Top 10 TV Shows to Watch This Holiday Season (2025)
Holiday 2025 is packed with big finales, cozy comfort viewing, and buzzy new series across all the major streamers. This guide gives you ten picks with a quick one-line summary and an embedded official trailer for each, so you can build your perfect holiday watchlist at a glance.
1. Stranger Things – Season 5 (Final Season) · Netflix
The Hawkins crew and Eleven face their last battle against Vecna as Stranger Things ends with a huge two-part holiday event.
Perfect for: Fans who’ve followed Stranger Things from the start and want a big, emotional binge over Christmas and New Year’s.
2. Fallout – Season 2 · Prime Video
Lucy and the Ghoul head toward New Vegas, running into stranger creatures and darker secrets in the wasteland.
Perfect for: Viewers who like post-apocalyptic worlds, dark humor, and game adaptations that lean into character as much as chaos.
3. Percy Jackson and the Olympians – Season 2 · Disney+
Percy’s next quest adapts The Sea of Monsters, sending him into dangerous waters to protect Camp Half-Blood.
Perfect for: Families, YA fantasy fans, and anyone looking for a fun, mythological adventure that still feels light for the holidays.
4. Emily in Paris – Season 5 · Netflix
Emily juggles love, work, and new European cities as her world expands beyond Paris and into fresh romantic chaos.
Perfect for: Viewers in the mood for stylish, low-stress comfort TV with romance, fashion, and postcard-worthy backdrops.
5. The Abandons – Season 1 · Netflix
Two very different families collide over land, power, and survival in a brutal Western frontier where law barely exists.
Perfect for: Fans of gritty Westerns, Sons of Anarchy-style family drama, and morally grey characters in rough territory.
6. City of Shadows – Season 1 · Netflix
A burned body on Gaud۪̉s La Pedrera pulls a disgraced inspector back into a high-profile, atmospheric Barcelona murder case.
Perfect for: Viewers who love grounded, moody detective stories where every clue and every city street feels important.
7. Home for Christmas – Season 3 · Netflix
Johanne returns for another season of awkward dates, family pressure, and bittersweet holiday romance in a small town.
Perfect for: People who want a warm, slightly messy holiday rom-com with real feelings instead of overly glossy Hallmark vibes.
8. Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles – Season 2 · Paramount+
The animated Turtles face new threats and deepen their family bonds in a continuation of the recent TMNT reboot.
Perfect for: Families and longtime TMNT fans who want energetic, kid-friendly action that still respects the franchise lore.
9. The Copenhagen Test – Season 1 · Peacock
A sleek sci-fi espionage thriller about experimental tech, spies, and shifting loyalties in a high-stakes modern world.
Perfect for: Fans of stylish thrillers with a genre twist who want something tense and propulsive after Christmas.
10. Born to be Wild – Season 1 · Apple TV+
A nature docuseries following six endangered young animals raised by conservation teams and prepared for life in the wild.
Perfect for: Families, nature-documentary lovers, and anyone who wants something emotional and hopeful between big dramas.