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It’s been a two-year wait for the upcoming third season of HBO’s House of the Dragon. The second season of Apple TV+’s Severance was a three-year wait, as was the final season of Netflix’s Stranger Things.
At this point, waiting years for a new season isn’t at all unusual.
According to a new study by Ampere Analysis, the average wait between seasons of TV shows on major streaming platforms has reached what is almost certainly an all-time high.
The study reports the gap has gradually doubled over the last decade — from an average of 10 months in 2016 to 16 months in 2021 to 21 months in 2024 and 2025. Prior to 2016, shows taking less than a year to return were the industry norm.
