TV Series from 2025 Trivia Quiz

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The wrong answers were "Absentia" with 3 seasons (2017-2020), "Landman" (from 2024), "Mr. Mercedes" with 3 seasons (2017-2019), "Platonic" (from 2023), "Ted Lasso" (from 2020) and "Ugliest House in America" (from 2022). The TV series which premiered in 2025 are as follows:

"Adolescence" is a multi-award winning British psychological crime drama series that premiered on Netflix in March 2025. It revolves around a 13-year old boy arrested following the murder of a girl who was his classmate at school. CCTV footage means that the focus of the series is on motivation and finding the murder weapon as well as depicting the fall-out affecting those around him.

Maggie Q is the actress portraying the protagonist Detective Renée Ballard in the American police procedural "Ballard" in which she takes over the unit dealing with cold cases for Los Angeles Police Department. The series is a spinoff of "Bosch" (2014-2021) and its sequel "Bosch: Legacy" (2022-2025). Maggie Q also appeared as Ballard in the Season 3 finale of "Bosch: Legacy".

Based on the book series "Department Q" by Danish writer Jussi Adler-Olsen, the British crime thriller series "Dept. Q" premiered on Netflix in May 2025. The TV series is set in Edinburgh, Scotland rather than book's Copenhagen. The opportunity is taken to sideline an emotionally-scarred detective and give him responsibility for investigating cold cases. A misfit team comes together to heal themselves through solving cases.

The American supernatural horror series "It: Welcome to Derry" is in effect a prequel to the films "It" (2017) and "It Chapter Two" (2019), all derived from Stephen King's 1986 novel "It". The series premiered on HBO in October 2025. A couple and their son move to Derry in Maine as things begin to turn ugly.

"Last Samurai Standing" is a Japanese Netflix series with worldwide streaming from November 2025. It is an adaptation of the novel "Ikusagami" (2022) by Shogo Imamura. In the late 19th century, nearly 300 fighters take part in a competition to win a large money prize. To win, they must travel through seven gates between Kyoto and Tokyo whilst accumulating points by taking wooden tags from the other competitors. Needless to say, there's lots of fighting and it's a struggle to survive.

"Pluribus" is an Apple TV post-apocalyptic sci-fi series set in New Mexico. It premiered in November 2025. The human population has been transformed into a happiness-focussed hive mind by an alien virus, leaving a few isolated people with immunity. The immune are nevertheless at risk of assimilation. The series follows author, and one of the few immune, Carol Sturka (portrayed by Rhea Seehorn) as she navigates her new environment.

Set in Roman times and in an alternate time line since the character Ashur died in the previous series, "Spartacus: House of Ashur" is a spin-off series for the "Spartacus" series (2010-2013). The new series premiered on Starz in December 2025. The main focus is gladiatorial contests and the background goings-on.

The Netflix series "The Abandons" is an American Western drama which premiered in December 2025. Set in the 1850s, a conflict arises between two families, one of European aristocracy and the other made up from orphans, that ultimately revolves around land. The series stars Lena Headey and Gillian Anderson as matriarchs of the two families.

Premiering on Netflix in November 2025, "The Beast in Me" is an American psychological thriller. An author (portrayed by Claire Danes), recovering from the death of her young son, is persuaded to write a book about her new neighbour who is believed by some to have killed his wife. More deaths occur as she seeks the truth.

HBO's "The Company Chair" premiered in October 2025. It is an American comedy thriller where a workplace incident leads the victim to investigate and then discover a conspiracy. This is a showcase for the comedian Tim Robinson who with Zach Kanin created the series. They had previously worked together in such series as "The Detroiters" (2017-2018) and "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson" (2019-2023).

The award-winning American medical procedural drama "The Pitt" premiered on Max (now HBO Max) in January 2025. The series covers a gruelling 15-hour shift in the Emergency Department at a fictional hospital, with each episode covering about an hour of the shift. It has been praised for its realistic portrayal of the post-pandemic medical scene.

Fitting into the satirical cringe comedy niche, the Apple TV series "The Studio" premiered in March 2025. Seth Rogan is Matt Remick, the newly-appointed head of Continental Studios in Hollywood. The series showcases his struggles to produce quality films with narcissistic actors and corporate demands. Plenty of celebrity cameos and praise from the industry for the series.