By Rick Porter, Nicole Fell, James Hibberd, Kimberly Nordyke, Jackie Strause, Christy Piña
January 7th, 2025
The after-effects of media conglomerate cost-cutting and 2023’s labor strikes showed up in noticeable ways for TV viewers last year. Networks and streamers made fewer shows — the Peak TV era truly seems to have passed for now — and those that did make it to people’s screens, especially on broadcast networks, tended to have shorter seasons than usual.
The good(?) news is that there is still more television out there than any person could hope to consume in a year, even with the new, belt-tightening reality baked in. Production has ramped back up considerably in recent months, and a host of fan-favorite series are set to return after long hiatuses in the coming 12 months.
The Hollywood Reporter has compiled 31 series — new and old, across broadcast, cable and streaming platforms — we’re most looking forward to seeing unspool in 2025. They’re listed below, in order of their scheduled premiere dates; you can also keep up to date on debut and return dates with THR’s TV premiere calendar.
‘Duster’
Max, TBD
J.J. Abrams’ megadeal with Warner Bros. Discovery didn’t yield a lot of finished products (which is partly why he signed a much smaller-scale, first-look deal with the conglomerate late last year). Duster did result from the deal, and the throwback series — co-created by LaToya Morgan and Abrams — promises a lot of action as it follows the first Black female FBI agent (Rachel Hilson) as she heads to the Southwest in 1972 and teams with a getaway driver (Josh Holloway) to take down a crime syndicate.
Morgan is represented by WME and attorney Rob Szymanski.