As we are already familiar, 2025 is going to be a great year for every cinephile as it will come with some big releases. Be it the anticipated returning series or the new ones, this year will not disappoint. Well, here’s a list that talks about the best TV shows in April 2025 that you shouldn’t sleep on.
1. The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6
- Release Date: April 8, 2025
- Episode Count: 10
- Created By: Bruce Miller
- Cast: Elisabeth Moss, Joseph Fiennes, Yvonne Strahovski, Alexis Bledel, Madeline Brewer, Ann Dowd, O-T Fagbenle
- Where to Watch: Hulu
The Handmaid’s Tale has been a critically acclaimed franchise that blessed us with five great seasons so far. Now, it’s returning to our screens with Season 6, which will eventually end the story with the greatest revolution against Gilead.
In an interview, Yahlin Chang, the showrunner, spilled the beans on the upcoming events of The Handmaid’s Tale. She clearly revealed that after having enough from the men of Gilead, the women will finally gather all the courage to stand up for themselves. This means the ones who saw women only as baby-making machines will finally have to pay for the sins they committed.
For Years, we have been afraid of them. Now, it’s time for them to be afraid of us. This is the Beginning of the End- June
2. Black Mirror Season 7
- Release Date: April 10, 2025
- Episode Count: 6
- Created By: Charlie Brooker
- Cast: Awkwafina, Issa Rae, Emma Corrin, Peter Capaldi, Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, Chris O’Dowd, and Tracee Ellis Ross
- Where to Watch: Netflix
Buckle up, guys, as one of the greatest anthologies, ie. Black Mirror is making a comeback to our screens with a new season. Season 7 is basically the first-ever sequel of the franchise. So, unlike every time, the new season calls for you to watch some specific episodes from the previous seasons. These include USS Callister (Season 4 Episode 1), Hang The DJ (Season 4 Episode 4), Arkangel (Season 4 Episode 2), San Junipero (Season 3 Episode 4), White Episode (Season 2 Episode 4) and more.
The new season’s trailer revealed that no compromise had been made to the anxious tone of Black Mirror. While several characters from the above-mentioned episodes will return, Season 7 will also welcome some new faces. The Emmy Award-winning television show’s new season will be a banger, well, that’s what the official trailer and the previews hint at.
3. Doctor Who Season 2
- Release Date: April 12, 2025
- Episode Count: 8
- Created By: Russell T Davies
- Cast: Ncuti Gatwa, Varada Sethu, Millie Gibson
- Where to Watch: Disney+
Usually, people don’t have great expectations from the reboot projects of the popular franchises. However, that’s not the case with Doctor Who, which was originally released in 1963. Ncuti Gatwa starrer Doctor Who Season 1 arrived on Disney+ and BBC One in 2024, and it became a fan-favorite instantly as it marked a fresh beginning of the show. Gatwa, as the fifteenth Doctor Who, blew everyone’s mind with his energetic performance. It seems he was destined to play the iconic role.
Following the challenges in the pilot season, Doctor Who and his allies are heading towards an unforeseen enemy. The doctor must do everything to bring Belinda home. While the original cast returns in Season 2, several new entries, including Varada Sethu’s Belinda Chandra, join them.
I’ll take you home; that’s a promise – Doctor Who to Belinda Chandra
4. The Last of Us Season 2
- Release Date: April 13, 2025
- Episode Count: 7
- Created By: Craig Mazin and Neil Druckmann
- Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Rutina Wesley, Kaitlyn Dever, Young Mazino, Isabela Merced, Danny Ramirez, Ariela Barer, Tati Gabrielle, Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Wright, Joe Pantoliano, Alanna Ubach, Ben Ahlers, Hettienne Park, Robert John Burke, Noah Lamanna
- Where to Watch: HBO and Max
Based on one of the best post-apocalyptic video games, The Last of Us Season 1 impressed the fandom with its gritty settings. Be it the emotional aspects or the action sequences, the pilot season has it all. So, it’s obvious the fandom is anxiously waiting for the new season to arrive on their screens.
Moreover, what makes The Last of Us Season 2 the most-anticipated returning show of 2025 is that the stakes will get higher with the arrival of an antagonist who will make Ellie’s life hell. Besides the human villains, several creepy creatures will finally make their way to the live-action installment.
Every path has a price.
5. Andor Season 2
- Release Date: April 22, 2025
- Episode Count: 12
- Created By: Tony Gilroy
- Cast: Diego Luna, Kyle Soller, Adria Arjona, Stellan Skarsgård, Fiona Shaw, Genevieve O’Reilly, Denise Gough, Faye Marsay, Varada Sethu, Elizabeth Dulau
- Where to Watch: Disney+
Andor Season 1 harbored a character-driven and complex storyline that made it a huge success. Unlike other Star Wars stories, Andor doesn’t rely too much on CGIs and focuses more on the story development. It doesn’t rush the narrative; instead, the TV Show allows the characters to grow in the audience naturally. Moreover, the first season also boasted some dialogues that left a long-lasting impression on the fandom. It not only catered to the loyal fans of Star Wars but also grabbed the attention of the new viewers.
Now that we are closer to Andor Season 2’s release, you should know that the story has been crafted in a way that fills the gap between the events of the first season and the Rogue One: A Star Wars Story film. We will witness the journey of Cassian Andor as he undergoes a massive evolution that makes him even more intriguing than before.
We are in a war. You wanna fight or you wanna win?- Cassian Andor
6. You Season 5
- Release Date: April 24, 2025
- Episode Count: 10
- Created By: Michael Foley and Justin W. Lo
- Cast: Penn Badgley, Charlotte Ritchie, Madeline Brewer, Anna Camp, Griffin Matthews, Natasha Behnam, Pete Ploszek, Tom Francis, Tati Gabrielle, Amy-Leigh Hickman, Kathryn Gallagher, Frankie DeMaio
- Where to Watch: Netflix
The most psychotic killer, Joe Goldberg, is coming your way for the last time, and it will be exciting to see how the story that started in 2018 will get closure. In the previous season, Joe portrays himself to be a victim and moves on to New York with Kate. He also uses his in-laws to build a reputation in society and restart his life. Leaving the dark past behind, Joe is now a prince charming figure who is an ideal husband every woman deserves. However, recalling Joe’s past, it’s hard for us to believe that he has given up on his murderous instincts.
The showrunners have stated that Joe’s story will end where it all began, i.e., in New York City. So, aren’t you intrigued to see how Joe manages to keep his violent tendencies suppressed to maintain the fake identity in society?
Kate, you opened doors for me I could’ve never imagined- Joe Goldberg
7. The Eternaut Season 1
- Release Date: April 30, 2025
- Episode Count: 6
- Created By: Bruno Stagnaro
- Cast: Ricardo Darín, Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari, Marcelo Subiotto, Mora Fisz, Claudio Martínez Bel, Orianna Cárdenas
- Where to Watch: Netflix
Well, The Last of Us Season 2 isn’t the only post-apocalyptic drama series you should be looking forward to in April 2025. Based on an acclaimed Argentine graphic novel, The Eternaut Season 1 is all set to give you goosebumps with its post-apocalyptic setting. The television show doesn’t have the regular zombie action, but it comes with more exciting elements.
Judging from the trailer, it shows that people start dying when toxic particles from the sky rain down on them. The story follows Juan Salvo and his friends, who would do everything to survive the deadly snowstorm in Buenos Aires.
For two days, toxic crap has been falling that kills you with one touch.
8. Hacks season 4
- Release Date: April 10, 2025
- Episode Count: 10
- Created By: Lucia Aniello, Paul W. Downs, and Jen Statsky
- Cast: Jean Smart, Hannah Einbinder, Carl Clemons-Hopkins, Megan Stalter, Paul W. Downs, Rose Abdoo, Mark Indelicato
- Where to Watch: HBO and Max
Hack is an award-winning comedy-drama series that is considered one of the best in the genre. The television series premiered its first season in 2021, and since then, it has accumulated a huge fan base with three amazing seasons. Following the cliffhanger ending of the previous season, Hacks is making a comeback with a terrifying fourth installment.
Deborah and Ava, who were the closest companions earlier, will return as rivals in the new season. The latter blackmailed the former to become the head writer of Deborah’s new late-night show, and the showrunners have hinted that we will witness a rivalry between them. Besides them, Hacks Season 4 will also shed light on Marcus, DJ, Kayla, and Jimmy’s storylines.
She has been doing this for fifty years. You’re not going to beat her in her own game. Nobody beats Deborah.
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