Many of the movies of 2025 haven’t been particularly exciting to me. Most of them are sequels or reboots. On the other hand, when I looked into what will be available on streaming services over the next twelve months, I found that I had much more to talk about. Buckle up, friends – here are my picks for the most exciting 2025 TV shows. These being the picks of a comic nerd, you’re likely to find more superhero content, and fewer mentions of new seasons of The Bear or Handmaids Tale.
Severance, Season Two
In 2022, when Apple TV released a new show called Severance, I was immediately hooked. The premise was that office workers have a medical procedure such that while in the office, they can remember nothing of their home lives, and while at home, they can remember nothing about work. Mystery and intrigue follow. Severance’s second season is coming in just a few weeks, on January 17th.
Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
In this upcoming animated series on Disney Plus, we see the early days of Spider-Man’s herodom, as he learns about his powers. The twist is that unlike the MCU where Tony Stark was Peter’s mentor, in Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man, his mentor is Norman Osbourne. After Disney Plus’s success with X-Men ’97, I’m all in for this one. You can watch on January 29th.
Invincible, Season 3
Based on a popular comic of the same name, Invincible is a superhero comic which I won’t show my kids. While it’s not quite at a Game of Thrones level of sex and violence, it’s near enough at times. But the storyline is excellent, and the voice cast is expansive. Check out the third season February 6th on Amazon.
Zero Day
It’s nice to be writing about a new property rather than a new season. Netflix’s upcoming political thriller Zero Day stars Robert De Niro, and deals with the aftermath of a devastating global cyberattack. Also starring are Angela Bassett, Jesse Plemons, and Clark Gregg. Zero Day will be up for streaming on February 20th.
Daredevil: Born Again
I’ve been a vocal advocate of Netflix’s three-season run of Daredevil for years. People who disliked it generally cite the second season, which I’ll admit was awful. But few people realize that the third season was even better than season one.
The 2025 reboot, Daredevil: Born Again, on March 4th will not only include Charlie Cox and Vincent D’Onofrio, we’ll also get to see Elden Henson as Foggy Nelson, Deborah Ann Woll as Karen Page, and John Bernthal as Frank Castle. The whole gang is back, and now it will take place within the MCU proper.
Andor, Season 2
The various Star Wars shows on Disney Plus have been very hit or miss. But few would debate the fact that Andor was the best of them. This 2022 prequel takes place five years prior to Rogue One and A New Hope, following Cassian Andor as he goes from rebel-averse to full-on revolutionary. Pick up the story when it airs on April 22nd.
The Last of Us, Season 2
Adapting a video game into any kind of on-screen property is always fraught. Luckily, The Last of Us was an excellent adaptation. While many cite Nick Offerman’s excellent episode as the high point of the first season, I personally love Christine Hakim’s performance as the mycology professor as she slowly becomes the first person to fully realize that the world is going to end. I’m looking forward to a second season this spring.
Murderbot
Another new show which you’ve likely not heard of. Coincidentally, although I only read four or five books in 2024, one of them was All Systems Red, the first volume in The Murderbot Diaries. It was an excellent read, and the new series due out this June 4th on Apple TV is an adaptation of the books. Hearing that David Dastmalchian was set to star made it one of the shows I’m looking forward to most this year.
Ironheart
After the tragic passing of Chadwick Boseman, the Wakanda sequel was always going to struggle without its star. One of the bright spots was Dominique Thorne’s Riri Williams, who in my eyes is more of a successor to Iron Man than Peter Parker could ever hope to be. I don’t know where the series will go with her character, but on June 24th, we’ll all find out.
Eyes of Wakanda
This animated series seems like it may be an anthology, following various missions throughout history to retrieve vibranium artifacts across the world. It will be out on August 6 on Disney Plus.
Wonder Man
For a while, I’d had Wonder Man confused with Power Man, who is also known as Luke Cage. As is obvious, I know nothing about Wonder Man, but it looks like the character will be played by Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, who was a lead in my favorite show of all time, HBO’s Watchmen. As it’s in the MCU, it’s also going to include Ben Kingsley’s Trevor Slattery, another favorite of mine. We’ll have to wait until December to watch, but it sounds fantastic.
Alien: Earth
While Alien is nothing new, this series looks to be taking the property in a new direction. It’s a prequel to the original, and… can you guess where it’s set? Yeah. Earth. It’s difficult to see where they’ll go with this, since my own perception has always been that if even one of these things got to Earth, it’d basically end life on the planet. My guess is that the show is a disaster, but I’m hoping that I’m wrong.
Stranger Things 5
The fifth and final season of my favorite currently running show. I’m looking forward to the end of Stranger Things probably more than any other show or movie this year. While my older daughter watched season one and noped out, my 13 year old loves Stranger Things. I’m hoping that by the time the final season is out, she’s caught up, and we can watch it together as a family.
You, Season 5
I only became aware of the Netflix series You, starring Penn Badgley, in 2023. I binged every episode that was out there and figured it was done. So I was surprised when putting together this list to discover that a final season was planned for this year. While it’s got many similarities to the show Dexter, I’d say that You is very much its own thing. While Dexter was a vigilante serial killer, Joe is more of an obsessive stalker. But many of the same dramas and tropes apply.
