What to Watch in February 2026

Your guide to all the best new films and TV shows coming to UK screens in February 2026...

FILM

Send Help (February 6)

Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien lead this new ‘survival-horror’ film from director Sam Raimi, which might be best described as a 2-hour testament to the saying: “Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”. McAdams stars as Linda Liddle, a mild-mannered office worker who finds her years of loyal service somewhat less than appreciated when her longtime boss passes away, handing control of the company to his obnoxious son, Bradley. 

Her new boss reneges on a promise to promote her following his father’s death, instead offering her the chance to “prove herself” on a trip to Bangkok to discuss a company merger. But things soon unravel when their plane crashes, leaving Linda and an incapacitated Bradley as the only apparent survivors. Finding themselves marooned on an uninhabited island, Bradley quickly discovers that the power dynamic between them has shifted dramatically - and that the island’s wild animals might not be the biggest threat to his survival.

Largely a two-hander between McAdams and O’Brien, Raimi’s film needs little else besides the pair’s magnetic, intense performances and their wild surroundings to ratchet up the tension. Due to arrive in UK cinemas on February 6, Send Help is a reminder to bosses everywhere to mind their manners.

Crime 101 (February 13)

If you like your cinematic thrills with a little less horror and a little more action, then you’ll find plenty to enjoy about this tense new crime caper from British director Bart Layton. Layton’s pedigree in this particular field is an interesting one; starting out as the creator and showrunner of long-running TV series Banged Up Abroad, then directing a documentary about French confidence trickster Frédéric Bourdin (The Imposter) and a docudrama on the somewhat niche subject of the 2004 Transylvania University book heist in Lexington, Kentucky (American Animals).

His new film, though, is new territory in the sense that it’s an adaptation of a novella by the same name from American crime author Don Winslow. Chris Hemsworth stars as a notorious thief named Mike Davis, whose usual modus operandi involves targeting high-value items such as jewelry, pulling off a series of heists that police baffled - including an increasingly determined Detective Lou Lubesnick (Mark Ruffalo), who is hot on Mike’s tail as he plans his biggest job yet. To pull it off, however, he’ll need the help of a disgruntled insurance broker (Halle Berry), who he’ll need to persuade to join him if he’s going to remain out of the reach of law enforcement.

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (February 20)

Rose Byrne stars in this stressful but often darkly funny film billed as a ‘psychological comedy-drama’ from director Mary Bronstein. Byrne plays Linda, a psychotherapist who is herself on the verge of a mental breakdown as a result of the stress of caring for her young daughter with a pediatric eating disorder. To compound the stress of feeding her daughter through a tube and her ship captain husband being away for eight weeks, a water leak causes a ceiling to collapse in their kitchen, forcing Linda and her daughter to stay in a motel.

Meanwhile her own psychotherapist is unsympathetic, and one of her patients has abandoned their child and gone missing. Striking up a friendship with a motel worker, who helps her buy drugs on the dark web, she begins losing her grip on reality.

Also starring Conan O’Brien, Christian Slater and Danielle McDonald, If I Had Legs I’d Kick You is perhaps not the film to turn to if you’re looking for some light relief, but it’s also bleakly funny and Byrne’s performance has already earned her a Golden Globe and a couple of nominations at the Academy Awards and the BAFTAs this year.

The Secret Agent (February 20)

Showered in glittering prizes at the Cannes Film Festival last year, where it became the most-awarded film, The Secret Agent is Portuguese-language thriller with a neo-noir vibe from Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho, set in the midst of the Brazilian military dictatorship. Wagner Moura stars as a former professor and political dissident, Armando Solimões, who finds himself on the run when he learns that a former director of energy company Eletrobras, with whom he has a political vendetta, has put a contract on his head.

Pursued by hitmen and corrupt officials, Armando seeks the help of a resistance movement to help him assume a new identity. But it isn’t long before his cover is blown.

Moura has already picked a Best Actor award at Cannes for his performance and could well repeat that feat with a nomination at this year’s Oscars. Due to make its UK debut on February 20, this is a thoroughly engrossing tale and a fascinating glimpse inside a fraught period in Brazil’s history.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (February 20)

If all you want from a film is some crazy, fun escapism on these cold and wet evenings then look no further than this enjoyably bizarre sci-fi comedy from director Gore Verbinski. Sam Rockwell stars as a dishevelled-looking and strangely dressed man who arrives in a Los Angeles diner one evening and gravely informs its patrons that he has travelled from the future - and the future isn’t good. Specifically, he explains to this somewhat unlikely collection of people that they are all essential to averting an impending disaster. 

His first challenge, however, is to convince them all that he isn’t completely nuts - which, as he explains, he has tried to do already. Unsuccessfully. 116 times, to be exact. This time, though, he’s convinced they can save the world. But things are going to get a lot weirder before that happens.

Featuring an impressive supporting cast that includes Michael Peña, Zazie Beatz, Juno Temple, Asim Choudhary and Haley Lu Richardson, the rest of the story to Verbinki’s film is best kept unspoiled, but be assured: this is a whole heap of fun.

TV

How to Get to Heaven from Belfast (Netflix, February 12)

If you’re a fan of the brilliant comedy series Derry Girls, then you'll want to sit up and take notice because a brand new series from its creator, Lisa McGee, is set to make its debut on Netflix this month. How to Get to Heaven from Belfast stars Roisin Gallagher, Caoilfhionn Dunne and Sinéad Keenan as three old school friends who are suddenly reunited by the death of the fourth member of their group. 

However, the girls soon realise that the circumstances around their friend’s death are mysterious, to say the least, and the trio find themselves entangled in a web of intrigue as they try to figure out how she died - or if she’s even dead at all.

Due to land on February 12, How to Get to Heaven from Belfast is packed with the kind of irreverent humour you’d expect from the Derry Girls creator - just take a look at the trailer below...

Cross – Season 2 (Prime Video, February 11)

Filling the shoes once inhabited by Morgan Freeman and Tyler Perry - specifically those belonging to novelist James Patterson’s deductive hero Dr. Alex Cross - Aldis Hodge made his debut in the role in the first season of Cross in 2024, and is set to reprise the role in February for a second season of crime-solving adventures.

This time Cross is on the trail of a ruthless serial killer; a knife-wielding vigilante who is targeting a series of corrupt billionaires - all of whom are female. But he’s also facing trouble from a crusading judge as a result of his actions in Season 1, threatening to derail his career.

If you need to catch up with the story then hurry over to Prime Video, where you’ll have until February 11 before the next instalment gets underway.

The Night Agent – Season 3 (Netflix, February 19)

Gabriel Basso returns for a third season of this Netflix hit which, although somewhat ignored by critics, has become stubbornly popular with audiences. Reprising his role as Peter Sutherland, an FBI agent working for the Night Action unit, a new teaser for the show’s third outing sees our hero locating his target in a football stadium just as all hell is about to break loose.

Beyond that tiny glimpse, creator Shawn Williams and the rest of the team behind the show have kept plot details for the new season tightly under wraps. All will be revealed, however, on February 19 when The Night Agent makes its return to our screens.

Paradise – Season 2 (Disney+, February 23)

Sterling K. Brown returns to reprise his role as Special Agent Xavier Collins in this post-apocalyptic thriller by Dan Fodelman, centred around an underground bunker housing the world’s wealthy elites in the wake of an extinction-level event. For those yet to watch the show’s first season, we won’t spoil things here, but by now everyone who watched will know what happened - and the depth of the evil deeds committed by those in power.

The new season, however, begins as the first ended, with Xavier heading out into the wilderness to find his wife - and along with the fate of those on the surface, this hunt is largely the central tenet to the show’s second run. Equally, though, Xavier must learn more about the underground city’s origins, and find a way to bring those responsible to justice.

Vanished (Prime Video, February 27)

In a month where many of the televisual highlights involve new seasons of returning shows, this brand new mystery-drama series created for MGM’s new streaming service (but available a little later on Prime Video) stars Kaley Cuoco and Sam Claflin as Alice and Tom, a young couple on a romantic getaway in Paris.

Their trip is abruptly interrupted when Tom suddenly goes missing. Even more strangely, the pair are still aboard a moving train, but after searching everywhere and still being unable to find him when they reach their destination, Alice begins to panic.

Due to arrive on Prime Video on February 27, Vanished is a tense and absorbing tale that you’ll enjoy if mystery thrill rides are your thing.