With all the big upcoming horror movies on the way, including Matthew Lillard's return to the Scream-verse, one could easily lose sight of all the quality genre entertainment heading to the small screen. But to miss out on such psychological and gory treats would be terrifying in and of itself, so we're here to help you plot your most frightful future binges, regarding upcoming 2025 TV shows and beyond.
We're carving premiere dates into our (prosthetic) flesh so that fans can be sure to know when to expect Max's prequelized Stephen King-honoring series IT: Welcome to Derry, the next season of Alexandra Daddario's Mayfair Witches and more, with Stranger Things' final season arguably the biggest highlight on the horizon.
So check out all the exciting horror TV shows that will hopefully arrive on our TVs posthaste. But first, a quick recap of the most recent spooky series that debuted earlier in the year.
Recently Released 2025 Horror Series
- The Bondsman Season 1 - Prime Video [Kevin Bacon getting murdered and then resurrected as a demon-tracking bounty hunter. Yes, and yes.]
- Yellowjackets Season 3 - Paramount+ with Showtime [The survivors face new challenges in both the past and present, and death comes for several.]
- Black Mirror Season 7 - Netflix [Charlie Brooker's cautionary techno-tales are back with more stress-inducing installments, two of which connect to past entries.]
The Last Of Us Season 2 (Ongoing) - HBO
Release/Finale Date: April 13, 2025 (premiere) / May 25, 2025 (finale)
What Is It: The highly anticipated follow-up season to the smash hit adaptation of the best-selling PlayStation video game series The Last of Us.
Who’s Making It: Co-creators Craig Mazin and game director Neil Druckmann returned to head up the talented creative team bringing Part II's events to life.
Confirmed Cast: Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Gabriel Luna, Isabel Mercer, Rutina Wesley, Kaitlyn Dever, Young Mazino, Danny Ramirez, Jeffrey Wright, Catherine O'Hara
Why We’re Most Excited: The second season raises the stakes even higher for Joel and Ellien in the devastating aftermath of Season 1's hospital massacre, in large part due to the arrival of Kaitlyn Dever's Abby, whose motivations to harm our beloved protagonists is made known very quickly. (And Season 3 is already confirmed!)
The Eternaut - Netflix
Release Date: April 30, 2025
What Is It: The long-awaited live-action adaptation of the classic Argentinian sci-fi comic The Eternaut created by Héctor Germán Oesterheld and Francisco Solano López. It follows a group struggling to survive after a mysterious and lethal snowfall depletes most of the population in Buenos Aries, and that’s only the start of their troubles.
Who’s Making It: Acclaimed, award-winning Argentinian filmmaker Bruno Stagnaro (Pizza, Beer, and Cigarettes) is the creator, director, and co-writer alongside Ariel Staltari.
Confirmed Cast: Ricardo Darín, Carla Peterson, César Troncoso, Andrea Pietra, Ariel Staltari, Marcelo Subiotto
Why We’re Most Excited: The Eternaut has plagued creatives who have attempted adaptations for over 50 years, and this is the first time an attempt has been taken to its ultimate conclusion. This would be exciting on any platform, but with Netflix’s budget behind it, this six-episode series
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 - AMC, AMC+
Release Date: May 4, 2025
What Is It: The second season of The Walking Dead’s New York City-set spinoff, focusing on flagship characters Negan, Maggie and the latter's son Glenn and their increasingly more dangerous struggles to stay alive.
Who’s Making It: Creator and Season 1 showrunner Eli Jorné spearheaded this sophomore season as well, with co-leads Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan once again as executive producers.
Confirmed Cast: Lauren Cohan, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Željko Ivanek, Mahina Napoleon, Logan Kim, Kim Coates, Dascha Polanco
Why We’re Most Excited: Following its enjoyable-if-creaky first season, Dead City aims to continue shaking up The Walking Dead franchise with its east coast metro flair as Negan and Maggie aim to take down The Dama, who essentially signed her own death warrant by leaving mental and physical scars on her former captive Hershel.
Marvel Zombies - Disney+
Release Date: October 3, 2025
What Is It: Marvel’s latest animated series and its latest horror-geared original series, based on the hugely popular Marvel Zombies comic line, and set within the alt-timeline of the Season 1 What If…? Episode “What If…Zombies?!”
Who’s Making It: Emmy-winning storyboard artist and writer Bryan Andrews, who served as showrunner and writer/EP on What If…? is also showrunning this undead spinoff, with Marvel comic writer and Robot Chicken talent Zeb Wells handling his share of the writing duties.
Confirmed Cast: David Harbour, Elizabeth Olsen, Simu Liu, Randall Park, Florence Pugh, Awkwafina, Hailee Steinfeld, Iman Vellani, Dominique Thorne, Hudson Thames
Why We’re Most Excited: I’m a sucker for anytime a major entertainment studio goes all in on horror theming, and Marvel Zombies is aces, with comic veterans like Mark Millar, Robert Kirkman, John Layman, Sean Phillips and more having crafted much of the source material. And obviously, getting Elizabeth Olsen back as Wanda always a win.
It: Welcome To Derry - Max
Release Date: TBA 2025
What Is It: The episodic prequel to Warner Bros.’ IT: Chapter 1 and Chapter 2, which will bring Bill Skarsgård’s Pennywise back to shine his deadlights on an earlier era Derry, Maine's sordid history.
Who’s Making It: Director Andy Muschietti, who helmed and produced both WB films, developed the series alongside co-producer Barbara Muschietti and Jason Fuchs (Argylle), with the latter serving as co-showrunner alongside Brad Caleb Kane (Lodge 49).
Confirmed Cast: Jovan Adepo, Chris Chalk, Taylour Paige, James Remar, Stephen Rider, Bill Skarsgård, Madeleine Stowe, Peter Outerbridge, Kimberly Guerrero
Why We’re Most Excited: It: Welcome to Derry is the rare Stephen King-influenced offshoot that looks legitimately fun and spooky, despite not being based entirely on any of the author's works (Historical references from and allusions to King’s novel IT are expected, even if the bulk of the story was crafted for TV.)
Alien: Earth - FX On Hulu
Release Date: Mid-2025
What Is It: The first televised journey focusing on the Xenomorphs that were originally introduced in Ridley Scott's Alien, and the first in the franchise to take place entirely on Earth.
Who’s Making It: Fargo creator Noah Hawley is spearheading this episodic expansion of Ridley Scott, Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett’s 1979 opus, with Scott on board in an executive producer capacity.
Confirmed Cast: Sydney Chandler, Timothy Olyphant, Alex Lawther, Samuel Blenkin, Essie Davis, Adarsh Gourav, Kit Young, David Rysdahl, Adrian Edmondson
Why We’re Most Excited: After so many years of prequels, sequels and Predator collabs from Scott and a variety of others, an Alien: Earth TV show has the power to completely shake up everything we know about Weyland-Yutani and more otherworldly threats.
Wednesday Season 2 - Netflix
Release Date: 2025
What Is It: The second season of Netflix’s record-breaking hit horror-comedy that stars Jenna Ortega as the Addams family's ever-surly teen.
Who’s Making It: Co-creators and co-showrunners Alfred Gough and Miles Millar are once again handling the writing duties for Wednesday Season 2, with Ortega getting promoted to producer.
Confirmed Cast: Jenna Ortega, Hunter Doohan, Emma Myers, Joy Sunday, Steve Buscemi, Billie Piper, Joanna Lumly, Thandiwe Newton, Christopher Lloyd, Luis Guzmán, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Noah Taylor, Hayley Joel Osment
Why We’re Most Excited: Season 1 was one of the biggest things to hit pop culture near the end of 2022, and it held on strong throughout early 2023, so it'll really just be exciting to have these characters back in our lives after more than two years of waiting. Plus, Steve Buscemi and Christpher Lloyd in the same series can't go wrong.
Stranger Things Season 5 - Netflix
Release Date: 2025
What Is It: The fifth and final season of Netflix’s biggest pop culture offering, the sci-fi horror Stranger Things, which will officially close out the Hawkins’ group’s story to make way for a spinoff.
Who’s Making It: Co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer are back at the helm for the eight-episode final season, with just about every series regular and recurring actor returning in some capacity.
Confirmed Cast: Winona Ryder, David Harbour, Millie Bobby Brown, Finn Wolfhard, Gaten Matarazzo, Caleb McLaughlin, Noah Schnapp, Sadie Sink, Natalia Dyer, Charlie Heaton, Joe Keery, Maya Hawke, Brett Gelman, Priah Ferguson, Jamie Campbell Bower, Cara Buono, Linda Hamilton
Why We’re Most Excited: Seeing Terminator franchise icon Linda Hamilton bringing her genre chops to Stranger Things Season 5 can only result in magical memories, not to mention finally seeing how these beloved teens and dysfunctional adults conquer the threats stemming from the Upside Down.
Dexter: Resurrection - Showtime
Release Date: Summer 2025
What Is It: Though some details are still up in the air, the newest spinoff in Showtime's Dexter-verse will pick up where New Blood left off, and where Original Sin started up, with Michael C. Hall's character back in the land of the living.
Who’s Making It: Franchise mastermind Clyde Phillips is bringing this unexpected next chapter in the former forensic specialist’s story to life, or back to life, or whatever the case may be.
Confirmed Cast: Michael C. Hall, David Zayas, Jack Alcott, James Remar, Uma Thurman, Peter Dinklage, Krysten Ritter, Neil Patrick Harris, Eric Stonestreet, John Lithgow, Jimmy Smits
Why We’re Most Excited: First and foremost, Dexter: Resurrection's cast is a franchise-best in my book, from Thurman and Dinklage to the return of Jimmy Smits. Second, this seems like it'll follow in the same bizarrely comedic footsteps of other entries, and as good as Patrick Gibson is in Original Sin, I need Hall back the saddle.
The Walking Dead: Daryl Dixon Season 3 - AMC
Release Date: 2025
What Is It: The third season of the Walking Dead spinoff centering on Norman Reedus' seemingly immortal Daryl Dixon, who welcomed former co-star Melissa McBride back as fan-favorite Carol in the second season.
Who’s Making It: Having brought the first two seasons to life (reanimated and otherwise), creator David Zabel is holding the reins once more as Season 3 heads to Spain.
Confirmed Cast: Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Eduardo Noriega, Óscar Jaenada, Alexandra Masangkay, Candela Saitta, Hugo Arbues, Stephen Merchant
Why We’re Most Excited: After rejuvenating this franchise's go-to format with two initial seasons exploring Paris and other French locations, TWD: Daryl Dixon Season 3 is taking viewers into another previously unexplored section of the post-apocalyptic world. I'm hoping he gets to cover all of Europe before the show gets the axe.
Crystal Lake - Peacock
Release Date: TBA
What Is It: The much-beleaguered prequelized look at the Friday the 13th franchise from Peacock and A24, who aren't legally allowed to use the F13 branding.
Who’s Making It: Crystal Lake began its existence in October 2022 as a Bryan Fuller creation intended to explore Jason Voorhees’ origins and reign of camp-bound terror, but he exited the project in May 2024 over creative differences. In August 2024, Black Sails EP and IT: Welcome to Derry co-showrunner Brad Caleb Kane was brought in to take over creative duties, with O.G. screenwriter Victor Miller serving as an executive producer.
Confirmed Cast: Linda Cardellini as Pamela Voorhees
Why We’re Most Excited: Jason Voorhees is one of cinema’s most iconic slasher villains, and I can’t wait to see how anyone will turn the relatively simple formula that fueled twelve Friday the 13th films into a fully functional serialized series.
Carrie - Prime Video
Release Date: TBA
What Is It: A serialized adaptation of Stephen King's first published novel, which has previously inspired an all-time horror classic, a not-so-great movie, and a killer musical.
Who’s Making It: Mike Flanagan (Doctor Sleep, Gerald's Game) is in the midst of turning Stephen King's Dark Tower into a TV show, and then added a new take on Carrie to his already full plate.
Confirmed Cast: None to date, but the latest rumors have pegged Summer H. Howell (Curse of Chucky) as the titular teen and Siena Agudong (Resident Evil) as her high school rival Sue Snell.
Why We’re Most Excited: Mike Flanagan is responsible for some of the best horror series of all time in Fall of the House of Usher and Midnight Mass, to name just a couple. So to have him expand the story of Stephen King's most iconic scream queen is a dream come true.
The Conjuring TV Spinoff - Max
Release Date: TBA
What Is It: A TV iteration of Blumhouse wildly successful supernatural horror franchise.
Who’s Making It: HBO boss Casey Bloys first revealed a Conjuring TV project in April 2023, and fans had to wait until June 2024 for him to confirm that it’s still happening. Nothing since then, however, so it’s unclear if any writers have been brought on board to handle scripting duties.
Why We’re Most Excited: With The Conjuring Universe encompassing eight movies at the time of writing, and at least one more on the way, a massive world has been built up surrounding paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren and their frightening discoveries, so it would be awesome to see an anthologized TV show in the vein of the Friday the 13th series set in Curious Goods.
Untitled Halloween TV Show - TBA
Release Date: TBA
What Is It: The first episodic approach to John Carpenter’s Halloween universe, which first came into existence with the 1978 classic and spawned 12 follow-up features.
Who’s Making It: Miramax Television is set to produce the new take on the Shape in partnership with Trancas International Films, which controls the rights to the franchise. As of March 2024, per Deadline, no screenwriters or director(s) have yet been tapped for scripting and helming duties.
Why We’re Most Excited: Rather than attempting to tack a new story onto the myriad events that came before it, the TV show is intended to be a creative reset that directly follows up on Carpenter’s original movie, perhaps in a similar way to David Gordon Green's requel trilogy.
The Watcher Season 2 - Netflix
Release Date: TBA
What Is It: A surprise follow-up to the first season of Ryan Murphy’s Netflix thriller The Watcher, which debuted in October 2022.
Who’s Making It: Soon after The Watcher’s successful premiere, Netflix announced the Season 2 order, with co-creators Ryan Murphy and Ian Brennan expected to return, though without clarity on which cast members might be back.
Why We’re Most Excited: The Watcher brought scripted weirdness to an already disturbing stalking tale straight out of real life, and fans wanted more answers than what the Season 1 finale offered, so a second season could address some of the dangling plot threads that came before.
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