Best TV Shows of 2025
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Best TV Shows of 2025
TOP TV Shows: On Call (2025), FOREVER (2025), Dept. Q (2025), Butterfly (2025), Heated Rivalry (2025), Daredevil: Born Again (2025), MobLand (2025), American Primeval (2025), Black Rabbit (2025), The Pitt (2025), The Lowdown (2025), This City Is Ours (2025), Pluribus (2025), Doc (2025), Haunted Hotel (2025), Smoke (2025), Adults (2025), The Institute (2025), The Hunting Party (2025), Murdaugh: Death in the Family (2025).
List of Best TV Shows
13K
Genre: Action, Crime, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Traci Harmon, a veteran female training officer, and her rookie male ride-along, Alex Diaz, navigate the loss of a fellow officer and politics of modern day policing — in the department and on the streets of Long Beach.
Style:
tense
Plot:
police procedural, realism, buddy cop, urban, moral ambiguity, male female partnership, chain of command, internal affairs, nypd, rookie, police, female police officer ...
Place:
long beach california
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Genre: Drama, Romance
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Reunited as teens, two childhood friends fall deeply in love, experiencing the joy and heartache of a first romance that will change their lives forever.
Style:
romantic drama, sexual
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
high school, first love, young adult, friendship, high school romance, teen romance, coming of age, heartache, intimacy, longing, first kiss, sexual awakening ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
los angeles, california
Is relevant?
107K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
A brash but brilliant cop becomes head of a new police department, where he leads an unlikely team of misfits in solving Edinburgh's cold cases.
Style:
grim, detective, dramatic, suspenseful, witty ...
Plot:
female nudity, investigation, syrian refugee, cold case, police, guilt, police detective, refugee, police investigation, interrogation, therapist, criminal ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
scotland, united kingdom, britain, edinburgh scotland
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Genre: Action, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
David Jung, a mysterious former US intelligence operative living in hiding in South Korea, has his life blown to pieces when the consequences of an impossible decision from his past come back to haunt him, and he finds himself hunted by Rebecca, a ...
Style:
dark, neo noir, spy action
Plot:
spy thriller, espionage, secret past, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, pursuit, assassination, assassin, conspiracy, man on the run, mysterious past, hitman ...
Place:
korea, seoul, south korea
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Genre: Drama, Romance, Sport
Country: Canada
TV show
Story:
Two of the biggest stars in Major League Hockey are bound by ambition, rivalry, and a magnetic pull neither of them fully understands. What begins as a secret fling between two fresh faced rookies evolves into a years-long journey of love, denial, ...
Style:
sincere, romantic, earnest, queer cinema
Plot:
closeted homosexual, ice hockey, gay, gay athlete, rivalry, gay sex, male nudity, rivals, enemies to lovers, gay relationship, sexuality, gay interest ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
north america
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Fantasy, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
Matt Murdock, a blind lawyer with heightened abilities, is fighting for justice through his bustling law firm, while former mob boss Wilson Fisk pursues his own political endeavors in New York. When their past identities begin to emerge, both men ...
Style:
dark fantasy, psychological thriller, detective, dramatic
Plot:
superhero, villain, violence, lawyer, multiverse, mayor, attorney, supernatural, martial arts, heroes, secret identity, double life ...
Place:
north america, manhattan new york city, new york
Is relevant?
106K
Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK, USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Two mob families clash in a war that threatens to topple empires and lives.
Plot:
corrupt cop, prison guard, mafia, murder, crime family, extreme violence, gang war, betrayal, family business, business, revenge killing, teenage daughter ...
Place:
london
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Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller, Western
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A mother and son fleeing from their past form a found family while confronting a harsh landscape of freedom and cruelty in the American West.
Plot:
wild west, survival, indian tribe, massacre, military, mother son relationship, bounty hunter, mormon, human trafficking, winter, fort, lawlessness ...
Time:
1850s, 19th century
Place:
utah, wyoming, america, north america
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Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
When the owner of a New York City hotspot allows his turbulent brother back in his life, he opens the door to escalating dangers that threaten to bring down everything he's built.
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspense, dark, fast paced ...
Plot:
nightlife, restaurant, betrayal, family conflict, secrets, brotherhood, moral ambiguity, power struggle, underworld, corruption, organized crime, crime family ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
109K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A realistic examination of the challenges facing healthcare workers in today's America as seen through the lens of the frontline heroes working in a modern-day hospital in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Style:
medical drama, tense, intense, grim, fast paced ...
Plot:
hospital, doctor, emergency room, autism, trauma, life & death, teamwork, burnout, compassion, resilience, humanity, healing ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
pittsburgh
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, History
Country: USA
Duration: 59 min.
TV show
Story:
Follow the gritty exploits of citizen journalist Lee Raybon, a self-proclaimed Tulsa "truthstorian" whose obsession with the truth is always getting him into trouble.
Style:
crime drama, black comedy
Plot:
investigative journalism, cat and mouse, moral ambiguity, urban decay, cowboy
Place:
oklahoma city
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Genre: Crime, Drama
Country: UK
TV show
Story:
Michael has been involved in organized crime all of his adult life, working for his friend and the gang leader Ronnie. When Ronnie begins to hint at retirement, Michael too begins to imagine another life. Because, for the first time in his life, ...
Style:
crime drama, tension, romantic drama, suspense
Plot:
organized crime, gangster, mafia, crime family, underworld, moral dilemma, forbidden romance, redemption, moral ambiguity, loyalty, city life, urban ...
Is relevant?
122K
Genre: Drama, Sci-Fi
Country: USA
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The most miserable person on Earth must save the world from happiness.
Style:
dark comedy, existential, bleak, melancholic, philosophical ...
Plot:
female protagonist, loneliness, dystopia, alienation, social commentary, deadpan, misanthropy, character study, ethical dilemma, irony, morality, satire ...
Time:
near future
Place:
new mexico, albuquerque new mexico
Is relevant?
6K
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
Dr. Amy Larsen must navigate an unfamiliar world after a brain injury erases the last eight years of her life. She can rely only on her estranged 17-year-old daughter, whom she remembers as a 9-year-old, and a handful of devoted friends, as she ...
Style:
medical drama, psychological, realistic, inspirational, tense
Plot:
mother daughter relationship, memory loss, female protagonist, amnesia, intimate, identity crisis, resilience, second chance, hospital, bittersweet, friendship, rehabilitation ...
Place:
minnesota
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Horror
Country: USA
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
After inheriting a hotel from her late brother, a single mom moves in with his good-natured ghost — and high-maintenance guests who will never check out.
Style:
dark comedy, suspenseful, adult animation, whimsical, 2d animation
Plot:
haunted hotel, ghost, single mother, supernatural, afterlife, family drama, grief, second chance, inheritance, heartwarming, friendship, redemption ...
Is relevant?
14K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
When an arson investigator begrudgingly teams up with a police detective, their race to stop two arsonists ignites a twisted game of secrets and suspicions.
Style:
detective, suspense, tension, psychological, crime thriller ...
Plot:
investigation, secrets, arson, smoking, cat and mouse, danger, urban, obsession, moral ambiguity, police procedural, partnership, character study ...
Time:
21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy
Country: USA
Duration: 22 min.
TV show
Story:
A group of twenty-somethings in New York trying to be good people, despite being neither "good" nor "people" yet.
Style:
compassionate
Plot:
coming of age, roommate, modern life, young adult, slice of life, millennial, city life, dating, identity, self discovery, social satire, female protagonist ...
Place:
new york
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
When 14 year old genius Luke Ellis is kidnapped, he awakens at The Institute, a facility full of children who all got there the same way he did, and who are all possessed of unusual abilities. In a nearby town, haunted former police officer Tim ...
Style:
psychological horror, tense, psychological thriller, suspenseful, dark ...
Plot:
institute, stephen king, abduction, kidnapping, macabre, conspiracy, escape, supernatural, childhood trauma, isolation, ethical dilemma, government facility ...
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Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A small team of investigators are assembled to track down and capture the most dangerous killers our country has ever seen, all of whom have just escaped from a top-secret prison that's not supposed to exist.
Style:
crime thriller, suspense, tense, intense, dark ...
Plot:
manhunt, escape, task force, government conspiracy, black ops, national security, law enforcement, cat and mouse, urban, mature, betrayal, violence ...
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Genre: Biography, Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
The Murdaugh family were powerful players in the Lowcountry region of South Caroline, wielding great legal and political influence. But for the better part of a decade, the family has been accused of involvement in a variety of crimes, ranging from ...
Style:
crime drama, tense, suspenseful, southern gothic, tragic
Plot:
true crime, murder, fraud, investigative journalism, corruption, scandal, legal system, family secret, cover up, character study, conspiracy, betrayal ...
Time:
2020s, 1920s, 20th century
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Comedy, Family, Fantasy, Sport
Country: USA, Malaysia
Duration: 20 min.
TV show
Story:
As a championship game looms, eight characters are thrown a curveball in their off-the-field lives.
Style:
heartfelt, emotional, realistic, sensitive, non-linear ...
Audience:
family friendly, teen drama
Plot:
softball, middle school, multiple perspectives, teamwork, coming of age, friendship, resilience, high school life, adolescence, empathy, identity, competition ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Thriller
Country: USA, UK
TV show
Story:
When a house explodes in a quiet Oxford suburb and a girl disappears in the aftermath, neighbor Sarah Tucker becomes obsessed with finding her and enlists the help of private investigator Zoë Boehm. Zoë and Sarah suddenly find themselves in a ...
Style:
suspenseful, tense, twisted, psychological, detective ...
Plot:
conspiracy, investigation, private investigator, suspicion, secrets, disappearance, missing person, obsession, danger, death, paranoid, identity ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
england
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
Since the tragic death of her young son, acclaimed author Aggie Wiggs has receded from public life, unable to write, a ghost of her former self. But she finds an unlikely subject for a new book when the house next door is bought by Nile Sheldon, a ...
Style:
psychological thriller, tense, suspense, atmospheric, dark ...
Plot:
female protagonist, loss, murder mystery, grief, haunting, obsession, trauma, cat and mouse, paranoia, investigation, missing person, secrets ...
Place:
new york
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287K
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Country: UK
Duration: 60 min.
TV show
Story:
The story of how a family's world is turned upside down when 13-year-old Jamie Miller is arrested and charged with the murder of a teenage girl who goes to his school.
Style:
detective, thought provoking, intense, psychological thriller, dramatic ...
Plot:
bullying, teenage boy, fatherhood, teenager, father son relationship, police, murder, murder investigation, therapist, truth, police officer, police station ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
england, britain, united kingdom
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Crime, Drama, Mystery
Country: USA
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
A brilliant, eccentric detective must solve a murder in the White House residence — where the staff and guests at a state dinner are all suspects.
Style:
detective, suspenseful, compassionate, anthology, earnest ...
Plot:
female detective, secret, scandal, female protagonist, congressional hearing, chef, multiple suspects, whodunit, murder mystery, thoughtful, job, counselor ...
Is relevant?
60K
Genre: Action, Drama, Thriller
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
The tranquility in a serene, wealthy community inhabited by some of the world's most prominent individuals explodes when a shocking murder occurs and a high stakes investigation unfolds.
Style:
suspenseful, political thriller, crime drama, suspense, inspirational ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
post apocalypse, murder mystery, investigation, secret service, whodunit, conspiracy, high society, cover up, betrayal, murder, political scandal, moral ambiguity ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Animation, Action, Adventure, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, France
Duration: 25 min.
TV show
Story:
Former U.S. Navy SEAL Sam Fisher is recruited by the NSA to work for the mysterious Third Echelon division within the agency.
Style:
suspense, tense, twisted, political thriller, fast paced ...
Plot:
spy thriller, espionage, ruse, surveillance, conspiracy, black ops, government agency, infiltration, recruit, hacking, moral ambiguity, cat and mouse ...
Time:
near future
Place:
europe
Is relevant?
Genre: Horror, Sci-Fi, Thriller
Country: USA, Thailand
Duration: 55 min.
TV show
Story:
When a mysterious space vessel crash-lands on Earth, a young woman and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers make a fateful discovery that puts them face-to-face with the planet's greatest threat.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, intense, dark, fast paced ...
Audience:
adult
Plot:
alien, alien invasion, female protagonist, survival, claustrophobia, first contact, survival horror, isolation, research facility, galaxy, space, star wars ...
Time:
near future, 22nd century, future, 21st century
Is relevant?
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
TV show
Story:
A Midwestern couple adopts who they believe to be a little girl with dwarfism but gradually started to believe she may not be who she said she was.
Style:
heartfelt, controversial, intense, realistic
Plot:
orphan, adoption, parent child relationship, family drama, family secret, moral ambiguity, social commentary, media circus, privacy invasion, courtroom drama, investigative journalism, female protagonist ...
Is relevant?
Genre: Comedy, Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 30 min.
TV show
Story:
Desperate for celebrity approval, the newly appointed head of a movie studio and his executive team at Continental Studios must juggle corporate demands with creative ambitions as they try to keep movies alive and relevant.
Style:
dark comedy, intense
Plot:
hollywood, film industry, ambition, celebrity culture, power struggle, backstage, identity crisis, nostalgia, moral ambiguity, satire, irreverent, movie studio ...
Time:
21st century
Place:
los angeles, las vegas
Is relevant?
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