2025: It’s going to be a 12 months, alright.
We don’t know all that the subsequent 12 months have in retailer for us, however on the tv entrance, issues are wanting up. This 12 months will discover huge present returns like extra “Poker Face,” “Andor,” and “The White Lotus”; to not point out the fourth and remaining season of “The Bear” (although there’s no method that’s actually all they’re going to do with that hit, proper?) and the lengthy, long-awaited return of “Severance” on Apple TV+. But there’s loads of new stuff to get enthusiastic about as nicely (5 phrases: Michelle Williams Back on TV.)
Below, 10 new tv reveals we completely can’t wait to take a look at this 12 months. Need much more? Be certain to have a look at our 2025 Netflix preview for much more goodies to textual content the group chats about.
1. “American Primeval” (Netflix, January 9)
The 12 months begins within the Wild West with this restricted collection from Peter Berg, Mark L. Smith, and Eric Newman, described as a “violent collision of culture, religion, and community.” Berg and Newman beforehand labored collectively on Netflix’s “Painkiller,” which additionally starred Taylor Kitsch. This time round, Kitsch performs the mysterious Isaac, a loner within the lawless territory that Sara (Betty Gilpin) is attempting to navigate with son Devin (Preston Mota) — however they’ll discover it full of extra foes than buddies on a dangerous cross-country journey. The solid consists of Kim Coates, Dane DeHaan, Jai Courtney, and extra as a mixture of historic and fictional figures populating the trek. —PK
2. “The Pitt” (Max, January 9)
Noah Wyle. E.R. Sound acquainted? “The Pitt” isn’t formally an “E.R.” sequel or spinoff — though ongoing authorized proceedings contend it might have began out that method — but it surely does deliver the previous Dr. Carter again to the emergency room in a collection created by veteran “E.R.” producer R. Scott Gemmill and produced by authentic “E.R.” showrunner John Wells.
The twist, except for its Pittsburgh, PA setting and new solid members, is that “The Pitt” performs out in actual time: “15 episodes, 15 hours, one shift,” because it says within the trailer. Will counting the seconds be sufficient to differentiate “The Pitt” from the mega-hit community drama that preceded it? And will followers of the unique be curious sufficient to see Wyle again in scrubs however enjoying a brand new doc? Clock on this January to seek out out. —BT
3. “Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man” (Disney+, January 29)
Here’s one other various universe from our buddies at Marvel: This animated collection about Peter Parker’s childhood will ponder what would have occurred had Parker been mentored by Norman Osborn as a substitute of Tony Stark. Yikes!
The present is created by Jeff Trammell with Hudson Thames voicing Parker, reprising the function from the Marvel Studios animated collection “What If…?” Colman Domingo, Eugene Byrd, Grace Song, Zeno Robinson, Hugh Dancy, and Charlie Cox will even voice characters. The present will debut in weekly installments; try the official trailer here.
4. “The Residence” (Netflix, March 20)
Shondaland goes again to the White House with this “screwball whodunnit” from showrunner Paul William Davies, a few homicide on the nation’s most prestigious tackle. The eight-episode collection was apparently impressed by the ebook “The Residence: Inside the Private World of the White House” by Kate Andersen Brower, which dives into numerous presidencies as instructed by White House staffers who’re deeply acquainted with the constructing’s 132 rooms — but additionally, according to Davies, the basic movie “Charade.” After a physique turns up throughout an enormous White House occasion, the workers brings in detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) and FBI agent Edwin Park (Randall Park) to resolve the case. The solid consists of Giancarlo Esposito, Susan Kelechi Watson, Jane Curtin, Jason Lee, Ken Marino, and lots of extra. —PK
5. “The Studio” (Apple TV+, March 26)
Co-created by Seth Rogen, the comedy will observe Matt Remick (Rogen), “the newly appointed head of embattled Continental Studios,” per a press launch. “As movies struggle to stay alive and relevant, Matt and his core team of infighting executives battle their own insecurities as they wrangle narcissistic artists and craven corporate overlords in the ever-elusive pursuit of making great films. With their power suits masking their neverending sense of panic, every party, set visit, casting decision, marketing meeting, and award show presents them with an opportunity for glittering success or career-ending catastrophe. As someone who eats, sleeps, and breathes movies, it’s the job Matt’s been pursuing his whole life, and it may very well destroy him.”
“The Studio” will even star Catherine O’Hara, Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, and Chase Sui Wonders.
6. “Your Friends and Neighbors” (Apple TV+, April 11)
Jon Hamm! Leading a drama! Hooray!
Jonathan Tropper’s drama will observe Coop (Hamm), a just lately divorced and fired finance supervisor who “resorts to stealing from his neighbors’ homes in the exceedingly affluent Westmont Village, only to discover that the secrets and affairs hidden behind those wealthy facades might be more dangerous than he ever imagined,” per a press launch.
The present will even star Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn, Hoon Lee, Mark Tallman, Lena Hall, Aimee Carrero, Eunice Bae, Isabel Marie Gravitt, and Donovan Colan. The program has already been renewed for a second season.
7. “Long Bright River” (Peacock)
“Long Bright River” is a wonderful ebook by Liz Moore, and has loads of potential to be changed into an amazing collection. Starring Amanda Seyfried, the official logline says the restricted collection will inform “the story of Mickey (Seyfried), a police officer who patrols a Philadelphia neighborhood hard-hit by the opioid crisis. When a series of murders begins in the neighborhood, Mickey realizes that her personal history might be related to the case.”
Moore is adapting her ebook for the display screen alongside Nikki Toscano, with each additionally serving as government producers and Toscano serving as showrunner. A launch date has not but been introduced.
8. “Dying for Sex” (FX)
Michelle Williams on TV? We’ll be watching, clearly, and this undertaking sounds notably thrilling.
From writers Liz Meriwether and Kim Rosenstock, in addition to director Leslye Headland, “Dying for Sex” is predicated on the hit Wondery podcast. The podcast is described as: “When Molly’s diagnosed with stage IV breast cancer, she decides to do something bold: she leaves her unhappy marriage and embarks on a series of sexual adventures to help her feel alive. She shares the funniest and most touching details with her closest friend, host Nikki Boyer. As they peel back the layers, we learn that Molly isn’t just grappling with breast cancer: she’s also dealing with some trauma from her past. Along the journey, the friends explore bigger themes that affect us all — like healing, forgiveness and what do we do with the time we have left.”
Jenny Slate will co-star as Molly’s greatest buddy and confidante.
9. “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” (HBO)
It’s HBO’s second “Game of Thrones” spinoff, and after the success of “House of the Dragons,” the strain is… off? Sure, George R.R. Martin’s fantasy collection represents HBO’s largest franchise so far, and the community would like to hold followers frothing over every new entry by delivering one more buzzy spinoff. But “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” doesn’t carry the burden of the franchise on its again — not less than, not in the identical method.
For one, it’s a narrative of friendship, about “a naïve but courageous knight and his diminutive squire.” For one other, it’s based mostly on Martin’s novellas, “Tales of Dunk and Egg,” which exist inside the “Song of Ice and Fire” saga however inform their very own story, set 90 years earlier than the occasions of “Game of Thrones.” Rather than giving followers extra of the identical (as “House of the Dragon” has done so far), “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms” might stroll its personal path — and see simply how far exterior the “Game of Thrones” mildew followers are keen to journey. —BT
10. “Alien: Earth” (Hulu, Summer 2025)
Created by Noah Hawley, this upcoming sci-fi horror collection is predicated on the “Alien” franchise. “When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman (Sydney Chandler) and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet’s greatest threat,” a press launch notes.
Fans can try the mysterious, creepy teaser trailer here; the collection will even star Alex Lawther, Timothy Olyphant, Essie Davis, Samuel Blenkin, Babou Ceesay, David Rysdahl, Adrian Edmondson, Adarsh Gourav, Jonathan Ajayi, Erana James, Lily Newmark, Diem Camille, and Moe Bar-El.
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