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7 Upcoming Apple TV Shows You Cannot Miss
Apple TV is one of the best streamers when it comes to hot new shows that are almost guaranteed to be hits. There’s rarely a bad one among the bunch, and when it comes to the rest of 2026, along with popular returning shows, there’s a new slate of originals coming.
As is customary with Apple TV, these shows feature high-profile actors and storylines that will intrigue you from the premise alone. From a show starring Elle Fanning and Nick Offerman to another with Tatiana Maslany, as well as a reimagining of a popular movie from 1991 (and 1962) based on the novel The Executioners, there are tons of options.
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‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ (April 15)
The cast of Margo’s Got Money Troubles will pique your interest from the jump. The title character, played by Elle Fanning, is a single mother who, after getting knocked up by her college professor, turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet. In the process, she also reconnects with her estranged father while trying to raise her son with the help of her mom. Her parents are Shyanne (Michelle Pfeiffer), a former Hooters waitress, and Jinx (Nick Offerman), a retired professional wrestler, making for an interesting family dynamic, to say the least.
Margo’s Got Money Troubles is a comedy-drama with a modern-day premise, integrating the concept of online content creation as a new work-from-home revenue opportunity combined with the age-old struggle of being a single mom whose pregnancy upends your entire life and career trajectory. The show also stars Nicole Kidman as a mediator between Margo and her college professor and Greg Kinnear as Kenny, Shyanne’s very religious boyfriend. Given this tremendous cast, Margo’s Got Money Troubles is poised to bring in big viewership numbers. It’s off to a good start already, ahead of official release, with early reviewers giving the show a perfect 100% Rotten Tomatoes score.
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‘Widow’s Bay’ (April 29)
Following a strong performance in Netflix’s The Beast in Me, Matthew Rhys is back on the small screen in Widow’s Bay. A comedy horror, the series centers around Tom Loftis (Rhys), the mayor of a small town in New England, whose residents are obsessed with superstitions and convinced the town is cursed. Despite the challenges he’s faced in trying to rejuvenate the community and the lack of respect from his people, Loftis is determined to revive this town. Who cares if it’s disconnected, with (gulp) no Wi-Fi and barely any cellular connectivity? It has charm!
But when Tom manages to start bringing tourists in to explore the beauty of the town, he begins to realize that the townspeople might have been right all along. There are some strange things happening there, and now, Tom has a completely new problem on his hands. The show, which has drawn comparisons to Twin Peaks, is 10 episodes long, and the first three episodes are out on premiere day. The creepy, ’80s-style sneak peek Apple TV released ahead of the show premiere gives off horror vibes, and the styling will remind you of both old ’80s infomercials and the cryptic teasers released for another Apple TV series, Pluribus. It’s odd, but the jumpscare moment is enough to draw you in and at least be curious enough to check out the show.
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‘Unconditional’ (May 8)
This eight-episode thriller, which premieres with its first two episodes, is about a mother and daughter who go on vacation together but get caught up in criminal activities. Gail (Talia Lynne Ronn) is arrested for smuggling drugs in Moscow, and, of course, her mother, Orna (Liraz Chamami), does not believe the charges are valid. So, she fights tooth and nail to get her daughter out of this mess — but it won’t be easy. The more she fights, the deeper she gets into the criminal and corrupt underworld.
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‘Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed’ (May 20)
Tatiana Maslany is back on the small screen following her Emmy-winning role in Orphan Black and She-Hulk: Attorney at Law. In this thrilling dark comedy, she’s Paula, a recently divorced mom who gets caught up in a murder. She’s already going off the deep end while trying to navigate co-parenting with her ex-husband, Karl (Jake Johnson), and his new girlfriend, Mallory (Jessy Hodges). She’s also having an identity crisis of sorts, trying to figure out her own life.
Essentially, Paula is coming apart at the seams, being pulled in every direction, all while trying to determine which direction is the right one for her. This murder case, which she ends up unwittingly involved in, could be the straw that breaks the camel’s back. Maslany is, of course, tremendous in the role opposite Dolly de Leon (Nine Perfect Strangers) as Detective Sofia Gonzalez investigates the case. Keep an eye out for 13 Reasons Why‘s Brandon Flynn and The White Lotus‘ Murray Bartlett in key roles as well.
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‘Star City’ (May 29)
If you love For All Mankind, one of the most exciting Apple TV shows to binge-watch, you’ll appreciate Star City, a sci-fi drama that serves as its spin-off. Focusing on the Soviet Union, the show is named after the nickname for the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center and stars Rhys Ifans as the chief designer of the Soviet space program.
With eight episodes in the season, the first two out at once, Star City is described by Apple as a “propulsive paranoid thriller” that centers on a different perspective in the alt-history space race. Set in a different country, the series is a must-watch for fans of the flagship series.
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‘Cape Fear’ (June 5)
You might remember Cape Fear, the 1991 Martin Scorsese movie starring Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange, and Juliette Lewis. That film, one of the most intense ’90s movies, was a remake of the 1962 film, which itself was based on the John D. MacDonald novel The Executioners. The same goes for the upcoming thriller drama Cape Fear, which stars Javier Bardem as Max Cady, the same character De Niro played in the original.
Max is a criminal who, after serving his time in prison, goes on the hunt for the public defenders who put him behind bars. They failed to present all the evidence in his case, thus potentially leading to an unfair trial and a sentence he feels he could have avoided. Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom (Patrick Wilson) are on the watch when they realize Max is not only out of jail — he’s also out for blood and payback. Alongside Bardem, Adams, and Wilson, Cape Fear also stars CCH Pounder (The Naked Gun) in a main role, along with Ron Perlman (Transformers: Rise of the Beasts), Ted Levine (Shutter Island), and Patrick Fischler (Paradise) in supporting roles.
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‘Lucky’ (July 15)
With Anya Taylor-Joy, Annette Bening, and Timothy Olyphant in front of the camera and Reese Witherspoon behind it as an executive producer, Lucky is a crime thriller miniseries that will presumably tell its complete story in a single season. Taylor-Joy is the title character, a young woman who was raised in a life of crime and tries to leave her dark past behind her. But as is often the case with characters like her, she’s pulled back in for one final job before she can start over.
Based on the Marissa Stapley novel of the same name, the show has some big names behind it as well. Lucky was created by Jonathan Tropper, the man behind hit shows like Banshee, Warrior, and Your Friends and Neighbors, the latter of which also streams on Apple TV. Serving as co-showrunner alongside Tropper is Cassie Pappas, who has worked on shows like Silo, Griselda, and The L Word. Lucky sounds a bit like Ocean’s Eleven meets Money Heist, but we’ll have to wait and see.
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