2025’s Most Jaw-Dropping TV Twists: From Ginny and Georgia to Sullivan’s Crossing

Among the most unexpected TV moments of 2025 — featuring baby surprises and hidden husband reveals — were highlights from shows like Ginny and Georgia, Sullivan’s Crossing, The Summer I Turned Pretty, The Hunting Wives, and others.

The Hunting Wives captivated viewers as one of several adaptations from book to screen. Yet, it was its choice to deviate from the original storyline that left audiences astonished. On the other hand, The Summer I Turned Pretty chose to adhere closely to the novel, prompting Prime Video to greenlight a movie series to continue the narrative.

S.W.A.T. surprised fans with a spinoff featuring none of its original cast. Additionally, Sullivan’s Crossing managed to weave a secret husband reveal into the series finale.

Scroll down for more of the most jaw-dropping moments on TV from 2025:

‘Matlock’ Pulling Out All the Stops With Julian

The season 2 fall finale displayed Olympia (Skye P. Marshall) grappling with doubts about her plan involving Matty (Kathy Bates). They aimed to stay unified despite Olympia’s protective instincts regarding Julian (Jason Ritter), whom Matty mistrusted. Their finale concluded with Olympia signaling her trust in Matty by relinquishing the Wellbrexa study copy, witnessed by Julian, who began to grow suspicious of her and followed her home, seemingly piecing everything together.

‘The Summer I Turned Pretty’ Expanding With a Movie

The series finale featured Conrad (Chris Briney) and Belly (Lola Tung) reuniting, yet it strayed significantly from Jenny Han’s book series. The epilogue — showcasing the couple’s wedding — was absent, a decision fans understood moments after the episode aired when Prime Video announced a movie continuation of The Summer I Turned Pretty.

Ginny and Georgia’s Baby Twist

In the season 3 finale, Georgia (Brianne Howey) adapted to her new reality post-murder trial — alongside her marriage to Paul (Scott Porter). The final scene revealed Georgia enjoying a glass of milk, which her daughter, Ginny (Antonia Gentry), recognized as a craving that only occurred during her mother’s pregnancy.

The twist? It remains unclear whether Paul or her love interest Joe (Raymond Ablack) is the father.

‘Sullivan’s Crossing’ Secret Husband Reveal

Based on Robyn Carr‘s novel series, the CW show centers on neurosurgeon Maggie (Morgan Kohan) returning to her rural Nova Scotia hometown to reconnect with her estranged father, Sully (Scott Patterson), after facing legal issues.

By the third season finale, Maggie had established a life in Sullivan’s Crossing and found love with Cal (Chad Michael Murray). However, their relationship was thrown into turmoil when her secret husband, Liam (Marcus Rosner), unexpectedly reappeared.

‘The Hunting Wives’ Straying From the Book

Adapted from May Cobb‘s book, The Hunting Wives introduced us to Sophie (Brittany Snow), a woman relocating from Boston to an East Texas town, where she became entangled with the influential socialite Margo (Malin Åkerman). Those familiar with the book know that Jill (Katie Lowes) killed her son Brad’s (George Ferrier) girlfriend after an unwanted pregnancy, leading to significant plot variations.

In the show, Margo was depicted as the one who became pregnant, had an abortion, and later killed Abby, which Sophie discovered in the season 1 finale, pushing her into a dangerous confrontation that resulted in Kyle’s (Aaron Milligan) demise.

S.W.A.T’s Spinoff Stirring Up Drama

Having premiered on CBS in 2017, S.W.A.T. followed a Los Angeles-based special weapons and tactics unit. After facing cancellations, CBS briefly revived the show for a seventh season, only to pull the plug again. A final season aired on CBS, after which Sony Pictures Television introduced S.W.A.T. Exiles, featuring Shemar Moore alongside a new SWAT unit.

Fans were taken aback by Moore’s character, Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson, being the sole returning cast member, especially after the collective efforts from the original cast to revive S.W.A.T.. Moore later defended the decision as news broke that Jay Harrington and Patrick St. Esprit would reprise their roles for the pilot of Exiles.

High Potential’s Big Roman Reveal(s)

The first season finale of High Potential revealed that Morgan’s (Kaitlin Olson) ex, Roman — an FBI informant — was still alive after a decade of being missing.

‘The Pitt’ Shaking Things Up With Langdon

Throughout The Pitt, hints suggested that Langdon (Patrick Ball) was stealing drugs from the hospital, but the revelation of his addiction still came as a shock. Dr. Santos (Isa Briones) initially raised concerns about missing pills, leading Robby (Noah Wyle) to confront Langdon, resulting in his dismissal from Pittsburgh Trauma Medical Hospital.

Ransom Canyon’s Shocking Wife Introduction

In the latest season of Ransom Canyon, Ellie (Marianly Tejada) was on the verge of marrying Yancy (Jack Schumacher) when his wife (played by Erica Dasher of Jane by Design) unexpectedly appeared.

The ‘We Were Liars’ Conclusion

The Prime Video series remained true to author E. Lockhart’s original novel by unveiling that Cadence (Emily Lind) along with the three other Liars (Joseph Zada as Johnny, Esther McGregor as Mirren, and Shubham Maheshwari as Gat) set fire to their grandparents’ house on Beechwood Island. While Cadence survived, the fate of the other three was dire.

Criminal Minds’ Voit Reveal

Criminal Minds brought Zach Gilford‘s Voit out of a coma resultant from a head injury, causing significant memory loss that may have stripped him of his psychopathic traits, though the outcome is still undetermined.

Fire Country’s Double Exit Twist

The cliffhanger at the end of season 3 left the fates of Vince (Billy Burke) and Sharon’s (Diane Farr) characters in suspense, followed by reports that budget cuts led to the removal of both actors.

Tracker’s Big Moment About Colter’s Dad

In the season 2 finale, Colter (Justin Hartley) met his father’s former acquaintance, who admitted to having pushed Ashton to his death, following inquiries from Colter’s mother, Mary (Wendy Crewson).

Doctor Odyssey’s Confusing Paternity Twist

Doctor Odyssey kept audiences on edge throughout the season with a storyline involving Avery (Phillipa Soo), Max (Joshua Jackson), and Tristan (Sean Teale) which climaxed with a pregnancy scare due to a condom failure. However, it was later revealed that Avery was never actually pregnant.

The Big ‘Paradise’ Series Premiere Reveal

During the series premiere, viewers met Sterling K. Brown, portraying a Secret Service agent named Xavier assigned to protect former President Cal Bradford (James Marsden). Just minutes into the episode, Xavier discovers Cal dead, sparking tension in their peaceful town named Paradise. The twist? Paradise is actually an underground bunker designed for survivors of a civilization-ending apocalyptic event.