Netflix’s 2025 release scheduleconfirms that the popular streaming platform has a solid lineup of new releases for the year, but these 10 movies and TV shows coming toNetflixin 2025 are the most long-awaited of them all. Several new and returning shows coming to Netflix in 2025 are exciting, but some of them required very little patience.Squid Gameseason 3will be released on June 27th, for example, but that is coming very soon after season 2’s December 26th release date.
Likewise, there’s plenty of excitement about upcoming shows likeWith Love, MeghanandA Man on the Insideseason 2. However, they also haven’t required much of a wait, nor have they garnered the same level of attention.These 10 movies and shows, all coming to Netflix in 2025, have been anticipated for quite some time, though—and several will be series finales.
10Happy Gilmore 2
Release Date: 2025
In a shocking update,Adam Sandler’s 1996 comedyHappy Gilmoreis finally getting a sequel, nearly 30 years later. The original movie starred Sandler as the titular lead, who discovers he has a knack for golf, despite spending his life trying to be an ice hockey player.Happy Gilmore 2will also star Sandler, along with additionalHappy Gilmorereturning cast members Julie Bowen and Christopher McDonald.
Happy Gilmore 2’sstory details are sparse at best, but it seems likely the story will reveal what the leading character’s life looks like decades after the conclusion ofHappy Gilmore. The exact release date forHappy Gilmore 2hasn’t been confirmed yet, although Netflix has shared that the movie will hit the streaming service sometime this year. Presumably, that means the movie may come a bit later in 2025. If that’s the case, surely audiences can wait a bit longer, given they’ve already waited nearly three decades for this sequel.
9The Thursday Murder Club
A brand-new movie,The Thursday Murder Club,is also coming to Netflix in 2025. The movie is based on a novel of the same name, written by Richard Osman, and will center on a group of friends who live in a retirement community and solve murders with one another—initially for fun, but, eventually, for real. The cast is star-studded, to say the least, with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, David Tennant, and many others all currently in the lineup.
The cast is star-studded, to say the least, with Helen Mirren, Pierce Brosnan, David Tennant, and many others all currently in the lineup.
Like several other inclusions on this list,The Thursday Murder Clubdoesn’t have a specific release date yet, although it is confirmed to be coming in 2025. It’s also worth noting, the novel has since had three sequels:The Man Who Died Twice,The Bullet That Missed,andThe Last Devil to Die. While Netflix hasn’t announced any plans for sequels yet, ifThe Thursday Murder Clubperforms well, the franchise has the potential to go on.
8Frankenstein
Release Date: November 2025
Mary Shelley’s iconic novelFrankensteinhas had countless adaptations in movies, shows, and other stories, andthis story is getting two brand-new adaptations in 2025. One of them,The Bride!, is coming to theaters in September and will star Maggie Gyllenhaal and Christian Bale. The other,Frankenstein, is being created by the legendary Guillermo del Toro and will hit Netflix in November 2025 (the exact date is currently unknown).
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Del Toro’sFrankensteinwill star Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac, and Mia Goth. Although audience anticipation may not date back quite this far,Del Toro has also shared that he has been working on the movie for more than a decade. Although there are many variations of this story, this is sure to be a truly special adaptation of Shelley’s story, and it will go along perfectly withThe Bride!
7RIP
Release Date: Fall 2025
Ben Affleck and Matt Damon have worked together on numerous projects over the years, andthe dynamic duo are now coming back together once again inRIP.RIPtells the story of a group of police officers who find millions of dollars in cash in an abandoned house. Evidently—and understandably—that begins to cause fissures within the group because of how massive this discovery is.
The title of the movie is in direct reference to this, as"Ripping it"is terminology used by Miami police to describe the seizure of various items, including cash or weapons. Steven Yeun, Teyana Taylor, Catalina Sandino Moreno, Sasha Calle, and others will join Affleck and Damon in the cast ofRIP. The precise release date of this new crime thriller isn’t currently known, although Netflix has specified that the movie will be released in Fall of 2025.
6The Old Guard 2
Release Date: July 2nd, 2025
The sequel to Charlize Theron’s 2020 movieThe Old Guard,The Old Guard 2, iscoming to Netflix on July 2nd, 2025. As one of few inclusions on this list that has a precise release date,The Old Guard 2has a bit more in the way of story details than some other upcoming Netflix shows and movies. Theron will return as Andy, the leader of this team of immortal mercenaries, inThe Old Guard 2.
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Additional cast members include KiKi Layne, Marwan Kenzari, Luca Marinelli, Matthias Schoenaerts, and others. The story ofThe Old Guard 2is expected to build directly onThe Old Guard’sending, including one massive plot twist regarding the fate of Theron’s character, Andy, and the now rather complex group dynamics. There are also rumors thatThe Old Guard 2could set up a trilogy. Finally, five years after the first movie was released, fans ofThe Old Guardwill get some answers.
5Alice in Borderland
Alice in Borderlandis returning to Netflix for season 3 in 2025. This Japanese sci-fi thriller has had two solid seasons, beginning with its debut in 2020. In fact, the show currently has an impressive 90% audience score onRotten Tomatoes, suggestingAlice in Borderlandhas been quite popular so far. The show’s story, which has many dystopian elements, is based on a manga series of the same name, created by Haro Aso.
Audiences have expressed surprise thatAlice in Borderlandhas been renewed followingtheAlice in Borderlandseason 2 ending. The show seemed to have come to an end with the second season, as the conclusion matched that of the manga. Despite many believing the show was over, though,Alice in Borderlandseason 3is confirmed to be coming to Netflix at some point in 2025. Because of that, the story forAlice in Borderlandseason 3 is currently unknown and open-ended.
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4Black Mirror
Season 7 of the smash-hit showBlack Mirroris coming to Netflix in 2025 as well. TheBlack Mirrorseason 7episodes' story details are being kept largely under wraps, as has been true of the show throughout its (going on) 14 years. However, 19 cast members forBlack Mirrorseason 7 have been confirmed, among them Awkwafina, Emma Corrin, Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, and Tracee Ellis Ross.
19 cast members forBlack Mirrorseason 7 have been confirmed, among them Awkwafina, Emma Corrin, Paul Giamatti, Rashida Jones, and Tracee Ellis Ross.
It has also curiously been confirmed thatoneBlack Mirrorseason 7 episode will be a sequel to season 4, episode 1, “USS Callister.“This isn’t a common practice forBlack Mirror, so that spin-off episode will no doubt be of particular interest. At present, the exact release date ofBlack Mirrorseason 7, but the new season will be coming to Netflix at some point this year.
3Wednesday
Season 1 ofWednesdaywas released in November 2022, andseason 2 of the show is finally coming in 2025.Wednesdayseason 2doesn’t have a precise release date yet, although audiences are no doubt anxiously awaiting brand-new episodes of the popular show. Naturally, Jenna Ortega will be returning as the titular Wednesday Addams in season 2, and several other major actors from season 1 are presumed to be coming back as well.
New cast members forWednesdayseason 2 include Steve Buscemi, Thandiwe Newton, Christopher Lloyd, and even Lady Gaga. The story details for season 2 aren’t entirely clear at this time. However,Wednesdayseason 1 left the door open for countless thrilling plot lines, from the outcasts of Nevermore Academy continuing to be targeted to Wednesday herself being pursued by a new threat.
2Stranger Things
Stranger Thingsis officially coming to an end with season 5, which will release on Netflix in 2025.Stranger Things, which began in 2016, has proven incredibly popular over the years, and the show’s ending has been long-awaited, to say the least. Season 4 ofStranger Thingswas released in 2022, meaning that, depending on when precisely season 5 debuts, a full three years may have gone by between the two seasons. That would be an awfully long time for audiences to wait between seasons in any scenario, but this has been an especially painful wait forStranger Thingsfans.
A number of major cliffhangers remain in the balance, the most pressing beingMax’s fate at the end ofStranger Thingsseason 4. Although Max seemed to be clinging to life at the end of the last season, whether she will survive remains to be seen. There are also countless other major storylines to be clarified as well, given this will be the series finale. Currently, the exact release date forStranger Thingsseason 5 is unknown, but the new season will debut on Netflix in 2025.
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1You
Release Date: April 24th, 2025
Finally,the single most long-awaited release coming to Netflix in 2025 isYouseason 5. LikeStranger Thingsseason 5,Youseason 5will be the final season of the fan-favorite show starring Penn Badgley as Joe Goldberg, a serial killer who manages to charm the people around him before ultimately leaving a pile of bodies in his wake. The show has had some incredible twists and turns over the years, so it will be fascinating to see how the series is ultimately concluded.
Youis one of very few inclusions on this list that has an actual release date, asYouis confirmed to be releasing on Netflix on April 24th, 2025. This will be a full two years afterYouseason 4 was released, meaning that audiences have waited for quite some time to see how Joe’s story will end.Netflixhas many long-awaited shows and movies dropping on the platform in 2025, withWednesdayseason 2,Stranger Thingsseason 5, andYouseason 5 chief among them.
