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Dec 20, 2024 6:01 PM CUT  Netflix (2); HBO; Peacock; Paramount+ with SHOWTIME by [Lucy Ford](/author/lucy-ford/) ## Lucy Ford Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Ford is a contributor for TIME. Dec 20, 2024 6:01 PM CUT Crack the spine of your 2025 planner and start filling in some dates, because we’ve rounded up all the biggest new and returning shows of next year. 2024 has seen the death of plenty of TV shows, some by design—like Larry David’s long-running _Curb Your Enthusiasm_, the vampire comedy _What We Do in the Shadows_,and the most unlikely spin-off hit of all time, _Young Sheldon._ Then there were those that had the rug pulled out from under them, like the Star Wars series [_The Acolyte_](https://time.com/6994219/the-acolyte-stranger-manny-jacinto-hot-villains/ "undefined"), Netflix’s Greek god epic [_Kaos_](https://time.com/7012672/kaos-review-netflix/ "undefined"), and Taika Waititi’s fan-favorite [_Our Flag Means Death_](https://time.com/6320025/our-flag-means-death-season-2-review/ "undefined"). Still, where some TV doors close, new browser windows open, and next year looks to be packed to the rafters with big-budget swings like a new _Game of Thrones_ prequel and a positively stacked Apple TV+ originals slate, as well as highly anticipated returning faves like [_The White Lotus_](https://time.com/6223583/the-white-lotus-season-2-review/ "undefined"), [_The Bear_](https://time.com/6290336/the-bear-season-2-food/ "undefined"),and[_The Traitors_](https://time.com/6553586/the-traitors-season-2-review/ "undefined")_._ We’ve narrowed down the shows we think will be on everyone’s lips in 2025\. ### **_Brand new_** ## _Lockerbie: A Search for Truth_ **(Peacock)** Jan. 2 Just days before Christmas in 1988, the UK saw its deadliest terror attack in history when a Pan Am flight was blown up over the small Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 270 people. In _Lockerbie: A Search for Truth_, Colin Firth takes on the role of Jim Swire, who lost his daughter in the explosion and became the spokesperson for families who lost loved ones on board. He believes the government is covering up what really happened on the flight, but as 36 years of history reveal, the story is never clear. ## **_American Primeval_** **(Netflix)** Jan. 9 If the title of Netflix’s gritty new drama implies something dangerous and evil, well, that’s the idea. _American Primeval_ chronicles the birth of the American West, with all the perils and violence that came with warring cultures and religions vying for dominance. Taylor Kitsch leads Peter Berg's series as a traumatized man traversing the terrain, with the always excellent Betty Gilpin as a mother looking for a guide across the country. They hope for freedom, but in the frontier, the best they can ask for may be survival. ## **_The Pitt_** **(Max)** Jan. 9 Noah Wyle as an ER doc? In 2025? It’s more likely than you think. _The Pitt_ sees Wyle return to the fluorescent-lit hospital halls as the chief attendant at a Pittsburgh hospital. More _24_ than _ER_, each episode of the series follows one hour in Wyle’s 15-hour shift and aims to show the relentless conditions for modern-day healthcare workers in America, from crammed waiting rooms to nursing shortages. ## **_Prime Target_** **(Apple TV+)** Jan. 22  Quintessa Swindell and Leo Woodall in Prime Target Courtesy of Apple TV+ After the sob-fest that was [_One Day_](https://time.com/6691699/one-day-review-netflix/ "undefined"), we’re grateful that Leo Woodall’s follow-up series looks to be more adrenaline-spiking than tear-jerking. _Prime Target_ follows Woodall’s Edward Brooks, a math genius (hence the reference to prime numbers) on the brink of a major breakthrough who senses someone may be trying to thwart his discovery. He and the FBI agent sent to spy on him (Quintessa Swindell) will attempt to unravel the conspiracy at the heart of both of their work. ## **_Watson_** **(CBS)** Jan. 26 If there are three things that the average TV viewer loves, they are medical dramas, police procedurals, and innovative spins on recognizable IP. Enter _Watson_, the new series about Sherlock Holmes’ doctor sidekick, which bills itself as part medical mystery, part detective show. Morris Chestnut takes the mantle of John Watson (following Lucy Liu’s run in the character’s last primetime procedural outing in _Elementary_), who, after the death of Sherlock Holmes, sets up his own practice dedicated to strange and unusual medical issues. ## **_Paradise_** **(Hulu)** Jan. 28 Sterling K. Brown is teaming back up with [_This Is Us_](https://time.com/5437242/this-is-us-vietnam-war/ "undefined") creator Dan Fogleman for this series centered around the murder of the President of the United States (played by James Marsden, always a joy to see pop up in things). Brown plays the head of security, who just so happens to have been the last person to see him alive after being let in on something top secret and potentially world-altering. Cue the intrigue, espionage, gripping mysteries, and Brown doing what he does best: expertly playing a character we don’t know whether to root for or against. ## **_SNL_** **50th Anniversary Special (NBC)** Feb. 16 _SNL_’s birthday bash has been a full-season affair so far, with legacy hosts and returning cast members galore. The actual big five-oh celebration for Lorne Michaels’ comedy brainchild will be a three-hour live special dedicated to the sketch show’s half-century run. Details so far are thin on the ground, with no word yet on who will take on hosting duties and who from the show’s illustrious run will be back for some nostalgic commemoration. Based on the show’s 40th anniversary special 10 years ago, we can certainly expect a carousel of big names and multiple musical guests. ## **_Zero Day_** **(Netflix)** Feb. 20  Robert De Niro in Zero Day Courtesy of Netflix _Zero Day_, Netflix’s upcoming political thriller, marks Robert De Niro’s first step into the world of prestige TV, an impressive feat to hold off on considering so many of his A-list peers have made the jump over the last few years. He’ll be joined by Jesse Plemons, Dan Stevens, Lizzy Caplan, and Angela Bassett in the series, about a beloved and former United States president (De Niro, naturally) as he leads the investigation into a catastrophic cyberattack. ## **_The Americas_** **(NBC)** Feb. 23 Move over David Attenborough, [Tom Hanks](https://time.com/4062764/tom-hanks-steven-spielberg/ "undefined") is coming for your bag. Hanks takes on narrating duties for this expansive docuseries that shows the beauty of nature spanning the most remote parts of both North and South America. The series was filmed over five years, taking viewers from the top of the world in the Arctic to the bottom in the Antarctic. ## **_Suits LA_** **(NBC)** Feb. 23 If there’s one thing that L.A. has in abundance, it’s lawyers. So it makes sense that the first spin-off of _Suits,_ the wildly popular, Meghan Markle-starring series about NYC attorneys that [became a behemoth streaming hit ](https://time.com/6303530/suits-netflix-why-to-watch/ "undefined")after it ended in 2019, would decamp for the West Coast. The series stars Stephen Amell as a federal prosecutor from New York who moves to Hollywood to represent some of Los Angeles’ most powerful clients. Maggie Grace will also star. ## **_Daredevil: Born Again_** **(Disney+)** March 4  Daredevil/Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) and Kingpin/Wilson Fisk (Vincent D'Onofrio) Courtesy of Giovanni Rufino/Marvel It’s been a long, long road to get us to _Daredevil: Born Again_’s release. The long-awaited solo return for Charlie Cox’s blind superhero outside of the short-lived Marvel-Netflix partnership was first announced in 2022, but by 2023 it was undertaking a massive creative overhaul with _The Punisher_’s Dario Scardapane brought in as showrunner. The show, which has been billed as a continuation of the character’s initial three-season Netflix run rather than a reboot, will bring back series originals Cox, Vincent D'Onofrio as villain Kingpin, and Deborah Ann Woll and Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson and Karen Page to the gritty streets of New York’s Hell’s Kitchen. ## **_Dope Thief_** **(Apple TV+)** March 14  Brian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura Courtesy of Apple _Dope Thief_ is another crime novel adaptation set to hit the small screen next year. _Top Gun: Maverick_ screenwriter Peter Craig’s 2009 story will star [Brian Tyree Henry](https://time.com/6278361/class-of-09-review/ "undefined") and Wagner Moura as a duo that runs a grift posing as DEA agents to rob an unknown house in the countryside, only to realize they’ve stumbled across the biggest narcotics corridor on the East Coast. Ridley Scott will executive produce. ## **_The Residence_** **(Netflix)** March 20  Uzo Aduba and Randall Park in The Residence Courtesy of Netflix So far, Netflix’s more than $100-million deal with Shonda Rhimes has given us the bodice-ripping behemoth [_Bridgerton_](https://time.com/6977847/bridgerton-season-3-review-penelope/ "undefined"), its spin-off _Queen Charlotte_, and the Anna Delvey miniseries _Inventing Anna_. The newest jewel in the crown is _The Residence_, a murder mystery set within the walls of the White House. Described as an “upstairs, downstairs, and backstairs” story, the series stars Uzo Aduba as the eccentric detective alongside Giancarlo Esposito and Randall Park. ## **_The Studio_** **(Apple TV+)** March 26 The sign of truly making it in Hollywood isn’t an award or a mansion in the hills, it’s wracking up enough caché to get [Martin Scorsese](https://time.com/collection/time100-leadership-series/6311403/martin-scorsese-killers-of-the-flower-moon-interview/ "undefined"), Ron Howard, Charlize Theron, Zac Efron, and Kathryn Hahn to berate you on screen. _The Studio_ stars Seth Rogen as a movie studio head on the brink of existential crisis as he tries to toe the line between making art and “movies with a capital M.”The trailer alone is like a rolodex of big-name cameos playing heightened versions of themselves, which, when executed well, can be delightful. ## **_Your Friends & Neighbors_** **(Apple TV+)** April 11  Jon Hamm in Your Friends & Neighbors Courtesy of Apple TV+ Jon Hamm as a somewhat sociopathic businessman conning his way through New York? We think we’ve seen this one before. In _Your Friends & Neighbors_, Hamm will lead his first TV series since [_Mad Men_](https://time.com/mad-men-history/ "undefined") and suit back up as a hedge fund manager who, after losing his job and marriage, starts stealing from the wealthy residents of his suburb. Naturally, the con gets out of hand, and when he steals the wrong thing from the wrong house, his new life of petty crime starts to unravel. The series will also star Olivia Munn and Amanda Peet. ## **_Government Cheese_** **(Apple TV+)** April 16  David Oyelowo, second from left, stars in and executive produces Government Cheese. Courtesy of Apple Another series in Apple TV+’s loaded slate is _Government Cheese_, starring and executive-produced by [David Oyelowo](https://time.com/3900269/david-oyelowo-nightingale/ "undefined"). The surrealist comedy is set in 1969 and revolves around a quirky family in L.A. Oyelowo plays its patriarch who, after being released from prison, tries to curry favor with his wife and kids who resent his absence and have seemingly built a strange life around lofty pursuits and odd hobbies in the time he’s been away. The show is created by Paul Hunter, dubbed one of the most influential hip-hop music video directors of all time. Unsurprisingly, early images of the series look gorgeous. ## **_Alien: Earth_** **(FX)** Summer TBA The _Alien_ franchise has had a long and storied existence in cinema (the latest installment, [_Alien: Romulus_](https://time.com/7010555/alien-romulus-franchise-timeline/ "undefined"), came out this year), but _Alien: Earth_ will be its first live-action iteration on TV. They’ve brought in the big guns for the xenomorph’s small-screen debut, roping in _Fargo_ series creator Noah Hawley to helm the (space) ship. The series is a prequel to the original 1979 Ridley Scott film starring Sigourney Weaver and takes place on Earth after a mysterious vessel containing a dangerous entity (three guesses for what it might be!) threatens life as we know it. ## **_Stick_** **(Apple TV+)** TBA Owen Wilson is pitching on the green in _Stick_, a comedy about golf. He stars as Pryce Cahill, an ex-pro golfer who, after having his career prematurely cut short, becomes the coach for a troubled but talented 17-year-old. If you’ve seen _Eddie the Eagle_ (2016) or _The Karate Kid_ (1984), you might get a sense of what we’re in for. There’s still a lot of mystery around this series, but we do know that Timothy Olyphant and Judy Greer will also star. ## **_Smoke_** **(Apple TV+)** TBA Taron Egerton will team back up with _Black Bird_ creator [Dennis Lehane](https://time.com/collection/best-mystery-thriller-books/6309210/mystic-river/ "undefined") for _Smoke_, a fictionalized take on the true-crime podcast of the same name about the hunt for an arsonist who seemed to confess their crimes in a novel manuscript. Egerton will star as an enigmatic arson investigator on the hunt for two serial arsonists terrorizing the area. The series will also star Jurnee Smollet, John Leguizamo, and Rafe Spall. ## **_Chief of War_** **(Apple TV+)** TBA Jason Momoa wears multiple hats in _Chief of War,_ a series he wrote, executive produced and stars in. It tells the story of the bloody and brutal colonization of Hawaii from the indigenous point of view, and Momoa stars as the warrior Ka'iana, known as the "most famous Hawaiian in the world.” ## **_A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms_** **(HBO)** TBA The _Game of Thrones_ universe continues to expand its reach. Along with _House of the Dragon_, 2025 will see another prequel come our way. The series is set 100 years before _House of the Dragon_’s Targaryen turf war and is based on the _​​Tales of Dunk and Egg_ novellas in George R. R. Martin’s original _A Song of Ice and Fire_ series. It revolves around a naive knight, Ser Duncan the Tall, and his squire known as Egg. Martin will write the series and has said it will have a different tone to its successors but it’s still Westeros so “No one is truly safe.” ## **_Chad Powers_** **(Hulu)** TBA  Glen Powell as Chad Powers Courtesy of Disney “[Glen](https://time.com/6313456/hit-man/ "undefined") [Powell](https://time.com/6970141/anyone-but-you-netflix-shakespeare/ "undefined") [Summer](https://time.com/6999207/twisters-lee-isaac-chung-success/ "undefined")” is extending its run into 2025 with _Chad Powers_, a comedy series Powell co-created with Michael Waldron based on Eli Manning’s character of the same name. Taking inspo from Manning’s ESPN docuseries in which he went undercover during college football tryouts, Powell will play a disgraced college quarterback who tries to get a second shot at his big break by disguising himself on a new college team under a different identity (bad wig and prosthetics included!). ## **_The Four Seasons_** **(Netflix)** TBA For those pleading for the return of good old-fashioned classic rom-coms, you may be in luck with _The Four Seasons_, Tina Fey’s remake of the 1981 Alan Alda and Carol Burnett comedy, which was a love story about friendship as much as it was a romance. The story follows three couples who vacation with each other each season, but their harmony is thrown off balance when one of them gets divorced and brings a new partner into the fold. Fey will lead the show and reunite with her _Date Night_ co-star Steve Carrell. Elsewhere in the cast, we have Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver, and Erika Henningsen. ## _IT:_ **_Welcome to Derry_** **(HBO)** TBA The snapshots of the child-murdering sewer clown Pennywise’s history that we got in _It_ (2017) and _It Chapter Two_ (2019) inform the story of _Welcome to Derry_, the prequel series about Maine’s most haunted town. Taking place 27 years before Stephen King’s original novel (because Pennywise only shows up in 27-year intervals), the show will explore the town’s first sightings and experiences with the dancing clown. Set in the 1960s, expect all the hallmarks of King’s penchant for vintage vignettes, including the looming fear of the Cold War as well as whatever monsters live beneath the sewer grates. ## **_Long Bright River_** **(Peacock)** TBA Liz Moore’s novel [_Long Bright River_](https://time.com/5747459/best-books-january-2020/ "undefined") topped multiple year-end critics lists and was named one of Barack Obama’s favorite books of the year when it was released in 2020, so naturally, it is heading to the small screen with an adaptation. Amanda Seyfried will star in the series which follows a beat cop working as the opioid crisis grips the streets of Philadelphia. Her sister, who she’s more or less estranged from, battles on the fringes of addiction and the latest danger that sweeps the city, a killer who targets sex workers. ## **_Running Point_** **(Netflix)** TBA  Scott MacArthur, Kate Hudson and Drew Carver in Running Point. Courtesy of Katrina Marcinowski/Netflix After Mindy Kaling wrapped up her Netflix high school rom-com [_Never Have I Ever_](https://time.com/5827768/maitreyi-ramakrishnan-never-have-i-ever/ "undefined")last year, questions turned to where she’d go next. The answer is not very far. She is back with the streamer for her next creation, _Running Point_, a Kate Hudson-starring series about a woman who inherits the top seat of her family business—one of the biggest basketball franchises in the country. Sitcom lovers will rejoice at the show’s supporting cast, which includes Drew Tarver, of the sublimely hilarious _The Other Two_, Brenda Song, whose renaissance the internet is cheering on enthusiastically, and Max Greenfield, who’s not playing Schmidt from _New Girl_ but who will always be Schmidt in our hearts. ## **_Too Much_** **(Netflix)** TBA If you, like seemingly the rest of the world in 2024, decided to rewatch _Girls_ and now yearn for more of Lena Dunham’s specific lens on the world of friendship and romance, you’re in luck! She’s back with _Too Much_, a series she’s written with her husband Luis Felber, about a New Yorker who moves to London after a painful breakup and meets a handsome and kind local. Considering Dunham herself moved from the Big Apple to the other side of the pond and married a hot Brit, we sense there could be some autobiographical license. If the premise wasn’t enough, Dunham has roped in Meg Stalter, consistently one of the funniest people on screen (watch _Hacks_!) and _The White Lotus_ Season 2’s hunky nerd Will Sharpe. We’re so back, baby! ## **Victoria Beckham docuseries (Netflix)** TBA Although Netflix’s mononymous David Beckham 2023 docuseries focused on the footballer’s ascent to “Golden Balls” status, it was his wife Victoria, the fashion designer and former Spice Girl, who came out as the real star. The series reminded viewers that behind the pout, Victoria has always had a razor-sharp wit and isn’t precious when it comes to joking about herself (as seen in her previous satirical reality show _Victoria Beckham: Coming to America_). Unsurprisingly, the streamer has jumped on that goodwill and greenlit another series, this time focused on Victoria and her shift from extravagant pop star to quiet luxury fashion mogul. ### **_Returning_** ## **_The Traitors_** **Season 3 (Peacock)** Jan. 9 The most gripping reality TV series out there, [_The Traitors_](https://time.com/6564065/the-traitors-season-2-casting-deena-katz-interview/ "undefined") is thankfully returning very early on in 2025\. Happy New Year to us! The show where celebrities are pitted against each other in a high-stakes party game of Mafia, in which some are designated secret “traitors” who are vying to get others eliminated to steal the top prize, is heading back to the Scottish Highlands with Alan Cumming as host (we would riot if not!) and the likes of Bob the Drag Queen, Chrishell Stause, Dorinda Medley, and Tom Sandoval competing in the mix. ## **_Severance_** **Season 2 (Apple TV+)** Jan. 17 The wait between Seasons 1 and 2 of Ben Stiller’s high-concept workplace drama felt longer than that stretch between 3 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the office on any given Wednesday, but finally, it’s upon us. Adam Scott is back as Mark, an employee of [Lumon](https://time.com/6198318/severance-season-2-theories/ "undefined"), where employees can separate their work memories from their real-life memories. Season 1 gave us plenty of mysteries about what Lumon is actually up to; let’s hope Season 2 gives us some answers before it clocks out for the end of its shift. ## **_The Night Agent_** **Season 2 (Netflix)** Jan. 23 After its first season launched as one of the most watched shows in Netflix’s history, it was only a matter of time (a month, to be exact) before _The Night Agent_ was greenlit for a second (and third) series. Gabriel Basso’s FBI agent Peter Sutherland is back for more explosive twists and turns as he gets further immersed in Night Action, a secret organization full of danger. ## **_Mo_** **Season 2 (Netflix)** Jan. 30 [Mo Amer’s](http://Mo Amer’s "undefined") semi-autobiographical comedy series about his life as a Palestinian refugee in Houston is back for a second season. The show, which is co-created by Ramy Youssef, will pick up with Mo’s continued attempts at seeking asylum in the U.S., but in Season 2 he’s stranded across the border in Mexico without a passport. ## **_Yellowjackets_** **Season 3 (Showtime)** Feb 14 What better way to celebrate Valentine's Day than with a bit of survival-based cannibalism? Season 2 of[_Yellowjackets_](https://time.com/6266844/yellowjackets-the-power-matriarchy-tv/ "undefined"), the dual-timeline series about a group of teens who got stranded in the wilderness, created even more tension and questions than its first outing. In Season 3, it looks like the team is getting hunted by someone who knows their secret—but everyone who knows the story is “us or dead.” ## **_The White Lotus_** **Season 3 (HBO)** Feb. 16 The third installment of Mike White’s resort-based murder mystery is one of the most anticipated shows of 2025, especially after the [culture-shifting ending of its second season](https://time.com/6240351/white-lotus-season-2-finale-explained/ "undefined") in late 2022\. Following from Hawaii and then Italy, this series takes place at the White Lotus branch in Thailand. Naturally, White has cobbled together a killer (literally, perhaps) cast including Parker Posey, Walton Goggins, Jason Isaacs, and Lisa from the K-pop girl group Blackpink. ## **_Andor_** **Season 2 (Disney+)** April 22 _Star Wars_ spin-off shows haven’t had the most success lately, but [_Andor_ is a shining jewel](https://time.com/6234534/andor-best-star-wars-show/ "undefined") among the expansive galaxy’s offerings. The show chronicles the events leading up to 2016’s _Rogue One_, with intelligence officer Cassian Andor anchoring the series. While Season 1 took place over a single year, Season 2 will span four years. ## **_The Handmaid's Tale_** **Season 6 (Hulu)** Spring TBA It will have been almost three years since the last season of _The Handmaid’s Tale_ by the time Season 6, the show’s last, lands in our laps next year, but the creators have promised that the wait will have been worth it. Season 5 left us with an unlikely team-up and an increasingly authoritarian threat in Canada. ## _The Bear_ Season 4 (FX) TBA _The Bear_’s popularity has bubbled over like a pot of boiling water since its debut. Its second season swept every award going and while its third season was met with a more mixed bag of reviews, it's still one of the most talked about shows on TV right now—not least because it's banging out seasons in a way we haven’t seen in decades. Four seasons in four years? We forgot we could live like this! ## **_Black Mirror_** **Season 7 (Netflix)** TBA [Charlie Brooker’s](http://Charlie Brooker’s "undefined") satirical anthology about technology’s chokehold on us will be back for a seventh season, so be prepared to start looking at your cell phone or air fryer with some suspicion again. The series will include Emma Corrin, Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, Cristin Milioti, and Chris O’Dowd. ## **_The Buccaneers_** **Season 2 (Apple TV+)** TBA Apple TV+’s answer to _Bridgerton_ is [_The Buccaneers_](https://time.com/6331903/the-buccaneers-review-apple/ "undefined")_,_ the story of five ambitious high-society American women navigating the culture clash of 1870s London. Greg Wise and Leighton Meester will be joining the show’s second season. ## **_Euphoria_** **Season 3 (HBO)** TBA Never has a TBA been more TBA than when it comes to _Euphoria_, Sam Levinson’s dive into the drug-addled, sex-fueled lives of teenagers. While its cast, including Zendaya, Jacob Elordi, and Sydney Sweeney, have entered bonafide Hollywood A-list status [since its hiatus](https://time.com/6998032/euphoria-season-3-delays/ "undefined") began in 2022, Levinson has confirmed that the show will be back for a third season that’s due to start filming in January. It’s said there will be a time jump from last season, meaning the characters will have aged out of being teenagers. ## **_The Gilded Age_** **Season 3 (HBO)** TBA Julian Fellowes’ _The Gilded Age_, set in late-1800s New York, proves that great drama can be found anywhere, even in high-society quibbles over who has the superior opera house. Season 3 will see an evolving New York, where the old guard has been usurped and new socialites run the town. ## **_The Last of Us_** **Season 2** **TBA** [_The Last of Us_](https://time.com/6247205/the-last-of-us-hbo-adaptation/ "undefined") became one of the most popular and gripping shows with its 2023 debut, putting to bed the idea that video games can’t be successfully adapted to the screen and solidifying Pedro Pascal’s “Internet Daddy” status. Season 2 will be based on the game’s second installment, _Part II_, meaning we’re time-jumping a few years into the future with Bella Ramsey’s Ellie being 19 rather than 14\. ## **_Poker Face_** **Season 2 (Peacock)** TBA Rian Johnson has truly cornered the market in whodunits or, as he calls _Poker Face_, a howcatchem. [Natasha Lyonne](https://time.com/6248852/natasha-lyonne-poker-face-interview/ "undefined") will return as Charlie Cale, a case-of-the-week Las Vegas detective, pointing fingers at all manner of big-name guest stars. Kumail Nanjiani, Katie Holmes, John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, and Sam Richardson will all pop by this season. ## **_Stranger Things_** **Season 5 (Netflix)** TBA It’s been so long since _Stranger Things_’ last season that we’re almost ready to bring “Running Up That Hill” for its second cultural renaissance just to feel something. Still, the wait will hopefully be worth it as we get ready to say goodbye to Hawkins, the Upside Down, and all the characters who are definitely still supposed to be 15-year-olds despite this show nearing its 10th anniversary. After Hawkins gave way to Vecna’s destruction last season, the gang will have to pool together one last time to save their town from its biggest villain yet. ## **_Wednesday_** **Season 2 (Netflix)** TBA _Wednesday_ Season 1 launched to unprecedented levels of popularity in 2023, usurping _Stranger Things_’ chokehold when it came to streaming numbers. Its second installment has a lot to live up to, but if Jenna Ortega’s sardonic take on the classic pigtail-braided character has taught us anything, it’s that we should never underestimate The Addams Family (and that black really does look good with everything). ## **_You_** **Season 5 (Netflix)** TBA Will [Joe Goldberg](https://time.com/6261485/you-season-four-part-2-ending-explained/ "undefined") finally get what’s coming to him? That’s the question we’ll all be asking as we head into _You_’s final season. After murdering his way through New York, California, and London with varying degrees of success, Penn Badgley’s stalking serial killer is back on home turf, although this time he’s got a multi-millionaire wife to hide behind. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/7201101/anticipated-tv-shows-2025/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/7201101/anticipated-tv-shows-2025/"},"headline":"The 46 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2025","datePublished":"2024-12-20T18:01:02.000Z","dateModified":"2026-05-11T04:51:47.251Z","description":"From the return of 'The White Lotus' and 'Stranger Things' to new shows from Shonda Rhimes, Seth Rogen, and Lena Dunham.","url":"https://time.com/7201101/anticipated-tv-shows-2025/","keywords":["Television","list","freelance","culturepod","feat-audio"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt652001971fb865a9/698b24e5e6e84a68062ba89e/TV.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Lucy Ford","jobTitle":"Ford is a contributor for TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/lucy-ford/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt652001971fb865a9/698b24e5e6e84a68062ba89e/TV.png?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"AnticipatedTV","caption":"AnticipatedTV","creditText":"Netflix (2); HBO; Peacock; Paramount+ with SHOWTIME","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/television/","name":"Television"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/7201101/anticipated-tv-shows-2025/","name":"The 46 Most Anticipated TV Shows of 2025"}}]}] ```