Twenty Twenty Six

Following on from his role at the BBC, Ian Fletcher leads the Oversight team behind the 2026 FIFA World Cup as the Director of Integrity. Each episode follows a workweek at the Oversight HQ in Miami. == Cast and characters ==

David Tennant narrates the series. Main • Hugh Bonneville as Ian Fletcher, the Director of Integrity • Nick Blood as Phil Plank, an English ex-footballer and the VP On Pitch Protocols • Paulo Costanzo as Nick Castellano, an Italian New York lawyer and the VP of Business and Legal Affairs • Chelsey Crisp as Sarah Campbell, the American VP Sustainability and Climate Strategy • Stephen Kunken as Owen Mitchell, the Canadian VP Logistics and Execution • Jimena Larraguivel as Gabriela De La Rosa, the Mexican VP Optics and Narrative • Alexis Michalik as Eric Van Dupuytrens, the Belgian Chief Coordinating Attaché • Hugh Skinner as Will Humphries, Fletcher's Executive Assistant • Joe Hewetson as Zach Linksfeld, the Lead Thread Analyst on the social media team • Erin Kellyman as Madison Flynn, the Thought Leader and head of the social media team • Nicole Sadie Sawyerr as Emily Nash, Van Dupuytrens' Executive Assistant • Marli Siu as Mia So, the Sentiment Curator on the social media team Recurring • Belinda Stewart-Wilson as Amelia Wilson Guest • Tristan Gemmill as Daniel Krassman, a Miami businessman • Anastasia Hille as Professor Gisela Fuchs, the UNHA executive director of temperature • Janine Harouni as Amy Huffman, David Beckham's US agent and manager • Mary Higgins as Alicia Byrd, host of the Call This Shit Out podcast • Raffaello Degruttola as Father Pietro • Shai Matheson as Eduardo Bustos-Flores • Emily Piggford as Rachel McKinney • Matt Rippy as Ben Stratton, CNC News anchor • Ione Butler as Alex Kessler, CNC News anchor • Henry Ian Cusick as Vincente Guajardo • Steven Webb as Ryan Hertz ==Episodes==

On 30 March 2026, a two-minute short was released on BBC iPlayer, entitled Ian Fletcher: A Career, which predominantly comprises a recap of events from Twenty Twelve and W1A to (re)introduce the character and his career up to the events of Twenty Twenty Six. All episodes were made available on BBC iPlayer on 8 April 2026. ==Production==

Initially announced in June 2025, Twenty Twenty Six is a follow-up to Morton's previous series Twenty Twelve and W1A, both starring Bonneville and the latter additionally starring Skinner. taking over from the producer of Twenty Twelve and W1A, BBC Studios, who will still handle global sales. Despite being heavily influenced by the 2026 FIFA World Cup, the tournament name and all mentions of FIFA are bleeped out for comedic effect, due to "an overabundance of caution on the production's part". ==Reception==

The series received generally positive reviews from critics. Sarah Dempster of The Guardian dubbed the series "a missed opportunity" but complimented Michalik's performance and Tennant's narration. The Telegraph's Benji Wilson was more positive, awarding four out of five stars. Writing in The Times, Ben Dowell also awarded four stars, calling Twenty Twenty Six "another very funny comedy". Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the series a score of 73 out of 100, based on 5 critics, indicating "generally favourable" reviews. ==References==