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Apple TV has just blessed us with its 2026 slate — at least for the first half of the year — and it looks like we'll be watching every minute of the day going by the boatload of prestige TV they just dropped, as the streamer plans to roll out new originals nearly every single week, mixing prestige drama, buzzy thrillers, returning fan favorites and limited series with big stars dipping their toes in the episodic water.
The big headline, of course, is the return of Ted Lasso for Season 4, but that’s just one piece of a lineup that also includes fresh seasons of Shrinking, For All Mankind, Sugar, and more. Add in new shows led by Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington, Amy Adams, Javier Bardem, and Anya Taylor-Joy, and Apple is clearly aiming for a “prestige TV every month” vibe. The full year's breakdown of today's announced series can be found below.
Apple TV's 2026 Series Release Schedule
Ted Lasso is back — but with a twist. Season 4 sees Ted coaching a second-division women’s football team, which feels like exactly the kind of heart-forward, underdog energy the show thrives on. And of course, it's Apple, the home of prestige science fiction, which can only mean one thing: sci-fi fans are eating well. For All Mankind keeps pushing deeper into space in Season 5, while Monarch: Legacy of Monsters expands the MonsterVerse with more Titan chaos. For the crime enthusiasts, prestige thrillers are everywhere. Imperfect Women (Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington), Cape Fear (Amy Adams, Javier Bardem), and Criminal Record Season 2 all lean into darker, character-driven mysteries.
And of course, don't forget about the giggles too, because between Shrinking, Margo’s Got Money Troubles, and the very chaotic-sounding Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, Apple is still delivering the laughs as regularly as the dystopia.
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Shrinking |
Season 3 |
Now Streaming (2026) |
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The Last Thing He Told Me |
Season 2 |
February 20, 2026 |
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Season 2 |
February 27, 2026 |
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Imperfect Women |
Limited Series |
March 18, 2026 |
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Season 5 |
March 27, 2026 |
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Your Friends & Neighbors |
Season 2 |
April 3, 2026 |
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Margo’s Got Money Troubles |
Season 1 |
April 15, 2026 |
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Criminal Record |
Season 2 |
April 22, 2026 |
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Widow’s Bay |
Season 1 |
April 29, 2026 |
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Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed |
Season 1 |
May 20, 2026 |
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Cape Fear |
Season 1 |
June 5, 2026 |
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Season 2 |
June 19, 2026 |
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Lucky |
Limited Series |
July 15, 2026 |
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Ted Lasso |
Season 4 |
Summer 2026 |
What Movies Are Coming to Apple TV in 2026?
Apple TV has also revealed an impressive lineup of films coming to the streamer this year, from Elizabeth Olsen's afterlife romance Eternity, premiering next weekend, and Ryan Reynolds' long-awaited Cold War movie coming this fall, to Keanu Reeves' latest comedy Outcome and John Cena's hotly anticipated Matchbox movie. See the streamer's full movie slate below.
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Eternity |
Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, and Callum Turner |
February 13, 2026 |
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Outcome |
Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz, and Matt Bomer |
April 10, 2026 |
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The Dink |
Jake Johnson, Ed Harris, and Mary Steenburgen |
July 24, 2026 |
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Mayday |
Ryan Reynolds, Kenneth Branagh, and Maria Bakalova |
September 4, 2026 |
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Matchbox The Movie |
John Cena, Jessica Biel, and Danai Gurira |
October 9, 2026 |
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Way of the Warrior Kid |
Chris Pratt, Linda Cardellini, and Jude Hill |
November 20, 2026 |
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Release Date November 1, 2019
Network Apple TV
Directors Sergio Mimica-Gezzan, Andrew Stanton, Meera Menon, Dan Liu, Allen Coulter, Craig Zisk, Dennie Gordon, John Dahl, Lukas Ettlin, Wendey Stanzler, Seth Gordon, Sylvain White, Michael Morris, Maja Vrvilo, Sarah Boyd
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