Don Matteo 15 begins amid controversy

A few hours before the start of this new year, there are already those who are thinking about the future and what i Rai schedules they will propose for the 2026. Without any doubt we will have the opportunity to witness great returns, unexpected news and television projects that will keep the Italian public company. In recent weeks something has already emerged, starting with the great return of Don Matteo with its 15th season (but not without controversy) as well as the debut of Fabio Volo as a host: let’s find out more.

Rai 2026 schedules: Fabio Volo host, Don Matteo 15 starts off badly

Among them television news for 2026 we will have the opportunity to see the writer Fabio Volo in his new role as host: starting from mid-March he will host the new cultural talk show of Rai 3 titled The return flight. But this is just one of the many new features already planned in the schedule. The program will also debut on Rai 3, in the prime time access slot Tribe by Raffaele Di Placido and, at the end of the season, The Provincial with Federico Quaranta.

The prime time of Rai 3 instead you will see, among the new features, The ideal city with Massimiliano Ossini, The Skin of the World with Stefano Mancuso and The Hidden Truths. Then there will be the return of An alien in his homeland with Peter Gomez and a special evening dedicated to Lucio Dalla next March 3, 2026.

Among the great returns there will also be that of the beloved fiction Don Matteo 15in prime time on Rai 1 starting from the next one Thursday 8 January 2026. The first promo of the new season, however, has already managed to generate discontent and controversy for several reasons. On the one hand, the absence in the promo of two key characters, captain Diego Martini and the priest’s sister Giulia Mezzanotte, has caused concern among fans. On the other hand, many were destabilized by the fact that the iconic Marshal Cecchini (Nino Frassica) can be sent to pension in this new season. A narrative choice that is already creating doubts and questions in viewers.

Rai 2026, the news on the schedule

My new for 2026 they certainly don’t end here. Among the most anticipated events we find i XXV Milan-Cortina 2026 Winter Olympic Games in onda from 7 to 22 February are Rai 2which will then be followed by the equally awaited Sanremo Festival hosted by Carlo Conti on Rai 1. But for the good Carlo Conti other projects are already planned: a new post-Sanremo show (called Sanremo +) and the management of the new edition of the program From the street to the stage.

It will debut on in spring Rai 1 Also Mirrora new musical show with an authorial slant, and the program Surprise Surprisededicated to great stories of altruism and courage which, according to the latest rumors, could be led by Barbara D’Urso. They are also added to the list two specials de The Legacy with Marco Liorni dedicated to the history of the Sanremo Festival, a new show of Saturday evening for Milly Carlucci e Olympia White Linea spin-off of Ossini’s program dedicated to the Olympic venues, scheduled for Rai 1 daytime.

Finally, space for fiction and first viewings. The series will debut in 2026 The President e Roberta Valente – Notary in Sorrentowhile the first screenings on Rai 1 of films such as Commander with Pierfrancesco Favino, Napoli – New York by Gabriele Salvatores e Zamora by Neri Marcorè. On Rai 3 we will instead have the opportunity to see The Whale with Brendan Fraser, Perfect Days The we are theirss. The area of ​​interest, Past Lives and the documentary Moonage Daydream See David Bowie.

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