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9 Best Movies of 2026 So Far You Haven’t Heard Of
Even with the year still getting prominent releases week after week, 2026 has already been an exceptional year when it comes to filmmaking of all genres and styles. From massive high-budget blockbusters like Project Hail Mary to exceptional low-budget hits like Obsession, the year has continuously found ways to deliver outstanding cinematic experiences one after another. However, the year isn’t only defined by its most popular of successes, as there are also a number of amazing hidden gems released during the year.
Working outside of the traditional blockbuster or streaming avenues of marketing and release, many of these great films largely rely on word of mouth from critics and audiences in order to gain notoriety and success. While these films may be in a state of complete obscurity for general audiences nowadays, one can hope that after months of success and praise, more people can place these films on their own personal best-of-2026 lists where they truly belong.
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‘Saccharine’
Abstract psychological horror has been a prominent trend in recent years, not just in the biggest horror blockbusters but also in the array of horror hidden gems of the 2020s. Taking it a step further with themes of body dysmorphia and the mental toxicity inherent to diet culture and eating disorders is Saccharine, which acts as the psychological horror response to rising interest in quick weight loss drugs. The dynamic body horror story brings together its elements with enough fun camerawork and paranormal concepts to make for an exceptionally impactful time.
The film follows a medical student who, on her quest to lose weight, ends up succumbing to an obscure weight-loss craze involving eating literal human ashes. While it seems to have great success at first, she begins to be in over her head when the ghost of the person she’s eating begins haunting her, forcing her to eat more and more food and eating away at her body.
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‘Jinsei’
Jinsei is a passionate and deeply personal feat of animation from its opening scene to the very end, telling a man’s 100-year life story as his life evolves and changes between struggles, friendships, betrayals, and worldwide fame. Almost entirely brought to life by director, writer, and sole animator Ryuya Suzuki, Jinsei is a glorious example of perseverance and dedication within the craft of animation. With so many different eras and styles that it tackles, the lofty film experience is at the very least worthy of respect for its craft.
While the hand-drawn style of animation may seem strange at first, its overwhelming sense of character and charm quickly wins over the audience. As the story changes and evolves throughout different styles and genres, it reaches a point of enlightened reflection upon the intricacies of life in its many changes. The film is everything one would want out of a wild, unrestrained passion project, being a massively ambitious artistic vision that consistently delivers.
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‘Power Ballad’
Few filmmakers understand the emotionally charged power that music can hold in the cinematic medium quite like John Carney, whose career, including the likes of Sing Street and Begin Again, has made amazing emotional strides thanks to the deeply personal power of music. Power Ballad is simply his latest exceptional music-based comedy that makes use of his magical understanding of music. With charming comedy and compelling characters, Power Ballad is the year’s best cinematic music experience so far.
The outstanding musical sees the unlikely meeting of Rick (Paul Rudd), a past-his-prime wedding singer, and Danny (Nick Jonas), a fading boy-band star looking to kickstart his solo career. The duo ends up having a great night of playing music and writing songs together, yet things go awry weeks later when Danny ends up stealing one of Rick’s songs and turning it into the biggest song in the world.
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‘Mile End Kicks’
A quirky, feel-good rom-com full of personality and charm as it brings to life a distinct era and culture not too long ago, Mile End Kicks is one of many great Canadian films released in 2026. The film sees Euphoria star Barbie Ferreira as a young music critic moving to Montreal as inspiration so that she can write a book on Alanis Morissette‘s Jagged Little Pill. However, her plans quickly get complicated when she ends up being romantically involved with two members of an indie band that she begins covering, becoming their publicist in the process.
There’s a genuine earnestness to the characters and their chemistry that makes Mile End Kicks an exceptionally fluid and uncompromising rom-com experience. It cuts to the heart of the dumb decisions of young 20-somethings looking to throw caution to the wind, follow their dreams, and make as many friends as they make mistakes. Ferreria absolutely brings it for a killer lead performance, but the two male leads, Devon Bostick and Stanley Simons, also do a great job.
5
‘Rose of Nevada’
It’s easy for a time travel movie to largely focus on the hard science and intricacies of its concept, although Rose of Nevada is much more interested in how this concept can be utilized for themes of collective trauma and the living beating heart of a community. The film sees a mysterious boat returning to a fishing village 30 years after initially vanishing. When two young men (George MacKay and Callum Turner) join the crew looking for money, they end up being transported back in time and mistaken for the original crew.
With an intricate premise at its center, it would certainly be easy for Rose of Nevada to take a more traditional approach in terms of logic akin to other sci-fi films. However, the brilliance of Rose of Nevada instead comes from its psychological examination of these characters now thrust into this situation, how they adapt to taking over the roles and lives of people of the past, and losing touch with their original time. It’s a soft sci-fi masterpiece that will assuredly grow into a classic once more people witness its greatness.
4
‘Faces of Death’
Releasing 36 years after the previous entry of the cult classic horror franchise, as well as being the only film that isn’t a documentary, 2026’s Faces of Death instead builds off of the exploitative nature of the original films to comment on desensitization in the social media era. Especially considering that the original film was little more than a shocking display of real-life death and gore that was banned in many countries, this takes a much more insightful and layered approach to the concept with both a fun execution and an important message at its core.
The film follows a website content moderator tasked with removing overly violent and sexual videos from a social media platform, as she soon comes across a series of videos recreating the death scenes from the classic Faces of Death films. While initially debating with herself whether these recreations are real or not, she soon goes down a rabbit hole once they go viral, looking to take down the serial killer responsible. It’s a perfect mix of intelligent storytelling and gnarly and gory kills that makes it one of the year’s best slashers as well as feeling tailor-made for the social media era.
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‘Buffet Infinity’
Analog horror has been bigger than ever in recent years, from prominent original feature films like Skinamarink to one of the biggest analog horror series, Backrooms, becoming a massive blockbuster success. However, Buffet Infinity is arguably one of the most unique approaches to analog horror to date, adding in a heaping dose of comedy and working exceptionally well in the feature-length format. The film acts as a collection of cheap, locally produced TV commercials, telling a story of a mysterious new buffet business growing more successful, taking over competition, and with a sinister conspiracy unfolding all the while.
Buffet Infinity’s greatest strength is from its fundamental understanding of the inherent absurdity and silliness of analog horror, utilizing the abstract nature of the horror subgenre for comedy and lighthearted fun. However, its lighter moments don’t take away from when the film decides to go all in on horror and thrills, as it starts off subtly before growing to all-encompassing dread and destruction. It’s a wild swing for the fences in all the best ways and is easily one of 2026’s most creatively distinct experiences yet.
2
‘The Furious’
A high-energy Hong Kong action film that doesn’t hold back in terms of the ruthlessness and catharsis of its action sequences, The Furious is easily the year’s best action movie and one of the most stylishly entertaining action experiences in years. The film sees Xie Miao as a mute man fighting to save his daughter after she has been kidnapped by a local trafficking ring, taking down anyone and everyone who stands in his way. He soon ends up teaming with a journalist (Joe Taslim) who is on his own quest of revenge, as his wife went missing while investigating this trafficking ring.
It harkens back to films like The Raid in terms of its over-the-top brutality and satisfaction in its action, with the film oftentimes going to absolute extremes and constantly leaving the audience in awe of its craft. When so many of the year’s other prominent action films are quick to rely on large CGI setpieces and pre-existing properties, The Furious is a great reminder that satisfying, top-of-the-line action is all it takes to create a masterpiece action thriller.
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‘Blue Heron’
Sophy Romvari‘s powerful story of perseverance and grief’s continuous conversations with memory is one whose mastery speaks for itself while watching the film. Blue Heron is the type of masterpiece that easily could have become a major award-winning icon if released during the fall months, but seems doomed to be little more than a cult classic loved to death by die-hard film fans, never scratching past the surface of popularity. However, the sense of deep personal connection in every frame of the film simply wouldn’t be possible without this smaller scale and underground energy that the film exudes.
The film follows the memories of Sasha, the young daughter of a Hungarian immigrant family who relocate to Vancouver Island and deal with the increasingly dangerous behavioural issues of their oldest son, Jeremy (Edik Beddoes). It’s one thing to simply tell a story of a painful family experience, but the brilliance of Blue Heron is how it plays with the rose-tinted nature of memory, and how we often blind ourselves to the truth of painful situations to make for more uplifting memories. Similarly to one of 2020s other dramatic masterpieces about memory, Aftersun, Blue Heron only gets better and better upon rewatch and is an emotional tour de force from beginning to end.
Blue Heron
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March 21, 2026
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91 minutes
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Sophy Romvari
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Sophy Romvari
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Kamri Peterson recalled the exact moment she found out she would be part of the Dancing With the Stars troupe for season 35.
“I was in a hotel room. I was at a dance convention. I was in a hotel room all by myself. I got the call,” Peterson, 18, told Us exclusively at Dancing With the Stars Con 2026. “I was absolutely shocked and so excited.”
Peterson said it has “been a dream” of hers to return to DWTS since she took part in its short-lived spinoff DWTS: Juniors.
“I was just so excited. I really don’t think I’ve ever been so happy in my entire life,” she gushed. “I called my mom first, and then I called my dad, and then I called one of my best friends’ moms, Felicia, and then my best friend Malakai.”
Several Dancing With the Stars pro dancers began their journey in the ballroom in the troupe. The hit dance competition first introduced its troupe during 2011’s season 12, featuring a selection of performers who didn’t have a celebrity partner but still appeared in group numbers and their own “bumpers” between competitive routines. “When I first […]
News broke on Sunday, August 2, at the first-ever DWTS Con that Peterson will perform in the troupe for the upcoming season of the hit show. When Peterson appeared on DWTS: Juniors in 2018, she was partnered up with Little Big Shots alum Akash Vukoti with help from mentor Witney Carson.
“One of my favorite pros is Witney because she was my pro on Juniors, so I always feel like that’s so fun,” Peterson told Us. “I love Rylee [Arnold] because I grew up with [her], so it’s so fun seeing her.”
She continued: “But literally, there’s Dani[ella Karagach]. I grew up watching Dani even before I was on Juniors. I’d watch her videos on YouTube. Like, I have been a die-hard fan of Dani since before Juniors. I mean, before Dancing With the Stars. So, yeah, I mean, literally everyone. Everyone’s so good.”
Peterson said being on DWTS: Juniors was an experience that shaped her life, adding, “I just remember having the absolute time of my life. Like, literally, my favorite memories ever are from that show.”
She’s even more excited to return to the ballroom in this new chapter.
“This is my first performance with Dancing With the Stars since Dancing With the Stars: Juniors. I’m just so excited,” she shared from the Acrisure Arena in Palm Springs, California. “It’s surreal because this is such a big dream of mine. So it’s been amazing, and I feel like everyone’s had a lot of fun. I’ve had a lot of fun. It’s been amazing.”
ABC has yet to announce the rest of the season 35 troupe members — or the pro roster — but so far, fans can expect to see celebs Ciara Miller, Maura Higgins, Jackson Olson and Guillermo Rodriguez competing in the ballroom this fall.
Peterson, meanwhile, is looking forward to leaving her mark, telling Us, “I want to inspire the younger generation. I want them to see that dance doesn’t have to be so serious. It can also be something that’s just fun because I feel like, at least for me, dance is something that I do because I enjoy it, not because I have to.”
She concluded: “And I feel like sometimes people get a little distracted by the fact that ‘Oh, we have to win, we have to do this, we have to do that,’ but also we dance because we love it, so I think I want to show people that dance can be fun. It doesn’t always have to be competitive and scary.”
Dancing With the Stars returns to ABC with a two-night premiere starting Tuesday, September 15.
Last July, Rasheeda Frost let her supporters know: “I ain’t never leaving Kirk.” That line alone had the freestyle buzzing across the internet. While some found humor in her approach to long-standing shade against her husband, others kept the hate train choo-chooing! More than a year later, Rasheeda is resurfacing her iconic lyrics to participate in a viral TikTok trend. Now, fans are divided as they debate the couple’s relationship history and Kirk Frost’s infidelities.
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Rasheeda Frost Uses Viral Lyrics In TikTok Trend
Mrs. Frost dropped by Antoinette Media for a chat and participated in an acting challenge that’s been sweeping the internet. Folks have been picking a quote and repeating it in different emotional tones. In Rasheeda’s case, she used the tones happy, sad, sarcastic, disappointed, angry and flirty. Each time she repeated the phrase, “I ain’t leaving Kirk.” She appeared to enjoy the internet challenge and seemingly put her all into each acting cue. As mentioned, Rasheeda Frost debuted the freestyle rap that features those lyrics in July 2025.
Recap Of Kirk Frost’s Track Record
More than 10 years ago, Kirk Frost gagged his and Rasheeda’s fans after they learned of his cheating ways. During ‘Love & Hip Hop ATL’ S2 airing in 2013, his wife revealed her pregnancy with son Karter. Kirk’s reaction appeared to be less than ideal as he asked Rasheeda for an abortion and questioned who the father was. Later in S2 of ‘LHHATL’, camera caught Kirk Frost kissing and partying with two women or as most people call it: cheating. By the following year, in 2014, Kirk acted on his doubt toward his wife and tested Karter’s DNA. By 2017, Jasmine Washington came forward with her and Kirk Frost’s affair. Approximately two years laterk, court-ordered DNA proved he was the father. Their son was secretly born in 2016 and the following year she joined the ‘LHHATL’ cast, where her and Kirk’s coparenting issues got air time.
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Mara Wilson and company have done a lot since leaving Crunchem Hall Elementary School.
Todd Tucker has raised eyebrows after taking to social media to ask, “How young is too young?” when it comes to dating.
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Todd Tucker Asks Question About Dating: “How Young Is Too Young?”
On Monday, August 3, Todd Tucker took to Instagram with a question for the internet to weigh in on. Furthermore, he noted that he’s always “asking for a friend,” but was wondering, as one gets back into the dating world, “How young is too young?”
“And is there an age that’s too old?” he continued. “So my body said if you’re gonna go younger, you have to go your oldest child’s age, and add eight years. So my daughter Kayla is what? 30? So eight years is 38. Is that appropriate? Imma be 53. Then, another friend said it’s half your age plus seven… And then how old is too old? Can I go 60? 65?”
Todd Tucker Raises Eyebrows With Question About Dating
Social media users entered TSR’s comment section with raised eyebrows to Todd Tucker’s question about dating.
Instagram user @brittani__nicole wrote, “If you gotta ask I’m suspicious 🤔”
While Instagram user @spunky_brewstah added, “If you gotta ask 😏 knowing good and damn well you just added that ‘how old is too old’ for razzle dazzle. However I am not razzled nor am I dazzled so…”
Instagram user @tamashintl wrote, “Date your age group. You’ll have more in common and lots to talk about than someone slightly older than your daughter. Simple as that.”
While Instagram user @rosekransmami added, “🌽 He always single and looking lol he never had these questions when he was married and cheating”
Instagram user @md29creations wrote, “Asking for a friend, okay Todd😂”
While Instagram user @laysia_jaayy added, “He trying to see how young he can go without scrutiny”
Instagram user @boriibillions__ wrote, “Men think the single life so fun until you 50 divorced & on the internet asking questions you know the answer to all because you want attention from your ex wife .”
While Instagram user @jeliroleearthwalker added, “I liked him better. When he was married and quiet”
Instagram user @mochalamode wrote, “IF YOU GOTTA ASK YOU SHOULDN’T BE DOING IT🧐🤔🙁😐”
While Instagram user @legendary_berry added, “If you’re even asking this question, I think you know the answer.”
Instagram user @yellow_dymond wrote, “The ink just dried on the divorce decree🫠”
While Instagram user @yasmeeniana added, “He’s scheming. I can see it in his eyes.”
Instagram user @dewithluv wrote, “Too old to be using the wrong ‘to/too’ I can say that much”
His & Kandi Burruss’ daughter, Riley, Recently Opened Up About Their Divorce
As The Shade Room previously reported, Kandi Burruss announced her and Todd Tucker’s split in November 2025. This, after they were married for almost 12 years. Last month, their daughter Riley opened up about the impact of their divorce.
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Alan Ritchson is rapidly becoming the King of Hollywood, with the rate he’s going at. We’re running out of characters to describe the sheer number of projects he’s got on the go, but this next one might be the most ambitious project he’s signed up to yet. His appearance in Fast X seems to have given him a taste for high octane thrills, because he’s doing his own take on the mega franchise.
Deadline is reporting that Netflix has partnered with Ritchson on an untitled MotoGP-set heist thriller, which will serve as the first project under the actor’s newly signed first-look feature deal with the streamer. Ritchson will both star in and produce the film through his Dancing Skeleton banner, with longtime Fast & Furious writer Chris Morgan penning the screenplay. MotoGP is fully involved with the project and will consult on it for Ritchson. The announcement comes just days after Ritchson revealed he had acquired the rights to MotoGP while speaking on Dax Shepard’s Armchair Expert podcast.
“I got the rights to MotoGP. I love motorcycles. They’re so fun. I want to tell stories about it. I want to make a cool, Fast and Furious kind of thing for motorcycles, like international.”
He also revealed he’d already begun extensive stunt preparation for the film, which he’s clearly keen to be involved with practically on every level, if he can be.
“I had just set up a film where I would be riding every bike in that thing and riding it in crazy scenarios. So I really got to know how to do every kind of stunt. I have every kind of bike you can imagine, all levels of stunt bikes, dirt bikes, and I practice on these things all the time.”
Alan Ritchson Will Partner With Netflix
The MotoGP thriller also signals Netflix’s growing confidence in Ritchson following the enormous success of War Machine. The sci-fi action blockbuster amassed 139.9 million views during its first 91 days, becoming one of Netflix’s biggest original movie hits and earning an immediate sequel.
Under the new first-look deal, Ritchson will star in and produce multiple feature films for Netflix. He’s already attached to headline Maelstrom, directed by Jaume Collet-Serra, while also fronting an untitled survival competition series for the streamer.
No release date has yet been announced for the untitled MotoGP heist thriller. In the meantime, Ritchson returns as Jack Reacher when Season 4 premieres on Prime Video on August 12.
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February 3, 2022
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Prime Video
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Nick Santora
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Omar Madha, Carol Banker, Julian Holmes, Lin Oeding, M.J. Bassett, Norberto Barba, Stephen Surjik, Thomas Vincent
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Cait Duffy
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Fall TV used to mean broadcast premieres and little else, but streaming has completely taken over the season at this point, and this year’s crop is an unusually strong mix: a Marvel trilogy finale, a slasher icon’s origin story, a Stephen King adaptation from the genre’s most trusted current voice, and two Hollywood A-listers playing exaggerated versions of themselves. These are all new series, not returning seasons, with confirmed premiere dates.
A fun fact here is that it’s a genuinely franchise-heavy lineup, which speaks to where streaming has landed in 2026: almost nothing on this list is an original concept created from scratch, and yet, all of them are original in their creation process. Each entry is either expanding a universe, adapting a book, or trading on a real person’s life story, a reminder that even in a fall full of wild swings, the safest bet studios can make right now is attaching a project to something audiences know. Here are the seven new streaming shows that debut in fall 2026.
‘Neagley’ (2026)
Maria Sten steps out of Reacher‘s shadow in the spin-off Neagley, where she plays the titular character Frances Neagley. Neagley is Reacher’s former Army protégé who has since established a career as a Chicago private investigator. When a friend from her past dies in suspicious circumstances, Neagley applies everything she learned to investigate the case. Unlike Reacher‘s rotating cast and town-to-town structure, Neagley stays rooted in one city with a recurring ensemble, which is a departure from the formula but will allow for deeper relationships and longer-simmering plots compared to Reacher’s episodic wandering. Alan Ritchson appears as a guest star, reprising Reacher, presumably to ease the transition for fans who have only seen Neagley as a supporting character.
Though not a prominent figure in Lee Child‘s original novels, Neagley has genuinely been one of the most well-received characters in the Reacher ensemble since the show’s first season, making this spin-off as much a bet on Sten’s performance as on the source material itself. Neagley will have eight episodes, and they’re set to premiere on the same day as the Reacher Season 4 finale, allowing fans to jump from one to the next without missing a beat. It seems Amazon wants this to feel like an extension of the binge rather than a separate event; it’s a significant structural gamble for the streamer, as it essentially splits a hit series into two concurrent shows rather than one larger season.
‘Brothers’ (2026)
In the eight-episode comedy Brothers, Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson play fictionalized versions of themselves, long-time friends whose bond is disrupted when a family secret reveals they may be brothers. After Harrelson’s daughter’s wedding fails, he and his family travel to McConaughey’s Texas ranch for what is supposed to be a healing retreat, only for the secret to come out and make both men spiral, with McConaughey’s potential run for Texas governor complicating matters even more. It’s a reunion of the True Detective co-stars in a much lighter register, created by the pair alongside Schitt’s Creek writer David West Read, and it draws directly on years of genuine speculation about the two actors’ resemblance to one another.
The series has had an unusually long road to air: Apple ordered it in March 2023, shot it in late 2024 and mid-2025, and only set a 2026 release date, meaning fans have been waiting well over three years to see it. Even by prestige TV standards, such a gap is unusual, but as conflict happens on set sometimes, the show did go through its ups and downs; the release was also influenced by the switch in production companies and showrunners. The first two episodes will premiere on September 23, with new episodes released weekly, leaning on a classic Apple TV schedule and giving the show a full seven-week run rather than a single binge dump.
‘Carrie’ (2026)
Mike Flanagan directs the first television adaptation of Stephen King’s 1974 debut novel Carrie, and this comes after his signing with Prime Video in 2022 and a delayed attempt at adapting The Dark Tower (Flanagan called this project “one of the most complicated to adapt”). Summer H. Howell stars as Carrie White, a sheltered teenager who lives with an overbearing Catholic mother (Samantha Sloyan) and attends public high school for the first time. As she becomes the target of a bullying campaign around school, her telekinetic abilities begin to emerge.
King serves as an executive producer on the series, while Flanagan continues his now well-established track record of faithfully adapting his work while finding new angles. Flanagan has thus far adapted Gerald’s Game, The Life of Chuck, and Doctor Sleep and shows no signs of slowing down. All eight episodes will air at the same time, building to the same prom-night climax that audiences have come to expect for decades, but Flanagan spends far more time than previous adaptations establishing who Carrie is before that night arrives. Every screen adaptation since Brian De Palma’s 1976 original has essentially been chasing that film’s legacy, and this series is the first attempt to tell the story over eight hours rather than two.
‘VisionQuest’ (2026)
VisionQuest, the third and final installment in the trilogy that began with WandaVision and moved on through Agatha All Along, reintroduces Paul Bettany as the reconstructed “White Vision”, now working to reclaim the memories and humanity that were taken away from him. James Spader returns as Ultron for the first time since 2015’s Avengers: Age of Ultron in this reimagined story about fathers, sons, and inherited trauma, with Ultron serving as both antagonist and, in his own twisted way, family. Terry Matalas, the showrunner behind Star Trek: Picard, is the showrunner, while other recurring roles include Ruaridh Mollica as an older version of Tommy Maximoff, one of Wanda and Vision’s twin sons, Orla Brady, T’Nia Miller, and James D’Arcy.
The series has undergone multiple title changes and years of development since it was first reported in 2022, demonstrating how much Marvel has restructured its television plans since the initial post-Endgame streaming push. It’s being billed as the true conclusion to a story that began with grief and domestic fantasy in WandaVision and has gradually progressed to Vision confronting his own creator ever since. It’s an eight-episode series and, according to Marvel, their final live-action show of the year, capping off Marvel’s noticeably slower release schedule compared to the flood of shows released in 2021 and 2022. It’s also part of Phase Six of the MCU, which began with The Fantastic Four: First Steps.
‘Crystal Lake’ (2026)
Linda Cardellini stars as Pamela Voorhees in the A24-produced prequel to the Friday the 13th franchise, Crystal Lake, which marks the series’ first meaningful new entry in years. The show, set mostly in 1970 and 1971, follows Pam a year after her young son Jason drowns at Camp Crystal Lake, a grief she can’t get over, which is made more difficult when two strangers arrive in town and begin digging into her past. It’s more of a character-driven approach than the slasher film series, focusing on the woman who becomes the franchise’s original killer before Jason ever picks up a machete, and the series will feature multiple versions of Jason throughout its run, played in part by Callum Vinson as a child.
Crystal Lake arrives amid a genuinely tangled rights history: a long legal battle between showrunners and writers ensued, with even Bryan Fuller and Kevin Williamson having been attached to the project at some point, which explains why fans have gone so long without any new Friday the 13th material, despite the franchise’s enduring popularity. The current and official showrunner is Brad Caleb Kane, fresh off It: Welcome to Derry, and he produced all eight episodes. Crystal Lake will premiere all of its episodes on the same day, mid-October, just before Halloween arrives. Fun fact, there are three Friday the 13ths in 2026, which is the maximum possible number of them in a single year.
‘Yaga’ (2026)
Created by playwright Kat Sandler and adapted from her own stage play, Yaga reimagines the Slavic folklore figure of Baba Yaga as a contemporary mystery thriller set in a small coastal town. Noah Reid plays Rapp, a private investigator called in when Henry Park (Hudson Williams), heir to the town’s powerful fishery, vanishes without explanation, pulling Rapp into conflict with a wary local detective, Carson (Clark Backo), and a magnetic university professor Katherine (Carrie-Anne Moss), all while the case delves further into folklore and long-buried town secrets.
The eight-episode series will premiere all at once, and each episode has a runtime of about half an hour, similar to some recent genre-bending hits like Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed. Yaga debuted its first teaser at San Diego Comic-Con in July 2026, and with Williams on board, it’s set to be a hit, considering his skyrocketed fame after Heated Rivalry (reportedly, the tickets for the play sold out after Williams was announced as a cast member). Yaga is set to stream on AMC+ in the U.S., but an exact October date is still to be confirmed as of now; from what can be seen in the trailer, it leans just as much on atmosphere as it does on its central mystery. Furthermore, it looks like some of the shows we enjoyed watching in the 2010s, and a nostalgic moment is always welcome.
‘The Greatest’ (2026)
The Greatest, executive produced by Muhammad Ali‘s widow, Lonnie Ali, and Michael B. Jordan, is the first authorized scripted series about Ali’s life, chronicling his rise from Cassius Clay to the world’s most recognizable athlete in eight episodes. Jaalen Best stars as Ali throughout his life, with Omari Hardwick as his father, Cassius Clay Sr., and Michael Ealy as Malcolm X, rounding out a cast designed to carry the series through both his athletic triumphs and the political and personal battles that accompanied them, from his opposition to the Vietnam draft to his involvement in the civil rights movement.
Showrunner Ben Watkins created the series with the direct involvement of Ali’s family, aiming for an intimate portrait rather than a highlight reel, focusing as much on what Ali sacrificed as what he achieved. The project and premiere date were revealed at this year’s ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans, which sees Prime Video attempting to position the show within Black cultural institutions rather than treating it as a standard sports biopic release. Filming took place across Ontario, Toronto, and Hamilton to represent the various American cities that defined the different stages of Ali’s career.
‘The Good Daughter’ (2026)
Rose Byrne and Meghann Fahy play sisters Samantha and Charlotte Quinn in the six-episode limited series The Good Daughter, adapted by Karin Slaughter from her own novel with the same title. Nearly thirty years after Samantha and Charlotte’s family suffered a violent event, Charlotte, now a lawyer like their father, becomes the first witness to a new attack that reveals a small town’s long-buried history. Slaughter, best known for her novels Will Trent and Pieces of Her (both turned into hit series subsequently), wrote every episode and serves as showrunner. Besides Fahy and Byrne, Brendan Gleeson and Olivia Williams round out the cast in a story that focuses on the long, complicated aftermath of trauma.
Jessica Biel was originally cast in the lead role in 2024, but she left the production months later, with Fahy and Byrne taking over. Steph Green, who previously directed on HBO’s Duster, directs all six episodes, giving the series a consistent directorial voice rather than the rotating-director approach that many limited series employ. With a female showrunner, writer, and director, as well as two compelling female leads, The Good Daughter looks to be a great addition to a growing trend of women in television. All six episodes of the show will premiere on the same day, making it one of the year’s final major scripted premieres before the holiday programming rush dominates most platforms’ release calendars.
‘Blade Runner 2099’ (2026)
Fifty years after the events of Blade Runner 2049, we revisit a futuristic Los Angeles yet again in the limited series Blade Runner 2099, which closes out the fall calendar as one of Prime Video’s biggest swings; as much as fans are excited, they’re also skeptical. Michelle Yeoh plays Olwen, a veteran Replicant Blade Runner on the verge of retirement who is forced to collaborate with Cora (Hunter Schafer), a fugitive human posing as a replicant, as the two are dragged into a conspiracy that dates back to the city’s foundational moments.
Silka Luisa, who previously created Apple TV’s Shining Girls, is the series’ showrunner, with Ridley Scott serving as an executive producer, five years after the show was first announced by Scott himself in 2021; production was repeatedly delayed by the 2023 Hollywood strikes and a lengthy post-production process. The eight episodes will be released simultaneously in all countries covered by Prime Video, a fittingly massive rollout for a franchise that has been relevant and sustained for decades; the first teaser, unveiled at San Diego Comic-Con, leaned heavily on the established legacy by showing a grim, replicant-dominated vision of the city’s future, showing why Blade Runner 2099 is one of the year’s most anticipated premieres
Blade Runner 2099
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2026 – 2027-00-00
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Prime Video
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Silka Luisa
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Jonathan van Tulleken
Called an “unrivaled cinematic spectacle” in Joe Schmidt‘s review for Collider, and earning near-perfect scores from both critics and audiences on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, Christopher Nolan‘s historical epic The Odysseyhas risen to the huge expectations set by the master of the 21st century blockbuster. After a successful third weekend at the box office, The Odyssey has now hit an enormous $911 million worldwide, and is set to become the third billion-dollar film in Nolan’s catalog, after The Dark Knight and The Dark Knight Rises.
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Sunglasses have a way of completing an outfit, and the Nader sisters know a thing or two about pulling out a look. So, we’re not surprised that Brooks, Mary Holland, Grace Ann, and Sarah Jane partnered with Quay to release a sunglasses collection that reflects each of them individually and as a family. You can shop the many styles now starting at $49.
This Made to Be Seen collection offers a range of colors and silhouettes — some new to Quay — so even if you’re a fan of the brand, you’ll find sunglasses you don’t already own. We love that there are familiar neutral colors, like black, tortoise and tonal finishes. But you’ll also find pops of pink and green for when your outfit needs a fun boost.
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When it comes to silhouettes, there are oversized options like Nightfall Remix, No Comment, and Clock It. For more narrow picks, there are smaller styles like Nevermind, Hit Single and Aura Points. We know that it can be tricky to select sunglasses online, but Quay offers a “Try on Virtually” feature, so you can see what you’d look like in a particular pair.
“This collection is really a reflection of who we are individually and together,” said the Nader sisters in Quay materials.
“Each of us has such a different personal style, but sisterhood has always been at the center of everything we do. We wanted these frames to feel fun, confident, versatile and like the perfect finishing touch no matter your vibe.”
Whether you prefer square sunglasses or oval ones, these picks are all about being seen and feeling confident. The new styles are already getting a thumbs up for just how good they look.
“They’re so fashionable, comfortable and durable. They also don’t leave the imprint on your nose when you take them off. They’re so cute, I think I may purchase the brown-colored ones,” one five-star reviewer wrote about the No Comment style.
Quay is an Australian sunglasses brand known for its high-quality yet reasonably priced sunglasses, so you won’t find a single pair above $125 is the Nader sisters’ set.
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Few sci-fi franchises have successfully reinvented themselves as dramatically as this acclaimed military space opera did back in the early 2000s. Reimagining a cult classic that had long divided fans and whose production company was sued by Star Wars‘ 20th Century Fox over alleged similarities, the reboot abandoned the original’s light-hearted space adventure in favor of a darker, post-apocalyptic drama. The result was a groundbreaking series that reshaped audiences’ expectations of sci-fi television through its exploration of religion, artificial intelligence, politics, and humanity’s fight for survival.
From Star Trek veteran Ronald D. Moore, the 95%-rated Battlestar Galactica premiered as a three-hour miniseries on the Sci Fi Channel in December 2003 before expanding into a four-season series that concluded on March 20, 2009. In the years following its dramatic 2009 finale, the genre-defining political drama has bounced between streaming services, making it difficult for new viewers to watch the complete saga in one place. However, now, fans have another opportunity to own the entire series.
According to MovieWeb, Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series returns on Blu-ray from Universal on August 11, 2026. The 21-disc collection includes the complete four-season series along with the original miniseries, totaling 4,171 minutes of content. While this is not a new 4K restoration, the set presents the series in 1080p high definition with its original 1.78:1 aspect ratio, DTS-HD Master Audio 5.1, and English SDH, French, and Spanish subtitles.
How Does ‘Battlestar Galactica’ Hold Up?
Starring Edward James Olmos as Commander (later Admiral) William Adama and Mary McDonnell as President Laura Roslin, Battlestar Galactica follows the last survivors of humanity after the robotic Cylons launch a devastating genocidal attack on the Twelve Colonies. Forced into exile aboard a ragtag fleet led by the older titular ship, apparently the only military capital ship that survived the Cylons’ attack, the survivors set out in search of the mythical Thirteenth Colony: Earth.
Unlike most space operas, Battlestar Galactica features no alien civilizations. Instead, its central conflict revolves around humanity’s war against the Cylons, human-made sentient machines. The series also distinguishes itself with a grounded approach to combat, favoring ballistic weapons, rail guns, and missiles over the energy weapons commonly associated with the genre, like lasers. Beyond its military action, the space opera examines the moral choices survivors must make as they deal with the decline of the human race and their war with the Cylons.
Battlestar Galactica: The Complete Series arrives on August 11. Preorder yours here.
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2004 – 2009-00-00
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Wayne Rose, Michael Nankin, Rod Hardy, Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Edward James Olmos, Robert M. Young, Jeff Woolnough, Félix Enríquez Alcalá, Jonas Pate, Allan Kroeker, Anthony Hemingway, Jean de Segonzac, Marita Grabiak, James Head, Paul A. Edwards, Gwyneth Horder-Payton, Brad Turner, Ronald D. Moore, Bill Eagles
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Carla Robinson, Michael Taylor, Bradley Thompson, David Weddle, Jane Espenson, Mark Verheiden, Michael Angeli, Anne Cofell Saunders, Jeff Vlaming, Michael Rymer, Dawn Prestwich, Nicole Yorkin, Seamus Kevin Fahey
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