S3 Ep27 First Episode of the Year
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Happy New Year and welcome to the first episode of African Couch Potato of 2026. We kick off the ep with Gino's top 26 movies to look out for over the coming year. He has a look at the whirlwind African tour of American YouTuber iShowSpeed. Staying with the African tour theme, there's a review of the totally crazy Tiffany Haddish Goes Off currently streaming on Showmax, and we end with a first look at the new Harlan Coben thriller now on Netflix, Run Away.
Here is the movie list with their expected release dates
Top 26 anticipated movies for 2026
People We Meet on Vacation - Jan 928 Years Later: The Bone Temple - Jan 16The Moment - Jan 30Send Help - Jan 30Wuthering Heights - Feb 13Scream 7 - Feb 27The Bride! - Mar 6The Breadwinner - Mar 13Project Hail Mary - Mar 20The Drama - Apr 3The Devil Wears Prada - May 1Mandalorian and Grogu - May 22Disclosure Day - Jun 12Toy Story 5 - Jun 19Supergirl - Jun 26Moana - Jul 10The Odyssey - mid JulSpider-man: Brand New Day - Jul 31 Resident Evil - Sep 18Whalefall - Oct 16The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping - Nov 20Meet the Parents 4: Focker In-law - Nov 25Narnia - Nov 26Jumanji 3 - Dec 4Doomsday - Dec 18Dune: Part Three - Dec 18A stack of diary dates to keep you going through 2026.
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