Published Jun 16, 2026, 3:44 PM EDT
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All good things must come to an end, as the saying goes. With TV shows, sometimes they end at the right time, and others, fans feel they ended too early. Shows like The Night Agent and The Lincoln Lawyer streamed their latest seasons in 2026, but it's already confirmed that the next seasons will be their last, and fans have mixed feelings about that. Gen V concluded its second season in late 2025, but in 2026, it was confirmed that the show won't be coming back either.
Other shows will stream their final seasons this year, some of which have already concluded in the first half of 2026. A few ran for many seasons, while some only got a couple under their belt before they were given the axe. Whether it's a planned ending or an abrupt one, it's never easy for fans to let go of a favorite show when it concludes.
1 'The Boys' (2019–2026)
Image via Prime VideoOne of the most talked-about show endings this year so far, fans have been waiting almost two years for the conclusion of The Boys. The satirical superhero series takes place in a world where humans and superheroes co-exist. But those with superpowers are often anything but heroes. They are run by a corporation called Vought International that is all about skewing perception and serving its own interests. Homelander (Antony Starr), the most powerful supe of them all, is an egomaniacal narcissist who is desperate for power and yearning to feel wanted. He goes to great lengths to violently serve his interests. Meanwhile, a misfit group known as The Boys is hellbent on taking him, bad supes, and Vought down.
The series finale, which streamed in late May, was met with mixed reception. Some felt the show ended perfectly, bringing the story full circle. Others were less than impressed with the final season. But the story based on the comic book series has come to an end, no matter how you slice it. It will continue in some fashion, however, with the upcoming prequel series Vought Rising, with Jensen Ackles reprising his role as the immortal Soldier Boy.
2 'Good Omens' (2019–2026)
Image via Prime VideoThough it has been streaming since 2019, Good Omens only has three seasons under its belt, with four years between Seasons 1 and 2, and another three years before Season 3, which consists of just a single 90-minute episode, arrived to conclude the story. The fantasy comedy stars Michael Sheen and David Tennant as angel Aziraphale and demon Crowley, respectively. They both live on Earth, representing Heaven and Hell, and try not to let their differing views get in the way of their friendship. When Armageddon is pronounced, and a battle between good and evil is heating up, they must work together to ward off the Antichrist.
Rife with religious themes and featuring many high-profile names as recurring stars, including Frances McDormand, Michael McKean, Nick Offerman, and Jon Hamm as Gabriel, the show's final season was reduced in length due to sexual assault allegations brought forth against creator Neil Gaiman, who departed ahead of the now shortened third season. But throughout its run, Good Omens has been widely praised for its humor and the chemistry between the leads, even if the final season only got lukewarm reviews.
3 'Outlander' (2014–2026)
Image via StarzAiring for eight seasons, Outlander has brought the Diana Gabaldon book series to life. The historical fantasy series is about Claire Randall (Caitríona Balfe), a former World War II military nurse, who travels back in time from 1945 to 1743. While there, she meets and falls in love with Jamie Fraser (Sam Heughan), a Highland warrior. But now, she's stuck within the Jacobite rising.
Outlander might be done, but there's also a prequel series called Outlander: Blood of My Blood, that premiered in 2025 to satiate fans now that the main series has ended. That show's second season will premiere in late 2026 and tells the story of how Claire and Jamie's parents meet and fall in love. But when it comes to the original, Outlander is a great romance show worth watching all the way through.
4 'All American' (2018–2026)
Image via The CWThe eighth and final season of All American is set to premiere in July 2026. The sports drama is inspired by the life of professional football player Spencer Paysinger, starring Daniel Ezra as a young Spencer, a rising star who dreams of making it to the NFL one day. Taye Diggs plays Billy Baker, the high school football coach who recruits Spencer to play in Beverly Hills.
All American was off to a slow start on The CW but picked up steam once it began streaming on Netflix. It has since become one of the best football shows of all time. From there, the series has gone on to air seven seasons to date. The show follows the journey of not only a young man with immense talent and big aspirations, but also the challenges of moving from South L.A. to Beverly Hills and the culture clashes between families.
Collider Exclusive · Taylor Sheridan Universe Quiz
Which Taylor Sheridan
Show Do You Belong In?
Yellowstone · Landman · Tulsa King · Mayor of Kingstown
Four worlds. All of them brutal, complicated, and built on power, loyalty, and the price of survival. Taylor Sheridan doesn't write heroes — he writes people who do what they have to do and live with the cost. Ten questions will reveal which one of his worlds you were made for.
🤠Yellowstone
🛢️Landman
👑Tulsa King
⚖️Mayor of Kingstown
FIND YOUR WORLD →
01
Where does your power come from? In Sheridan's world, everyone has leverage. The question is what kind.
ALand, legacy, and a name that's been feared and respected for generations. BKnowing the deal better than anyone else in the room — and being willing to walk away first. CReputation. I've earned it the hard way, and everyone in the room knows it. DBeing the only person both sides will talk to. That makes me indispensable — and dangerous.
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02
Who do you put first, no matter what? Loyalty in Sheridan's universe is always absolute — and always costly.
AFamily — blood or chosen. The ranch, the name, the people who carry it with me. BThe company — or whoever's signing the cheques. Loyalty follows the contract. CMy crew. The men who stood with me when it counted — I don't abandon them for anything. DMy community — even when my community is a powder keg and I'm the only thing stopping it from blowing.
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03
Someone crosses a line. How do you respond? Every Sheridan protagonist has a line. What matters is what happens after it's crossed.
AQuietly, decisively, and in a way that sends a message to everyone watching. BI outmanoeuvre them legally, financially, and politically before they even know I've moved. CDirectly. Old school. You cross me, you hear about it to your face — and then you deal with the consequences. DI absorb it, calculate the fallout, and find the move that keeps the whole system from collapsing.
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04
Where do you feel most in your element? Sheridan's worlds are as much about place as they are about people.
AWide open land — mountains, sky, silence. Somewhere you can see trouble coming from a mile away. BThe oil fields of West Texas — brutal, lucrative, and indifferent to whoever happens to be standing on top of them. CA mid-size city where the rules haven't quite caught up yet — fertile ground for someone with vision and nerve. DA rust-belt town built around a prison — where everyone's life is shaped by what's inside those walls.
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05
How do you feel about operating in the grey? Nobody in a Sheridan show has clean hands. The question is how they carry the dirt.
AI do what has to be done to protect what's mine. I'll answer for it eventually — but not today. BGrey is just business. The line moves depending on what's at stake, and I move with it. CI have a code — it's not the law's code, but it's mine, and I don't break it. DI've made peace with it. Keeping the peace requires compromises most people don't have the stomach for.
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06
What are you actually fighting to hold onto? Every Sheridan character is fighting a war. The real question is what they're defending.
AA way of life that the modern world is doing everything it can to erase. BMy position — and the leverage that comes with being the person everyone needs to close a deal. CRelevance. I've been away, I've been written off — and I'm proving that was a mistake. DWhatever fragile order I've managed to build — because without it, everything burns.
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07
How do you lead? Authority in Sheridan's world is never given — it's established, maintained, and constantly tested.
ABy example and force of will. People follow me because they believe in what I'm protecting — and because they know what happens if they don't. BThrough negotiation and leverage. I don't need people to like me — I need them to need me. CBy being the smartest, most experienced person in the room and making sure everyone quietly knows it. DBy being the calm centre of a situation that would spiral without me — and accepting that nobody thanks you for it.
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08
Someone new arrives and tries to change how things work. Your reaction? Every Sheridan show has an outsider disrupting an established order. Sometimes that outsider is you.
AThey'll learn. Or they won't. Either way, the land was here before them and it'll be here after. BI figure out what they want, what they're worth, and whether they're an asset or a problem — fast. CI was the outsider once. I give them a chance — one — to show they understand respect. DNew players destabilise everything I've built. I assess the threat and manage it before it manages me.
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09
What has your position cost you? Nobody gets to where these characters are without paying for it. The bill is always personal.
AMy family's peace — maybe their innocence. The ranch demands everything, and I've let it take too much. BRelationships, time, any version of a normal life. The job eats everything that isn't nailed down. CYears. Decades in some cases. Time I can't get back — but I'm not done yet. DMy conscience, mostly. And the ability to ever fully trust anyone on either side of the wall.
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10
When it's over, what do you want people to say? Sheridan's characters all know the ending is coming. The question is what they leave behind.
AThat I held the line. That the land is still ours and everything I did was worth it. BThat I was the best at what I did and that no deal ever got closed without me at the table. CThat I built something real, somewhere nobody expected it, and I did it on my own terms. DThat I kept the peace when nobody else could — and that the town is still standing because of it.
REVEAL MY SHOW →
Sheridan Has Spoken You Belong In…
The show that claimed the most of your answers is the world you were built for. If two tied, both are shown — you're complicated enough to straddle two Sheridan universes.
🤠 Yellowstone
🛢️ Landman
👑 Tulsa King
⚖️ Mayor of Kingstown
You are a Dutton — or you might as well be. You understand that some things are worth protecting at any cost, and that the modern world's indifference to history, to land, to legacy, is not something you're willing to accept quietly. You lead from the front, you carry your family's weight without complaint, and when someone threatens what's yours, you don't escalate — you finish it. You're not cruel. But you are absolute. In Yellowstone's world, that combination of ferocity and loyalty doesn't make you a villain. It makes you the only thing standing between everything that matters and everyone who wants to take it.
You thrive in the chaos of high-stakes negotiation, where the money is enormous, the margins are thin, and the wrong word in the wrong room can cost everyone everything. You're a fixer — the person called when a situation is already on fire and needs someone with the nerve to walk into it. West Texas oil country rewards exactly what you are: sharp, adaptable, unsentimental, and absolutely clear-eyed about what people want and what they'll do to get it. You're not naive enough to think this world is fair. You're smart enough to be the one deciding who it's fair to.
You are a Dwight Manfredi — someone who has served their time, paid their dues, and arrived somewhere unexpected with nothing but their reputation and their wits. You adapt without losing yourself. You build loyalty through respect rather than fear, though you're not above reminding people that the two aren't mutually exclusive. Tulsa King is for people who are still standing when everyone assumed they'd be finished — who find, in an unfamiliar place, that they're more capable than the world gave them credit for. You don't need a throne. You build one, wherever you happen to land.
You carry the weight of a system that is broken by design, and you do it anyway — because someone has to, and because you're the only one positioned to do it without the whole thing collapsing. Mike McLusky's world is for people who are comfortable operating where there are no good options, only less catastrophic ones. You speak every language: law enforcement, criminal, political, human. That fluency makes you invaluable and it makes you a target. You've made your peace with both. Mayor of Kingstown belongs to people who understand that keeping the peace is not the same as being at peace — and who do the job regardless.
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5 'The Neighborhood' (2018–2026)
Image via CBSA feel-good, goofy sitcom, The Neighborhood stars Max Greenfield and Beth Behrs as Dave and Gemma, a married couple with a young son who move into a predominantly Black neighborhood. At first, Calvin (Cedric the Entertainer) is not too happy about his new neighbors. But as Gemma and his wife Tina (Tichina Arnold) grow close, and Dave begins to grow on him, the two families become close friends.
The Neighborhood touches on race, of course, but at its core, it's also a commentary on accepting differences in general. While Dave and Gemma are white and come from a small town with a very different upbringing, Calvin eventually realizes they aren’t all that different. The hilarity comes, however, with Calvin constantly being annoyed by Dave and his corny antics. While The Neighborhood's ending seemed rushed, that doesn't take away from the fact that the show's eight seasons are worth watching.
6 'Emily in Paris' (2020–2026)
Image via NetflixIt's a good time to bring Emily in Paris to a close. The story begins with Emily Cooper (Lily Collins), a young social media strategist who goes to Paris on a temporary assignment for her company. She falls in love, however, and despite all the work challenges and love triangles that create wonderfully exciting complications, she decides to stay.
Through the course of the series to date, Emily has made and lost loves, created memorable campaigns for clients, had serious work blunders, and even moved to Italy for a stretch of time. But it's time for her to settle down and plant roots somewhere. Will it be Paris? We'll have to wait for the upcoming sixth and final season to find out this and other pressing questions.
7 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' (2015–2026)
Image via CBSThe subject of major news headlines since the show's ending was announced, the reason for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert coming to a close has to do with politics or financials and ratings, depending on who you ask. Whatever the motivation, the long-running late-night news talk show officially aired its final episode on May 21, 2026.
Hosted by Colbert, the show took over the spot previously occupied by legendary late-night host David Letterman, each episode featuring an opening monologue (often skewing heavily towards politics), interviews with guests, and sometimes sketches. The ending of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert doesn't just mark a cessation of that specific show, but of the 33-year run of the franchise.
8 'Law & Order: Organized Crime' (2021–2025)
Image via PeacockThe Law & Order franchise is one of the longest-running on television, but Law & Order: Organized Crime aired its fifth season in 2025, and it was announced this year that the show would not be returning based on low ratings. The crime drama centers around Christopher Meloni's character Elliot Stabler, whom he played in the still-going-strong series Law & Order: Special Victims Unit.
Unlike the typical procedural format, each installment of the show follows a single case that takes the entire season to solve. Elliot is at the center, returning to the NYPD following the murder of his wife, and now working with an Organized Crime Task Force. The show received decent reviews and had several crossovers with SVU, including appearances by Mariska Hargitay as Captain Olivia Benson. But that wasn't enough to keep it on the air.
9 'Hacks' (2021–2026)
Image via HBO MaxEarning numerous awards through its run, Hacks is a female-led comedy about a legendary Las Vegas stand-up comedian who reluctantly seeks the help of a young comedy writer to refresh her act and bring her into the 21st century. The relationship between the two is at the center of the plot. Deborah Vance (Jean Smart) is stuck in her ways, and Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder) is desperate to make something of herself and find work after an insensitive tweet and a reputation that precedes her.
One of the best comedies of the 2020s and a great HBO show you'll wish you watched sooner, Hacks concluded its run on May 28, 2026, after five seasons. It's a wonderful story of female bonding that shows how two generations can help one another, Ava encouraging Deborah to take risks while Deborah helps Ava through her personal issues.
10 'The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon' (2023–2026)
Image via AMCThe first of three spin-offs that kept The Walking Dead universe going after the main show ended, The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon will conclude Daryl's (Norman Reedus) journey alongside his best friend Carol (Melissa McBride) when the story resumes for its fourth and final season, slated for release this fall.
The story began with Daryl ending up in France while searching for both his friend Rick (Andrew Lincoln), who he now believes to still be alive, and potential answers for a cure to the virus. In Season 2, Carol arrives in France looking for him, while Season 3 follows their journey through London and Spain as they try to make their way back home. If all the stars align, Season 4 could end with their arrival home. Fans are hoping for a long-awaited reunion to tie at least this part of the franchise off with a nice red ribbon.
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