The best new shows to stream on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max, and more

By Anthony Orlando Updated March 11, 2026

Many streaming services have started the spring strong with some new releases this March. Netflix and Peacock have the second seasons of One Piece and Ted, respectively. Meanwhile, Prime Video has the fourth season of its hit superhero series, Invincible.

There are also several shows from 2025 that have just won big this awards season, including The Pitt and The Studio. At the same time, many other shows have captivated audiences, including Stranger Things 5, the second season of Fallout, and Pluribus. Read the entire guide for the full list of recommendations.

We also have guides to the best new movies to stream, the best shows on Netflix, the best shows on Hulu, and the best shows on Prime Video.

Based on the global anime phenomenon, One Piece tells the thrilling, swashbuckling adventures of the Straw Hat Pirates, led by the gold-hearted Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy). After season 1 assembled our motley crew of heroes, season 2 shows them continuing their search for the legendary One Piece, journeying into the dreaded Grand Line.

This new season sees the Straw Hats gain new allies, such as Tony Tony Chopper (Mikaela Hoover) and Princess Vivi (Charithra Chandran) of the Alabasta Kingdom. They also find themselves with a new goal, as they decide to help Vivi save her kingdom from the evil Baroque Works.

Stream One Piece season 2 on Netflix.

Our beloved “thunder buddies” are back. In this prequel to 2012’s Ted, we follow a teenage John Bennett (Max Burkholder) through high school, where he and his plush pal Ted (Seth MacFarlane) get into a whole list of shenanigans with their family.

In season 2, Ted and John get Susan (Alanna Ubach) arrested, Ted and Blaire (Giorgia Whigham) kiss, the family plays an epic game of Dungeons & Dragons, and Matty (Scott Grimes) faces off against President Bill Clinton at a Dunkin’ Donuts. That’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Stream Ted season 2 on Peacock.

This animated series depicts the exploits of teenage superhero Mark Grayson/Invincible (Steven Yeun) as he fights to protect Earth from destruction. After surviving the Invincible War and defeating the supervillain Conquest (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) in season 3, Mark and his allies continue their bloody war with the Viltrum Empire.

New villains in Invincible season 4 include the Viltrumite leader Thragg (Lee Pace), the alien Universa (Danai Gurira), and the destructive scientist Dinosaurus (Matthew Rhys).

Stream Invincible season 4 on Prime Video on March 18.

A hundred years before Game of Thrones, the wandering hedge knight Ser Duncan (Peter Claffey) travels through Westeros with his new squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell). Though Duncan is not the sharpest or shiniest sword in the shed, he wins the hearts of those around him with his genuine desire to do good and protect the innocent.

Duncan eventually finds himself facing off against House Targaryen after getting into a fight with the evil Prince Aerion (Finn Bennett), setting off his journey to becoming a legend. While there are no dragons, White Walkers, or magic in this prequel, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms presents a thrilling, comedic, and heartfelt underdog story set in the World of Ice and Fire.

Stream A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms season 1 on HBO Max.

Wonder Man is not your average superhero show. Set in a time when superhumans are banned from working in Hollywood, this satirical series sees actor Simon Williams (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) pursuing the lead role in a superhero movie remake, all while trying to control his chaotic powers.

Unbeknownst to Simon, his new actor friend, Trevor Slattery (Ben Kingsley), has been sent to spy on him for the U.S. government, threatening to end his career just as it takes off. If you’re tired of seeing superheroes always fighting world-threatening villains in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, this grounded, meta series is right for you.

Stream Wonder Man on Disney+.

Stranger Things rocked the world with its latest season on Netflix. The story shows our heroes continuing their hunt for the monstrous psychic Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) in the Upside Down as the U.S. military keeps everyone in Hawkins locked in the town.

In this fifth and final season, Vecna kidnaps more children from Hawkins with his Demogorgons, initiating his plan to wipe out humanity. As the secrets of the Upside Down unfold, the series also reveals the truth behind Will’s (Noah Schnapp) kidnapping in season 1. This has brought Stranger Things full circle, making season 5 an epic climax to this beloved series.

Stream Stranger Things season 5 on Netflix.

This popular sci-fi show began with Lucy (Ella Purnell) leaving her home in the fallout shelter Vault 33 to rescue her father (Kyle MacLachlan) from marauders. While exploring the post-nuclear wasteland on the surface, she meets Maximus (Aaron Moten), a soldier from the Brotherhood of Steel, and the Ghoul (Walter Goggins), a mutated gunslinger.

Since discovering the dark truth about her father and the war that ravaged her world, Lucy has embarked on a new journey with the Ghoul to New Vegas. As their adventure continues in season 2, we see our heroes face off against more vicious survivors and monsters as war and secrets break out.

Stream Fallout season 2 on Prime Video.

This new sci-fi series from Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan launched with more viewers than Severance season 2 on Apple TV, quickly becoming one of the streaming platform’s most popular shows. Pluribus sees the human race infected by an alien pathogen that makes them part of a “benevolent” hive mind, with only 13 people being immune to infection.

Though the hive-minded “Others” tries to give her nothing but happiness, one of the immunes, author Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), tries to find a way to turn everyone back to normal. However, she struggles to live under the weight of her loneliness and develops romantic feelings for Zosia (Karolina Wydra), one of the Others.

Stream Pluribus season 1 on Apple TV.

In Percy Jackson and the Olympians, the titular teenager Percy Jackson (Walker Scobell) learns that his father is the ocean god Poseidon (Toby Stephens), all while being framed for stealing Zeus’s (Lance Reddick) master lightning bolt. After facing off against several threats straight out of Greek mythology, Percy brought order back to Mount Olympus by retrieving and returning Zeus’s bolt.

During Percy’s second summer at Camp Half-Blood, he sees his arch-nemesis, Luke (Charlie Bushnell), try to destroy the magic barrier protecting the other demigods there. Percy then embarks on another epic adventure to restore the barrier by recovering the Golden Fleece from the Sea of Monsters.

Stream Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2 on Hulu or on Disney+.

This Alien prequel series shows the spaceship Maginot crash-landing on Earth, carrying some of the universe’s most dangerous and terrifying species. Not only is there the iconic Xenomorph, but also a tentacled eye that can control creatures’ minds and a giant fly that sprays acid.

At the same time, Alien: Earth follows the Prodigy Corporation as they develop the “hybrids,” a new type of synthetic android housing the minds of a few terminally ill children. These hybrids become the series’ main protagonists as they attempt to capture the wild aliens on board the Maginot and eventually rebel against Prodigy on their island of Neverland.

Stream Alien: Earth season 1 on Hulu.

Set in the 1960s, this prequel series follows a handful of Derry residents as they face the wrath of Pennywise the Dancing Clown (Bill Skarsgård) before the events of 2017’s It. Adapting more material from Stephen King’s novel, It: Welcome to Derry offers a worthy expansion of the iconic horror saga, connecting it to other classic King stories like The Shining, Doctor Sleep, and The Shawshank Redemption.

In the show’s first episode, we see the Hanlon family moving to Derry, and a group of children having some unforgettable encounters with Pennywise. With the killer clown at his most chaotic, the show proves from the beginning that nobody is safe from Its wrath. The series also reveals more secrets behind Derry’s history with It and how the shapeshifting predator came to be known as Pennywise.

Stream It: Welcome to Derry season 1 on HBO Max.

The first season of The Pitt follows the workers at a chaotic Pittsburgh hospital, with each episode depicting an hour in everyone’s first 15-hour shift together. This creative approach immersed audiences in a realistic and heart-pounding medical drama unlike any other.

Season 2 follows the cast months later during their hectic shift on the 4th of July weekend. With this new season, The Pitt introduces new cases, new patients, and a whole new set of problems.

Stream The Pitt on HBO Max.

Created by Dan Erickson, Severance follows the employees of Lumon Industries, where their work memories are separated from their non-work memories. While Mark (Adam Scott) tries to learn the truth about his mysterious employers, his work half (or “Innie”) tries to escape to the outside world with his friends/coworkers.

In Severance season 2, Mark tries to find his deceased wife, Gemma (Dichen Lachman), who is revealed to be alive and held captive by Lumon. At the same time, he discovers many other dark secrets about his employers and their plans for Lumon and the world entire, making for one of the most unusual and enthralling sci-fi shows out there.

Stream Severance on Apple TV.

In this Seth Rogen comedy series, Hollywood film executive Matt Remick (Rogen) struggles to manage the daily chaos in his new job as head of Continental Studios after his previous boss (Catherine O’Hara) is let go. Though he wants to produce original, artistic films, he also tries to appease his corporate overlords and make profitable movies.

Despite his best efforts to please everyone, Remick manages to anger just about everyone in Hollywood, including icons like Martin Scorsese, Ron Howard, and Ice Cube. With strong writing, performances, and cinematography, this award-winning series captures the madness and absurdity of the modern film industry, making it appealing to comedy fans and cinephiles.

Stream The Studio on Apple TV.

Created by Jack Thorne and Stephen Graham, Adolescence sees a 13-year-old Jamie (Owen Cooper) arrested and accused of murder after one of his female classmates (Emilia Holliday) is found dead. The authorities explore the events leading up to the horrific killing to understand how young Jamie turned to a life of hate and violence, which has also destroyed the lives of his family and friends.

This award-winning miniseries grabs audiences by the throat and pulls them into a harrowing tale about toxic masculinity, cyberbullying, public shaming, and the harmful influence of social media on modern youth. Adolescence is elevated by the cast’s incredible performances, particularly Cooper’s, and how each episode captures the drama in a single long take.

Stream Adolescence on Netflix.