The best Peacock series to add to your watchlist now, from thrillers to dark dramas

From spy thrillers and thrillers to suburban black comedies, engaging crime dramas and romantic friendship stories, there is something for all types of viewers on this platform. Whether you’re looking for something to eat in one sitting or a slow burn that will stay with you for days, this list covers it all. Here are the series worth clearing your schedule now.

The film takes place in 1977 Moscow, where two women working anonymously as secretaries at the American embassy are thrust into the world of espionage after their CIA agent husbands are murdered in mysterious circumstances. The pair become agents to uncover a vast Cold War conspiracy. This spy-thriller comedy-drama stars Emilia Clarke and Haley Lu Richardson, with all eight episodes released on January 15, 2026.

This darkly comedic mystery was a classic 1989 film that follows a young couple as they move into the husband’s childhood home, where the seemingly boring life in a suburban house comes crashing down with a series of discoveries from new neighbors and frightening threats to the peace of their quiet little neighborhood. Starring Keke Palmer and Jack Whitehall, the series will premiere on February 8, 2026 and was immediately renewed for a second season.

A relationship drama between a scientist husband and a novelist wife who both struggle with a power imbalance in their marriage, as the scientist humiliates his wife, a novelist, down to six inches, turning the metaphor of feeling small and unheard into actual reality. All ten episodes were released on April 9, 2026, starring Elizabeth Banks and “Caliphate” actor Matthew Macfadyen, and was one of the biggest hits on the platform.

Based on Frederick Forsyth’s acclaimed 1971 novel, this modern reimagining follows The Jackal, a ruthlessly efficient hitman who is simultaneously pursued by a British MI6 agent as he attempts to protect his family from the dangerous world he inhabits. Starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch, the series premiered in November 2024 and has become one of the most talked-about shows of the year, earning a second season arriving in 2027.

Emmy Award winner Sarah Snook played Marissa Irvin, a mother who arrives to pick up her young son from a playdate to find a stranger at the door she’s never heard of, sending her into every parent’s worst nightmare. This quirky suburban thriller also starred Dakota Fanning, Jake Lacy, and Michael Peña, and all eight episodes were released on November 6, 2025.

Academy Award winner Colin Firth leads this poignant miniseries as Dr. Jim Sawyer, the father who lost his daughter in the 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie and spent decades searching for the truth behind the attack. His cross-continental search takes him face to face with the Libyan leader linked to the terrorist attack, making it one of the most emotionally devastating hours when it premiered in January 2025.

Created by Knives Out director Rian Johnson, the series stars Natasha Lyonne as Charlie Cale, a woman with an uncanny ability to tell when someone is lying, who stumbles upon a new murder mystery at every stop along the way. Season 1 premiered in 2023, followed by Season 2 in May 2025, both of which have garnered the kind of loyal followings that most shows can only dream of.