Overview
- A first-look teaser shows the aftermath of a multi-vehicle crash near Emmerdale’s Hotten, with overturned cars, fires and emergency services on scene.
- Voices in the trailer confirm appearances by Coronation Street’s David Platt and Tracy Barlow and Emmerdale’s Aaron Dingle and Liam Cavanagh, alongside Corrie’s DS Lisa Swain.
- The hour-long special airs in early January 2026 on ITV1 and ITVX and inaugurates a nightly schedule of 30-minute Emmerdale at 8pm followed by Coronation Street at 8:30pm.
- ITV will hold a public vote from 1 January to select one of four pre-filmed cross-soap pairings for inclusion in the broadcast.
- A red-carpet premiere will be held at Bradford’s National Science and Media Museum on a date to be announced, as producers tease lasting consequences for both soaps and an Emmerdale star publicly laments being left out.