Hello, May and hello, summer blockbuster season kickoff. It’s looking like a huge month for movie theaters coming up. Let’s dive into everything premiering on TV and film this May.
First up, those summer blockbusters. A ton of huge, highly-anticipated titles will make their way to theaters this month. Look out for Marvel’s Thunderbolts*, Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch, and of course, Tom Cruise’s final Mission: Impossible film. Plus: Final Destination: Bloodlines, Clown in a Cornfield, Karate Kid: Legends, and Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme.
You can also stream quite a few new movies from home in May, including soapy murder mystery Another Simple Favor on Prime Video, horror flick Fear Street: Prom Queen on Netflix, and family adventure Fountain of Youth on Apple TV+.
On the TV side, new series premieres for May include The Four Seasons, a Tina Fey/Steve Carell comedy; a new animated Star Wars series Tales of the Underworld; and the TV adaptation of the Murderbot sci-fi book series. Returning favorites also include The Walking Dead: Dead City, Poker Face, Love Death & Robots, The Chi, Nine Perfect Strangers, and the final season of Big Mouth.
Check out our list below for the biggest May premieres across theatrical, streaming, and linear cable for movies and television.
Premiering May 1 – 7
May 1
ANOTHER SIMPLE FAVOR film premiere (Prime Video)
THE FOUR SEASONS series premiere (Netflix)
May 2
ROSARIO film premiere (Theatrical)
RUST film premiere (Theatrical)
SALVABLE film premiere (Theatrical)
THE SURFER film premiere (Theatrical)
THUNDERBOLTS* film premiere (Theatrical)
May 4
STAR WARS: TALES OF THE UNDERWORLD series premiere (Disney+)
THE WALKING DEAD: DEAD CITY season 2 premiere (AMC/AMC+)
May 5
BRITAIN AND THE BLITZ documentary premiere (Netflix)
MIGHTY MONSTERWHEELIES season 2 premiere (Netflix)
May 7
FULL SPEED season 2 premiere (Netflix)
Premiering May 8 – 14
May 8
BLOOD OF ZEUS season 3 premiere (Netflix)
CRIMINAL MINDS: EVOLUTION season 18 premiere (Paramount+)
FOREVER series premiere (Netflix)
HEART EYES film streaming premiere (Netflix)
OCTOPUS! series premiere (Prime Video)
POKER FACE season 2 premiere (Peacock)
May 9
CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD film premiere (Theatrical)
FIGHT OR FLIGHT film premiere (Theatrical)
FRIENDSHIP film premiere (Theatrical)
LONG WAY HOME documentary premiere (Apple TV+)
MARCELLA documentary premiere (Theatrical)
NONNAS film premiere (Netflix)
SHADOW FORCE film premiere (Theatrical)
May 13
BAD THOUGHTS series premiere (Netflix)
May 14
AMERICAN MANHUNT: OSAMA BIN LADEN documentary premiere (Netflix)
Premiering May 15 – 21
May 15
BET series premiere (Netflix)
LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS volume 4 premiere (Netflix)
OVERCOMPENSATING series premiere (Prime Video)
SKYMED season 3 premiere (Paramount+)
WELCOME TO WREXHAM season 4 premiere (FX)
May 16
A BREED APART film premiere (Theatrical)
THE CHI season 7 premiere (Paramount+ with Showtime)
DEAF PRESIDENT NOW! Documentary premiere (Apple TV+)
FINAL DESTINATION: BLOODLINES film premiere (Theatrical)
HURRY UP TOMORROW film premiere (Theatrical)
JANE AUSTEN WRECKED MY LIFE film premiere (Theatrical)
MURDERBOT series premiere (Apple TV+)
THE QUILTERS documentary premiere (Netflix)
May 20
MOTORHEADS series premiere (Prime Video)
May 21
NINE PERFECT STRANGERS season 2 premiere (Hulu)
Premiering May 22 – 31
May 22
SIRENS series premiere (Netflix)
TYLER PERRY’S SHE THE PEOPLE series premiere (Netflix)
May 23
AIR FORCE ELITE: THUNDERBIRDS documentary premiere (Netflix)
BIG MOUTH season 8 premiere (Netflix)
FEAR STREET: PROM QUEEN film premiere (Netflix)
FORGET YOU NOT series premiere (Netflix)
FOUNTAIN OF YOUTH film premiere (Apple TV+)
LILO & STITCH film premiere (Theatrical)
MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE – THE FINAL RECKONING film premiere (Theatrical)
May 26
COCOMELON season 13 premiere (Netflix)
COLD CASE: THE TYLENOL MURDERS documentary premiere (Netflix)
May 27
THE SECOND BEST HOSPITAL IN THE GALAXY season 2 premiere (Prime Video)
May 28
ADULTS series premiere (FX)
F1: THE ACADEMY series premiere (Netflix)
May 29
THE BETTER SISTER series premiere (Prime Video)
DEPT. Q series premiere (Netflix)
May 30
BRING HER BACK film premiere (Theatrical)
KARATE KID: LEGENDS film premiere (Theatrical)
THE PHOENICIAN SCHEME film premiere (Theatrical)
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