Eight things we want to see from LEGO in 2025

It’s been an incredible 12 months for all things LEGO-related, but here’s our rundown of what we want to see from the brand in 2025.

What a year it’s been for the LEGO Group in 2024. With nearly 500 sets under its belt, multiple partnership announcements and skyrocketing sales and profits in Q1, it’s safe to say it’s been a hugely successful 12 months for the company.

However, with 2025 looming, it’s time to cast our gaze forward and ponder what the new year might potentially look like. While we already have a rough roadmap of some upcoming LEGO sets, events and promotions, there are still bound to be more than a few surprises in store over the months ahead.

So what do we want to see from the LEGO Group in 2025? Plenty. From new IPs and themes to specific minifigures and a special galactic anniversary, there are all kinds of ways the company could impress us in the year ahead.

8 – More non-Batman LEGO DC sets

With the rebooted DC cinematic universe about to welcome the arrival of Superman on July 11, 2025, the next 12 months represent the perfect opportunity for LEGO to capitalise on the comic book theme.

For us that means much less of a focus on the Dark Knight. We don’t need an umpteenth version of the Batmobile or Batcave! Give us the Man of Steel, the Justice League, the Justice Society, the Legion of Doom, the Legion of Super-Heroes, the Teen Titans and more superhero minifigures than we’ve seen before.

7 – New IPs and themes

Recent rumours suggest we could be looking at some very exciting licensed LEGO sets arriving in 2025 indeed. Models based around the likes of Star Trek, The Simpsons, Pirates of the Caribbean, How to Train Your Dragon and The Lord of the Rings are all said to be on the way at some point in the months to come.

However, all of those sets just happen to sit within the LEGO Icons theme and may well be one-offs. That’s why we want even more IPs and dedicated themes next year and actively encourage the LEGO Group to cast its licensing net far and wide to truly surprise us in the year ahead.

6 – Revenge of the Sith’s 20th anniversary

The 20th anniversary of Episode III just happens to arrive in 2025, which means that the LEGO Group has the opportunity to deliver some truly spectacular sets. Rumours already suggest we might see 75413 UT-AT, 75414 Turbo Tank, 75431 327th Star Corps Battle Pack and more in the next 12 months, joining the imminent release of 75402 ARC-170 Starfighter and 75404 Acclamator-class Assault Ship on January 1.

But that’s only a small hint of the many potential LEGO Star Wars sets that could be launched to celebrate Revenge of the Sith in style. The LEGO Group is apparently on the front foot for Episode III’s anniversary in a way it wasn’t for The Phantom Menace or Attack of the Clones, so we’re keeping our fingers crossed for something extra special.

5 – A brand-new in-house theme

While LEGO NINJAGO and DREAMZzz are both great themes, we’re wondering what’s next for the company’s line-up of homegrown in-house concepts? While there’s no denying that long lead times and plenty of resources are required for such releases, the potential (and profits) could be almost as high or higher than many licensed IPs.

We’ve already heard rumblings about such mystery LEGO codename projects for 2025 as ‘Berry’ and ‘Clown’, while this year brought us ‘Buffalo’ (LEGO Wednesday) and ‘Orange’ (LEGO Despicable Me 4). With the latter two being yet more licensed properties, we want to see something truly original from the LEGO Group when it comes to new themes over the next 12 months.

4 – New overarching themes

Speaking of themes, the LEGO Group trialled something new in 2024 and it seems to have been a recipe for success going forward. We’re talking, of course, about LEGO Space being an overarching theme that managed to cover the likes of City, DREAMZzz, Friends, Technic and even a dedicated CMF.

That approach will be replicated in 2025 with Formula 1 being rolled out across multiple themes over the next year. If an overarching theme does become an annual event, then there are all kinds of avenues the LEGO Group could explore, including IP-based properties and more general topics.

3 – LEGO Super Mario Minifigures

Yep, here we go again. We requested LEGO Super Mario minifigures in last year’s feature on what we wanted to see from the company in 2024 and we’re still no closer to getting them. LEGO Super Mario Kart would seem to have been the ideal opportunity to roll out minifigure-scale vehicles and characters based on the iconic Nintendo video game series, but alas it was not to be.

That’s why we’re doubling down on LEGO Super Mario minifigures for the year ahead. Whether they appear in yet-to-be-revealed sets or even a potential CMF, we’ll take any minifigure versions of the plucky plumber and his colourful cast of supporting characters.

2 – A new LEGO TT Games title

Come on, TT Games, it’s been nearly three years since LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga was released in collaboration with the LEGO Group! The clock is definitely ticking for a new title from the video game developer, with nothing but radio silence since their last launch in 2022.

We know for sure that TT Games has been actively recruiting staff to work on its next big LEGO project based on a ‘major IP’, but so far there’s been no sign of what that might be. Rumours suggest everything from LEGO Harry Potter to LEGO Disney may have been shelved, but for now the developer is remaining quiet and letting the likes of LEGO Fortnite and LEGO Horizon Adventures steal its hard-earned thunder.

1 – The return of LEGO Castle

We’ve seen hints of the LEGO Castle theme potentially returning at various points over the last few years, thanks to the likes of 21325 Medieval Blacksmith and 10305 Lion Knights’ Castle, as well as The Wolfpack minifigures in 10332 Medieval Town Square and 71048 Series 27.

So enough teasing – let’s see LEGO Castle return as a fully-fledged theme in 2025, one that recreates retro sets and delivers all-new models. LEGO Castle used to be one of the mainstays of the LEGO Group’s product line-up and the modern continuation of the theme in the years to come would surely delight existing and new fans alike.

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