21 Big Moments We Still Have To Look Forward To From The Entertainment World In 2026

After an action-packed start to the year, there's still plenty to come in music, TV, film and beyond.

We’re officially halfway through the year, and 2026 has already served up plenty of unforgettable pop culture moments.

Over the last six months, we’ve flocked to the cinemas to spend more time with Miranda and Andy in The Devil Wears Prada 2, hid behind our hands during Obsession and fell in love with Rocky during Project Hail Mary.

Meanwhile, our playlists have been full of pop divas thanks to new music from Madonna and Olivia Rodrigo, and we’ve sweated it out at Harry Styles’ Wembley Stadium residency.

We’ve also marvelled and gossiped about big celebrity weddings from the likes of Zendaya, Dua Lipa and Taylor Swift.

But don’t go thinking that the best of 2026’s new music, TV and film is now behind us. Here are 21 things happening in the world of entertainment still to come in the next six months that we are totally hyped about…

Charlie and Nick’s love story comes to an emotional end in Heartstopper Forever

Later this month, we’ll be saying goodbye to Charlie Spring and Nick Nelson when Netflix’s Heartstopper ends with a feature-length finale.

The last time we saw the boys, they had admitted their love for each other and taken their relationship to the next level – but drama loomed, as Nick was about to go to university while Charlie finished up at school.

In an interview with Tudum, Heartstopper’s creator Alice Oseman teased what fans can expect from the upcoming film.

“The movie will be an exploration of time, memory, love, pain, the changing of the seasons, endings and beginnings, and the core element of Heartstopper: the ordinary magic of our everyday lives,” they said.

Alice added: “I think this movie will explore what makes love survive, or what elevates it, or deepens it. At 18 and 17, Nick and Charlie are hurtling towards their adult lives. Many teenage relationships don’t survive that pivotal moment of change.”

Excitingly, Netflix has also announced a behind-the-scenes documentary to mark the end of Heartstopper, drawing on unseen footage throughout all the series and celebrating the beloved show.

Heartstopper Forever premieres on Netflix on Friday 17 July.

Christopher Nolan brings the Greek epic The Odyssey to life with an A-list cast

Christopher Nolan’s much-anticipated adaptation of the Greek classic, The Odyssey, is finally sailing onto the big screen.

Following on from Oppenheimer’s box office and awards season successes, film fans are expecting Nolan’s first film entirely shot in IMAX to be the must-see event of this summer.

Telling the epic story of Matt Damon’s Odysseus as he tries to return home to his family at the end of the Trojan war, the cast is a who’s who of A-listers, including the likes of Tom Holland, Anne Hathaway, Zendaya and Robert Pattinson.

Speaking to Time earlier this year, Matt Damon hyped up the film as the type of epic that, sadly, don’t make it to the big screen anymore.

“Movies like this are not getting made anymore,” he claimed. “To do this without a green screen, the way that David Lean would have done it, I don’t know anybody, with the exception of Chris, that’s even trying to do that.”

The Odyssey hits cinemas on Friday 17 July.

Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber and BTS promise to put on a show at the World Cup halftime show

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In May, it was announced that Fifa would have its first ever halftime show to commemorate the end of the 2026 World Cup, which will be made up of an 11-minute show featuring Madonna, Shakira, Justin Bieber and BTS.

Curated by Coldplay’s Chris Martin, the show plans to raise money for Fifa and Global Citizen’s Education Fund.

“As the world unites for the most significant football match in history on Sunday 19 July 2026 at the New York New Jersey Stadium, this groundbreaking spectacle, curated by Chris Martin of Coldplay, will celebrate football, music and our shared values, ensuring a legacy that transcends the final whistle,” Fifa president Gianni Infantino wrote on Instagram.

Given the type of epic performances we’re used to seeing from Shakira, Madonna and BTS, it’s sure to be a show-stopper, and given the divided reaction to his recent performances at the Grammys (where he appeared in just boxers for a low-key rendition of his song Yukon) and Coachella (where he served as one of this year’s headliners) earlier this year, we’re intrigued to see what he brings to the stage this time around.

The Fifa World Cup Halftime Show will take place on Sunday 19 July.

The Big Bang Theory gets an epic multiverse spin-off

The Big Bang Theory’s socially-awkward comic book owner Stuart Bloom is the latest character from the hit sitcom to get his own spin-off.

Don’t expect your standard multi-camera sitcom with Stuart Fails To Save The Universe, though.This new spin-off sees Kevin Sussman’s character being tasked with restoring reality, after he breaks a device built by Sheldon and Leonard, accidentally bringing on a multiverse incident.

He is assisted on this new quest by his girlfriend Denise, geologist friend Bert, and smarmy quantum physicist Barry Kripke – all of whom fans of The Big Bang Theory will recognise from the original show.

Over the course of his quest, he will also encounter alternate-world versions of more characters from the world of The Big Bang Theory. Look forward to seeing your favourite sitcom characters in a very different light, as Stuart navigates a multiverse Armageddon of his own making.

Creator Bill Prady has described the show as “a complex science fiction story” with “the kind of mythology that those characters love while maintaining the comedic elements”.

Stuart Fails To Save The Universe premieres on Friday 24 July on HBO Max.

Charli XCX has a completely new sound on Music, Fashion, Film

Many of us have only just recovered from Brat Summer, but Charli XCX is already back with new bops.

Titled Music, Fashion, Film, Charli’s seventh album takes a very different approach compared to her Grammy-winning 2024 release, and includes the divisive singles Rock Music, Wink Wink and SS26.

In an interview with British Vogue earlier this year, the pop star teased her new sound and a lyric from the album’s lead single, which read: “I think the dance floor is dead…so now we’re making........

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