Tom Hiddleston, Camila Morrone and Diego Calva in 'The Night Manager' season two. The Ink Factory/BBC/Amazon Photographer: Des Willie Share on Facebook Share on X Google Preferred Share to Flipboard Show additional share options Share on LinkedIn Share on Pinterest Share on Reddit Share on Tumblr Share on Whats App Send an Email Print the Article Post a Comment It's been a cracking year for British television with Adolescence, Celebrity Traitors and Down Cemetery Road among some of the more buzzy shows to have hit our screens. That's not all though, and with another year comes another batch of talented writers, directors and actors to bring to life both original stories and beloved classics. The Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of the most exciting U.K. programs coming, starting with those that have confirmed release dates. The Night Manager returns, Netflix's Pride and Prejudice debuts and Richard Gadd's Baby Reindeer follow-up is on its way. Another Industry installment is near, as is season two of A Thousand Blows and Derry Girls creator Lisa McGee's next project. Take a look at what to expect from British telly in 2026. Related Stories TV Netflix Drops First Look at 'Take That' Docuseries, Promising "Deeply Personal" Story of U.K. Boyband Movies Brigitte Bardot, Sultry Sex Kitten of French Cinema, Dies at 91 Run Away Netflix has teed up its next Harlan Coben adaptation for a New Year's Day release. Run Away, with James Nesbitt, Ruth Jones, Minnie Driver and Alfred Enoch, follows an angst-ridden Simon who is determined to reunite the family when his eldest daughter, Paige, runs away. The eight-part series is one of 13 titles from best-selling author Coben produced for Netflix. It will feature eight hourlong episodes and, in keeping with previous Coben adaptations, is relocating the story of the novel from the U.S. to the U.K. 'Run Away' Courtesy of Netflix/Ben Blackall Red Eye (Season 2) Jing Lusi will reprise her role as Hana Li in ITV's Red Eye, also back Jan. 1 and set to return to the world of high-stakes espionage. Richard Armitage will not be returning to his role as Nolan, but Line of Duty's Martin Compston takes his place as a new character, Clay Brady. The pair are forced to set aside past differences in order to solve a conspiracy after a murder occurs inside the U.S. Embassy. The Night Manager (Season 2) Jonathan Pine is back. Tom Hiddleston, Olivia Colman, Alistair Petrie and Noah Jupe will return to The Night Manager world as a new installment arrives nearly a decade after its predecessor. Hugh Laurie, who played villainous arms dealer Richard Roper in the first series, executive produces on the show, inspired by John le Carré's work. Creator-writer David Farr reinvents the thriller with Pine now living as Alex Goodwin, a low-level MI6 officer running a quiet surveillance unit in London. But one night a chance sighting of an old Roper mercenary prompts a call to action and leads him to a violent encounter with a new player: Colombian businessman Teddy Dos Santos (Diego Calva). On this perilous new journey, Pine meets Roxana Bolaños (Camila Morrone) a businesswoman who reluctantly helps him infiltrate Teddy's Colombian arms operation. Once in Colombia, Pine is plunged deep into a deadly plot involving arms and the training of a guerrilla army. The show will be on the BBC for U.K. viewers from Jan. 1, and for international fans on Amazon Prime Video from Jan. 11. A Thousand Blows (Season 2) Stephen Graham is back as Sugar Goodson in Disney+ and Hulu's 1880s-set A Thousand Blows, arriving Jan. 9. Steven Knight's story picks up a year later after the events of an explosive season one, as a broken Hezekiah Moscow (Malachi Kirby) and the estranged, self-destructive Sugar are approached by gang leader Mary Carr (Erin Doherty), who returns with a vengeance to reclaim her crown and assemble a new, riskier plan for the Forty Elephants. Industry (Season 4) The British-American series will air on the BBC in the U.K. and HBO in the U.S. in January, with Harpery (Myha'la) and Yasmin (Marisa Abela) navigating high-stakes finance after a new fintech disrupter shakes up London. "As Yasmin navigates her relationship with tech founder Sir Henry Muck (Kit Harington) and Harper is pulled into the orbit of enigmatic executive Whitney Halberstram (Max Minghella)," a plot synopsis reads, "their twisted friendship begins to warp and ignite under the pressure of money, power, and the desire to be on top." Kiernan Shipka, Charlie Heaton and Toheeb Jimoh also star. Myha'la in 'Industry' season four. Courtesy of HBO Agatha Christie's Seven Dials Another Netflix adaptation set to air Jan. 15, this one focusing on the story by the acclaimed English author Agatha Christie. Her 1929 novel, adapted for the screen by Chris Chibnall, boasts Mia McKenna-Bruce, Helena Bonham Carter and Martin Freeman among its cast. The show is set in 1925 and, in true Christie fashion, sees a country house party prank turn deadly. How to