68 TV Shows We Can’t Wait to See in 2025

It’s early — as in, the year hasn’t even really started yet — but it sure seems like 2025’s going to be a great year for TV. A ton of huge shows are coming back, some after very long absences. The end of Stranger Things alone might be enough to make the year a TV all-timer for some viewers, but we’re also getting more Squid Game, Wednesday, and You; new seasons of The Bear, The Last of Us, The Traitors, and The White Lotus; and the long-awaited returns of Andor and Severance.

It’s not all just old favorites, though. There are new shows in familiar IP, including another trip to Westeros with A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, some Marvel Television shows, Pennywise the Clown, and that Suits spinoff. What else have we got? Well, a doctor with amnesia! Sherlock Holmes’s faithful sidekick returning to medicine at a Pittsburgh hospital! A Max drama that’s also set at a Pittsburgh hospital! (Presumably a different one than the one where Dr. Watson’s solving mysteries.) Rachel Sennott’s got a series, Robert De Niro’s coming to the small screen, Jude Law’s playing a nightclub owner, and Tim Robinson is going to do … whatever special thing it is he does.

And a lot of that’s just the first half of 2025! There’s surely more to be announced. There’s plenty to look forward to, and even if only some of it is truly great (or even good), that’s the makings of a killer year in TV. —James Grebey

January

Doc (Fox, January 7)

The premise of this Fox medical drama is much wilder than its generic title might suggest. Molly Parker is Dr. Amy Larsen, chief of Internal Medicine at a Minneapolis Hospital. However, she has a brain injury that gives her amnesia, and she can’t remember the past eight years of her life. One thing she does remember? That healing people is her calling. She’ll need to figure out how to continue practicing medicine even though she can’t remember her patients, colleagues, nearly a decade of her now-estranged daughter’s life, or why she and her ex-husband split up — or even that they split up in the first place. Doc is an American remake of the Italian series Doc — Nelle Tue Mani, which was, astoundingly, based on a true story. —J.G.

American Primeval (Netflix, January 9)

Movie audiences didn’t seem to care for Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga, but will TV audiences be interested in American Primeval, a six-episode limited series written by The Revenant screenwriter Mark L. Smith and directed by Peter Berg? The western, described as a “dynamic, intense, and heart-pounding survival tale,” promises to showcase the American frontier in all its gritty, complicated splendor. It also reunites Berg with frequent collaborator Taylor Kitsch, who stars alongside Betty Gilpin, Shea Whigham, Jai Courtney, and Dane DeHaan. —J.G.

The Pitt (Max, January 9)

Noah Wyle got his big break as John Carter on the NBC medical drama ER. Now, he’s scrubbing up again for this new series described as “a realistic examination of the challenges facing health-care workers in today’s America.” Each episode spans one hour of a single 15-hour shift in a Pittsburgh emergency room, with Wyle starring and executive producing and Tracy Ifeachor, Patrick Ball, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif, Taylor Dearden, Isa Briones, Gerran Howell, Shabana Azeez, and Katherine LaNasa rounding out the main cast. —Ben Rosenstock

The Traitors season three (Peacock, January 9)

Season two of this Mafia-esque competition series leveled up the camp and the casting with an ensemble of reality-TV all-stars. Round three is arguably even more stacked, from Bravolebrities like Dorinda Medley and Tom Sandoval to competitive legends like Survivor’s Boston Rob Mariano and Big Brother’s Danielle Reyes. Zac Efron’s brother will also be there. —B.R.

Harley Quinn season five (Max, January 16)

Everyone’s favorite (mostly) reformed supervillain couple, Harley Quinn (Kaley Cuoco) and Poison Ivy (Lake Bell), have left Batman’s hometown of Gotham behind to set up shop on Superman’s turf, Metropolis. But, to paraphrase Joan Didion, it’s not “Good-bye to All Bat” — the Bat-Family and Harley’s rogues’ gallery of friends will still be around. Lex Luthor and Brainiac will be there too, though. Ugh. —J.G.

Severance season two (Apple TV+, January 17)

The conclusion to the first season of this capitalist satire by way of sci-fi thriller was one of the most mind-blowing, heart-pounding episodes of TV in the last five years. How will the innies save themselves after glimpsing a world outside the offices of Lumon? That’s the question keeping us going right now. —B.R.

The Night Agent season two (Netflix, January 23)

Having upgraded from a phone-answering desk job to full-fledged Night Agent in the first season, Gabriel Basso’s Peter Sutherland will embark on his next adventure for Netflix’s 24-esque spy show. Creator Shawn Ryan has said each season will tell a stand-alone story, though plots like Peter’s relationship with Rose (Luciane Buchanan) will carry over. And this season, there’s no source material, as there was only one Night Agent book. —J.G.

Watson (CBS, January 26)

If the subtle references to Sherlock Holmes in House weren’t enough for you, consider Watson, a medical-mystery drama about the famed detective’s loyal sidekick, Dr. John Watson, starring Morris Chestnut. The doc has returned to practicing medicine following Holmes’s supposed death at the hands of his archenemy, Moriarty, but, while running a clinic in Pittsburgh, he comes to suspect Moriarty might not be gone for good. Now he’s battling rare diseases and a criminal mastermind. —J.G.

Paradise (Hulu, January 28)

Politics too stressful? Why not escape from reality with a complex political conspiracy thriller? You know, fiction! Sterling K. Brown stars as Xavier Collins, head of security for President Cal Bradford (James Marsden) and the last person to see POTUS alive before finding him dead in the Executive Residence the next morning. Understandably, Xavier is questioned about the possible role he might’ve played in the president’s death — and top secret information Xavier was made privy to beforehand might be a factor. Julianne Nicholson and Sarah Shahi co-star. —J.G.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Disney+, January 29)

Audiences are perhaps getting a little burned out on the concept of a multiverse, but though this animated Disney+ show is technically set in an alternate timeline, it sounds like a fun Spider-Man series first and foremost. Hudson Thames, who voiced Spidey when Tom Holland would not for the What If …? series, returns as young Peter Parker, and this time around he’s not mentored by Tony Stark but Norman Osborn (Colman Domingo). In addition to the future Green Goblin, other Marvel characters like Charlie Cox’s Daredevil and The Runaways’ Nico Minoru will make appearances. —J.G.

Mythic Quest season four (Apple TV+, January 29)

With Ian (Rob McElhenney) and Poppy (Charlotte Nicdao) back under the Mythic Quest umbrella following last season’s detour to GrimPop, perhaps this season’s friction will center on Rachel (Ashly Burch) and Dana (Imani Hakim) now that the latter is opening her own studio. In between the Silicon Valley jokes, this sitcom always has something unexpected up its sleeve. —B.R.

Mo season two (Netflix, January 30)

A comedy-drama loosely based on co-creator/star Mo Amer’s own experience as a refugee living in Houston, Texas, Mo has the distinction of being literally the only TV show focused on a Palestinian family. That makes it a crucial window into a culture that many Americans have never been exposed to before. With the ongoing genocide in Gaza, Amer and the writers faced an even higher degree of pressure going into the series’ second and final season — but Mo’s gentle humanism always provides a much-needed counterpoint to the American media’s regular dehumanization of Palestinians. —B.R.

February

Clean Slate (Amazon Prime Video, February 6)

One of the final projects produced by Norman Lear stars Laverne Cox as Desiree, a proud trans woman who returns to her Mobile, Alabama, hometown, much to the initial bewilderment of her estranged, old-school father, Harry (George Wallace). Once back, Desiree will win over her dad, help a childhood friend come out of the closet, and maybe even strike up romance with one of the employees at Harry’s car wash. Sounds like the progressive, heartwarming fare we’ve come to expect from Lear, though recent real-world events have made the stakes for this piece of entertainment feel higher than ever. —J.G.

Love Is Blind season eight (Netflix, February 14)

Oh, you betcha Love Is Blind is returning for its eighth season on Valentine’s Day. And don’t cha know that all the singles are from Minneapolis this season? These Midwesterners have a chance to give a whole new meaning to the phrase “hot dish.” Nick and Vanessa Lachey are, of course, back as hosts for the fifth-anniversary season. Oh for cute! —J.G.

Yellowjackets season three (Showtime/Paramount+, February 14)

After the mixed reception to season two, the Yellowjackets could use a comeback. Luckily, season three should keep the intensity up now that the “cannibalism cat is out of the bag,” as co-creator Ashley Lyle put it. Joel McHale and Hilary Swank are along for the ride this time, but let’s be real, we’re mostly in it for the teenagers eating each other in the wilderness, right? —B.R.

The White Lotus season three (HBO, February 16)

Mike White’s dark satire of the rich and unhappy returns for another season, this one exploring “death in Eastern religion and spirituality” at a resort in Thailand. The large ensemble includes (deep breath) Walton Goggins, Patrick Schwarzenegger, Aimee Lou Wood, Sarah Catherine Hook, Sam Nivola, Carrie Coon, Leslie Bibb, Dom Hetrakul, Jason Isaacs, Michelle Monaghan, Parker Posey, Tayme Thapthimthong, Christian Friedel, Morgana O’Reilly, Lek Patravadi, Shalini Peiris, Julian Kostov, Blackpink’s Lisa, Scott Glenn, and Charlotte Le Bon — along with the return of season one’s Belinda (Natasha Rothwell) and a couple more of White’s fellow Survivor alums in guest roles. Plenty of potential corpses! —B.R.

Zero Day (Netflix, February 20)

Robert De Niro makes a rare foray to the small screen for Zero Day, but his latest Netflix appearance won’t require any digital de-aging. De Niro plays George Mullen, a former U.S. president in charge of the commission attempting to determine who perpetrated a deadly cyberattack against the United States. Angela Bassett, Jesse Plemons, Lizzy Caplan, Connie Britton, Joan Allen, Matthew Modine, Bill Camp, Dan Stevens, Gaby Hoffmann, and Clark Gregg also star. —J.G.

Surface season two (Apple TV+, February 21)

Gugu Mbatha-Raw’s Sophie spent the first season of this Apple TV+ thriller attempting to remember who she was following a suicide attempt that left her with amnesia. She pieced back together who she was (her real name is Tess) and discovered that, when she jumped from a San Francisco ferry, she actually botched faking her own death. The sophomore season has Sophie/Tess return to her London hometown with more questions and some dangerous answers. —J.G.

Suits L.A. (NBC, February 23)

Remember the summer of 2023, when the old USA Network legal drama Suits was the most popular show in the country after it appeared on Netflix? NBC’s sure hoping you do — and that you’re interested in watching a West Coast spinoff. Suits L.A. stars Arrow’s Stephen Amell as a former federal prosecutor who leaves the Big Apple for Hollywood, where he represents some of Los Angeles’s most powerful clients. Will he and his employees mix their personal and professional lives? You bet. Will any characters from the original Suits show up? Gabriel Macht’s going to reprise his role as Harvey Specter for a three-episode arc. Will anybody from this cast marry into the British royal family? TBD. —J.G.

March

Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+, March 4)

The title of this series references the well-regarded 1986 story arc from Frank Miller’s popular Daredevil run, which was already loosely adapted in the third season of Netflix’s Daredevil series. In this follow-up, Charlie Cox reprises his role as Matt Murdock, while Vincent D’Onofrio, Deborah Ann Woll, and Elden Henson are back as Wilson Fisk, Karen Page, and Foggy Nelson, respectively. —B.R.

You season five (Netflix, March 6)

Series creator Sera Gamble has departed as showrunner, but there’s one more season to go for this ridiculously fun (and consistently intense) psychological thriller. Joe (Penn Badgley) may have softened his public image with the help of his rich partner Kate (Charlotte Ritchie), but his return to New York should promise some delicious comeuppance. After all, no matter how many people he manages to outrun, Joe can never really escape himself. One more glass cage for old times’ sake? —B.R.

Deli Boys (Hulu, March 6)

Mir and Raj are Pakistani American brothers living the good life thanks to their father’s thriving convenience-store business. But when he dies unexpectedly, the pair are shocked to learn that dear old dad was deeply involved in the criminal underworld, and upon losing everything, they must follow in his footsteps. That means dealing with Italian crime bosses, the FBI, and the usual pressures of their Desi family members. Deli Boys is the first series from former Vice journalist Abdullah Saeed, who previously worked on High Maintenance. —J.G.

Dark Winds season three (AMC and AMC+, March 9)

Zahn McClarnon’s Joe Leaphorn and Kiowa Gordon’s Jim Chee are back on the beat in Graham Roland’s adaptation of Tony Hillerman’s Leaphorn and Chee novels. Two boys have gone missing, and it’s up to the Navajo Tribal Police to find them. Meanwhile, former officer Bernadette Manuelito (Jessica Matten) tries to adjust to her new job with Border Patrol, only to stumble upon a sprawling conspiracy. An early teaser suggests the series will again walk the metaphysical line, with McClarnon doing some wonderfully anguished whispering about how “monsters” are real, and maybe those monsters include Bruce Greenwood, Jenna Elfman, and Raoul Max Trujillo, who join the cast this season. —Roxana Hadadi 

The Wheel of Time season three (Prime Video, March 13)

Prime Video’s other big adaptation of a classic fantasy series (and maybe the better one, depending on who you ask) returns for season three. Rosamund Pike’s Moiraine Damodred has done a decent job so far of protecting Rand (Josha Stradowski), the Dragon Reborn who is prophesized to save the world, but her magical visions foresee a scenario where she might need to sacrifice herself for Rand to survive. Hopefully, they figure something out, because Pike is really good in this show. —J.G.

Dope Thief (Apple TV+, March 14)

The last time Brian Tyree Henry was in an Apple TV+ title, he got a surprise Academy Award nomination. That’s not going to happen this time (this is a TV show, not a movie), but Dope Thief still looks promising. Henry and Narcos star Wagner Moura play friends who have the great idea to impersonate DEA agents and rob a house. The problem? They accidentally stumbled into the largest narcotics operation on the East Coast. Ridley Scott, who directed the pilot, also executive produces. —J.G.

The Residence (Netflix, March 20)

From Shondaland, a production company well-acquainted with shows about scandals at the White House, comes The Residence, which stars Uzo Aduba as a D.C. detective investigating a murder that occurred during a state dinner. As her Cordelia Cupp works to crack the case, she’ll meet and question the many, many staffers of the residence, all of whom have their own relationships, secrets, and agendas. The late Andre Braugher was supposed to star as White House chief usher A.B. Wynter; Giancarlo Esposito was recast in the role following Braugher’s death. —J.G.

Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light (PBS, March 23)

A decade ago, Mark Rylance played Thomas Cromwell in Wolf Hall, a historical bio-series about the English minister who famously helped King Henry VIII annul his marriage to Anne Boleyn. Now he’s back to finish the story of Cromwell’s life (no spoilers, but casual fans of history might recall that Henry was fond of beheadings). The Mirror and the Light, based on the third book of Hilary Mantel’s trilogy, sees Cromwell navigating threats foreign and domestic as he attempts to do right by his faith and his capricious king. Damian Lewis co-stars as Henry. —J.G.

Side Quest (Apple TV+, March 26)

On the same day as the Mythic Quest finale, its first spinoff series premieres all four episodes. According to the official logline, the series “explores the lives of employees, players, and fans who are impacted by the game in an anthology format.” The original’s stand-alone installments (“A Dark Quiet Death,” “Backstory!”) are some of its best, so more can only be a good thing. —B.R.

The Studio (Apple TV+, March 26)

This new showbiz satire from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg stars Rogen as Matt Remick, a newly promoted studio head forced to deal with greedy execs and fussy artists alike after being thrown into the high-stakes world of moviemaking. The drum-heavy trailer, which teases a ton of major guest stars from Charlize Theron to Martin Scorsese, feels very Birdman. —B.R.

April

Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV+, April 11)

Jon Hamm stars as a recently divorced New York hedge-fund manager in this drama from Jonathan Tropper. Newly unemployed after being fired in disgrace, Hamm’s character turns to stealing from his neighbors’ homes to keep up his affluent lifestyle. Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, and Hoon Lee co-star. —B.R.

Government Cheese (Apple TV+, April 16)

David Oyelowo leads this comedy-drama as a man who returns to his family in the Valley following his release from prison in the 1970s. His attempts to win them back are complicated by what the logline describes as frequent instances of “divine intervention.” Simone Missick and Bokeem Woodbine also star. —J.G.

Andor season two (Disney+, April 22)

Tony Gilroy’s series, which follows rebel spy Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) during his radicalization against the Galactic Empire, is pretty handily the best and most thought-provoking project to come out of the Star Wars universe since at least The Last Jedi. Gilroy has already said that the final few episodes of season two will cover the days before Rogue One, with the last shot leading directly into that movie’s story. —B.R.

May

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives season two (Hulu)

MomTok returns to horizontal, rather than vertical, screens as Hulu’s astoundingly popular reality show embarks on season two. The series, which followed a group of Mormon influencers, ended with a bunch of drama as one wife, Whitney Leavitt, seemingly left the clique and another, Jennifer Affleck, was looking at a big move. What scandalous things will happen in the sophomore season? Make it your mission to find out. —J.G.

Spring

Adults (FX)

Every generation gets a sitcom about a bunch of 20-something friends living in New York City. (Actually, every generation gets several.) Adults, which had previously been titled Snowflakes, seems like it has a good shot of standing out in a crowded field and capturing this specific Zeitgeist. Created by a duo of Tonight Show writers and boasting Nick Kroll as an executive producer, Adults will follow its main cast of five friends (all up-and-coming actors) as they deal with the “fun” parts of becoming a grown-up, like getting health care or the complexities of organizing baby’s first dinner party. —J.G.

Dying for Sex (FX)

There’s a world in which this could be a huge bummer: Based on the podcast of the same name, Dying for Sex stars Michelle Williams as a woman who, upon being diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer, ends her marriage of 15 years in order to expand her sexual horizons before she dies. But New Girl’s Elizabeth Meriwether co-created the show and the cast includes beloved comedians like Jenny Slate and Rob Delaney (who is playing a character called  “Neighbor Guy”). Seems like there will be a healthy balance of comedy and drama in this comedy-drama. —J.G.

June

Ironheart (Disney+, June 24)

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever wasn’t one of Marvel’s best movies. Part of that was for tragic reasons outside anyone’s control, but another part came from creative decisions like making one plot in the already overstuffed movie a backdoor pilot for a Disney+ TV show. Three years later, we’ll see if it was worth it as Dominique Thorne reprises her role as Riri Williams, the genius MIT student who created an Iron Man–esque armor. Now back in her Chicago hometown, Riri must deal with the fallout of the events of Wakanda Forever while also pitting her technology against the dark magic of a new supervillain, The Hood (Anthony Ramos). —J.G.

August

Eyes of Wakanda (Disney+, August 6)

While the other animated Disney+ Marvel shows are set in alternate timelines (What If …?) or are charmingly inessential (I Am Groot), Eyes of Wakanda actually takes place within the MCU’s canon. The series, which kicks off the TV side of the MCU’s Phase Six, follows a group of elite Wakandan warriors known as the Hatut Zeraze who travel the world recovering stolen vibranium artifacts. The hero Iron Fist is supposed to make an appearance, though it’s unclear if it’ll be Finn Jones’s pilloried version of the character from the much-maligned Netflix series or some new iteration. —J.G.

Summer

Alien: Earth (FX)

Set two years before Ridley Scott’s 1979 movie, this is the first live-action television series in the Alien universe. Though showrunner-director Noah Hawley (the Fargo TV show, Legion) apparently pulled more from the mythology of the original than the recent prequels (and interquels, in the case of last year’s Alien: Romulus), this one will be set on earth. It should be interesting to see how Hawley, always one to think outside the box, puts his stamp on the xenomorph. —B.R.

The Gilded Age season three (HBO)

Season two of The Gilded Age featured a knockdown, high-society fight about a private box at the opera house. Season three has added Andrea Martin to the cast as a medium who can supposedly speak to the dead. Incredible stuff. Carrie Coon, Morgan Spector, Cynthia Nixon, and Christine Baranski all return, of course. —J.G.

Fall

Black Rabbit (Netflix)

This Netflix miniseries stars Jude Law as Jake Friedken, the owner of the titular Black Rabbit, a swanky New York City nightclub. Things get dicey when he lets his chaotic brother, Vince (Jason Bateman, no stranger to shows about dysfunctional sibling relationships), back into his life, forcing Jake to deal with bookies and criminals in addition to all the existing complications that come with NYC nightlife. Laura Linney, who starred opposite Bateman in Ozark, will direct two episodes, making this a behind-the-scenes Byrde family reunion. —J.G.

TBD 2025

And Just Like That … season three (Max)

What does And Just Like That … look like without Che Diaz? Fewer comedy concerts, for one. But John Corbett (a.k.a. Aidan Shaw, Carrie’s sweet on-and-off boyfriend) has been seen on set, and we’re sure to get a lot more of new series regulars Sebastiano Pigazzi (as Anthony’s well-hung boyfriend, Giuseppe) and Dolly Wells (as Miranda’s new hotshot love interest, Joy), who have been upgraded to series regulars for season three. Mehcad Brooks, Jonathan Cake, and Logan Marshall-Green will be joining them in recurring roles, with Cheri Oteri and Rosie O’Donnell also set to appear. —B.R.

Anne Rice’s The Talamasca (AMC and AMC+)

AMC expands its Anne Rice offerings with a Mayfair Witches and Interview With the Vampire spinoff following a group that is basically the supernatural FBI. Talamasca agents tasked with keeping tabs on the paranormal have popped up on both Mayfair Witches and IWTV, and this time around they get their own dedicated world. The six-episode season follows the society’s recruitment of law-school student Guy Anatole (Nicholas Denton); in typical Rice fashion, Anatole has a surprising and mysterious past that makes him of particular importance to the Talamasca. Fingers crossed that Justin Kirk’s agent Raglan James shows up at some point. —R.H.

Apple Cider Vinegar (Netflix)

Streamers love a show about scammers, and hoo boy does Netflix have a good one as the source for this limited series. Kaitlyn Dever plays Belle Gibson, an Australian woman (yes, she does the accent) who in the mid-2010s launched a wellness empire after claiming to have cured her terminal brain cancer through healthy living and eating. She was, of course, free of cancer and full of shit, which led to her downfall. But at least Instagram and wellness culture has gotten much better in the decade since Gibson’s scam, right? —J.G.

The Bear season four (FX)

This acclaimed half-hour comedy (or is it a drama?) racked up four Emmy wins last year for its second season, though the third faced a more mixed reception from fans and critics. It also ended with a cliffhanger of sorts: How did the Chicago Tribune review Carmy’s restaurant? Luckily, we never go much more than a full year without new episodes of The Bear; most of the fourth season is apparently done filming, with production set to finish in early 2025. —B.R.

Chad Powers (Hulu)

Glen Powell is Chad Powers.

… Oh, you need more than that? All right, sure; the Anyone But You and Twisters star is leading this half-hour comedy that he also co-created, playing a hotshot college quarterback who gets kicked off the team due to his bad behavior. In a bid to keep playing, he creates an alter ego for himself, “Chad Powers,” and walks on to a not especially good southern football team. The show is based on an Eli Manning sketch from the former QB’s EPSN+ docuseries, Eli’s Places. But really, the words “Glen Powell is Chad Powers,” in a vacuum, should be enough to sell you on this. —J.G.

The Chair Company (HBO)

People who have seen I Think You Should Leave might wonder how Tim Robinson’s gonzo, unhinged humor could sustain a full-length series. Those people have clearly never seen Detroiters. The Chair Company, the third series from Robinson and his writing partner, Zach Kanin, stars Robinson as a man named William Ronald Trosper who uncovers a vast conspiracy following an embarrassing incident at work. Severance meets Calico Cut Pants? —J.G.

Conan O’Brien Must Go season two (Max)

Conan O’Brien traveled to Norway, Argentina, Thailand, and Ireland in the first season of his comedy travel show; he’ll visit six more countries in the upcoming second season. Only about 180 and change left for him to visit after that, so here’s hoping Max renews the show for another 3,618 or so seasons. Conan O’Brien must go to Azerbaijan, eventually! —J.G.

Duster (Max)

This new ’70s-set crime thriller series by J.J. Abrams and LaToya Morgan follows the first Black female FBI agent (played by Rachel Hilson) as she recruits a getaway driver, played by Josh Holloway, to take down a crime syndicate operating in the Southwest. The biggest draw here is Holloway, who played Sawyer on Lost, a role he’s never been able to top. Let’s hope this show is deserving of his talents! —B.R.

Étoile (Amazon Prime Video)

Amy Sherman-Palladino is probably best known for Gilmore Girls and The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel, but real ones know that she also created the canceled ABC Family series Bunheads. She’s returning to the ballet world for Étoile, a dramedy about two prestigious New York City and Paris ballet companies that swap their best dancers. Charlotte Gainsbourg will star alongside Maisel alums Luke Kirby and Gideon Glick, Gilmore Girls’ Yanic Truesdale is set to contribute his French accent in a supporting role, and Prime Video has already ordered two seasons of the series, so there’s no chance it’ll be a one-season wonder like Bunheads. —J.G.

The Four Seasons (Netflix)

Steve Carell and Tina Fey (also a co-creator and writer alongside Lang Fisher and Tracey Wigfield) star in Netflix’s TV adaptation of an old Alan Alda movie of the same name, which follows three couples who go on vacation together every spring, summer, winter, and fall (hence the title). However, when one of the couples gets divorced, this tradition becomes a lot more complicated. Colman Domingo, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Erika Henningsen, and Will Forte also star, though it hasn’t yet been revealed if everybody in the announced cast is playing a member of a couple. Something to keep in mind before you start pairing them off. —J.G.

Hacks season four (Max)

The third season of Hacks ended with Deborah (Jean Smart) getting the late-night hosting gig she’d always wanted and Ava (Hannah Einbinder) getting the head writer job she’d dreamed of. So, everybody’s happy, right? Not quite, because when Deborah tried to rescind the job offer, Ava had to blackmail her, in a move that had to have impressed the comedy legend even as she fumed. We’ll see how the fallout affects their working relationship and, perhaps most importantly, their increasingly co-dependent love-hate personal relationship in season four. —J.G.

It: Welcome to Derry (HBO)

Bill Skarsgård reprises the role of It (a.k.a. Pennywise the Clown) in this prequel to Andy Muschietti’s two-part Stephen King film adaptation. Set in the ’60s (closer to the timeline of the original novel), the series apparently explores the origin story of the ancient shape-shifting entity haunting Derry, Maine. The cast includes Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and Stephen Rider. —B.R.

A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (HBO)

The latest Game of Thrones prequel, which takes place around 90 years before the events of the show, should come in handy during the long wait for the return of House of the Dragon. This time, the source material is George R.R. Martin’s Tales of Dunk and Egg novellas, with Peter Claffey and Dexter Sol Ansell playing the titular hedge knight and his squire, the latter of whom also happens to be Prince Aegon Targaryen — not to be confused with the multiple other Aegon Targaryens in this universe. —B.R.

The Last of Us season two (HBO)

Season one of this postapocalyptic drama was one of the most popular and acclaimed live-action video-game adaptations ever, which means expectations should be high heading into season two. This follow-up will introduce Kaitlyn Dever and Isabela Merced as Abby and Dina, respectively, two very different but equally crucial roles in the second game. (If you know, you know.) Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann have described the theme as “revenge,” compared to season one’s focus on “unconditional love.” —B.R.

Long Bright River (Peacock)

Amanda Seyfried stars as Mickey, a Philadelphia police officer who patrols — and is from — an opioid-ravaged neighborhood. But when she discovers a personal connection to a string of recent murders, Mickey starts taking risks she otherwise wouldn’t. Based on the 2020 novel by Liz Moore, this series promises to be a gripping thriller that explores family, crime, and addiction. —J.G.

The Paper (Peacock)

The Office is coming again (that’s what she said). Or at least some new mockumentary comedy set in the world of The Office is coming, whatever that might mean. The Paper, as it’s rumored to be titled, comes from The Office developer Greg Daniels and Nathan for You co-creator Michael Koman. It’ll follow Domhnall Gleeson and Sabrina Impacciatore as journalists at a small, failing midwestern newspaper that’s trying to reinvent itself with volunteer reporters. It will probably be very funny, but critics and journalists are probably going to be rough on this one because there’s nothing we like more than complaining when journalism is inaccurately depicted onscreen. —J.G.

Peacemaker season two (Max)

Peacemaker season one was a spinoff of The Suicide Squad, a movie that’s part of the old DC cinematic continuity (the DCEU) and not the new one that James Gunn is starting. Peacemaker season two is a sequel to season one, yes, but it’s also a spinoff and a sequel to Gunn’s Superman movie, which will premiere in theaters a month before the show’s premiere. That movie will really kick off the new DC Universe (DCU). Well, that is if you’re not counting the Creature Commandos cartoon, which debuted last December and technically is the first entry in the new DCU. And you say comic-book storytelling is confusing! In any event, the continuity may have changed, but the actor hasn’t. John Cena will once more play the title character, an overly intense freedom-fighting antihero. —J.G.

Poker Face season two (Peacock)

As the lie-detecting casino worker Charlie Cale, Natasha Lyonne anchored the first season of this delightful case-of-the-week murder mystery series from Rian Johnson, but she had the help of a murderers’ row of talented performers in guest roles. Season two promises to continue that trend, with John Mulaney, Ego Nwodim, Sam Richardson, Giancarlo Esposito, Katie Holmes, Gaby Hoffmann, Kumail Nanjiani, Sherry Cola, Kevin Corrigan, Ben Marshall, Kathrine Narducci, Cynthia Erivo, B.J. Novak, and Margo Martindale already announced. —B.R.

The Rehearsal season two (HBO)

If season one of Nathan Fielder’s docu-comedy The Rehearsal was just a dress rehearsal for the sophomore season, expect things to get profoundly, uncannily weird. Once more, Fielder will help people prepare for big life events or important conversations using the most elaborate sets and a battalion of actors to rehearse every possible outcome, blurring the lines of reality and sanity in the process. —J.G.

The Righteous Gemstones season four (HBO)

Praise be, a fourth season of The Righteous Gemstones will soon shine its blessed light upon us. Past seasons of the Danny McBride–created comedy have seen the Gemstone family’s megachurch empire threatened by blackmail, rival evangelists with even fewer scruples, and sordid family history — not to mention the reliable ineptitude of Gemstone siblings Jesse (McBride), Judy (Edi Patterson), and Kelvin (Adam Devine). The plot of season four will almost certainly go to some even wilder places. And, perhaps most importantly, the miracle that is Walton Goggins’s Uncle Baby Billy performance will return. —J.G.

Running Point (Netflix)

This sports comedy from Mindy Kaling, Ike Barinholtz, and David Stassen stars Kate Hudson as the newly appointed head of the family business — a massive basketball franchise called the Los Angeles Waves. Winning Time fans may note this sounds a lot like Jeanie Buss’s role with the Lakers, and that’s because she’s an executive producer on the series. The cast also includes Drew Tarver, Scott MacArthur, Max Greenfield, and Brenda Song. —B.R.

Sirens (Netflix)

On the one hand, Simone (Milly Alcock) has a sister (played by White Lotus season-two breakout Meghann Fahy) who loves her and is so concerned about Simone’s relationship with her employer that she tries to stage an intervention. On the other hand, Simone’s boss, socialite and animal activist Michaela Kell (Julianne Moore), is really, really, really rich, with all the perks that come with that. Can sibling bonds overcome the class divide? Find out in this juicy, sexy Netflix drama. —J.G.

Task (HBO)

Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby is back on HBO with another series about crime and Philadelphia, this time starring Mark Ruffalo as an FBI agent leading a task force trying to stop a series of drug house robberies and Ozark’s Tom Pelphrey as the unassuming family man behind the crimes. Should be good; unfortunately, the brief clips that HBO has released so far don’t feature Ruffalo saying the word “water,” so we have no way of knowing how his accent work will compare to Kate Winslet’s hall-of-fame performance in Mare of Easttown. —J.G.

Squid Game season three (Netflix)

Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) managed to survive deadly children’s games against all odds and escape triumphantly at the end of the first season of Netflix’s South Korean sensation, only for season two, which dropped at the end of 2024, to pull him back in. Will his luck hold out in the third season, which is due out sometime in 2025? Series creator Hwang Dong-hyuk has said this will be the final season, but given how capitalism works, don’t be surprised if Netflix announces a Squid Game Babies spinoff. —J.G.

Stranger Things season five (Netflix)

At last, our long national nightmare comes to an end, and the Stranger Things kids (now all in their 20s) can rest. The writers have described this final season as “like if season one and four had a baby, then that baby was injected with steroids,” which could be promising. But people involved have also emphasized the ever-expanding run times — Maya Hawke described the season as “basically eight movies,” which sounds pretty daunting after an already bloated penultimate season. All the usual stars will be back, with Linda Hamilton onboard as a new series regular. —B.R.

Too Much (Netflix)

Weird viral comedy icon and Hacks breakout Megan Stalter leads Lena Dunham’s new Netflix comedy as Jessica, a workaholic who bails on the Big Apple and heads to London following a devastating breakup. Once across the Pond, she meets Felix (played by The White Lotus season two’s Will Sharpe), and the two hit it off despite Jessica’s best efforts at saying no to love, having been burned before. Emily Ratajkowski and Richard E. Gant also star. In addition to exploring romance, Too Much will surely address the differences between the U.S. and the U.K. They drive on the other side of the road over there? Weird! —J.G.

Untitled Rachel Sennott Series (HBO)

It speaks to the power of an “It” girl that Rachel Sennott’s upcoming HBO comedy doesn’t need a real name. Untitled Rachel Sennott Project — which, according to HBO’s big “Coming to Max” trailer, actually is titled that — stars the Bottoms and Shiva Baby breakout as a member of a co-dependent friend group that reunites only to discover that they’ve all changed. At some point in the series, Sennott is going to flash the Scientology headquarters in L.A. Leighton Meester and Quenlin Blackwell, two girls who are at least “It”-adjacent, co-star. —J.G.

Wednesday season two (Netflix)

Netflix’s most-watched original series returns for a second season, and Jenna Ortega is officially a producer this time, meaning she’ll be able to give notes on everybody’s favorite spooky girl without it becoming a whole thing. As Wednesday Addams continues her education at Nevermore Academy, she’ll deal with mysteries, her family (such as her parents, played by Catherine Zeta-Jones and Luis Guzman, now series regulars), and an increased emphasis on horror and scares compared to the first season. Also, Lady Gaga, Mother Monster herself, will make an appearance. —J.G.