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EastEnders Sets New Year’s Day Flashforward to Max Branning’s Mystery Wedding

The one-off 30-minute episode jumps to New Year’s Day 2027 to plant clues that will be resolved across 2026.

Overview

  • BBC1 will air the special on New Year’s Day, taking viewers exactly one year ahead for Max Branning’s fifth wedding.
  • Executive producer Ben Wadey confirms the wedding-day focus and teases chaotic reveals, including a pregnant woman in Max’s bed, with answers starting to land from the following episodes.
  • Jake Wood and Jacqueline Jossa say the cast have not been told the identity of the bride, keeping the mystery contained on set.
  • Production has locked actors’ appearances and mapped year-long tent-pole beats, with Max’s arc framed by the “Kiss, Marry, Kill” theme.
  • Confirmed faces in the flashforward include Max, Lauren, Oscar, Jack and Ian, while a related christening for Lauren’s son Jimmy is teased for the new year.