TV shows making a comeback in 2025 

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Every year, TV fans eagerly anticipate the return of their favourite shows, and 2025 is no exception. Whether you’re waiting for the next chapter of a gripping drama, a hilarious sitcom, or an action-packed thriller, this year has plenty in store.

The White Lotus: Season 3

The White Lotus is a darkly comedic social satire that dissects privilege, wealth, and moral decay through the lives of guests and staff at the opulent, yet chaotic, White Lotus resort chain. Each season introduces a new exotic location and a fresh cast of characters, whose seemingly picture-perfect vacations unravel into drama, scandal, and unexpected revelations. Season 3, which introduces viewers to a new resort, is set to premiere on 16th February 2025.

Yellowjackets: Season 3

Yellowjackets follows a group of teenagers whose lives are forever changed after surviving a harrowing plane crash in the wilderness in 1996. As they struggle to endure extreme conditions, and fight for survival, the series simultaneously explores how the traumatic experience continues to haunt them decades later in 2021. The promising season 3 is set to premiere on 14th February 2025.

Andor: Season 2

Andor offers a gripping and grounded perspective within the Star Wars universe, centring on Cassian Andor’s transformation from a disillusioned rogue to a key figure in the Rebel Alliance. The series delves into the rise of the rebellion against the Empire, exploring the interconnected struggles of various people and planets caught in the fight for freedom. Fans can look forward to Season 2’s premiere on 22nd April 2025.

You: Season 5

Based on the novels by Caroline Kepnes, You follows the dangerously charming yet deeply disturbed Joe Goldberg, a man whose obsessive tendencies drive him to manipulate, stalk, and eliminate anyone who stands between him and his ideal version of love. With a history of deception, violence, and a trail of bodies in his wake, Joe’s twisted journey has taken him across different cities and identities. The upcoming fifth and final season will bring his story to a dramatic and shocking conclusion, when it premieres on the 24th April 2025.

The Last of Us: Season 2

Inspired by Naughty Dog’s critically acclaimed video game series, The Last of Us is a post-apocalyptic drama set twenty years after a devastating fungal pandemic, turning much of humanity into aggressive, zombie-like creatures. The series follows Joel, a hardened survivor, and Ellie, a teenage girl who may hold the key to a cure. The much-anticipated second season will premiere on April 13th 2025.

The Handmaid’s Tale: Season 6

Based on Margaret Atwood’s chilling novel, The Handmaid’s Tale is set in a dystopian future where the United States has been overthrown by the totalitarian regime of Gilead. Under its brutal rule, fertile women, known as “Handmaids,” are forced into reproductive servitude, stripped of their rights and autonomy. The series follows June Osborne, a former Handmaid turned resistance fighter, as she battles against oppression. Season 6 is expected to deliver a powerful and intense conclusion to June’s story, with its premiere slated for the 8th April 2025.

Wednesday: Season 2

Wednesday follows the sharp-witted and morbidly curious Wednesday Addams as she embarks on a journey at Nevermore Academy, a school for outcasts. Whilst honing her emerging psychic abilities, she finds herself entangled in a series of gruesome murders linked to a long-buried family mystery. Blending supernatural elements with dark humour and detective intrigue, Season 2 is set to release sometime in late 2025.

Ginny & Georgia: Season 3

Ginny & Georgia follows fifteen-year-old Ginny Miller as she navigates the complexities of adolescence while her free-spirited mother, Georgia, attempts to build a stable life for their family in a picturesque New England town, following years on the run. Balancing comedy, drama, and mystery, the series explores themes of identity, love, and dark secrets from Georgia’s past. While no trailer has been released for the 3rd season as of yet,  it’s set to premiere on the 5th June 2025.

Stranger Things: Season 5

Set in the nostalgia rich 1980s, Stranger Things follows the residents of Hawkins, Indiana, as they face supernatural horrors unleashed by secretive government experiments. The town becomes the battleground for a war against the monstrous forces of the Upside Down, with a group of kids and their allies standing as humanity’s last hope. As the beloved series reaches its epic conclusion, fans can expect Season 5 to release sometime in 2025.

Squid Game: Season 3

The global phenomenon Squid Game follows a desperate group of financially struggling individuals who receive a mysterious invitation to participate in a series of deadly children’s games. With a grand prize of over $38 million at stake, the contestants soon realise that the games are a brutal, life-or-death contest where only one can survive. Season 3, the final chapter of the intense thriller. Along with Ginny & Georgia, the trailer for Squid Game: Season 3 has yet to be released, but it’s expected to premiere on 27th June 2025.