
Best TV Shows of 2026: New Series to Watch Now
Welcome to our guide of the Best TV Shows of 2026, featuring every Certified Fresh series as they come in week by week! (If you were looking for the previous edition to this list featuring the best of 2025, see its new home as every 2025 Certified Fresh series.)
Recommended: Best New Movies of 2026, Ranked by Tomatometer
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Critics Consensus: Blessed with an enthralling raconteur as its subject, The 99 Year Old Man! is an affectionate and hilarious retrospective as well as a wistful reminder that even a long life well-lived has its fair share of heartbreak.
Starring: Mel Brooks, Jerry Seinfeld, Adam Sandler, Nick Kroll
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Critics Consensus: Clocking in for a second season of a near perfect medical procedural, The Pitt goes all in on narrative excellence, brilliant humanity, and heart-wrenching drama to winning effect.
Starring: Noah Wyle, Tracy Ifeachor, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden
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Critics Consensus: Betting on its own adaptability after resetting the board and analyzing new market forces, Industry yields a handsome payout with this sterling fourth season.
Starring: Myha'la Herrold, Marisa Abela, Kit Harington, Harry Lawtey
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Critics Consensus: As much a buddy adventure as it is an espionage caper, Ponies' likable trot of a story gradually achieves full gallop thanks to Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson's tag-team charisma.
Starring: Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson, Nicholas Podany, Andrew Richardson
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Critics Consensus: A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is a welcome return to Westeros that works better in the buddy-comedy arena rather than solely slaying its competition.
Starring: Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel, Tanzyn Crawford, Daniel Ings
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Critics Consensus: Stretching its tone in different directions without ever snapping, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is another triumphantly funny and proudly Irish series from creator Lisa McGee.
Starring: Roisin Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan, Caoilfhionn Dunne, Darragh Hand
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Critics Consensus: Sally Wainwright strikes the right chord in this uproarious delight, including a gusty cast of Riot Women who fiercely showcase their right to rock, no matter their age.
Starring: Joanna Scanlan, Rosalie Craig, Tamsin Greig, Taj Atwal
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Critics Consensus: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II is Wonder Man, turning in a sly performance alongside an equally wonderful Ben Kingsley in this low-stakes superhero fare that boasts high-hearted personal drama as its winning factor.
Starring: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Arian Moayed, X Mayo, Olivia Thirlby
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Critics Consensus: Paradise season 2 invests in its genre fare and delivers another gripping season filled with deeper intrigue, a stellar cast, and captivating drama.
Starring: Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, Julianne Nicholson, Krys Marshall
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Critics Consensus: Shrinking's soothing balm of eager humanity shines through in the series' laugh inducing, heartstring pulling and tender third season.
Starring: Jason Segel, Jessica Williams, Harrison Ford, Luke Tennie
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Critics Consensus: Marking a belated but welcome return for Tom Hiddleston's tortured spy, The Night Manager's second season is a glamorous and haunted continuation that only gets better as it goes.
Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Hugh Laurie, Olivia Colman, Diego Calva
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Critics Consensus: Injecting a heavy dose of hormones and humor into the Star Trek universe, Starfleet Academy marks a refreshing tonal shift that proves this franchise still has plenty of new thematic territory to explore.
Starring: Holly Hunter, Sandro Rosta, Karim Diane, Kerrice Brooks
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Critics Consensus: A sturdy adaptation from the Harlan Coben canon, Run Away sprints through a series of twists while never losing steam thanks to James Nesbitt's committed performance.
Starring: James Nesbitt, Minnie Driver, Ruth Jones, Alfred Enoch
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Critics Consensus: A television remake that lightens up the original film's hellish concept, The 'Burbs proves to be a good neighbor thanks primarily to Keke Palmer's crack comedic timing.
Starring: Keke Palmer, Jack Whitehall, Julia Duffy, Paula Pell
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Critics Consensus: Ryan Murphy's Love Story finds a winning pair in Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon as they embody the tragic, lovely, and shining aspects of John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette in a mindful yet entertaining new series.
Starring: Sarah Pidgeon, Paul Anthony Kelly, Naomi Watts, Grace Gummer
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Critics Consensus: Gripping with few narrative gripes, Steal invests in thrilling heist entertainment with stirring performances by Sophie Turner and Archie Madekwe to rousing effect.
Starring: Sophie Turner, Jacob Fortune-Lloyd, Archie Madekwe, Andrew Howard
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Critics Consensus: Taking a page out of a fairytale, Bridgerton season four excels at selling a fantasy that, no matter how predictable, is as sweet, steamy, and engrossing as ever.
Starring: Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Luke Thompson
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Critics Consensus: Caking on visceral splatter over an engaging takedown of modern beauty standards, Ryan Murphy's gonzo sci-fi horror is a disgustingly good time, even if its cultural commentary only goes skin deep.
Starring: Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope, Ashton Kutcher