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American Primeval (Netflix)
NetflixLooking for a brutal Western? American Primeval is one of your best bets. This six-episode limited series tells the story of the American west in 1857 Utah, where the Mormons were dangerous and traveling anywhere was, essentially, a death wish. The show is very violent, very intense, and has an incredible Shea Whigham performance at its center. A good watch if you know what you’re getting into.
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The Agency (Paramount + with Showtime)
ParamountThere have been a lot of great spy shows of late—Slow Horses, Black Doves, Day of the Jackal—but Paramount+’s The Agency is probably the most star-studded one. Centered on interesting characters getting into problems of both a personal and professional nature, The Agency is a really engaging and exciting watch. And the fact that it features big stars like Michael Fassbender, Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, Katherine Waterston, and Richard Gere is just a bonus. The show debuted in 2024, but finished its first season in 2025—so we’re counting it.
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Paradise (Hulu)
HuluThis out-there political thriller marks a reunion between This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman and Emmy-winning star Sterling K. Brown. It’s a wild story that is actually best gone into as blind as possible—so we’re going to spare you too much of the plot details. But just know that it’s well done and has a strong cast, with James Marsden and Julianne Nicholson joining Brown at the top of the cast.
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Common Side Effects (Adult Swim/Max)
Adult SwimIf you’re wanting to get in on the ground floor of what might just be the next big cult/beloved adult animation comedy, Common Side Effects might just be it. Coming from co-creators Joseph Bennett (who was behind the excellent Scavengers Reign) and Steve Hely (who wrote for 30 Rock, Veep, and The Office), Common Side Effects is a show about two longtime friends who serendipitously link back up after one discovers a miracle drug that can cure all illnesses (including death)—and a pharma conspiracy emerges to stop them from revealing it to the world. Greg Daniels and Mike Judge are on board as executive producers as well to give the show some bonus credibility. This show is an awesome, and hilarious, thriller—and just so happens to come in the form of an animation on Adult Swim.
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Running Point (Netflix)
NetflixMindy Kaling and Kate Hudson is the kind of feeling that is so perfect that we’re kind of wondering why it didn’t already happen ten years ago. Nonetheless, Hudson puts her best comedic chops to the test as a Jeannie Buss-esque leader of the NBA team that her family owns (Buss herself is a producer of the show). Hudson has always been an extremely talented comedic performer (think How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days and 2023’s Glass Onion) but she feels like a natural in this format. Running Point doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it’s the kind of sitcom you’ve probably watched and enjoyed five times over in your life, and that’s never a bad thing. The show’s cast also includes Max Greenfield, Brenda Song, Drew Tarver, and more.
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Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+)
Disney+Matt Murdock is back! After being teased a number of times—in Spider-Man: No Way Home, She-Hulk: Attorney at Law, and Echo—Daredevil himself is finally the star again in Daredevil: Born Again. Charlie Cox once again plays (and is a natural) as Marvel’s most famous lawyer (and crimefighter) in Hell’s Kitchen, while Vincent D’Onofrio again returns (he too was featured in Hawkeye and Echo) to play the Kingpin. Fan favorites from the Netflix run of the show, like The Punisher and Bullseye, are also back. If you are into Daredevil, you should be pleased!
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Dope Thief (Apple TV+)
AppleBrian Tyree Henry and Wagner Moura star in Dope Thief, where the duo play a pair of Philadelphia dudes who rob a house while posing as DEA agents—only to realize they’ve gotten in way over their heads because they actually robbed a major drug operation. The show comes from writer Peter David, an Academy Award-nominated scribe who counts The Batman, Top Gun: Maverick, and The Town among his credits, and counts Ridley Scott (Ever heard of him?) as an executive producer and director of the first episode. Dope Thief is a good old fashioned fun crime thriller.
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Adolescence (Netflix)
NetflixEvery year, there always seem to be a couple shows that come out of nowhere and totally blow you away—and 2025’s early winner is Adolescence. The four-part Netflix limited series is about a 13-year-old boy accused of a horrible, violent crime, and the real-time reaction to the aftermath of it; with each episode shot in one continuous take, it’s one of the most technically impressive things you’ll ever see on TV. But there’s also a tension to Adolescence that brings to mind HBO’s The Night Of. There’s something compelling about this story, one that centers on fathers and sons and the ways masculinity has been weaponized in our modern culture. Stephen Graham, always a great actor and best known for his roles in Boardwalk Empire and The Irishman, is co-creator and star of the show.
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The Residence (Netflix)
NetflixWe’re game for just about any Whodunit, and this one features Uzo Aduba as the main sleuth figure with a stacked cast that also includes Giancarlo Esposito, Randall Park, and Ken Marino. Fun stuff!
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The Pitt (Max)
MaxOne of the best shows to come out this year—and almost certainly an Emmy darling in the future—is Max’s The Pitt, a fast-paced, well-acted, well-written, well-plotted medical drama with much importance on the realism of both the cases and the characters. Noah Wyle, a veteran of ER, both plays the lead character, Dr. Robby, and is a vital presence and influence behind the scenes. The first season of The Pitt is 15 episodes long, and you will eat them up if you haven’t already. Luckily, season 2 is being fast-tracked.
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The Studio (Apple TV+)
AppleSeth Rogen has had success on Apple TV+ in the past with his series Platonic (which is returning for its second season in summer 2025), but The Studio, where he plays a troubled movie studio executive who interacts with all kinds of Hollywood talent (including Martin Scorsese, Zac Efron, and Catherine O’Hara) playing heightened versions of themselves. It feels a bit like Curb Your Enthusiasm mixed with Robert Altman’s The Player, and quite frankly that is awesome. For movie fans who feel like laughing, this show is a must-see.
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MobLand ( (Paramount+ with Showtime)
ParamountWhile MobLand was originally developed as a Ray Donovan prequel, it eventually got Guy Ritchie involved and then became its own beast. We’re psyched about that, because Ritchie managed to convince Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren to join the cast of this story about a fixer (Hardy) who works for a crime family (led by Brosnan and Mirren). Do we need to go much deeper than that? This is a fun show that’s both well made and delivers exactly what you hope it does.
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The Bondsman (Prime Video)
Amazon PrimeKevin Bacon broke down The Bondsman when we spoke to him last year: “A lot of stuff happens. I’m fighting demons, there’s humor, there’s music, there’s a shit ton of blood. There’s a lot of family dynamics… it’s really fun. I think people are going to really get a kick out of it.”
And he wasn’t lying. The Bondsman is a super fun show that’s got lots of blood, lots of horror, and lots of gore, and will pull you in from the very first moment.
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Dying For Sex (FX/Hulu)
FXBased on the podcast of the same name, Dying For Sex tells the real-life story of a woman named Molly Kochan (played here by the fantastic Michelle Williams) who is diagnosed with terminal breast cancer and then decides to leave her husband and go on a journey of sexual desire. Liz Meriwether, who was behind New Girl and The Dropout, is the driving creative force for what has been easily one of the year’s most bittersweet and exciting dramedies. Wiliams and Jenny Slate are both fantastic leading the show’s cast.
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Your Friends & Neighbors (Apple TV+)
AppleYour Friends & Neighbors, the new Apple TV+ series of which Jon Hamm is both the star and executive producer, has one of the most unique tones on television. In the show, Hamm plays a rich finance dude who lives a lavish-if-unfulfilling lifestyle before the bottom totally falls out: He loses his job, he gets divorced, and his relationship with both his friends and family become strained. In order to maintain his lavish but rapidly disillusioned lifestyle, he decides to turn to a life of crime—but only stealing things from his fellow rich people that they most likely will never even notice is gone. The show comes from writer Jonathan Tropper, who has had success with little-seen shows like Banshee and Warrior before. Your Friends and Neighbors is a show that’s ambitious—there are lots of characters and lots of stories—but really tells a strong story about men and the lives they live as life goes on at its core. Apple TV+ already ordered a second season of the show long before its premiere, and we’re going to be among the many along for this ride.
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The Narrow Road to the Deep North (Prime Video)
Amazon MGM StudiosJacob Elordi leads The Narrow Road to the Deep North, a limited series based on the award-winning novel of the same name about an Australian doctor and prisoner of war in 1943. The series comes from writer Shaun Grant, who worked on Mindhunter among other projects, and is directed in its entirety by The Order director Justin Kurzel. It’s a striking, emotional, and intense story that’s centered on a great performance from Elordi amidst the numerous horrors that surround him.
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The Four Seasons (Netflix)
NetflixThe Four Seasons stars Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Will Forte and Colman Domingo. Before we go beyond that, let’s all just acknowledge the obvious: We’d watch that foursome together in just about anything, right? Right. OK, well, The Four Seasons is actually a limited series remake of a 1981 romantic comedy film written, directed by, and starring Alan Alda; the movie was a hit, and now is brought to new, modern life by this tremendous cast in a show co-created by Fey. It’s a solid watch that features a ton of great people.
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Duster (Max)
MaxAfter Max found success with the reunion of Noah Wyle and John Wells (both of ER fame) with The Pitt, we’re getting a second go around on the similar formula with a JJ Abrams and Josh Holloway reunion (both of Lost fame) on Duster. And Duster looks like the kind of show that’s exciting and fun for everyone—it’s set in 1972 in the Southwest, and follows the first Black woman ever in the FBI (Rachel Hilson) as she works to take down a sinister crime syndicate. And she’s got a secret weapon on her side: The most badass getaway driver around (Holloway). The great Keith David (The Thing, Nope) is also part of the cast. The show is filled with fast-paced action, fun, and while Abrams has worked in TV and in movies a lot, this is the first time he’s taken a co-creating credit in 15 years—meaning this could eventually stand right up in quality with some of his best (including not only Lost but Fringe, Alias, and Felicity as well).
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Overcompensating (Prime Video)
Amazon PrimeRemember college comedy movies? We used to get a lot of them, and they were fun! I’m talking stuff like Orange County, or Old School, or Accepted, or Road Trip, or Neighbors, or Van Wilder, or The Waterboy or… well, the list goes on, and it’s mostly stuff from the 2000s. And the list has largely dried up since then! But luckily Overcompensating, an A24/Prime Video coproduction that comes from creator and star Benito Skinner (known as Benny Drama on Instagram), captures a bit of all of that in a fun and exciting series.
The show follows a closeted football player (Skinner) who is trying to navigate life in the brand new setting of college. It’s that simple! The show is fun, raunchy, clever, and the episodes are filled with laughs and move fast. The other cast members include breakout Wally Baram, along with Adam DiMarco (of White Lotus fame) and the very funny Mary Beth Barone, among others (with Kyle MacLachlan and Connie Britton appearing as Skinner’s parents). The great Charli XCX is also producer, provides original music and makes a cameo as herself. A very fun show!
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Murderbot (Apple TV+, 5/16)
AppleThe popular series of novellas The Murderbot Diaries by Martha Wells comes to life with Apple TV+’s Murderbot, starring Alexander Skarsgård in the titular role. It may sound intense and wild, and it is set in that kind of world—but don’t get anything wrong here, because this is a dark comedy/satire, and a funny one at that. It’s a very unique endeavor and tone, and one you’ll want to check out for yourself to see if it works for you (and it does for us). Skarsgård is joined in the cast by Noma Dumezweni and David Dastmalchian, among others. There are currently seven books in the series, so we could see this show go on for a good while if all goes according to plan.
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Evan is the culture editor for Men’s Health, with bylines in The New York Times, MTV News, Brooklyn Magazine, and VICE. He loves weird movies, watches too much TV, and listens to music more often than he doesn’t.
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