When it comes to picking the best new TV shows of 2025, it's tough because there are just so many great options. This year has already seen a slew of hits from multiple streaming services, such as Squid Game season 3 and, most recently, Alien: Earth. However, despite being over halfway through 2025, there's still plenty more for us to look forward to.
August is set to continue gifting us with bangers as the next big release scheduled is the upcoming DC show, Peacemaker season 2. Looking further ahead, we also have Wednesday season 2 part 2, some more superhero action with a The Boys spin-off, and even the adorable return of one of the best Netflix shows Pokemon Concierge. Basically, there's something for every kind of TV fan still on the streaming horizon, no matter what genre is your go-to choice. There's a lot to get through, but we've decided to highlight our personal top picks still to come.
So what are you waiting for? Scroll on down for our handy guide on all the best new TV shows releasing in 2025 on the best streaming services out there, from Netflix and HBO Max, to Apple TV Plus. These shows are in order of release date, too, to make your watchlist a little easier to organize. Happy binge-watching!
Alien: Earth
Release date: Out now!
Available on: FX on Hulu (US), Disney Plus (international)
Alien: Earth was recently released and has already blown us away with its first few episodes (just read our Alien: Earth review for more on that!). From Noah Hawley, the show is a prequel to the first Alien movie and takes place on Earth. However, don't let its location fool you; there are still plenty of dangerous Xenomorphs lurking around the corner. The series runs until September 23, and if you want to keep track of all the upcoming episodes, you can head on over to our Alien: Earth release schedule guide for more information.
Peacemaker season 2
Release date: August 21, 2025
Available on: Max
John Cena returns as Peacemaker (after his Superman cameo) 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.
The Terminal List: Dark Wolf
Release date: August 27, 2025
Available on: Prime Video
Dark Wolf is a new spin-off of Prime Video action thriller The Terminal List. The prequel follows the origin story of Taylor Kitsch's Chief Special Warfare Operator Ben Edwards as he's discharged from the Navy SEALS and forced to join the clandestine side of CIA Special Operations. Chris Pratt also returns as Lieutenant Commander James Reece, and Luke Hemsworth and The Umbrella Academy's Tom Hopper are new additions to the cast.
Wednesday season 2 part 2
Release date: Part 2 drops on September 3, 2025
Available on: Netflix
Jenna Ortega made her return as our favorite homicidal maniac in Wednesday season 2 part 1 in August. However, her sophomore year is far from over, as after coming face to face with the Hyde once again (read our Wednesday season 2 part 1 ending explained for more on that), Wednesday looks to have her work cut out for her in season 2 part 2. As Wednesday further investigates what the Avian was really up to, the next part will hopefully answer some of our burning questions, like where is Ophelia, and when will Joker: Folie à Deux star Lady Gaga, whose role is still a mystery, appear in the series.
Pokemon Concierge season 2
Release date: September 4, 2025
Available on: Netflix
The adorable Pokemon stop-motion series returns to Netflix with a long-awaited second season as new Pokemon Resort employee Haru settles into her role and encounters new challenges – and guests. These include Sealeo, Shinx, Corphish, and Arcanine, as well as her ex-boyfriend…
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon season 3
Release date: September 12, 2025
Available on: AMC Plus
Carol and Daryl swap France for Spain in the third season of The Walking Dead spin-off The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon. Not so much a European jolly over the summer, but more of a desperate attempt to get back home to the States, the new installment is sure to see everyone's favorite apocalypse survivors face off against decomposing nasties and still-living baddies.
Gen V season 2
Release date: September 17, 2025
Available on: Prime Video
Gen V season 2 is bringing us back to Godolkin University, and we can't wait to see what's next. Season 1 ended with the main characters trapped in the lab, and we know that what happened in The Boys season 4 (you know, Homelander taking over the Oval Office) will directly affect Gen V's timeline. This means that the new episodes won't see the Supe students doing much studying, for better or worse. The new season will introduce a mysterious new Dean who preaches a curriculum that promises to make students more powerful than ever, while Marie, Jordan, and Emma deal with months of trauma and loss. The spin-off show is coming back this year ahead of The Boys season 5, so make sure you tune in for the action.
Slow Horses season 5
Release date: September 24, 2025
Available on: Apple TV Plus
Gary Oldman and his team of MI5 rejects are coming back this year for Slow Horses season 5, which has confirmed its release date for September. We can't think of a better way to go back to school, honestly, as we get ready for more unexpected plot twists and espionage action. Based on Mick Herron's book London Rules, the new episodes of the fan-favorite Apple TV Plus show will see everyone feeling suspicious of Roddy Ho's new girlfriend, which will only be the start of a series of bizarre events happening across London. The Slow Horses will have to try to work out how everything is connected.
Chad Powers
Release date: September 30, 2025
Available on: Hulu
Hit Man and Twisters star Glen Powell returns to the small screen with new Hulu comedy series Chad Powers. Powell stars as a disgraced college football quarterback, Russ Holliday, who disguises himself as the affable Chad Powers to join a struggling team to reboot his career. The show was co-created by Powell and Avengers: Doomsday screenwriter Michael Waldron.
Star Wars: Visions season 3
Release date: October 29, 2025
Available on: Disney Plus
Over two years after the last installment, animated anthology series Star Wars: Visions is back for a third season. Consisting of nine new episodes, three of these are sequels to season 1 episodes (The Duel, The Village Bride, and The Ninth Jedi, specifically). This time around, new animation studios enlisted behind the scenes include Polygon Pictures, who recently worked on Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, and Wit Studio, who also make Spy x Family.
The Diplomat season 3
Release date: Fall 2025
Available on: Netflix
Keri Russell returns as Kate Wyler, the US ambassador to the UK, in the third season of Netflix's hit political thriller The Diplomat. Along with returning cast members Rory Kinnear, Rufus Sewell, and Allison Janney, The West Wing's Bradley Whitford joins the cast for the new installment. "Season 3 flips the chessboard," creator Debora Cahn previously told Tudum. "In season 3, Kate lives the particular nightmare that is getting what you want."
Stranger Things season 5
Release date: November 26 (Part 1), December 25 (Part 2), December 31 (Part 3)
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, but we're expecting an emotional send-off for the Hawkins cohort. "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 it has to be.'"
Percy Jackson and the Olympians season 2
Release date: December 10, 2025
Available on: Disney Plus
Percy Jackson and the Olympians, one of Disney Plus' biggest original shows ever, finally returns for season 2 this December. Based on the series of YA books by Rick Riordan, the show follows the adventures of Percy, a tweenage demigod and the son of Poseidon, and his best friends Annabeth and Grover. After season 1's mishaps, Percy and pals return to Camp Half Blood one year later only to find more trouble waiting for them: they're under threat from Kronos, and Percy must venture into the Sea of Monsters to find the Golden Fleece to save them.
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. The show follows Simon Williams, a superpowered actor and stuntman, who finds himself up for the role of a lifetime: the lead in a superhero TV show. Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director Destin Daniel Cretton and Hawkeye's Andrew Guest are on board as showrunners, and Ben Kingsley returns as Trevor Slattery.
It: Welcome to Derry
Release date: 2025
Available on: 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 also focuses on the use of fear as a weapon, which is one of the things that is also relevant to our times."
For more on new releases, check out our lists of the most exciting movie release dates to look out for and upcoming Marvel movies and shows.
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