Fire up your year with these smashing television shows
2025 is a year laden with wonderful choices of entertainment. From books to films and TV shows, there are a slew of promising, nostalgic and surprising hits that are coming to our screens this year. Whether you’re into romance, thrillers or action, there are rich banquets of television that will cure your boredom and fill up your weekends from January until December. From returning favourites to novelty pieces, here are the most anticipated TV shows of 2025 we know you’ll end up loving.
A guide to the most anticipated tv shows to binge watch in 2025:
Severance (Season 2)
In this workplace thriller, Mark leads a team of workers whose memories have been surgically divided between work and their personal lives. When things start getting odd, he gets on a journey to discover the truth about their jobs.
Release Date: January 2025
Prime Target
Starring SAG Award winner Leo Woodall and Quintessa Swindell, Prime Target follows a brilliant postgraduate, Edward Brooks who has discovered a mathematic equation that will hold the key to every computer in the world. But, when enemies start hunting him down, Taylah Sanders, a female NSA agent must be his new guard dog.
Release Date: January 2025
Paradise
Starring Sterling K. Brown, James Marsden, and Julianne Nicholson, Paradise follows a security service team as they’ve been tasked with protecting a past president when a shocking murder occurs and a high-stakes investigation unfolds.
Release Date: January 2025
The White Lotus (Season 3)
The hilarious TV show is back for another season and paradise, and this time they’re vacationing in sunny Thailand. The show sees a week in the life of vacationers unravelling as they relax and rejuvenate in paradise.
Release Date: February 2025
Stranger Things (Season 5)
The Duffer brothers are about to spoil us with great entertainment this year. We may not know the plot that surrounds Season 5, but we know it’s going to be bigger and even better. This will be the last adventure for all the residents of the small town of Hawkins, Indiana.
Release Date: 2025
The Last of Us (Season 2)
Even more gruesome, thrilling and emotional, season 2 will be based on The Last of Us Part II, the sequel to the original video game. Joel and Ellie are threading dangerous water yet again as the apocalyptic world becomes more dangerous to live in. Set 5 years after the last season, this TV show will have you gripping the edge of your seat on what secrets and dramas will unravel.
Release Date: April 2025
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Season 3)
Back for its third season, the coming-of-age romance is about to break our hearts and put it back together all at the same time. The series follows Belly, a girl caught in a love triangle between two brothers, Conrad and Jeremiah—her ex-boyfriend and new boyfriend. But, this summer, things get even more complicated with love and life, so she must decide who is worth the heartache.
Release Date: Summer 2025
We Were Liars
Based on the book by E. Lockhart, We Were Liars follows Cadence Sinclair Eastman as she desperately tries to remember what happened during the summer when she was 15 years old—a secret that will be the downfall of the prim and perfect Sinclair family. If you love a story about romance, mystery and family, add this to your list of series adaptations.
Release Date: 2025
Syameen Salehaldin
A lover of steamy romance books and all things green, Syameen Salehaldin is the Senior Content Producer for Harper's BAZAAR Malaysia. She spends most of her time immersed in books, and food and doing anything that makes her happy. Expect to see her diving into lifestyle, fashion and beauty trends on this platform.
