Netflix wants you to cancel all your plans this month.
That’s the only explanation for why the streaming platform is loading us down with so many stellar original series and films for May. There are serial killer dramas, comedies from SNL icons, political docs, tragically true miniseries, and an animated show from a BoJack Horseman alumn. So let’s skip the niceties and dive right in. Here’s everything coming to (and leaving) Netflix in May.
Wine Country (Netflix film streaming 5/10)
Amy Poehler rounds up some of her funniest gal-pals from Saturday Night Live for this boozy comedy about a girls’ trip to Napa Valley. The film is packed with comedy legends like Tina Fey, Rachel Dratch, Paula Pell, Maya Rudolph, Ana Gasteyer, and Emily Spivey and marks Poehler’s directing debut. It’s an ode to female friendships and how they change as we age — think Bridesmaids but with more wine.
Knock Down The House (Netflix film streaming 5/1)
This political doc makes its way from Sundance to Netflix this month. It follows the grassroots campaign of the right’s favorite punching bag, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, showcasing her charisma and approachability while also diving into more intimate parts of her life, like her relationship with her late father.
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile (Netflix film streaming 5/3)
The buzzed-about biopic of serial killer Ted Bundy lands on the streaming platform this month. After the trailer of the film dropped, some were worried this Joe Berlinger-directed story would idolize the man who murdered so many women years ago but that controversy should help it play well here, as should Zac Efron’s frighteningly-magnetic turn as Bundy.
Tuca & Bertie (Netflix series streaming 5/3)
Ali Wong and Tiffany Haddish voice the stars of this animated comedy from BoJack Horseman artist Lisa Hanawalt. Wong plays Bertie, a 30-something song thrush with debilitating anxiety, a knack for baking, and a truly toxic work environment. Haddish plays her best friend Tuca, a loud-mouthed Tucan who loves to party and hates the thought of settling down. The friends try to hold onto their single days, even as Bertie takes the next step in her long-term relationship and Tuca struggles to find her place in the world.
When They See Us (Netflix Original)
Director Ava DuVernay’s limited series about the wrongfully accused men in the Central Park Five case makes its way to Netflix this May. The series sheds light on racial profiling and corruption in the NYPD as a group of young Black men are targeted for a heinous crime, and put on trial with little evidence. It’s a gripping, heartbreaking retelling, but one that feels sadly relevant.
Here’s the full list of titles coming to Netflix in May:
Avail. 5/1/19
Angels & Demons
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Casper
Chasing Liberty
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Part 1 & 2
Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat
Dumb and Dumber
Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas
Gosford Park
Gremlins
Hairspray (1988)
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
Her Only Choice
Hoosiers
Inside the Mind of a Serial Killer: Season 2
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky
Just Friends
Knock Down The House
Revolutionary Road
Roswell, New Mexico: Season 1
Scarface
Scream
Snowpiercer
Taking Lives
The Da Vinci Code
The Dark Crystal (1982)
The Matrix
The Matrix Reloaded
The Matrix Revolutions
To Rome With Love
Wedding Crashers
Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?
Zombieland
Avail. 5/2/19
Colony: Season 3
Olympus Has Fallen
Avail. 5/3/19
A Pesar De Todo
All In My Family
Alles ist gut
Cupcake & Dino – General Services: Season 2
Dead to Me
Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile
Flinch
The Last Summer
Mr. Mom
Supernatural: Season 14
True and the Rainbow Kingdom: Mushroom Town
Tuca & Bertie
Undercover
Avail. 5/4/19
Like Arrows
Avail. 5/6/19
Abyss
Avail. 5/7/19
The Heat: A Kitchen (R)evolution
Queen of the South: Season 3
Avail. 5/8/19
Lucifer: Season 4
Avail. 5/9/19
Bathtubs Over Broadway
Insidious
Avail. 5/10/19
Dry Martina
Easy: Season 3
Gente que viene y bah
Harvey Girls Forever!: Season 2
Jailbirds
Pose: Season 1
ReMastered: The Lion’s Share
Shéhérazade
The Society
Wine Country
Avail. 5/12/19
Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj: Volume 3
Avail. 5/13/19
Malibu Rescue
Avail. 5/14/19
Revisions
Still ‘Laugh-In’: The Stars Celebrate
Weed the People
Avail. 5/15/19
Dennis & Gnasher: Unleashed!
Avail. 5/16/19
Good Sam
Take Me Home Tonight
Avail. 5/17/19
1994: Limited Series
Chip & Potato
It’s Bruno
Maria .
Morir para contar
Nailed It!: Season 3
See You Yesterday
The Rain: Season 2
Well Intended Love
White Gold: Season 2
Avail. 5/18/19
The Blackcoat’s Daughter
Avail. 5/20/19
Rosario Tijeras (Mexico Version): Season 2
Prince of Peoria: Part 2
Avail. 5/21/19
Arrow: Season 7
Moonlight
Wanda Sykes: Not Normal
Avail. 5/22/19
A Tale of Two Kitchens
One Night in Spring
The Flash: Season 5
Avail. 5/23/19
Slasher: Solstice
Riverdale: Season 3
Avail. 5/24/19
After Maria
Alta Mar
Joy
Rim of the World
She’s Gotta Have It: Season 2
The Perfection
What/If
Avail. 5/27/19
Historical Roasts
Outlander: Seasons 1-2
Avail. 5/28/19
Disney’s The Nutcracker and the Four Realms
Avail. 5/30/19
Chopsticks
My Week with Marilyn
The One I Love
Avail. 5/31/19
Always Be My Maybe
Bad Blood: Season 2
Black Spot: Season 2
How to Sell Drugs Online (Fast)
Killer Ratings
When They See Us
Here’s the full list of titles leaving Netflix in May:
May 1
8 Mile
Chocolat
Cold Justice: Collection 3
Dances with Wolves
Disney High School Musical 3: Senior Year
Dr. No
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
For Your Eyes Only
From Dusk Till Dawn
From Russia with Love
Godzilla
GoldenEye
Hostel
Jaws
Jaws 2
Jaws 3
Jaws: The Revenge
License to Kill
On Her Majesty’s Secret Service
Sixteen Candles
Sliding Doors
Somm
Somm: Into the Bottle
The Birdcage
The Dirty Dozen
The English Patient
The Lovely Bones
The Notebook
The Other Boleyn Girl
Tomorrow Never Dies
Watchmen
May 11
Switched at Birth: Seasons 1-5
May 15
Bill Nye, the Science Guy: Collection 1
May 19
Disney’s Bridge to Terabithia
May 22
The Boss Baby
May 24
Southpaw
May 31
I Know What You Did Last Summer
West Side Story (1961)
