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TV Premiere Dates 2025

Find out the premiere dates of the most anticipated new and returning shows and TV and streaming movies.

by RT Staff | October 28, 2025 | Comments

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Rotten Tomatoes’ premiere dates calendar keeps track of the most anticipated new 2025 TV premieres and your favorite returning shows. Bookmark this page to get updates on network schedules, when the latest Netflix series launch, when Disney+ shows will premiere, what films and specials are coming your way, and more.

This list also includes titles with to-be-announced premiere dates for 2025, either because of film delays due to the Los Angeles fires of 2025 or because some networks and streamers enjoy reveling in our anticipation.

Highlights

Scrubs: Season 10 – February 25, 2026

Bill Lawrence, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff, Judy Reyes, and John C. McGinley at a table read for Scrubs (2026) — (Photo by Disney/John Fleenor)

ABC announced a whole slew of 2026 midseason premieres, notably headlined by the return of the beloved sitcom Scrubs, which reunites regular cast members Zach Braff, Donald Faison, Sarah Chalke, Judy Reyes, and John C. McGinley, on February 25. Two other scripted series debuting new seasons include Will Trent: Season 4 and The Rookie: Season 8, which both premiere on January 6, while American Idol: Season 24 and The Bachelorette: Season 22 will begin airing on January 26 and March 22, respectively.

Shrinking: Season 3 – January 28, 2025

Harrison Ford in Shrinking — (Photo by Beth Dubber)

A premiere date has been set for the popular Apple TV+ series, Shrinking: Season 3. The critically-praised Certified Fresh dramedy, starring Jason Segel and Harrison Ford, will premiere on January 28. A one-hour episode will kick off the season, and new episodes will drop weekly.

A Knight of Seven Kingdoms: Season 1 – January 18, 2026

Game of Thrones fans got a nice surprise this morning from HBO Max: the first trailer for the second prequel series, A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, which is officially set to premiere on January 18. The series, an adaption of George R. R. Martin’s novella The Hedge Knight, follows a young knight and his diminutive squire as they face a series of dangerous exploits.

Stranger Things: Season 5 – November 26, 2025

Netflix is stretching the Hawkins farewell over three drops during the holiday season. The fifth and final season will roll out in three parts: November 26, December 25, and December 31, 2025. The split release guarantees the Certified Fresh series stays in the spotlight through the holidays, cementing Stranger Things as the pop-culture event that closes out 2025.

It: Welcome to Derry – October 26, 2025

The 2017 adaptation of Stephen King’s It and its 2019 sequel were monster hits, but director Andy Muschietti thought there was more to tell about the town of Derry, so he and his wife, producer Barbara Muschietti, began developing a TV series based on the novel with Jason Fuchs. The end result is It: Welcome to Derry, a prequel series that takes place before the two films and explores the origins of the towns deadly curse. The new series is set to premiere on HBO on October 26, 2025.

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