15 Thrilling Films and TV Shows to Stream in February 2026

February is the shortest month of the year, but that doesn’t mean it’s skimming on the entertainment. From heartwarming romances and cutting psychological thrillers to high-octane action, there’s plenty of exciting releases to look forward to. Ahead, find our best 15 picks of films and TV shows to add to your February watchlist now.

Our Universe

When and where: 4 Feb 2026 on HBO Max

Starring: Bae In-hyuk, Roh Jeong-eui, Park Seo-ham

Watch if: You want to get massive baby fever

This heartfelt Korean drama follows the story of two in-laws who are forced to set aside their differences after a tragic accident claims the lives of their respective siblings, leaving them to raise their orphaned nephew. As they navigate their newfound responsibilities together, an unexpected romance begins to bloom between them. 

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Battle of Fates

When and where: 11 Feb 2026 on Disney+

Starring: Jun Hyunmoo, Park Narae, Park Haseon, Shindong, Kang Jiyeong

Watch if: You’re either a real believer or a sceptic on spiritualism 

Fortune tellers, shamans, physiognomists, tarot card readers, and other oracles from across the country go head-to-head, using their different skillsets to prove that they’re the real deal. Each will participate in a range of challenges designed to prove (or disprove) their divine abilities.

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Cross S2

When and where: 11 Feb 2026 on Prime Video

Starring: Aldis Hodge, Ryan Eggold, Alona Tal, Isaiah Mustafa

Watch if: You’re excited to see your favourite detective back in action

Follow Alex Cross, a brilliant homicide detective and forensic psychologist, as he digs into the minds of serial killers to identify and catch them. In season two, Cross must race against time to capture a ruthless vigilante who hunts down corrupt billionaire magnates. 

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Eternity

When and where: 13 Feb 2026 on AppleTV+

Starring: Elizabeth Olsen, Miles Teller, Callum Turner

Watch if: You want a love triangle with a twist

In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with and her first love, who died young and has waited decades for her to arrive.

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The Art of Sarah

When and where: 13 Feb 2026 on Netflix

Starring: Shin Hae-sun, Lee Jun-hyuk, Kim Jae-won

Watch if: You like a morally grey main character 

What you see isn’t what you know. Sarah Kim has painstakingly built a life for herself as a luxury brand manager to enter high society. However, when a body is found, and an investigation is underway, her web of secrets, shifting identities, and lies threatens to unravel everything she worked hard to create.

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Love Me Love Me 

When and where: 13 Feb 2026 on Prime Video

Starring: Mia Jenkins, Pepe Barroso, Andrea Guo

Watch if: You’re looking for a wild romance 

After her brother’s death, June moves to Milan for a fresh start and enrols at an elite international school, where she finds comfort in dating Will, the school’s perfect honour student. But a volatile rivalry with his best friend James—a charismatic, troubled boy hiding a dangerous life in clandestine MMA fights—turns resentment into irresistible attraction and forces June to choose between safety and a love that challenges everything she thought she wanted.

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Reality Check: Inside America’s Next Top Model 

When and where: 16 Feb 2026 on Netflix

Watch if: You often wonder to yourself how problematic ANTM actually was 

In the early 2000s, America’s Next Top Model was the reality show on TV, catapulting winners into the limelight. But it wasn’t all glitter and glam. What started as a glamorous launchpad for aspiring models became a pop-culture juggernaut defined by explosive drama, public meltdowns, and controversies that still fuel viral moments today. This three-part documentary series features unprecedented access to former contestants, judges, and producers to explore the show’s complicated legacy and asks a provocative question: how far are we willing to go for entertainment?

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Rental Family

When and where: 18 Feb 2026 on Disney+

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Takehiro Hira, Mari Yamamoto

Watch if: You’re in the mood to get hit in the feels

Set in modern-day Tokyo, a has-been American actor is searching for purpose and belonging in a society where he feels increasingly adrift. An unexpected acting call leads him to a “rental family” agency, where he is hired to play stand-in roles for strangers seeking connection. As performance begins to blur with reality, the immersive role-playing awakens his humanity and compassion, drawing him deeply into his clients’ lives and pushing him off-script whenever his empathetic heart takes over.

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56 Days

When and where: 18 Feb 2026 on Prime Video

Starring: Dove Cameron, Avan Jogia, Karla Souza

Watch if: You’re blind to red flags 

After a chance encounter in a supermarket, Oliver and Ciara fall for each other fast and dangerously hard. 56 days later, homicide investigators arrive at Oliver’s apartment to find an unidentified body—brutally murdered and intentionally decomposed. Did he kill her? Did she kill him? Intercutting between an intense single day, the investigation delves into their turbulent love story, revealing grim secrets along the way.

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The Night Agent S3

When and where: 19 Feb 2026 on Netflix

Starring: Gabriel Basso, Luciane Buchanan, Fola Evans-Akingbola, Louis Herthum

Watch if: You want some straightforward action

Picking up after the explosive events of season 2, Peter is sent to track down a young Treasury agent who has fled to Istanbul with sensitive government intel after killing his boss. What begins as a high-stakes manhunt quickly spirals into something far more dangerous as Peter uncovers a dark money network, evades paid assassins, and crosses paths with a relentless journalist whose pursuit of the truth puts them both squarely in the crosshairs.

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The Last Thing He Told Me S2

When and where: 20 Feb 2026 on AppleTV+

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Angourie Rice 

Watch if: You love mystery paired with complicated family dynamics 

When Owen, Hannah’s estranged husband who mysteriously disappeared, shows up after five years on the run, she and her stepdaughter Bailey find themselves in a race to figure out how to reunite their family before the past catches up to them.

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Paradise Season 2

When and where: 23 February 2026 on Disney+

Starring: Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Krys Marshall, Enuka Okuma, Aliyah Mastin, Percy Daggs IV, Charlie Evans

Watch if: You’re excited to see what’s outside of Paradise

Following the events of season 1, Xavier Collins heads out into the unknown in search of his wife and answers while a power struggle continues at Paradise, a serene community inhabited by some of the world’s most powerful individuals after a catastrophic event ravaged the world.

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The Bluff

When and where: 25 Feb 2026 on Prime Video

Starring: Priyanka Chopra Jonas, Ismael Cruz Cordova, Vedanten Naidoo, Safia Oakley-Green, Karl Urban

Watch if: You’ll always support a mother’s wrath

Ercell “Bloody Mary” Bodden thought she had escaped her violent past as a pirate, finding peace in the Cayman Islands with her loving husband T.H., their son Isaac, and her sister-in-law, Elizabeth. But when her notorious former captain, Connor, arrives seeking revenge, Ercell’s world is torn apart. Forced to confront the demons she’s tried to bury, Ercell is thrust back into a deadly game of secrets and survival. 

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Monarch: Legacy of Monsters S2

When and where: 27 Feb 2026 on AppleTV+

Starring: Kurt Russell, Wyatt Russell, Anna Sawai, Kiersey Clemons, Ren Watabe, Mari Yamamoto, Anders Holm, Joe Tippett and Elisa Lasowski

Watch if: You’re buzzing for some Titan action 

Season 2 picks up with the fate of Monarch— and the world—hanging in the balance. Buried secrets reunite our heroes (and villains) on Kong’s Skull Island, and a new, mysterious village where a mythical Titan rises from the sea. The ripple effects of the past make waves in the present day, blurring the bonds between family, friend and foe—all with the threat of a titan event on the horizon.

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The Practical Guide to Love

When and where: 28 February 2026 on HBO Max

Starring: Han Ji-min, Park Sung-hoon, Lee Ki-taek

Watch if: You can relate to the protagonist’s dating life (or lack thereof)

No one knows more about the struggles of finding love in today’s day and age than Lee Ui-young. Based on the webtoon Efficient Dating for Singles, the series follows a woman who goes on a blind date, meets two charming men, and navigates her feelings to discover true love. 

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