The Top 10 TV Shows Everyone Was Obsessed With in 2025
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It feels like there has been a solid wave of new television series released this past year. Like they’ve all been stockpiled somewhere, waiting for an attentive audience. And it could very well be true! Remember the writers’ strike, the actor’s strike? It definitely added some lumps to the production schedule of many projects. But it might’ve worked in our favor. There’s lots to reflect on. Lots to talk about. Lots to petition for a season 2.
Taking a bite from every genre, here are just 10 of the TV shows that had us in a chokehold throughout 2025.
1. The Studio
Where can I watch it? Apple TV
It’s starry. It’s savage. It’s whip-smart screenwriting. This is where you go to get a grander picture of modern Hollywood and the ongoing, very relatable feud between finance and marketing. The Studio debuted with an astounding 92% on Rotten Tomatoes and has since nabbed a record number of Emmys, including wins for Outstanding Comedy Series and Lead Actor in a Comedy Series.
It documents the newly appointed Head of Continental Studios, Matt Remick (Seth Rogen) in his desperate plight for celebrity approval that sees many industry relationships unravel oh-so awkwardly in front of our eyes. Flanked by inimitable talent—Kathryn Hahn, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, Bryan Cranston, Catherine O’Hara—you’ll
also find celebrity appearances from Zoë Kravitz, Dave Franco, and Martin Scorsese. Stay for the psychedelic performance in Episode 9. Trust me.
2. The Four Seasons
Where can I watch it? Netflix
“Like The White Lotus without deaths”, I too agree with The Guardian. This eight-part remake of the 1981 Alan Alda film of the same name has been heralded as some of Tina Fey’s best work in years. An expansive look at decades-long relationships between three-ish well off and beautifully clad couples in their 50s. It’s the American Dream. Just, watered down. And with some dirt mixed in.
When one couple divorces and emotions start to sour, the group fights to keep their longstanding tradition alive: a weekend away in every season, every year. It felt to me, a twenty-something, like a very honest reflection of mid-life. What to do and how to be when the nest is empty and lust starts to plateau. I saw glimpses of my parents and their friends mirrored in the behaviour of these characters. Which was enlightening. Only I don’t know anyone IRL with the same level of charisma as Steve Carell or Colman Domingo.
3. Running Point
Where can I watch it? Netflix
Something to fill the niche set of criteria, that is it’s the end of the day, and I don’t want to think too hard, but it can’t be a complete flop-type television. Plus, there’s an inherent nostalgia that comes with seeing 90s romcom icon, Kate Hudson, back in starring roles. One that was shaped by the writing of Mindy Kaling; responsible for hits like The Sex Lives of College Girls and Never Have I Ever.
The underdog trope is a classic crowd-pleaser. Which is why Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson), who is seemingly unqualified to take over the family business, is suddenly thrust into power when her brother's drug habit hits the tabloids. The Waves, Los Angeles’ basketball team, need a new president and she is it. There’s mess, sweetness and a seriously dysfunctional family at the heart of this journey to bust the glass ceiling.
4. Your Friends & Neighbors
Where can I watch it? Apple TV
Ow, how we’ve missed this Mad Man… Let Friends & Neighbors be John Hamm’s explosive return to a lead role on our TV screens. Because it is. He’s wealthy, he’s witty, he’s suave, but above all, he’s not who he seems. I was thrown off guard in the very first episode by such heavy voice narration. So consider this a warning if you’d prefer not to be talked at. (It feels less like an interference as the plot gets richer.)
When New York hedge fund maestro, Andrew Cooper (John Hamm), loses his job, while coming to terms with a fresh divorce, he starts to perform small-scale heists in order to maintain his luxury lifestyle. Apparently, in upper-class suburban America, security codes are common knowledge amongst friends and neighbors. Sometimes they don’t even bother to lock their doors. A very risky move when you’ve been lying and cheating yourself. The meddler becomes the meddlee. Or something like that.
5. The Pitt
Where can I watch it? HBO Max
One for the medical drama obsessed who have been actively searching for something new, instead of sitting down to begrudgingly watch Grey’s Anatomy season 22. I repeat: season 22. Where The Pitt went right was dialing up the realism inside the emergency room. You get a look at the state of healthcare in America, and it’s relentless. That’s what won them an Emmy for Outstanding Drama Series.
Each installment of The Pitt (a double entendre for both Pittsburgh Medical Trauma Hospital’s namesake city, and a colloquial nickname for the ER) serves as an hour of Dr Robby’s (Noah Wyle) 15-hour shift. Purposefully igniting a sense of overwhelm in the viewer, especially when you’ve never set foot in the emergency room. This level of action is a serious homage to frontline workers. If you have a weak stomach I’d suggest you steer clear.
6. Adolescence
Where can I watch it? Netflix
We’ve all watched it. And if you haven’t watched it, you’ve heard about it. Adolescence (seemingly) broke the internet for two reasons: a) its staggeringly on-the-nose look at how the social manosphere can breed teen violence, and b) its seamless one-shot cinematography. Sit down for a dark, and heartbreaking social critique that will stay with you well after the series is complete.
When a 13-year-old boy, Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper), is arrested for the murder of a female classmate, you’re fed the facts of a small-town police investigation that simply won’t let you side with any one particular character or suspect. His psychological evaluation and the family burden hold a mirror up to the very real impact of radicalization and cyberbullying. It’s not based on a singular true story, but it might as well have been.
7. Overcompensating
Where can I watch it? Amazon Prime
You might know him best as co-host of the life-musings podcast that is Ride, but the beloved Benito Skinner recently created and starred in a coming-out comedy based on his college years. Overcompensating looks back on the cringe that was 2015, with all the wisdom of 2025. Buckle up! Oh, and you’ll spot fellow Ride co-host, Mary Beth Barone, in a leading role too. They’re an impeccable package deal.
So, Benny (Benito Skinner) is a closeted football player determined to not let his masculine mask slide. From the first day of college, he befriends Carmen (Wally Baram), a high school outsider, who quickly goes from potential hook-up to trusted friend. Something about quashing homosexuality will have you acting out as such. There’s a lot of tears, parties, and pride (the queer kind, and the personal satisfaction kind) from an ensemble of young adults that will force you to liken them to unforgettable college acquaintances of your own.
8. MobLand
Where can I watch it? Amazon Prime
A gritty British crime series is always a great salve for escaping your own worries, innit?! Make sure Guy Ritchie is at the helm (quick editing, creative cuts, witty dialogue, near-preposterous plots) and it’s an obvious no-brainer, like MobLand. Give it at least two episodes to really kick into gear, then you’ll be thrust into the lives of warring families.
Harry Da Souza (Tom Hardy) is the designated “fixer” for the Harrigan family, led by patriarch Conan (Pierce Brosnan) and matriarch Maeve (Helen Mirren), desperately trying to keep the peace. Only, as you can imagine, in the messiest and loudest way possible. It’s a kill-or-be-killed situation that sees Hardy sink into a state of gruffness that champions the whole series. It’s not old-timey either, this is modern-day ‘Lundun’.
9. Too Much
Where can I watch it? Netflix
The highly anticipated return of Lena Dunham. Her most personal stab at storytelling, with a chaotic cast and plot to reflect events and decisions within her own life. Embellished a little, of course. Too Much was deemed by many to be, well, too much. One could argue that was the whole damn point? Divisive opinions don’t mean it’s bad.
You’ll get to know A LOT about Jessica (Megan Stalter), a New York workaholic who is reeling from a broken relationship. She takes a job in London, naturally, escaping reality, where she plans to live like a Brontë sister. When she meets Felix (Will Sharpe), a walking series of red flags, their unusual connection is impossible to ignore. But he will casually teach you the lore of a Jaffa Cake in his quintessential English accent.
10. Sirens
Where can I watch it? Netflix
If you’re looking for something surreal and off-kilter, this limited series is likely to reel you in. As cults do. Sirens is stuffed with a cocktail of concepts and themes that will have you questioning the desired outcome. The single syllable codeword between sisters who have endured unimaginable trauma in their youth is also layered with meaning thanks to the seaside New England setting.
Our protagonist is an all-black-wearing, rather scrappy woman named Devon (Megan Fahy), who is worried about her younger sister’s (Milly Alcock) codependent relationship with her billionaire boss (Julianne Moore). She storms the estate and threatens to sabotage the lavish life her sister is leading under Moore’s ethereal presence. There’s murder and infidelity and a satirical jab at how “the other half” must live. We are not in Buffalo, NY, anymore.
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