The 10 best new television shows of 2026 (mid-year roundup)
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J. Kelly Nestruck
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A mid-year roundup of the 10 best new television shows of 2026, highlighting standout series such as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (the Game of Thrones prequel spin-off) and other notable streaming releases. The article notes that while no single show has achieved the critical consensus of 2025's hits like The Pitt or Adolescence, these selections represent the best of the year so far across various platforms.
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· 2 pulledWhile there hasn't yet been a consensus critical darling – not like 2025's The Pitt or Adolescence – here are 10 new shows, in no particular order, that represent the best of What to Watch to date.
After all the sturm und dragon of the end of Game of Thrones and the even more sombre prequel House of the Dragon, some welcome (relative) comic relief finally came to Westeros.
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