Hello, 2025! The wait is over—we’ve been eager to step into the new year, and it’s finally here. Wondering why we’re so excited? It’s because all our favorite horror shows are returning with new seasons this year. Plus, several brand-new horror series are set to premiere!
Whether you’re looking to reunite with iconic characters or dive into new, terrifying worlds, these 10 new and returning horror shows will have you eagerly counting down the days until their premieres. Trust me, you won't want to miss a single one!
Goosebumps: The Vanishing
Release date: All eight episodes will be released on Disney+ and Hulu on Jan. 10, 2025.
Goosebumps season 2, also known as Goosebumps: The Vanishing, will be the second horror series to be released in 2025. Mayfair Witches season 2 came out on Jan. 5, making it the first horror show to be released this year.
Based on R.L. Stine's series of children's horror novels, Goosebumps: The Vanishing explores a totally new storyline than the first season. We follow fraternal twins Devin and Cece (Sam McCarthy and Jayden Bartels), who are sent to live with their dad for the summer. However, it doesn’t take long before the teens, along with some of their new friends, become embroiled in the mystery of four teenagers who disappeared in 1994.
David Schwimmer joins the cast as Cece and Devin's recently divorced father, Anthony Brewer. Additionally, Ana Ortiz, Elijah M. Cooper, Galilea La Salvia, Francesca Noel, and many others make up the season 2 cast.
Yellowjackets season 3
Release date: The first two episodes will drop on Paramount+ with Showtime on Feb. 14, 2025, followed by an on-air debut on Showtime two days later.
The third horror series to premiere this year is Yellowjackets with its highly anticipated third season. Following the explosive finale of season 2, fans are eager to return to their favorite characters and find out what’s in store for them this season. The second season ended on a shocking note, with the death of a main character and the survivors in the 1996 timeline faced with a difficult situation.
There's so much more to explore in the new installment. However, plot details are being kept secret at the moment about Yellowjackets season 3. For now, we'll just have to rewatch the intense season 3 teaser trailer over and over again to get an idea of what's to come. Honestly, there are so many shocking moments shown in the teaser that have us pumped up for the show's return. Check it out below!
The Last of Us season 2
Release date: The second season is set to premiere on HBO in April 2025.
We've waited long enough, The Last of Us fans, and the wait is nearly over! The Last of Us season 2 will finally have its premiere on HBO this spring. Believed to be partly adapting The Last of Us Part II video game, season 2 will see the return of survivors Joel and Ellie (Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey). The story will take place five years after the events of the first season, and see Joel and Ellie at odds with each other while still facing a world that has been devastated by a fungal outbreak.
The returning cast also includes Gabriel Luna as Tommy and Rutina Wesley as Maria. In addition, season 2 will introduce viewers to new cast members such as Kaitlyn Dever as Abby, Young Mazino as Jesse, Ariela Barer as Mel, Tati Gabrielle as Nora, Spencer Lord as Owen, and Danny Ramirez as Manny. Catherine O’Hara, Jeffrey Wright, and Isabela Merced join the cast this season as well.
Stranger Things season 5
When is it coming out? 2025
While there are many Netflix shows making their return this year, there's only one that people are really looking forward to, and that's Stranger Things. It'll be the horror series' fifth and final season, and fans have been patiently waiting on it since the fourth season's release in 2022. Details about the plot of Stranger Things season 5 are scarce, but it's confirmed that it will take place in the fall of 1987, with the Hawkins gang working to defeat Vecna once and for all.
You can expect to see the return of talented actors such as Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Finn Wolfhard, Millie Bobby Brown, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Joe Keery and Maya Hawke. Brett Gelman, Priah Ferguson, Cara Buono, Amybeth McNulty, and Jamie Campbell Bower are also in the cast.
Although an official trailer has yet to be released, Netflix dropped a video featuring all of the season 5 episode titles.
Wednesday season 2
When is it coming out? 2025
Alright, I lied. There’s another Netflix show returning in 2025 that many are eagerly anticipating, and it's Wednesday. Sadly, the length of time fans will have waited for Wednesday season 2 will be about the same as the wait for Stranger Things season 5. While that’s a bit of a downer, we’re just relieved that the wait is almost over.
Wednesday season 2 will see Wednesday Addams (Jenna Ortega) return to Nevermore Academy where she'll be investigating new mysteries. Other returning cast members for the second installment are Catherine Zeta-Jones, Luiz Guzmán, Emma Myers, Isaac Ordonez, Joy Sunday, Moosa Mostafa, Georgie Farmer, Victor Dorobantu, Luyanda Unati Lewis-Nyawo, Jamie McShane, and Fred Armisen. You can also expect to see a bunch of new faces this season, including a cameo from singer-actress Lady Gaga.
Check out this behind-the-scenes look at Wednesday season 2!
Here are five more new and returning horror shows we can't wait to see this year:
- It: Welcome to Derry (HBO - 2025)
- Alien: Earth (Hulu - summer 2025)
- School Spirits season 2 (Paramount+ - early 2025)
- Dexter: Resurrection (Paramount+ with Showtime - summer 2025)
- The Bondsman (Prime Video - 2025)