All the New Shows and Movies on Netflix in May

Are you getting your money’s worth out of your Netflix subscription? How do you know?

The ever-popular streaming service has a dizzying array of comings and goings each month. Keeping tabs on the latest shows and movies can give you something to look forward to — or an excuse to save a few bucks by canceling your subscription until the arrival of something worth checking out.

Here’s a list of new specials, films and series coming to Netflix in May, listed by availability date. (If no date is listed, the program is available now.)

For more options, check out our articles on the latest offerings from Prime Video and Max.

New specials

• Deaw Special: Super Soft Power (Comedies) — 5/1
• Katt Williams: Woke Foke (Comedies) — 5/4
• The Roast of Tom Brady (Comedies) — 5/5
• Rachel Feinstein: Big Guy (Comedies) — 5/21
• Franco Escamilla: Ladies’ man (Comedies) — 5/23

New films

• Down the Rabbit Hole (Comedies) — 5/1
• Secrets of the Neanderthals (Documentaries) — 5/2
• Beautiful Rebel (Dramas) — 5/2
• Unfrosted (Comedies) — 5/3
• The Final: Attack on Wembley (Documentaries) — 5/8
• The Guardian of the Monarchs (Documentaries) — 5/9
• Mother of the Bride (Comedies) — 5/9
• Living with Leopards (Documentaries) — 5/10
• Monster (Horror/Thrillers) — 5/16
• Thelma the Unicorn (Children & Family) — 5/17
• Power (Documentaries) — 5/17
• Golden Kamuy (Adventure) — 5/19
• Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generation Zoe (Documentaries) — 5/23
• In Good Hands 2 (Comedies) — 5/23
• Atlas (Dramas) — 5/24
• My Oni Girl (Adventure) — 5/24
• Colors of Evil: Red (Horror/Thrillers) — 5/29
• A Part of You (Dramas) — 5/31

New series

• Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar (Dramas) — 5/1
• Frankly Speaking (Comedies) — 5/1
• T・P BON (Adventure) — 5/2
• A Man in Full (Dramas) — 5/2
• The Unbroken Voice (Dramas) — 5/3
• Selling The OC (Reality Programming) — 5/3
• Postcards (Dramas) — 5/3
• John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Comedies) — 5/3
• The Atypical Family (Dramas) — 5/4
• Super Rich in Korea (Reality Programming) — 5/7
• Bodkin (Horror/Thrillers) — 5/9
• Thank You, Next (Comedies) — 5/9
• Blood of Zeus (Adventure) — 5/9
• Cooking Up Murder: Uncovering the Story of César Román (Documentaries) — 5/10
• The Ultimatum: South Africa (Reality Programming) — 5/10
• Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal (Documentaries) — 5/15
• Bridgerton (Dramas) — 5/16
• Maestro in Blue (Mysteries) — 5/16
• The 8 Show (Comedies) — 5/17
• The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties (Reality Programming) — 5/20
• Princess Power (Children & Family) — 5/20
• Buying London (Reality Programming) — 5/22
• Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf (Anime) — 5/23
• Tires (Comedies) — 5/23
• Mulligan (Comedies) — 5/24
• Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (Children & Family) — 5/24
• Eric (Dramas) — 5/30
• Raising Voices (Dramas) — 5/31
• The Greatest Rivalry: India vs Pakistan (Documentaries) — 5/31

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