Best TV Shows of 2026
The 40 most popular TV shows that premiered in 2026, most watched first, with a vote floor so obscure titles do not crowd out the ones people remember.
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40 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.Lanterns(2026)
8.4DramaMysterySci-Fi & Fantasy
Two intergalactic cops, new recruit John Stewart and Lantern legend Hal Jordan, are drawn into a dark, Earth-based mystery as they investigate a murder in the American heartland.
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2.Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story(2026)
7.1DramaCrime
Trapped in a cruel Victorian-era household, Lizzie Borden kills her parents in a gory ax murder that shocks the nation.
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3.Neagley(2026)
8.1DramaMysteryCrime
Frances Neagley is a private investigator in Chicago and former military colleague of Jack Reacher in the Army's 110th Special Investigations Unit. When she learns that a beloved friend from her past has been killed in a suspicious accident, she becomes hell-bent on justice.
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4.Off Campus(2026)
8.9Drama
Hannah Wells tutors hockey captain Garrett Graham to win over her crush. Their deal becomes real connection as they face their pasts. Friends Logan, Dean, Tucker, and Allie navigate college life and love.
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5.Stuart Fails to Save the Universe(2026)
8.4ComedySci-Fi & Fantasy
After accidentally creating a new multiverse, comic book store owner Stuart Bloom must locate a quantum-interference device to restore reality.
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6.R.J. Decker(2026)
7.6CrimeMystery
Ex-con photographer RJ Decker becomes a PI in South Florida, solving strange cases with help from his journalist ex, her cop wife, and an enigmatic woman from his past who may help or destroy him.
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7.President Curtis(2026)
6.8AnimationComedy
Follow the Commander-in-Chief and his eccentric staff as they tackle the kind of crises that Rick Sanchez could never be bothered with - from interdimensional diplomacy to paranormal investigations and unexplained phenomena.
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8.Dutton Ranch(2026)
9.1WesternDrama
Rip Wheeler and Beth Dutton gamble everything on a new life in South Texas, but the promise of building a future far from the ghosts of Yellowstone quickly collides with brutal new realities and a rival ranch that will stop at nothing to protect its empire.
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9.Marshals(2026)
7.9DramaCrimeAction & Adventure
With the Yellowstone Ranch behind him, Kayce Dutton joins an elite unit of U.S. Marshals, combining his skills as a cowboy and Navy SEAL to bring range justice to Montana, where he and his teammates must balance family, duty and the high psychological cost that comes with serving as the last line of defense in the…
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10.Widow's Bay(2026)
8.0DramaComedyMystery
The mayor of a New England town resolves to turn it into the next tourist hot spot, despite local warnings that it's cursed.
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11.Scrubs(2026)
7.7Comedy
J.D. & Turk scrub in together for the first time in a long time–medicine has changed, interns have changed, but their bromance has stood the test of time. Characters new and old navigate the waters of Sacred Heart with laughter, heart and some surprises along the way.
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12.Furious(2026)
7.4DramaCrime
FBI agent Alice Black is on the hunt for a mysterious and calculating female serial killer. Both walk their own paths toward justice, and as their lives start to intertwine, the line between right and wrong begins to blur.
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13.Crew Girl(2026)
8.3Drama
After a family scandal, teen rower Teagan Tao moves to a small town and joins an elite prep school's all-boys crew, sparking rivalry and attraction.
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14.56 Days(2026)
7.4DramaCrimeMystery
When an unidentified body is found in a luxury apartment linked to Oliver Kennedy and his girlfriend Ciara Wyse, Detectives Lee Reardon and Karl Connolly reconstruct the couple's deadly romance across the past 56 days.
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15.Memory of a Killer(2026)
7.8CrimeDrama
Angelo Doyle lives two totally separate lives — fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father. Both of them are threatened when he is diagnosed with Alzheimer's, a disease he already lost his older brother to.
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16.Lucky(2026)
7.3DramaCrime
When a multi-million-dollar heist goes sideways, con artist Lucky is forced to go on the run. Pursued by both the FBI and a ruthless crime boss, Lucky must fight for her life—and a way out.
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17.Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord(2026)
8.6Action & AdventureAnimationSci-Fi & Fantasy
After the Clone Wars, Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire.
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18.Spider-Noir(2026)
8.3DramaMysteryCrime
Ben Reilly, an aging and down on his luck private investigator in 1930s New York, is forced to grapple with his past life as the city's one and only superhero.
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19.A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms(2026)
8.4DramaSci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
A century before the events of Game of Thrones, two unlikely heroes wandered Westeros: a young, naive but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his diminutive squire, Egg. Set in an age when the Targaryen line still holds the Iron Throne and the last dragon has not yet passed from living memory, great…
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20.Scarpetta(2026)
6.5DramaCrimeMystery
Renowned forensic pathologist Dr. Kay Scarpetta returns to her position as Virginia's Chief Medical Examiner, where she investigates a haunting murder with eerie reminders from her first big case decades ago. In 1998, Scarpetta works alongside Detective Pete Marino and FBI Agent Benton Wesley as they investigate a…
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21.I Will Find You(2026)
8.2DramaMysteryCrime
Wrongfully imprisoned for murdering his own son, a father sets out on a desperate rescue mission after learning the boy may still be alive.
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22.Sterling Point(2026)
8.2MysteryDrama
After discovering she's inherited a remote island in Canada from the estranged grandfather she was never allowed to meet, 17-year-old Annie Jacobson decides to investigate, pulling her into a world of buried secrets, unexpected sisterhood, and the complicated family history she was never meant to find.
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23.Regular Show: The Lost Tapes(2026)
9.5AnimationComedyAction & Adventure
Familiar duo Mordecai and Rigby navigate mundane park jobs that inevitably spiral into surreal, chaotic disasters.
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24.CIA(2026)
8.5CrimeDrama
When by-the-book FBI Special Agent Bill Goodman is loaned out to a clandestine CIA/FBI task force, he finds himself teamed up with secretive and roguish CIA case officer Colin Glass. Together they work covert operations in New York, uncovering international plots, terrorist cells, and geopolitical secrets.
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25.Stranger Things: Tales from '85(2026)
7.7AnimationSci-Fi & FantasyMystery
Winter. Hawkins. 1985. Welcome back to a town crawling with secrets, where beloved heroes are facing fresh mysteries... and an all-new breed of strange.
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26.Cape Fear(2026)
7.2CrimeDrama
When convicted murderer Max Cady is released from prison, he begins infiltrating the family of the married attorneys who helped put him behind bars.
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27.Ride or Die(2026)
6.7Action & AdventureComedy
Best friends Debbie and Judith are forced on the run when Debbie discovers Judith isn't a forensic accountant, she's an international assassin! With a mysterious figure chasing them, and Debbie's husband involved in something deeply corrupt, it's a race against time and a road trip across Europe to untangle the truth…
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28.The Shards(2026)
7.2DramaMystery
17-year-old Bret Easton Ellis is in his final year at the elite Buckley prep school. Upending his world is the arrival of a mysterious new student, Robert Mallory, whose unsettling presence coincides with the activities of a serial killer known as The Trawler.
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29.The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin(2026)
7.9Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureFamily
Merlin, the immortal son of the bard Taliesin and Atlantean Princess Charis, is followed through his tragic upbringing, descent into madness, and shocking disappearance, leading to the legend that surrounds him. Set before King Arthur's birth, Merlin, assumed dead or a myth, reemerges in sub-Roman Britain to unite…
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30.Young Sherlock(2026)
7.8Action & AdventureMystery
Sherlock Holmes is a disgraced young man, raw and unfiltered, when he finds himself wrapped up in a murder case that threatens his liberty. His first ever case unravels a globe-trotting conspiracy that changes his life forever.
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31.Margo's Got Money Troubles(2026)
8.0DramaComedy
The daughter of a former Hooter's waitress and an ex-pro wrestler, Margo is a recent college dropout and aspiring writer. Faced with a new baby, mounting pile of bills, and dwindling number of ways to pay them, Margo must find a way forward.
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32.Star Trek: Starfleet Academy(2026)
5.4Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure
A young group of cadets come together to pursue a common dream of hope and optimism. Under the watchful and demanding eyes of their instructors, they will discover what it takes to become Starfleet officers as they navigate blossoming friendships, explosive rivalries, first loves and a new enemy that threatens both…
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33.The Terror: Devil in Silver(2026)
6.6Drama
Wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital, one man faces secretive doctors, dangerous patients, and something even worse …
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34.Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair(2026)
8.0ComedyDrama
After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party.
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35.The Beauty(2026)
6.6DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The world of high fashion turns dark when international supermodels begin dying in gruesome and mysterious ways. FBI Agents Cooper Madsen and Jordan Bennett are sent to Paris to uncover the truth. As they delve deeper into the case, they uncover a sexually transmitted virus that transforms ordinary people into…
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36.DTF St. Louis(2026)
6.9DramaComedyMystery
A love triangle among three adults experiencing middle-age malaise leads to one of them ending up dead.
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37.The Hawk(2026)
5.5Comedy
On the back nine of his career, golf legend Lonnie "The Hawk" Hawkins chases one final major — and drags everyone he loves into the chaos.
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38.HIS & HERS(2026)
7.3DramaCrimeMystery
Two estranged spouses — one a detective, the other a news reporter — vie to solve a murder in which each believes the other is a prime suspect.
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39.Wonder Man(2026)
7.1ComedyDrama
Simon and Trevor, two actors at opposite ends of their careers, chase life-changing roles.
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40.The Testaments(2026)
8.3Drama
Growing up in Gilead is all they have ever known. As a new generation of young women grapple with the bleak future that awaits them, they will be forced to search for allies, new and old, to help in their fight for freedom.
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