Let’s be real: 2025 has been giving us some seriously next-level television, from emotional gut punches to laugh-out-loud comedies, and a few series seemingly in their own strange universes. It’s almost made the too-late nights worthwhile. Whether you’re a devoted binge-watcher or a weekly episode loyalist, there’s just been no shortage of great stories to dive into. So grab your snacks, silence your group chats, and let’s count down the top 10 shows of 2025 so far, starting with the most recent binge-worthy release and working through the year’s brightest standouts.
10. Severance (Apple TV+)
It’s finally back, and it’s every bit as unsettling and sleek as fans hoped. Adam Scott’s Mark S. continues to piece together his double life at Lumon Industries, with every answer leading only to more haunting questions. Supported by stellar performances from Patricia Arquette, John Turturro, and Christopher Walken, Severance remains the gold standard for corporate mystery and eeriness.
9. The Righteous Gemstones (HBO)
Succession, but with business suits traded in for televangelist robes. The Gemstone family navigates the divine drama and all-too-human messiness that comes with it in the final season of this series. John Goodman, Danny McBride, and Adam DeVine deliver equal measures of absurdity, heart, and chaos. Irreverent, emotional, and heavenly, the saga ends on a high note.
8. The Rehearsal (HBO)
Nathan Fielder just continues to make television that feels like some sort of bizarre social experiment, and we can’t look away. This season, he takes on aviation, building an entire life-size airport set to re-create the story of Sully Sullenberger. It’s part genius, part absurdity, and completely addictive.
7. The Pitt (Max)
Noah Wyle fronts this intense medical drama, set within a captivating 15-hour stint at a hospital. It’s not as much about the procedures as it is about the emotional weight of saving lives as the world outside falls apart. Tense, humane, and heartbreaking-The Pitt hits hard and doesn’t let go.
6. Outrageous (BritBox)
Step into the scandalous world of the Mitford sisters in this dazzling 1930s-set drama. Bessie Carter shines as Nancy Mitford, caught in the whirlwind of family feud, politics, and glamour. Outrageous lives up to its name: stylish, fiery, and impossible to look away from.
5. Mo (Netflix)
Mo Amer’s heartfelt dramedy closes on a note that is both very funny and deeply moving. Following a Palestinian immigrant navigating life in Houston, the final season blends humor, heartbreak, and hope with effortless authenticity. It’s a quiet, beautiful goodbye to one of Netflix’s most underrated gems.
4. Dept. Q (Netflix)
If Slow Horses had a darker, moodier Scottish cousin, this would be it. Matthew Goode is the brooding detective leading a team of outcasts as they tackle cold cases no one else will touch. Atmospheric, clever, and full of biting humor, Dept. Q is a crime drama done right.
3. Dark Winds (AMC+)
This hauntingly beautiful Navajo Nation-set crime series weaves mystery, spirituality, and moral conflict within its fabric. Zahn McClarnon stars as the lead officer who confronts a host of external threats and inner demons. It’s the slow burn at its finest, rich in character and depth of culture.
2. Andor (Disney+)
Season two leans even further into the grit and politics that make Star Wars great. Diego Luna’s Cassian Andor is always facing impossible choices during the rise of tyranny, while the Ghorman storyline stands out as some of the most powerful storytelling this franchise has ever pulled off. It’s riveting, fearless television that transcends its genre.
1. S.W.A.T. (CBS)
Shemar Moore’s Hondo is back in full command, balancing high-octane police missions with the demands of fatherhood. The action sequences are intense, but it’s the show’s heart, its focus on family, duty, and loyalty, that keeps S.W.A.T. firmly in fan-favorite territory.
From twisted mysteries to emotional farewells, 2025 has already delivered a stellar crop of TV worth losing sleep over. If this is just the first half of the year, we can’t wait to see what the second half brings, so keep the popcorn ready and the remote charged.