IMDb's 2025 TV Guide

Filming has wrapped on the final season of this beloved supernatural horror series, which cemented terms like the Upside Down and demagorgon in our collective vocabulary, and fans are waiting impatiently to be transported back to 1987 Hawkins, Indiana to close out the adventure. We've all grown up alongside the cast of former kids, who have since become household names, and can't wait to see what awaits Eleven, Mike, Dusty, Lucas, and the rest of the crew. Joining the cast for Season 5 are Nell Fisher, Jake Connelly, Alex Breaux, and none other than Linda Hamilton (Teminator) in an undisclosed role, which has us screaming internally in anticipation.

Season 5 premieres on Netflix Nov. 26

Vince Gilligan returns to both Albuquerque and his sci-fi roots with "Pluribus," his new and twisty take on the pandemic genre. The intriguing premise follows Carol (Rhea Seehorn) as the only person immune to a virus that causes uncontrollable optimism and happiness. With the tagline, "The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness," I can't wait to see how this one plays out. I mean, would a world full of happiness and optimism be a bad thing? The series marks a reunion between Gilligan and "Better Call Saul" star Seehorn, and has been greenlit for two seasons before its debut. Given Gilligan's track record and Apple TV's track record of leaning into high-quality sci-fi programming, my expectations are high for this one.

Streaming on Apple TV+

Series creator Rachel Sennott stars in this original comedy about an ambitious LA friend group. Prepare to be gagged by the truly iconic procession of high-profile guest stars, including Leighton Meester, Moses Ingram, Lauren Holt, Elijah Wood, Quenlin Blackwell, Josh Brener, Tim Baltz, Froy Gutierrez, and Colin Woodell.

Streaming on HBO Max

Here's a question we have about this prequel series set in the scariest town in the Stephen King multiverse: Who would have played Pennywise if Bill Skarsgård didn't finally agree to haunt the sewers once again as the shapeshifting, dancing clown? Filming on the series had commenced before Skarsgård’s return was announced by HBO and Andy and Barbara Muschietti, who hope the origin series is as well received as It Chapter One and, of course, the original miniseries that stills haunts us 90s kids. Heading back to the 1960s alongside Skarsgård in his first post-Nosferatu role will be Jovan Adepo, Taylour Paige, James Remar, and regular visits from Madeleine Stowe.

Streaming on HBO Max

Check our math on this one: Ken Burns + history = perfection

Premieres on PBS Nov. 16

Ryan Murphy’s controversial true crime series is returning in 2025, and this time the focus will be on serial killer Ed Gein. Charlie Hunnam stars as Gein, with Laure Metcalf joining the cast as his mother, Augusta. Let's just say the relationship between mother and son was disturbing. As dark as it is to say, Gein has long been a source of inspiration in Hollywood, influencing aspects of fictional killers like Psycho’s Norman Bates and The Silence of the Lambs’ Buffalo Bill. It seems that the murder’s status as a grotesque muse will be explored in the series, as it’s been announced Tom Hollander and Olivia Williams will portray Alfred and Alma Hitchcock in this third installment of the anthology series.

Streaming on Netflix

Kathy Bates returns to her Emmy-nominated role for Season 2 of this reboot of the beloved legal drama.

Streaming on Paramount+

Jason Clarke, Patricia Arquette, Johnn Berchtold, and Brittany Snow star in this docudramas about the shocking crimes connected to a prominent South Carolina family inspired by the Murdaugh Murders podcast.

Premieres on Hulu Oct. 14

Based on horrific true crimes, "Devil in Disguise" will share the stories of serial killer John Wayne Gacy's many victims in this eight-episode docudrama starring Michael Chernus, Gabriel Luna, and James Badge Dale.

Premieres on Peacock Oct. 16

Rebecca Miller's five-part documentary on Martin Scorsese features "unrestricted access" to the legendary director's private archives, as well as conversations with Scorsese and never-before-seen interviews with friends and collaborators like Robert De Niro, Daniel Day-Lewis, Leonardo DiCaprio, Mick Jagger, Steven Spielberg, Sharon Stone, Jodie Foster, Paul Schrader, Margot Robbie, Cate Blanchett, and his wife, Helen Morris.

Premieres on Apple TV+ Oct. 17

Ruth Wilson and Emma Thompson star in this thriller about a regular woman, a private investigator, and a complex conspiracy with deadly consequences.

Premieres on Apple TV+ Oct. 29

There's an old saying that "you might as well laugh as cry," and this new mockumentary comedy about an under-funded, under-staffed hospital looks like it may bring some much-needed levity to an all-too-frequent real-world problem.

Series premieres on NBC Nov. 3

"Game of Thrones" creators David Benioff and D.B. Weiss are behind this four-part limited series detailing the stranger-than-fiction assassination of James Garfield by his obsessive admirer Charlies Guiteau.

Premieres on Netflix Nov. 6