There’s so much to look forward to intelevisionin 2025. Along with the highly anticipated return of shows likeSeverance,The Last of Us, andStranger Things, there will be new shows coming from all the top streaming services as well. These range fromcomediestodramas,Westerns, and even two newMCUshows.
While shows likeWatson, The Hunting Party, Dope Thief, The Residence, Prime Target, andDocare all piquing viewer interest, the most anticipated new shows of 2025 are the top ones that are on everyone’s minds. Chances are, their debut dates are already earmarked on calendars, or will be now.
12’American Primeval' (January 9)
Created by Mark L. Smith
This Western miniseries is like a reinvention ofYellowstonefor those who will be missing the show (despite its many spin-offs).American Primevalis set in the American West and centers around the conflicts that arise due to religion versus culture.Taylor KitschandBetty Gilpinstar alongsideKim Coates, Shai Whigham, and others.
Delivered in six parts, fans are excited to see howAmerican Primevalstacks up against thebest Western TV shows. The series has been a long time in the making, with filming delayed due to the SAG-AFTRA strike of 2023. WithMark. L. Smith,behind the screenplay, known for writingThe RevenantandTwisters, andPeter Berg(Friday Night Lights,Chicago Hope) directing. There are high hopes that this series will be worth the wait.
American Primeval
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11’The Pitt' (January 9)
Created by R. Scott Gemmill
Fans of medical dramas are excited aboutThe Pitt, which seems to tackle the genre in a way that hasn’t been done yet. The show’s format is clearly inspired by24in that every episode will cover a real-time hour in the life of staff and patients at a fictional hospital. This means a season of 15 episodes covers a single 15-hour emergency room shift. It’s easy to see how this can lead to intense moments, complemented by slower-moving, character-driven ones.
Noah Wyle, who starred inERdecades ago, stars as Dr. Michael “Robby” Rabinavitch, who heads up the trauma hospital while dealing with his own demons. Meanwhile, viewers also get the perspective from interns who are thrust into high-pressure, high-stakes, literal life and death situations, figuring out how to pull through some of the worst moments of the job. For fans who love medical dramas likeER,Transplant,Grey’s Anatomy,New Amsterdam, and others,The Pittwill be a must-watch.
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10’The Studio' (March 26)
Created by Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, Frida Perez
This comedy is not only co-created bySeth Rogen, he also stars alongside comedy veteransCatherine O’Hara,Kathryn Hahn, andIke Barinholtz. Rogen is Matt Remick, the new studio head for the fictional Continental Studios, and the story follows the challenges he and his crew endure when trying to make movies in an ever-changing Hollywood landscape.
With a long list of guest stars that includesBryan Cranston, Paul Dano, Zac Efron, Ron Howard, Zoë Kravitz, Anthony Mackie, Martin Scorsese, Charlize Theron, Steve Buscemi, Olivia Wilde, andAdam Scott, it’s no wonderThe Studiois one of the most anticipated new shows this year. There are 10 episodes in all, the first two streaming in March.
The Studio
9’Paradise' (January 28)
Created by Dan Fogelman
Dan Fogelmanis a veteran of the TV business, having created series likeThe Neighbors,Pitch, andThis Is Us, and served as an executive producer ofOnly Murders in the Building. With him behind this drama andSterling K. Brownstarring,Paradisehas already garnered a lot of interest.
Brown stars as Xavier Collins, a man tasked with protecting President Cal Bradford (played byJames Marsden). However, he soon finds himself at the center of Cal’s murder investigation, accused of committing the crime. Not much else is known aboutParadisejust yet, but the series will also starJulianne Nicholson(Mare of Easttown) andSarah Shahi(Sex/Life). The trailer promises an intense story with twists and turns that will keep viewers gripped through its eight-episode run. The first three episodes will be released at once.
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8’Your Friends and Neighbors' (April 11)
Created by Jonathan Tropper
Jon Hammhad a fantastic year in 2024 with roles inMean Girls,Fargo, andLandmanfollowing on the heels ofHamm’s great movie rolesof the last few years, too. He will continue the upwards trajectory of his career with a lead role inYour Friends and Neighbors, a drama about Coop (Hamm), a recently divorced hedge fund manager in New York, who unexpectedly loses his job. Unable to keep up with the lavish life to which he has become accustomed without a solid paycheck to cover it, he resorts to criminal activity.
Also starringOlivia MunnandAmanda Peet,Your Friends and Neighborshas the chance to become yet another massive hit for Apple TV+. Along with starring in the series, Hamm also serves as an executive producer. Ahead of the premiere, which will see the first two episodes drop at once, the show has already been renewed for a second season.
Your Friends and Neighbors
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7’Suits: L.A.' (February 23)
Created by Aaron Korsh
WhileSuitswas released way back in 2011, the legal drama experienced a massive resurgence in popularity and new fans when it started streaming on Netflix. The reception was so positive, in fact, that this spin-off was born, the second of the franchise.Suits: L.A.stars a new cast of lawyers led byStephen Amellas Ted Black, a New York prosecutor who moves to Los Angeles to represent powerful people within the city. But to keep his firm afloat, he finds that he’s forced to become the type of lawyer he despises.
Also starring in the series will beThe Walking Dead’sJosh McDermitt, who will play Stuart, Ted’s best friend and partner in the new criminal and entertainment law firm. Fans of the original will be delighted to know thatGabriel Machthas signed on to reprise his role as Harvey Specter, though he’ll only appear in a three-episode arc. Nonetheless, fans ofSuits, both new and long-time ones who watched it when it originally aired, can’t wait to see this new take on the concept.
Suits: L.A.
6’Dexter: Resurrection' (Summer)
Created by Clyde Phillips
LikeSuits,Dextergarnered a whole new legion of fans once it started streaming on Netflix. In an effort to fix the horrible series finale, the original showrunner,Clyde Phillips,returned for a limited series revival calledDexter: New Blood. That led toDexter: Original Sin, a prequel series that premiered in mid-December 2024 to rave reviews. Next in line isDexter: Resurrection, which will continue the story told inDexter: New Blood.
Fans were both satisfied and angered at the wayDexter: New Bloodended, andDexter: Resurrectionhad them both puzzled and excited. Not only willMichael C. Hallbe returning to reprise his role as the title character, there are also so many ways the story can go from here. Seeing Dexter in the past, present, and soon the future, fans have high hopes thatDexter: Resurrectionwill make this a franchise worthy of continuation.
Dexter: Resurrection
5’Alien: Earth' (Summer)
Created by Noah Hawley
While there’s no official launch date forAlien: Earthjust yet, it is confirmed to be coming in summer 2025. For those who love the movieAlienandits many sequels and crossovers,Alien: Earthis finally bringing the story to an episodic format. Based on the film franchise,Alien: Earthwill serve as a prequel, set two years prior to the events in the 1979 movie that madeSigourney Weavera star.
The story begins when a space vessel crashes to Earth and a young woman and group of soldiers investigate. They uncover more than they bargained for, however, when they meet otherworldly creatures that threaten the human race. Fans are not only anticipating this series but waiting with bated breath to find out when exactly it will be available to stream.
Alien: Earth
4’Blade Runner 2099' (TBA)
Created by Silka Luisa
Do androids really dream of electric sheep? We may not know the answer to that, but what we do know is that a third installment of theBlade Runnerseries is coming in 2025; and, thankfully, it’s coming as a TV series,Blade Runner 2099, created by Silka Luisa and will be set after the events of the originalBlade Runner(1982) and 2017’sBlade Runner 2049.
Blade Runnerhas long been one of those movie franchises that seemed destined to be adapted into a TV series, with the world and lore primed to be explored in greater depth and detail than what a two-hour movie can get into.
Not much has been given about its premiere, but we know it will starMichelle Yeohas Olwen, a Replicant that is nearing the end of her time, andEuphoriaalumHunter Schaferas Cora. If you’re not familiar with theBlade Runnerseries, the original film series is based off the 1968 dystopian novelDo Androids Dream of Electric SheepbyPhilip K. Dick, and follows a “Blade Runner” who hunts down Replicants to “retire” them.Blade Runnerhas long been one of those movie franchises that seemed destined to be adapted into a TV series, with the world and lore primed to be explored in greater depth and detail than what a two-hour movie can get into. Who knows? We may very well find out that androids do, indeed, dream of electric sheep. The possibilities for this show are endless.
3’It: Welcome to Derry' (TBA)
Developed by Andy Muschietti, Barbara Mischietti, and Jason Fuchs
Image via Warner Bros
The demented Pennywise is coming back to haunt us. However, he won’t be doing it on the big screen, no, no! He’ll be terrorizing viewers via the small screen this time around inIt: Welcome to Derry, a horror series that will serve as the prequel to the monster hitItfilms, withBill Skarsgårdreprising his role as the one-and-only Pennywise.
Welcome to Derrywill transport viewers back to a Derry, Maine that has yet to be scarred by the evil of Pennywise, with the seriestelling the story in reverse, with the first season set in 1963, the second in 1935, and the third set in 1908. In addition,Welcome to Derrywill also serve as an origin story of how Pennywise came to be. First announced in 2022, it was officially given the greenlight by HBO the following year, and filming of the first season has wrapped up; meaning, we’re all certain to float too in 2025.
