The TV shows we can't wait to see in 2025, from 'White Lotus' to 'Stranger Things'

New Year, lots of great old TV.

In the streaming TV era, there can be years between seasons of some of our favorite TV shows, like Netflix hit "Stranger Things" or Marvel superhero show "Daredevil" or even PBS costume dramas like "Wolf Hall." But the wait is almost over for fans of several excellent TV series delayed by 2023 writers and actors strikes.

All three of these shows will return this year, along with underrated series like Netflix comedy "Mo" or weird hits like Apple's "Severance." Hollywood writers, actors and directors are always working on something new, including a Shonda Rhimes whodunit and a limited series about wellness influencers gone seriously awry. And it's all coming to a TV near you soon.

Here are the TV shows of 2025 we can't wait to watch.

‘Severance’ Season 2

Apple TV+, Jan. 17

Are you ready to return to the office? Apple’s trippy science-fiction drama about a world in which work/life balance means literally splitting your consciousness is back this winter. The first season of the acclaimed series, from Dan Erickson and director Ben Stiller, introduced us to the strange world of Lumon Industries and "severed" employee Mark Scout (Adam Scott). The season ended with a heart-racing cliffhanger, and Season 2 promises some resolution and more mind-bending mysteries, fluorescent-lit office corridors and maybe even more "Music Dance Experiences."

‘Mo’ Season 2

Netflix, Jan. 30

The first season of this superb, semi-autobiographical comedy starring and written by Palestinian-American comedian Mo Amer streamed all the way back in August 2022. But it was worth waiting for Season 2: New episodes focus on the title character's struggle to get back across the border into the U.S. as a stateless refugee. Amer has a talent for bringing lightness to heavy topics such as asylum hearings and refugee status. The series humanizes and deepens our understanding of refugees, all while making us laugh at Amer's slightly feckless stumbling through his unique life.

'Apple Cider Vinegar'

Netflix, Feb. 6

The latest ripped-from-the-recent-headlines Netflix series about a single white female scammer (“Inventing Anna”), “Vinegar” tells the story of Belle Gibson, an Australian influencer who faked brain cancer for fame and fortune. The series, which stars Kaitlyn Dever, is slick and stylized, and illuminates the depravity of its scammer story as well as the horrors young women face in the health care system.

‘Saturday Night Live 50th Anniversary Special’

NBC, Feb. 16, 8 EST/PST

Live from New York, it’s 50 years later. Although venerated sketch comedy institution “Saturday Night Live” officially celebrates its 50th birthday this fall (the first episode aired Oct. 11, 1975), NBC is going all out in February. Based on the hilarious and delightful 40th anniversary special 10 years ago ? which gave us some particularly great sketches, including a "Celebrity Jeopardy!" revival and an earworm of a Digital Short ? we expect great things from creator Lorne Michaels. And if that's not enough "SNL" celebration for you, NBC is airing a concert special on Feb. 14 and Peacock will stream two documentaries about the show and its music on Jan. 16 and 27, respectively.

'The White Lotus' Season 3

HBO, Feb. 16 (9 EST/PST)

Set in Thailand, the latest installment of this sharp satire has yet another superb cast checking into a "Lotus" resort, including Parker Posey, Carrie Coon, Walton Goggins and a returning actress from Season 1, Natasha Rothwell. Just as in the first two seasons, you can expect absurdly wealthy people, beautiful scenery, upstairs/downstairs drama and probably some murder. It's just the sort of post-Valentine's Day treat we all will need.

‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3

Showtime, Feb. 16 (streaming Feb. 14 on Paramount+ with Showtime)

It’s been so long since we checked in on our hopelessly marooned teen girls and their middle-aged counterparts in this horror drama, which last aired in May 2023, that we might say we’re hungry for more. Season 2 of the Emmy-nominated series struggled at various points but ended on a high note for viewers (and low note for the characters). Expectations are high for Season 3, which picks up in the past after the girls' shelter has burned down, and in the present after the death of adult Natalie (Juliette Lewis). There will certainly be plenty of plot developments to chew over.

‘Daredevil: Born Again’

Disney+, March 4

Ten years after the gritty and violent Netflix “Daredevil” series premiered, the character is getting a second chance with this new Disney+ series, a revival with (presumably) a bit more of a family-friendly flair. Original stars Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio return as the hero and his arch-nemesis, respectively. The question remains, can it recapture the desolate and dark "Daredevil" style on Disney+?

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’

Apple TV+, April 11

Jon Hamm is back in a business suit (and/or tuxedo) and it feels oh so good. The former "Mad Men" actor plays a hedge fund mogul who gets so very down on his luck he must resort to grand larceny. Amanda Peet and Olivia Munn also star in the unexpectedly fun series, that has a cynical, tongue-in-cheek tone and a slick aesthetic.

‘Andor’ Season 2

Disney+, April 22

The superlative “Star Wars” series will return for a second and final season following Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor and his rise as a member of the rebellion in this prequel to "Star Wars: Rogue One." The first season of the show was so shockingly sophisticated, thoughtful and downright thrilling that expectations are high for the new episodes. But creator Tony Gilroy went into the project with a two-season plan, and I’m confident he will stick the landing as gracefully and triumphantly as one might blow up a Death Star.

'Stranger Things' Season 5

Netflix, date TBA

There’s one more trip to Hawkins, Indiana, left for us all. The fifth and final season of “Stranger Things” has wrapped production and is due sometime this year (maybe Halloween?) The last time we saw Eleven (Millie Bobby Brown), Mike (Finn Wolfhard), Hopper (David Harbour), Joyce (Winona Ryder) and the gang, things were looking pretty grim in the fight against the evil Vecna (Jamie Campbell Bower). But as dark as this series can get, we’re banking on Eleven saving the day in the end, even if some of our friends don't make it out of the final battle alive.

Other major TV shows airing in 2025 ...

• "Squid Game" Season 3 (Netflix, date TBA): Fans will finally learn what will become of Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) and the rest of the game players after that major Season 2 cliffhanger.

• 'Wednesday' Season 2 (Netflix, date TBA): Get your goth gear ready, because Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) returns to Nevermore Academy for more supernatural mysteries, and hopefully more dances.

• "Wolf Hall: The Mirror and Light" (PBS, March 23): This riveting and gorgeous Masterpiece drama, set in Tudor England, returns with Damien Lewis, Mark Rylance and Jonathan Pryce.

• "Ironheart" (Disney+, June 24): The new Iron "Man" for Marvel is quite a bit different from Tony Stark: It's teen Riri Williams (Dominque Thorne), whom fans first saw in "Black Panther: Wakanda Forever."

• 'The Handmaid’s Tale" Final Season (Hulu, date TBA): Elisabeth Moss's June will fight for her life in Gilead one last time in Hulu's Emmy-winning dystopian drama.

• "You" Final Season (Netflix, date TBA): Stalker and killer Joe Goldberg (Penn Badgley) is back in New York and seemingly in a relationship built to last with rich Brit Kate (Charlotte Ritchie). Nothing can go wrong, right?

• "Poker Face" Season 2 (Peacock, date TBA): Things weren't so good for lie-detecting accidental detective Charlie (Natasha Lyonne) at the end of Season 1 of the "Columbo"-inspired Peacock series. In Season 2 she's on the run once again, joined by guest stars Cynthia Erivo, Katie Holmes and John Mulaney.

• "The Residence" (Netflix, March 20): "Knives Out" meets "Grey's Anatomy"? Acclaimed producer Shonda Rhimes is trying her hand at an Agatha Christie style murder mystery set in the White House, with Uzo Aduba as a Washington detective on the case.

• "... And Just Like That" Season 3 (Max, date TBA): After the wild and controversial Season 2, the "Sex and the City" sequel series returns with guest stars including Patti LuPone, Rosemarie DeWitt and Rosie O'Donnell.

• "The Last of Us" Season 2 (HBO, April): The exquisite adaptation of the video game delivered a stunning first season in early 2023 that revived the zombie apocalypse genre. Two years later, Pedro Pascal's Joel and Bella Ramsey's Ellie will return to keep it alive. Or at least, undead.

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: The best TV shows coming in 2025: 'Stranger Things,' 'Andor'