Words: Aobh O'Brien-Moody
The small screen is set to have a big year in 2025, with the return of some of our favourite series (Severance! Euphoria! The White Lotus!) as well as the release of exciting new shows that we already know will have us hooked (A Stephen Graham-fronted crime drama from the mind behind Peaky Blinders, anyone?). These are the TV series we’re most looking forward to in the coming months.
SAS Rogue Heroes (season 2)
Release date: 1 January
The heroic – and occasionally hot-headed – founding members of the SAS are back, this time with a new mission in Europe. Starring Connor Swindells, Jack O’Connell, Dominic West and newcomer Jack Barton, the second season of the beloved BBC drama has already launched to great critical acclaim.
Severance (season 2)
Release date: 17 January
This Ben Stiller-directed Apple TV+ sci-fi series begs the question: what if we were able to split our consciousness between work-selves and non-work-selves? With Adam Scott leading a cast that includes Britt Lower, Christopher Walken and Patricia Arquette, season two is set to take us on another wild ride…
The White Lotus (season 3)
Release date: 16 February
Everyone’s favourite rich-person-abroad satire is back for its third season. Set in Thailand, the new season sees characters portrayed by the likes of Parker Posey, Carrie Coon and Jason Isaacs checking into The White Lotus, where hijinks are guaranteed to ensue. Writer and director Mike White promises “a supersized White Lotus,” telling EW, “It’s going to be longer, bigger, crazier.”
Zero Day
Release date: 20 February
This timely conspiracy thriller centres on a former POTUS – played by Robert Deniro in his first-ever television role – who is called out of retirement to help find the source of a deadly cyberattack. The all-star cast also features Lizzy Caplan, Jesse Plemons, Joan Allen, Connie Britton and Matthew Modine.
A Thousand Blows
Release date: 21 February
For fans of Peaky Blinders looking to fill a darkly comedic crime drama-shaped hole, Steven Knight’s soon-to-be-released A Thousand Blows is guaranteed to satisfy. Starring Stephen Graham and The Crown’s Erin Doherty, it centres on an illegal boxing ring in 19th century London that’s shaken up by two new arrivals from Jamaica. High hopes indeed.
The Studio
Release date: 26 March
Seth Rogen’s new dramedy sees him take on the role of a Hollywood studio executive struggling to keep up in the new streaming-heavy TV and film landscape. A+ for relevance, especially given that it’s set to stream on Apple TV+... It also stars Olivia Wilde, Catherine O’Hara and Kathryn Hahn.
Your Friends and Neighbours
Release date: 11 April
Jon Hamm dons his finest Mad Men-esque attire for this con-man thriller in which he plays a recently-divorced-and-fired hedge fund manager who turns to stealing from his wealthy neighbours to maintain the lifestyle he and his family have become accustomed to. How long until he gets caught? And what will he discover about his neighbours in the process?
Black Rabbit
Release date: TBC
Starring Jason Bateman and Jude Law, this sibling drama centres around the New York nightlife scene. Not a whole lot is known about the series at this point, but the premise of Bateman and Law as sparring brothers already has us intrigued.
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