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Prepare for a jaw-some week of entertainment as “Shark Week” returns for 2026! With 20 blockbuster specials spread across the evenings, there’s something for everyone from K-Pop premieres to nerve jangling high dives, ground-breaking technology to whodunnit investigations. Here's how to watch "Shark Week" 2026 online from anywhere with a VPN.

'Shark Week' 2026 — Streaming details, release date► U.S. date and time: "Shark Week" begins on Sunday, July 26 at 8 p.m. ET/PT. Full schedule at the bottom of this page.• U.S. — Watch on Discovery Channel via Sling / HBO Max• Watch anywhere — try Surfshark 100% risk-free

Among the feeding frenzy of new premieres this year is season opener “K-Pop Shark Heroes,” which sees actor Ken Jeong team up with singer REI AMI to reshape the perception of sharks across Asia via the power of K-Pop, and “Ultimate Shark Dive” in which professional high-diver Molly Carlson aims to complete the highest freefall dive in “Shark Week” history, aiming squarely for a floating plexiglass box, and not the chum-filled, shark-infested waters surrounding it.

Other stand-out episodes include “House of Sharks,” which investigates the “Game of Thrones”-style house structure and power grabs of a group of great whites off New Zealand, the search for a rumoured 15 to 20-foot mako off Southern California in “The Biggest Mako on Earth” and the self explanatory “How to Train a Great White.”There’s also two special episodes of the "Expedition" franchise with "Expedition X: Atomic Sharks” investigating sharks thriving in the shadow of former nuclear testing sites, and "Expedition Unknown: Shark Secrets,” which delves into some of history’s most notorious shark encounters. Also look out for “Chum Island: Catching a Killer,” a “Shark Week” whodunnit in which marine biologist Dr. Riley Elliott aims to catch the culprits behind a series of aggressive shark attacks on a small Australian community.There’s plenty to sink your teeth into, so read on to find out how to watch “Shark Week” 2026 online from wherever you are.