40 Romantic Comedies and Dramas to Watch in 2026: ‘The Forsytes,’ ‘Off Campus’ & More
It’s official: The year 2026 is the year of romance. We’re just in March, and we already know about plenty of romantic comedies and dramas across TV and film that will keep us blushing all year round. And rest assured, there will be even more by the time we hit December.
Right now, we’re coming off Bridgerton Season 4’s incredible run, and we’re already immersed in the final season of Outlander. Masterpiece on PBS is ready to turn up the swoon factor with The Forsytes in March, and Off Campus is just on the horizon in May.
Netflix kicked off the new year right with the movie adaptation of Emily Henry‘s People We Meet on Vacation. While we love rom-coms and happy endings, there was just something about the Lucy and Stephen drama in Tell Me Lies that had the internet riveted week after week. (Bree and Wrigley forever!)
Throughout the rest of the year, you’ll be screaming (complimentary) over the newest Pride and Prejudice adaptation, The Love Hypothesis, Rivals Season 2, and so much more.
Below, we’ve ordered all the romantic comedies and dramas of 2026 (that we know about) by their upcoming release/premiere dates. Movies and shows that have already premiered are still included at the bottom with details on how to watch them. Let us know which romantic movie or TV show you’re most looking forward to watching in 2026 in the comments below.
Premiere Date: February 12 (first three episodes), additional episodes air weekly on FX
Cast: Paul Anthony Kelly and Sarah Pidgeon
Ryan Murphy‘s Love Story chronicles the whirlwind love story between John F. Kennedy Jr. and Carolyn Bessette. From their romance’s early days to their tumultuous periods to their tragic death, the limited series explores one of America’s most famous couples.
Vladimir
Premiere Date: March 5 on Netflix
Cast: Rachel Weisz, Leo Woodall, John Slattery, Ellen Robertson, and Jessica Henwick
When a professor’s (Weisz) world begins to unravel, she becomes fixated on her handsome and charming new colleague, Vlad (Woodall).
Boyfriend on Demand
Premiere Date: March 6 on Netflix
Cast: Jisoo, Seo In-guk
Dating is tough, and exhausted webtoon producer Mi-rae (Jisoo) is ready for something new. She decides to escape reality through a subscription-based virtual dating simulation program, where she gets to experience the dates of her dream.
Outlander (Season 8)
Premiere Date: March 6 on Starz
Cast: Caitríona Balfe, Sam Heughan, Sophie Skelton, Richard Rankin, John Bell, David Berry, César Domboy, and Lauren Lyle
The Droughtlander is over. Claire (Balfe) and Jamie’s (Heughan) epic love story will come to a close in the show’s eighth and final season.
Virgin River Season 7
Premiere Date: March 12 on Netflix
Cast: Alexandra Breckenridge, Martin Henderson, Zibby Allen, Benjamin Hollingsworth, Tim Matheson, Annette O’Toole, and Colin Lawrence
Season 7 will pick up in the immediate aftermath of the Season 6 finale. Right after their wedding, Jack (Henderson) and Mel (Breckenridge) have to figure out what’s going on with Charmaine and the twins. Thankfully, Breckenridge has teased to Swooon that we will get to see Mel and Jack take a honeymoon in the next installment of the cozy small town drama.
Reminders of Him
Release Date: March 13 (In Theaters)
Cast: Maika Monroe, Tyriq Withers, Rudy Pankow, Lauren Graham, and Bradley Whitford
Another Colleen Hoover book is hitting the big screen. Reminders of Him centers around Kenna (Monroe), who has spent the last seven years in prison after a terrible mistake led to a devastating tragedy. When she’s released, Kenna attempts to reunite with her daughter and acclimate to life outside of prison. She finds unexpected compassion from a local bar owner (Withers), and a romance soon ignites between them.
The Forsytes
Premiere Date: March 22 on Masterpiece on PBS
Cast: Stephen Moyer, Jack Davenport, Danny Griffin, Millie Gibson, Tuppence Middleton, Eleanor Tomlinson, Joshua Orpin, and Josette Simon OBE.
If you’re missing The Gilded Age, The Forsytes is just what you want in a period drama filled with romance. The series, based on John Galsworthy’s Forsyte Saga novels, dives into the lives and loves of the titular family.
The Drama
Release Date: April 3 (In Theaters)
Cast: Zendaya and Robert Pattinson
Save the date for The Drama! Zendaya and Pattinson star in the A24 film as a happily engaged couple who are put to the test when an unexpected turn sends their wedding week off the rails.
The Miniature Wife
Premiere Date: April 9 on Peacock
Cast: Elizabeth Banks, Matthew Macfadyen, O-T Fagbenle, Zoe Lister-Jones, Sian Clifford, and Sofia Rosinsky
This romantic dramedy follows a married couple whose relationship is put to the ultimate test when a technological accident shrinks the wife to just six inches tall. Yes, you read that right. Will the pair grow from this experience or come up short?
You, Me & Tuscany
Release Date: April 10 (In Theaters)
Cast: Halle Bailey and Regé-Jean Page
Down on her luck, Anna (Bailey) decides to jet off to Italy after a chance encounter with a handsome Italian named Matteo in You, Me & Tuscany. After she arrives at the villa, Matteo’s mother shows up out of the blue, and Anna tells her she’s Matteo’s fiancée to explain her presence. Her plan starts to crumble when she has instant chemistry with Matteo’s cousin, Michael (Page).
Sullivan's Crossing
Premiere Date: April 20 on The CW
Cast: Morgan Kohan, Chad Michael Murray, and Marcus Rosner
The cozy drama is turning the drama up a notch in Season 4. Maggie (Kohan) and Cal’s (Murray) relationship is far from over, and now they’ve got another wrinkle with the arrival of Liam (Marcus Rosner), who just so happens to be Maggie’s husband! The newest twist? Scott Patterson, aka Sully, will not be returning.
No Place to Be Single
Premiere Date: May 8 on Prime Video
Cast: Matilde Gioli, Cristiano Caccamo, Amanda Campana, Sebastiano Pigazzi, Cecilia Dazzi, Margherita Rebeggiani, Marco Cocci, and Bebo Storti
This Italian original film is an adaptation of Felicia Kingsley’s bestseller. No Place to be Single revolves around Elisa (Gioli), a single mother who runs a vineyard in a quaint Tuscan town. When her childhood friend, Michele (Caccamo), returns, the feelings Elisa had thought were gone forever come rushing back.
Rivals Season 2
Release Date: May 15 on Hulu
Cast: Alex Hassell, David Tennant, Aidan Turner, Bella Maclean, Nafessa Williams, Danny Dyer, Katherine Parkinson, Emily Atack, Luke Pasqualino, Oliver Chris, and Victoria Smurfit
The 1980s-set British period drama, based on Jilly Cooper’s hit book series, will have plenty of romance to root for in Season 2. There’s the delicious slow burn between Rupert (Hassell) and Taggie (Maclean). They’ll likely have to endure more angst in Season 2 as Rupert deals with the fallout of Cameron (Williams) and Tony’s (Tennant) fight. Freddie (Dyer) and Lizzie (Parkinson) finally acted on their feelings, but their future remains uncertain. Doubts about Declan (Turner) and Maud’s (Smurfit) marriage will likely run rampant now that Maud’s left for London.
Off Campus
Premiere Date: May 2026 on Prime Video
Cast: Belmont Cameli, Ella Bright, Stephen Kalyn, Antonio Cipriano, Jalen Thomas Brooks, Mika Abdalla, Josh Heuston, and Steve Howey
More hockey romance in 2026? Say less! Elle Kennedy’s The Deal is making its way to TV in Prime Video’s Off Campus. The first book follows the love story of Briar U hockey stud Garrett Graham (Cameli) and adorable music major Hannah Wells (Bright). We’ll also get to know Garrett’s hunky hockey besties, who will go on to have their own romances in (hopefully) future seasons.
Finding Emily
Release Date: May 22, 2026
Cast: Angourie Rice, Spike Fearn, and Minnie Driver
A lovesick musician teams up with a psychology student to find the girl he’s been crushing on. The duo sets out on a campus-wide search that opens up their hearts to something new along the way.
Sweet Magnolias Season 5
Premiere Date: June 11 on Netflix
Cast: JoAnna Garcia Swisher, Heather Headley, Brooke Elliott, Justin Bruening, Carson Rowland, Jamie Lynn Spears, Dion Johnstone, Brandon Quinn, and Anneliese Judge
The small town of Serenity will always relish community, family, and love. Maggie (Swisher), Helen (Headley), and Dana Sue’s (Elliott) catch-up nights — with plenty of margaritas — aren’t stopping any time soon.
Girls Like Girls
Release Date: June 19 (In Theaters)
Cast: Maya da Costa and Myra Molloy
From song to screen! Hayley Kiyoko directed and cowrote the coming-of-age romance Girls Like Girls, based on her 2015 song.
One Night Only
Release Date: August 7 (In Theaters)
Cast: Monica Barbaro, Callum Turner, Molly Ringwald, LeVar Burton, and Maya Hawke
Rom-com vet Will Gluck has brought One Night Only to the big screen. The movie follows two strangers who try to find love on the one night a year when premarital sex is legal.
Sense and Sensibility
Release Date: September 11 (In Theaters)
Cast: Daisy Edgar-Jones, George MacKay, Esmé Creed-Miles, Caitríona Balfe, Frank Dillane, Herbert Nordrum, and Fiona Shaw
Thirty years after Ang Lee‘s adaptation dazzled us, a new adaptation of Jane Austen‘s Sense and Sensibility is hitting theaters. Normal People breakout Daisy Edgar-Jones will play the iconic Elinor Dashwood.
Verity
Release Date: October 2 (In Theaters)
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Josh Hartnett, and Dakota Johnson
This will be the second Colleen Hoover adaptation of 2026. Verity is a psychological romantic thriller, a departure from her typical romance novels. Lowen Ashleigh (Johnson) is hired by Jeremy Crawford (Hartnett), the husband of bestselling author Verity Crawford. Verity was left incapacitated after a mysterious accident, so Jeremy asks Lowen to finish his wife’s book series. While working on it, Lowen uncovers shocking secrets.
Every Year After
Release Date: TBA 2026
Cast: Sadie Soverall, Matt Cornett, Michael Bradway, Elisha Cuthbert, Aurora Perrineau, Abigail Cowen, Joseph Chiu
Every Year After is the TV adaptation of Carley Fortune’s hit second chance romance Every Summer After. The series follows the love story between Percy (Soverall) and Sam (Cornett), who met as teens when Percy stayed at her summer home in Barry’s Bay. Years after no contact, Percy returns and reconnects with Sam.
Outlander: Blood of My Blood
Premiere Date: TBA 2026
Cast: Harriet Slater, Jamie Roy, Jeremy Irvine, and Hermione Corfield
The flagship series may be coming to an end, but Outlander: Blood of My Blood is just getting started. Ellen (Slater) and Brian’s (Roy) star-crossed romance will enter a new chapter. Meanwhile, we’ll learn what happens to Henry (Irvine) and Julia (Corfield) after they try to return home through the stones at Craigh na Dun
Your Fault: London
Release Date: TBA 2026 on Prime Video
Cast: Matthew Broome and Asha Banks
Nick (Broome) and Noah’s (Banks) love story will continue in Your Fault: London, the highly anticipated follow-up to Prime Video’s smash hit My Fault: London. The couple will face new challenges and have to figure out if their relationship can go the distance.
Black Dagger Brotherhood Season 2
Premiere Date: TBA 2026
Cast: Alexander Cubis, Audrey Hare, Bobby Hogan, and Mariah Davis
The first season of Black Dagger Brotherhood was a huge hit for Passionflix. The second season of the show, based on J.R. Ward’s book series, will follow Lover Eternal, the book that follows Dark Lover. Lover Eternal puts Rhage (Alexander Cubis) and Mary’s story at the center. Swooon exclusively revealed that Audrey Hare will play Mary in Season 2, alongside fellow newbies Bobby Hogan as John Matthew and Mariah Davis as Bella.
Robert Maaser and Olivia Grace Applegate are also expected to return as Wrath and Beth, as well as the rest of the brothers: Joel Cederberg as Tohrment, Andrew Biernat as Zsadist, Sia Zami as Vishous, and Zack Ignoffo as Phury.
The Love Hypothesis
Release Date: TBA 2026
Cast: Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman
Ali Hazelwood has made it to the screen! The romance author’s hit novel will be released sometime in 2026. For those who haven’t devoured The Love Hypothesis already, PhD student Olive Smith (Reinhart) and Dr. Adam Carlsen enter a fake relationship to test their theories about love. The social media during filming made the entire internet swoon. You know this is going to be one incredible adaptation.
My Life With the Walter Boys Season 3
Release Date: TBA 2026
Cast: Nikki Rodriguez, Noah LaLonde, Ashby Gentry, Corey Fogelmanis, Sarah Rafferty, Marc Blucas
Jackie’s (Rodriguez) adventures with the Walter family and her love triangle drama with Cole (LaLonde) and Alex (Gentry) are far from over. After that cliffhanger Season 2 finale, we can’t wait to see what’s next.
Pride and Prejudice
Premiere Date: TBA 2026
Cast: Emma Corrin, Jack Lowden, Olivia Colman, Rufus Sewell, Louis Partridge, and Daryl McCormack
Twenty years after Keira Knightley and Matthew Macfadyen dazzled us in the 2005 adaptation, Netflix is giving a six-episode limited series. The Jane Austen classic stars Emma Corrin as Elizabeth Bennet and Jack Lowden as Mr. Darcy, with a script by Dolly Alderton.
Heartstopper Forever
Premiere Date: TBA 2026
Cast: Joe Locke and Kit Connor
We fancy a movie! After three wonderful seasons, Netflix is bringing Nick Nelson (Connor) and Charlie Spring’s (Locke) love story to a close in Heartstopper Forever, based on Alice Oseman‘s soon-to-be-released sixth volume of her graphic novel series.
Maxton Hall — The World Between Us Season 3
Premiere Date: Likely 2026
Cast: Damian Hardung and Harriet Herbig-Matten
The first two seasons of Maxton Hall aired in 2024 and 2025, so it’s highly likely we’ll get the third season in 2026. (Filming has already wrapped.) After that jaw-dropping cliffhanger, we need answers ASAP. James (Hardung) and Ruby (Herbig-Matten) deserve to be happy, so bring on Season 3!
People We Meet on Vacation
Where to Watch: Netflix
Cast: Emily Bader, Tom Blyth, Lukas Gage, Sarah Catherine Hook, Lucien Laviscount, Alan Ruck, Molly Shannon
Based on Emily Henry‘s bestselling romance novel, People We Meet on Vacation follows Poppy (Bader) and Alex (Blyth), who are total opposites but have somehow been friends for a decade. They spend every summer vacation together, until one trip shatters everything. Two years later, Poppy and Alex reunite for a getaway, but their close proximity forces them to confront their feelings.
Tell Me Lies Season 3
Where to Watch: Hulu
Cast: Grace Van Patten, Jackson White, Cat Missal, Spencer House, Sonia Mena, Branden Cook, Alicia Crowder, Costa D’Angelo
Tell Me Lies Season 3, which was also the college drama’s last, chronicled Lucy’s (Van Patten) downward spiral after Stephen’s (White) ongoing psychological torture. Bree (Missal) and Wrigley (House) surprised us all with their sweet, slow-burning romance, and Stephen spilled all the tea about this friend group in a wedding reception speech that no one will ever forget.
Finding Her Edge
Where to Watch: Netflix
Cast: Madelyn Keys, Cale Ambrozic, and Olly Atkins
Adriana (Keys) begins training with a new skating partner named Brayden (Ambrozic), and they have a sizzling chemistry no one can ignore. They start fake dating, but their feelings evolve into something more. However, Adriana still has a lingering love for her ex-partner, Freddie (Atkins). The teen drama has already been renewed for Season 2.
Bridgerton Season 4
Where to Watch: Netflix
Cast: Luke Thompson, Yerin Ha, Nicola Coughlan, Claudia Jessie, Luke Newton, Ruth Gemmell, Hannah Dodd, Katie Leung, Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh, Victor Alli, Masali Baduza, Daniel Francis, Florence Hunt, Will Tilston
Benedict Bridgerton (Thompson) stepped into the leading man spotlight in Bridgerton Season 4. The talented and uber-charming Bridgerton was captivated by a mysterious Lady in Silver, aka Sophie Baek (Ha), at his mother’s masquerade ball. Fate brought Benedict and Sophie together on a romantic roller coaster that included a cottage getaway, an evil stepmother, and very steamy scenes.
Relationship Goals
Where to Watch: Prime Video
Cast: Kelly Rowland, Clifford “Method Man” Smith, Robin Thede, Annie Gonzalez
Leah Caldwell (Rowland) is a brilliant TV producer about to make history as the first woman to run New York’s top morning show, but then her ex, Jarrett Roy (Smith), shows up to compete for the position. He says he’s a changed man after reading the book Relationship Goals, but Leah has her doubts. However, as her circle begins to read the book, they start to see love in a new way.
Pillion
Release Date: February 6 (Limited Theatrical Release)
Cast: Alexander Skarsgård and Harry Melling
A timid man (Melling) is swept off his feet when an enigmatic, impossibly handsome biker (Skarsgård) takes him on as his submissive.
Kissing Is the Easy Part
Where to Watch: Tubi
Cast: Asher Angel and Paris Berelc
Tubi’s rom-com reign continues. Sean (Angel) is a top student who is determined to get into MIT. He agrees to tutor Flora (Berelc), the most popular girl at school, in exchange for a college recommendation letter. Sean and Flora fall in love, but his big secret has the potential to ruin their relationship.
Royally Screwed
Where to Watch: Passionflix
Cast: Jenny Boyd, Max Rinehart, and Shohreh Aghdashloo
Royally Screwed, based on the book of the same name by Emma Chase, follows a rebellious prince and a sharp-witted Manhattan waitress whose chance encounter ignites a modern royal romance that puts tradition, tabloids, and the crown to the test.
"Wuthering Heights"
Release Date: February 13 (In Theaters)
Cast: Margot Robbie, Jacob Elordi, Hong Chau, and Alison Oliver
Director Emerald Fennell brought Emily Brontë’s classic novel to the big screen with Robbie and Elordi as Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff. Oliver was a total scene-stealer with her version of Isabella Linton. Charli XCX also created an incredible soundtrack for the films that included several bangers.
Love Me Love Me
Where to Watch: Prime Video
Cast: Mia Jenkins, Pepe Barroso Silva, Luca Melucci, Andrea Guo, Michelangelo Vizzini, Madior Fall, and Vanessa Donghi
Love Me Love Me is a new English-language Italian Prime Original film based on the first novel from the four-book series by Stefania S. The film follows June, who moves to Milan for a fresh start after her brother’s death. She enrolls at an elite international school, where she finds comfort in dating Will, the school’s perfect honor student. Soon, her stable life is shaken by a volatile rivalry with his best friend James, a charismatic, troubled boy hiding a dangerous life in clandestine MMA fights. Resentment turns into undeniable attraction, forcing June to choose between safety and a love that challenges everything she thought she wanted.
56 Days
Where to Watch: Prime Video
Cast: Dove Cameron and Avan Jogia
Based on Catherine Ryan Howard’s bestselling novel, 56 Days charts the romance between Ciara Wyse (Cameron) and Oliver Kennedy (Jogia). After a chance meeting in the supermarket, Ciara and Oliver fall in love quickly. But just 56 days later, police show up at Oliver’s apartment and find an unidentified body. Weaving through the past and present, this sordid tale is full of twists and turns.
