A selection of the entertainment moments we're most excited for in 2026

Following yet another rollercoaster year in the world of news, it’s time to put 2025 to bed and look ahead to a shiny new year.

And, at least when it comes to new music, film and TV in 2026, there’s already plenty to get excited about in 2026.

Here are 26 highlights from the entertainment sphere that we’re most looking forward to in the next 12 months…

Bad Bunny’s Super Bowl Halftime Show is going to be an absolute show-stopper

Bad Bunny rounded off 2025 as the most-streamed artist on Spotify in the world off the back of his hugely successful album Debí Tirar Más Fotos, and the next year is getting off to an exciting start for him as he follows in the footsteps of acts like Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd and Rihanna by headlining at the Super Bowl Halftime Show.

Anyone who’s ever seen Bad Bunny performing at an awards show – or, indeed, in concert – will know that when it comes to his performances, he never does things by half, and given all of the furore surrounding his appointment as next year’s Halftime Show act, this could very easily be a Super Bowl for the ages.

Wuthering Heights looks set to become one of the year’s most talked-about blockbusters

Emerald Fennell sparked no end of discourse with 2023’s Saltburn, which she’s following up with a unique new adaptation of Wuthering Heights starring two of Hollywood’s biggest names right now, Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi.

Already, the film has come under fire for a variety of reasons, with both the director and star Margot urging critics to wait until they’ve actually seen the movie before they pass comment.

Meanwhile, a rumoured test screening appeared to suggest that Emerald’s take on the Emily Brontë novel makes the drain-gurgling, grave-humping, serial-murdering antics of Saltburn look positively tame by comparison.

Valerie Cherish is about to make her third – and final! – Comeback

We're excited – and a little nervous – to see what Valerie Cherish has in store in the next season of The Comeback

Since its debut in 2005, Lisa Kudrow’s The Comeback has garnered a devoted cult following, with a second season premiering almost a decade after the first, earning its leading lady her 11th of a whopping 15 Emmy nominations.

After a break of another 11 years, Lisa is donning that iconic red wig for one last outing as Valerie Cherish in a third season of the toe-curling mockumentary, in which our anti-heroine will feature as the lead in a new sitcom written entirely by AI (oh, and one of our absolute faves is already confirmed to be in the cast as a new character, too).

Consider us sat…

Heartstopper says farewell in a very special way

Heartstopper movie name reveal!! ⬇️

🍂 HEARTSTOPPER FOREVER, coming 2026 🍂 pic.twitter.com/Is8HUYJrPr

The Comeback isn’t the only show fans are saying goodbye to in 2026, though, with Netflix’s hit teen drama Heartstopper also coming to an end in the year ahead.

After the events of the dramatic third season, which critics hailed for its more grown-up and less idealistic approach than its first two, Kit Connor and Joe Locke will wrap up Nick and Charlie’s love story with a new Netflix original movie, titled Heartstopper Forever, rather than a straightforward fourth run.

The curtain is also coming down on Hacks in 2026

Hannah Einbinder and Jean Smart in Hacks

Season four of the award-winning comedy Hacks came to an end with Deborah Vance finding herself back at zero after her brief stint as a late-night talk show host came to an end when she chose her integrity (and her writing partner Ava!) over corruption.

While we’re sure that Hacks could run and run, there’s definitely something to be said for quitting while you’re ahead and going out on a high, which is what we’re sure the show will be doing with its fifth and final outing next year.

Ariana Grande is hitting the road for the first time in seven years

Ariana Grande on stage at the Oscars in March 2025

Ariana Grande has released two albums (and starred in three hugely talked-about movies) since her last world tour in support of her releases Sweetener and Thank U, Next.

The No Tears Left To Cry singer has previously made no secret of the fact that touring isn’t exactly her favourite part of her job, but she’ll be taking her recent hit album Eternal Sunshine on the road for a string of shows in both North America and the UK from the summer onwards.

Her return to the stage is also noteworthy as Ariana has hinted that these will be her final live........

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