A new year brings with it new TV shows to watch, and 2025 is absolutely stacked with exciting new releases. There's everything from Marvel to DC, to the second season of one of the best video game adaptations ever released. In short, this could be one of the best years for TV ever.
Below, we've rounded up the best of the best upcoming TV shows of 2025, so you can plan your watchlist. First up is Severance season 2, which debuts in January and takes us back to the world of Lumon. Then there are superheroes, cannibals, and rebels still to come – and much more besides. We've got all the best shows on the way along with some information on when and where you'll be able to watch, so you'll have everything you need to get excited for your next binge-watches.
So, for all that and more, scroll on for our guide to all the best new TV shows coming your way on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney Plus, and more.
Severance season 2
Release date: January 17, 2025
Available on: Apple TV Plus
Severance is not only one of the best Apple TV shows, it’s one of the best shows to ever come out. During its first season back in 2022, we were introduced to the dystopian story where employees now have the option to cut off their consciousness during work hours. Their "innies" (work selves) live in a perpetual cycle of corporate life, and soon, they start unraveling their corporations and outer selves (outies) mysteries as they work to escape their 9 to 5 prison. Season 1 ended on a cliffhanger, and the second season was delayed, so, needless to say, we’re excited for Severance season 2 to finally return to the small screen.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Release date: January 29, 2025
Available on: Disney Plus
When the MCU introduced Spider-Man to the Marvel timeline with the Tom Holland movies, we didn’t get the typical origin story. Some people liked that. However, some fans missed seeing the early days of Peter Parker. So that’s where Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man comes in! The new animated show is set during an alternate timeline and will see Peter being mentored by Norman Osborn instead of Tony Stark. While this isn’t related to Spider-Man 4 or any other live-action Spider-Man movies, the show is technically still part of the Marvel Phase 5 slate. So, for all you hardcore Marvel fans, definitely add this one to your 2025 watch list.
Invincible season 3
Invincible season 3 release date: February 6, 2025
Available on: Prime Video
Mark Grayson and co. will return in Invincible season 3, which is coming to Amazon Prime Video in February. As revealed in the first trailer, the new season will see Mark taking on Cecil Stedman, Oliver suiting up as Kid Omni-Man, and even Mark donning his blue suit. "He's in a different headspace and that gets reflected in his costume," creator Robert Kirkman has teased. "Anyone who has read the series knows the blue suit era is the darkest and the most intense, and there's a lot of really big things that are around the blue suit."
Yellowjackets season 3
Yellowjackets season 3 release date: February 14, 2025
Available on: Paramount Plus
Yellowjackets season 3 brings with it brand new characters, more dual timelines, and even the return of Ella Purnell's Jackie (well, via hallucination, anyway). Hilary Swank is joining the cast as a survivor, while showrunner Ashley Lyle has already warned in an interview with EW that we need to "buckle up this season, the cannibalism cat is out of the bag". Expect grisly things when Yellowjackets season 3 returns, then.
Daredevil: Born Again
Release date: March 2025
Available on: Disney Plus
Charlie Cox's Daredevil is getting another series, having returned in Spider-Man: No Way Home and going on to appear in She-Hulk and Echo, though this will be his first-ever starring role as part of the MCU. Plot details are scarce, though we do know that Vincent D'Onofrio's Kingpin returns, along with Jon Bernthal's Punisher.
Andor season 2
Cassian Andor returns for the second and final season of his Star Wars spin-off show. Season 1 was highly critically acclaimed and is widely regarded as one of the best Star Wars shows, so we can expect big things from season 2. This time, there will be time skips every three episodes, and the show will lead us directly into Rogue One. Tragedy awaits…
For more, see our guide to all the upcoming Star Wars movies and shows.
The Last of Us season 2
The Last of Us season 2 release date: Spring 2025
Available on: HBO/Max
Following the huge success of The Last of Us season 1, season 2 will adapt the second game (though not all of it). Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey are both returning, while newcomers include Isabel Merced as Dina and Kaitlyn Dever as Abby. Expect more clickers, more violence, and more heartbreak when this post-apocalyptic video game adaptation returns.
Peacemaker season 2
Peacemaker season 2 release date: August 2025
Available on: Max
John Cena returns as Peacemaker in season 2 of the hit DC show, which is arriving this summer. It's debuting as part of the new DCU Chapter One: Gods and Monsters, too, but it remains to be seen how that might affect what is and isn't canon from season 1. Like season 1, it will be eight episodes long.
Ironheart
Ironheart release date: September 3, 2025
Available on: Disney Plus
Not much is known yet about Ironheart, featuring Dominique Thorne's Riri Williams following in the footsteps of her idol, Tony Stark. The character first appeared in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever.
Wonder Man
Wonder Man release date: December 2025
Available on: Disney Plus
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars in this new Marvel show as Wonder Man, which was first announced back in 2022. "We have a show coming up that we've talked very little about called Wonder Man, that I won't talk about much today either except to say it's extremely different," Kevin Feige has previously teased of the show.
Stranger Things season 5
Stranger Things season 5 release date: 2025
Available on: Netflix
Stranger Things season 5 is the final installment in the hit Netflix show, which means it's not one to miss. So far, the plot is shrouded in mystery – there's not even a trailer yet – but we're expecting an emotional send-off for Hawkins. "We know what the ending is," Matt Duffer previously said during an interview with our sister publication SFX. "It's conceivable that it changes but I think it's unlikely because it's one of those endings that just feels, and has always felt, right. It also feels sort of inevitable. Then when you come up with it, you're like, 'Oh yeah well, that is absolutely what is has to be.'"
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms release date: 2025
Available on: HBO/Max
Get ready to return to Westeros with upcoming Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms. This show is based on George R.R. Martin's Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, with Peter Claffey starring as Ser Duncan the Tall and Dexter Sol Ansell playing Egg. Here's hoping this tides us over while we wait for House of the Dragon season 3.
You season 5
You season 5 release date: 2025
Available on: Netflix
Hello, You season 5. The hit Netflix show is coming back for one last ride. While not much is known about the plot just yet, season 4 saw Joe Goldberg go public and relocate back to New York City. Will his crimes finally catch up to him? We'll have to wait and see when the final episodes hit Netflix.
Wednesday season 2
Wednesday season 2 release date: 2025
Available on: Netflix
Jenna Ortega is back in Wednesday season 2, the next installment in one of the most popular Netflix shows ever. Intriguingly, Joker: Folie à Deux star Lady Gaga has also joined the cast for the second season, though her role is a mystery for now. Expect more delightfully spooky, gothic vibes in this installment.
The White Lotus season 3
The White Lotus season 3 release date: 2025
Available on: HBO/Max
The White Lotus season 3 is returning in 2025, though a firm release date isn't known just yet. The new season will be set in Thailand. Series creator Mike White has previously teased that season 3 would be "a kind of satirical and funny look at death and Eastern religion and spirituality. It feels like it could be a rich tapestry to do another round at White Lotus."
Alien: Earth
Alien: Earth release date: 2025
Available on: FX on Hulu (US), Disney Plus (international)
Alien: Earth is coming to FX from Noah Hawley, and it already looks seriously terrifying just from one short trailer. The show stars Syndey Chandler as a young woman who goes up against a deadly threat following a mysterious crash-landing on Earth. We're assuming that threat is xenomorph related…
It: Welcome to Derry
It: Welcome to Derry release date: 2025
Available on: HBO/Max
This show is set to explore the origins of Pennywise, focused on the Hanlon family (Mike Hanlon is one of the kids in the Losers Club). "It's so rich with characters and events, we thought we would do justice to the book and the fans by going back into this world," Andy and Barbara Muschietti told EW of the show. "Specifically, we are telling the stories of the interludes, writings by Mike Hanlon based on his investigation that includes interviews he conducts with the older people in the town. In Welcome to Derry, we touch on the usual themes that were talked about in the movie – friendship, loss, the power of unified belief – but this story focuses also on the use of fear as a weapon, which is one of the things that is also relevant to our times."
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