Zendaya: After The Drama, Every 2026 Show And Film Starring The Award-Winning Star

When we look back at 2026 in the future, we’re probably going to be saying that the year belonged to Zendaya.

The woman of the hour has no fewer than three upcoming movies in the year ahead – not including one that’s in cinemas now – and she’s also set to reprise the TV role that put her on the map in the first place.

Outside of her work, she’s also been at the centre of rumours that she and her long-time partner Tom Holland quietly tied the knot in secret, after confirming last year that they were engaged.

Here’s your quick guide to everything Zendaya currently has in the pipeline, from her divisive new romantic drama to the return of Euphoria…

The Drama (in cinemas now)

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson play a couple about to celebrate their big day in The Drama.

However, the pair’s relationship slowly begins to unravel when a dark revelation about the bride-to-be’s past during a drinking game leads both of them to ask themselves some big questions.

The latest film from Sick Of Myself and Dream Scenario director Kristoffer Borgli, The Drama holds a big secret that is being kept under wraps for the time being to avoid spoilers – but the movie was already sparking backlash and debate before it had even been released, with early reviews suggesting the movie could be one of 2026’s most uncomfortable and controversial.

Euphoria (12 April)

It’s been a long time coming, but the third and final season of Euphoria is finally coming later this month.

In the final outing of Sam Levison’s acclaimed teen drama, its central characters are all grown up, but no matter how far they’ve come, there’s clearly only so far that any of them can run from their pasts.

Zendaya reprises her two-time Emmy-winning role as recovering drug addict Rue in the new episodes, which also see the return of cast members Sydney Sweeney, Hunter Schafer, Alexa Demie, Colman Domingo and recent Oscar nominee Jacob Elordi.

Meanwhile, the new season will be one of the final on-screen roles for Eric Dane, who died earlier this year at the age of 53.

The Odyssey (17 July)

Christopher Nolan is taking a big swing when it comes to his return to cinemas following the mammoth success of his Oscar-winning epic Oppenheimer.

For his latest ambitious project, he’s taking on the classic The Odyssey, marking his first time ever shooting an entire film with IMAX cameras.

The star-studded ensemble is led by Matt Damon as Odysseus, with a cast including Nolan regulars Anne Hathaway, Benny Safdie, Elliot Page and Robert Pattinson, as well as Mia Goth, Himesh Patel, Travis Scott and Oscar winners Charlize Theron and Lupita Nyong’o.

Reports have claimed that Zendaya will be playing the Greek goddess Athena, with her rumoured husband Tom Holland playing Matt Damon’s on-screen son Telemachus.

Spider-Man: Brand New Day (31 July)

Just two weeks after the long-awaited release of The Odyssey, Zendaya and Tom Holland will be reunited once again in the newest film in the Spider-Man canon Brand New Day.

Four years on from the events of No Way Home, the world has seemingly forgotten that Peter Parker ever existed, including his long-term girlfriend MJ, who a recently-released trailer revealed had moved on with someone new, much to our hero’s chagrin.

Joining Tom and Zendaya in their latest Marvel adventure will be Stranger Things star Sadie Sink, Severance favourite Tramell Tillman and MCU fixture Mark Ruffalo, playing Bruce Banner, the alias of The Incredible Hulk.

Dune: Part Three (18 December)

Rounding off a huge year for Zendaya will be the third (and final!) instalment in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune series.

Based on the novel Dune Messiah, the film will see Zendaya back with series regulars Timothée Chalamet, Florence Pugh, Javier Bardem and Rebecca Ferguson, alongside some exciting new additions.

Remarkably, Dune: Part Three will also be the Challengers star’s third time sharing the screen with Robert Pattinson in the space of a year, following The Drama and The Odyssey.