26 Best TV Shows on Peacock Right Now (March 2026): ‘The ‘Burbs’ and More

Tom Sandoval. Teresa Giudice. Tiffany “New York” Pollard. These names may send a chill down your spine, but they’re front and center on the reality competition series House of Villains. Hosted by Joel McHale, the show takes antagonistic figures from popular reality shows like Vanderpump Rules, The Real Housewives of New Jersey and Flavor of Love and pits them against one another under one roof, taking part in various challenges each week. The winner receives a cash prize of $200,000 and the title of America’s Ultimate Supervillain.

Season 3 of House of Villains is currently underway, and the contestants include Sandoval, Pollard, Christine Quinn of Selling Sunset and Drita D’Avanzo of Mob Wives. Fans love this show for it’s chaotic and self-aware approach to a reality game show in pitting the worst of the worst of reality TV celebrities against one another. If you love mess, maniuplation and high comedic value, you can’t go wrong with House of Villains.

Young couple and new parents Samira (Keke Palmer) and Rob Fisher (Jack Whitehall) move to Rob’s childhood home in the quaint suburb of Hinkley Hills where he grew up. But their idyllic life is disturbed upon the arrival of a mysterous man who takes up residence in a creepy Victorian across the street that was previously abandoned for years. After observing suspicious behavior from the house, Samira takes it upon herself to investigate the interloper alongside a team of her quirky neighbors, but they uncover disturbing secrets about her sleepy town.

Adapting the story of the Tom Hanks movie The ‘Burbs from 1989, neu-‘Burbs makes for a compelling blend of mystery thriller and comedy that relies heavily on Palmer’s masterful command of comedic timing. The mystery at the center of the narrative will instantly hook you, and the performances from the cast always keep things engaging. Not quite prestige television, The Burbs is light, airy and very entertaining.

Analyst Alexander Hale (Simu Liu) works in an unglamorous downstairs position at a highly classified spy agency called The Orphanage. But when his agency starts chasing a mole, he soon realizes that it’s him — his brain has been hacked, allowing the perpetrator access to everything he sees and hears. However, Hale tries to maintain the illusion that he is unaware of what’s going on as he works with The Orphanage to find the hackers. But when his bosses promote Hale to a dangerous new mission, the lines between reality and fiction start to blur.

Co-starring Scream‘s Melissa Barrera, this thrilling spy series debuted in December and comes from executive producer James Wan of Saw and Insidious fame. Far from a horror, The Copenhagen Test is a sleek and exciting conspiracy drama led by a pair of terrific performances from Liu and Barrera. Plus, the sci-fi angle adds a unique flair alongside the plentiful twists and turns.

Every weekend between Memorial Day and Labor Day, the young elite of New York City get away from their busy work weeks and take a load off. Bravo’s hit reality series Summer House is back for season 10, and it’s ready to hit the accelerator on drama and romance. The show follows a group of affluent New Yorkers in their Hamptons summer home, where they party at everything from brunches to charity galas and just generally indulge in their extravagant lifestyles.

This new season brings new cast members in addition to the return of OGs like Lindsay Hubbard, Carl Radke and Kyle Cooke, along with Kyle’s wife, Amanda Batula. More recent cast additions include Ciara Miller, West Wilson and Jesse Solomon. As showcased in the trailer, there are several major dramas in this coming season, as Kyle and Amanda adjust to marriage and Lindsay adjusts to motherhood.

In 1977 Moscow, two secretaries, Americans Bea (Emilia Clarke) and Twila (Haley Lu Richardson), work at the American embassy when their husbands are mysteriously killed. Determined to find out the reason behind their deaths, they become CIA operatives. They’re good in their new roles — maybe too good, as they uncover a vast Cold War conspiracy that could rattle the Iron Curtain. 

If The Americans was a light comedy, it would look and sound something like Ponies. The spy show is more focused on the humorous situations Bea and Twila get into instead of providing any deep commentary about late ‘70s geopolitics. Bea and Twila’s opposites-attract relationship is the centerpiece of the show, and Clarke and Richardson give their characters enough depth, intelligence and snarky humor to make you watch all of the show’s eight episodes.

Are you ready for a little betrayal in the new year? The Traitors returns for another season of suspicion and backstabbing. The Emmy-winning reality show is a hit worldwide, with several international editions and celebrity seasons, but none are as enjoyable as the American version.

Host Alan Cumming welcomes 23 new contestants to the Traitors Castle in the Scottish Highlands. Among the new cast are Bravo stars Lisa Rinna, Dorinda Medley and Candiace Dillard Bassett, figure skater Johnny Weir, Survivor‘s Natalie Anderson and famous football mom Donna Kelce. In press interviews, Cumming claims that the “best moment of Traitors TV history” happens this season, so you should watch every episode to find out what that is. 

This new spin on an old classic, Bel-Air, is set in modern-day America and follows Will Smith’s journey from West Philadelphia to the pearly white gates that lead to the mansions of California. When Will arrives in this new bourgeois world, he is faced with dynamics and situationships that are foreign to him, such as classic conflict, culture shock and racial tension. Nevertheless, Will finds a way to navigate his new life.

Critics have praised Bel-Air for its reinterpretation of The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air, offering a fresh perspective on complex social themes in this darker, more realistic drama series. Jabari Banks’ stand-out performance as Will was lauded in particular, with many feeling him worthy to fill the big shoes left by his predecessor.

Since 2010, Bravo fans have followed the lives of a group of women who live in one of the bougiest neighborhoods in Southern California. The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills has seen many faces come and go, but the current stars include Kyle Richards, Erika Jayne, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, and Bozoma Saint John, plus new cast members Rachel Zoe and Amanda Frances.

This iteration of Real Housewives has cycled through several recognizable actors, such as Garcelle Beauvais, Lisa Rinna, Denise Richards and Eileen Davidson. (Jennifer Tilly is currently in the series as a “friend.”) The new season boasts plenty of new drama, from unraveling divorces to fluid sexualities and friendship dissolutions.

Marissa Irvine (Sarah Snook) goes to pick up her young son from a playdate, but finds him missing — what’s more, the mother of the boy he was supposed to be with doesn’t know either Marissa or her son. Her desperate struggle to find her missing child finds her linking up with her new friend Jenny Kaminski (Dakota Fanning), and together they uncover a web of secrets and deceit that has ensnared both their families.

This fantastic new crime-thriller explores timely themes related to motherhood, heteronormative family structures and society’s tendency to blame women. Complete with gripping performances across the board from Snook, Fanning and Abby Elliott, this female-led drama couples suspense with a great story and complex characters.

Quirky, upbeat teacher Jess Day (Zooey Deschanel) discovers her boyfriend cheating on her and leaves him to find somewhere else to live. She ends up in a loft apartment with three men her age that she found on Craigslist: Nick (Jake Johnson), Schmidt (Max Greenfield) and Coach (Damon Wayans Jr.) — who is replaced by Winston (Lamorne Morris) in the show’s second episode but returns in later seasons.

The series follows Jess’s misadventures with the annoying but lovable boys she lives with as the four of them become close friends, along with Jess’s best friend Cece (Hannah Simone). New Girl became a better and smarter show with each new season. As the characters became more developed and the writing got sharper, the series was frequently lauded as one of the best sitcoms on TV.

This medical series follows the eccentric but gifted neurologist Oliver Wolf (Zachary Quinto), who suffers from face blindness. Wolf’s disorder gives him a unique way of looking at his patients and the care he gives them, but his unconventional methods get him dismissed and forced to transfer to a hospital in the Bronx. There, he leads a team of interns in solving complex puzzles of the mind, while Wolf also navigates his personal and professional relationships.

Brilliant Minds is a gripping medical drama that also has a compelling emotional core, anchored by a fantastic lead performance from Quinto. The series knows how to keep audiences hooked from episode to episode without losing sight of its character progression and offers a unique approach by focusing more on patients than diagnoses.

Women in Salt Lake City do their best to embody the ideal of wealth and perfection (especially when many live under the eyes of the Mormon church), but the women of The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City know they have their share of flaws. Balancing divorce, religion, businesses, lawsuits and all kinds of interpersonal drama, RHOSLC follows a group of particularly chaotic Utahans. 

The 10th installment of Bravo’s popular Real Housewives is the series’ most recent, but it is frequently cited as one of the very best. It seems like Utah is a perfect breeding ground for a particular kind of crazy, and bedlam reigns supreme between the elite crop of ladies, including tequila magnate Lisa Barlow and ex-Mormonite Heather Gay. The series received widespread media interest in season 2, when cast member Jen Shah was arrested on camera and ultimately convicted for conspiracy to commit wire fraud.

From the brilliant minds who brought us The Office comes a brand-new paper products-based comedy series within the same universe. The show brings back the character of Oscar Martinez (Oscar Nunez) while adding a host of new faces to the cast of the “Toledo Truth-Teller,” including Domhnall Gleeson (Black Mirror), Alex Edelman, Sabrina Impacciatore (The White Lotus) and Melvin Gregg (Nine Perfect Strangers).

The Paper has us follow the same documentary crew that chronicled the lives of the workers at Dunder Mifflin, now charting a course for newspaper reporters of a declining publication based in the Midwest. The historic paper takes on a roster of volunteers in order to resurrect its once shining status, and we get an intimate look at the dynamics, interactions, and personal lives of these intrepid — but often disorganized — journalists.

In 2013, the producers behind the Real Housewives of Beverly Hills realized something incredible: the employees who worked at a bar owned by one of its stars, Lisa Vanderpump, were basically already living their own reality show. The cameras turned to a chaotic group of struggling actors and models tending bar and serving food at SUR in West Hollywood, and suddenly average twenty and thirty-somethings named Stassi Schroeder, Scheana Shay, and Jax Taylor were made into international stars.

From 2013 to 2024, Vanderpump Rules allowed viewers at home to watch the real-life highs and lows of a random friend group living in Hollywood, as they navigate constant betrayals, the pains of heartbreak, the anxities of growing up and the way life drastically changes when your young adulthood is placed intimately in the spotlight for over a decade.

Mad Max meets Deadpool meets Anthony Mackie and Stephanie Beatriz in this video game-inspired comedy action series. Set in a post-apocalyptic world where a motley crew of misfits battle it out in vehicular combat to secure their survival and freedom, the show follows John Doe (Mackie), an amnesiac outsider with a big mouth who longs for a better life. 

John embarks on a dangerous assignment to deliver a mysterious package across a wasteland filled with ruthless marauders driving weaponized vehicles. As he navigates this perilous landscape, John finds unexpected allies and enemies, adding layers of intrigue and humor to the adrenaline-pumping quest. Beatriz plays Quiet, a character with a strong, rebellious edge. The show perfectly balances nostalgic video game elements with fresh, cinematic stories. The second season is currently releasing new episodes every Thursday.

Alan Tudyk is such a chameleon of an actor — the talented performer has voiced a character in every Walt Disney Animation Studios film since 2012’s Wreck-It Ralph — that it’s rare to see him front and center in the spotlight. In Resident Alien, his character is also a chameleon of sorts: an alien trying to blend in among humans until he can destroy the entire species. The series follows Harry (Tudyk’s character, whose real alien name is said to be unpronounceable by human beings), who assumes the identity of a small-town Colorado doctor and begins to grapple with the complexities and moral dilemmas of human life.

Tudyk’s performance blends comedy and drama as Harry learns more about human life. His attempts to blend in lead to hilarious situations that often satirize humans from his unique, extraterrestrial perspective. At the same time, he can’t help but connect with his Colorado neighbors, making it much harder to want to destroy them.

For sci-fi fans, Resident Alien is a fresh take on the “alien invasion” trope that combines laughs and heart. With the recent announcement of its cancellation, now’s the perfect time to binge-watch the cult show’s four seasons.

The Taylor Sheridan series that started it all — paving the way for spinoffs like 1883 and 1923 — is, confusingly, available on Peacock instead of Paramount+, despite being produced for Paramount Network. Paramount+’s loss is Peacock subscribers’ gain, because the story of the Dutton family is a gripping one.

Patriarch John Dutton (Kevin Costner) runs the Yellowstone Dutton Ranch, the largest cattle ranch in Montana. He and his family face violent clashes with land developers, an Indian reservation, and America’s first national park — all jockeying for control of their land. This high-stakes battle for power and survival on the ranch is underscored by dramatic storytelling that explores the complexities of heritage, law and environmental preservation. Luke Grimes, Kelly Reilly, Wes Bentley, and Cole Hauser round out the talented supporting cast.

The story of Yellowstone is captivating, but honestly, it doesn’t have to be — you could put anything in front of those gorgeous Montana skylines and we’d stare at it for hours.

Dick Wolf, the master of crime procedurals, brought us Law & Order: SVU in 1999, and it’s been a TV staple ever since. It revolves around the detectives of the NYPD’s Special Victims Unit, a specialized squad in New York City that investigates sexually oriented crimes, child abuse, and any crime involving vulnerable individuals.

Starring Mariska Hargitay as the dedicated and empathetic Captain Olivia Benson, SVU not only delves into the procedural aspect of law enforcement but also humanizes the victims’ experiences. The show’s commitment to addressing often-taboo issues with sensitivity and authenticity is bolstered by its strong performances, especially from Hargitay, who has been a constant presence on the show since its inception. 

SVU requires little to no “homework,” as the case-of-the-week format makes it easy to jump into any episode. But every suspenseful moment that Benson spends investigating a case is suspenseful and complicated. The series is praised for its fearless examination of complex themes such as sexual violence, consent, and justice, sparking conversation and raising awareness about these critical issues.

The show’s long run means it’s featured many talented actors in the cast, including Christopher Meloni and Ice-T in recurring roles. (Keep an eye on the guest stars, too — many future household names got their start on SVU.)

This comedy murder mystery series follows the Columbo format of “inverted” murder mysteries. Each episode begins with a murder, and the audience gets to follow along as tough-talking protagonist Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) attempts to put the clues together. Charlie doesn’t particularly want to be a detective — in fact, she’s on the run from the mob enforcer (Benjamin Bratt) who’s trying to kill her because she witnessed a crime — but it’s hard to avoid unraveling mysteries when you’re a human lie detector. 

Charlie has an uncanny and foolproof ability to sense when someone is lying, as well as a strong sense of morality. As she drives across the country, it seems she always manages to find a body, as well as a series of lies about how it got there. Rian Johnson, creator of Knives Out, created this “whodunnit” series. Season 2 is now streaming with new episodes released weekly.

Where would modern TV comedy be without The Office? This long-running comedy gave us so many cultural touchstones that it’s hard to imagine life without it. From mockumentaries where the characters look straight at the camera to “That’s what she said” to Steve Carell, The Office‘s gifts keep coming. Without The Office, there’s no Parks and Recreation, no Abbott Elementary, and no The Good Place. (And no dating app profiles that say “Looking for the Pam to my Jim” or vice versa.)

There’s a reason that this sitcom has become so many people’s “put it on in the background” show — it’s warm without being cheesy, relatable without being boring. The cast’s chemistry makes the mundane storylines hilarious. Actors like Rainn Wilson, John Krasinski, Jenna Fischer and Mindy Kaling, among others, deliver performances that make each character memorable in their own right. The show manages to balance humor with genuine emotional moments, creating a lasting impact on its audience and influencing numerous shows that followed.

All eight seasons of this police sitcom starring SNL‘s Andy Samberg are available to stream on Peacock! Samberg plays man-child Jake Peralta, a talented detective whose wacky antics usually help him crack the case. With the rest of his squad, including on-again, off-again love interest Amy Santiago (Melissa Fumero), the Nine-Nine protects the streets of Brooklyn from crime. They also engage in hilarious office hijinks and grow to love each other like family.

Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio, Terry Crews and Andre Braugher form a fantastic ensemble in this office sitcom whose writing is as sharp as elderly detectives Hitchcock (Dirk Blocker) and Scully (Joel McKinnon Miller) are lazy. As Peralta would say, this show is “coolcoolcoolcoolcool.”

BK99 was praised throughout its run for its clever writing and the ability to tackle social issues with humor and sensitivity. Each episode is packed with laugh-out-loud moments, ensuring fans are entertained from start to finish.

Tina Fey and Alec Baldwin are pure magic in a show that has so many jokes per minute it’s almost impossible to catch them all. Inspired by Fey’s time as a writer on Saturday Night Live, 30 Rock follows Liz Lemon (Fey), the harried head writer of a comedy variety show called TGS, and her business-obsessed boss and mentor, Jack Donaghy (Baldwin). The show brilliantly satirizes corporate culture, the entertainment industry, and where the two intersect. (Jack’s job title in the pilot episode is “Vice President of East Coast Television and Microwave Oven Programming,” for example.) 

Liz attempts to balance her career and her love life, as well as the completely absurd antics of the stars of TGS. Narcissistic and clueless Jenna Maroney (Jane Krakowski) and unstable man-child Tracy Jordan (Tracy Morgan) constantly make Liz’s life difficult, but with help from Jack and ebullient NBC page Kenneth Parcell (Jack McBrayer), Liz manages to keep the show running.

Joel McHale stars as Jeff Winger, a slick and narcissistic lawyer who lied about finishing his bachelor’s degree. When Jeff’s law firm finds out about his deception, he is disbarred and forced to finish undergrad at Greendale Community College. Community starts out as a fairly simple story of a group of strangers who form a study group at Greendale, but it quickly became known for the way it parodies other television and film genres. For example, “Contemporary American Poultry” is a Goodfellas-style episode about chicken fingers, while “Pillows and Blankets” is a documentary about a pillow fort war between best friends Abed (Danny Pudi) and Troy (Donald Glover). 

The other (equally hilarious) members of the study group are the naïve overachiever Annie (Alison Brie), self-righteous activist Britta (Gillian Jacobs), clueless businessman Pierce (Chevy Chase) and religious mom Shirley (Yvette Nicole Brown). Ken Jeong plays the group’s deranged Spanish teacher, and Jim Rash is the eccentric Dean of the college. Once you watch this show, you’ll be “streets ahead.”

Do you ever feel like AI is everywhere? In Mrs. Davis, an incredibly powerful artificial intelligence has not so much taken over the world as saved it. Mrs. Davis, as Americans call the AI, has ended war, famine, and most diseases. But Sister Simone (Betty Gilpin), a young nun with a complicated past, is determined to destroy the program. When her ex-lover, Wiley (Jake McDorman), appears and tells her he is part of a resistance fighting Mrs. Davis, she is drawn into a web of ancient conspiracies and mysteries. 

Written by Tara Hernandez and Damon Lindelof (Lost, The Leftovers), Mrs. Davis somehow toes the line between wacky and profound. It’s a show about the complicated relationship between technology and religion. There are also whales, magicians and rodeos, so expect the unexpected.

If you’re missing the mysteries and exotic locations of The White Lotus, The Resort might be a good substitute. The limited series takes place at a hotel in the Riviera Maya, where married couple Emma (Cristin Milioti, How I Met Your Mother) and Noah (William Jackson Harper, The Good Place) are on a vacation to try to bring the spark back to their floundering relationship. Once at the resort, they get drawn into an unsolved mystery — it turns out that a different couple (Skyler Gisondo and Nina Bloomgarden) disappeared at the resort 15 years before their visit.

As flashbacks reveal the story of the missing couple, Emma and Noah grow closer by working together to solve the mystery. Fans praise the performances, the unexpected twists, and the chemistry of the cast.  

This 8-season drama follows the three Halliwell sisters, Prue (Shannen Doherty), Phoebe (Alyssa Milano) and Piper (Holly Marie Combs), who discover that they are the most powerful witches in the world. Their connection, called “The Power of Three” in the show, allows them to use magic to fight the forces of evil and protect the innocent. 

Exploring the nature of good and evil and the bonds of sisterhood, Charmed is a fun and melodramatic fantasy series that fans of Buffy the Vampire Slayer will adore, though the sisters face the trials of young adulthood instead of being teenagers. There’s romance, action and of course, plenty of magic in this cult classic show.