5 Brand-New Series Worth Checking Out This January

Tim Allen and Kat Dennings in
Tim Allen and Kat Dennings in "Shifting Gears"

2025 is finally here, and it’s bringing some amazing new TV shows our way. From star-studded sitcoms and superhero cartoons to intriguing crime thrillers and gritty westerns, here are five shows worth checking out this January.

Shifting Gears (January 8, ABC)

Led by Tim Allen and Kat Dennings, this promising sitcom centers on a headstrong widower whose life takes a wild turn after his daughter and her teenage children move into his home.

American Primeval (January 9, Netflix)

Netflix is kicking 2025 off with the launch of American Primeval – the gripping Western drama that chronicles the violent collisions of different religions and cultures during the birth of the American West.

Watson (January 26, CBS)

The latest TV series based on Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes stories, this modern-day retelling sees Dr. John Watson returning to his old life and resuming his medical career one year after Sherlock’s death.

Paradise (January 28, Hulu)

Paradise will reunite Sterling K. Brown with the This Is Us creator Dan Fogelman, and it centers on a security service team tasked with protecting a past president.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man (January 29, Disney+)

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man is the most exciting superhero animated series coming our way this month, and it’s set in an alternative universe where Norman Osborn became Peter Parker’s mentor instead of Tony Stark.