Apple TV sets must-see 2026 lineup of star-studded original series, films and live sports
Today, at the Apple TV Press Day, an exclusive preview of the highly anticipated 2026 Apple TV slate was unveiled, showcasing compelling new and returning series, original films and an array of live sports, including Formula 1, MLS and Friday Night Baseball — all set to debut globally this year. The event featured a stellar lineup of today’s biggest stars and celebrated storytellers, with a special conversation between Apple’s Senior Vice President of Services Eddy Cue and Formula 1 President and CEO Stefano Domenicali discussing the debut of the exhilarating 2026 F1 racing season on Apple TV.
With a buzzy upcoming slate, Apple TV will debut new originals each week in 2026, as well as new seasons of returning favorites, including “Ted Lasso” season four this summer. At the Apple TV Press Day, a thunderous new trailer for the second season of the hit series “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” was unleashed, along with teasers for the highly anticipated series “Imperfect Women,” starring Elisabeth Moss, Kerry Washington and Kate Mara; “Margo’s Got Money Troubles,” hailing from David E. Kelley and starring Elle Fanning and Michelle Pfeiffer; and “Lucky,” a new limited series starring Anya Taylor-Joy. Apple TV also shared first looks at “Cape Fear,” “Widow’s Bay” and “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,” and debuted a clip from the upcoming season of “The Last Thing He Told Me.”
The stars and creators behind award-winning hit Apple Originals “Pluribus,” “Shrinking,” “Your Friends & Neighbors” and “Sugar” also took to the stage to discuss what’s on the horizon for their breakout series.
On the heels of the record-breaking blockbuster feature “F1” landing four Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, stars from highly anticipated Apple Original Films “Outcome,” “The Dink,” “Mayday,” “Matchbox The Movie” and “Way of the Warrior Kid” unveiled a first look at their projects, all set to debut in 2026.
Following the incredible success of “F1” — the highest-grossing sports feature of all time, which recently landed four Academy Award nominations including Best Picture — Cue and Domenicali discussed Apple TV becoming the U.S. broadcast partner for the 2026 season. The racing league joins Apple’s ongoing MLS and MLB sports programming, with all MLS matches and Friday Night Baseball now available with an Apple TV subscription.
Apple TV’s expanding 2026 slate, with more original titles set to be announced soon, includes:
“Shrinking” Season Three
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In season now and recently renewed for a fourth season, “Shrinking” is an Emmy Award-nominated comedy created by Emmy Award winners Bill Lawrence and Brett Goldstein, and Emmy Award nominee Jason Segel. The series follows a grieving therapist who starts to break the rules and tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge, tumultuous changes to people’s lives … including his own. Starring Emmy Award nominee Segel, multi-award winner Harrison Ford, Christa Miller, Emmy Award nominee Jessica Williams, Luke Tennie, Emmy Award nominee Michael Urie, Lukita Maxwell and Ted McGinley, season three brings back guest stars Goldstein, Damon Wayans Jr., Wendie Malick and Cobie Smulders, along with new additions Jeff Daniels and multi-award winner and activist Michael J. Fox.
“Shrinking” is produced for Apple TV by Warner Bros. Television, where Lawrence and Goldstein are under overall deals along with Lawrence’s Doozer Productions. Lawrence, Segel, Goldstein, Neil Goldman, James Ponsoldt, Jeff Ingold, Liza Katzer, Randall Winston, Rachna Fruchbom, Brian Gallivan, Ashley Nicole Black and Bill Posley executive produce.
“Eternity”
Premiere Date: February 13, 2026
An Apple Original Film in association with A24, “Eternity” is a Rotten Tomatoes Certified Fresh romantic comedy from David Freyne. In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum Turner), who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive. The cast also includes John Early, Olga Merediz and Academy Award winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph.
“Eternity” is directed and written by Freyne, and produced by brothers Tim and Trevor White of Star Thrower Entertainment, with Teller, Olsen and J. Michael Williams serving as executive producers.
“The Last Thing He Told Me” Season Two
Premiere Date: February 20, 2026
Based on “The First Time I Saw Him,” Laura Dave’s instant New York Times bestselling sequel to her acclaimed No. 1 New York Times bestseller and Reese’s Book Club pick, season two of “The Last Thing He Told Me” stars and is executive produced by Jennifer Garner. In the second season, Owen (Nikolaj Coster-Waldau) shows up after five years on the run, and Hannah (Garner) and her stepdaughter Bailey (Angourie Rice) find themselves in a race to figure out how to reunite their family before the past catches up to them. Rice, David Morse and Coster-Waldau, as well as new additions Judy Greer and Rita Wilson, star alongside Garner.
“The Last Thing He Told Me” is produced by 20th Television and Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine, a part of Candle Media. Created and adapted by Dave, alongside Academy Award-winning co-creator Josh Singer, “The Last Thing He Told Me” was the first collaboration between the married Dave and Singer, who both serve as executive producers alongside Garner and Hello Sunshine’s Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter. Emmy Award nominee Aaron Zelman joins season two as co-showrunner and executive producer with Singer. Daisy von Scherler Mayer and Merri D. Howard also serve as executive producers.
“Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” Season Two
Premiere Date: February 27, 2026
Starring Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Joe Tippett and Anders Holm, season two of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” will pick up with the fate of Monarch — and the world — hanging in the balance. The dramatic saga reveals buried secrets that reunite our heroes (and villains) on Kong’s Skull Island, and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea. The ripple effects of the past make waves in the present day, blurring the bonds between family, friend and foe — all with the threat of a titan event on the horizon.
Hailing from Legendary Television, “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” is executive produced by Joby Harold and Tory Tunnell from Safehouse Pictures, alongside Chris Black, Jen Roskind, Matt Shakman and Lawrence Trilling, who also directs four episodes, as well as Andrew Colville, who writes two episodes and serves as executive producer. Black serves as showrunner on season two. Hiro Matsuoka and Takemasa Arita executive produce on behalf of Toho Co., Ltd., the owner of the Godzilla character. Toho licensed the rights for “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” to Legendary as a natural byproduct of their long-term relationship with the film franchise. Apple TV has a multiseries deal with Legendary Entertainment, which includes the second season of “Monarch: Legacy of Monsters” and multiple spinoff series based on the franchise.
“Imperfect Women”
Premiere Date: March 18, 2026
Based on Araminta Hall’s novel of the same name, and starring and executive produced by Elisabeth Moss and Kerry Washington, “Imperfect Women” examines a crime that shatters the lives of three women in a decades-long friendship. The unconventional thriller explores guilt and retribution, love and betrayal, and the compromises we make that irrevocably alter our lives. As the investigation unravels, so does the truth about how even the closest friendships may not be what they seem.
The new psychological thriller is created for television by Annie Weisman, who also serves as showrunner, with an ensemble cast led by Kate Mara, Joel Kinnaman, Corey Stoll, Leslie Odom Jr., Audrey Zahn, Jill Wagner, Rome Flynn, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Violette Linnz, Indiana Elle, Jackson Kelly, Keith Carradine, Ana Ortiz and Wilson Bethel.
“Imperfect Women” is a co-production between 20th Television and Apple Studios. Weisman serves as showrunner, marking her latest collaboration with Apple TV following the critically acclaimed dramedy “Physical.” The limited series is executive produced by Moss and Lindsey McManus, who initially optioned the book via their production company, Love & Squalor Pictures. Washington executive produces for Simpson Street alongside Pilar Savone. Author Hall serves as executive producer along with writer Kay Oyegun. Lesli Linka Glatter serves as director and executive producer of the first episode.
“For All Mankind” Season Five
Premiere Date: March 27, 2026
Season five of “For All Mankind,” the hit, critically acclaimed space drama series from creators Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, picks up in the years since the Goldilocks asteroid heist. Happy Valley has grown into a thriving colony with thousands of residents and a base for new missions that will take us even further into the solar system. But with the nations of Earth now demanding law and order on the Red Planet, friction continues to build between the people who live on Mars and their former home. The ensemble cast returning for season five includes Joel Kinnaman, Toby Kebbell, Edi Gathegi, Cynthy Wu, Coral Peña and Wrenn Schmidt, alongside new series regulars Mireille Enos, Costa Ronin, Sean Kaufman, Ruby Cruz and Ines Asserson.
“For All Mankind” is created by Emmy Award winner Moore, and Emmy nominees Wolpert and Nedivi. Wolpert and Nedivi serve as showrunners and executive produce alongside Moore and Maril Davis of Tall Ship Productions, as well as Kira Snyder, David Weddle, Bradley Thompson and Seth Edelstein. “For All Mankind” is produced for Apple TV by Sony Pictures Television.
“Your Friends & Neighbors” Season Two
Premiere Date: April 3, 2026
Renewed for a third season ahead of its season two debut, “Your Friends & Neighbors” is the acclaimed drama from creator Jonathan Tropper, starring and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Jon Hamm.
After being fired in disgrace, Andrew “Coop” Cooper (Hamm), a hedge fund manager still grappling with his recent divorce, resorts to stealing from his neighbors’ homes in the exceedingly affluent Vestment Village, only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind those wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined. In season two, Andrew Cooper doubles down on his life as an unlikely suburban thief, until the arrival of a new neighbor threatens to expose his secrets and place his family at risk. Emmy Award nominee James Marsden joins the cast for season two, alongside returning stars Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Isabel Gravitt and Donovan Colan.
Hailing from Apple Studios and produced by Tropper Ink, the series is created by bestselling author Tropper, who serves as showrunner and executive producer under his overall deal with Apple TV. Additionally, Hamm executive produces alongside Connie Tavel and Craig Gillespie.
“Outcome”
Premiere Date: April 10, 2026
“Outcome” is a dark comedy that centers on Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves), a beloved Hollywood star who must dive into the depths of his hidden demons after he is extorted with a mysterious video that’s sure to shatter his image and end his career. With the support of his lifelong besties Kyle (Cameron Diaz) and Xander (Matt Bomer), along with his crisis lawyer Ira (Jonah Hill), Reef embarks on a soul-searching journey to make amends with anyone he could have possibly wronged in hopes of identifying the blackmailer. Co-writer and director Hill brings a unique lens to Reef’s wild but spiritually cleansing, nostalgic and eye-opening trip down memory lane, where confronting his past might be the only way to rescue his future.
Alongside Reeves, Diaz, Bomer and Hill, the ensemble cast includes Martin Scorsese, Susan Lucci, Laverne Cox, David Spade, Atsuko Okatsuka, Roy Wood Jr., Kaia Gerber, Ivy Wolk and more.
Written by Hill and Ezra Woods, “Outcome” hails from Apple Studios, and is produced by Matt Dines, Alison Goodwin and Hill under their Strong Baby banner, with Adam Merims serving as executive producer.
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles”
Premiere Date: April 15, 2026
Hailing from multi-Emmy Award winner David E. Kelley, and starring and executive produced by Academy Award, Emmy Award and Golden Globe Award nominee Elle Fanning, alongside Golden Globe Award winner and Academy Award and Emmy Award nominee Michelle Pfeiffer, “Margo’s Got Money Troubles” is a bold, heartwarming and comedic family drama. It follows recent college dropout and aspiring writer, Margo (Fanning), the daughter of an ex-Hooters waitress (Pfeiffer) and ex-pro wrestler (Nick Offerman), as she’s forced to make her way with a new baby, a mounting pile of bills and a dwindling amount of ways to pay them. The series also stars Academy Award winner Marcia Gay Harden, Academy Award nominee and Emmy Award winner Greg Kinnear, Michael Angarano, Rico Nasty and Lindsey Normington.
“Margo’s Got Money Troubles” is produced for Apple TV by A24. Kelley serves as showrunner, writer and executive producer alongside Elle Fanning, Dakota Fanning and Brittany Kahan Ward for Lewellen Pictures; Kidman and Per Saari of Blossom Films; and Matthew Tinker for David E. Kelley Productions. Pfeiffer, Rufi Thorpe, Eva Anderson and Boo Killebrew also executive produce. BAFTA and Emmy Award winner Dearbhla Walsh directs the pilot and serves as an executive producer. Additional directors include Kate Herron and Alice Seabright.
“Criminal Record” Season Two
Premiere Date: April 22, 2026
In season two of the powerful thriller, June (Cush Jumbo) is the senior officer on the scene when a political rally is attacked by far-right counter-protesters. The violent clash leaves a young man dead and June, consumed with guilt, is desperate to bring the unknown killer to justice. It seems as if her best hope is Daniel (Peter Capaldi), now a key figure in the shadowy world of police intelligence. He may have the answers she needs, but to get his help, she will have to accept a dangerous bargain.
Starring Academy Award winner Capaldi as Detective Chief Inspector Daniel Hegarty and Critics Choice Award nominee Jumbo as Detective Sergeant June Lenker, “Criminal Record” is created by BAFTA Award nominee Paul Rutman. The series is produced for Apple TV by Tod Productions and STV Studios. BAFTA Scotland Award winner Elaine Collins joins Chris Sussman as executive producer for season two alongside Rutman, Capaldi and Jumbo.
“Widow’s Bay”
Premiere Date: April 29, 2026
Widow’s Bay is a quaint island town 40 miles off the coast of New England. But something lurks beneath the surface. Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) is desperate to revive his struggling community. There’s no Wi-Fi, spotty cellular reception and he must contend with superstitious locals who believe their island is cursed. He wants these people to respect him. They don’t. They think he is soft and cowardly. And he is. But Loftis is determined to build a better future for his teenage son and turn the island into a tourist destination. Miraculously, he succeeds: tourists are finally coming. Unfortunately, the locals were right. After decades of calm, the old stories that seemed too ludicrous to be true start happening again. “Widow’s Bay” blends genuine horror with character-driven comedy. Emmy Award winner Rhys executive produces and stars alongside an ensemble cast led by Kate O’Flynn, Stephen Root, Kingston Rumi Southwick, Kevin Carroll and Dale Dickey.
Hailing from Apple Studios, “Widow’s Bay” is created by Katie Dippold, and is directed and executive produced by Emmy Award winner Hiro Murai through his banner Chum Films alongside Carver Karaszewski, Claudia Shin and Rhys. Murai directs five episodes this season, alongside directors Ti West, Sam Donovan and Andrew DeYoung.
“Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed”
Premiere Date: May 20, 2026
Apple TV’s highly anticipated “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed” stars Emmy Award winner Tatiana Maslany and Jake Johnson. The half-hour, 10-episode season from creator and showrunner David J. Rosen will make its global debut on Apple TV with the first two episodes on Wednesday, May 20, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 15.
A new darkly comedic thriller, “Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed” follows newly divorced mom Paula (Maslany), who falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer. Convinced she witnessed a murder — while simultaneously struggling through a custody battle and an identity crisis — Paula begins her own investigation, one that could unravel a greater conspiracy while also holding the keys to rebuilding her family and sense of self. The series also stars Brandon Flynn, Murray Bartlett, Dolly De Leon, Jessy Hodges, Jon Michael Hill, Charlie Hall, Kiarra Hamagami Goldberg and Nola Wallace.
Hailing from Apple Studios and Counterpart Studios, the series is written and executive produced by creator and showrunner Rosen, and directed and executive produced by David Gordon Green. The series is also developed by and executive produced by Simon Kinberg and Audrey Chon for Genre Films under their first-look deal with Apple TV, and Bard Dorros for Anonymous Content.
“Cape Fear”
Premiere Date: June 5, 2026
In “Cape Fear,” inspired by the 1991 remake directed by Martin Scorsese and produced by Steven Spielberg, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Anna (Amy Adams) and Tom Bowden (Patrick Wilson) when Max Cady (Javier Bardem), the notorious killer they are responsible for putting behind bars, is let out of prison — and he wants vengeance.
The highly anticipated new series is created, showrun and executive produced by Nick Antosca, with Academy Award winners Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg serving as executive producers. Academy Award winner Bardem stars alongside Academy Award nominee Adams, who also executive produces. Patrick Wilson, CCH Pounder, Joe Anders, Lily Collias, Jamie Hector, Malia Pyles and Anna Baryshnikov round out the ensemble cast.
Hailing from UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, and Amblin Television, “Cape Fear” is based on both the novel “The Executioners,” which inspired Gregory Peck’s 1962 Universal Pictures feature of the same name, as well as the acclaimed 1991 remake directed by Scorsese. The series is executive produced by Spielberg, who produced the 1991 film alongside Scorsese. Creator Antosca showruns and produces alongside Alex Hedlund for Eat The Cat; and Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey produce alongside Spielberg for Amblin Television. Academy Award nominee Morten Tyldum will direct the pilot and serve as executive producer. The series is developed and produced through Antosca’s overall deal at UCP, where he’s been based since 2017.
“Sugar” Season Two
Premiere Date: June 19, 2026
Starring and executive produced by Colin Farrell, the second season of “Sugar” ushers in the return of Los Angeles’ iconic private detective and film connoisseur John Sugar. Emmy Award nominee Farrell returns for a new case, tracking the troubled older brother of an up-and-coming local boxer as his search for his beloved missing sister continues. As the investigation expands into a citywide conspiracy with sinister intentions, Sugar must reckon with himself to answer the question — how far will he go to do what’s right?
In addition to Farrell, the second season of “Sugar” introduces a brand-new cast including Jin Ha, Raymond Lee, Tony Dalton, Laura Donnelly, Sasha Calle and special guest star Shea Wingham.
Season two of “Sugar” is showrun by Sam Catlin, who also executive produces under his Short Drive Entertainment banner. Audrey Chon and Simon Kinberg executive produce for Genre Films under Kinberg’s overall deal with Apple TV. Farrell, Scott Greenberg and Chip Vucelich also serve as executive producers. “Sugar” is created by Mark Protosevich.
“Lucky”
Premiere Date: July 15, 2026
A new limited series starring Golden Globe Award winner, SAG Award winner and Emmy Award nominee Anya Taylor-Joy, who also serves as executive producer, “Lucky” is based on the New York Times bestselling novel and Reese’s Book Club pick of the same name by Marissa Stapley. The series stars Taylor-Joy as a young woman who left behind the life of crime she was raised in years ago, but must now embrace her darker, criminal side one final time in a desperate attempt to escape her past.
Hailing from Apple Studios, “Lucky” is created, co-showrun, written and executive produced by Jonathan Tropper through his Tropper Ink banner and under his overall deal with Apple TV, and co-showrun, written and executive produced by Cassie Pappas. The series is executive produced by Reese Witherspoon and Lauren Neustadter for Hello Sunshine, a part of Candle Media. Taylor-Joy will executive produce through her production banner, LadyKiller.
“The Dink”
Premiere Date: July 24, 2026
Washed up former tennis prodigy Dusty Boyd (Jake Johnson) has been reduced to coaching unruly children at his father Chuck’s (Ed Harris) suburban country club. Desperate for his father’s approval, Dusty blindly supports Chuck’s vendetta against the new craze taking over the club: pickleball. But when Dusty reaggravates an old injury, taking away his ability to play tennis, he resorts to the unthinkable in the name of rehab. He not only tries pickleball, but, thanks in part to his enchanting new partner Candace (Mary Steenburgen), he finds himself actually enjoying it. Torn between two worlds, Dusty is forced to finally face the ghosts of his past athletic failures, including his childhood nemesis, Andy Roddick (Andy Roddick). Ultimately, Dusty is drawn into a desperate battle for the future of the club, his father’s affection and his very identity.
Alongside Johnson, Steenburgen, Harris and Roddick, the all-star cast includes Patton Oswalt, Chloe Fineman, Chris Parnell and Aaron Chen, as well as Ben Stiller.
Directed by Josh Greenbaum, “The Dink” is a laugh-out-loud underdog story produced by Stiller and John Lesher for Red Hour Films, and Rob Paris and Mike Witherill for Rivulet Entertainment. In addition to starring, Johnson serves as producer. The film is written by Sean Clements and executive produced by Rick Steele, Clements, Greenbaum, Joe Hardesty, Jonathan McCoy and Daniel Crosser.
“Mayday”
Premiere Date: September 4, 2026
Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh team up in “Mayday,” a genre-bending, action-packed buddy comedy that flips the spy thriller on its head. When hotshot U.S. Navy pilot Lieutenant Troy “Assassin” Kelly (Reynolds) is sent on a top-secret mission into Russian territory at the height of the Cold War, the operation implodes, leaving him stranded behind enemy lines. Discovered by Nikolai Ustinov (Branagh), a gruff ex-KGB agent with a penchant for American culture, Troy thinks he’s toast — but could an unlikely alliance between the two lead to Troy’s rescue and a bond neither saw coming?
Alongside Reynolds and Branagh, the ensemble cast includes Marcin Dorocinski, Maria Bakalova, David Morse and more.
An Apple Original Film hailing from Skydance Media, “Mayday” is written, directed and produced by John Francis Daley and Jonathan Goldstein. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger produce for Skydance, alongside Maximum Effort’s Ashley Fox and Johnny Pariseau. Reynolds and George Dewey, through Maximum Effort, along with John G. Scotti, serve as executive producers.
“Ted Lasso” Season Four
Premiere Date: Summer 2026
Starring and executive produced by Jason Sudeikis, season four of “Ted Lasso” sees fan-favorites return as their celebrated characters, including Emmy Award winner Hannah Waddingham, Juno Temple, Emmy Award winner Brett Goldstein, Brendan Hunt and Jeremy Swift, alongside new season four additions Tanya Reynolds, Jude Mack, Faye Marsay, Rex Hayes, Aisling Sharkey, Abbie Hern and Grant Feely.
In season four, Ted returns to Richmond, taking on his biggest challenge yet: coaching a second division women’s football team. Throughout the course of the season, Ted and the team learn to leap before they look, taking chances they never thought they would.
“Ted Lasso” season four adds Emmy Award winner Jack Burditt as executive producer under a new overall deal with Apple TV. Sudeikis stars and executive produces alongside Hunt, Joe Kelly, Jane Becker, Jamie Lee and Bill Wrubel. Goldstein serves as writer and executive producer alongside Leann Bowen. Sarah Walker and Phoebe Walsh will serve as writers and producers for season four, and Sasha Garron co-produces. Julia Lindon will write for season four, and Dylan Marron will serve as story editor. Bill Lawrence executive produces via his Doozer Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television and Universal Television, a division of NBCUniversal content. Doozer’s Jeff Ingold and Liza Katzer also serve as executive producers. The series was developed by Sudeikis, Lawrence, Kelly and Hunt, and is based on the preexisting format and characters from NBC Sports.
“Matchbox The Movie”
Premiere Date: October 9, 2026
Inspired by the iconic Mattel toys, “Matchbox The Movie” is an action-packed, globetrotting adventure about a group of friends since childhood who have their lives upended when undercover CIA agent Sean (John Cena), their long-absent former leader, returns to their small town and unwittingly gets them embroiled in a frantic international pursuit to save the world.
Alongside Cena, the film stars Jessica Biel, Sam Richardson, Teyonah Parris and Arturo Castro. Additional ensemble cast includes Corey Stoll, Bill Camp, Danai Gurira, Golshifteh Faranhani and more.
An Apple Original Film hailing from Skydance Media and Mattel Films, “Matchbox The Movie” is directed and executive produced by Sam Hargrave and written by David Coggeshall. David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger produce for Skydance, alongside Robbie Brenner and Ynon Kreiz through Mattel Films as well as Jules Daly. Patrick Newall and Elizabeth Bassin serve as executive producers.
“Way of the Warrior Kid”
Premiere Date: November 20, 2026
Middle school has been a nightmare for Marc (Jude Hill), a good kid who’s bullied by his classmates and feels like he’s behind in everything, from academics to P.E. to just making friends. That changes when his injured Uncle Jake (Chris Pratt), a decorated Navy SEAL, comes to spend the summer and recuperate with Marc and his mom, Sarah (Linda Cardellini). To help Marc defend himself, Jake devises an ambitious program he calls “Operation Warrior Kid” based on his SEAL training. Instead of teaching his nephew how to fight, Jake shows Marc what real courage is, facing down his own demons along the way. Based on the bestselling novel by former Navy SEAL Jocko Willink, “Way of the Warrior Kid” is directed by McG from a screenplay by Will Staples. Alongside Pratt, Cardellini, Hill and Willink, the cast also includes Ava Torres, Levi McConaughey, Darien Sills-Evans, Carl McDowell, Parker Young and more.
Hailing from Apple and Skydance Media, “Way of the Warrior Kid” is produced by Skydance’s David Ellison, Dana Goldberg and Don Granger, alongside McG and Mary Viola for Wonderland Sound, Chris Pratt for Indivisible Productions, Ben Everard for Everard Entertainment, Bruce Wayne Gillies and author Willink. Staples, Steven Bello and Cliff Lanning serve as executive producers.
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