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The classic TV shows coming to ITVX in 2025 – including legendary 90s drama Buffy and Emmy winning comedy

Other classic TV shows are available to stream now on the platform

ITV has revealed the classic TV shows landing on ITVX in the new year - including legendary 90s drama Buffy the Vampire Slayer.

As of January we can all relive our favourites, so grab a cup of nostalgia and let's delve into the new offerings.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer

Fan favourite Buffy is a young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures with the help of her friends
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Fan favourite Buffy is a young woman, destined to slay vampires, demons and other infernal creatures with the help of her friendsCredit: Alamy

Fans new and old can rejoice that all seven series of the legendary show Buffy The Vampire Slayer will be free to stream in January.

Starring, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Buffy is a Slayer, one in a long line of young women chosen for a specific mission - to seek out and destroy vampires, demons and other forces of darkness.

Buffy establishes a group of supportive friends who aid her in her battles with evil, including Willow, Xander and Cordelia.

Her battles are frequent, since Sunnydale, where Buffy and friends live, sits on the gateway to the realm of the demons.

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Buffy has legions of fans from all over the world and with the current 90's revival, the show is likely to find a new generation to love her.

My Name Is Earl

The Emmy winning show My Name Is Earl will be available in January
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The Emmy winning show My Name Is Earl will be available in JanuaryCredit: Getty

The Emmy winning comedy show stars Jason Lee as Earl Hickey, a small-time thief with a messed-up life and it was a huge hit with tv viewers.

A drunk Earl loses his winning $100,000 lottery ticket after being hit by a car while he celebrates his good fortune.

Lying in a hospital bed, he learns about karma during an episode of the talk show Last Call with Carson Daly.

Convinced he has to turn his life around to be happy, Earl gives himself over to the power of karma.

He makes a list of every bad thing that he has ever done and and makes efforts to fix them all.

After doing a first good deed, he finds the $100,000 lottery ticket that he had lost and believes he must go on with his good deeds.

90s star has barely aged a day almost three decades are starring in iconic supernatural drama

Party Of Five

Fan favourite Party of Five follows the story of five orphan siblings
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Fan favourite Party of Five follows the story of five orphan siblingsCredit: Channel 4

The emotional and dramatic show is centred on the five Salinger siblings who become orphans after their parents are killed in a car accident caused by a drunk driver.

The children are forced to live on their own, with the oldest son Charlie reluctantly appointed the guardian of his brothers and sisters.

The siblings take over the running of their family's restaurant, Salinger's with sometimes hilarious results.

But, over the years, they have to face various struggles due to their long-term effects of parental loss.

The show stars Matthew Fox, the eldest, who is a womaniser who struggles with the responsibility of being the new head of the family.

He also starred in the fan favourite TV series Lost.

Classic shows available to watch now on ITVX

But you don't have to wait until January to watch some of the best loved classics - here are three available to stream right now.

The Vampire Diaries

The Vampire Diaries was a huge supernatural hit
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The Vampire Diaries was a huge supernatural hitCredit: Alamy

The hit series is set in the fictional town of Mystic Falls, Virginia, a town filled with supernatural history.

The show follows the life of Elena Gilbert, a teenage girl who has just lost both parents in a car crash, as she falls in love with Stefan, a 161-year-old vampire who she thinks is just a normal human.

Their relationship becomes increasingly complicated as Stefan's older brother returns to Mystic Falls with a plan to bring back their past love, who is Elena's doppelgänger.

The Vampire Diaries has received numerous award nominations and won four People's Choice Awards and many Teen Choice Awards.

Dawson's Creek

Viewers fell head over heels for Dawson's Creek
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Viewers fell head over heels for Dawson's CreekCredit: Alamy

Fall back in love with Dawson & his mates in this 90s classic.

This drama series chronicles the lives of wannabe filmmaker Dawson Leery, and his best female friend Joey who has been in love with him since childhood.

Throughout the show, Dawson and Joey dance around their growing attraction to each other, but their dynamic shifts with the arrival of a new girl.

The series explores the characters' coming-of-age, dealing with topics such as first love, death, coming out, homophobia, class differences, mental health, and divorce.

Fans were engrossed in the love triangle and couldn't get enough of the romantic hit show.

Gilmore Girls

The multigenerational drama captured viewers hearts
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The multigenerational drama captured viewers heartsCredit: Rex

Set in a storybook Connecticut town populated by a diverse mix of characters, this multigenerational drama about family and friendship centres around Lorelai Gilmore and her intellectual teen daughter, Rory.

Lorelai owns the town's bed-and-breakfast, the Dragonfly Inn, with best friend/chef Sookie, but dreams of bigger things.

Rory also has huge ambitions and wants to go to Harvard University.

Together they have to deal with weekly dinners with eccentric, well-off parents Richard and Emily Gilmore.

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Critics and viewers both praised the show as funny, touching and a lively drama show that would appeal to all ages.

The new classic shows will arrive on ITVX in January.

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