Netflix doubles down on binge-worthy releases in 2025, from sequels to season finales. Stranger Things and The Witcher are coming to an end, while record-breaking Wednesday is back for more gothic thrills. Likewise, the anime adaptation, Devil May Cry, is returning for its second season, with Dante facing even more diabolical enemies.
Indeed, binge-watchers have a lot to celebrate this year. Additionally, Netflix has been investing in live-streaming high-stakes sports events like the NFL. It means fans can enjoy a match and try new online bookmakers between episodes. Anyway, a lot of popcorn will be required. Read more about the hottest releases in 2025.
Stranger Things – Final Season
It’s been three years since Season 4 was released on the platform, leaving fans wondering if there would ever be a closure for the adventure. The new and final season will be released on November 27, and teasers are already all over the internet. They show Hawkins’s situation spiraling out of control, military personnel taking over the city, and Demagorgons are more menacing than ever.
As the plot approaches its end, fans will get to learn more about the Upside Down, as creators promise to develop its mythology and unveil its mysteries. The beloved and nerdy protagonists are united to find and eliminate Vecna once and for all. Season 5 will come in batches: Volume 1, with five episodes, comes out on November 27, while Volume 2 will be released on New Year’s Eve.
Wednesday – Season 2
Wednesday’s first season was a roaring success, becoming the most-watched series in the English language, scoring 341.2 million hours watched in one week. Like Stranger Things, Wednesday’s Season 2 will be released in two parts, each containing four episodes. The first part comes out on August 6, while the second batch is scheduled for September 3.
Teasers and behind-the-scenes content are already out as well. It’s already possible to tell that Nevermore Academy will be reopened, and new characters are joining the plot, including Lady Gaga as Rosaline Rotwood, a “mysterious and enigmatic” teacher at the Academy. Steve Buscemi and Christopher Lloyd are also expected to join the show.
Black Mirror – Season 7
Black Mirror is one of the longest-running series on Netflix, and it’s coming back for its seventh season. The recipe for such success is an unsettling mixture of sci-fi and personal drama, showing some dreadful impacts of technology on society. The first season came out in 2011, and 14 years later, the recipe is still working.
The new season has six episodes. According to creator Charlie Brooker, there’s space for deeply disturbing and funny stories and a few emotional moments, often blending different styles in the same episode. All episodes came out in April and are available on Netflix.
Squid Game: The Challenge – Season 3
The final season of one of the most popular Korean series on Netflix was released in June, and its six episodes are already available. After leading a failed rebellion and losing his best friend, Gi-hun must pull himself together and start everything again.
Back to the arena once again, Gi-hun faces new and deadlier challenges, but he’s no longer the same person who started the adventure. The show is as brutal as ever, but it will focus on how the game has changed the protagonist.
The Witcher – Season 4
Fans will toss a coin to a different Witcher this year as the main character, Geralt of Rivia, has been recast. Liam Hemsworth will replace Henry Cavill in this adaptation of the book “Baptism of Fire.” Yennifer and Ciri are still played by Anya Chalotra and Freya Allan, respectively. The release date hasn’t been confirmed yet, but it should come out anytime this year.
The new plot also brings a new central character, a young girl named Nimue (Eve Ridley), who lives about a century after Geralt and his crew made their names. She learns about their stories whenever she can, along with other kids in her village, when the storyteller Stribog comes around, exchanging fantastic tales for food.
Devil May Cry
The debut season of the famed anime and video game Devil May Cry happened last April, but fans and producers are talking about sequels already. Indeed, fans of this anime have many reasons to be excited, and a lyric video with a soundtrack by Evanescence has further enhanced the hype; the song is suggestively called “Afterlife.”
The first season is already fully available, and Netflix confirms that a new one is “coming soon,” even though no official dates have been released. The plot revolves around Dante, a demon hunter seeking to avenge the killing of his mother by wiping out all demons. Johnny Yong Bosch will voice Dante, while Scout Taylor-Compton will breathe life into Mary. The series was an instant success, reaching #4 in the Top 10 ranking for English-speaking series.
