Looking for the perfect show to binge-watch on Apple TV this week? Screen Rant has got you covered with five of the most talked about, brand new, and culturally relevant series that you can easily start and finish by Friday night.
For the week of December 1–7, 2025, Screen Rant’s TV experts have hand-picked five critically acclaimed, fan-favorite, and top-trending new Apple TV series, most of which just premiered and are going viral worldwide right now. Our top selection even earned a 98% Rotten Tomatoes score, making it a must-watch masterpiece for all Apple TV subscribers.
Screen Rant also has fresh options for what to binge-watch this week on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max, and Paramount+. Grab your remote and cue up your watchlist – these are the top 5 shows to binge-watch on Apple TV this week to kick December 2025 off right.
Down Cemetery Road
Logline: “Sarah Trafford obsessively searches for a missing neighbour girl after an explosion. Aided by PI Zoë Boehm, they uncover a conspiracy involving the presumed dead still living and living dying, embroiling them in a complex web.”
Down Cemetery Road has been one of Apple TV’s top trending series of Fall 2025. Starring Emma Thompson and Ruth Wilson, the 8-part psychological thriller series releases new episodes on Wednesdays, with the finale set to be released on December 10.
Prehistoric Planet
Logline: “Travel back 66 million years to when majestic dinosaurs and extraordinary creatures roamed the lands, seas, and skies.”
A new season of the beloved computer animation series Prehistoric Planet just dropped on Apple TV last week. Combining all 15 episodes across three seasons of this fan-favorite show – which has a 96% Rotten Tomatoes audience score – would make for an immersive binge-watch this week.
The Last Frontier
Logline: “Follows Frank Remnick, a U.S. Marshal in charge of the quiet and weathered barrens of Alaska, as he needs to deal with a prison transport plane crash full of violent inmates inside his jurisdiction.“
The Last Frontier continues to perform well on Apple TV’s worldwide streaming chart (#2 globally) despite its mixed critical reception (44% on Rotten Tomatoes). Its season 2 finale will drop on Friday, December 5, making this week the best possible time to binge the action thriller series.
Shrinking
Logline: “A grieving therapist starts to tell his clients exactly what he thinks. Ignoring his training and ethics, he finds himself making huge changes to people’s lives – including his own.”
Shrinking is one of the flagship comedy series on Apple TV, having been nominated for 9 Emmys across its two seasons. With the season 3 premiere set for late January 2025, December is a perfect time to dive into one of the streaming platform’s best feel-good dramedy shows.
Pluribus
Logline: “In a world overtaken by a mysterious wave of forced happiness, Carol Sturka, one of the few immune, must uncover what’s really going on – and save humanity from its own bliss.”
Pluribus has quickly established itself as one of, if not the, best new shows of Fall 2025 after its early November premiere. With a near-perfect 98% Rotten Tomatoes score, this Vince Gilligan series is a must-watch for all Apple TV subscribers. New episodes release every Friday until December 26.
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