Top 10 series to watch in 2025

The year 2025 promises to be a landmark year for TV series fans, as many long-awaited premieres and continuations of cult projects will be released. From large-scale historical dramas to fantasy adventures and suspenseful thrillers, the new year has many surprises for viewers. UNN has compiled for you the top ten most anticipated series that are definitely worth adding to your watchlist.

"Venzday" season 2

Release date: August-September 2025

The second season of Veep was announced on January 6, 2023. However, its release was delayed due to a number of factors, including the employment of actors and strikes by writers and actors in the United States. The lead actress, Jenna Ortega, received many new offers after the success of the series, which made planning difficult.

The writers' strike that lasted from May to September 2023 also affected production. According to Deadline, filming of the second season began in April 2024 and will take place in Ireland instead of Romania for logistical reasons.

The second season is expected to premiere in August-September 2025

"White Lotus" season 3

Release date: February 16, 2025

HBO's Max streaming service has presented the first teaser for the third season of the popular TV series The White Lotus, which will be set in Thailand.

As in the previous seasons, filmed in Hawaii and Sicily, the plot will once again focus on the guests of the White Lotus hotel chain. They will experience comedic, dramatic and sometimes tragic events, but most of the characters will be new.

The third season will premiere on February 16, 2025. The season will consist of eight episodes, one or two more than in the previous installments. The episodes are likely to be released weekly.

"Knight of the Seven Kingdoms: The Boundary Knight" season 1 

Release date: end of 2025

HBO streaming service has released a short trailer for the series Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which will take place 90 years before the plot of Game of Thrones. 

The series will be based on George Martin's cycle of novels about the adventures of the knight Dunk the High and his squire Egg, who hides his descent from the Targaryen family. The first season adapts the short story "The Boundary Knight". If successful, it is planned to adapt the novels "The Sworn Knight" and "The Mysterious Knight".

The first season will consist of six episodes, which are scheduled to premiere in late 2025. Peter Clafey and Dexter Saul Ansell play the lead roles.

Stranger Things, season 5 (final)

Release date: 2025

The final season of the popular series Stranger Things is scheduled for 2025 and will consist of eight episodes. This season will be the final chord of the fantastic story.

Production on the fifth season officially began in January 2024. The titles of the episodes are already known: The Crawl, The Vanishing of..., The Turnbow Trap, Sorcerer, Shock Jock, Escape From Camazotz, The Bridge, and The Rightside Up.

Some titles echo previous seasons. For example, "The Disappearance of..." is reminiscent of the first episode of the first season - "Chapter 1: The Disappearance of Will Byers". Fans have already speculated that this time the kidnapped person might be Holly Wheeler, Mike Wheeler's younger sister.

The Last of Us, season 2

Release date: early 2025

The official teaser for the second season of The Last of Us has been released on HBO Max, and the premiere date of the new episodes has been announced. According to the description from Warner Bros. Discovery, the events of the season will take place five years after the finale of the first season.

Joel and Ellie try to enjoy a peaceful life, but their past catches up with them, creating new conflicts both between them and with a world that is becoming even more dangerous and unpredictable.

The second season is scheduled to premiere in 2025. Pedro Pascal (Joel) and Bella Ramsay (Ellie) will once again appear in the lead roles. The cast is joined by Caitlin Dever as Abby, Isabela Merced as Dina, and Jeffrey Wright, who will reprise his role as Isaac Dixon from the game.

The second season will consist of seven episodes, which is two less than the first season.

"Primeval America" season 1 

Release date: January 9, 2025

The series is a western drama about the difficult struggle for survival in the American West in 1857. A mother and son running away from the past find a new family while traveling through the free but harsh and cruel lands of the American West. The authors promise a gripping and dramatic story of confrontation and defense of their land.

"Zero Day" season 1

Release date: February 20, 2025

"Three thousand four hundred and two people died on Zero Day. Airplane crashes, train derailments. Complete chaos," the words at the beginning of the trailer read.

The political thriller starring Robert De Niro will be released on February 20. The series tells the story of George Mullen, a former US president who heads a commission to investigate a major cyberattack.

The attack on critical digital services has caused numerous casualties across the country. As disinformation spreads and conflicts between powerful players in the tech industry, Wall Street and the government escalate, Mullen is forced to confront his own dark secrets in his persistent search for the truth, risking everything he holds dear.

The series stars Angela Bassett, Lizzie Kaplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton, Matthew Modine, Dan Stevens, Bill Camp, Gaby Hoffman and Clark Gregg.

"Squid Game" season 3 (final)

Release date: mid-2025

The popular series will get its third and final season. Filming lasted from July 2024 to June 2025, and the premiere is scheduled for mid-2025. The plot details are still unknown. Meanwhile, the premiere of the second season of The Squid Game is approaching, which will take place on December 26.

Nobody Wants It Season 2

Release date: fall 2025 

The first season of Nobody Wants It tells the story of the relationship between Joanna, a brave podcaster, and Rabbi Noah, who sparks a relationship during an unexpected meeting. Despite the fact that they belong to completely different worlds, the couple faces numerous challenges. In the second season, their story will continue, taking on a new development.

"The Peacemaker" season 2 

Release date: 2025 

In the first season, the comic book character Christopher Smith, known as the Peacemaker (John Cena), becomes part of a government team tasked with eliminating "butterflies," alien insects that penetrate the brains of influential politicians.

However, in the season finale, Smith realizes that the "butterflies" are not such villains after all, and the real threat is lurking just around the corner. In the second season, the Peacekeeper will likely have to uncover a cunning plan by Amanda Waller, a powerful official who uses aliens for her own benefit.

Interestingly, the second season will be part of the new DC Extended Universe.