50. “The Savant”
Apple TV+’s tense limited-series thriller stars Jessica Chastain as an undercover investigator infiltrating online hate groups to help stop mass violence, inspired by a Cosmopolitan feature. Melissa James Gibson created the series and serves as writer/showrunner, with documentary filmmaker Matthew Heineman directing. The cast also includes Nnamdi Asomugha, Pablo Schreiber, James Badge Dale, Cole Doman, Jordana Spiro, Dagmara Domińczyk, Michael Mosley, and Hannah Gross. It had been slated to premiere in late September 2025, but Apple postponed it indefinitely in the wake of the assassination of political activist Charlie Kirk, and it’s remained off the schedule since.
Premiere Date: TBD (previously scheduled for September 26, 2025).
49. “Man On Fire”
Based on the same A.J. Quinnell-penned book series that inspired Tony Scott’s “Man On Fire,” starring Denzel Washington, the series remake stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II (“Watchmen”) as John Creasy, a Special Forces soldier looking for a fresh start, Bobby Cannavale, Billie Boullet co-star, with Alice Braga, Scoot McNairy, and Paul Ben-Victor. “Creed II” director Steven Caple Jr. will direct the first two episodes, and former “Halo” showrunner Kyle Killen is the writer, showrunner, and exec producer.
Premiere Date: TBD via Netflix.
48. “DTF St. Louis”
A seven-part HBO dark comedy miniseries, “DTF St. Louis,” tells the story of middle-aged malaise that curdles into something far worse: a love triangle among three adults spirals out of control, ultimately ending in tragedy. Steven Conrad (“Patriot,” “Perpetual Grace, LTD”) is doing the whole auteur thing here—writer, showrunner, executive producer, and director—suggesting the same off-kilter, melancholy-funny tone he’s made his signature. The cast is stacked with uneasy, lived-in charisma: David Harbour and Jason Bateman headline, joined by Linda Cardellini, Richard Jenkins, Arlan Ruf, Chris Perfetti, and Joy Sunday. The project initially began development with Pedro Pascal attached, but he exited as the series evolved into a wholly original concept (no longer connected to the earlier real-life article that sparked initial inspiration).
Premiere Date: TBD on HBO.
47. “Rooster”
From TV comedy lifer Bill Lawrence (“Ted Lasso,” “Scrubs”) and co-creator Matt Tarses (“Scrubs”), HBO’s “Rooster” is a ten-episode, college-campus comedy about reinvention, aging ego, and the strange ways parents and adult kids keep rewriting the rules. Steve Carell stars as a successful fiction author who arrives at an elite university for a reading and unexpectedly gets pulled into campus life—while also trying to navigate (and not screw up) his complicated relationship with his daughter, a professor there played by Charly Clive. The supporting cast is stacked with high-caliber comic and dramatic firepower, featuring Danielle Deadwyler, Phil Dunster, John C. McGinley, and Lauren Tsai as co-stars. With Lawrence’s warm, character-first rhythm and Tarses’ sharp sitcom instincts, “Rooster” looks built to balance big laughs with bruised, midlife self-awareness.
Premiere Date: March 2026 on HBO (streaming on Max).
46. “Untitled Larry David American History Sketch Comedy Series”
Larry David returns to HBO with a six-episode limited sketch-comedy series that feels purpose-built for his late-career crank-as-historian persona. Executive produced by Larry David and Jeff Schaffer (his longtime collaborator on “Curb Your Enthusiasm”), and the Obamas’ Higher Ground shingle, the series uses American history as a recurring provocation, filtering foundational myths, cultural absurdities, and national blind spots through David’s uniquely allergic worldview. Each episode is expected to function as a collection of sketches rather than a serialized narrative, with David appearing on screen alongside a rotating ensemble of guest performers playing both famous and forgotten figures. Right now, it’s unclear who all the A-list guest stars will be, but Jerry Seinfeld did appear in one of the brief teasers.
Premiere TBD via HBO.
45. “The Boroughs”
“Stranger Things” creators the Duffer Brothers have obviously earned themselves years of goodwill at Netflix, so their latest, which they exec-produce, is a sci-fi-ish series set in the New Mexico desert. StarringAlfred Molina and Geena Davis, the series centers on a supernatural threat in a retirement community and the unlikely heroes who must confront it. Alfre Woodard, Jena Malone, Clarke Peters, Bill Pullman, Carlos Miranda, Seth Numrich, and many more co-star in this series created by Jeffrey Addiss and Will Matthews (“The Dark Crystal: Age of Resistance”).
Premiere Date: TBD via Netflix.
44. “Big Mistakes”
Dan Levy and Rachel Sennott co-created this eight-episode family crime comedy about two deeply incapable siblings who get blackmailed into the world of organized crime—exactly the kind of chaotic, high-stakes mess that turns domestic dysfunction into a survival skill. Levy stars, showruns, and executive produces alongside Sennott and Anne-Marie McGintee, with Taylor Ortega and Laurie Metcalf also headlining. The supporting bench is stacked: Jack Innanen, Boran Kuzum, Abby Quinn, Elizabeth Perkins, Jacob Gutierrez, Joe Barbara, Josh Fadem, and Mark Ivanir.
Premiere Date: TBD on Netflix.
43. “The Madison”
An upcoming neo-Western in the “Yellowstone” franchise, “The Madison” follows the McIntosh family—New Yorkers who relocate to the Madison River valley of central Montana. The cast is led by Michelle Pfeiffer (Stacy Clyburn), who also executive produces, and Patrick J. Adams (Russell McIntosh), with Elle Chapman (Paige McIntosh), Matthew Fox (Paul), Beau Garrett (Abigail Reese), Amiah Miller (Bridgette Reese), Ben Schnetzer (Van), Kevin Zegers (Cade), Rebecca Spence (Liliana Weeks), Alaina Pollack (Macy), Danielle Vasinova (Kestrel), and Kurt Russell in an undisclosed role. Created and written by Taylor Sheridan (based on “Yellowstone” with John Linson), the series is directed by Christina Alexandra Voros.
Premiere Date: TBD, and presumably on Paramount+.
42. “Golf”
Will Ferrell’s new golf series arrives courtesy of Netflix and co-stars “Ramy” star Ramy Youssef. Ten episodes in length, the series centers on a fictional golf legend played by Ferrell, who becomes the face of a controversial new league competing with the PGA Tour. Co-created by Ferrell, Youssef, and writer/showrunner Josh Rabinowitz (“Ramy,” “Broad City”), to be fair, it doesn’t seem like it has shot yet, and it may not arrive in 2025, but here’s to hoping.
Premiere Date: TBD via Netflix.
41. “Half Man”
HBO and the BBC team up on “Half Man,” a prestige drama that pairs bruised masculinity with a simmering revenge engine, anchored by Tommy Sturridge and Adeel Akhtar. Created and written by Emmy-winner Richard Gadd (“Baby Reindeer”), the series tracks Niall (Sturridge), a reclusive man whose life is thrown off-balance when Ruben (Akhtar) re-enters it—an encounter that reopens old wounds and sets both men on a collision course shaped by shared history, regret, and retribution. Gadd also executive produces, with Alex Winckler directing, and the project is positioned as a character-forward psychological drama rather than a conventional thriller, leaning into the kind of uncomfortable emotional intimacy Gadd has become known for. With HBO and BBC backing, and two actors capable of making interior damage feel volcanic, “Half Man” is the sort of tightly authored, performance-driven series that could play like an awards-season pressure-cooker.
Premiere Date: 2026 on HBO and BBC.
