Twenty Twenty Six: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Having previously held a leadership role on the London Games of Twenty Twelve and a spell in W1A as the Head of Values at the BBC, Ian Fletcher is now bound for the greatest stage in world football.

Next year's tournament will be the biggest ever. Hosted by the USA, Canada, and Mexico with 48 countries taking part and 16 venues thousands of miles apart across the whole of North America; what could possibly go wrong? Ian Fletcher is about to find out, as he joins the Twenty Twenty Six Oversight Team in Miami as its Director of Integrity.

Series details

• Title: Twenty Twenty Six
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Comedy
• Premiere date: 2026-04-08
• Status in TVmaze: To Be Determined
• Web channel listed by TVmaze: BBC iPlayer
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 29 minutes
• TVmaze community rating: 6.5/10
• TVMaze ID: 85468
• IMDb ID: tt37366823
• TVDB ID: 464942

Cast and credited roles

• Hugh Bonneville — Ian Fletcher
• Hugh Skinner — Will Humphries
• Nick Blood — Phil Plank
• Chelsey Crisp — Sarah Campbell
• Paulo Costanzo — Nick Castellano
• Stephen Kunken — Owen Mitchell
• Jimena Larraguivel — Gabriela De La Rosa
• Alexis Michalik — Eric Van Dupuytrens

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2026-04-08; final listed air date 2026-04-08; episode order: 6.

Source and licence

Adapted from Twenty Twenty Six on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.