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EastEnders will be jumping one year into the future, in a ‘show first’. The calendar is set to be flipped over to 2027 on the iconic soap

Fans will get a look at a key moment in Max Branning’s life exactly one year from now. It is a situation that will have “huge consequences”, once it has all played out.

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After the fireworks of the Christmas special, the soap has found an initiative way to keep viewers on their toes. Here’s all you need to know:

EastEnders to ‘flash forward’ to 2027 in shock episode

The BBC’s iconic soap will be kicking-off 2026 with a surprise look into the future. This evening’s 30 minute episode will follow Max Branning exactly a year on from the present day as he finds himself in a situation which will have huge consequences for not only himself, but also his family…

In typical Branning fashion, Max finds himself at the epicentre of the drama, and with multiple situations unfolding at once, it becomes clear that 2026 has many secrets waiting to be discovered, and a whole heap of trouble that would be hard for any one person to talk themselves out of.

Whilst flashing forward to 2027, the episode will provide tantalising clues about what the future holds for Max, and those around him over the course of the year.

Ben Wadey, EastEnders Executive Producer, explained: “For the first time in the show’s history, we’re going to be offering our viewers an entire flashforward episode set on New Year’s Day 2027. 2026 is going to be full of drama in Walford, especially for the Brannings, and the episode is sure to raise plenty of questions on how Max has got himself, and his family, into such predicaments, but all is not what it seems, so stay tuned for 2026 to find out how and why…”

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