13 Unmissable TV Shows 2026: Industry to Bridgerton
Here’s a breakdown of the TV shows mentioned in the text, with thier release dates and key details:
* Happy Valley: Returning for a third season, described as the franchise’s most “compulsively watchable” yet.
* Release Date: January; BBC one and iPlayer
* A Thousand Blows: Created by Stephen Knight (peaky Blinders) and starring Stephen Graham. Set in 1880s London, focusing on Jamaican immigrants involved in bare-knuckle boxing.
* Release Date: 9 January; Disney Plus
* Bridgerton: Season 4, Part 1 focuses on Benedict Bridgerton’s romance. Some fans feel the show’s quality has declined.
* Release Date: Late January; Netflix (Part 2 on 26 February)
* The Traitors: Hosted by Claudia winkleman, featuring 22 new players in a game of deception.
* Release Date: 1 January (episodes consecutively on the first three days); BBC One and iPlayer. A companion podcast, The Traitors: Uncloaked, will also be released.
* The Boys: The final season of this satirical superhero show.
* Release date: april 2026 (finale on 20 May)
* Euphoria: Season 3, long-awaited after a 3+ year gap.
* Release date: Not specified, but implied to be sometime after the other listed shows.