'The Miniature Wife' and 'Love Island: Beyond the Villa' Come to Peacock in April 2026

'The Miniature Wife' and 'Love Island: Beyond the Villa' Come to Peacock in April 2026

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Five Nights at Freddy's 2, The Real Housewives of Rhode Island and more also arrive on Peacock.

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Headshot of Liz Kocan

Liz Kocan has spent the last 20 years covering TV, entertainment and working behind the scenes in digital production. While at VH1.com, she won a Webby Award and was nominated for a Shorty Award as a producer. She has also contributed her writing to USA Today, Decider, Vulture, and many other publications, and has seen every episode of 30 Rock more times than her mind grapes can remember.

Peacock is home to some of the most addictive original reality series out there, including The Traitors, Love Island and House of Villains. It's also the streaming home to Bravo franchises like The Real Housewives, The Valley and Top Chef. But even though the platform boasts a great roster of unscripted TV, you can also find incredible scripted shows, too, including the darkly funny Poker Face, dramas like All Her Fault and more. 

With its vast library that spans every genre, and an expanding slate of original and exclusive content, it seems like there's always something new to try, or old favorites to binge. This April, some of Peacock's most beloved franchises and faces are back: there are new seasons of The Valley and The Real Housewives of Atlanta dropping soon, and a new season of Love Island: Beyond The Villa arriving on April 15, too. Or check out Succession star Matthew Macfadyen in The Miniature Wife as a man who shrinks his wife (Elizabeth Banks) by accident. 

Here's a look at the titles we're excited for on Peacock this April.

April 2

  • The Valley, season 3 (premiere)

April 3

Bravo

The Real Housewives of Rhode Island (season 1 premiere)

The Real Housewives franchise goes full Dunkin' with its newest show, The Real Housewives of Rhode Island. The series is the 11th in the franchise and it follows a tight-knit group of women from the Ocean State, and features appearances from RHONJ star Dolores Catania, too. The show will air weekly on Bravo, and stream on Peacock the next day.

April 6

  • The Real Housewives of Atlanta, season 17 (premiere)

April 9

Peacock

The Miniature Wife (Peacock Original)

In the Peacock original series The Miniature Wife, Matthew Macfadyen stars as a renowned scientist named Les whose latest experiment has unexpected consequences for his marriage. Why? His new technology accidentally shrinks his wife Lindy (Elizabeth Banks) down to 6 inches tall. All 10 episodes of the new series arrive on April 9. 

April 17

  • The Heartbreak Kid: Becoming Shawn Michaels (Peacock Original): The Heartbreak Kid is a new, original documentary about legendary WWE star Shawn Michaels, one of the biggest names in wrestling during the 1990s and 2000s. The film takes a look at Shawn's legendary career, and his retirement journey, where he now prepares future wrestling stars for their future. 

Movies:

April 3

Universal Pictures

Five Nights at Freddy's 2

Five Nights at Freddy's 2 takes place one year after the original film about a security guard, Mike (Josh Hutcherson), who is terrorized by the possessed animatronic characters at Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. In the sequel, Mike's sister Abby (Piper Rubio) sneaks out in search of the animatronics, uncovering dark secrets that were long buried in that kid's pizza palace. The film is out exclusively on Peacock on April 3, and the original will arrive later this month.

April 10

Peacock

If I Can't Have You

The new movie If I Can't Have You is a riff on Fatal Attraction, about a married man who has an affair with a woman whose behavior becomes possessive and dangerous in the aftermath. The film arrives exclusively on Peacock on April 10. 

April 26

Universal Pictures

Five Nights at Freddy's

The original Five Nights at Freddys first premiered in 2023 in theaters and simultaneously on Peacock, and after a hiatus, it's back on the platform starting April 26, so you can catch a double feature with the sequel which drops on April 3. 

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