Release calendar · 2026/Curated index

Only the releases worth waiting for.

A clean release calendar for major upcoming games, movies, and TV shows. No reviews, no news, no comments — just the next big thing, when it drops, and why it matters.

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26TV shows
02 - Fresh Drops

Fresh drops.

Major games, movies, and TV shows that landed in the last 30 days.

03 - Upcoming

Next out the gate.

The next confirmed releases, ordered by editorial importance and date.

Type
Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown cover art
//PEARL ABYSS

Crimson Desert: Charting the Unknown

today
October 29, 2026PS5XSXPC

Pearl Abyss dates the first expansion just seven months after Crimson Desert itself, a short turnaround for a studio that spent seven years on the base game.

Game
The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time cover art
//NINTENDO

The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time

7d
November 5, 2026Switch

Nintendo returns to the 1998 game that set the template for three-dimensional action-adventure and still sits near the top of most all-time lists.

Game
Godzilla Minus Zero cover art
//TOHO

Godzilla Minus Zero

8d
November 6, 2026Science FictionHorrorAction

TOHO continues its iconic Godzilla franchise with Takashi Yamazaki’s follow‑up to 2023’s Godzilla Minus One, extending the series’ recent critical resurgence.

Movie
Madden cover art
//SKYDANCE SPORTS

Madden

13d
November 11, 2026DramaHistory

Five-time Oscar-nominated director David O. Russell teams with Oscar winner Nicolas Cage for Amazon MGM Studios' biographical drama on John Madden.

Movie
How to Rob a Bank cover art
//87NORTH PRODUCTIONS

How to Rob a Bank

15d
November 13, 2026ActionCrimeThriller

David Leitch returns to direct a crime thriller for 87North Productions, marking his first original heist film since his action‑focused blockbusters.

Movie
Grand Theft Auto VI cover art
//ROCKSTAR NORTH

Grand Theft Auto VI

21d
November 19, 2026XSXPS5

The most anticipated entertainment release of the decade — Rockstar's first new Grand Theft Auto in over ten years, and a genuine cultural event rather than just a game launch.

Game
The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping cover art
//LIONSGATE

The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping

22d
November 20, 2026Science FictionActionAdventure

A prequel to the series that defined the young-adult blockbuster, adapting the book fans had been asking for since the original trilogy.

Movie
Percy Jackson and the Olympians cover art
//HULU

Percy Jackson and the Olympians

22d
November 20, 2026Action & AdventureSci-Fi & FantasyDramaFamily

Disney's second attempt at the books, this time with the author closely involved after he publicly disowned the films.

TV Show
Yellowjackets cover art
//SHOWTIME

Yellowjackets

24d
November 22, 2026DramaMystery

A survival thriller that became both a critical favourite and a genuine word-of-mouth cult hit.

TV Show
Blade Runner 2099 cover art
//PRIME VIDEO

Blade Runner 2099

27d
November 25, 2026Sci-Fi & Fantasy

The first Blade Runner series, extending one of science fiction's most influential worlds decades past the last film.

TV Show
Focker-in-Law cover art
//UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Focker-in-Law

29d
November 27, 2026ComedyRomance

Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro reunite 16 years after *Little Fockers* for the *Meet the Parents* comedy franchise, directed by long-time series screenwriter John Hamburg.

Movie
Violent Night 2 cover art
//UNIVERSAL PICTURES

Violent Night 2

36d
December 4, 2026ActionComedyFantasy

Director Tommy Wirkola and star David Harbour return for a sequel to the 2022 holiday action comedy that earned over $75 million worldwide against a $20 million budget.

Movie
Path of Exile 2 cover art
//GRINDING GEAR GAMES

Path of Exile 2

43d
December 11, 2026PC

Grinding Gear Games' sequel to the long‑standing Path of Exile ARPG, expanding the franchise’s free‑to‑play, deep‑skill system with a new seven‑act campaign and upgraded engine.

Game
The Debut cover art
//TOPIC STUDIOS

The Debut

43d
December 11, 2026MusicComedyDrama

A24 backs Jesse Eisenberg’s feature‑directing effort, extending the studio’s reputation for acclaimed indie releases in 2026.

Movie
Avengers: Doomsday cover art
//MARVEL STUDIOS

Avengers: Doomsday

50d
December 18, 2026Science FictionActionAdventure

The biggest reset Marvel has attempted since Endgame, with the Russo brothers back and Robert Downey Jr. returning as a different character entirely.

Movie
Dune: Part Three cover art
//LEGENDARY PICTURES

Dune: Part Three

50d
December 18, 2026Science FictionAdventure

Villeneuve completes his Dune trilogy after two films that swept technical Oscars and proved big-budget science fiction can still be serious.

Movie
Jumanji: Open World cover art
//COLUMBIA PICTURES

Jumanji: Open World

57d
December 25, 2026AdventureComedyFantasy

The Jumanji franchise, revived by the commercially successful 2017 and 2019 entries, returns with a fourth Columbia Pictures film directed by Jake Kasdan.

Movie
Harry Potter cover art
//HBO

Harry Potter

57d
December 25, 2026Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureFamily

HBO restarts Harry Potter as a decade-long series at one book a season, the first screen retelling since the films ended in 2011.

TV Show
Stranger Than Heaven cover art
//RYU GA GOTOKU STUDIO

Stranger Than Heaven

78d
January 15, 2027XSXPCPS5

The Yakuza studio steps out of present-day Kamurocho for a story spanning five eras from 1915, its biggest change of setting in years.

Game
Ahsoka cover art
//DISNEY+

Ahsoka

83d
January 20, 2027Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & Adventure

The series carrying the animated era's most popular character into live action, tying two decades of Star Wars storytelling together.

TV Show
Neuromancer cover art
//APPLE TV

Neuromancer

84d
January 21, 2027Sci-Fi & FantasyMystery

Apple's ten-episode series is the first screen version of William Gibson's 1984 novel, the book that named cyberspace, after four decades of abandoned film attempts.

TV Show
Metro 2039 cover art
//4A GAMES

Metro 2039

98d
February 4, 2027XSXPCPS5

4A Games continues the acclaimed Metro franchise, whose previous titles set a benchmark for narrative‑driven, post‑apocalyptic FPS experiences, making Metro 2039 a key entry.

Game
Narnia: The Magician's Nephew cover art
//NETFLIX

Narnia: The Magician's Nephew

106d
February 12, 2027FantasyAdventureFamily

Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of C.S. Lewis’s Narnia series brings the beloved franchise back to cinemas under Pascal Pictures, marking the first new theatrical entry since 2010.

Movie
God of War Laufey cover art
//SANTA MONICA STUDIO

God of War Laufey

110d
February 16, 2027PS5

Santa Monica Studio follows two of the most decorated games of the last decade; expectations for the next chapter are enormous.

Game
Persona 4 Revival cover art
//P STUDIO

Persona 4 Revival

112d
February 18, 2027XSXSwitchPCPS5

Legend has it that a mysterious broadcast known as the "Midnight Channel" appears only on rainy nights.

Game
Fable cover art
//PLAYGROUND GAMES

Fable

117d
February 23, 2027XSXPCPS5

The fairytale RPG Xbox built part of its identity on, dormant for over a decade and now rebooted by Playground Games — a tone almost nothing else in the genre has replaced.

Game
The Exorcist: Martyrs cover art
//UNIVERSAL PICTURES

The Exorcist: Martyrs

134d
March 12, 2027Horror

Director Mike Flanagan takes over The Exorcist franchise for Blumhouse and Universal following his work on The Haunting of Hill House, Doctor Sleep, and Midnight Mass.

Movie
Sonic the Hedgehog 4 cover art
//PARAMOUNT PICTURES

Sonic the Hedgehog 4

141d
March 19, 2027ComedyActionFamilyScience Fiction

Director Jeff Fowler returns to helm Paramount's live-action series, which has grossed over one billion dollars worldwide as a major video game adaptation franchise.

Movie
Godzilla x Kong: Supernova cover art
//LEGENDARY PICTURES

Godzilla x Kong: Supernova

148d
March 26, 2027Science FictionActionAdventure

Legendary Pictures extends the Godzilla‑Kong crossover franchise, delivering the next installment after 2024’s The New Empire in the long‑running monster universe.

Movie
Game of Thrones: War for Westeros cover art
//PLAYSIDE

Game of Thrones: War for Westeros

153d
March 31, 2027PCSwitchAndroidiOS

A full-scale strategy game in a licence that has produced mostly mobile titles since the television series ended in 2019, built by Australian studio PlaySide.

Game
Out of Words cover art
//KONG ORANGE

Out of Words

153d
March 31, 2027XSXSwitchPCPS5

Epic Games Publishing backs Kong Orange’s Out of Words, bringing the well‑known publisher’s support to a new co‑op platformer from an indie studio.

Game
Exodus cover art
//ARCHETYPE ENTERTAINMENT

Exodus

160d
April 7, 2027XSXPCPS5NESGame BoyGenesis

A new science-fiction RPG from Archetype, a studio built by the BioWare veterans behind Knights of the Old Republic, with time dilation written into the story.

Game
Star Wars: Starfighter cover art
//LUCASFILM LTD.

Star Wars: Starfighter

211d
May 28, 2027Science FictionAdventureAction

A standalone Star Wars film outside the Skywalker saga, and the franchise's return to cinemas after years of streaming-only expansion.

Movie
Shrek 5 cover art
//DREAMWORKS ANIMATION

Shrek 5

244d
June 30, 2027ComedyAnimationFantasyAdventureFamily

DreamWorks' biggest comedy franchise returns with its original voice cast after nearly two decades away.

Movie
Turok: Origins cover art
//SABER INTERACTIVE

Turok: Origins

244d
June 30, 2027XSXSwitchPCPS5PlayStation 2Game Boy AdvanceXboxGameCube

Saber Interactive returns to the cult classic Turok franchise with Origins, marking the series' first new mainline title in over a decade.

Game
Silo cover art
//APPLE TV

Silo

252d
July 8, 2027Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama

Apple closes its adaptation of Hugh Howey's trilogy with a fourth and final season, shot back to back with the third so the story reaches its end.

TV Show
Man of Tomorrow cover art
//DC STUDIOS

Man of Tomorrow

253d
July 9, 2027ActionScience FictionAdventure

James Gunn’s DC Studios Superman film continues the franchise’s recent revival, building on the 2025 entry that re‑established the character for modern audiences.

Movie
A Minecraft Movie Squared cover art
//WARNER BROS. PICTURES

A Minecraft Movie Squared

267d
July 23, 2027FamilyFantasyComedyAdventure

Warner Bros. continues its adaptation of the best-selling video game in history, returning director Jared Hess and stars Jack Black and Jason Momoa for the follow-up.

Movie
The Mummy: Book of the Dead cover art
//UNIVERSAL PICTURES

The Mummy: Book of the Dead

351d
October 15, 2027AdventureFantasyAction

Universal Pictures continues the long‑running The Mummy franchise with its fourth installment, the first new entry since 2008’s Tomb of the Dragon Emperor.

Movie
Frozen III cover art
//WALT DISNEY ANIMATION STUDIOS

Frozen III

391d
November 24, 2027AdventureAnimationFamilyFantasy

Walt Disney Animation Studios continues one of the highest-grossing animated film franchises in history, following two entries that each surpassed one billion dollars at the global box office.

Movie
Avengers: Secret Wars cover art
//MARVEL STUDIOS

Avengers: Secret Wars

414d
December 17, 2027Science FictionActionAdventure

The culmination of the Multiverse Saga, adapting the most ambitious crossover event in Marvel's comic history.

Movie
Resident Evil Veronica cover art
//CAPCOM

Resident Evil Veronica

428d
December 31, 2027XSXPS5PC

A remake of Code: Veronica, the entry that has sat at the top of fan remake requests since the format proved itself with RE2.

Game
Mega Man: Dual Override cover art
//CAPCOM

Mega Man: Dual Override

428d
December 31, 2027XSXPlayStation 4SwitchPCPS5Xbox OneNESPlayStationWii UAndroidWiiNintendo 3DSiOS

Capcom adds another mainline title to its long‑standing Mega Man franchise, a series that defined action‑platformers and has spanned over three decades.

Game
Tomb Raider: Catalyst cover art
//CRYSTAL DYNAMICS

Tomb Raider: Catalyst

428d
December 31, 2027PS5XSXPC

Crystal Dynamics returns to Lara Croft, the first new direction for the character since the survivor trilogy closed.

Game
The Wolf Among Us 2 cover art
//TELLTALE GAMES

The Wolf Among Us 2

428d
December 31, 2027XSXSwitchPCPS5Xbox One

Announced in 2017, cancelled when Telltale collapsed the following year and revived under new owners, the sequel to the adventure game that made the studio's name.

Game
Alien: Isolation 2 cover art
//CREATIVE ASSEMBLY

Alien: Isolation 2

428d
December 31, 2027Platforms TBA

Creative Assembly returns to the 2014 survival horror widely held to be the only Alien game that captured the first film, more than a decade on.

Game
Clockwork Revolution cover art
//INXILE ENTERTAINMENT

Clockwork Revolution

428d
December 31, 2027XSXPC

inXile's first big-budget game under Microsoft, a steampunk RPG where altering the past rewrites the city around you, from the studio Brian Fargo built on Wasteland.

Game
No Law cover art
//NEON GIANT

No Law

428d
December 31, 2027XSXPCPS5

The second game from Neon Giant, the small Swedish studio whose debut The Ascent became one of 2021's surprises, now published by Krafton.

Game
Humankind II cover art
//AMPLITUDE STUDIOS

Humankind II

428d
December 31, 2027PC

Amplitude's sequel to the 4X that took Civilization on directly, and its first game since a management buyout carried the studio out of Sega in 2024.

Game
Ontos cover art
//FRICTIONAL GAMES

Ontos

428d
December 31, 2027XSXPCPS5

Frictional Games, the studio credited with reshaping first-person survival horror through Amnesia: The Dark Descent and SOMA, develops its latest narrative-driven project with publisher Kepler Interactive.

Game
Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Tactics cover art
//UBISOFT PARIS

Tom Clancy's Rainbow 6 Tactics

428d
December 31, 2027XSXPCPS5Classic MacintoshPlayStationNintendo 64Dreamcast

Ubisoft takes Rainbow Six back to the planning the first game was built on, after two decades in which the name meant competitive shooters.

Game
Ill cover art
//CLOUT GAMES

Ill

428d
December 31, 2027XSXPCPS5

An independent body-horror shooter that built an audience on its creature animation years before it had a release date.

Game
The Batman: Part II cover art
//DC STUDIOS

The Batman: Part II

477d
February 18, 2028MysteryDramaCrime

Reeves and Pattinson continue the noir Batman that deliberately stood apart from every other superhero film in production.

Movie
Untitled X-Men Film cover art
//MARVEL STUDIOS

Untitled X-Men Film

554d
May 5, 2028Science FictionActionAdventure

Marvel Studios' first MCU X‑Men film marks the franchise’s long‑awaited integration into the Marvel Cinematic Universe, uniting a historic comic series with the studio’s flagship continuity.

Movie
The Witcher IV cover art
//CD PROJEKT RED

The Witcher IV

794d
December 31, 2028XSXPCPS5

CD Projekt Red's first new Witcher since Wild Hunt — one of the most decorated RPGs ever made — with Ciri taking the lead.

Game
Avatar 4 cover art
//20TH CENTURY STUDIOS

Avatar 4

1149d
December 21, 2029Science FictionAdventureAction

James Cameron continues his sci-fi franchise following two previous entries that both grossed over $2 billion at the global box office.

Movie
Avatar 5 cover art
//20TH CENTURY STUDIOS

Avatar 5

1877d
December 19, 2031AdventureScience FictionAction

James Cameron’s sci-fi franchise includes the highest-grossing film in cinematic history, with this entry set to conclude his planned multi-decade narrative saga.

Movie
04 - TBC

Date to be confirmed.

Major franchises and high-signal projects with work underway, but no confirmed release date yet.