How many episodes are in Hollyoaks?

Hollyoaks has 108 episodes in this listed season.

When does Hollyoaks premiere?

Hollyoaks premieres on 2026-01-05.

Is Hollyoaks a new series?

Hollyoaks is a returning series (Season 32).

Hollyoaks(1995)

Archived · Channel 4

TV-14108 eps

S32

Drama

ON AIR: JAN 5Season 32Archived listing

What to Expect

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Hollyoaks moves quickly between crushes, betrayals and scandals, mixing bright, youthful relationship drama with sudden, sensational turns. Everyday disagreements can give way to heartbreak or crisis, and gossip adds a lively edge to the turmoil. Overlapping storylines mean a romance can be unfolding alongside a friendship breakup or a family secret, with cliffhangers carrying unfinished business into the next episode.

Friends, relatives, classmates and co-workers have tangled lives, so a broken relationship rarely exists in isolation. Reunions and ruptures play out across plots that can last months or years, rather than resolving neatly in a single episode. The long-running story also makes room for characters to grow up, leave and return, bringing change to familiar relationships without abandoning their shared history.

Best for

youthful relationship drama, tangled family secrets and Drama

Story lane

Drama

Commitment

Season 32 · 108 episodes

Where

Channel 4

Official Premise

Hollyoaks follows the lives of a group of residents living in the fictional village of Chester.

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