The making of television is never an easy or predictable pursuit during the most normal of times, and one thing we can say for certain about the last 12 months is that things have definitely not been normal. Even without a pandemic making production extraordinarily complicated and costly, the industry has been in a state of flux; forever gone are the days when all shows premiered in the fall and wrapped in the spring. The flow of new TV is constant (if ever-so-slightly smaller these days), and it’s available on so many different platforms, and you never know how long it’ll take for a new season of your favorite show to return.
In chaotic times, sometimes it’s nice to pretend that some semblance of sanity is possible. Thus, here is a list of new shows that we have been given good reason to believe will definitely premiere in some form or another before July 26, 2025, curated with help from the entire Collider staff (listed in alphabetical order).
This is, admittedly, um, a little late in the game to be making this list. But here’s what happened: In reading the lists made by other publications, I kept seeing shows mentioned that, frankly, I had my doubts would actually premiere during this calendar year. Even just in the last week or so, series that you might have guessed would drop in 2021were rescheduled for a different year and platformorabruptly lost their star— again, everything is chaos in this industry right now, but right now, even more so.
To be clear, there are a couple of shows that would have been on this list had we felt safer about their odds — for example, the Collider staff votedMacGruberas our number two most anticipated show, but the fact thatit’s currently not scheduled to go into production until Junespooked me enough to sadly cut it. And even while attempting to play it as safe as possible, there’s still a good chance that the accuracy rate here will not be 100 percent. All the phone calls and internet sleuthing in the world can’t prevent some unexpected setback or hang-up, after all.
For, when you consider the odds, it’s a miracle that any TV show ever gets made at all, let alone turn out as well as we hope the shows below will. It’s all part of the magic of this business — the magic that keeps us watching.
The Book of Boba Fett (Disney+)
Created By:Jon Favreau, Dave Filoni
Cast:Temuera Morrison, Ming-Na Wen
(Potential) Release Date:December 2021
Look, I’m not going to pretend that theMandalorianSeason 2 post-credits sequence didn’t get me excited for this show. After all, ifThe Book of Boba Fettdelivers the same energy of Boba Fett (Temuera Morrison) and Fennec Shand (Ming-Na Wen) strolling into Jabba’s former palace, killing the dudes who never left afterReturn of the Jedi, and then making themselves at home — well. That sounds like damn good television to me. It’s a shame that we have to wait until December 2021, but it could be quite a Christmas gift.
Cowboy Bebop (Netflix)
Developed By:André Nemec, Jeff Pinkner
Cast:John Cho, Mustafa Shakir, Daniella Pineda, Alex Hassell, Elena Satine
(Potential) Release Date:TBD 2021
So look, yes, the originalCowboy Bebop, a 26-episode anime series (plus a movie) which premiered in 1998, is a groundbreaking classic of its genre that you could argue simply does not need to be remade as a live-action series. Certainly, that’s what I used to think. And then they went and castJohn Choas Spike — casting so perfect that I’ve been dying to see what the producers have in store for this wild sci-fi action-adventure for quite some time. (The series went into production in 2019, but a pre-pandemic accident sidelined Cho for several months.) There are big expectations attached to this show; for one thing, it’s going to be hard work to create an opening credits sequence that slaps even half as hard asthe original. But at least we know thatthey found the perfect Corgi to play Ein, so there’s a chance that said expectations will be more than met.
Dr. Death (Peacock)
Created By:Patrick Macmanus
Cast:Joshua Jackson, Alec Baldwin, Christian Slater
First off, moreJoshua Jacksonon TV is always a good thing. But beyond its star, the Peacock series based on the Wondery podcast also offers an intriguing look at a horrifying string of deaths that proves haunting because after all, it’s based on a true story. Here’s Peacock’s official description ofDr. Death:
Young, charismatic and ostensibly brilliant, Dr. Duntsch was building a flourishing neurosurgery practice when everything suddenly changed. Patients entered his operating room for complex but routine spinal surgeries and left permanently maimed or dead. As victims piled up, two fellow physicians, neurosurgeon Robert Henderson (Alec Baldwin) and vascular surgeon Randall Kirby (Christian Slater), set out to stop him.Dr. Deathexplores the twisted mind of Dr. Duntsch and the failures of the system designed to protect the most defenseless among us.
When you think about how going into surgery requires complete faith in your doctor… Well, the potential for this show to haunt our nightmares cannot be underestimated.
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier (Disney+)
Created By:Malcolm Spellman
Cast:Anthony Mackie, Sebastian Stan, Daniel Brühl, Emily VanCamp, Wyatt Russell
Release Date:June 29, 2025
This might be a your-mileage-may-vary situation, but all the trailers for the next big MCU Disney+ series seem to be promising an entire show devoted to the prickly comedic chemistry betweenAnthony MackieandSebastian Stan. So, if those parts ofCaptain America: Civil Warwere your favorite parts of that movie, thenThe Falcon and the Winter Soldieris the easiest sell in the world. The show also looks poised to lean into the political elements that madeWinter SoldierandCivil Warfeel like more than just superhero movies, and that could be a very interesting change of pace after nine weeks of wacky times withWandaVision.
Girls5Eva (Peacock)
Created By:Meredith Scardino
Cast:Sara Bareilles, Renée Elise Goldsberry, Paula Pell, Busy Philipps, Ashley Park, Andrew Rannells
Something that doesn’t come up often enough is how greatJeff Richmond’s original songs were on30 RockandUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, and so the fact that they’ll be central to the next big show from executive producerTina Feyis almost as delightful as the premise itself, focusing on the grown-up members of a one-hit-wonder ’90s girl group reuniting for glory. TheGirls5Evacast listed above includes some ladies we know can definitely carry a tune, and based on thebrief teaserwe’ve gotten so far, the comedy will be embedded in every aspect of the series, but most especially the music.
Gossip Girl (HBO Max)
Developed By:Joshua Safran
Cast:Emily Alyn Lind, Whitney Peak, Eli Brown, Johnathan Fernandez, Jason Gotay, Tavi Gevinson, Thomas Doherty, Adam Chanler-Berat, Zión Moreno, Savannah Smith, Jordan Alexander, Evan Mock, Kristen Bell
The original series was a generation-defining phenomenon, one which still gets name-dropped on shows likeEmily In ParisandThe Magicians— but will both original fans and the kids of today get excited for a new squad of private schoolers consumed by rumors and drama? That’s unclear, but what is known is that the cast is far more inclusive than the original series, and while the originalGossip Girldid reveal the titular tattletale’s true identity,Kristen Bellis still set to return as the show’s all-knowing, all-seeing, all-dishing narrator. And really, that’s all I need to know.
Invincible (Amazon)
Created By:Robert Kirkman
Cast:Steven Yeun, J.K. Simmons, Sandra Oh, Seth Rogen, Gillian Jacobs, Andrew Rannells, Zazie Beetz, Mark Hamill, Walton Goggins, Jason Mantzoukas, Zachary Quinto, Mahershala Ali, Melise, Kevin Michael Richardson, Grey Griffin, Khary Payton
Release Date:June 06, 2025
There are plenty of shows out there that present a skewed look at the world of superheroes. Heck,Invincibleisn’t even Amazon’s first one. But as envisioned by creatorRobert Kirkman,Invincibledoes feature a fantastic and inclusive cast of actors, including Oscar winnerJ.K. Simmonsand Emmy winnerSandra Ohas the parents of young Mark (Steven Yeun), whose burgeoning superheroics are complicated by the legacy of his father Omni-Man (Simmons). Above all,the trailer for this showfeatures both character-focused beats as well as a healthy sense offun— something which sometimes gets forgotten while telling stories about the capes-and-tights set.
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Kevin Can F**k Himself (AMC)
Created By:Valerie Armstrong
Cast:Annie Murphy, Eric Peterson, Mary Hollis Inboden
(Potential) Release Date:Summer 2021
Over the past 30 years, an impossible-to-count number of sitcoms have been made about a schlub of a man and his loyal wife living together in suburban hell. WhatKevin Can F— Himselfproposes is this — said wife deserves vengeance. Based on what we know so far, this might be one of the year’s most inventive series, first introducing us to Allison (Annie Murphy) through the all-too-familiar world of the traditional multi-cam… but then, as her frustration with the titular Kevin (Eric Peterson) begins to build, her point-of-view shifts to a single-camera style that might remind you of another AMC series:Breaking Bad. (Yes, it sounds a littleWandaVision-y, but for the record, this show has been in developmentsince 2018.) During a recent Television Critics Association press tour panel, creatorValerie Armstrongexplained that the show will maintain its split between the two formats in every episode, and how that blends with what we’ve seen teased as some pretty dark subject matter will be fascinating to behold.
Lisey’s Story (Apple TV+)
Created By:Stephen King
Cast:Julianne Moore, Clive Owen, Joan Allen, Dane DeHaan, Sung Kang, Jennifer Jason Leigh
During a recent Television Critics Association panel,Stephen Kingreferred to the upcoming Apple TV+ drama as a passion project that was very personal to him, and it’s not hard to understand why, given the premise: “This what-if narrative is explored through the life of Lisey Landon who, after losing her acclaimed novelist husband Scott, begins to face certain realities about their marriage that she had repressed and forgotten.”
But what has us really excited is the involvement of directorPablo Larraín(Jackie) and the cast, withJulianne Mooretaking the opportunity to prove that she’s capable of doing more on television thanchase after Billy Eichnerorteach us what a Boston accent should sound like. There are plenty of tales about grief and loss out there, butLisey’s Storycould be a very unique entry in that genre.
Loki (Disney+)
Created By:Michael Waldron
Cast:Tom Hiddleston, Owen Wilson, Gugu Mbatha-Raw, Sophia Di Martino, Sasha Lane, Wunmi Mosaku, Richard E. Grant
Release Date:August 11, 2025
Disney+ has some incredible momentum going this spring, withWandaVision’s captivating nine-episode run set to be followed up byThe Falcon and the Winter Soldierin March. But it’sLokithat looks like the bigger creative swing, if only thanks to creatorMichael Waldron’s past work as a writer onRick and Morty— if he delivers one 10th of that show’s chaotic energy, this could be the most fun MCU TV show yet.
