The 17 Best TV Shows of 2026

Prestige dramas, binged thrillers, and crowd-pleasing comedies collide in a year stacked with returning heavyweights and bold newcomers. Which one wins?

1

The Pitt

The Max medical drama set across a single hospital shift that became one of 2026's most acclaimed series.

1000pts

2

Adolescence

The Netflix limited series shot in single continuous takes examining a teen's arrest for murder.

724pts

3

The Night Manager

The le Carre spy thriller returns with Tom Hiddleston for a long-awaited continuation.

689pts

4

Lord of the Flies

Netflix's tense adaptation of the William Golding novel praised for its young cast.

665pts

5

House of the Dragon

HBO's Game of Thrones prequel returns with a record-breaking third season.

596pts

6

Abbott Elementary

ABC's beloved mockumentary workplace comedy continues its acclaimed run.

517pts

7

Severance

Apple TV+'s mind-bending workplace thriller continues to dominate critical conversation.

517pts

8

Silo

The Apple TV+ dystopian sci-fi adaptation about life inside a buried underground silo.

517pts

9

The Bear

FX's Emmy-winning kitchen dramedy starring Jeremy Allen White returns for a new season.

423pts

10

The Boys

Amazon's subversive superhero satire charges into its blood-soaked final season.

423pts

11

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms

HBO's lighter-hearted Westeros prequel following Ser Duncan the Tall and Egg.

423pts

12

Widow's Bay

Apple TV+'s eerie series about an ambitious mayor and a possibly haunted island town.

423pts

13

Daredevil: Born Again

Marvel's gritty revival of the blind vigilante for Disney+.

423pts

14

Black Mirror

Charlie Brooker's anthology returns to top form probing AI consciousness in its seventh season.

310pts

15

Industry

HBO's high-finance drama delivers its most devastating season yet in its fourth outing.

310pts

16

Star Trek: Starfleet Academy

Paramount+'s new Star Trek series following cadets at the rebuilt academy.

172pts

17

Interview with the Vampire

AMC's lavish Anne Rice adaptation deepens its story in a standout third season.

172pts