4 dramas worth looking forward to on Netflix in the final half of 2025

Goodness, Netflix is about to deliver the drama. Sure, the streaming giant has already brought us a bunch of drama and thrillers in the first half of 2025, but Netflix has scheduled even more for the rest of the year.

Will all the following be released? They are supposed to be. One already has a release date, but the rest do not.

They were part of the slate of series that Netflix announced would be coming out at some point this year, but the lack of firm release dates should make us nervous. Surely, Netflix would not lie to us, right? At least, these potentially great shows are arriving at some point.

4 dramas Netflix fans will not want to miss that are scheduled in the second half of 2025

The Beast in Me (sometime in 2025)

The plot follows a successful author, played by Claire Danes, who has suffered a personal tragedy and removes herself from public life. The author, Aggie Wiggs, finds new inspiration for her new novel from her new neighbor, who was once a suspect in his wife's death. What is the truth, and what is fiction? You will have to tune in to find out.

Cast:

• Claire Danes as Aggie Wiggs
• Matthew Rhys as Nile Jarvis
• Brittany Snow (Pitch Perfect) as Nina, Nile’s spouse
• Natalie Morales as Shelley, Aggie’s ex-wife
• David Lyons as FBI agent Brian Abbott
• Tim Guinee as Wrecking Ball, an intimidating presence in Nile’s life
• Hettienne Park as Agent Erika Breton, an FBI agent who works with Abbott
• Jonathan Banks (Better Call Saul, Breaking Bad) as Martin Jarvis, Nile’s father
• Deirdre O’Connell (The Penguin) as Carol McGiddish, Aggie’s literary agent
• Aleyse Shannon as Olivia Benitez, a city council member
• Will Brill as Chris Ingram, Nile’s missing wife’s brother
• Kate Burton (Inventing Anna) as Mariah Ingram, Nile’s missing wife’s mother
• Bill Irwin as James Ingram, Nile’s  missing wife’s father
• Amir Arison as Frank Breton, Agent Erika Breton’s ex-husband
• Julie Ann Emery as Lila Jarvis, Martin Jarvis’ wife

Death by Lightning (not firm release date)

You know you need more movies about James Garfield, right? He was the 20th president of the United States and he was assassinated by his greatest fan, Charles Guiteau. (Somehow, due to the times today, this series feels relevant, sadly, today.)

Plus, the cast is amazing. There isn't a firm date for this release, but Netflix has promised it will happen sometime in 2025.

Cast:

• Michael Shannon (Waco, Nocturnal Animals) as James Garfield
• Matthew Macfadyen (Succession, Deadpool 3) as Charles Guiteau
• Betty Gilpin (American Primeval, GLOW) as First Lady Crete Garfield
• Nick Offerman (Parks and Recreation, Fargo) as Vice President Chester Arthur
• Bradley Whitford (The Handmaid’s Tale, Get Out, The West Wing) as Secretary of State James Blaine
• Shea Whigham (Joker) as Senator Roscoe Conkling
• Paula Malcomson (Deadwood, Ray Donovan) as Franny Scoville, the sister of Charles Guiteau
• Tuppence Middleton (Downton Abbey) as Kate Chase Sprague
• Archie Fisher as Joe Brown
• Laura Marcus as Mollie Garfield
• Barry Shabaka Henley as Senator Blanche Bruce
• Željko Ivanek as Dr. Bliss
• Kyle Soller as Robert Todd Lincoln
• Ben Miles (The Crown, Napoleon) as George Scoville
• Vondie Curtis-Hall as Frederick Douglass
• Shaun Parkes as Dr. Charles Purvis
• Alistair Petrie as John Sherman

My Life with the Walter Boys season 2 (comes out on August 21)

This show works even though it seems overly complicated about people loving others who don't love them back. You might even say to yourself, "Oh, I can't!" The cast and buy-in from the creators give the show lift, though.

Worse, or maybe even better, series creator Melanie Halsall has promised season 2 will be "bigger and better." So, did they not try very hard in season 1? Why does it need to be better? We like it how it is. We just need to know what will happen with Jackie.

Cast:

• Nikki Rodriguez as Jackie
• Sarah Rafferty as Katherine
• Marc Blucas as George
• Noah LaLonde as Cole
• Ashby Gentry as Alex
• Connor Stanhope as Danny
• Johnny Link as Will
• Corey Fogelmanis as Nathan
• Jaylan Evans as Skylar
• Zoë Soul as Hayley
• Isaac Arellanes as Isaac
• Myles Perez as Lee
• Alex Quijano as Uncle Richard
• Ashley Tavares as Tara
• Dean Petriw as Jordan
• Alix West Lefler as Parker
• Lennix James as Benny
• Alisha Newton as Erin
• Ellie O’Brien as Grace
• Kolton Stewart as Dylan
• Mya Lowe as Kiley
• Gabrielle Jacinto as Olivia
• Jesse Lipscombe as Coach Allen
• Nathaniel Arcand as Mato
• Natalie Sharp as B. Hartford (new)
• Carson MacCormac as Zach (new)
• Janet Kidder as Joanne Wagner (new)
• Riele Downs as Maria (new)
• Jake Manley as Wylder Holt (new)

Untamed (no firm release date)

The promise might sound weird, and, well...a stretch. It takes place in Yosemite National Park, and a national park agent has to investigate a murder. A quick Google search says this could be the truth. In other words, we can suspend disbelief enough to buy into this series.

The cast is intriguing, at least. Eric Bana (remember him?) plays the lead as agent Kyle Turner. Sam Neill plays Paul Souter, who is the chief park ranger. There seems to be a darkness to the park's past, and anyone might be a suspect. Seems like dark fun.

Cast:

• Eric Bana (Black Hawk Down, Troy) as Kyle Turner
• Sam Neill (Jurassic Park) as Paul Souter
• Rosemarie DeWitt (La La Land) as Jill Bodwin, Turner’s ex-wife
• Lily Santiago (La Brea) as Naya Vasquez
• Wilson Bethel (Daredevil) as Shane Maguire

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