Fall 2025 TV Preview: 45 Series To Watch

December

“Percy Jackson and the Olympians” (Season 2)
Created by Rick Riordan (author of the “Percy Jackson” novels) and Jonathan E. Steinberg (“See”), the second chapter adapts “The Sea of Monsters,” sending Percy and friends on a nautical quest that raises the stakes and broadens the show’s worldbuilding; Walker Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri return alongside Charlie Bushnell, Dior Goodjohn, and Daniel Diemer, with Riordan’s hands-on involvement keeping the tone faithful while the scope expands.
Premiere Date: December 10 on Disney+.

“Fallout” (Season 2)
Developed by Geneva Robertson-Dworet (“Captain Marvel”) and Graham Wagner (“Silicon Valley”), the post-apocalyptic hit ventures west for a neon-soaked odyssey that deepens its vault-vs-wasteland politics and satirical bite; Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins, Aaron Moten, and Moisés Arias return with Kyle MacLachlan and Xelia Mendes-Jones, as the series doubles down on big-canvas worldbuilding and hard-charging character arcs.
Premiere Date: December 17 on Prime Video.

“Emily in Paris” (Season 5)
Created by Darren Star (“Sex and the City”), the glossy romantic dramedy takes Lily Collins Emily from Paris to Venice, where her career and love life tangle against a backdrop of canals and couture; returning cast members include Ashley Park, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu, Lucas Bravo, and Camille Razat, and while Emily attempts to reinvent herself in Italy, the series promises the same mix of aspirational escapism, eye-popping fashion, and frothy melodrama that made it a Netflix guilty pleasure.
Premiere Date: December 18 on Netflix.

“Stranger Things” (Season 5, Volumes 2 & 3)
Created by Matt and Ross Duffer (“Stranger Things”), Netflix’s flagship enters its endgame with back-to-back holiday drops that push Hawkins toward its final confrontation with the Upside Down. The core ensemble — Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Sadie Sink, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, and Jamie Campbell Bower — is joined by Linda Hamilton, as the Duffers steer the mythology toward a feature-length finale blending Amblin-style adventure, horror, and emotional farewells.
Premiere Date: December 25 and December 31 on Netflix.

“Wonder Man”
Created by Destin Daniel Cretton (“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings”) and Andrew Guest (“Brooklyn Nine-Nine”), Marvel’s Hollywood-set satire follows Simon Williams, a journeyman actor who becomes an unlikely superhero, blending industry lampoon with MCU action; Yahya Abdul-Mateen II leads, joined by Ben Kingsley, Demetrius Grosse, Ed Harris, and Arian Moayed, with episodes directed by Stella Meghie (“The Photograph”) and James Ponsoldt (“The Spectacular Now”).
Premiere Date: December 2025 on Disney+.

“The Chair Company”
HBO’s buzzy new workplace satire comes from creators Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin, who bring their absurdist sensibility from “I Think You Should Leave” to a scripted ensemble comedy about a dysfunctional family-owned furniture business; starring Tim Robinson alongside Lake Bell, Sophia Lillis, and Will Price, with executive production by Robinson, Kanin, and HBO veteran Casey Bloys, the series promises surreal humor, bleakly relatable corporate chaos, and an anarchic energy rare for prestige comedy.
Premiere Date: Fall 2025 on HBO.

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