednesday, Feb. 11
Cross: Season 2, Prime Video

Sunday, Feb. 15
Dark Winds: Season 4, AMC+

Thursday, Feb. 19
The Night Agent: Season 3, Netflix

Friday, Feb. 20
The Last Thing He Told Me: Season 2, Apple TV+

Monday, Feb. 23
Paradise: Season 2, Hulu

Wednesday, Feb. 25
Scrubs (2026), ABC
The Greatest Average American (2026), ABC

Thursday, Feb. 26

Friday, Feb. 27
Monarch: Legacy of Monsters: Season 2, Apple TV+
Celebrity Jeopardy! All-Stars (2026), ABC

TBD
American Love Story (2026), FX


MARCH


Sunday, Mar. 1


32nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards (2026), Netflix

Wednesday, Mar. 4
Young Sherlock (2026), Prime Video

Friday, Mar. 6
Outlander: Season 8, STARZ

Tuesday, Mar. 10
One Piece: Season 2, Netflix

Sunday, Mar. 15
98th Oscars – The Academy Awards (2026), ABC

Sunday, Mar. 22
The Bachelorette: Season 22, ABC
The Faithful (2026), Fox

March TBD
The Comeback: Season 3, HBO Max
Rooster (2026), HBO Max


APRIL


Friday, April 3
Your Friends & Neighbors: Season 2, Apple TV+

Wednesday, April 8
The Boys: Season 5, Prime Video

Friday, April 10
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, Hulu

Thursday, April 16
Beef: Season 2, Netflix

Wednesday, April 29
Widow’s Bay (2026), Apple TV+

TBD
Euphoria: Season 4, HBO Max


2026 TBD


Avatar: The Last Airbender: Season 2 (Netflix)
Camp Rock 3 (movie), Disney+
DTF St. Louis (2026), HBO Max
Dune: Prophecy: Season 2, HBO Max
The Gilded Age: Season 4, HBO Max
Hacks: Season 5, HBO Max
Half Man (2026), HBO Max
House of the Dragon: Season 3, HBO Max
Lanterns (2026), HBO Max
Sakamoto Days: Season 2, Netflix
Stuart Fails to Save the Universe (2026), HBO Max
Untitled Larry David Project (2026), HBO Max
War (2026), HBO Max


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