For movie lovers, no amount of crass commercialism and militant IP iteration can outweigh the curiosity of a summer movie season. We know we shouldn’t be excited for the 14th sequel to a thing we didn’t care much about the first time but we also want to know if maybe this time they got it right. Maybe it’s the heat affecting our brains. And with the excitement for a new slate of movies comes overpreparing for the tentpole season with an overindulgence in hype. We also love to read everything about them. (This isn’t just me, right?)

This summer stands to be a surprising departure from the obvious. There’s only one Marvel movie. The Star Wars movie already happened. A bunch of auteur types are showing up to do their thing at the largest scales imaginable. Cynics, buckle up — summer 2026 looks fun.

For anyone who lives for trailer drops, release-date shuffles, and festival buzz, the next few months may already be mapped out in your head. But knowing that a big season is coming is one thing — being truly prepared for a stuffed calendar is another. So we made a quiz, one that will separate the true summer movie hypemasters from everyone who could use a friendly reminder of what’s about to hit theaters.