The longest, darkest month in the calendar has finally been and gone and love is in the air for February. But forget putting all your eggs in one basket on the 14th, and instead make a month out of Valentine’s Day by wining and dining at home. Because nothing says ‘I love you’ quite like a home-cooked meal, followed by an evening on the sofa with a brand-new box set. With great new TV from the likes of a BAFTA-winning director, Lucy Boynton as Ruth Ellis – the last woman in the UK to be hanged – and Harrison Ford and Helen Mirren in a classic American Western, these new shows aren’t just looking good on paper. And with the third season of White Lotus returning to our screens on 17 February, there really is no reason to go out. These are the best new films and TV shows to stream in February 2025.

Miss Austen, BBC iPlayer

Landing on screens this Sunday, Miss Austen is a delightful, binge-worthy period drama from  BAFTA-winning writer Andrea Gibb, aiming to retell one of literature’s greatest mysteries: why Jane’s sister, Cassandra Austen, burned her long-lost letters. Transforming it into a witty tale of sisterly love via a star-studded cast including Keeley Hawes, Rose Leslie, and Alfred Enoch, the series is set years after Jane Austen’s death (the release coincides with her 250^th birthday) and highlights Cassandra as a classic Austen heroine.

Release date: 2 February 2025

Clean Slate, Prime Video

From late American producer and screenwriter Norman Lear comes Clean Slate – one of his final projects before he died in 2023. Landing on screens in early February, Lear’s heartfelt comedy follows old-school, Alabama native Harry (George Wallace) as he reunites with his estranged son, who returns home as a proud trans woman named Desiree (Laverne Cox) after 17 years. The news of the homecoming brings together a whole host of family friends and neighbours as Desiree and Harry try to patch up the past. 

Release date: 6 February 2025

A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story, ITVX

ITV will release the first two episodes of this four-part drama on 17 February, with one episode dropping each week thereafter. The series hones in on the life of Ruth Ellis: the last woman to be hanged in Britain after she was charged with the murder of her abusive boyfriend, racing driver David Blakely. Starring Lucy Boynton as the leading lady, this immersive drama is set against the backdrop of 1950s London, where Ellis found her feet as the capital’s youngest club manager, privy to the inside story of many seedy soirees…

Release date: 17 February 2025

The White Lotus, Sky Atlantic and Now TV

The highly-anticipated third instalment of the Emmy-winning series drops this month, transporting viewers to the balmy climes of Thailand’s Koh Samui. Director Mike White has previously hinted that the eight episodes would satirically highlight Westerners' fascination with Eastern spirituality, and follows a new group of guests over the course of the week. Expect at least one murder, and episodes bigger and longer than ever before (perhaps unsurprising given the crew were given serious incentives to film in Thailand…)

Release date: 17 February 2025

Zero Day, Netflix

A timely conspiracy thriller created by Eric Newman and Noah Oppenheim, Zero Day sees fictional former US president, George Mullen (Robert De Niro), come out of retirement to find the source of the country’s most devastating cyber attack, which has triggered widespread chaos. In the process, he discovers a web of lies and deceit the government has been covering up for decades. As Mullen says in the trailer, “If the public finds out how deep this really is, I don’t think we survive that.”

Release date: 20 February 2025

A Thousand Blows, Disney+

Having premiered at BFI London Film Festival last autumn, A Thousand Blows has already received rave reviews thanks to its lauded cast, including Stephen Graham, Erin Doherty and Malachi Kirby. Set in the violent world of illegal boxing in 1880s London – and from the mind of Steven Knight, acclaimed creator of Peaky Blinders – leading characters Hezekiah and Alec, best friends from Jamaica, have to fight for survival in the Victorian criminal underbelly of the capital’s East End. They soon come up against Sugar Goodson, a dangerous veteran boxer, who puts their new life in the city under threat. 

Release date: 21 February 2025

1923, Paramount+

Starring Helen Mirren and Harrison Ford, 1923 is a fresh take on a classic American Western and serves as a prequel to the Paramount series Yellowstone and a sequel to 1883, with Isabel May reprising her role from the latter as narrator Elsa Dutton. Spanning eight episodes, the series is set in Montana in the 1920s and follows a new generation of the Dutton family during a time of hardships including Prohibition, drought, and the early stages of the Great Depression. 

Release date: 24 February 2025

Running Point, Netflix

When a scandal forces her brother to resign, Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is appointed president of the Los Angeles Waves, one of the most storied professional basketball franchises — which also happens to be her family’s business. Ambitious but often overlooked, Isla will have to prove to her skeptical brothers, the board, and the larger sports community that she was the right choice for the job. Putting a bold twist on the underdog comedy, this 10-episode series is definitely one to binge this month. 

Release date: 27 February 2025

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