Sonal Pandya

The award-winning comedy Hacks is going out with a bang as Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder return for one last ride as Deborah Vance and Ava Daniels, respectively. The bitingly funny series about Hollywood and the current state of comedy has been following the veteran stand-up comedian for the past four seasons and as it enters its last chapter, Hacks is ready to go down as one of the greats. Co-created by Lucia Aniello, Paul W Downs, and Jen Statsky, the HBO comedy closes itself out in a way that will make everyone satisfied.

The witty legal comedy Maamla Legal Hai was launched in March 2024. The Ravi Kishan-led series was a unique workplace show that based its cases and plotlines on real-life incidents. The Hindi series, created by Saurabh Khanna and Kunal Aneja, becomes more of a dramedy in its second season as its characters mature and deal with more weighty issues. The ensemble comedy also adds a few new faces to mix but Maamla Legal Hai continues to focus more on the gang at Patparganj District Court, whose internal squabbles become more entertaining than the cases they are fighting.

The Netflix spinoff series XO, Kitty follows Kitty Song Covey’s adventures as she goes abroad to Seoul, South Korea for love and family. Kitty has come far since she first landed clueless in The City of Palaces. But since then, she has found her place at the Korean Independent School of Seoul (KISS). However, the friendship group is growing up and thinking about their future in the third season. With new showrunner Valentina Garza injecting new energy into the season, the show takes some much-needed steps ahead. Now in Season 3, XO, Kitty is still relying on the power of the To All The Boys franchise to pull in viewers.

In its second season, Daredevil: Born Again is finding its voice after switching streaming platforms in 2025. As the show returns, Mayor Fisk (Vincent D’Onofrio) has supposedly “fixed” New York. But a select few know what’s really going on behind the scenes. The darker storyline features an energised and determined Matt Murdock (Charlie Cox) fighting back from the shadows. Co-creator and writer Dario Scardapane carves out a relevant and timely narrative that will feel all too real. With brutal action and heart-pounding stakes, the Marvel series has set the tone for what’s to come next.

The Tamil film Made in Korea reveals that there is a tangible connection between Tamil Nadu and South Korea. In 48 AD, Princess Sembavalam, aka Queen Heo Hwang-ok, from Tamil Nadu, went to start her new life in South Korea after marrying King Suro of the Gaya Kingdom. The protagonist of the South film, Shenba, becomes fascinated with the country after dressing up as the young queen at school one day. The feature, written and directed by Ra. Karthik follows a different kind of adventure as Shenba struggles to survive in the land of her dreams. Priyanka Mohan plays the young woman in the mediocre coming-of-age story.

After a two-and-a-half year wait, the next chapter of the live-action One Piece is ready to set sail on the Going Merry. Based on the beloved manga by Eiichiro Oda, Monkey D. Luffy (Iñaki Godoy) returns to lead his Straw Hats crew on the quest to find the One Piece treasure hidden on the Grand Line by pirate Gold Roger. Navigator Nami (Emily Rudd), first mate Zoro (Mackenyu), marksman Usopp (Jacob Romero Gibson), and chef Sanji (Taz Skylar) join him as they face all sorts of adversaries and friends. Netflix’s One Piece Season 2 is that rare show that has gotten better in its return.

After leaving The Office, Steve Carell has branched out as an actor with diverse projects such as Foxcatcher, The Morning Show, The Patient, and Four Seasons. His latest comedy series, Rooster, co-created by Shrinking and Ted Lasso’s Bill Lawrence and Matt Tarses, features the faculty and students of Ludlow College behaving very badly indeed, much to the amusement of audiences. The cringeworthy comedy will remind fans of Michael Scott, though this current character is more endearing. The original HBO series centers around an author, Greg Russo (Carell), who comes back into his daughter Katie’s life during a difficult period.

After The Gentlemen and MobLand, Guy Ritchie turns his attention to Sherlock Holmes. The filmmaker has already directed two features on the Arthur Conan Doyle character with Robert Downey Jr as the Baker Street detective. Ritchie returns to Victorian England as the Amazon Prime Video series Young Sherlock looks at the origin story of Sherlock, with Hero Fiennes Tiffin playing the 19-year-old investigator. The web series is a mixture of Andrew Lane’s Young Sherlock Holmes book series and the original Doyle detective. The result is an engaging, twisty mystery series about the young Sherlock that goes around the world to reveal how he got his start. The mostly British cast has a roaring good time, peeling back the layers of the murder at Oxford University, and viewers will have plenty of sleuthing to uncover as the series unveils some major shockers.