The best new TV shows heading our way in 2025
Turns out we won't be leaving the sofa this year
We were truly blessed with good TV last year and thankfully that trend shows no sign of stopping as 2025's TV schedule is packed with a bunch of exciting new releases. Of course we're excited for the return of some of our favourite shows such as The Last of Us, The Traitors and Wednesday, but it's always nice to find a new obsession and next year promises to deliver just that. From James Norton heading up a tense baby swap thriller, to a number of true life adaptations, and a new Game of Thrones spin-off, we can't wait to be glued to our remotes next year. Here's all the new TV shows we're super excited for in 2025.
Missing You
Release date: Out now
Where to watch: Netflix
The latest adaptation of Harlan Coben's thriller novels Missing You dropped on New Year's Day, quite literally kicking TV off to a great start in 2025.
The series follows detective Kat Donovan whose world is turned upside down when she discovers the love of her life who disappeared 11 years ago, has turned up on a dating app. His reappearance causes her to spiral and look back at the past including her father's death.
Playing Nice
Release date: Out now
Where to watch: ITV
James Norton returns to our screens in 2025, this time playing one half of a couple who discover their baby has been swapped at birth. The two couples must face the toughest decision of their lives, to keep the baby they have grown to love or to reclaim their biological child.
Patience
Release date: Out now
Where to watch: Channel 4
January is firmly thriller season as we'll also be settling down to watch Patience, a six-part series police drama set in York and follows the life and cases of self-taught autistic criminologist Patience.
Out There
Release date: Out now
Where to watch: ITV
Martin Clunes stars in this gripping and tense crime drama set in the British countryside which sees him as a farmer and father who must deal with an invading drug gang in his community.
Molly Mae: Behind It All
Release date: Out now
Where to watch: Prime Video
It's the documentary we've been waiting for, and in January we were fully locked in watching the first part of Molly-Mae's tell all documentary where we got behind the scenes access to Molly's world, including the building of her brand Maebe and her breakup with Tommy Fury. The second half of the documentary drops later this year.
Prime Target
Release date: Out now
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Leo Woodall in a thriller series? We're sold. In Prime Target Leo plays a maths genius who is on the verge of figuring out a pattern that would gain him access to all the world's computers, but when a target is placed on him, he's put in the protection of an NSA agent played by Quintessa Swindell. Together, the pair begin to uncover the conspiracy he's unlocked.
Miss Austen
Release date: 2nd February
Where to watch: BBC One and iPlayer
250 years on from the birth of Jane Austen, the BBC are bringing us a new series which is based on Gill Hornby's novel of the same name and explores why Jane's sister Cassandra burned all of Jane's letters after her death. Consider us intrigued.
Amandaland
Release date: 5th February
Where to watch: BBC One and iPlayer
She's back! While we may not be getting a new season of Motherland any time soon, we will be reunited with Amanda, Anne, and Felicity, as we pick up with Amanda as she moves to South Harlesden.
Apple Cider Vinegar
Release date: 6th February
Where to watch: Netflix
We are counting down the days until this Aussie drama lands on Netflix. Inspired by a true story the series follows an influencer who claims to have cured her terminal brain cancer through health and wellness.
Zero Day
Release date: 20th February
Where to watch: Netflix
Robert De Niro stars as a retired US president who is brought back on the job to head up Zero Day Commission, and is tasked with finding the perpetrators of a devastating cyber attack.
Running Point
Release date: 27th February
Where to watch: Netflix
Kate Hudson returns to our screens as Isla Gordon who is appointed president of a basketball team after a scandal causes her brother to quit.
The Residence
Release date: 20th March
Where to watch: Netflix
Shonda Rhimes heading up a murder mystery? We're listening. In this new series Uzo Aduba will be starring as detective Cordelia Cupp who must solve a murder that happens at the deadliest state dinner. With one dead body and over 100 suspects, Cordelia has her work cut out for her.
Your Friends and Neighbors
Release date: 11th April
Where to watch: Apple TV+
Jon Hamm is booked and busy right now, and is set to star in Apple TV+'s new series Your Friends and Neighbors. The series stars Hamm as a hedge fund manager who has been fired and is grappling with his new divorce, with nothing left to lose he resorts to stealing from his wealthy neighbours, only to discover the secrets in their homes are even more valuable.
Adolescence
Release date: TBC
Where to watch: Netflix
This psychological drama is filmed in just one shot and tells the story of a father (played by Stephen Graham) who's world is turned upside down after his 13-year-old son is accused of the murder of a teenage girl.
Toxic Town
Release date: TBC
Where to watch: Netflix
Ok, we're really excited for this one. Jodie Whittaker leads a truly iconic cast lineup for this adaptation of the true story of the Corby poisonings. The series also stars Robert Carlyle, Aimee Lou Wood, Rory Kinnear, Brendan Coyle, Claudia Jessie, Joe Dempsie and Michael Socha.
F1 Academy series
Release date: TBC
Where to watch: Netflix
Following the mega success of Drive To Survive which follows the racing season of F1, next year it's the women's chance to shine. Netflix is teaming up with Hello Sunshine, Reese Witherspoons' production company, to tell the story of the 2024 F1 Academy season, the female only racing series.
A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms
Release date: TBC
Where to watch: Sky Atlantic and NOW
The MAX gods have heard our prayers and are filling the House of the Dragon hole in our lives by bringing us a new Game of Thrones spin-off A Knight of The Seven Kingdoms. The series is set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and follows the tale of Ser Duncan the Tall and his squire, Egg.
The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Release date: TBC
Where to watch: BBC One and iPlayer
Based on Richard Flanagan's novel of the same name, Jacob Elordi will star in this five-part drama series set against the backdrop of World War II. It tells the story of an Australian doctor, whose life is shaped by his very brief affair with a woman.
Too Much
Release date: TBC
Where to watch: Netflix
Expected to drop later this year is Lena Dunham's new 10-part series about a woman called Jessica, played by Megan Stalter, who moves to London after a disastrous breakup in New York.
The Death of Bunny Munro
Release date: TBC
Where to watch: Sky Atlantic and NOW
Based on Nick Cave's novel of the same name, Matt Smith will star as single dad Bunny who must learn to be a parent to his nine-year-old son following the death of his wife, and the pair embark on a chaotic road trip across the south of England.
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