AI-assisted summary 2025 will see the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump, the funeral of former President Jimmy Carter, and potential legal battles over a TikTok ban. Hollywood anticipates major movie releases including a new "Superman" film, Marvel Cinematic Universe offerings, and the third installment of "Avatar." Space exploration continues with SpaceX aiming to increase Starship test launches and NASA launching the SPHEREx telescope and a commercial lunar lander. As a new year dawns, many Americans are still processing 2024, which saw historical events like a contentious presidential election, a once-in-a-lifetime solar eclipse and huge pop culture moments like the release of the "Wicked" movie. There may be no major presidential election, no more Eras tour and no extremely rare celestial event to look forward to in 2025, but there is plenty more to come in the new year. 'Wicked' Part 2 The second part of the two-act release, called “Wicked: For Good,” is set for release on Nov. 21, 2025 − one year (minus a day) after the first installment. Both "Wicked" and "Wicked: Part 2" were shot back to back between December 2022 and January 2024, according to Forbes, which means the second installment of "Wicked" has already been filmed. The third Avatar installment The third installment of the "Avatar" series, "Avatar: Fire and Ash," will finally hit theaters on Dec. 19, 2025, three years after "Way of Water" was released and just about 15 years after the original 2009 film. Like "Way of Water," "Fire and Ash" will introduce viewers to a whole new tribe of Na'vi called "The Ash People," according to multiple outlets including Parade and Variety. As the name suggests, this tribe has a culture that revolves around fire, a direct contrast to the water tribe of the previous film. “You’ll see a lot more Pandora that you never saw before,” director James Cameron told Variety. Stars of the film include Zoe Saldana, Sam Worthington, Sigourney Weaver, Kate Winslet and Michelle Yeoh. More movie and TV releases There is no shortage of media releases to anticipate in 2025, from revamps of classic shows, to long-awaited new seasons and anticipated big-screen premiers. Some t Dates TBD: “Stranger Things," "You," “Squid Game" Season 3 (Season 2 dropped in December), "Wednesday," "Monster," "The Last of Us," “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” “Welcome to Derry," “The Handmaid’s Tale," “What Not to Wear” reunion, “It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia," "The Bear" and “Welcome to Wrexham." Jan. 2: A modern revamp of "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" will air on ABC. Jan. 27: "The Bachelor" returns to ABC. Feb. 14: Season three of "Yellowjackets" comes to Parmount+ with Showtime. Feb 16: "White Lotus" returns to HBO. Feb 26: Season 48 of "Survivor" begins on CBS. April 22: "Andor" Season 2 comes to Disney+. Space exploration