“The Year: 2025” Coming To Disney+, Hulu & ABC
The end of 2025 is only a couple of weeks away, and Disney has announced it’s bringing back its annual special, “The Year”, for its 15th year, where it will take a look back on the best and worst bits of 2025.
What were the defining events of 2025? Who were the breakout stars, heroes and newsmakers and the viral trends that had everyone talking? The two-hour special is hosted by “Good Morning America” co-anchor Robin Roberts, who will bring audiences an expansive look at the moments that shaped 2025 through the stories that sparked conversation, captured global attention, and defined our cultural landscape.
Roberts is joined by an award-winning team of ABC News anchors, co-hosts and correspondents, including David Muir, Deborah Roberts, Michael Strahan, Linsey Davis, Juju Chang, Sunny Hostin, Sara Haines, Alyssa Farah Griffin, Will Reeve, Lara Spencer, Ginger Zee, Rebecca Jarvis and more. Together, they bring viewers network television’s most comprehensive and star-studded look at the biggest events, stories, celebrity and pop culture moments, trends and fads that left an indelible mark in 2025.
“The Year: 2025” features this past year’s breakout stars, heroes and changemakers who dominated global headlines and our social media feeds, and includes interviews with musicians The Jonas Brothers and Luke Bryan, WNBA champion A’Ja Wilson, “KPop Demon Hunters” voice actor Ji-young Yoo, “Sinners” star Miles Caton, fashion designer Christian Siriano, “Dancing with the Stars” Mirrorball champion Robert Irwin and finalist influencer Alix Earle, comedian Robby Hoffman, “Secret Lives of Mormon Wives” stars Whitney Leavitt and Jessi Draper, podcasters Amanda Hirsch, Paige DeSorbo and Hannah Berner and additional cultural figures who helped define 2025.
With moments caught on camera, political upheavals, unexpected scandals and the heroes and changemakers whose stories inspired millions, “The Year: 2025” captures it all, from major international events, including the ongoing conflicts in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, to the historic election of the first American pope and the political unrest and policy battles in the U.S. The special revisits the catastrophic California wildfires and Texas floods and the court cases that gripped the nation, from Karen Read to Sean “Diddy” Combs. “The Year” also looks at the celebrity romances and breakups that fueled headlines, including Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s surprise engagement, and spotlights breakout stars like Doechii, who made history at the GRAMMYS, and the record-breaking season of “Dancing with the Stars.” Viewers will revisit the pop-culture obsessions and viral moments that defined the year, from Labubus to the year’s most confounding catchphrase, “six-seven.”
Check out “The Year: 2025” trailer below:
This year’s special is produced by ABC News Studios. John R. Green is the executive producer, John Palacio is the senior broadcast producer, and Danielle Genet and Caitlyn Owens are the coordinating producers. David Sloan is the senior executive producer.
“The Year: 2025” will premiere on Monday, 29th December 2025 at 8 pm on ABC, and it will be available the next day on Hulu and Disney+. As with previous years, we should expect this to only be available on Disney+ and Hulu for a limited time. No international Disney+ release details have been confirmed.
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