The 10 Best TV Shows of 2025
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Bianca BetancourtDecember 12, 2025 at 5:40 AM
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TV kept many of us going in what has been universally acknowledged as an emotionally lackluster year. More than ever, the television we choose to consume quickly becomes the ultimate mental respite—even when the inner worlds displayed closely mirrored our own.
Whether you were tuning into high stakes medical dramas like The Pitt, sci-fi corporate-core offerings like Severance, or dreamy escapist teen romances a la The Summer I Turned Pretty, 2025 was a year in TV that had a little bit of something for everyone. Ahead, Harper's Bazaar revisits the top ten TV shows of 2025—all of which are worth an end-of-the-year rewatch.
The Pitt
Medical dramas are back in a big way. The Pitt managed to capture the attention of audiences everywhere with its unapologetically raw portrayal of a day in the life of the overworked doctors and nurses at an understaffed American hospital. Of course, it doesn't hurt that the series carries a healthy dose of nostalgia thanks to a leading performance from Noah Wiley, an alum from the ultimate OG medical drama, E.R.
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Adolescence
Adolescence became a global phenomenon following its premiere on Netflix this spring. A gut-wrenchingly intimate look into the environments that fuel youth incel culture, the limited series covers the events in the aftermath of a tragic stabbing of a teen girl—allegedly at the hands of her 13-year-old classmate. The show's star, 15-year-old Owen Cooper, made Emmy history earlier this year as the youngest male actor to take home awards across all categories.
Netflix
The White Lotus
The beauty of The White Lotus is that every season is different. For the HBO hit's third outing, Mike White transported us to the island of Thailand, where the usual murder-on-vacation plot was bolstered by friendship drama, financial shenanigans, and Parker Posey slurring "Lorazepam" in an instantly memeable North Carolina accent.
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Pluribus
From the mind of Breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, Pluribus is a thrilling new sci-fi drama starring Rhea Seahorn as Carol, a disgruntled (albeit successful) romance writer who is one of only a handful of people to escape a global virus that turned all of Earth into a blissful, 24/7 hive-mind. The series asks the question: Would we be happier if we were all the same? The answer: probably not.
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Apple
Severance
There's no doubt season two of Severance was worth the wait. Even with a three-year hiatus between seasons, viewers were still locked in to witnessing the psychological inner-workings of Lumon Industries and the ongoing emotional battle between the Innies and Outies.
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The Studio
Seth Rogen's Emmy-winning AppleTV+ series The Studio is a smart, hilarious satire of the Hollywood movie-making machine. Come for Rogen and co.'s slapstick portrayal of seasoned film industry vets, but stay for the countless celebrity cameos from Zoe Kravitz, Olivia Wilde, Charlize Theron, and more.
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Apple
The Summer I Turned Pretty
This year, there were few shows bigger than The Summer I Turned Pretty. The third and final season of Jenny Han's romantic trilogy captured the cultural zeitgeist, propellimg its core characters into the canon of on-screen love triangles. As if bringing in over 70 million viewers over the summer wasn't enough, the story of Belly, Conrad, and Jeremiah will continue with a full-length film, also helmed by Han.
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I Love LA
We have Rachel Sennott to thank for a new comedy that perfectly captures the zillennial generation. I Love LA follows a group of four friends: an overly eager junior publicist (Sennott), a directionless influencer (Odessa A'Zion), a celebrity stylist (Jordan Firstman), and—appropriate for a show about Los Angeles—a nepo baby played by a real-life nepo baby (True Whitaker). Together, they aim to survive the city's clout-chasing olympics.
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Forever
You always remember your first love. Mara Brock Akil charmed viewers with her heartfelt adaptation of Judy Blume's famed teen romance novel, Forever. Lovie Simone and Michael Cooper Jr. starred as two LA-based teens who experience the highs and lows of young romance together, even while coming from two very different worlds.
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Andor
Critics and fans alike have anointed Andor as one of the best spinoffs of Star Wars ever. In this prequel to Rogue One, Diego Luna stars as Cassian Andor, who becomes an integral part of the rebellion working to take down the evil empire. We're happy to watch Luna in anything—but the sophisticated storytelling and political resonances of this show make it truly next-level
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Disney
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