Best TV Shows of the Year: 2025

Last updated: November 24, 2025

Looking for your next binge-worthy show? Our TV editors Polly Conway and Marina Gordon have got you covered. Whether you're craving engaging educational content or action-packed sagas, this list of the best shows released in 2025 will keep you entertained. Don't miss the rest of our best media picks from this year, linked below.

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Alma's Summertime Musical TV Show Poster: Alma and Eddie perform their "song of the summer" onstage

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Alma's Summertime Musical

age 2+

Sweet special celebrates Puerto Rican and Bronx culture.

PBS Kids Educational (2025)

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Not A Box TV Show Poster: a white bunny named Riley bursts out of a cardboard box along with drawings of things she imagines

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Not a Box

age 2+

Gentle show encourages imagination in youngest viewers.

Apple TV Educational (2025)

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Silly Sundays TV show poster: Hugo, Sonia and Mel stand on a boat made of a watermelon slice.

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Silly Sundays

age 2+

Fabulous feel-good show highlights the joy of family time.

Max Kids' Animation (2025)

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Reading Rainbow TV show poster: Diagonal stripes different colors with the title in red in the middle, against a blue background.

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Reading Rainbow

age 3+

Series revival has renewed energy, same passion for books.

YouTube Educational (2025)

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Weather Hunters TV show poster: The Hunter family stands in the snow

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Weather Hunters

age 3+

Sunny show with a forecast of STEM, adventure, and family.

PBS Kids Educational (2025)

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Goldie TV show poster: Goldie, a giant girl, poses with her friends Teeny and Petey (average-sized kids)

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Goldie

age 5+

Offbeat buddy comedy celebrates differences.

Apple TV Kids' Animation (2025)

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Isadora Moon TV show poster: Isadora has open arms and pink, bat-like wings. She has elfish ears, fangs. Mom and Dad in the background.

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Isadora Moon

age 5+

Sweet adaptation mixes magic with kindness and diversity.

Max Kids' Animation (2025)

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Nature Cat: The Nature-tastic Four Movie TV show poster: Green poster with a 4-way split screen with Nature Cat, Rock Dog, Plant Bunny & Water Mouse

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Nature Cat: The Nature-tastic Four Movie

age 5+

Witty special reveals the power of protecting nature.

PBS Kids Kids' Animation (2025)

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Super Duper Bunny League TV Poster: Superhero bunnies ride through the city in a carrot-shaped car.

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Super Duper Bunny League

age 6+

Super-fun bunny heroes have adventures; mild scares.

Nickelodeon , Nick Jr. Kids' Animation (2025)

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Mermicorno Starfall TV: Astra stands with Kameko, Gwen, Nautique, and Squishella, posing underwater in front of the Royal Pearl Kingdom.

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Mermicorno: Starfall

age 7+

Wholesome lessons and laughs in cute toy-line adventure.

Max Kids' Animation (2025)

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Anne Shirley TV show poster: Anne (center) walks down a dirt road with Gilbert (left) and Diana (right) a little behind her. All are smiling.

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Anne Shirley

age 8+

Classic story revived in charming, gentle anime adaptation.

Crunchyroll Anime (2025)

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Charlotte's Web TV: Inside a dark barn, Wilbur looks up smiling to a spider web, drenched in sunlight. The title Charlotte's Web on top in white font.

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Charlotte's Web

age 8+

Beautiful, poignant adaptation of classic book.

HBO Max Drama (2025)

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Iyanu TV poster image: Iyanu poses with a bow and arrow near her friends Toye and Biyi, and a magical jaguar

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Iyanu

age 8+

Epic celebrates Nigerian mythology, powerful women.

Cartoon Network , Max Kids' Animation (2025)

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The Sisters Grimm TV Show poster: sisters Daphne and Sabrina Grimm look surprised in an enchanted forest

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The Sisters Grimm

age 8+

Mildly scary fairytale action with strong sister bonds.

Apple TV Kids' Animation (2025)

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man TV show poster: Spider-Man swings above a bus with supporting characters inside.

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Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man

age 8+

Lots of adventure, some violence, language in super series.

Disney+ Kids' Animation (2025)

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The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity TV show poster: Rintaro (R) and Kaoruko (L) walk down the sidewalk, smiling and looking at each other.

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The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity

age 10+

Mellow teen romance values friends, challenges stereotypes.

Netflix Anime (2025)

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Wolf King TV Poster: Drew, a teenage boy, holds a sword that shows a reflection of a warewolf

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Wolf King

age 10+

Immersive epic with fantasy violence and lots of peril.

Netflix Action (2025)

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The Librarians The Next Chapter TV: Vikram, Connor, Charlie and Lyra stand in the center, surrounded by angular walls of book cases and old columns.

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The Librarians: The Next Chapter

age 11+

Lively reboot offers more magical fun; fantasy violence.

TNT Action (2025)

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Ironheart TV: Riri looks at the camera with her chin up. Behind her, the shadow of an Iron suit with lit-up eyes hangs in chains, menacingly.

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Ironheart

age 12+

Gripping Marvel series explores trauma, tech & the unseen.

Disney+ Action (2025)

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Glass Heart TV show poster: A Japanese four-member band link shoulders with one another and screams in joy

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Glass Heart

age 13+

Language, smoking in earnest, entertaining musical drama.

Netflix Drama (2025)

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