Finn Wolfhard to Host First ‘SNL’ of New Year, A$AP Rocky Will Be Musical Guest

The first “Saturday Night Live” episode of 2026 will be hosted by Finn Wolfhard, with musical guest A$AP Rocky.

The episode, which premieres on Jan. 17, comes weeks after the series finale of Wolfhard’s series “Stranger Things.” Meanwhile, Rocky will be performing music from his upcoming album “Don’t Be Dumb,” which is set to drop on Jan. 16.

Although the final episode of Netflix’s blockbuster “Stranger Things” is set to debut on Dec. 31, Wolfhard told Variety that he’s never really going to leave the show behind.

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“The way for me to sort of advance in my life and my career is not to try to replace the show. It’s to try to really embrace it,” he said in the interview. “Because to fight it would be the wrong thing to do, because then you’re forgetting where everything started.”

Rocky spoke with Variety about the early “Don’t Be Dumb” single “Highjack,” which features singer-songwriter Jessica Pratt.

“I like to do things that don’t make sense,” he said in the interview. “Nobody would have thought to put [folk musician] Jessica Pratt on that, but I think her voice is so angelic. She literally let me write the whole thing, and she just sang it beautifully. She makes me want to be like a secret songwriter; I should probably get into writing folk songs. She’s sick.”

The announcement was made during the Dec. 20 episode of “Saturday Night Live,” which was hosted by Ariana Grande with musical guest Cher. The episode was also the final show for Bowen Yang, who confirmed his departure earlier that day.