Q2 2026 streaming: what's launching and where to advertise.

A guide to every major series premiering on Netflix, Apple TV+, Hulu, HBO Max, Paramount+, Peacock, Prime Video, and Disney+ between April and June 2026.

Window
Apr – Jun 2026
Services covered
9 services
Premieres tracked
35+ titles
Last updated
April 2026

The three unmissable premieres.

HBO Max

Euphoria Season 3

After more than four years away, Sam Levinson's generation-defining drama returns for its third and likely final season. Zendaya, Hunter Schafer, and Sydney Sweeney back on screen. The loudest cultural swing HBO will make all year.

April 12Drama · Final Season
Prime Video

The Boys · Final

Five seasons building toward Homelander's reckoning land April 8 with a two-episode premiere, culminating in a May 20 series finale. Appointment viewing for one of streaming's biggest audiences.

April 8Action · Final Season
Netflix

Stranger Things: Tales From '85

Netflix's biggest IP expands April 23 with an '85-set spinoff running parallel to the main series. Guaranteed mass-reach across every demo the platform serves.

April 23Spinoff · Young Adult

The full Q2 calendar.

04
april
16 premieres · biggest month of Q2
03April
Apple TV+
Your Friends & Neighbors S2

Jon Hamm returns as the lovable suburban thief in Jonathan Tropper's darker second season. Premium 35+ drama audience.

05April
Apple TV+
Margo's Got Money Troubles

One of Apple's most-hyped Q2 launches, projected as a breakout comedy-drama.

06April
Disney+
Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord

The animated Darth Maul series drops with a multi-episode premiere. Core Star Wars fandom and strong family co-viewing.

08April
Prime Video
The Boys · Final Season

Two-episode premiere running through a May 20 series finale. Massive male-skewing action audience, one of streaming's highest concurrent-view events of the year.

Hulu
The Testaments

The long-awaited Handmaid's Tale follow-up. Three-episode premiere built for awards. Adult female drama at scale.

09April
HBO Max
Hacks · Final Season

Season 5 caps off one of HBO's most-decorated comedies. Affluent, award-forward viewers.

Peacock
The Miniature Wife

All-star cast literary adaptation releasing as a full-season drop. Genre-adjacent literary drama.

10April
Hulu
Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair

Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Frankie Muniz, the whole family, 20 years later. Massive nostalgia play for millennial parents.

16April
Netflix
Beef · Season 2

The A24-backed black comedy returns with a new cast led by Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny. Setting shifts to a White Lotus-style country club.

12April
HBO Max
Euphoria · Season 3

After a four-year wait, the third and likely final season arrives in April. The most-discussed show HBO will release all year.

20April
Netflix
Funny AF with Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart comedy franchise extends onto Netflix. Reliable mass-reach event with broad demo appeal.

Prime Video
Kevin

Full-season binge drop. A bet-the-slot comedy launch for Amazon.

22April
Apple TV+
Criminal Record

Apple's crime-drama slate continues, positioned in the prestige-detective lane.

23April
Netflix
Stranger Things: Tales From '85

The first major Stranger Things expansion. Guaranteed top-10 global performance, the biggest single Netflix swing of Q2.

Netflix
Running Point · S2

Kate Hudson's basketball-franchise comedy returns. Crossover sports-comedy audience.

HBO Max
Half Man

Jamie Bell and Richard Gadd (Baby Reindeer) as estranged brothers in an HBO limited series. Prestige miniseries with major buzz.

29April
Apple TV+
Widow's Bay

Matthew Rhys as the mayor of a cursed small New England town. Horror-comedy Apple is quietly betting on, three-episode premiere.

05
may
12 premieres
07May
Peacock
M.I.A.

Nine-episode drama following a young woman navigating Miami's neon-lit underbelly after her family's drug-running business collapses. Binge-friendly genre drama.

Netflix
The Chestnut Man · S2

The Scandi-thriller returns. Reliable genre audience with strong international co-viewing.

08May
Apple TV+
Unconditional

A prestige Israeli drama adaptation. Apple's international-story lane at its best.

12May
Netflix
Devil May Cry · S2

Animated action sequel with a fiercely loyal fandom. Male-skewing, gaming-adjacent viewership.

Disney+
The Punisher: One Last Kill

Jon Bernthal returns as Frank Castle in a Marvel one-shot. Male-skewing 18-49 with strong Marvel-fandom over-indexing.

15May
Paramount+
Dutton Ranch

The direct Yellowstone sequel starring Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser. Two-episode premiere, the most-anticipated Yellowstone-universe launch of the year.

Hulu
Rivals

Hulu's part-one rollout of the Jilly Cooper-inspired drama. Adult, female-skewing.

May
Netflix
Man on Fire

Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in a seven-episode binge reboot of the A.J. Quinnell property. Action-thriller with theatrical pedigree.

Prime Video
Off Campus

Eight-episode binge adaptation of Elle Kennedy's hit romance novels. Young-adult female audience.

28May
Netflix
The Four Seasons

New Netflix limited series. Broad demo appeal with Netflix's signature launch push.

29May
Hulu
Deli Boys · S2

Hulu's breakout comedy returns. Young, culturally-plugged-in audience.

Apple TV+
Star City

New Apple TV+ drama series. Apple's quality-first positioning on display.

06
june
9 premieres · World Cup begins Jun 11
03June
Prime Video
The Legend of Vox Machina

The animated D&D-inspired series returns. Devoted Gen Z and millennial gaming-adjacent fandom.

07June
AMC+
Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat

The Interview with the Vampire universe expands under the Lestat title in its third season. Adult prestige genre audience.

10June
Prime Video
Every Year After

Eight-episode binge adaptation of Carley Fortune's YA romance novel. Gen Z female-skewing.

11June
Netflix
Sweet Magnolias

The small-town Southern drama returns. Reliable engagement driver with a 35+ female audience.

Fox / Streaming
FIFA World Cup Begins

The 2026 World Cup kicks off June 11. Streaming demand spikes across every connected device through the July 19 final. The single biggest sports CTV opportunity of the year.

19June
Apple TV+
Sugar · S2

Colin Farrell returns as the Hollywood-noir private detective. Adult prestige drama audience.

25June
Netflix
Avatar: The Last Airbender · S2

Aang, Katara, and Sokka return in live-action for season two of likely three. Massive multi-generational reach, one of Netflix's biggest summer plays.

26June
HBO
Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness

Six-episode sketch-comedy from Larry David, executive produced by Barack and Michelle Obama. Affluent, culturally engaged HBO audience.

June
Apple TV+
Cape Fear

Amy Adams, Patrick Wilson, and Javier Bardem in the long-awaited series adaptation. Two-episode premiere, major prestige-thriller event.

The platform index.

Netflix
8 premieres
  • Stranger Things: Tales From '85 – Apr 23
  • Beef S2 – Apr 16
  • Running Point S2 – Apr 23
  • Man on Fire – May
  • Devil May Cry S2 – May 12
  • The Four Seasons – May 28
  • Sweet Magnolias – Jun 11
  • Avatar: The Last Airbender S2 – Jun 25
HBO / Max
4 premieres
  • Euphoria S3 – April
  • Hacks (Final) – Apr 9
  • Half Man – Apr 23
  • Life, Larry & the Pursuit of Unhappiness – Jun 26
Apple TV+
8 premieres
  • Your Friends & Neighbors S2 – Apr 3
  • Margo's Got Money Troubles – Apr 5
  • Criminal Record – Apr 22
  • Widow's Bay – Apr 29
  • Unconditional – May 8
  • Star City – May 29
  • Sugar S2 – Jun 19
  • Cape Fear – June
Hulu
4 premieres
  • The Testaments – Apr 8
  • Malcolm in the Middle Revival – Apr 10
  • Rivals – May 15
  • Deli Boys S2 – May 29
Prime Video
5 premieres
  • The Boys (Final) – Apr 8
  • Kevin – Apr 20
  • Off Campus – May
  • Vox Machina – Jun 3
  • Every Year After – Jun 10
Paramount+
1 premiere
  • Dutton Ranch – May 15
Peacock
2 premieres
  • The Miniature Wife – Apr 9
  • M.I.A. – May 7
Disney+
2 premieres
  • Star Wars: Maul Shadow Lord – Apr 6
  • The Punisher: One Last Kill – May 12
AMC+
1 premiere
  • Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat – Jun 7
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