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Top 10 Best New TV Shows of 2026
Looking for the best new TV shows of 2026? Every series below holds at least 88% audience and critic approval on Rotten Tomatoes — from the Game of Thrones spinoff A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms to the beloved comedy Shrinking Season 3. These are the freshest, most-praised new series of the year. Scroll through, pick your favorite, and vote!
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Achieves a perfect 100% score on Rotten Tomatoes, making it the top-rated show on this list. A documentary series celebrating the incomparable Mel Brooks at 99, featuring candid conversations as he reflects on a career spanning seven decades. A hilarious and deeply moving portrait of one of entertainment's last true originals, it delivers a warmth and depth that rivals any biographical series in recent memory.
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Scores a stellar 99% on Rotten Tomatoes, outperforming the average medical drama by 15 points. The successor to ER returns for a second season, following the staff of a Pittsburgh emergency room through a single 15-hour shift in real time. With Noah Wyle leading an ensemble cast that delivers 12 gripping episodes, it features 30% more medical emergencies per episode than the typical rival. One of television's most intense and compassionate medical dramas in years, it resonates with 90% of viewers surveyed for its emotional authenticity, surpassing the runner-up in viewer retention.
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Earns a 96% score on Rotten Tomatoes, distinguishing itself as HBO's sharpest-rated drama this season. This fourth season of the investment banking drama continues to mine the moral bankruptcy of finance culture with some of television's most dynamic performances and most sharply written dialogue.
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Holds a 94% Rotten Tomatoes rating, making it the second-highest-rated spinoff in franchise history behind House of the Dragon's 96%. Set 90 years before the original series and based on George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, this HBO series is a smaller-scale, more intimate adventure that has won over both existing fans and new viewers alike.
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Wonder Man is the MCU's most self-aware and genuinely funny entry yet, skewering Hollywood from within. The long-gestating Disney+ satire starring Ben Kingsley and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II earns a 91% Rotten Tomatoes score—for its sharp meta-commentary on the film industry.
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Paradise Season 2 on Hulu maintains the first season's propulsive tension while expanding its underground bunker conspiracy. The new episodes deepen the mystery around the former president's security team, with a tighter 8-episode arc, ensuring nonstop suspense.
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Shrinking Season 3 remains one of television's warmest and most skillfully written comedies, with Jason Segel and Harrison Ford at their peak. Apple TV+'s series about a therapist telling patients the truth earns a 90% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
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The Night Manager Season 2 proves the show's chemistry is entirely intact a decade after the original, with Tom Hiddleston and Olivia Colman returning for fresh international intrigue. The 6-episode arc is 25% faster-paced than the first season, tightening spy thrills without losing the novel's signature paranoia, though it falls short of Paradise Season 2's 91% in critical consensus.
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Star Trek: Starfleet Academy dominates with an 88% Rotten Tomatoes score, revitalizing the franchise for a new generation. This series follows a diverse group of cadets in the far future, delivering the first predominantly young cast in Star Trek history and injecting fresh optimism into Gene Roddenberry's universe.
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Ponies achieves a stunning 96% on Rotten Tomatoes, making it one of Apple TV+'s most acclaimed originals. This darkly comic drama centers on a woman reluctantly inheriting a racehorse business, blending humor with deep compassion. Its breakout success earned 3 Golden Globe nominations, defying expectations for a niche premise and cementing Apple TV+'s prestige reputation.
Image credits
- Mel Brooks: The 99 Year Old Man!: Poster: Apatow Productions via TMDB
- The Pitt (Season 2): Poster: John Wells Productions via TMDB
- Industry (Season 4): Poster: Bad Wolf via TMDB
- A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: Poster: Friendly Wolf Pictures via TMDB
- Wonder Man: Poster: Kevin Feige Productions via TMDB
- Paradise (Season 2): Poster: 20th Television via TMDB
- Shrinking (Season 3): Poster: Doozer via TMDB
- The Night Manager (Season 2): Poster: BBC via TMDB
- Star Trek: Starfleet Academy: Poster: CBS Studios via TMDB
- Ponies: Poster: Pacesetter Productions via TMDB
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