The Most Anticipated TV Shows Of 2026
From horror thrillers to continuations of beloved IPs, we’re talking about the most anticipated TV shows of 2026. As a new year begins, Pop Culture Planet is sharing recommendations of the movies you need to add to your watch list.
Paradise Season 2
After the season one cliffhanger, Paradise picks up with Xavier (Sterling K. Brown) on a grueling search for his wife in the outside world as he tries to piece together how some have managed to survive. In the “paradise” world, the city and its people uncover more government secrets.
The first three episodes of Paradise season 2 premieres February 23 on Hulu.
- Paola Cardenas
One Piece: Into The Grand Line
Euphoria Season 3
The third season of Euphoria will be hitting our screens very soon! The season will fast forward five years to explore the lives the main characters. Director Sam Levinson has teased that we will see Rue trying to pay off her debt to Laurie, Cassie and Nate engaged in the suburbs, Maddy working in Hollywood, and Jules in art school.
Euphoria season 3 premieres sometime in April on HBO Max.
- Paola Cardenas
Beef Season 2
Beef returns to Netflix for a second anthology season, It follows a couple who witness a heated fight between their boss and his wife, which resulst in a game of deceit and favors in the Korean elitist country club world. Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny join the season.
Beef season 2 drops April 16.
- Paola Cardenas
The Way Home Season 4
The Way Home returns for its final season to bring the Landry family's time-traveling story to an end. This season will even send Kat Landry (Chyler Leigh) to 1925, where a riddle from season 3 will play out.
Season 4 premieres on Hallmark Channel this Spring.
- Kristen Maldonado
The White Lotus Season 4
The hit series The White Lotus is making its return for season four! Though no plot details have been revealed yet, AJ Michalka and Alexander Ludwig have officially been cast in the season which will take place in France.
Coming soon to HBO Max.
- Paola Cardenas
Avatar: The Last Airbender Season 2
In Avatar: The Last Airbender season 2, Aang and his friends are on a mission to convince the Earth King to help in their battle against Fire Lord Ozai.
Season 2 debuts on Netflix in 2026.
- Kristen Maldonado
Big Mistakes
From Rachel Sennott and starring Dan Levy, Big Mistakes follows two deeply incapable siblings who find themselves blackmailed within the world of organized crime.
Coming soon to Netflix.
- Kristen Maldonado
FROM Season 4
The Body
From Not Okay director Quinn Shephard comes The Body, which finds Catholic school girls having prophetic dreams after a dance-team initiation gone wrong.
Coming to Netflix in 2026.
- Kristen Maldonado
Elle
A prequel to Legally Blonde, Elle (Lexi Minetree) follows the iconic Elle Woods’ throughout her teenage years in the ‘90s.
Coming to Prime Video in 2026.
- Kristen Maldonado
Hollywood Arts
Daniella Monet returns as Trina Vega in the sequel to Victorious. In Hollywood Arts, she returns to her alma mater as an unqualified substitute teacher who clashes with the next generation at the elite performing arts school.
Coming to Netflix.
- Kristen Maldonado
Buffy The Vampire Slayer: New Sunnydale
Sarah Michelle Gellar returns for a continuation of Buffy The Vampire Slayer alongside Ryan Kiera Armstrong.
Coming to Hulu in 2026.
- Kristen Maldonado
Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen
The atmospheric horror series Something Very Bad Is Going To Happen follows a bride and groom the week leading up to their wedding.
Hitting Netflix in 2026.
- Kristen Maldonado
