There's lots of exciting television coming your way in June 2025 – including new and returning dramas on the BBC, big streaming hits that are finally making a new-season comeback and even a farewell for one of Netflix's most popular shows ever. So, if you want to mark your calendars and be sure not to miss out, we've compiled a list of the must-see TV you'll want to tune in for this month.
What It Feels Like for a Girl
The BBC's new drama is inspired by the acclaimed book of the same name, written by the award-winning writer and journalist Paris Lees, and follows teenager Byron (Ellis Howard) on a journey of self-discovery.
It's been billed as a "wild, anarchic Y2K spin on a coming-of-age drama", and the synopsis goes on to say that "life explodes in a rush when Byron escapes to Nottingham's kinetic underworld" before being "adopted into Lady Die's hilarious and chaotic family of trouble-makers – The Fallen Divas".
What It Feels Like for a Girl will be available on BBC Three and BBC iPlayer from Tuesday 3 June.
The Gold
It's almost time for the highly anticipated return of this hit BBC drama, which will continue the story from where it left off in its premiere season.
The Hugh Bonneville and Jack Lowden-fronted '80s drama is based on the story and theories around the Brink's-Mat robbery, and the BBC series first made its debut on BBC One in early 2023.
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It was widely praised by critics and audiences alike, and still sits with an impressive 92% score on Rotten Tomatoes. Despite its popularity with audiences, it's been confirmed that The Gold's second season will be the last.
The Gold season 2 will air on BBC One on Sunday 8 June at 9pm. It will also be available to stream on BBC iPlayer.
The Bear
This award-winning show will be back for its fourth season later this month, and the return of the FX/Disney show has become a calendar event at this point. Say what you want about the third instalment, which had mixed reviews from critics, but it's still one of the best things on television.
Fans will be reunited with Carmy (Jeremy Allen White), Sydney (Ayo Edebiri) and Richie (Ebon Moss-Bachrach) at the stress-fuelled Chicago-based eatery The Bear – but what's next for the kitchen crew, and each of their deeply personal journeys?
The synopsis has teased: "This season, the pursuit of excellence isn't just about getting better — it's about deciding what's worth holding on to."
The Bear season 4 will arrive as a boxset on Disney Plus in the UK on June 26.
Squid Game
Global phenomenon – and still one of Netflix's most-watched series of all time – Squid Game will be back on Netflix for its third and final season, and we know that deadly new challenges are on the way.
Following on from the dramatic events of the season two finale, the new episodes will see Gi-hun return to the games after his failed rebellion. The synopsis adds: "Gi-hun persists with his goal to put an end to the game, while The Front Man continues onto his next move and the surviving players' choices will lead to graver consequences with each round."
How will Squid Game conclude? We'll have to tune in to find out.
Squid Game season 3 will be available on Netflix on 27 June.
We Were Liars
This thriller is based on the best-selling novel of the same name by author E Lockhart, and it centres on the character of Cadence Sinclair (Emily Alyn Lind) as she desperately attempts to remember what went wrong during one summer after a "a mysterious accident" changes her life forever.
The TV adaptation is coming to Prime Video, and has been written and executive produced by The Vampire Diaries' Julie Plec and Carina Adly MacKenzie of The Originals.
We Were Liars will stream on Prime Video on 18 June.
The Ultimatum: Queer Love
It's officially Pride Month so there's no better time than to sit down for a second season of real-life jaw-dropping drama, with the return of The Ultimatum: Queer Love.
The reality format introduces audiences to a bunch of established couples, each at the 'marry or move on' crossroads of their relationship. As part of the show's process, they have the chance to date outside of their partnership, and then must decide whether they want to stay in their original couple, pursue something new with somebody else they've met along the way, or leave as a single person.
In our opinion the first season of the spin-off proved to be superior to the original show, with its cast of women and non-binary people, so we have high hopes for these new episodes coming soon.
The Ultimatum: Queer Love season 2 starts on Netflix on 25 June.
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TV Editor, Digital Spy Laura has been watching television for over 30 years and professionally writing about entertainment for almost 10 of those. Previously at LOOK and now heading up the TV desk at the UK's biggest TV and movies site Digital Spy, Laura has helped steer conversations around some of the most popular shows on the box. Laura has appeared on Channel 5 News and radio to talk viewing habits and TV recommendations. As well as putting her nerd-level Buffy knowledge to good use during an IRL meet with Sarah Michelle Gellar, Laura also once had afternoon tea with One Direction, has sat around the fire pit of the Love Island villa, spoken to Sir David Attenborough about the world's oceans and even interviewed Rylan from inside the Big Brother house (housemate status, forever pending).
