Apple TV+ has been on a hot streak for a while now, with 2025 so far being its best year ever. And there are plenty more likely hits on the way. Here’s what’s coming.
Apple TV+ has found critical and commercial success like never before
No matter how you measure it, 2025 has been an especially good year for Apple TV+.
Critically, the streamer has achieved a higher quality bar with its new and returning shows this year. It still has the occasional misfire, but those have more rare than ever.
Rotten Tomatoes scores have flaws, but they do provide a good measure of the quality Apple has achieved.
Here are some of the top Apple TV+ shows this year:
Apple also premiered several solid shows in the 70% range, like Smoke, Government Cheese, and the return of The Buccaneers.
This artistic success has been rewarded by more Apple TV+ subscribers than ever before.
To be fair, that claim isn’t officially verifiable since Apple doesn’t release subscriber numbers.
But looking at numbers from third-party analytics firms, and anecdotal social buzz related to Apple TV+, it’s clear that the streamer is now more mainstream than ever.
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