2025 got off to a rocking start with new TV shows that we couldn’t stop watching. “The Pitt,” HBO’s hit medical series starring Emmy winner Noah Wyle, premiered at the top of January to rave reviews.

Many of the year’s best series seemed to be in conversation with one another, including “Severance,” “The Pitt,” “Andor,” “Pluribus,” “The Lowdown” and others. By James Poniewozik and Mike Hale James ...