May 2026 is going to be a hectic month for Netflix, thanks to a flurry of releases – old and new.
Among the biggest premieres this month are new crime series Legends, from Guilt creator Neil Forsyth, starring Steve Coogan, an adaptation of the book Remarkably Bright Creatures, marking the screen return of Sally Field, and season two of hit comedy drama The Four Seasons, which debuted in 2025.
There’ll also be a documentary based on the life of Only Murders in the Building star Martin Short – and an intriguing new show titled The Boroughs.
The science-fictions how, produced by Stranger Things creators the Duffer brothers, follows residents of retirement community who fight an otherworldly threat from stealing “the one thing they don’t have… time”. The cast includes Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Clarke peters, alred Molina and Alfre Woodard.
Perhaps the most exciting addition will be Everyone is Doing Great, the US coming-of-age comedy series that started in 2021. The reason ots arrival is notable is that it’ll include seaosn two, which has never been streamed globally before.
The show’s synopsis reads: “Five years after the end of their hit TV vampire drama, Eternal, Seth and Jeremy lean on each other as they awkwardly navigate the perils of life and love.”
Find the full list of everything being added to Netflix this month below – and a compilation of all the titles being removed here. (The Independent put this list together with help from What’s on Netflix).
ORIGINAL TITLES
Movies
1 May
Glory – UK/US
My Dearest Señorita – UK/US
Son-in-Law – UK/US
Swapped – UK/US
7 May
My Dearest Assassin – UK/US
8 May
Remarkably Bright Creatures – UK/US
22 May
Ladies First – UK/US
31 May
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy – UK/US
Television
4 May
Dr Seuss’s Horton! season two – UK/US
Lord of the Flies season one – US
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The Rhythm of Revenge season one (new episodes weekly) – UK/US
6 May
Love is Blind: Poland season one – UK/US
Worst Ex Ever season two – UK/US
7 May
Legends season one – UK/US
The Chestnut Man season two: Hide and Seek – UK/US
8 May
My Royal Nemesis season one – UK/US
Thank You, Next season three – UK/US
11 May
Pop Culture Jeopardy! season one (new episodes every day) – UK/US
12 May
Devil May Cry season two – UK/US
13 May
Between Father and Son season one – UK/US
Perfect Match season four – UK/US
Roosters season two – UK/US
14 May
Nemesis season one – UK/US
Soul Mate season one – UK/US
15 May
Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine season one – UK/US
The WONDERfools season one – UK/US
20 May
Carizzma season one – UK/US
21 May
The Boroughs season one – UK/US
27 May
A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder season two – UK/US
My 2 Cents season one – UK/US
28 May
The Four Seasons season two – UK/US
Murder Mindfully season two – UK/US
Viral Hit season one
29 May
Brazil ’70: The Third Star – UK/US
Calabasas Confidential – UK/US
Documentary
6 May
Countdown: Rousey vs Carano season one – UK/US
7 May
USA 94: Brazil’s Return to Glory – UK/US
12 May
Marty, Life Is Short – UK/US
Untold UK: Jamie Vardy – UK/US
13 May
The Bus: A French Football Mutiny – UK/US
15 May
The Crash – UK/US
19 May
Untold UK: Liverpool’s Miracle of Istanbul – UK/US
21 May
James – UK/US
22 May
Mating Season – UK/US
26 May
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones – UK/US
29 May
Rafa – UK/US
Comedy
19 May
Wanda Sykes: Legacy – UK/US
LIVE
10 May
The Roast of Kevin Hart – UK/US
16 May
Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano – UK/US
22-24 May
Canadian Formula 1 Grand Prix – UK/US
LICENCED TITLES
Movies
1 May
Airport – US
Airport 1975 – US
Airport ’77 – US
Bad News Bears (1976) – US
Borat – US
The Boss – US
The Breakfast Club – US
Burn After Reading – US
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie – US
Cruel Intentions 2 – UK
Den of Thieves – US
Domestic Disturbance – US
Eat Pray Love – US
48 Hrs – US
Fried Green Tomatoes – US
Green Book – US
Hitch – US
Home – US
Humans in the Loop – US
Jennifer’s Body – US
Jumanji – US
Jumping the Broom – US
The Land Before Time – US
Little Fockers – US
Meet the Fockers – US
Meet the Parents – US
National Lampoon’s Animal House – US
Ouija – US
Ouija: Origin of Evil – US
Playing for Keeps – US
Pretty Woman – US
The Proposal – US
The Road to El Dorado – US
Schindler’s List – US
Single White Female – US
Splash – US
Starship Troopers – US
Stronger – US
13 Going on 30 – US
There’s Something About Mary – US
The Thomas Crown Affair (1999) – US
Trainwreck – US
Under the Skin – US
Veronica Mars – US
Waterworld – US
You, Always – UK/US
Zombieland: Double Tap – US
2 May
Harold and the Purple Crayon – UK
4 May
Bugsy – UK
The Silent Twins – US
7 May
Comic 8 Revolution: Santet K4Bin35 – UK/US
Ismael’s Ghosts – US
8 May
Jennifer’s Body – UK
11 May
Mardi Gras: Spring Break – US
Mrs Harris Goes to Paris – US
12 May
Silent Night, Deadly Night – UK
16 May
Black Phone 2 – US
19 May
In Her Shoes – UK
True Romance – US
21 May
MaXXXine – UK
Thelma – UK
22 May
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie – US
St Trinian’s – UK
St Trinian’s 2 & The Legend of Fritton’s Gold – UK
23 May
It Ends With Us – UK
24 May
Ferrari – US
30 May
K-Pops!
31 May
The Theory of Everything – US
28 May
Dead Man’s Wire – US
TV
1 May
Booba season six – UK/US
Detective Conan collection three – UK/US
Goddess Bless You from Death season one – UK
Jujutsu Kaisen season two – UK/US
La Brea season one to four – US
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug and Cat Noir season five – US
One Piece season 21 – US
Robocar Poli season five – US
Shut Up Evan (new podcast episodes weekly) – US
30 Rock – UK
2 May
The Little Drummer Girl – UK
11 May
Everyone Is Doing Great season one and two – UK/US
The Puzzle Room with David Kwong (new podcast episodes weekly) – UK/US
13 May
The First 48 season one – US
Married at First Sight season 18 – US
15 May
Horimaya season one – UK
Las Culturistas Culture Awards – UK
16 May
Akane-Banashi season one – US
18 May
Law and Order season 23 and 24 – US
Navy SEALs: America’s Secret Warriors season one and 20 – US
21 May
Monday Late Night Show – UK
25 May
Mark Rober’s CrunchLabs season four – US
One Piece: Whole Cake Island – US
Documentary
15 May
Hoax: The Kidnapping of Sherri Papini – US
Stolen Baby: The Murder of Heidi Broussard – US
18 May
Abraham Lincoln – US
FDR – US
Grant – US
The Great War – US
Theodore Roosevelt – US
Thomas Jefferson – US
Washington – US
27 May
Room to Move – US
