OPINION: 10 Series You Need To Stream in Summer 2025
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Summer has finally arrived, and networks are working overtime to deliver our summer watchlist, bringing us new seasons of some hit television series while also offering brand-new stories for us to get stuck into.
There's going to be something for everyone to stream this summer. Whether you like young adult novel adaptations, period dramas, reality shows, or superhero stories, one of the top streaming services has got your back.
We've trawled the schedule for some of the best series streaming in summer 2025, kicking off this month and wading all the way through to August.
Read on below to get some inspiration for your summer watchlist.
The Best TV Series To Stream Summer 2025
Love Island USA
Release Date: June 3
June 3 Where to Stream: Peacock
Reality television lovers, we're serving you first. A brand new season of Love Island USA just kicked off on Peacock, and you're now going to want to miss the drama.
READ: Love Island UK Season 12 – Release Date, Schedule, How To Watch
We Were Liars
Release Date: June 18
June 18 Where to Stream: Prime Video
Emily Alyn Lind stars as Cadence Sinclair in this adaptation of E. Lockhart's Goodreads Choice Award-winning book, We Were Liars.
Following a terrible accident, Cadence struggles to remember the events of her past, and the series sets about piecing those memories together.
America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders (Season 2)
Release Date: June 18
June 18 Where to Stream: Netflix
America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Season 2.
America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Season 2.
Courtesy of Netflix
Giddy up! We return to Dallas, Texas, this summer when a new pool of hopefuls try out for the most notable cheer squad in the NFL.
Following the success of last summer's first season, America's Sweethearts: Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders is back with even more drama.
The Buccaneers (Season 2)
Release Date: June 18
June 18 Where to Stream: Apple TV+
Another series returning for its second season is The Buccaneers, which follows a group of young American girls who burst onto the scene in 1870s London.
Now they've made themselves at home, and Apple TV+ says this season will feature the girls as they "wrestle with romance, lust, jealousy, births and death."
The Gilded Age (Season 3)
Release Date: June 22
June 22 Where to Stream: Max
Period drama fans are being served well this summer, as season three of The Gilded Age returns to HBO and Max on June 22.
This season chronicles the societal shifts in 1880s New York, where old money clashes with new money, with our fan-favorite characters returning.
The Bear (Season 4)
Release Date: June 25
June 25 Where to Stream: Hulu
Talking of fan-favorites, The Bear has been a hit over the three years it's been on air, and it returns this summer with what many expect to be the final season.
Led by Jeremy Allen White as Carmen 'Carmy' Berzatto, The Bear follows a young fine-dining chef who returns to Chicago to run his family's sandwich shop.
The Summer I Turned Pretty (Season 3)
Release Date: July 16
July 16 Where to Stream: Prime Video
Belly (Lola Tung) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) in THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY.
Belly (Lola Tung) and Jeremiah (Gavin Casalegno) in THE SUMMER I TURNED PRETTY.
Erika Doss/Prime
The highly anticipated third and final season lands on Prime Video this summer, and everyone wants to know: will Belly pick Jeremiah or Conrad?
Eyes of Wakanda
Release Date: August 6
August 6 Where to Stream: Disney+
Marvel fans, you've got a brand new series to get stuck into this summer with Eyes of Wakanda, which follows the warriors who travel the world to retrieve dangerous vibranium artifacts.
Landing on Disney+ on August 6, the Eyes of Wakanda features a stellar voice cast including Gary Anthony Williams, Anika Noni Rose, Cress Williams, Lynn Whitfield, Steve Toussaint, Zeke Alton, Winnie Harlow, and Jona Xiao.
Alien: Earth
Release Date: August 12
August 12 Where to Stream: Hulu
More franchise fun is coming in August as the long-awaited series from Noah Hawley, Alien: Earth, lands on FX and Hulu.
Following the crash-landing of a mysterious space vessel on Earth, a group of soldiers discover something that puts them face-to-face with the greatest threat to the planet.
Peacemaker (Season 2)
Release Date: August 21
August 21 Where to Stream: Max
After a three-year wait, DC Studios delivers the second season of James Gunn's Peacemaker.
Starring John Cena in the titular role, Peacemaker follows the superhero as he struggles to reconcile his past with his newfound sense of purpose.
Thursday Murder Club
Release Date: August 28
August 28 Where to Stream: Netflix
Celia Imrie, Sir Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan in The Thursday Murder Club.
Celia Imrie, Sir Ben Kingsley, Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan in The Thursday Murder Club.
Giles Keyte/Netflix
To close out the summer, we have the book-to-screen adaptation of Richard Osman's The Thursday Murder Club.
Directed by Harry Potter's Chris Columbus and written by Katy Brand and Suzanne Heathcote, The Thursday Murder Club starsHelen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, Ben Kingsley, Celia Imrie, and Naomi Ackie.
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