Manuel Garcia-Rulfo and Jazz Raycole, The Lincoln Lawyer Lara Solanki/Netflix
The new Netflix movies and shows coming this May are a varied bunch, from the blockbuster original shows like Stranger Things to the blockbuster licensed shows like Outlander, the children’ film Marmaduke to the dads’ show The Lincoln Lawyer, the U.S. model of the truth collection Love on the Spectrum to the ridiculous Mike Myers miniseries The Pentaverate. One weekend of May can be positioned apart for moms, however on Netflix, May is for all and sundry.
One significant addition to the listing that got here a chunk past due: Ricky Gervais returns to the stage for the stand-up special Ricky Gervais: Supernature. Netflix and Gervais introduced via social media that the special, which capabilities Gervais’ trademark satirical spirit-crushing what-he-thinks-is-information, will debut on May 24. Also, the documentary Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres has a date. It hits Netflix on May 6.
On the leaving the front, some accurate stuff is expiring from Netflix on May 31, just like the entire runs of Downton Abbey and Happy Endings, I Know What You Did Last Summer films, and sports drama The Blind Side. So seize all the ones before they’re long gone.
Below you’ll find our selections for the high-quality shows and films to observe on Netflix in May, as well as lists of the whole lot coming to and leaving Netflix in May.
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The Best Movies and Shows to Watch on Netflix in May
Johnny Knoxville and Danger Ehren, Jackass 3.5 All 4 Jackass movies (First three May 1, Jackass four.five May 20)
The Jackass franchise is one of the maximum essential, transcendent, and shockingly durable comedies of the century so far, and that is now not a funny story. These guys are artists. As if the first three Jackass films getting introduced to Netflix at the beginning of the month wasn’t enough of a present, Jackass 4.five — a deleted-scenes-introduced version of Jackass Forever, which hit theaters in February — is coming on May 20. You’ll snort so tough you’ll cry and gag so hard you’ll barf at a number of those stunts. [Trailer]Operation Mincemeat (May 10)
This is an old-fashioned based totally-on-a-real-tale studio movie it truly is not too correct but not too terrible. It’s proper down the center(brow). It tells the story of British intelligence agents in World War II who came up with an formidable, borderline insane plan to conceal the Allied invasion of Sicily from the Nazis. It’s a ancient drama with a few comedic factors and a strong cast led through Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen (Succession’s Tom Wambsgans) in large glasses and a good bigger mustache. [Trailer]The Lincoln Lawyer (May 13)
Netflix does not do loads of community-fashion dramas, so this felony drama from prolific creator-producer David E. Kelley sticks out. Long before he have become the Big Little Lies man, Kelley ruled the legal professionals-on-TV area with L.A. Law, The Practice, Ally McBeal, and Boston Legal, among others. This is his return to the genre. The Lincoln Lawyer is based totally on a bestselling novel collection via Michael Connelly, who additionally created Det. Harry Bosch, and follows Mickey Haller (Manuel Garcia-Rulfo), a Los Angeles protection attorney who would not like defending individuals who are responsible. He was previously played by Matthew McConaughey within the properly-liked 2011 film of the identical name. If this display lives up to its potential, it will likely be a big hit. [Trailer]Love at the Spectrum U.S. (May 18)
An American version of the Australian truth documentary collection following the courting lives of humans on the autism spectrum. If it is whatever like the unique, the U.S. version could be empathetic and deeply transferring. Stranger Things four (May 27)
The loved sci-fi journey collection is subsequently back for its fourth season, after an interminable three-12 months smash. It’s Netflix’s event of the year. Reed Hastings in all likelihood hopes it’s going to unmarried-handedly revive Netflix’s stock charge. There’s a lot riding in this season, and if the trailer is to be believed, the Duffer Brothers & co. are going to deliver. The kids face a new chance from the Upside Down, at the same time as Hopper (David Harbour) fights to live on in a Soviet prison camp. The first part of Season 4 drops May 27, with the second half coming in July. [Trailer]
Everything Coming to Netflix in May
TBD
Welcome to Wedding Hell (Netflix Series)
May 1
forty two
three Ninjas: Kick Back
40-Love
A River Runs Through It
Are You the One?: Season 6
Blippi Wonders: Season 1
Corpse Bride
Crazy, Stupid, Love.
Den of Thieves
Dirty Harry
Empire State
Forrest Gump
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Hello, My Name Is Doris
Jackass: The Movie
Jackass 2.5
Jackass three.five
John Q
Menace II Society
Once Upon a Time in America
Rambo
Rambo: Last Blood
Road to Perdition
Seven Years in Tibet
Soul Surfer
Summerland
The Gentlemen
The Lake House
U.S. Marshals
War of the Worlds
When Harry Met Sally
You’ve Got Mail
May 2
Octonauts: Above & Beyond: Season 2 (Netflix Family)
May 3
Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive (Netflix Documentary)
May four
40 Years Young (Netflix Film)
The Circle: Season four (Netflix Series) (new episodes weekly)
El marginal: Season five (Netflix Series)
Meltdown: Three Mile Island (Netflix Documentary)
Summertime: Season three (Netflix Series)
May five
Blood Sisters (Netflix Series)
Clark (Netflix Series)
The Pentaverate (Netflix Series)
Thomas & Friends: All Engines Go: Season 1
Wild Babies (Netflix Documentary)
May 6
Along for the Ride (Netflix Film)
Marmaduke (Netflix Film)
The Sound of Magic (Netflix Series)
Thar (Netflix Film)
The Takedown (Netflix Film)
Welcome to Eden (Netflix Series)
Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
May 8
Christina P: Mom Genes(Netflix Comedy)
May 9
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War (Netflix Anime)
May 10
Outlander: Season five
Workin’ Moms: Season 6 (Netflix Series)
42 Days of Darkness (Netflix Series)
Brotherhood: Season 2 (Netflix Series)
The Circle: Season four (Netflix Series) (new episodes weekly)
Operation Mincemeat (Netflix Film)
Our Father (Netflix Documentary)
The Getaway King (Netflix Film)
May 12
Maverix(Netflix Comedy)
Savage Beauty (Netflix Series)
May thirteen
Bling Empire: Season 2 (Netflix Series)
The Life and Movies of Erşan Kuneri (Netflix Series)
The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix Series)
New Heights (Netflix Series)
Senior Year (Netflix Film)
May 14
Borrego
May 15
PJ Masks: Season 4
May sixteen
Blippi’s Adventures
Servant of the People: Season 2-three
Vampire within the Garden (Netflix Anime)
May 17
The Future Diary: Season 2 (Netflix Series)
May 18
The Circle: Season four (Netflix Series) (new episodes weekly)
Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (Netflix Documentary)
Love at the Spectrum U.S. (Netflix Series)
The Perfect Family (Netflix Film)
Toscana (Netflix Film)
Who Killed Sara?: Season 3 (Netflix Series)
May 19
A Perfect Pairing (Netflix Film)
The Boss Baby: Back within the Crib (Netflix Family)
The G Word with Adam Conover (Netflix Documentary)
Insiders: Season 2 (Netflix Series) (new episodes weekly)
The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar (Netflix Documentary)
Rodrigo Sant’Anna: I’ve Arrived(Netflix Comedy)
May 20
Ben Is Back
F*ck Love Too (Netflix Film)
Jackass 4.five
Love, Death & Robots: Volume 3 (Netflix Series)
Wrong Side of the Tracks (Netflix Series)
May 22
ONE PIECE: New Episodes
May 23
Ghost inside the Shell: SAC_2045: Season 2 (Netflix Anime)
Godspeed (Netflix Film)
Sea of Love (Netflix Family)
May 24
Ricky Gervais: Supernature (Netflix Special)