5 Must-See TV Series Released in Summer 2025 That You Could've Missed, Ranked by IMDb
These projects deserve your attention and could be the most striking discovery of the year.
The summer of 2025 offered viewers a feast of excellent TV, which could have easily gone unnoticed amid the noise of major premieres.
While everyone was discussing the second season of Wednesday and the third season of The Summer I Turned Pretty, several gems were released and managed to impress both critics and viewers.
5. 'Olympo', 2025
IMDb Score: 6.0/10
From the creators of the Spanish Netflix hit Elite comes a sports series, only instead of school intrigues, the drama unfolds in an academy for future Olympians.
In the pools and on the training fields, the fates of artistic swimmers, rugby players, and gymnasts intersect. Each of them is ready to do whatever it takes to secure sponsorship contracts and win gold medals.
The athletes discover that victory often goes not to the most talented or hardworking, but to the luckiest or most calculating.
4. 'Too Much', 2025
IMDb Score: 6.3/10
Too Much is Lena Dunham's new series. After a bad breakup with her boyfriend, Zev, who left her for a blogger named Wendy, Jessica either breaks into Zev's house at night or writes letters to Wendy.
Jess soon gets an unexpected opportunity to work in the London office. She soon learns that Zev has proposed to Wendy. That same evening, she meets a handsome musician named Felix.
3. 'Long Story Short', 2025-...
IMDb Score: 7.6/10
Raphael Bob-Waksberg, the creator of the famous animated series BoJack Horseman, is back with a new show. The characters of his new series are the Schwoopers, a dysfunctional Jewish family.
The series jumps through time from the 1990s to the 2020s, showing how the family members change, mature, and age. As in BoJack Horseman, the main topic here is crisis – from conflict with a passive-aggressive mother to divorce, religious turmoil, and a funeral.
2. 'The Summer Hikaru Died', 2025
IMDb Score: 8.2/10
Two school friends, Yoshiki and Hikaru, live in a quiet village. Six months ago, Hikaru disappeared into the forest. A week later, he returned as a different person – a mysterious entity had taken over his body and memories.
The new Hikaru begged Yoshiki to keep the secret – not only because he enjoyed his new life, but also because he would have to kill Yoshiki if he didn't. The new Hikaru felt the same affection for Yoshiki as the real Hikaru did.
Tormented by grief and self-loathing, Yoshiki cannot resist communicating with his friend's doppelganger. However, this creature's presence now threatens the entire village.
1. 'Takopi's Original Sin', 2025
IMDb Score: 8.9/10
The inhabitants of the Happy Planet chose a cute pink alien as their messenger to bring joy to all the inhabitants of the universe.
The alien's first stop was Earth, where he met a schoolgirl named Shizuka, who named her new friend Takopi.
Seeing that the girl was deeply depressed, the alien tried to make her happier. However, Takopi has never encountered cruelty before and does not understand hatred or human relationships.
