EastEnders spoilers for tonight: Max's shocking future is revealed in an Earth shattering flashforward

It's Max to the future!
Vicky French

Max Branning and his family take centre stage in EastEnders spoilers for tonight, as a shocking flashforward takes place. After the success of ‘The Six’ flashforward in 2023, another flashforward episode is now on the cards for January 1st…

Two years ago, Keanu’s death at the hands of Linda Carter kept viewers gripped for almost a year, with the identities of both the victim and the killer kept under wraps from February until the big reveal on Christmas Day.

This time, we’re hoping for just as many twists and turns along the way…. but this particular flashforward centers around a single individual, instead of a group of suspects.

This comes after Max recently returned to the square, following the return of son, Oscar, in July. Now he’s learnt that Linda’s youngest child, Annie, is his daughter too.

With three kids and two grandkids in Walford, it’s no surprise he’s decided to stick around.

Read our EastEnders spoilers for tonight in full below.

Max looks suspicious as he stands at a window in his wedding suit
What has Max done now? (Credit: BBC)

1. Max Branning is at the heart of the drama

As the episode begins, Max is caught up in another hugely dramatic situation. As New Year’s Day dawns on Walford in 2027 (!), Max is forced to navigate a precarious sequence of events.

What drama has Max Branning wrought this time?

Max wearing a suit in an EastEnders flashforward
It’s Max to the future (Credit: BBC)

2. ‘Expect drama’ in Eastenders spoilers

Unsurprisingly for the Brannings, there’s drama aplenty, and the episode is expected to be littered with clues for the year ahead.

While much is being kept under wraps about the specifics of the episode, it’s been described as ‘shocking’.

With a whole year to fill in the blanks, it seems likely a lot of questions will come from the flashforward episode.

Given that Max only returned full time in December, and he’s already slept with Cindy Beale and caused drama with the Carters by telling Annie he’s her dad without Linda’s permission…it seems likely that this look to the future will see the Brannings embroiled in even more scandal.

Read more: Who’s leaving, joining and returning to EastEnders? Complete list of exits, arrivals and returns.