Though the ball may have dropped almost three months ago, 2025’s remnants carry significant potential for new releases and long awaited installments. From the fifth season of cult-favorite Stranger Things to science-fiction franchise Jurassic World Rebirth, fans will have no shortage of streaming.
Stranger Things (TV Series) Sci-Fi/Horror
When Stranger Things’ pilot season made its debut almost 9 years ago, the Netflix original quickly became a sensation. Viewers immersed themselves in the Duffer Brothers’ dramatic narrative: small-town kids brought together in a battle against dark, non-human forces. In the almost decade-long span since the series’ inception, the show has continued to gain interest. Season 4 was the most streamed TV show of 2022. And, according to the show runners, “…[season five] is our biggest and most ambitious season yet. It’s like eight blockbuster movies.”
Though filming of the coming season wrapped at the end of 2024, there is no confirmed release date. Some internet rumors claim that November 27, 2025 may be significant.
There is some critique among internet users related to the prolonging of the show. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, filming was postponed, and season 4 was released 2 years after it was initially intended. Actress Millie Bobby Brown—now 21—rose to stardom after landing a lead role of Eleven, a young girl with psychokinetic abilities.
The Last of Us (TV Series) Post-apocalyptic/Drama/Thriller
Returning for a second season is The Last of Us, based on the 2013 Playstation game of the same name. The game’s sequel was released in 2020, called The Last of Us Part II. Season one of the joint Sony Pictures and Playstation production released in January of 2023, and had a dramatic ending that left viewers in limbo. Luckily, Season 2 will be available for viewing on HBO in April.
The Summer I Turned Pretty (TV Series) Romantic Drama
This series is an adaptation of young-adult romance novel named after the pilot of Jenny Han’s three-book series, Season 3 is expected to follow the plotline of the series’ final book, We’ll Always Have Summer. Fittingly, it is expected to release sometime during Summer 2025.
Ginny and Georgia (TV Series) Drama
This dramatic Netflix original series explores a multitude of themes relevant to today’s social climate, following the lives of characters Georgia Miller (Brianne Howey) and her teen daughter Virginia ‘Ginny’ Miller (Antonia Gentry). Ginny’s mother Georgia fell pregnant with her as a teen, is a headstrong and elusive woman. As Georgia’s teen daughter, Ginny navigates both the usual coming-of-age hardships and the more unique consequences of her mother’s impulsive actions. Season 2 left us with a dramatic cliffhanger as family secrets were revealed—the series is renewed for a third and a fourth season—the former expected to surface on Netflix this summer.
M3GAN 2.0 (Film) Sci-Fi/Horror
Sequel to Gerard Johnstone’s 2022 movie M3GAN, where the prototype of a high-tech companion doll begins to act in deviant ways. M3GAN 2.0 brings an escalation not yet explored in the franchise: a resurrected M3GAN battles with her own kind. Watch this Sci-Fi Horror trailer here. In theaters June 27.
Jurassic World: Rebirth (Film) Action/Sci-Fi
The soon to be eighth movie of this franchise debuts in theaters on July 2, 2025. Like the title alludes to- the traditional Jurassic Park brand will be ‘reborn’. While still taking place within the Jurassic Park universe, this new will brand new characters (no Chris Pratt), a brand new setting, and most significantly, a new, ‘darker’ plot. Get a taste of this new era with the film’s new trailer.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (Film) Mystery/Crime
This third addition to Rian Johnson’s murder mystery franchise presents us with yet another ‘whodunnit’, with Daniel Craig returning to star as detective Benoit Blanc. Expected to release in the latter half of 2025.
Snow White (Film) Fantasy/Musical
The live action adaptation and musical fantasy of Snow White has been in the works since at least March of 2022, when filming for the picture began. Snow White’s character is portrayed by actress Rachel Zegler, who has held the coveted role through significant media controversy regarding her sentiment toward the original animated Snow White and The Seven Dwarves which release in 1937. Opposite Zegler, other prominent cast members include Gal Gadot and Andrew Burnap. Watch this in theaters on March 21.
Freakier Friday (Film) Comedy
This comedy film-to-be is a sequel to Disney’s PG-rated movie Freaky Friday (2003). Stars Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis will both be returning to portray their same nostalgic characters of Anna and Tess Coleman. In theaters August 8.