New on Netflix in May 2026 - The Full List of Movies and TV Shows
Netflix is celebrating summer a little earlier than usual this year with a parade of new movies and TV shows set to debut in May.
The streamer has lined up a slew of high-profile new and returning TV shows, with The Four Seasons season 2 starring Tina Fey and Colman Domingo, a new Lord of the Flies adaptation and the sports docuseries Rafa at the top of Watch With Us‘ list.
Netflix is also premiering some great new original movies, like Remarkably Bright Creatures with Sally Field and Lewis Pullman, and a Martin Short documentary.
Read the full list of Netflix's new movies and TV shows in May 2026 below.
May 1
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Airport
Airport '77
Airport 1975
Bad News Bears
The Boss
The Breakfast Club
Burn After Reading
Den of Thieves
Domestic Disturbance
Eat Pray Love
Fried Green Tomatoes
Glory
Green Book
Hitch
Home
Jennifer's Body
Jumanji
Jumping the Broom
La Brea – Seasons 1-3
The Land Before Time
Little Fockers
Meet the Parents
Meet the Fockers
My Dearest Señorita
National Lampoon's Animal House
Ouija
Ouija: Origin of Evil
Pretty Woman
The Proposal
Schindler's List
Son-In-Law
Starship Troopers
Swapped
Trainwreck
Under the Skin
Veronica Mars
Waterworld
May 4
Dr. Seuss's Horton! – Season 2
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
Lord of the Flies
May 5
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
May 6
Countdown: Rousey vs. Carano
Love is Blind Poland
Worst Ex Ever – Season 2
May 7
The Chestnut Man: Hide and Seek
Legends
My Dearest Assassin
USA 94: Brazil's Return to Glory
May 8
My Royal Nemesis
Remarkably Bright Creatures
Thank You, Next – Season 3
May 10
The Roast of Kevin Hart
May 11
Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris
Pop Culture Jeopardy!
May 12
Devil May Cry – Season 2
Marty, Life Is Short
Untold UK: Jamie Vardy
May 13
Between Father and Son
The Bus: A French Football Mutiny
Perfect Match- Season 4
Roosters – Season 2
May 14
Nemesis
Soul Mate
May 15
Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine
The Crash
The WONDERfools
May 16
Black Phone 2
Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano
May 18
Abraham Lincoln – Season 1
FDR – Season 1
Grant – Season 1
The Great War
Law and Order – Seasons 23-24
Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors – Seasons 1-2
Nope
Theodore Roosevelt – Season 1
Thomas Jefferson – Season 1
Washington – Season 1
May 19
Untold UK: Liverpool's Miracle of Istanbul
Wanda Sykes: Legacy
May 20
Carizzma
May 21
The Boroughs
James
May 22
Canada: Sprint Qualifying
F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Practice 1
Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie
Ladies First
Mating Season
May 23
F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Qualifying
F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Sprint
May 24
F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Race
May 26
Untold UK: Vinnie Jones
May 27
A Good Girl's Guide to Murder – Season 2
My 2 Cents
Room to Move
May 28
Dead Man's Wire
The Four Seasons – Season 2
Murder Mindfully – Season 2
May 29
Brazil '70: The Third Star
Calabasas Confidential
Rafa
May 30
K-Pops!
May 31
AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy-Netflix Comedy Special
The Theory of Everything
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This story was originally published April 30, 2026 at 10:30 AM.