NÃO PERCA: Decider’s 17 Best TV Shows Of 2025 🍿
After dual strikes crippled the television industry for the better part of 2023 and severely impacted the quality and quantity of what networks could release in 2024, 2025 marked something of a return to normalcy for creatives and audiences alike. Sure, the heady days of Peak TV have certainly receded in the rearview, and sure, we’re not quite back to the place where we can depend on ALL of our favorite shows to return with new seasons at the same time year-in and year-out, but what 2025 lacked in terms of calendar consistency of output it more than made up for by empowering a wide range of visionary voices to demonstrate their mastery of the medium in their own ways.
On one hand, you have the veterans: Prior Emmy nominees like Dan Fogelman, Brad Ingelsby, and Dan Erickson, as well as previous Emmy winners like Vince Gilligan and R. Scott Gemmill each released new series this year that won over viewers, sure, but more importantly for our purposes here today, the discerning Decider staff. On the other, rising new voices like Benito Skinner, Ben Kronengold, and Rebecca Shaw did the nigh impossible by convincing millennials and Zoomers to stop doomscrolling on TikTok long enough to build a bond with their respective new series.
So, for the next few minutes at least, try to ignore the dual existential threats of industry consolidation and attention-thieving content creators and instead focus on the best that TV had to offer in 2025 according to Team Decider.
The staff here at Decider gathered over the last few weeks to pull together what ultimately became this list of the Top 17 TV Shows of 2025 that you’re about to read. A few notes on process: We began by ranking our own individual Top 10 shows of the year, a process that resulted in a short list of 61 different shows that at least one person felt worthy of inclusion on this list. We tallied these votes that came from a dozen different Decider contributors and put them into one master list, which we then used as a jumping off point for a debate on the merits of these selections.
After some, shall we say, spirited conversation, we (eventually) arrived at was the following list of 24 programs, which we’ll countdown in descending order until we reach the pinnacle of the medium that we’re all so devoted to. You’ll find a broad mix of series included in this list — everything from big budget, high concept sci-fi fare to deliciously disposable reality TV — that reflects the Decider team’s diverse interests and obsessions. Let us know how we did, and what you loved (and/or loathed) in the comments below!
Creator: Jeff Jenkins
Stars: Taylor Frankie Paul, Whitney Leavitt, Mayci Neely, Jennifer Affleck, Mikayla Matthews, Layla Taylor, Miranda McWhorter, Demi Engemann, Jessi Draper Ngatikaura
The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives took the world by storm when it first premiered in 2024, but in the calendar year of 2025, Hulu gifted fans with not one, but two more full seasons (and two reunions) of binge-worthy episodes. What started as a (soft) swinging scandal has grown into something much more sinister (if you could believe it), with allegations of affairs and sexual assault, and the rehashing of childhood traumas taking center stage in 2025. Beyond that, the Mormon Wives have cross-pollinated with other Disney-backed shows, like Dancing with the Stars and The Bachelorette, proving that these women are at the center of the reality TV zeitgeist and they are not going away. Bring on Season 4!—Sam Nungesser
CREATORS: Ben Kronengold and Rebecca Shaw
STARS: Malik Elassal, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao, Owen Thiele, Lucy Freyer
Adults felt like a breath of fresh air in a year of television packed with high-stakes drama, betrayal and absurdity (I’m looking at you, The Rehearsal and The Chair Company). Whatever happened to the good ol’ fashioned hangout sitcom? The FX comedy delivers on a premise that has been seen before, but this time, it’s for the brainrot digital age. Malik Elassal, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao, Owen Thiele, Lucy Freyer star as a group of friends who all live in Samir’s (Elassal) family home in Queens where the water boiler is always broken and the mailbox is overflowing so much that the series finale is about the gang finally going through their mail like adults are supposed to. What makes Adults most entertaining is that every character has a chaotic edge that they just can’t seem to restrain, in the same vein as Broad City and It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia. They all make terrible decisions as they desperately hold onto the scraps of their youth when faced with the realities of being an adult. But what cuts through the noise is their love for each other and the unexpected spark that erupts in the series finale. Despite its sticky start, Adults is a comedy goldmine, ripe for plenty of fun in the newly announced Season 2.—Radhamely De Leon
Showrunner: Lori Gordon
Stars: Lisa Barlow, Meredith Marks, Heather Gay, Whitney Rose, Angie Katsanevas, Mary Cosby, Britani Bateman
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City is one of those shows where you always wonder how it could possibly get better in the next season. But lo and behold, this Bravo series has gone from Jen Shah’s on-camera FBI raid, to Monica Garcia’s Reality Von Tease reveal, to conversations of “circle jerks” and “high body count hair,” to Meredith Marks’ alleged (off-camera) meltdown on the flight home from their cast trip. Whether they’re opening up about their failed businesses and unconventional marriages, or merely dropping one-liners that belong in the history books of Bravo, these women—and Utah, in general—are doing reality television the right way.—S.N.
CREATOR: Benito Skinner
STARS: Benito Skinner, Wally Baram, Mary Beth Barone, Adam DiMarco
Drawing inspiration from his own high school years as a closeted football player and coming out experiences in college, comedian Benito Skinner writes and stars in Overcompensating as Benny, a fictionalized version of himself. The series opens as Benny is moving into college for the first time. We see him masking his true identity to fit in by attempting to join the frat that his sister’s bro-y boyfriend is a member of and befriending another misfit, Carmen, who was an outsider in high school trying to change that as college begins. Benny and Carmen’s friendship is the beating heart of the eight-episode season as they try to figure out who they are and accept certain truths about themselves. As someone who attended college in the 2010s, Overcompensating (which is set in a nebulous time period that might be 2011, but could also be 2021) is deeply relatable. Whether you see yourself in Benny’s journey, understand exactly how Carmen is feeling as she starts her freshman year, or you were just that person asking an older friend to buy you flavored vodka (a canon event for many Gen Z college students — prove me wrong), there’s something to connect with on this show. We’ve all overcompensated for something at some point. –Angela Tricarico
CREATOR: Dan Fogelman
STARS: Sterling K. Brown, Julianne Nicholson, James Marsden, and more
Set in a curious community populated by the world’s most prominent figures, Paradise follows Xavier Collins (Sterling K. Brown), Secret Service agent to President Cal Bradford (James Marsden), and the chief suspect in his murder. *GASP!* As Xavier races to prove his innocence, find the real killer, and recover stolen government intel, Paradise delivers jaw-dropping twists that will keep viewers hooked, howling, and hypothesizing. The Emmy-nominated series features powerhouse performances from a stacked cast, a stellar soundtrack and score, plus a standout installment that goes full-on disaster movie. Season 1 is a wild, underrated ride (13th on this list, but Top 5 in my mind) that tees up an intriguing Season 2. And I can’t wait to see what Fogelman and fam have in store.—Nicole Gallucci
CREATOR/WRITER: Brad Ingelsby
STARS: Mark Ruffalo, Tom Pelphrey, Emilia Jones, Fabien Frankel
On its face, Task could be seen as a typical CBS-type procedural. A veteran FBI agent with heaps of personal trauma leads a team of disparate personalities in a race to solve a sprawling, violent case. But that’s only on its face. Within seconds of meeting Mark Ruffalo’s Tom Brandis and his group, you see the heart beating wildly inside each of these finely-wrought characters. You’ll follow them anywhere, like into a nearly episode-long, forest-set gunfight that transpires from three directions. And Task, which returns to the Pennsylvania landscapes and regional accents creator-writer Brad Ingelsby featured in Mare of Easttown, will also rip you apart on its criminal side. Tom Pelphrey, as garbageman-turned-drug house robber Robbie Pendergrast, is some kind of fallen angel here, a man brought low by his own decisions, but still with the grace to make the arc of his life mean something. We all wish for that, however awful life gets. In 2025, Task took our emotions places a TV crime drama hasn’t in quite some time.—Johnny Loftus
CREATOR: Danny McBride
STARS: Danny McBride, Edi Patterson, Adam DeVine, Walton Goggins, John Goodman
It’s a crying shame that Danny McBride chose to end his parody of an evangelical family’s struggles after four seasons. That said, if there is ever a way to go out, it’s on top and with a bang. The anthology-esque element of the show has always lent itself to feeling fresh year after year, but bringing in Megan Mullally, Seann William Scott, and Michael Rooker to play the Milsap family — close friends of the Gemstone clan and comedic foils — elevated the always-hilarious comedy to new heights (the kind that can only be reached via jetpacks… if you know you know). Throw in the harrowing origin story told through the very first Elijah Gemstone, a.k.a. Bradley Cooper, in the Season 4 opener, and you have a winner of a final installment. R.I.P. The Righteous Gemstones, like Aimee-Leigh, you’re in our hearts forever.
CREATORS: Stephen Lambert and Sam Rees-Jones
HOST: Alan Cumming
“Are you a faithful or a traitor?” Those 7 little words sent shivers down the spines of millions as they headed to Peacock each week to watch another thrilling installment of Peacock’s hit reality series, The Traitors. As the show’s master of ceremonies, Alan Cumming, with his wicked delivery and impish glee over the show’s proceedings, recently won his second consecutive Emmy for Outstanding Host for a Reality or Reality Competition Program. Season 3’s eclectic cast engaged in several memorable exchanges, including two (!) Traitor vs. Traitor showdowns at the roundtable featuring Survivor icon “Boston” Rob Mariano and RuPaul’s Drag Race winner Bob The Drag Queen and a later confrontation between Survivor’s Carolyn Wiger and Big Brother’s Danielle Reyes. With the Season 4 set to premiere in January, fans don’t have too long for the delicious deceptions and cunning strategies a new batch of castle dwellers will deliver. —Karen Kemmerle
Created By: Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, Peter Huyck, Alex Gregory, and Frida Perez
Starring: Seth Rogen, Ike Barinholtz, Chase Sui Wonders, Kathryn Hahn, and Catherine O’Hara
To call The Studio a critical darling would be an understatement. The debut season of Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg’s trenchant Apple TV comedy about a newly appointed head of a movie studio captured 13 Emmys — including Outstanding Comedy and Rogen taking home Outstanding Lead Actor honors. The show deftly balances over-the-top Hollywood satire and relatable realism without being too “inside baseball” about the entertainment industry. The razor-sharp writing, strong supporting cast, and never-ending array of celebrities willing to make fun of themselves combine to make The Studio one of the most enjoyable shows of the year. Thanks for the memories, Sal Saperstein!—Josh Sorokach
CREATOR: Jenny Han
STARS: Lola Tung, Christopher Briney, Gavin Casalegno, Sean Kaufman, Rain Spencer, and more
Team Conrad or Team Jeremiah? That was the question that echoed throughout the pop culture-sphere in 2025, all thanks to Jenny Han and her bestselling book-turned-Prime Video series, The Summer I Turned Pretty. As Belly (Tung) set out to finally choose between brothers Conrad (Briney) and Jeremiah Fisher (Casalegno), viewers collectively channeled their inner teens and lost any semblance of chill. Professional athletes and A-List celebrities were asked to choose between the boys. Brands raced to create merch and take sides. Taylor Swift skyrocketed up the charts after every new needledrop. Two-tiered dark chocolate cakes with raspberry coulis filling and mirror glazes took over TikTok For You Pages. People sexualized peaches and “slutty little watches,” flocked to Michaels craft store to browse the fake flowers aisle, and set their alarms for 3:00 a.m. to ensure they got a jump on in-show Easter egg hunts — all because of TSITP. With a supersized season, Han kept the party going by expanding the story, taking us to Paris, and scoring a TSITP: The Movie deal. Every show on this list made some level of impact, but The Summer I Turned Pretty was a cultural moment. And thankfully, we don’t have to say goodbye!—N.G.
CREATORS: Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin
STARS: Tim Robinson, Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, Jim Downey
Tim Robinson’s brand of cringe comedy is not for everyone. His characters are often socially awkward, overly brash, and prone to fits of aggression, which tends to result in making audiences uncomfortable. (This is why he’s usually best in small doses, and why his A24 feature film Friendship struggled a bit.) Robinson smartly deviated from his comedic persona for The Chair Company, dialing down his aggro tendencies in favor of leaning more into being a (semi-) competent professional and family man. That’s not to say he’s “normal,” though, nor anything approaching it. When his character in this series, an Ohio-based mall developer named Ron Trosper, suffers a very public humiliation, he makes it his life’s mission to track down the people responsible in an attempt to get them to apologize so he can win back the trust and respect of his family and co-workers.
This is a bold and bizarre series, one that’s got more in common with Twin Peaks: The Return than any other traditional “comedy” you might be thinking of. Viewers are never be able to anticipate where the show is going from episode to episode, let alone from scene to scene, which is what makes it such a delightfully offbeat viewing experience. You’ll gasp, you’ll laugh, and heck, you might even empathize with Ron Trosper along the way. We can’t wait to see where this one goes in Season 2.—Mark Graham
CREATORS: Stephen Graham and Jack Thorne
STARS: Stephen Graham, Owen Cooper, Ashley Walters, Erin Doherty
Adolescence, the chilling four-part crime drama shot in one continuous take, proved itself as ingenious through its seamless filming style once it debuted on Netflix in March. Centering on 13-year-old Jamie Miller (Owen Cooper) after he is accused of murdering a girl from his school, the miniseries takes viewers on a wild psychological ride as we not only attempt to determine if Jamie is innocent, but also as his family, led by patriarch Eddie Miller (Stephen Graham), navigates the turmoil. Just as impressive as Adolescence’s format were its performances, anchored by Graham and Cooper, in addition to stellar work from actors like Ashley Walters and Erin Doherty. Both Graham and Cooper took home wins at this year’s Emmys, with the latter actor even becoming the youngest male Emmy winner in the history of the awards show.—A.V.
Andor: Season 2 (Disney+)
CREATOR (or SHOWRUNNER): Tony Gilroy
STARS: Diego Luna, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgård, Denise Gough
On paper, Andor sounds like a snooze. A Disney+ Star Wars show that follows a character best known for dying in Rogue One: A Star Wars Story? Storylines that grabble with a Senator marrying her teen daughter off and an Imperial intelligence officer sucking up to her boss? And yet, Andor isn’t simply one of the best shows of 2025; it’s one of the greatest shows ever made. Under the stewardship of showrunner Tony Gilroy (Michael Clayton, The Bourne Identity), Andor becomes a bracing anti-fascist masterpiece populated by some of the greatest living actors playing some of the most nuanced characters ever seen in a galaxy far, far away. This show doesn’t serve as a prelude to Rogue One as much as it acts as a call to arms for its audience. You watched the original Star Wars films and dreamt of wielding a lightsaber, but Andor will have you awakening to your own political power.—Meghan O’Keefe
Created By and Starring: Nathan Fielder
If you tried to explain the brilliant, deranged complexity of The Rehearsal, you’d sound like a side character on a Tim Robinson series. The second season of HBO’s innovative comedy ostensibly centers on Nathan Fielder attempting to limit the number of deadly aviation crashes by improving cockpit communication between captains and first officers. You know, typical comedy stuff.
Fielder legitimately tries to improve this real-life safety issue, but his Rube Goldberg-esque machinations descend into a cascading cauldron of absurdity that includes Captain Sully, Evanescence’s hit 2003 song “Bring Me to Life,” and breastfeeding from a giant puppet. Nathan Fielder is an indistinguishable mix of mad scientist and comedy genius, and The Rehearsal, an audacious tour de force that’s unlike anything you’ve ever seen, is his pièce de résistance.
CREATOR: Vince Gilligan
STARS: Rhea Seehorn, Karolina Wydra, Carlos-Manuel Vesga, Samba Schutte
Rhea Seehorn puts in an Emmy-worthy performance in Pluribus, the latest series from Vince Gilligan (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul). She plays cynical romance novel author Carol Sturka, who is one of the few people on the planet who isn’t infected by an alien… Virus? Algorithm? We’re not exactly sure. But it has made the planet into a peaceful, content, billions-strong hivemind, something Carol wants no part of. Shot in Gilligan’s signature cinematic style, Pluribus is weird, funny, creepy and fascinating, all at the same time –Joel Keller
Severance: Season 2 (Apple TV)
CREATOR: Dan Erickson
STARS: Adam Scott, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, Zach Cherry, and more
I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: Severance Season 2 exceeded my wildest dreams (and nightmares). After an agonizing three-year wait, fans of Apple TV’s acclaimed workplace thriller returned to office to learn what the helly happened to Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower), Irving (John Turturro), and Dylan (Zach Cherry) after Season 1’s colossal cliffhanger. The exemplary sophomore season pushed the shows creative boundaries to impressive new heights, drastically raised the stakes for Innies and Outies, and challenged viewers to engage in thoughtful discussions. Though Severance sadly lost out on the Outstanding Drama Series Emmy, the show still won big, and Tramell Tillman made Emmy history for his standout performance as Seth Milchick. Season 2 delivered some of the year’s greatest TV episodes, featured powerhouse performances (sometimes from actors playing several versions of their characters!), and nearly tore the fandom apart with its brilliantly controversial finale. We need Season 3 ASAP, so pray to Kier that it doesn’t take three years to get here!—N.G.
CREATOR (or SHOWRUNNER): R. Scott Gemmill
STARS: Noah Wyle, Katherine LaNasa, Patrick Ball, Shawn Hatosy
What HBO MAX’s The Pitt has accomplished in its first year on the air is nothing short of extraordinary: massive ratings, five Emmys (including Best Drama), and a new pop culture hero in Noah Wyle’s “Dr. Robby.” Beyond the superlatives and accolades, though, The Pitt managed something even more special: it resurrected the prestige medical drama. The Pitt grabbed viewers with its propulsive pacing, jaw-dropping cases, and grisly medical realism, but it earned its rabid following by introducing us to a new tight-knit fictional work family for us to root for. We weren’t just crashing out during the PittFest episodes because of the horror of the situation, but because we were locked in with all of these incredible characters.
The Pitt is DECIDER’s best show of 2025 because of its brilliant writing, stellar directing, and top tier ensemble cast. But most of all, we love The Pitt because it honors the humanity of the everyday health care workers constantly pulling off superhuman saves. — Meghan O’Keefe
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