25 Best TV Shows That Released in 2025
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Looking for the best new TV shows to watch right now? You're in the right place.
In this article we're running down the 25 highest-rated shows that released in 2025, ranked by Rotten Tomatoes according to both critical and audience review scores.
That includes brilliant limited series like Netflix's Toxic Town and Adolescence, fantasy epics like Prime Video's The Wheel of Time Season 3, and spectacular superhero animations like Disney+'s Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man. Expect quality, as well as a few surprise wildcard entries.
Murderbot stars Alexander Skarsgard
Murderbot stars Alexander Skarsgard
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The year is far from finished, but there's hours upon hours of amazing content to watch on TV. So scroll down to see the perfect shows to stream, ranked in order of their review scores, and which streaming service you can catch them.
Best TV Shows 2025
1: Poker Face: Season 2
Tomatometer 100% Popcornmeter 64%
Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Katie Holmes, John Mulaney, Cynthia Erivo
Where to watch: Peacock
2: Common Side Effects
Tomatometer 100% Popcornmeter 89%
Starring: Dave King, Emily Pendergast, Mike Judge, Martha Kelly
Where to watch: Adult Swim, Max, and Max's Amazon Channel
3: Wolf Hall: The Mirror and the Light: Season 2
Tomatometer 100% Popcornmeter 78%
Starring: Mark Rylance, Damian Lewis, Timothy Spall, Claire Foy
Where to watch: PBS
4: The Narrow Road to the Deep North
Tomatometer 100% Popcornmeter 68%
Starring: Jacob Elordi, Odessa Young, Masa Yamaguchi, Max Berkman
Where to watch: Prime Video
5: Murderbot
Tomatometer 98% Popcornmeter 76%
Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian, Sabrina Wu
Where to watch: Apple TV+
6: Get Millie Black
Tomatometer 100% Popcornmeter 74%
Starring: Tamara Lawrance, Joe Dempsie, Gershwyn Eustache Jnr, Chyna McQueen
Where to watch: Max
7: North of North
Tomatometer 100% Popcornmeter 79%
Starring: Anna Lambe, Maika Harper, Tanya Tagaq, Jay Ryan
Where to watch: Netflix
8: Toxic Town
Tomatometer 100% Popcornmeter 83%
Starring: Jodie Whittaker, Aimee Lou Wood, Claudia Jessie, Robert Carlyle
Where to watch: Netflix
9: Adolescence
Tomatometer 99% Popcornmeter 73%
Starring: Ashley Walters, Owen Cooper, Stephen Graham, Faye Marsay
Where to watch: Netflix
10: Andor: Season 2
Tomatometer 97% Popcornmeter 88%
Starring: Diego Luna, Stellan Skarsgård, Genevieve O'Reilly, Forest Whitaker
Where to watch: Disney+
11: Dying for Sex
Tomatometer 98% Popcornmeter 80%
Starring: Michelle Williams, Jenny Slate, Rob Delaney, Jay Duplass
Where to watch: Disney+, Hulu
12: Reacher: Season 3
Tomatometer 98% Popcornmeter 73%
Starring: Alan Ritchson, Willa Fitzgerald, Malcolm Goodwin, Sonya Cassidy
Where to watch: Prime Video
13: Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man
Tomatometer 97% Popcornmeter 62%
Starring: Hudson Thames, Eugene Byrd, Grace Song, Hugh Dancy
Where to watch: Disney+
14: Hacks: Season 4
Tomatometer 97% Popcornmeter 64%
Starring: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Rose Abdoo
Where to watch: Max
15: Ludwig
Tomatometer 97% Popcornmeter 85%
Starring: David Mitchell, Anna Maxwell Martin, Dipo Ola, Sophie Willan
Where to watch: Britbox, BBC iPlayer
16: The Rehearsal: Season 2
Tomatometer 97% Popcornmeter 94%
Starring: Nathan Fielder
Where to watch: Max
17: The Wheel of Time: Season 3
Tomatometer 97% Popcornmeter 83%
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Daniel Henney, Josha Stradowski, Madeleine Madden
Where to watch: Prime Video
18: High Potential
Tomatometer 96% Popcornmeter 81%
Starring: Kaitlin Olson, Daniel Sunjata, Javicia Leslie, Deniz Akdeniz
Where to watch: Disney+
19: Deli Boys
Tomatometer 96% Popcornmeter 86%
Starring: Frank Rizzo, John Fiorentino, Andrew B. Lipson, Zimbo Gessert
Where to watch: Disney+
20: Mo: Season 2
Tomatometer 96% Popcornmeter 91%
Starring: Mohammed Amer, Teresa Ruiz, Farah Bsieso, Omar Elba
Where to watch: Netflix
21: #1 Happy Family USA
Tomatometer 96% Popcornmeter Pending
Starring: Ramy Youssef, Alia Shawkat, Salma Hindy, Randa Jarrar
Where to watch: Prime Video
22: Doctor Who: Season 2
Tomatometer 96% Popcornmeter 58%
Starring: Ncuti Gatwa, Varada Sethu, Millie Gibson, Michelle Greenidge
Where to watch: Disney+, BBC iPlayer
23: The Last of Us: Season 2
Tomatometer 95% Popcornmeter 39%
Starring: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey
Where to watch: Max
24: The Pitt
Tomatometer 95% Popcornmeter 84%
Starring: Noah Wyle, Patrick Ball, Supriya Ganesh, Fiona Dourif
Where to watch: Max
25: Forever
Tomatometer 96% Popcornmeter 92%
Starring: Xavier Mills, Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Gabriella Martinez
Where to watch: Netflix
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