From 'The White Lotus' to 'Severance', the most-anticipated shows of 2025
With smash-hit shows such as Joan, Rivals and Nobody Wants This, last year's TV has set a high bar for 2025.
The next 12 months will see the conclusions of hugely popular and well-established series, such as Stranger Things and You, but it will also mark the return of a handful of buzzy shows that had been delayed due to the Hollywood strikes, like The White Lotus and The Last of Us.
And while there's set to be plenty of drama for us to sink our teeth into, there's also a batch of fresh new comedies to keep us tickled. With new comedy series like How to Get to Heaven from Belfast and Mindy Kaling’s Running Point on the horizon, there is certainly something for everyone as 2025 gets underway.
Below are 30 of the most exciting offerings out this year.
Asura (Netflix, 9 January)
Netflix continues to pave the way for international television. Asura is written and directed by Palme d’Or–winning auteur Hirokazu Kore-eda (Shoplifters), and the drama follows four sisters in 1979 Tokyo as they discover their father’s infidelity.
On Call (Prime Video, 9 January)
Best known for his Law & Order franchise, Dick Wolf is producing this Troian Bellisario-starring police series, which is filmed in a cinema verité style by combining body-cam, dash-cam and cell-phone footage to tell its story. The episodes will each be a digestible half hour in length.
Severance Season 2 (Apple TV+, 17 January)
Well, it’s about time. Nearly three years since it first premiered on Apple TV+, the critically lauded sci-fi mystery drama returns for its second season with a few new faces (namely Gwendoline Christie, Merritt Wever and Alia Shawkat). Will the innies ever be freed from their eternal work sentence? What does Patricia Arquette have up her sleeve this time? And will we find out what the deal is with the goats?
Prime Target (Apple TV+, 22 January)
Building on its success from shows like Hijack and Slow Horses, Apple TV+ is presenting its newest thriller, starring Leo Woodall (One Day) as a postgraduate mathematics genius who finds a pattern in prime numbers that would allow him to access any computer in the world. Obviously, he must be stopped. The Ridley Scott–produced series also features Quintessa Swindell, Martha Plimpton and Sidse Babett Knudsen.
Paradise (Disney Plus, 28 January)
Sterling K. Brown is returning to television in another show created by This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman. This time, the drama will take place at the White House when the president (James Marsden) is found dead. The trailer hints at some sort of juicy conspiracy.
Mo Season 2 (Netflix, 30 January)
The long-awaited second and final season of Mo will return to Netflix at the end of January, offering a rare window into life as a Palestinian-American. The first season of the Peabody-winning A24 series landed Mo in quite the compromising position, stranded across the Mexican border as he tried to seek American citizenship as a refugee.
Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix, 6 February)
We are ripe for more critical takes on healthfluencing in the era of misleading health information on TikTok. Kaitlyn Dever stars as Belle Gibson in this true scam story about the convicted Australian social-media health guru who claimed she could cure her multiple cancers with alternative medicine treatments. The limited series also stars Aisha Dee (The Bold Type) and Alycia Debnam-Carey (Fear the Walking Dead).
Cassandra (Netflix, 6 February)
What’s scarier than sentient AI? In this new six-episode German series, Cassandra, a house’s old AI system, awakens to trap its new family inside — determined never to be abandoned again.
Yellowjackets Season 3 (Paramount Plus, 14 February)
Nearly two years ago, the second season of Yellowjackets made an explosive impact, complete with cannibalism. But it also saw the departure of a few of the cast’s regulars, leaving us with even more questions than before. The third season will find the present-timeline plane-crash survivors hunted once again, with Hilary Swank joining the cast.
The White Lotus Season 3 (Sky and Now TV, 17 February)
We are finally back! After a three-year delay due to the Hollywood strikes, the lauded and Emmy-winning semi-anthology returns with a mostly new cast (aside from Natasha Rothwell, who reprises her role from the first season) and a new murder, this time in Thailand. Jennifer Coolidge likely will not be appearing, considering her fate last season, but we still have our fingers crossed for a cameo. The Parker Posey Emmy campaign starts now.
Zero Day (Netflix, 20 February)
An all-star cast is coming together for this conspiracy thriller that will follow the repercussions of a devastating global cyberattack. Oscar winner Robert De Niro will play a former American president tasked with finding the attack’s perpetrators, and he’s joined by everyone from Joan Allen to Angela Bassett and Jesse Plemons. The entire season will be directed by the veteran television director Lesli Linka Glatter.
Dope Thief (Apple TV+, 14 March)
Based on the 2009 novel of the same name by Dennis Tafoya, this crime drama was created by Top Gun: Maverick screenwriter Peter Craig and stars Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura as two friends in Philadelphia who pose as DEA agents to rob an unknown house, which coincidentally ends up being a large narcotics operation.
The Studio (Apple TV+, 26 March)
Netflix’s Call Your Agent reminds us that there is always both comedy and drama to extract from satirical Hollywood stories. Seth Rogen stars in The Studio as the newly appointed head of a legacy production studio who will have to walk the line between creating art and fuelling business in a capitalist industry. It appears to be set in a close version of our reality, with appearances expected by Martin Scorsese, Zac Efron and Catherine O’Hara.
Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+, 11 April)
Jon Hamm finally has his own Apple TV+ show that isn’t The Morning Show. Here, he plays a hedge-fund manager who begins burglarising wealthy homes after losing his job. Amanda Peet and Olivia Munn costar alongside Hamm, with an original script by Jonathan Tropper.
Government Cheese (Apple TV+, 16 April)
In Government Cheese, described as a late-1960s surrealist family comedy, David Oyelowo stars as a man recently released from prison who reconnects with his family, his past, and spirituality. The show is cocreated by the acclaimed music-video director Paul Hunter and the television writer Aeysha Carr.
Miss Austen (BBC iPlayer, May)
Miss Austen, based on Gill Hornby’s best-selling book of the same name, observes the mystery as to why Cassandra Austen infamously chose to burn her sister Jane Austen’s letters, reimagining the story as a lively yet heart-breaking tale of sisterly love. Told through a sequence of flashbacks, Keeley Hawes stars as Cassandra, while Patsy Ferran plays a young Jane.
The Last of Us Season 2 (Sky and Now TV, 2025)
After setting the bar extremely high for its mushroom-filled first season, the popular and acclaimed television adaptation of the video game The Last of Us returns this year. The Hollywood strikes delayed production, but the wait will be worth it: Kaitlyn Dever, Young Mazino, Jeffrey Wright and Catherine O’Hara are all joining the cast.
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (Sky and Now TV, summer 2025)
While we wait for House of the Dragon to return, a new prequel to Game of Thrones is set to follow Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell), a knight and his squire. The season will consist of six episodes and will be inspired by George R.R. Martin’s 1998 novella, Tales of Dunk and Egg.
The Bear Season 4 (Disney Plus, 2025)
The Bear’s third season left us with a lot of unresolved questions. Will Carmy and Claire finally reconcile their relationship? Will Syd stay at the restaurant after all? All signs point to another stressful season of FX and Hulu’s popular dramedy airing this summer, and we can’t wait to see which guest stars might appear this time around.
Little Disasters (Paramount Plus, 2025)
Based on Sarah Vaughan’s 2020 novel of the same name, this psychological thriller follows a group of new mothers (Diane Kruger among them) as their bonds with one another are tested by the demands of parenthood — and one especially devastating rumour.
Agatha Christie’s Towards Zero (BBC iPlayer 2025)
There have been many on-screen adaptations of Agatha Christie novels over the years, but none have included Anjelica Huston in a starring role before. This classic 1944 mystery will offer both a crime to solve and a love triangle to fawn over, with an all-star cast including Matthew Rhys, Anjana Vasan, Mimi Keene and Oliver Jackson-Cohen.
Black Mirror Season 7 (Netflix, 2025)
Black Mirror creator Charlie Brooker has teased that this six-episode season will go “back to basics” and feature episodes reminiscent of its early releases, with some feature-length entries and the usual mixed bag of genres and tones. It will also include a sequel episode for the first time, a follow-up to season 4’s “USS Callister”.
Wednesday Season 2 (Netflix, 2025)
We can’t stop thinking about how Lady Gaga is set to make an appearance on Wednesday, the reimagined Addams Family revival series for Netflix. After some fan feedback about the love triangle in the first season and Jenna Ortega herself saying it didn’t make sense, Wednesday will be leaving behind its romantic lens in favor of more horror. Season two is shaping up to be Wednesday’s best yet.
How to Get to Heaven From Belfast (Netflix, 2025)
Described as a thrilling adventure, this dark comedy follows three lifelong friends (Roisin Gallagher, Sinéad Keenan and Caoilfhionn Dunne) who reunite over the passing of an old classmate and begin investigating the cause of her death. The eight-episode series is the long-awaited follow-up to Derry Girls for showrunner Lisa McGee.
Running Point (Netflix, 2025)
Mindy Kaling’s new sports comedy takes aim at the world of basketball. Kate Hudson plays the new unexpected president of the Los Angeles Waves. The cast is rounded out by Drew Tarver, Max Greenfield and Brenda Song.
Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 (Prime Video, 2025)
Four years since David E. Kelley’s adaptation of the Liane Moriarty novel, the show is set to return this year with Nicole Kidman reprising her role as the founder of a psilocybin-fuelled wellness resort retreat. The accompanying cast is an eye-popper and features Christine Baranski, Murray Bartlett, Dolly de Leon and King Princess.
Poker Face Season 2 (Sky and Now TV, 2025)
The Emmy-nominated case-of-the-week murder-mystery dramedy created by Rian Johnson is set to return this year. Hopefully, the human lie detector played by Natasha Lyonne continues to narrowly avoid death.
Stranger Things, the Final Season (Netflix, 2025)
After nearly a decade of scares from the Upside Down, Stranger Things is coming to an end with its fifth season. Or is it? Multiple spin-offs are reportedly in the works, but for now, the fight in Hawkins isn’t over. With Eleven’s powers restored, we’ll be tuning in to see how the group is able to fight off Vecna once and for all.
All’s Fair (Hulu, 2025)
After a star turn in American Horror Story, Kim Kardashian is once again teaming up with Ryan Murphy, for a legal drama set at an all-female law firm in Los Angeles. The cast includes a few Murphy muses, like Sarah Paulson, Naomi Watts and Niecey Nash, and is rounded out by Glenn Close and Teyana Taylor. It joins Matlock and the upcoming Suits revival as one of the few legal dramas on television.
Forever (Netflix, 2025)
Fans of Girlfriends and Being Mary Jane, rejoice. Producer and screenwriter Mara Brock Akil is set to premiere her first show from her overall deal with Netflix, an adaptation of Judy Blume’s 1975 novel of the same name. Set in 2018, Forever will star Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. as two teens falling in love in Los Angeles. Regina King will direct the pilot and serve as an executive producer.
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