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Category: FIRST LOOK

FIRST LOOK

SkyShowtime tracks down Morpheus

FIRST LOOK: European streamer SkyShowtime has unveiled its latest Polish original series, action drama Morpheus (Morfeusz), which is set to premiere on the platform later this year.

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Jill Halfpenny, Sally Lindsay meet 5’s Number One Fan

FIRST LOOK: Jill Halfpenny and Sally Lindsay will come together for Number One Fan, a new four-part thriller set in the world of daytime TV. It is due to air on 5 in the UK later in 2026.

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The Capture nears BBC return

FIRST LOOK: Paapa Essiedu will return alongside Holliday Grainger in season three of BBC surveillance thriller The Capture, which is set to air this spring.

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5 investigates Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards

FIRST LOOK: Martin Clunes will star as disgraced former BBC newsreader Huw Edwards in factual drama Power: The Downfall of Huw Edwards, in a two-part series commissioned by UK broadcaster 5.

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DR smartens up with Uniformen

FIRST LOOK: Lene Maria Christensen, Soheil Bavi, Clara Rosager, Gustav Giese and Jakob Cedergren head the cast of new Danish police drama Uniformen (The Uniform), which debuts on DRTV on February 20, 2026.

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Tobias Santelmann is Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole

FIRST LOOK:  Tobias Santelmann stars as Norwegian detective Harry Hole in a new series called Jo Nesbo’s Detective Hole, coming to Netflix on March 26, 2026.

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Apple TV discovers Margo’s Got Money Troubles

FIRST LOOK: Elle Fanning, Michelle Pfeiffer, Nick Offerman, Thaddea Graham and Nicole Kidman comprise the starry cast of Margo’s Got Money Troubles, an Apple TV series due to debut in April 2026.

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ITV returns to the water for After the Flood S2

FIRST LOOK: Sophie Rundle reprises her role as Jo Marshall in season two of mystery thriller After the Flood, coming soon to ITV in the UK and BritBox in North America, Australia and the Nordics.

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BBC takes aim with Strike – The Running Grave

FIRST LOOK: Tom Burke and Holliday Grainger have reunited for The Running Grave, the latest, upcoming instalment of the Strike series based on JK Rowling’s novels written as Robert Galbraith.

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Channel 4 stands on Tip Toe

FIRST LOOK: Channel 4 has released the first images from Tip Toe, a new drama from Russell T Davies, as filming enters its final week with stars Alan Cumming and David Morrissey.

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BBC brings up Babies

FIRST LOOK: Siobhán Cullen and Paapa Essiedu star in Babies, a six-part drama from the writer of Mum coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026.

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Paramount+ finds Girl Taken

FIRST LOOK: Alfie Allen, Jill Halfpenny, Tallulah Evans and Delphi Evans lead six-part psychological thriller Girl Taken, which will debut on Paramount+ on January 8, 2026.

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BBC scores with Dear England

FIRST LOOK: Joseph Fiennes is Gareth Southgate in Dear England, James Graham’s adaptation of his own stage play about the England men’s football team coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer in 2026.

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Disney+ makes new Rivals

FIRST LOOK: Disney+ has unveiled new images featuring David Tennant, Alex Hassell, Aidan Turner, Nafessa Williams and Bella Maclean ahead of the launch of Rivals season two in 2026.

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Channel 4 meets Maya

FIRST LOOK: Filming has wrapped on Maya, an upcoming Channel 4 drama starring and written by Daisy Haggard, who also makes her directing debut on the six-part series.

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Babylon Berlin sets stage for final season

FIRST LOOK: Volker Bruch and Liv Lisa Fries take the lead in the fifth and final season of German period drama Babylon Berlin, which has now completed filming and is heading into post-production.

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Channel 4 in another Big Mood

FIRST LOOK: Nicola Coughlan and Lydia West reunite for the second season of Channel 4 comedy Big Mood, which is set to return in 2026.

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Sky chases down Prisoner

FIRST LOOK: Tahar Rahim and Izuka Hoyle are on the run in this first image from Sky action thriller Prisoner, which is set to air in 2026.

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Holliday Grainger returns for The Capture S3

FIRST LOOK: Holliday Grainger returns as Rachel Carey in the third season of surveillance thriller The Capture, which will arrive on BBC One and BBC iPlayer in spring 2026.

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Channel 4 adds more Patience

FIRST LOOK: Jessica Hynes joins the cast of Channel 4 drama Patience, which will return for a second season in early 2026.

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