Italian television landscape updates with October 2026 premieres

Several new television series are scheduled to premiere in October 2026. The fourth season of the Rai 1 medical drama ‘Doc – Nelle tue mani’ returns on October 1, starring Luca Argentero as Andrea Fanti. The new season follows Fanti as he returns to the Policlinico Ambrosiano, where he faces conflicts with new national healthcare system regulations and investigates suspicious deaths that occurred during his absence. While the fictional hospital is set in Milan, filming took place at the Policlinico Universitario Campus Bio-Medico in Rome, as well as in Milan and Formello.

Other notable releases include Netflix’s ‘The Valley of Eden,’ a seven-episode adaptation of John Steinbeck’s classic novel written by Zoe Kazan and starring Florence Pugh. Additionally, the series ‘Peccato,’ featuring Emanuela Fanelli, is set to debut on HBO Max on October 2.