TIFF 2025 is less than a month away, and the final additions festival’s lineup should be over soon. The latest section to get announced? The Primetime series showcase, which features premieres for various TV series before they reach audiences this Fall.
And Primetime has a packed lineup for 2025, headlined by Sterlin Harjo‘s “The Lowdown,” starring Ethan Hawke. Harjo’s follow-up to his acclaimed FX series “Reservation Dogs” stars Hawke as a citizen journalist whose pursuit of the truth regularly gets him in trouble. The show premires on FX on September 23, but TIFF ticketholders get a chance to check out the new show a little early. Hawke also serves as an executive producer on the series.
Other highlights in the Primetime lineup include Netflix‘s “Wayward,” an original Canadian limited series starring Sarah Gadon and Toni Collette. Set in a small town that harbors sinister secrets, Collette stars as the headmistress of a school that handles troubled teens in less than savory ways. Mae Martin creates the series, with Ryan Scott as co-showrunner. “Wayward” premieres on Netflix on September 25.
There’s another Netflix series in the Primetime lineup too: Zach Baylin and Kate Susman‘s “Black Rabbit,” starring Jude Law and Jason Bateman as estranged brothers looking to keep their bar afloat in NYC. Bateman directs some of the show’s episodes. Look for “Black Rabbit” in Netflix on September 18.
Other highlights in the 2025 Primetime lineup include the premieres of “Origin: The Story Of The Basketball Africa League,” Hansal Mehta‘s “Gandhi.” and the North American premiere of HBO‘s “Portobello – The Fall Of Enzo Tortora.”
The 50th edition of TIFF runs from September 4 to 14. Check out the entire Primetime 2025 lineup below:
A Sámi Wedding | Åse Kathrin Vuolab, Pål Jackman | Norway
World Premiere
Black Rabbit | Zach Baylin, Kate Susman | U.S.
World Premiere
Gandhi | Sameer Nair, Hansal Mehta | India
World Premiere
Origin: The Story of the Basketball Africa League | Richard Brown, Tebogo Malope | Rwanda/UK/U.S.
World Premiere
Portobello – The Fall of Enzo Tortora | Marco Bellocchio | Italy/France
International Premiere
Reunion | William Mager, Luke Snellin | UK
North American Premiere
Rise of the Raven | Balázs Lengyel, Robert Dornhelm | Hungary / Austria / Germany
North American Premiere
The Lowdown | Sterlin Harjo | U.S.
World Premiere
The Savage | Houman Seyyedi | Iran
International Premiere
Wayward | Mae Martin | Canada
World Premiere
