Hosted by Rei Ami and Ken Jeong, the new TV special is part of Shark Week starting on July 26.

Shark Week is back, and this year’s opener stars actor and comedian Ken Jeong alongside Grammy-nominated artist Rei Ami from the hit Netflix movie “KPop Demon Hunters.” “K-Pop Shark Heroes” premieres Sunday,

Sharks are returning to the television screen for a full week when Shark Week 2026 kicks off this weekend. The summer tradition airs every year on the Discovery Channel with a full seven nights of new premieres. This year’s series will start on Sunday, July 26, and will wrap up on Saturday, Aug. 1.