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‘Yellowstone’ and ‘Dexter’ Spinoffs, ‘The Agency,’ Guy Ritchie Series Part of SkyShowtime 2025 Slate

Georg Szalai
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  • SkyShowtime's 2025 lineup includes high-profile series like an untitled Guy Ritchie project with Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren, espionage thriller The Agency with Michael Fassbender and Richard Gere, and a Yellowstone spinoff called The Madison starring Michelle Pfeiffer.

An untitled new Guy Ritchie series starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren; espionage thriller  The Agency featuring Michael Fassbender and Richard Gere; The Madison , a new spinoff in Taylor Sheridan's  Yellowstone  universe with Michelle Pfeiffer; Ella Purnell-starring Sweetpea ; and the return of America's favorite serial killer in prequel series Dexter: Original Sin as well as Dexter: Resurrection are just some examples of the high-profile content coming to SkyShowtime in 2025.

The streaming joint venture between Comcast and Paramount Global unveiled its slate for the new year, including new and exclusive series, local originals, and first-run Hollywood films, on Monday. 

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By the end of 2024, the streamer will have delivered 20 originals across its more than 20 markets, with a further 10 SkyShowtime originals set to hit the platform in 2025. Among them are the Feb. 9-debuting docuseries  Schmeichel , chronicling the highs and lows of iconic Danish soccer goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel, and the five-part documentary series Recipe for Murder . Coming from renowned doc filmmaker Jose Gomez, it tracks the violent death of Colombian surgeon Edwin Arrieta at the hands of Daniel Sancho, a 29-year-old aspiring chef and son of one of Spain's best-known actors.

"These must-watch SkyShowtime original series will also be joined by Spanish psychological thriller Shades ( Matices ), six-part serial killer drama  Langer  from Poland, and the second season of hit Nordic crime series  Veronika , due to premiere later in 2025," the streamer said. "Suspenseful Polish crime story  Śleboda  and Spanish comedy  Mamen Mayo  will also launch across all SkyShowtime markets, on Feb. 20 and Feb. 27, respectively."

Returning seasons set to premiere exclusively on SkyShowtime in the new year include season two of hit series  Poker Face starring Natasha Lyonne, season three of  Gangs of London with Joe Cole and Sopé Dìrísu, and season two of the Yellowstone  origin story  1923  starring Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren, launching on March 10. "More returning favorites include season three of psychological horror story and coming-of-age drama  Yellowjackets , premiering Feb. 27, and  Star Trek: Strange New Worlds , based on the years Captain Christopher Pike manned the helm of the U.S.S. Enterprise," the streamer said.

Christian Slater as Harry Morgan and Patrick Gibson as Dexter Morgan in 'Dexter: Original Sin.'

Christian Slater as young Harry Morgan and Patrick Gibson as young Dexter Morgan in Dexter: Original Sin.

For movie lovers, SkyShowtime's 2025 Hollywood slate included the likes of  Star Trek: Section 31 , set to debut on Feb. 7,  Despicable Me 4  (Feb. 10), and  MaXXXine  on (Feb. 16), "with  Transformers One  and  Smile 2  slated to join them later in the year," the firm said.

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Led by CEO Monty Sarhan , SkyShowtime has been targeting new audiences across Europe through partnerships with TV and other providers. In the second half of 2024, for example, it struck deals with the likes of MasOrange in Spain, Play in Poland, Magyar Telekom in Hungary, as well as Yettel in Bulgaria and Serbia.

It recently also introduced a SkyShowtime Premium tier following the  launch earlier this year  of an advertising tier.

"As we look forward to 2025, we're confident that our ever-expanding SkyShowtime lineup continues to offer a wide range of exceptional entertainment, bringing the most compelling viewing experience to our members," said SkyShowtime  chief content officer Kai Finke . "From brand new exclusive series featuring A-list Hollywood talent, such as  The Agency , to highly-anticipated prequel  Dexter: Original Sin  and captivating local originals like  Schmeichel  and  Recipe for Murder , we have something for everyone to discover and enjoy, including an unmissable range of the biggest family box-office hits like  Despicable Me 4 ."

Below is a look at some of the key programming on SkyShowtime's 2025 slate:

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Sweetpea , Jan. 2.
Starring Ella Purnell ( Yellowjackets ), this "coming-of-rage" story has been adapted from the 2017 C.J. Skuse novel of the same name.

Dexter: Original Sin , launching on Jan. 30.
"Set in 1991 Miami, the  Dexter  prequel follows Dexter Morgan (Patrick Gibson) as he transitions from student to avenging serial killer.

The Agency , Feb. 10. 
Starring two-time Academy Award nominee Michael Fassbender alongside Jeffrey Wright, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Richard Gere and executive produced by George Clooney, this 10-part series, based on the hit French drama Le Bureau des Légendes , follows Martian (Fassbender), a covert CIA agent ordered to abandon his undercover life and return to London.

'The Agency'

Michael Fassbender in 'The Agency'

Lockerbie: A Search for Truth,  Feb. 28.
A five-part limited series starring Academy Award-, BAFTA-, Golden Globe- and SAG Award-winning actor Colin Firth "delves into the 1988 Lockerbie disaster, where 259 passengers and crew were killed when Pan Am Flight 103 exploded over Lockerbie 38 minutes after take-off, with a further 11 residents losing their lives as the plane came down over the quiet, Scottish town. In the wake of the disaster and his daughter's death, Dr. Jim Swire (Firth), is nominated spokesperson for the U.K. victims' families, and embarks on a relentless journey that not only jeopardizes his stability, family and life, but completely overturns his trust in the justice system."

The New Guy Ritchie Project, 2025."SkyShowtime has also announced a brand new, as yet untitled drama from legendary director Guy Ritchie coming in 2025," the streamer said. Starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan and Helen Mirren, it is "centered around two warring families based in London whose enterprises stretch across all corners of the globe and the fiercely loyal 'fixer' charged with protecting one of them at all costs," according to a synopsis.

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The Madison , 2025.
"The recently announced next installment in Oscar-nominated screenwriter Taylor Sheridan's expanding  Yellowstone  universe" starr Golden Globe winner Michelle Pfeiffer in "a heartfelt study of grief and human connection, the series follows a New York City family in the Madison River valley of central Montana," SkyShowtime said.

Dexter: Resurrection , later in 2025.
The series features the return of Michael C. Hall to the role he made famous.

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