The Most Anticipated Shows of Winter 2024-2025 (2024)

The Most Anticipated Shows of Winter 2024-2025

Star Wars: Skeleton Crew (Dec. 2, Disney+)

Gatekeeping Star Wars fans, get your torches and pitchforks (or blasters and lightsabers, whatever) ready. The latest from Disney's version of George Lucas' universe is all about... kids. The rest of us will enjoy this younger-leaning series about a quartet of children who uncover a secret somethingorother on their home planet that leads them across the galaxy and into a chance encounter with a mysterious character played byJude Lawsometime duringThe Mandalorian's time period. If you've ever wondered what one of those pachyderm people from the Star Wars movies looked like as a toddler, this show is for you. -Tim Surette [Trailer]

Black Doves (Dec. 5, Netflix)

Ben WhishawandKeira Knightley— need we say more?Black Dovesis a thriller set in London following a spy (Knightley) who, with the protection of fellow spy Sam (Whishaw), investigates the assassination of her lover (Warrior'sAndrew Koji). Why yes, she does uncover a massive conspiracy in the process. How did you know? As if the cast wasn't good enough already,Sarah Lancashire(Happy Valley) plays Knightley's boss. -Tim Surette[Trailer]

Creature Commandos (Dec. 5, Max)

James Gunn's 2021 filmThe Suicide Squadand the 2022 series Peacemaker saw Amanda Waller (Viola Davis) use superheroes for less-than-desirable tasks, but due to governmental and general regard for life, she's no longer able to use humans on her secret missions. Who does that leave? The Creature Commandos, a motley crew of monsters and non-human entities with super abilities that includes Circe, G.I. Robot, Doctor Phosphorus, and Weasel (yes!). An idea this gory and fun could only be realized as an animated series. -Tim Surette [Trailer]

The Sticky (Dec. 6, Prime Video)

Take this as proof that good things are still possible:Margo Martindaleis starring in a dark comedy about a Canadian maple syrup heist. InThe Sticky, which is inspired by a true story but seemingly not sticking too closely to it (asthe trailerputs it, "This is absolutely not the true story"), Martindale plays Ruth Landry, a syrup farmer who turns to crime when her livelihood is threatened. She teams up with a Bostonian mobster (Chris Diamantopoulos) and a French-Canadian security guard (Guillaume Cyr) to pull off a multi-million-dollar theft of Quebec's syrup surplus. Sweet. -Kelly Connolly[Trailer]

Dream Productions (Dec. 11, Disney+)

Timing can be everything, which is probably why Disney+ bumped upDream Productions, a television series set between the timelines of theInside Outfilms, from a spring 2025 premiere to December 2024, afterInside Out 2became the highest-grossing animated film of all time. The four-episode series follows the creation of dreams inside Riley's head by daydream directors Paula Persimmon (Paula Pell) and Xeni (Richard Ayoade), who are looking to break into the big business of nighttime dreams with a blockbuster. Hey, even core subconscious neurological processes need to make a living. -Tim Surette [Trailer]

No Good Deed (Dec. 12, Netflix)

Dead to Me'sLiz Feldmansticks with upper-middle-class neighborhood drama littered with murder and betrayal in her new seriesNo Good Deed, which follows three couples trying to move into a posh Los Feliz neighborhood after a house owned by a troubled couple (Lisa KudrowandRay Romano) goes up for sale. But the house and the family hold some dark secrets that could affect the market price. Sounds like a messy situation that an all-cash offer can't instantly solve!Denis Leary,Luke Wilson,Abbi Jacobson, andLinda Cardellinialso star. -Tim Surette [Trailer]

Dexter: Original Sin (Dec. 13, Paramount+ with Showtime)

Call itYoung Dexter! Your favorite serial killer with a conscience gets the origin story all great TV characters deserve inDexter: Original Sin. Set in 1991, the prequel series shows us how Dexter Morgan (played here byPatrick Gibson) became a murderer and introduces Dexter to other familiar faces from the Showtime series.Christian Slaterplays Dexter's dad Harry, andPatrick DempseyandSarah Michelle Gellaralso star. -Tim Surette [Trailer][Everything to know about Dexter: Original Sin]

Laid (Dec. 19, Peacock)

Stephanie Hsu kills in her new series. Not on purpose: The comedy follows her character, Ruby, who discovers that everyone she's ever slept with seems to be doomed to imminent death. With the help of her true crime-obsessed best friend (played by Zosia Mamet), Ruby goes back to visit each person to warn them, forcing her to confront difficult truths about herself and her past. -Allison Picurro[Trailer]

Virgin River Season 6 (Dec. 19, Netflix)

Get your comfiest sweaters ready. Just when it seemed like we weren't going to get any new episodes ofVirgin Riverthis year, Netflix surprised us with the news that the cozy drama isreturning for Season 6just in time for the holidays. On screen, spring is in the air, and showrunner Patrick Sean Smithhas teasedthat Mel (Alexandra Breckenridge) and Jack (Martin Henderson) will be in wedding planning mode. And to go along with those wedding bells, can we interest you in some bell bottoms? (Sorry.) Expect '70s-set flashbacks focused on Mel's parents, who could get their own prequel spin-off. TheVirgin Rivercinematic universe is just getting started. -Kelly Connolly[Teaser][Everything to know about Virgin River Season 6]

Squid Game Season 2 (Dec. 26, Netflix)

Though Gi-hun (Lee Jung-jae) came out victorious in Squid Game Season 1, he's putting that damned green tracksuit back on. And it's for one mission and one mission only: to put an end to the games. After more than three years, Hwang Dong-hyuk's global phenomenon of a show is returning with new players (a necessity, since the previous batch died) played by a new cast that includes Park Sung-hoon, Yim Si-wan, Kang Ha-neul, Jo Yu-ri, and Choi Seung-hyun. But there are also some returning faces. In addition to Lee Jung-jae returning as Gi-hun,Lee Byung-hun is reprising his role as the Front Man, Gong Yoo as the Salesman, Wi Ha-jun as Hwang Jun-ho, and, of course, Young-hee the cursed animatronic doll as herself. -Kat Moon[Trailer] [Everything to know about Squid Game Season 2]

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (Jan. 2, Peacock)

In 1988, Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over the Scottish town of Lockerbie, killing 259 passengers and crew, as well as 11 more people on the ground. This drama (obviously) follows the efforts of Dr. Jim Swire (played byColin Firth), whose daughter was killed in the crash, as he battles uphill in his search for the truth behind what happened and for justice for those who suffered. This is not a cheery story. -Tim Surette[Trailer]

Mayfair Witches Season 2 (Jan. 5, AMC)

AMC continues to be in the Anne Rice business as Mayfair Witches (which exists in the same universe as Interview with the Vampire) returns for its second season. The season picks up in the aftermath of Rowan (Alexandra Daddario) giving birth to the demon Lasher (Jack Huston). She becomes determined to understand what he has become, all while protecting her family from his dark power. -Allison Picurro[Trailer]

American Primeval (Jan. 9, Netflix)

Betty GilpinandTaylor Kitschstar (the show is off to a good start) in this gritty Western limited series fromPeter Berg. Gilpin plays a mother trying to protect her son on the frontier, opposite Kitsch as the traumatized local who acts as her guide. They're surrounded by a much broader cast of characters — including Indigenous nations and Mormon soldiers — all either dependent upon or pitted against each other and the land, fighting for survival. According to an earlyVanity Fairpreview, this show starts violent and stays violent. Get ready. -Kelly Connolly

The Traitors Season 3 (Jan. 9, Peacock)

Did you feel a shift in the air? It's because there are once again some traitors in our midst. The hit reality series will soon be back for its third season, with the great Alan Cumming (and his many elaborate outfits) returning as host, and a whole new cast of famous faces. The eclectic group of potential traitors and faithfuls includes Tom "Worm With a Mustache" Sandoval, Zac Efron's brother Dylan, Britney Spears' ex-husband Sam Asghari, Dorinda "She's Startin'" Medley, Bob the Drag Queen, and more. It's time to have some fun. -Allison Picurro[Teaser]

Goosebumps: The Vanishing (Jan. 10, Disney+/Hulu)

Though it didn't sit as well with sticklerGoosebumpssuperfans, Season 1 of the latest take on R.L. Stine's horror-for-kids franchise was a pleasant surprise to everyone else. Developed byRob Letterman(Detective Pikachu) andNicholas Stoller(Neighbors), Disney+'s adaptation was fun family entertainment, thanks in large part toJustin Long's gonzo performanceas a nerdy teacher who gets possessed by the ghost of a sadistic teenager. Long is long gone in Season 2 —Goosebumpsis an anthology with new characters and stories each season — but he's being swapped out for David Schwimmer, who plays a botanist and father of twins who discover a haunted past related to four missing teenagers from 1994. -Tim Surette [Trailer]

XO, Kitty Season 2 (Jan. 16, Netflix)

Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) did not expect her first term abroad to end with her love life being turned upside down. Not only did she break up with boyfriend Dae (Minyeong Choi) and catch feelings for It Girl Yuri (Gia Kim), but her former nemesis Min Ho (Sang Heon Lee) confessed his own feelings to her in the final moments of XO, Kitty Season 1. Now it's time for a new semester at the Korean Independent School of Seoul (aptly abbreviated as KISS), and Kitty can only hope for less drama. But we all know that's impossible considering that this is a To All The Boys spin-off and that Kitty, the perpetual matchmaker, may be ready to find her true match. -Kat Moon[Everything to know about XO, Kitty Season 2]

Severance Season 2 (Jan. 17, Apple TV+)

If you can even believe it,Severance is finally coming back to us. (Remember that Season 1 premiered in February 2022.) The last time we checked in on the severed floor, the innies had broken free, waking up in the outside world to try to get to the bottom of what's really going on at Lumon Industries. Aside from the enigmatic teaser Apple released in October, there's not much to know about Season 2 yet, but we do know that an exciting roster of new cast members, includingAlia Shawkat,Bob Balaban, Gwendoline Christie,John Noble, andMerritt Wever, are joining the mix. Praise Kier. -Allison Picurro[Trailer][Everything to know about Severance Season 2]

Prime Target (Jan. 22, Apple TV+)

After stealing our hearts in One Day, Leo Woodall is back as the leading man of a new series. In Prime Target, he plays Edward Brooks, a math whiz about to make a discovery that could give him unprecedented control over every computer in the world. But that path becomes complicated when Edward finds himself at the center of a conspiracy. The only person he can trust is NSA agent Taylah Sanders (Quintessa Swindell), who has been secretly watching mathematicians from the shadows. -Kat Moon

Watson (Jan. 26, CBS)

It's notElementary, dear Watson; it's justWatson, son.Morris Chestnut stars as a modern-day Dr. Watson, the famous sidekick of Sherlock Holmes, as he opens a new clinic that deals with rare diseases in the wake of Holmes' murder at the hands of Moriarty. Though Watson comes from some of the same producers who worked on CBS's Holmes-centric Elementary, the two shows are not canonically related. -Tim Surette [Teaser]

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (Jan. 29, Disney+)

Marvel's incorporation of multiverses means it is literally limitless and nothing it does really means anything anymore, but the most important part of its infinite universes — for corporate overlord Disney — is that it means an endless supply of Marvel content.Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Manfollows the web slinger (voiced byHudson Thames) in his high school days, but poses the question of what would happen if he were mentored by Norman Osborn (voiced byColman Domingo) instead of Tony Stark. -Tim Surette

Invincible Season 3 (Feb. 6, Prime Video)

The first thing to know about Invincible Season 3 is that there will be no midseason break, a fact that even Prime Video is proud to announce in the show's new trailer. We could go on about how the nearly four-month hiatus absolutely killed the momentum for the superhero drama's second season, but let's exercise some forward thinking instead. The new season will likely be Invincible's darkest yet, as Mark (Steven Yeun) faces his biggest fear: becoming like his father, Omni-Man (J.K. Simmons). But there are layers to Omni-Man that Mark does not know, especially after the mega-powerful Viltrumite admitted to regretting his actions on Earth — and missing his wife, Debbie (Sandra Oh) — in Season 2's last minutes. Is an Omni-Man redemption arc coming? -Kat Moon[Teaser]

Yellowjackets Season 2 (Feb. 14, Paramount+ with Showtime)

Forget about a box of chocolates; this Valentine's Day, bite down on some fictional cannibalism.YellowjacketsSeason 2 ended with the gang feasting on Javi (Luciano Leroux) and the cabin going up in flames, not to mention a pair of Natalie-centric twists: In the '90s, the teens crowned Natalie (Sophie Thatcher) their new queen, while in the present, adult Natalie (Juliette Lewis) was killed. Season 3 (which makes its streaming debut on Feb. 14 before airing Feb. 16 on Showtime) promises to dive into the aftermath of the rise and fall of Natalie. Plus, it welcomes a pair of new cast members in Hilary SwankandJoel McHale. Now, the real question: How much longer does Coach Ben (Steven Krueger) have to live? -Kelly Connolly [Teaser] [Everything to know about Yellowjackets Season 3]

Win or Lose (Feb. 19, Disney+)

Though Pixar has been making television series for Disney+ since 2019, a grand total of zero of them have been original ideas. That all changes withWin or Lose, the studio's first serialized, original IP show not inspired by one of its movies.Win or Lose(which was originally scheduled to premiere in December but will now debut in February) follows a middle school softball team named the Pickles (do they need a mascot?) as they prepare for their championship game against a rival school, with each of the eight episodes following a different player or coach to give insight into their love of the game and how it affects their lives.Will Forteleads the voice cast as the coach. -Tim Surette [Trailer]

Zero Day (Feb. 20, Netflix)

OK, TV has finally officially arrived.Robert De Niro, pretty much Hollywood's last A-list holdout, has given in and taken a series regular role on a television show. The conspiracy thrillerZero Daystars Bobby as a former U.S. president in charge of a government commission formed to find those responsible for a devastating cyber attack. Another reason to be excited:Zero Dayboasts aFriday Night Lightsreunion with Connie Britton and Jesse Plemons. The rest of the outstanding cast includesAngela Bassett,Matthew Modine,Dan Stevens,Joan Allen, andLizzy Caplan. -Tim Surette