Best TV Shows of 2025
The 40 most popular TV shows that premiered in 2025, most watched first, with a vote floor so obscure titles do not crowd out the ones people remember.
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40 titles · updated 2nd October 2026
1.MobLand(2025)
8.5CrimeDrama
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.
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2.The Pitt(2025)
8.7Drama
The staff of Pittsburgh's Trauma Medical Center work around the clock to save lives in an overcrowded and underfunded emergency department.
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3.Monster: The Ed Gein Story(2025)
7.3CrimeDrama
The shocking true-life tale of Ed Gein, the infamous murderer and grave robber who inspired many of Hollywood's most iconic on-screen killers.
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4.Daredevil: Born Again(2025)
8.2DramaAction & AdventureCrime
Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men find themselves on an inevitable collision course.
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5.The Terminal List: Dark Wolf(2025)
7.7Action & AdventureDrama
Before The Terminal List, Navy SEAL Ben Edwards finds himself entangled in the black operations side of the CIA. The deeper Ben goes into the 'gray', the harder it will become to not give himself over to his darker impulses. Every man has two wolves inside him – light and dark – fighting for control. Which wolf will…
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6.Paradise(2025)
7.6CrimeDrama
The tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.
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7.Pluribus(2025)
7.9DramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
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8.Doc(2025)
7.3Drama
Dr. Amy Larsen must navigate an unfamiliar world after a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she struggles to continue practicing medicine, despite having lost nearly a…
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9.Spartacus: House of Ashur(2025)
7.3DramaAction & Adventure
In a world where he survived the events of Spartacus, Ashur clawed his way to power, owning the same ludus that once owned him. Allying with a fierce gladiatrix, Ashur ignites a new kind of spectacle that offends the elite.
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10.Outlander: Blood of My Blood(2025)
8.6Drama
From the battlefields of World War I to the rugged Highlands of 18th century Scotland, two fated couples must defy the forces that seek to tear them apart, unfolding in surprising and unforeseen ways in this romantic saga that unfolds across time.
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11.Dexter: Resurrection(2025)
8.5CrimeDramaMystery
Dexter Morgan awakens from a coma to find Harrison gone without a trace. Realizing the weight of what he put his son through, Dexter sets out for New York City, determined to find him and make things right. But closure won't come easy. When Miami Metro's Angel Batista arrives with questions, Dexter realizes his past…
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12.IT: Welcome to Derry(2025)
8.2DramaMystery
In 1962, amid a spate of unexplained disappearances of local children, a group of misfit friends begin to suspect a long-buried ancient evil lurking. As the kids set out to determine what's really going on, a rising unease prompts several townspeople to work together to restore peace – all while a U.S. military…
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13.Heated Rivalry(2025)
8.7Drama
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, and self-discovery. Over the next eight years, as they chase glory on…
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14.Your Friends & Neighbors(2025)
7.8DramaCrime
When a financial titan suddenly finds himself divorced and jobless, he starts robbing his wealthy neighbors to stay afloat. Stealing from his own social circle strangely exhilarates him—but he gradually gets tangled in a deadly web.
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15.Adults(2025)
6.3Comedy
A group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people, despite being neither "good" nor "people" yet.
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16.9-1-1: Nashville(2025)
8.2DramaAction & Adventure
Follow heroic first responders, as well as their family saga of power and glamour, in one of America's most diverse and dynamic cities: Nashville, Tennessee.
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17.Stick(2025)
7.3ComedyDrama
Pryce Cahill was headed for golf greatness when an on-course meltdown derailed his career. Now struggling to stay afloat, he goes all in to mentor Santi—a teenage phenom with immense potential—and maybe save himself.
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18.Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man(2025)
7.8AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
Peter Parker is on his way to becoming a hero, but his path to get there is anything but ordinary.
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19.House of David(2025)
8.4Drama
Tells the story of the ascent of the biblical figure, David, who becomes the most celebrated king of Israel. The series follows the once-mighty King Saul as he falls victim to his own pride. At the direction of God, the prophet Samuel anoints an unlikely, outcast teenager as the new king.
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20.We Were Liars(2025)
7.2DramaMystery
One year after a mysterious accident left her with amnesia, 17-year-old Cadence returns to Beechwood, an island off Martha's Vineyard, seeking answers. As three generations of the distinguished Sinclair family gather at their private summer utopia, no one will talk about the accident – neither her childhood friends…
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21.Alien: Earth(2025)
7.3Sci-Fi & FantasyDrama
When the mysterious deep space research vessel USCSS Maginot crash-lands on Earth, Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
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22.The Residence(2025)
7.5ComedyCrimeMystery
A brilliant, eccentric detective must solve a murder in the White House residence — where the staff and guests at a state dinner are all suspects.
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23.The Hunting Party(2025)
7.1DramaCrime
A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.
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24.The Studio(2025)
7.8ComedyDrama
Desperate for celebrity approval, the newly appointed head of a movie studio and his executive team at Continental Studios must juggle corporate demands with creative ambitions as they try to keep movies alive and relevant.
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25.The Hunting Wives(2025)
7.0DramaMystery
Sophie trades New England for East Texas and falls into a wealthy socialite's magnetic orbit — where a clique of housewives hide deadly secrets.
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26.UNTAMED(2025)
7.2MysteryDrama
In the vast expanse of Yosemite National Park, a woman's death draws a federal agent into lawless terrain — where nature obeys no rules but its own.
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27.Haunted Hotel(2025)
8.2AnimationComedy
After inheriting a hotel from her late brother, a single mom moves in with his good-natured ghost — and high-maintenance guests who will never check out.
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28.Sheriff Country(2025)
7.1DramaCrime
Mickey Fox investigates criminal activity and patrols the streets of small-town Edgewater while contending with her ex-con father and a mysterious incident involving her wayward daughter.
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29.Lazarus(2025)
7.5Sci-Fi & FantasyAction & AdventureAnimation
In 2052, a Nobel Prize-winning neuroscientist develops a drug called Hapna — a cure-all that has the unexpected side-effect of causing death three years later. In response to this threat, a special force of agents—nicknamed "Lazarus"— is assembled to take on the malevolent Skinner.
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30.Task(2025)
7.0CrimeDrama
In the working-class suburbs of Philadelphia, an FBI agent heads a task force assembled to put an end to a string of violent robberies led by an unsuspecting family man.
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31.Common Side Effects(2025)
8.5AnimationDramaComedy
Former high school lab partners Marshall and Frances begin to unravel a conspiracy involving big pharma and the federal government to suppress knowledge of a rare mushroom that may hold the key to curing all the world’s diseases.
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32.The Beast in Me(2025)
7.0DramaMystery
A famous author is pulled into a twisted mind game with her rich, powerful new neighbor — who might be a murderer.
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33.North of North(2025)
6.9Comedy
A young Inuk woman wants to build a new future for herself after a spontaneous and extremely public exit from her marriage. It won't be easy in a small Arctic town where everybody knows your business.
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34.Devil May Cry(2025)
8.2AnimationAction & AdventureSci-Fi & Fantasy
In this epic battle of good vs. evil, the lines are blurry as hell. But a devilishly handsome demon hunter could be the world's best hope for salvation.
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35.All's Fair(2025)
4.7DramaComedy
A team of female divorce attorneys leave a male-dominated firm to open their own powerhouse practice. Fierce, brilliant, and emotionally complicated, they navigate high-stakes breakups, scandalous secrets, and shifting allegiances—both in the courtroom and within their own ranks. In a world where money talks and love…
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36.Murderbot(2025)
7.3ComedyDramaSci-Fi & Fantasy
In a high-tech future, a rogue security robot secretly gains free will. To stay hidden, it reluctantly joins a new mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet... even though it just wants to binge soap operas.
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37.The Paper(2025)
7.1Comedy
The documentary crew that immortalized Dunder Mifflin's Scranton branch is in search of a new subject when they discover a historic Toledo newspaper, The Truth Teller, and the eager publisher trying to revive it.
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38.Boston Blue(2025)
7.1CrimeDrama
NYPD Detective Danny Reagan takes a job with the Boston PD and is paired with Detective Lena Silver, part of a law enforcement family comprised of District Attorney Mae Silver, Police Superintendent Sarah Silver, rookie cop Jonah Silver and Rev. Edwin Peters. Reagan hopes to reconnect with his son, Sean, in Boston.
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39.Dying for Sex(2025)
6.5DramaComedy
After Molly Kochan receives a diagnosis of Stage IV metastatic breast cancer, she leaves her husband and explores the full breadth and complexity of her sexual desires for the first time in her life.
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40.Watson(2025)
5.0DramaMystery
A year after the death of his friend and partner Sherlock Holmes at the hands of Moriarty, Dr. John Watson resumes his medical career as the head of a clinic dedicated to treating rare disorders. However, he soon finds that his old life is not done with him yet.
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