12 Must-See TV Shows on Disney+ Right Now (May 2025)

During Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Asajj Ventress was one of the most feared assassins in the galaxy. Similarly, Cad Bane was among the most lethal bounty hunters of that era. The animated anthology Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld puts the spotlight on both Ventress and Bane at different points in their lives.

Bane’s story will unfold in the past before he became a killer and after his rise to the top of his chosen profession. But Ventress is on a different path. She’s no longer a part of the Sith, and she has the chance to make different choices when she encounters a young boy with is strong with the Force.

Although Disney+ and BBC have been marketing Doctor Who as a brand new series, it’s actually a continuation of the 2005 revival series with a proverbial fresh coat of paint, a bigger budget and a new Doctor portrayed by Ncuti Gatwa.

The new season — either season 2 or season 15, depending upon when you’re counting — brings Belinda Chandra (Varada Sethu) on board the TARDIS as the Doctor’s new companion… but not by choice. Some power is preventing the Doctor from taking Belinda back to Earth, but he’s vowed to return her home and to keep her safe. Knowing the Doctor, he may only be able to keep one of those promises.

Andor is the most political Star Wars story to date, and also one of the most dramatic tales in the franchise’s 48-year history. Cassian Andor (Diego Luna) isn’t a rebel at the beginning of this Rogue One prequel, but the show demonstrates how he became radicalized against the Empire.

Although the series shares Andor’s name, it’s not his story alone. Genevieve O’Reilly has been a revelation as Mon Mothma, the rebels’ political ally who has to make some serious sacrifices in the name of the greater good. In addition, Stellan Skarsgård has stolen every scene he’s in as Luthen Rael, a rebel mastermind who has abandoned any pretense of being “good” in the long struggle against the Empire.

In 2022, Netflix lost the rights to all of the shows that Marvel produced for the streamer, including the original Daredevil series. While that show would have easily made this list, its follow-up series, Daredevil: Born Again, is keeping the flame alive by reuniting the cast for the first time since 2018.

Several years have passed since the end of the first Daredevil show, and Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) is no longer running around as his heroic alter ego. But something sinister is brewing in NYC, and bloodthirsty cops have adopted the Punisher’s symbol and methods as their own. To compound matters for Matt, his old foe, Wilson Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio), is the new mayor of New York City, and he’s cracking down on vigilantes. It’s an inopportune time for Matt to get back in costume, but his city needs him now more than ever.

Win or Lose might be Pixar’s best show to date. It’s a connected anthology series about a middle school softball team called the Pickles, and each episode centers on different characters on or associated with the team.

There’s a lot in common here with Inside Out, except the kids in this show have their insecurities and anxieties manifest as imaginary beings that only they can see and hear. The episodic stories are largely about the kids trying to overcome those issues while preparing for the biggest softball game of their lives. The Pickles may not win it all, but this show has the heart of a champion.

Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man pulls off the neat trick of making Spider-Man seem fresh and retro at the same time. This animated series blends multiple comic book eras together, and gives Peter Parker (Hudson Thames) a supporting cast he’s never had before, including Nico Minoru (Grace Song) from the Runaways and Lonnie Lincoln (Eugene Byrd), an older kid who may become one of Spider-Man’s deadliest foes.

In this series, Peter’s mentor is Norman Osborn (Colman Domingo), the future Green Goblin in this or any other world. There’s an underlying tension about when the other shoe will drop for Peter when he realizes who he’s really dealing with. In the meantime, Osborn is trying to mold Peter into being his willing pawn, rather than the hero he was meant to be.

There may never be another episode of The Mandalorian now that the next Star Wars movie, The Mandalorian & Grogu, is going to hit theaters next year. Either way, The Mandalorian almost single-handedly carried the launch of Disney+ in 2019 with some of the best Star Wars stories we’ve seen in years. Series creator Jon Favreau and director/executive producer Dave Filoni get Star Wars like few others do, and it shows up in every frame of this show.

The Mandalorian would have been a great show even if it only focused on the title character, Din Jarin (Pedro Pascal). But by introducing Grogu — formerly known as Baby Yoda to fans — the series gave Din someone to love and protect before he accepted Grogu as his surrogate son. Together, they’ve encountered familiar faces from the franchise’s past, as well as dangerous new enemies in the present.

Nothing compares to The Simpsons. At 36 seasons and counting, this is the longest-running American sitcom and the longest-running primetime scripted series. For the better part of four decades, Homer (Dan Castellaneta), Marge (Julie Kavner), Bart (Nancy Cartwright), Lisa (Yeardley Smith), and Maggie Simpson have been fixtures of American pop culture. And the show’s writers and artists have created an incredibly large supporting cast of characters who live in the Simpsons’ hometown, Springfield.

Although the show’s best days may be behind it, The Simpsons is still beloved by fans and running on network television. Disney+ has also recently launched a dedicated Simpsons feed on the streamer that will run every episode of the show in order 24/7. And with over 700 episodes on Disney+, it would take a very long time to watch them all.

Fans of the original X-Men: The Animated Series may have been unprepared for how hard X-Men ‘97 hits in the present. While the Saturday morning cartoon incarnation of the series shied away from graphic violence and the consequences of the heroes’ actions, X-Men ‘97 has rewritten the rule book and repeatedly demonstrated that the stakes are much higher and even fan-favorite characters can die.

The themes are also much more complex in this series, as the line blurs between the X-Men and the team’s former adversary, Magneto. It’s an exciting development to see the X-Men finally portrayed in a way that feels true to the comics, and it’s the high point of Marvel Studios’ animated series.

Disney+’s Goosebumps series is the second adaptation of R. L. Stine’s horror novels for kids as a TV show, but this version is allowed to be a little scarier than the first. Each season offers a single serialized story that plays out over multiple episodes.

Of the two seasons to date, we’re partial to the first season for bringing back one of Goosebumps’ best villains, Slappy the Dummy (Chris Geere). But if you’re worried about showing horror stories to children, rest assured that the show stays in its lane and doesn’t veer into R-rated territory.

After Walker Scobell’s memorable turn in Netflix’s The Adam Project as a younger version of Ryan Reynolds’ character, Disney+ wisely snatched him up to play the new Percy Jackson. The Percy Jackson and the Olympians franchise may have fizzled out in theaters after two movies, but this show has found its sea legs with lead stars Scobell, Leah Sava Jeffries, and Aryan Simhadri.

As a teenager, Percy discovers that he is a demigod and the half-mortal son of Poseidon (Toby Stephens). Percy has also been accused of stealing one of Zeus’ lightning bolts, and if he and his friends can’t retrieve it, then a war between the gods will break out.

Admittedly, Behind the Attraction may have more appeal to hardcore Disney lovers than casual viewers. This is the show that explores the history and creation of Disney’s most memorable theme park attractions, including The Haunted Mansion, The Jungle Cruise, Pirates of the Caribbean, Star Tours, and more.

The show takes its subject matter seriously, and it’s a fascinating look behind the scenes at Disney. In other words, this is where the Imagineers show us how they pulled off their greatest magic tricks in the Disney theme parks.