EastEnders is preparing for a major New Year moment as the soap confirms a full flashforward episode focused on Max Branning. The special will air on New Year’s Day and offer a look into the events waiting in 2026 and beyond. The episode jumps to 2027 and shows Max caught in situations that will shape his whole family. Keep scrolling to learn more.
Max Branning Leads The First Ever Flashforward Episode
The BBC soap will take a step it hasn’t taken before. It will be airing an entire flashforward episode on New Year’s Day. Elsewhere, Max Branning will be at the centre of it all. Even in February 2023, a short flash-forward scene was shown to the audience. It was about the death mystery linked to The Six.
That one storyline and the scene changed everything. Now the team is planning the same idea. The audience will get to see a full thirty-minute look at it. Elsewhere, Max Branning has only appeared a few times since he returned. However, the story’s focus will now be on his full-time return. Not only will this be the New Year’s Day episode, but it will also jump to 2027. And we will get to see Max a year after the current point.
He will be in a situation that will affect him and his whole family. Elsewhere, he will be pushed to his limit because multiple situations will come his way. It will show where Max will stand next year. Also, fans will get to see what damage he will have to face. The soap also released a new image of Max, who was wearing a suit and a white flower that had blood on it. What is up with him?
Clues For A Year Of Trouble For The Brannings In EastEnders
In a statement, executive producer Ben Wadey said: “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. Even the team confirmed that 2026 will be tough for the Brannings. Elsewhere, Ben revealed that through the flashcard, we will get an idea about many clues and how Max will end up in a dangerous place.
He further added that nothing would be simple. And he asked the audience to focus on events of 2026 to understand how moments take shape. However, the episode will not reveal all the twists at once. It will only show Max’s position and the impact on his family. Every member of the Branning family will be hit in different ways. It is one of the biggest structural shifts in the soap. And Max will be under intense pressure. For more EastEnders spoilers and updates, keep following Soap Opera Daily.