The 25 shows we can’t wait to watch in 2025
There was lots of great TV in 2024 even though it was kind of a weird year due to the 2023 writers’ and actors’ strikes. The long-gestating Shōgun delivered and won a record 18 Emmys to boot. Hacks produced its best season yet and an Emmy shocker. X-Men ’97 was nostalgia done right. True Detective returned to form (and angered deposed creator Nic Pizzolatto) with its Night Country installment. And Baby Reindeer – which was on virtually no one’s radar at this point last year – became a surprise global smash. Those are just a few of this year’s highlights. But 2025 could be even better and bigger with new seasons of shows delayed by the strikes (Severance, The White Lotus, The Last of Us) and some old favorites (Stranger Things, The Handmaid’s Tale) taking their final bows on the docket alongside plenty of intriguing new titles.
Here are our 25 most anticipated shows of ’25 in chronological order of release.
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1. The Pitt (Max)
Premieres: Thursday, Jan. 9
Stop us if you’ve heard this before: Noah Wyle is an emergency room doctor in a medical drama from John Wells. The Pitt is not an ER revival – though the Michael Crichton estate feels differently – and Wyle is not Dr. John Carter. He is Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinavitch in the 24-esque series as each of the first season’s 15 episodes will cover one hour of a 15-hour ER shift. The cast includes Patrick Ball, Isa Briones, Tracey Ifeachor, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, and Taylor Dearden.
2. Severance (Apple TV+)
Premieres: Friday, Jan. 17
A lot of things have happened since Severance aired its Season 1 finale in April 2022. The Bear, for one, has released three seasons before the sci-fi thriller has dropped its second. That will finally change, nearly three years later, as Severance’s long-awaited and oft-delayed (strikes, reported behind-the-scenes issues) sophomore installment arrives. Season 2 will find Mark (Adam Scott) and his Lumon colleagues “learning the dire consequences of trifling with the severance barrier,” per the logline. Gwendoline Christie, Alia Shawkat, Merritt Wever, Bob Balaban, and John Noble are among the new Season 2 cast members.
3. Paradise (Hulu)
Premieres: Tuesday, Jan. 28
The new Hulu drama is a This Is Us reunion between creator Dan Fogelman and star Sterling K. Brown, but it’s not anything like the NBC tearjerker. Brown plays Xavier Collins, a Secret Service agent assigned to President Cal Bradford (James Marsden) who becomes the No. 1 suspect after Bradford is found dead. The murder sends shockwaves through the titular tranquil community where the series is set as government secrets come to light. The case includes Julianne Nicholson, Sarah Shahi, Nicole Brydon Bloom, Aliyah Mastin, and Percy Daggs IV.
4. Yellowjackets (Showtime)
Premieres: Friday, Feb. 14 on Paramount+ with Showtime; Sunday, Feb. 16 on Showtime
The past is still haunting hunting the Yellowjackets. The Showtime drama’s third season finds the teens in the past timeline seeking new shelter as Shauna (Sophie Nélisse) prepares to be Antler Queen. In the present timeline, the adult Yellowjackets, or at least Shauna (Melanie Lynskey), fear someone wants to kill them. Ghost Jackie (Ella Purnell) is back, while Hilary Swank joins in a recurring role.
5. The White Lotus (HBO)
Premieres: Sunday, Feb. 16
Mike White’s Emmy-winning anthology series is back for an eight-episode third season set in Thailand, but it marks a first in one big way: It’s the first season without Jennifer Coolidge. But there will be a familiar face in Natasha Rothwell, who reprises her role as spa manager Belinda from Season 1. While details are scarce, White has said the season will be a “satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality.” The sprawling cast includes Leslie Bibb, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins, Sarah Catherine Hook, Jason Isaacs, Lalisa Manobal, Michelle Monaghan, Sam Nivola, Lek Patravadi, Parker Posey, Natasha Rothwell, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Tayme Thapthimthong, and Aimee Lou Wood.
6. Zero Day (Netflix)
Premieres: Thursday, Feb. 20
Robert De Niro plays a former president who’s tasked with overseeing an investigation into a terrorist attack in this new six-episode limited series from Griselda’s Eric Newman and NBC News veterans Noah Oppenheim and Michael Schmidt. Sounds great except the ex-POTUS is secretly suffering from cognitive decline. The cast includes Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, and Angela Bassett.
7. Suits L.A. (NBC)
Premieres: Sunday, Feb. 23
No show had a bigger 2023 than Suits. The USA legal drama, which concluded in 2019 after nine seasons, found a second and bigger life on Netflix last summer. That, inevitably, led to NBCUniversal commissioning a new spin-off (#neverforget the short-lived Pearson). Trading New York for Los Angeles, the offshoot follows Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a former federal prosecutor who has reinvented himself into a high-powered entertainment lawyer – and he has a past with Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht). Macht will recur on the series, and while you probably shouldn’t hold your breath for a Meghan Markle appearance, would anyone be shocked if any of the other OG cast members dropped by? Time to get Litt up. The cast includes Josh McDermitt, Lex Scott Davis, and Bryan Greenberg.
8. Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+)
Premieres: Tuesday, March 4
Ten years after Daredevil premiered on Netflix and ran for three seasons, Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) is back – and this time officially part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The show, which underwent a creative overhaul during the 2023 strikes, will launch with a nine-episode first season. Original cast members Vincent D’Onofrio, Elden Henson, and Deborah Ann Woll are also returning.
9. The Residence (Netflix)
Premieres: Thursday, March 20
Knives Out but make it Shondaland? Created by Scandal writer Paul William Davis, the mystery drama is set in the “upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs” of the White House as eccentric detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) tries to solve a murder that occurred during a state dinner. The ensemble cast includes Giancarlo Esposito, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, Edwina Findley, and Randall Park.
10. The Studio (Apple TV+)
Premieres: Wednesday, March 26
Seth Rogen co-created and stars in this Hollywood satire as the new head of the beleaguered Continental Studios. If famous people playing themselves is your jam, then The Studio has you covered with appearances by Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Anthony Mackie, Zoe Kravitz, Ron Howard, and more. The cast includes Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, Bryan Cranston, and Chase Sui Wonders.
11. Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+)
Premieres: Friday, April 11
Just how high is Apple TV+ on this new comedy? It’s already been renewed for a second season. Jon Hamm stars as Andrew Cooper, a recently divorced hedge-fund manager who, after getting fired, starts stealing from his rich neighbors to maintain appearances and his family’s comfortable lifestyle. Olivia Munn and Amanda Peet costar.
12. The Last of Us (HBO)
Premieres: Spring TBA
The seven-episode second season of the post-apocalyptic hit is based on the 2020 game The Last of Us Part II, picking up with Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) five years after the events of Season 1. New cast members include Jeffrey Wright, who reprises his role from the video game as militia leader Isaac Dixon, Catherine O’Hara, Danny Ramirez, Young Mazino, and Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, who is, well, iykyk.
13. Andor (Disney+)
Premieres: Tuesday, April 22
Consisting of 12 episodes, the second and final season of the Star Wars prequel series will cover four years as Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) transforms from a thief into a rebel. If you’ve seen Rogue One: A Star Wars Story, you know how the series will end.
14. The Handmaid’s Tale (Hulu)
Premieres: Spring TBA
The dystopian drama premiered in April 2017, three months after Donald Trump‘s first inauguration, and now its sixth and final season will bow shortly after his second inauguration. A chilling full circle. Ever Carradine has been promoted to series regular for Season 6, while Josh Charles joins the cast. The Handmaid’s Tale won the Best Drama Series Emmy five months after its premiere. It’d be a tall order for its final season to do the same, but in the spirit of resistance, you can’t count June (Elisabeth Moss) & Co. out.
15. Hacks (Max)
Premieres: Spring TBA
Even before Hacks‘ huge upset win over The Bear for the Best Comedy Series Emmy, all eyes were on the show to see how it’ll top its stellar third season and what will happen next after Ava (Hannah Einbinder) played her trump card to lock in the head writer gig at Deborah’s (Jean Smart) new late-night show. Season 4 will find Deb’s show up and running and include some “really incredible, sort of genre-defying stuff in the roast space,” Einbinder told Gold Derby.
16. A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)
Premieres: Summer TBA
Dunk and Egg. Name a more iconic duo. Based on George R.R. Martin’s novellas Tales of Dunk and Egg, the Game of Thrones prequel series follows the adventures of Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), the titular knight, and Egg, aka Prince Aegon Targaryen (Dexter Soll Ansell). Finn Bennett, Bertie Carvel, Daniel Ings, and Sam Spruell costar.
17. The Bear (FX)
Premieres: Summer TBA
Regardless of how you feel about The Bear‘s third season, you can’t deny interest will be high to see how Season 4 unfolds – and if the Emmy-winning hit can rebound after dividing viewers with its largely experimental, slow-paced, and Fak-heavy third installment (not to mention, shockingly losing the Best Comedy Series to Hacks). Some of the fourth season has already been filmed. There’ll probably be another episode or two spotlighting one character and some top-secret guest stars. If nothing else, The Bear deserves kudos for pumping out new seasons annually since its 2022 launch even while its stars stay booked and busy.
18. Stranger Things (Netflix)
Premieres: TBA
How long ago did Stranger Things premiere? It was still the Obama administration. The Duffer brothers‘ sci-fi hit will conclude with an eight-episode fifth and final season that will presumably see the kids take down Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower) and deal with the Upside Down – the series finale is titled “The Rightside Up” – before becoming the adults they are IRL. Joining the cast this season are Linda Hamilton, Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, and Alex Breaux.
19. Poker Face (Peacock)
Premieres: TBA
Charlie Cale (Natasha Lyonne) is back on the case(s) with a bunch of new faces this time. For one, Tony Tost (Damnation) has replaced Nora and Lilla Zuckerman as showrunner. Season 2 guest stars include Margo Martindale, Katie Holmes, B.J. Novak, Cynthia Erivo, Gaby Hoffmann, Kumail Nanjiani, Giancarlo Esposito, John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, Sam Richardson, Awkwafina, Corey Hawkins, Simon Rex, and Cliff “Method Man” Smith. Maybe one of them will win a guest Emmy like Judith Light did for Season 1.
20. It: Welcome to Derry (HBO)
Premieres: TBA
Not to be confused with Derry Girls, the horror series, set in Maine, is a prequel to Andy Muschetti‘s It films and an origin story for Pennywise. Bill Skarsg?rd reprises his role as the shapeshifting clown, while the cast includes Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and Stephen Rider.
21. Alien: Earth (FX)
Premieres: TBA
The reason you won’t be getting Fargo Season 6 any time soon is this. Created by Noah Hawley, the sci-fi series is a prequel to the Alien franchise and is set two years before the events of the first film. Sydney Chandler stars as Wendy, a woman who has the consciousness of a child. Timothy Olyphant plays her synth mentor and trainer. The cast includes Alex Lawther, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Adarsh Gourav, Kit Young, and Fargo Season 5 star David Rysdahl.
22. Good American Family (Hulu)
Premieres: TBA
Based on the true story of Natalia Grace, the limited series follows a couple, played by Ellen Pompeo and Mark Duplass, who adopt a young Ukrainian girl with a rare form of dwarfism, played by Imogen Faith Reid. The pair slowly begin to suspect that their daughter is much older than she is. In real life, Grace’s parents successfully petitioned for her birth year to be changed from 2003 to 1989 and then moved her into an apartment in Indiana before abandoning her for Canada. Dulé Hill, Sarayu Blue, and Christina Hendricks costar.
23. Task (HBO)
Premieres: TBA
Mare of Easttown creator Brad Inglesby returns to HBO not with Season 2 of the Emmy-winning crime drama (which is for the best) but with a new limited series. This one is also set in the Philadelphia suburbs, so let’s see if Mark Ruffalo can master the Delco accent as well as Kate Winslet did. The Emmy winner plays an FBI agent heading a task force to end a slew of drug house robberies carried out by an unsuspecting family man. The cast includes Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Thuso Mbedu, Raúl Castillo, Martha Plimpton, Mireille Enos, Jamie McShane, Sam Keeley, Fabien Frankel, Alison Oliver, Owen Teague, Dominic Colón, Margarita Levieva, and Raphael Sbarge.
24. Wednesday (Netflix)
Premieres: TBA
It’s been more than two years since Wednesday dropped and became one of Netflix’s most popular series ever, but it will finally return sometime in 2025 with its sophomore outing. Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luis Guzmán, Isaac Ordonez, and Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo have been promoted to series regulars alongside Jenna Ortega. Season 2, which will explore more Addams Family lore, will also be stacked with guest stars, including Steve Buscemi as Evermore Academy’s new principal, Thandiwe Newton, Billie Piper, Christopher Lloyd, Haley Joel Osment, Heather Matarazzo, and reportedly Lady Gaga.
25. The Four Seasons (Netflix)
Premieres: TBA
A Date Night reunion? Yes, please. An adaptation of the 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name, the new comedy follows three couples who vacation together every season, but the dynamic is upended when one pair divorce. Tina Fey, who co-created the show with 30 Rock alums Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield, stars alongside Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Erika Henningson, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Will Forte, and Marco Calvani.
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