17 Movies And TV Shows You Absolutely Need To Be Excited For In 2026

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2026 is shaping up to beryllium an incredibly exciting twelvemonth for entertainment. Between long-awaited TV returns, monolithic franchise comebacks, and brand-new films — there's genuinely thing retired determination for everyone to watch.

As a arrogant fangirl myself, I'm already bookmarking my full twelvemonth astir these upcoming releases. Here are my apical picks for movies and TV shows you'll privation to adhd to your watchlist for 2026.

1. His and Hers — January 8, 2026. Netflix is starting disconnected the caller twelvemonth with a mystery-thriller starring Jon Bernthal and Tessa Thompson, based connected Alice Feeney's bestselling novel. Audiences tin expect a messy Georgia execution that volition bring the brace unneurotic into a tangled investigation.

2. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms — January 18, 2026. A caller Game of Thrones epoch is here! Set 100 years earlier the archetypal series, this prequel volition travel Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey) and his chaotic squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansel) arsenic they travel done Westeros.

3. Bridgerton Season 4, Part 1 and 2 — January 29 and February 26, 2026. Oh, we are so back. Season 4 dives into the 3rd publication of Julia Quinn's bid and yet volition person the spotlight connected Benedict — the Bridgerton who's sworn helium isn't acceptable to settee down. That is, until a masked woman successful metallic wholly derails his plan.

4. Euphoria Season 3 — April 2026. It's yet coming back! This section jumps 5 years into the future, with Rue navigating beingness connected the southbound borderline of Mexico portion indebted to cause dealer, Laurie. Fans tin expect a darker, grittier world, and storylines that volition propulsion the bid into an uncharted territory.

5. People We Meet connected Vacation — January 9, 2026. Emily Henry stans, this is your moment! The beloved friends-to-lovers romance book is present a Netflix flick! Following the communicative of 2 champion friends who unrecorded miles isolated but reunite for 1 week of abrogation each year, this movie is going to springiness you all the feels.

6. The Moment — January 30, 2026. Charli XCX's caller movie tracks her explosive emergence to popular stardom aft the merchandise of Brat — but with an incredibly amusive and meta twist. Instead of a modular circuit documentary, The Moment pokes amusive astatine the genre itself, bringing a self-aware, chaotic, and wholly refreshing instrumentality connected popular fame that feels unmistakably Charli.

7. Wuthering Heights — February 14, 2026. Emerald Fennell (Saltburn) is bringing her signature stylish look to this caller adaption of the classical novel. Starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie starring the formed — an utterly beauteous pair, I indispensable add. Audiences tin expect dreamy gothic visuals and aggravated romance similar nary other.

8. The Cat successful the Hat — February 27, 2026. Just erstwhile you thought the unrecorded enactment movie couldn't get amended (I inactive person nightmares of Mike Myers successful the feline suit — it's back! The communicative of The Cat successful the Hat is getting a star-studded animated glow up. With Bill Hader, Quinta Brunson, America Ferrera, and Bowen Yang connected board, this instrumentality connected the iconic Dr. Seuss communicative is acceptable to beryllium rowdy, colourful, and ridiculously fun.

9. Project Hail Mary — March 20, 2026. Based connected Andy Weir's (The Martian) best-selling novel, this sci-fi flick follows a lone subject teacher trying to prevention humanity aft waking up connected a spaceship acold from Earth.

10. The Drama — April 3, 2026. Zendaya and Robert Pattinson starring successful an A24 drama? Sign maine up. The movie follows a mates whose romance takes a melodramatic crook for the worst close earlier their wedding day. And with Ari Aster arsenic producer, this is definite to beryllium a compelling flick.

11. Dune 3: Messiah — December 18, 2026. While details are inactive nether wraps, the 3rd movie volition travel the events of Herbert's 2nd book, which takes spot 12 years aft the events of Dune.

12. Michael — April 24, 2026. After a resurgence successful biopics, determination volition yet beryllium 1 pursuing the communicative of Michael Jackson. Starring Jaafar Jackson (Michael Jackson's nephew), the movie volition amusement the emergence of the star, from his clip successful the Jackson 5 to planetary popular icon.

13. The Devil Wears Prada 2 — May 1, 2026. Yes, it's true. The archetypal formed — Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Emily Blunt, and Stanley Tucci — is officially back. The sequel volition navigate modern media, and the integer displacement successful fashion.

14. I Love Boosters — May 22, 2026. Boot's Riley (Sorry to Bother You) is backmost with a caller sci-fi drama starring Keke Palmer starring her "Velvet Gang" of shoplifters. After targeting a almighty CEO, everything goes horribly wrong. Audiences tin expect a societal and governmental commentary, and a precise quirky charm.

15. Toy Story 5 — June 19, 2026. Buzz and Woody are backmost again. This section follows the toys struggling to enactment applicable arsenic Bonnie becomes funny successful technology.

16. The Odyssey — July 17, 2026. Christopher Nolan is taking connected Homer's epic, starring Matt Damon arsenic Odysseus on with a star-studded formed of Tom Holland, Zendaya, and Robert Pattinson. This is besides the first movie changeable wholly with IMAX cameras, truthful hole to beryllium visually amazed.

What 2026 titles are you astir excited for? Let america cognize successful the comments!

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