Movies and TV Shows Coming to Netflix in May 2025
Netflix has unveiled its lineup of new TV shows and movies arriving on the streaming platform in May 2025.
Among the highlights are the premieres of the new Tina Fey and Steve Carell comedy series, The Four Seasons, on May 1st and Conan O'Brien's 2025 Mark Twain Prize for American Humor ceremony on May 4th.
Other notable titles include classics like American Graffiti and The Jerk; new episodes of Big Mouth and Tim Miller and David Fincher's Love, Death, and Robots; the Ocean's and Twilight franchises; and documentaries about NBA guard Gilbert Arenas, fitness influencer The Liver King, and disgraced NFL quarterback Brett Favre.
See what other movies and shows are streaming on Netflix beginning in May 2025 below.
TITLES COMING TO NETFLIX IN MARCH: *This list may not be comprehensive and is subject to change
May 1 Ali Airport Airport 1975 Airport '77 American Gangster American Graffiti Angi: Fake Life, True Crime Burn After Reading Constantine Crazy, Stupid, Love. Dawn of the Dead Eat Pray Love Flushed Away Hanna Home Mid90s Ocean's Eleven Ocean's Thirteen Ocean's Twelve Past Lives Paul The Paper Tigers The Sugarland Express Sisters Starship Troopers The Biggest Fan The Cliche The Equalizer 2 The Four Seasons, Season 1 The Jerk The Lego Movie The Mule The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse The Twilight Saga: New Moon The Walk Trainwreck Trolls Twilight Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit Why I Dress Up for Love
May 2 Bad Boy, Season 1 Peninsula Train to Busan Unseen, Season 2
May 4 Conan O'Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor
May 5 Britain and the Blitz Mighty Monsterwheelies, Season 2
May 6 The Devil's Plan, Season 2 UNTOLD: Shooting Guards
May 7 Full Speed, Season 2 Last Bullet (Lost Bullet 3)
May 8 Blood of Zeus, Season 3 Forever, Season 1 Heart Eyes The Haunted Apartment 'Miss K'
May 9 A Deadly American Marriage Bad Influence Nonnas Too Hot to Handle: Italy, Season 1 The Royals, Season 1
May 11 ABBA: Against the Odds
May 12 Tastefully Yours, Season 1
May 13 All American, Season 7 Bad Thoughts, Season 1 UNTOLD: The Liver King
May 14 American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden, Season 1 Fred and Rose West: A British Horror Story Garbo: Where Did You Go? Married at First Sight, Season 17 Rhythm + Flow: Poland, Season 1 Smile Snakes and Ladders, Season 1
May 15 Bet, Season 1 Franklin, Season 1 Love, Death & Robots, Volume 4 Pernille, Season 5 Secrets We Keep Thank You, Next, Season 2 The Reserve Vini Jr.
May 16 Dear Hongrang, Season 1 Football Parents, Season 1 Instant Family Rotten Legacy, Season 1 The Quilters Where Hope Grows
May 17 Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping
May 20 Sarah Silverman: Postmortem UNTOLD: The Fall of Favre
May 21 Poor, Season 1 Real Men, Season 1 Sneaky Links: Dating After Dark, Season 1 The UnXplained with William Shatner, Season 6
May 22 She The People, Season 1 – Part 1 Sirens
May 23 Air Force Elite: Thunderbirds Big Mouth, Season 8 Fear Street: Prom Queen Forget You Not, Season 1 Off Track 2
May 24 Our Unwritten Soul, Season 1 The Wild Robot
May 26 CoComelon, Season 13 Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life Pig
May 27 Better Late Than Single, Season 1
May 28 F1: The Academy, Season 1
May 29 Dept. Q, Season 1 Mad Unicorn Losmen Bu Broto: The Series, Season 1 Single's Inferno: Choices
May 30 A Widow's Game Lost in Starlight The Heart Knows
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