The 20 most anticipated international series of 2026

Barcelona2025 was a year with a good crop of new series. We don't know what 2026 will be like, but for now, the list of titles that look promising is quite long. Furthermore, it's worth remembering that it will be a year with some notable returns, such as that of... The Bridgertons and Euphoria, which premieres its third season after almost four years of waiting.

Readaptation of the story that gave rise to AmadeusMilos Forman's Oscar-winning film for Best Picture in 1984 stars Will Sharpe as a young Mozart who arrives in Vienna at the end of the 18th century seeking creative freedom. In the city, his life is marked by two figures: his future wife, the soprano Constanze Weber (Gabrielle Creevy), and the composer Antonio Salieri (Paul Bettany), who becomes his greatest rival. A new exploration of how a morbid obsession develops.

Nothing pleases streaming platforms more than a good thrillerAnd if it's an adaptation of a best-sellerEven better. He and she It aims to show both sides of the same story: that of a journalist in crisis and her husband, a detective in a small Georgia town. The couple, who have been estranged for some time, reconnect when she becomes interested in a murder that has taken place in the town, the investigation of which has fallen to her husband.

More mystery, but in this case, a classic one. Netflix dares to adapt one of Agatha Christie's novels. The mystery of the seven spheresSet in 1929, the film tells the story of a murder that occurs during a party at a country house after a card game. The murder appears to be the result of a joke gone wrong. Young Lady Eileen Brunt (Mia McKenna-Bruce) is the detective tasked with unraveling the mystery. The cast also includes Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman.

Game of Thunder It continues to generate returns. After The House of the DragonHBO Max has a new spin-off series ready for release from the universe created by George R.R. Martin. This time, the story moves away from the rivalries of the great aristocratic families and focuses on a character of humble origins: Sir Duncan the Tall, a naive but brave knight who has adventures accompanied by his squire, Egg. The series is set a century before the events described in the original series. Game of Thunder, an era in which the Targaryens still occupy the Iron Throne and dragons are still part of everyday reality.

Ryan Murphy is a creator without restraint and immune to fierce criticism, such as that received by one of his latest projects. All those required by lawThe screenwriter returns to one of his favorite genres, horror, with a series whose plot has links to one of the great titles of his career. Nip/Tuck. In The beautySeveral international supermodels begin dying in gruesome ways. Two FBI agents, Cooper Madsen (Evan Peters) and Jordan Bennett (Rebecca Hall), travel to Paris to investigate and uncover a sexually transmitted disease that transforms ordinary-looking people into icons of perfection with fatal consequences. The investigation leads the two agents to The Corporation (Ashton Kutcher), a mysterious billionaire who has created a drug called The beautyWith a plot like this, there are only two options: either it's a groundbreaking series or a complete farce.

The contender for hottest series of the year confirms one of the biggest trends on streaming platforms: the adaptation of romance novels as an inexhaustible source for new productions. In this case, it's a Canadian saga with gay themes that follows the passionate relationship between two ice hockey players from rival teams over eight years. In North America, where the series has already aired, the explicit sex scenes have generated a great deal of discussion and caused quite a stir on social media.

Lola Petticrew, an actress who fascinated us Don't say anything (Disney+), stars in another series also set in the 1970s, one of the most turbulent periods of the Northern Ireland conflict. This time, she plays a Catholic teacher who falls in love with a married Protestant lawyer who defends young Catholics arrested by the police. The most well-known actress in the cast is Gillian Anderson, who plays the protagonist's mother, a widowed and alcoholic woman.

As a result of Sex education and, above all, The White Lotus, Aimee Lou Wood has become quite a popular actress. This has allowed her to develop her own projects, such as this romantic dramedy, which she co-wrote with Ralph Davis and also stars in. She plays Evie, a woman who hasn't left her house in almost six months, ever since she suffered a breakdown at work. Despite her isolation, there's one weekly activity that brings her joy: the film club she organizes with her best friend, Noa (Nabhaan Rizwan). When he tells her he's moving to the other side of the country for work, they're both forced to reconsider their feelings for each other.

Nicole Kidman's television career is a mix of excellent series and others not so much. We don't know which side she'll fall into. ScarpettaThe series has the advantage of adapting a well-known literary saga. Australian actress Nicole Kidman plays Dr. Kay Scarpetta, a forensic scientist determined to unmask a serial killer and ensure that the case that launched her successful career 28 years ago doesn't end it. Besides Kidman, the series also stars Jamie Lee Curtis, who plays the protagonist's sister.

Scarpetta This isn't the only television project Nicole Kidman has lined up for 2026. Her portfolio also includes... Margo is having money problemsThe film is an adaptation of Rufi Thorpe's book. Margo, the title character, played by Elle Fanning, is a young college student who drops out of school to pursue a career as a writer. After an affair with her English professor, she becomes pregnant and is forced to turn to OnlyFans to make ends meet. Michelle Pfeiffer plays Margo's mother, a former waitress at Hooters, a chain of restaurants known for requiring its employees to wear revealing clothing.

Matthew Rhys, who in 2025 starred in the unsettling The beast in meHe takes the lead in this series that blends horror and comedy. The Welsh actor plays the mayor of a small island town filled with superstitious residents. After years of trying to revive the town, he finally succeeds. But the happiness is short-lived: when tourists finally arrive, strange and absurd events begin to occur, a series of stories that seem to confirm the villagers' superstitions.

If you thought that with the end ofThe Handmaid's Tale We thought we were rid of the tortures of Gilead; we were very wrong. Disney already has the continuation of the story ready, adapting the book that Margaret Atwood published in 2019, when the series ofThe Handmaid's Tale It had already become a phenomenon. The protagonists of the new production are the daughters of June, the character played by Elisabeth Moss in the original series. Agnes and Daisy are half-sisters, but they don't know each other and have lived very different lives: Agnes was raised in Gilead and is preparing to be a commander's wife, while Daisy grew up in exile in Toronto with adoptive parents.

One of Isabel Allende's most famous novels will have a television version. The House of the SpiritsThe novel, which was already adapted into a film in 1993, is making the leap to the small screen with the blessing of the Chilean author, who is also producing alongside Eva Longoria. The series, like the book, will follow the story of the Trueba family across four generations and through the political and social changes in Chile from the beginning of the 20th century to the 1970s. The character of Clara del Valle, the clairvoyant matriarch, will be played by Spanish actress Nicole Wallace, well-known for the film series. My faultand the Argentinian Dolores Fonzi. Eduard Fernández is also part of the cast.

After the unexpected success of My stuffed reindeerIts creator, Richard Gadd, has a new project. The series, a co-production of HBO and the BBC, follows the complicated relationship of two friends who consider themselves practically brothers, but who have long since lost touch. When Ruben (Gadd) shows up at Niall's (Jamie Bell) wedding, it unleashes a torrent of violence that forces them to relive their shared history, which began when they were both troubled teenagers. Over six episodes, the series will capture the ups and downs of their friendship, as well as the evolving world around them.

Another classic of literature that will have a new television version is Pride and PrejudiceJane Austen's novel. Netflix will have to do a very good job if this miniseries is to erase viewers' memories of the film starring Keira Knightley or the miniseries in which Colin Firth played Mr. Darcy. The iconic lead couple will be played by Jack Lowden, known for Slow horsesand Emma Corrin, who played young Princess Diana in The CrownOlivia Colman, for her part, will play Mrs. Bennet, the unbearable mother of the Bennet sisters. The writer responsible for this adaptation, which will have six episodes, is Dolly Alderton.

The Returns

• The Pitt (HBO Max / January 9)
• The night manager (First Video - January 11)
• Industry (HBO Max - January 12)
• The Bridgertons (Netflix - January 29)
• Euphoria (HBO Max - April)