Apple TV’s Must-See 2026 Lineup Takes Big Swings and Makes Big Promises

If you’ve been following along today, you know it’s a big day for Apple TV, which had a Press Day in Santa Monica.

The highly anticipated 2026 Apple TV slate was unveiled, showcasing compelling, new and returning series, original films, and an array of live sports, including Formula 1, MLS, and Friday Night Baseball — all set to debut this year. 

Bottom line? There is a whole lot of entertainment coming out way, with an enormous amount of talent behind it. 

The event featured a stellar lineup of today’s biggest stars and celebrated storytellers, with a special conversation between Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue and Formula 1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali discussing the debut of the exhilarating 2026 F1 racing season on Apple TV.

With a buzzy upcoming slate, Apple TV will debut new originals each week in 2026, as well as new seasons of returning favorites including Ted Lasso season four this summer. 

At the Apple TV Press Day, a thunderous new trailer for the second season hit series Monarch: Legacy of Monsters was unleashed.

Teasers for highly anticipated series Imperfect Women, starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, and Kate Mara, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, hailing from David E. Kelley and starring Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer, and Lucky, a new limited series starring Anya Taylor-Joy, also made an impact.

Apple TV also shared first-looks at Cape Fear, Widow’s Bay, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, and debuted a clip from the upcoming season of The Last Thing He Told Me.

The stars and creators behind award-winning, hit Apple Originals The Studio, Pluribus, Shrinking, Your Friends & Neighbors and Sugar also took to the stage to discuss what’s on the horizon for their breakout series.

On the heels of record-breaking blockbuster feature F1 landing four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, stars from highly anticipated Apple Original Films including Outcome, The Dink, Mayday, Matchbox The Movie and Way of the Warrior Kid unveiled a first-look at their projects, all set to debut in 2026.

Following the incredible success of F1, the highest-grossing sports feature of all time, which also just landed four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Cue and Domenicali discussed Apple TV becoming the US broadcast partner for the 2026 season. 

The racing league joins Apple’s ongoing MLS and MLB sports programming, with all MLS matches and Friday Night Baseball now available with an Apple TV subscription.

Apple TV’s expanding 2026 slate, with more original titles set to be announced soon, includes:

Eternity

Premiere Date: February 13, 2026

An Apple Original Film in association with A24, Eternity is the Rotten Tomatoes’ Certified Fresh romantic comedy from David Freyne. 

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive. 

The cast also includes John Early, Olga Merediz and Academy Award-winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph. 

Eternity is directed and written by Freyne, and produced by brothers Tim and Trevor White of Star Thrower Entertainment, with Teller, Olsen, and J. Michael Williams serving as executive producers. 

The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2

Premiere Date: February 20, 2026

Starring and executive produced by Jennifer Garner, and based on The First Time I Saw Him, Laura Dave’s instant New York Times bestselling sequel to her acclaimed No. 1 New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick.

On The Last Thing He Told Me Season 2, Owen shows up after five years on the run, and Hannah and her stepdaughter Bailey find themselves in a race to figure out how to reunite their family before the past catches up to them. 

Angourie Rice, David Morse, and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, and new additions Judy Greer and Rita Wilson, star alongside Garner.

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters Season 2

Premiere Date: February 27, 2026

Starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett, and Anders Holm, season two of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters will pick up with the fate of Monarch — and the world — hanging in the balance. 

The dramatic saga reveals buried secrets that reunite our heroes (and villains) on Kong’s Skull Island, and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea. 

The ripple effects of the past make waves in the present day, blurring the bonds between family, frie,nd and foe — all with the threat of a titan event on the horizon.

Hailing from Legendary Television, Monarch: Legacy of Monsters is executive produced by Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell from Safehouse Pictures, alongside Chris Black, Jen Roskind, Matt Shakman and Lawrence Trilling, who also directs four episodes, as well as Andrew Colville, who writes two episodes and serves as executive producer. 

Black serves as showrunner on Season 2. Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita executive produce on behalf of Toho Co., Ltd., the owner of the Godzilla character. 

Toho licensed the rights to Legendary for Monarch: Legacy of Monsters as a natural byproduct of their long-term relationship with the film franchise. 

Apple TV has a multi-series deal with Legendary Entertainment, which includes a second season of Monarch: Legacy of Monsters and multiple spinoff series based on the franchise.

Imperfect Women 

Premiere Date: March 18, 2026

Based on Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name, and starring and executive produced by Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington, Imperfect Women examines a crime that shatters the lives of three women in a decades-long friendship. 

The unconventional thriller explores guilt and retribution, love and betrayal, and the compromises we make that irrevocably alter our lives. As the investigation unravels, so does the truth about how even the closest friendships may not be what they seem.

The new psychological thriller is created for television by Annie Weisman, who also serves as showrunner, with an ensemble cast led by Kate Mara, Joel Kinnaman, Corey Stoll, Leslie Odom Jr., Audrey Zahn, Jill Wagner, Rome Flynn, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Violette Linnz, Indiana Elle, Jackson Kelly, Keith Carradine, Ana Ortiz and Wilson Bethel.

For All Mankind Season 5

Premiere Date: March 27, 2026

For All Mankind Season 5, the hit, critically acclaimed space drama series from creators Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, picks up in the years since the Goldilocks asteroid heist. 

Happy Valley has grown into a thriving colony with thousands of residents and a base for new missions that will take us even further into the solar system. 

But with the nations of Earth now demanding law and order on the Red Planet, friction continues to build between the people who live on Mars and their former home. 

The ensemble cast returning for season five includes Joel Kinnaman, Toby Kebbell, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña and Wrenn Schmidt, alongside new series regulars Mirelle Enos, Costa Ronin, Sean Kaufman, Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson.

Your Friends & Neighbors Season 2

Premiere Date: April 3, 2026

Renewed for a third season ahead of its Season 2 debut, Your Friends & Neighbors is the acclaimed drama from creator Jonathan Tropper, starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm. 

After being fired in disgrace, Andrew Coop Cooper (Hamm), a hedge fund manager still grappling with his recent divorce, resorts to stealing from his neighbors’ homes in the exceedingly affluent Vestment Village, only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind those wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined. 

In Season 2, Andrew Cooper doubles down on his life as an unlikely suburban thief, until the arrival of a new neighbor threatens to expose his secrets and place his family at risk. 

Emmy Award-nominee James Marsden joins the cast for season two, alongside returning stars Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Isabel Gravitt and Donovan Colan.

Outcome

Premiere Date: April 10, 2026

Outcome is a dark comedy that centers on Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves), a beloved Hollywood star who must dive into the depths of his hidden demons after he is extorted with a mysterious video that’s sure to shatter his image and end his career. 

With the support of his lifelong besties Kyle (Cameron Diaz) and Xander (Matthew Bomer), along with his crisis lawyer Ira (Jonah Hill), Reef embarks on a soul-searching journey to make amends with anyone he could have possibly wronged in hopes of identifying the blackmailer. 

Co-writer and director Jonah Hill brings a unique lens to Reef’s wild but spiritually cleansing, nostalgic, and eye-opening trip down memory lane, where confronting his past might be the only way to rescue his future.

Alongside Reeves, Diaz, Bomer, and Hill, the ensemble cast includes Martin Scorsese, Susan Lucci, Laverne Cox, David Spade, Atsuko Okatsuka, Roy Wood Jr., Kaia Gerber, Ivy Wolk, and more.

Written by Hill and Ezra Woods, Outcome hails from Apple Studios, produced by Matt Dines, Ali Goodwin, and Hill under their Strong Baby banner, with Adam Merims serving as executive producer.

Margo’s Got Money Troubles

Premiere Date: April 15, 2026

Hailing from multi-Emmy Award winner David E. Kelley, and starring and executive produced by Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Elle Fanning and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer, Margo’s Got Money Troubles is a bold, heartwarming, and comedic family drama.

It follows recent college dropout and aspiring writer, Margo (Fanning), the daughter of an ex-Hooter’s waitress (Pfeiffer) and ex-pro wrestler (Nick Offerman), as she’s forced to make her way with a new baby, a mounting pile of bills, and a dwindling amount of ways to pay them. 

The series also stars Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Rico Nasty, and Lindsey Normington.

Criminal Record Season 2

Premier Date: April 22, 2026

In Season 2 of the powerful thriller, Criminal Record, June is the senior officer on the scene when a political rally is attacked by far-right counter-protesters. 

The violent clash leaves a young man dead, and June, consumed with guilt, is desperate to bring the unknown killer to justice. 

It seems as if her best hope is Daniel, now a key figure in the shadowy world of police intelligence. He may have the answers she needs, but to get his help, she will have to accept a dangerous bargain. 

Starring Academy Award winner Peter Capaldi as Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and Critics Choice Award nominee Cush Jumbo as Detective Sergeant June Lenker, Criminal Record is created by BAFTA Award nominee Paul Rutman. 

Widow’s Bay

Premiere Date: April 29, 2026

Led by Emmy Award winner Matthew Rhys, who also serves as executive producer, Widow’s Bay is a quaint island town 40 miles off the coast of New England. 

But something lurks beneath the surface. Mayor Tom Loftis (Rhys) is desperate to revive his struggling community. There’s no Wi-Fi, spotty cellular reception and he must contend with superstitious locals who believe their island is cursed. 

He wants these people to respect him. They don’t. They think he is soft and cowardly. And he is. But Loftis is determined to build a better future for his teenage son and turn the island into a tourist destination. 

Miraculously, he succeeds: tourists are finally coming. Unfortunately, the locals were right. After decades of calm, the old stories that seemed too ludicrous to be true start happening again. 

Widow’s Bay blends genuine horror with character-driven comedy. Rhys stars alongside an ensemble cast led by Kate O’Flynn, Stephen Root, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Kevin Carroll and Dale Dickey. 

Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed

Premiere Date: May 20, 2026

Today, Apple TV revealed the premiere date and a first look at its highly anticipated Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, starring Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany and Jake Johnson. 

The half hour, ten-episode season from creator and showrunner David J. Rosen, will make its global debut on Apple TV with the first two episodes on Wednesday, May 20, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 15.

A new daily comedy thriller starring Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany and Jake Johnson, Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed follows newly divorced mom Paula (Maslany), who falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer. 

Convinced she witnessed a murder, while simultaneously struggling through a custody battle and an identity crisis — Paula begins her own investigation, which helps her rebuild her family and sense of self, but also entangles her in a dangerous web of sex, lies and youth soccer. 

The series also stars Brandon Flynn, Murray Bartlett, Dolly De Leon, Jessy Hodges, Jon Michael Hill, Charlie Hall, Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg and Nola Wallace.

Cape Fear

Premiere Date: June 5, 2026

Inspired by the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Steven Spielberg, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem), the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison — and he wants vengeance. 

The highly anticipated new series is written and showrun by Nick Antosca and executive produced by Academy Award-winners Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg, with Academy Award-winner Javier Bardem and Academy Award-nominee Amy Adams starring and executive producing. 

Patrick Wilson, Joe Anders, Lily Collias, Malia Pyles and Anna Baryshnikov round out the ensemble cast. 

Sugar Season 2

Premiere Date: June 19, 2026

Starring and executive produced by Colin Farrell, the second season of Sugar ushers in the return of Los Angeles’s iconic private detective and film connoisseur John Sugar. 

Emmy nominee Colin Farrell returns for a new case, tracking the troubled older brother of an up-and-coming local boxer as his search for his beloved missing sister continues. 

As the investigation expands into a city-wide conspiracy with sinister intentions, Sugar must reckon with himself to answer the question –– how far will he go to do what’s right?

In addition to Farrell, the second season of Sugar introduces a brand new cast, including Jin Ha, Raymond Lee, Tony Dalton, Laura Donnelly, Sasha Calle, and special guest star Shea Wingham.

Lucky

Premiere Date: July 15, 2026

A new limited series starring Golden Globe Award winner, SAG Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Anya Taylor-Joy, who also serves as executive producer, Lucky is based on The New York Times bestselling novel and Reese’s Book Club pick of the same name by Marissa Stapley. 

The series stars Taylor-Joy as a young woman who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past. 

The Dink

Premiere Date: July 24, 2026

Washed-up former tennis prodigy Dusty Boyd (Jake Johnson) has been reduced to coaching unruly children at his father Chuck’s (Ed Harris) suburban country club. 

Desperate for his father’s approval, Dusty blindly supports Chuck’s vendetta against the new craze taking over the club: pickleball. But when Dusty reaggravates an old injury, taking away his ability to play tennis, he resorts to the unthinkable in the name of rehab. 

He not only tries pickleball, but thanks in part to his enchanting new partner Candace (Mary Steenburgen), he finds himself actually enjoying it. 

Torn between two worlds, Dusty is forced to finally face the ghosts of his past athletic failures, including his childhood nemesis, Andy Roddick (Andy Roddick). Ultimately, Dusty is drawn into a desperate battle for the future of the club, his father’s affection, and his very identity. 

Alongside Johnson, Steenburgen, Harris and Roddick, the all-star cast includes Patton Oswalt, Chloe Fineman, Chris Parnell and Aaron Chen, with Ben Stiller.

Mayday

Premiere Date: September 4, 2026

Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh team up in Mayday, a genre-bending, action-packed buddy comedy that flips the spy thriller on its head. 

When hot shot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy Assassin Kelly (Reynolds) is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines. 

Discovered by Nikolai Ustinov (Branagh), a gruff ex-KGB agent with a penchant for American culture, Troy thinks he’s toast – but could an unlikely alliance between the two lead to Troy’s rescue, and a bond neither saw coming?

Alongside Reynolds and Branagh, the ensemble cast includes Marcin Dorocinski, Maria Bakalova, David Morse and more. 

Ted Lasso Season 4

Premiere Date: Summer 2026

Starring and executive produced by Jason Sudeikis, fan-favorites including Emmy Award-winner Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Emmy award-winner Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift are all set to return as their celebrated characters.

New additions including Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsey, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely.

In Season 4, Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would.

Matchbox The Movie

Premiere Date: October 9, 2026

Inspired by the iconic Mattel toys, Matchbox The Movie is an action-packed, globetrotting adventure about a group of friends since childhood who have their lives upended when undercover CIA agent Sean (John Cena), their long-absent former leader, returns to their small town and unwittingly gets them embroiled in a frantic international pursuit to save the world.

Alongside Cena, Biel, Richardson, Parris and Castro, additional ensemble cast includes Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Danai Gurira, Golshifteh Faranhani and more. 

Way of the Warrior Kid

Premiere Date: November 20, 2026

Middle school has been a nightmare for Marc (Jude Hill), a good kid who’s bullied by his classmates and feels like he’s behind in everything, from academics to P.E. to just making friends. 

That changes when his injured Uncle Jake (Chris Pratt), a decorated Navy SEAL, comes to spend the summer and recuperate with Marc and his mom, Sarah (Linda Cardellini). 

To help Marc defend himself, Jake devises an ambitious program he calls Operation Warrior Kid based on his SEAL training. Instead of teaching his nephew how to fight, Jake shows Marc what real courage is, facing down his own demons along the way. 

Based on the bestselling novel by former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, Way of the Warrior Kid is directed by McG from a screenplay by Will Staples. Alongside Pratt, Cardellini, Hill, and Willink, the cast also includes Ava Torres, Levi McConaughey, Darien Sills-Evans, Carl McDowell, Parker Young, and more. 

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