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Sci‑Fi TV Ruled 2025, With Severance Dominant and Pluribus Setting Viewership Records

Year-end coverage underscores a banner slate powered by record viewership, critical praise, renewed worlds.

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Overview

  • Best-of lists highlight Severance Season 2, Pluribus, Stranger Things Season 5, Alien: Earth, Cassandra, Murderbot, and Andor Season 2 as the year’s standout titles.
  • Severance’s second season, which premiered in January, remained a central cultural touchpoint throughout the year.
  • Pluribus emerged as a surprise November hit on Apple TV, breaking records and ranking as the most-watched U.S. streaming original in its debut week.
  • Stranger Things Season 5 began a staggered rollout with its first episodes available by December, while Alien: Earth secured a confirmed second season.
  • Multiple 2025 releases delivered long-awaited answers to major TV mysteries across series including Stranger Things, Yellowjackets, Squid Game, Gen V, and It: Welcome to Derry, with story specifics withheld.