New Streaming Releases
May 2023   


New Releases - Download Images to View Please note: Streaming services sometimes make last-minute changes to the premiere dates of films and series. This calendar was prepared on April 27th, 2023, but changes may have been made since then. Remember, while the dates below indicate the first day you're able to stream the featured film or series, streaming enables you to enjoy them whenever you'd like!

May 1st

  • White House Plumbers — Limited Series. This imagines the behind-the-scenes story of how Nixon's political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt (Woody Harrelson) and G. Gordon Liddy (Justin Theroux), accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect. (HBO)
May 2nd
  • Love Village — TV-14, Original Series. Singles 35 and over of various backgrounds relocate to a house in the countryside for another chance at love. (Netflix)
  • The Tailor — TV-MA, Original Series. A famous tailor begins to sew a wedding dress for his best friend's fiancée, but all three have dark secrets that will soon upend their lives. (Netflix)
  • Menendez + Menudo: Boys Betrayed — Original Series. Lyle and Erik Menendez infamously killed their parents in 1989. Menudo was the first mega-boy band to take the world by storm. Viewers will learn the connection that links the two stories. (Peacock)
  • Jimmy O. Yang: Guess How Much? — Stand-Up Comedy Special. In his second Amazon comedy special, Yang will poke fun at love languages, loser friends, and negotiating with his Asian parents. (Prime Video)
May 3rd
  • Jewish Matchmaking — TV-14, Original Series. When Jewish singles are ready to get serious, they call on Aleeza Ben Shalom to find their perfect romantic match from across the U.S. and Israel. (Netflix)
  • Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All — TV-14, Four-Part Docuseries. He's short, has ginger hair, and stutters. Yet Ed Sheeran becomes a global superstar. (Disney+)
May 4th
  • Larva Family — TV-Y7, Original Series. When Red and Yellow welcome a baby caterpillar into their lives, they get a crash course in parenting. (Netflix)
  • Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story — TV-MA, Original Series. This prequel shows viewers Queen Charlotte's love life as a young bride to King George III and how she transforms high society. (Netflix)
  • Sanctuary — TV-MA, Original Series. A tough, desperate kid becomes a sumo wrestler, captivating fans with his cocky attitude while upsetting an industry steeped in tradition. (Netflix)
  • Star Wars: Visions — TV-PG, Volume 2. Released at the 2023 Star Wars Celebration, it features nine new shorts from nine celebrated animation studios. (Disney+)
  • Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures — Original Series. Jedi younglings study the ways of the Force, explore the galaxy, help citizens and creatures in need, and learn valuable skills required to become Jedi. (Disney+)
  • Bupkis — TV-14, Original Series. Pete Davidson attempts to work through unique family dynamics and the complexities of fame to form meaningful relationships in this raw, semi-autobiographical comedy series. (Peacock)
May 5th
  • Silo — TV-MA, Original Series. In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo hundreds of stories deep underground. (Apple TV+)
May 9th
  • Hannah Gadsby: Something Special — TV-MA, Stand-Up Comedy Special. Hannah Gadsby shares funny tales of a panicky proposal, a novelty wedding cake, and more in this look at love and marriage. (Netflix)
May 10th
  • Dance Brothers — TV-MA, Original Series. Two brothers trying to make it as dancers open their own club, but their artistic drive soon clashes with the business, threatening their relationship. (Netflix)
  • Queen Cleopatra — TV-14, Original Docuseries. As Egypt's last pharaoh, Cleopatra fights to protect her throne, family, and legacy in this docudrama featuring reenactments and expert interviews. (Netflix)
  • The Muppets Mayhem — Original Series. Follows The Electric Mayhem Band on an epic, music-filled journey. (Disney+)
  • Class of '09 — Limited Series. This suspense thriller follows a class of FBI agents set in three distinct points in time who grapple with immense changes as the U.S. criminal justice system is altered by artificial intelligence. (Hulu)
May 11th
  • Royalteen: Princess Margrethe — TV-MA, Original Film. In the wake of her prom scandal, Princess Margrethe longs for normalcy as she struggles to maintain her perfect facade while dealing with family drama. (Netflix)
  • Intelligence: A Special Agent Special — TV-MA, Original Special. This workplace comedy is set in the UK's Government Communications Headquarters. It stars David Schwimmer as a pompous NSA agent from the U.S., and Nick Mohammed as his inept computer analyst sidekick. (Peacock)
  • 58th Academy of Country Music Awards — Live Awards. Global superstars Dolly Parton and Garth Brooks unite to host the 58th ACM Awards at Ford Center at The Star in Frisco, TX. (Prime Video)
May 12th
  • Black Knight — TV-MA, Original Series. In a dystopian future devasted by air pollution, the survival of humanity depends on the Black Knights, and they're far from your average deliverymen. (Netflix)
  • Mulligan — Original Animated Series. After Earth is destroyed by an alien attack, a rag-tag band of survivors must start society over from scratch. (Netflix)
  • The Mother — TV-MA, Original Film. Jennifer Lopez stars as a female assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the 12-year-old daughter she gave up years before. (Netflix)
  • Crater — PG, Original Film. Caleb Channing was raised on a lunar mining colony and is about to be permanently relocated. But before leaving, he and his friends hijack a rover for one final adventure. (Disney+)
  • City on Fire — TV-MA, Original Series. A college student is shot in Central Park on July 4th, 2003. The investigation connects a series of mysterious citywide fires, the downtown music scene, and a wealthy uptown family. (Apple TV+)
  • STILL: A Michael J. Fox Movie — TV-R, Original Film. This film incorporates documentary, archival, and scripted elements to recount Fox's improbable tale of an undersized kid from Canada who rose to the heights of stardom in 1980s Hollywood. (Apple TV+)
May 16th
  • Anna Nicole Smith: You Don't Know Me — TV-MA, Original Film. This is an unflinching and humanizing examination of the life, death, and secrets of Vickie Lynn Hogan, better known as model and actress Anna Nicole Smith. (Netflix)
  • Zarna Garg: One in a Billion — Stand-Up Comedy Special. As an unapologetic, Indian-immigrant mom, Zarna Garg has plenty to joke about, and the punch lines come fast and furious. (Prime Video)
May 17th
  • High Desert — TV-MA, Original Series. A woman with a checkered past makes the life-changing decision to become a private investigator following the death of her beloved mother. (Apple TV+)
  • The Family Stallone — TV-MA, Original Series. Get to know Sly, Jennifer, and their daughters in this new reality series. (Paramount+)
May 18th
  • Xo, Kitty — TV-14, Original Series. After making things happen for her sister, it's time for Kitty to experience an epic story of her own. She'll learn quickly that love is a lot harder when it's your own heart on the line. (Netflix)
  • Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune — Original Series. Based on a Japanese science fiction novel, it features a young man named Akira who volunteers to join a planetary orbital infantry force. (Netflix)
  • Rainn Wilson and the Geography of Bliss — Original Series. Come along for the joy ride! Host and intrepid traveler Rainn Wilson traverses the globe searching for the secrets to the happiest societies on earth. (Peacock)
May 19th
  • Muted — TV-MA, Original Series. Sergio hasn't spoken since he murdered his parents six years ago. Now, a psychiatrist aims to uncover what happened through a twisted investigation. (Netflix)
  • White Men Can't Jump — Film. In this comedy, basketball hustlers work on the premise that white men can't play as well as black men. (Hulu)
  • Primo — Season 1. A San Antonio teenager balances college aspirations, societal expectations, and a hectic home life anchored by his single mom and five uncles. (Freevee)
  • Ghosts of Beirut — TV-MA, Original Series. This four-part spy drama features one of the greatest espionage stories of modern times — the manhunt for Imad Mughniyeh, the elusive Lebanese terrorist who outwitted his adversaries in the CIA and Mossad for over two decades. (Showtime)
May 23rd
  • Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai — Original Series. In 1920s Shanghai, the Wing family first meets the young Mogwai called Gizmo. Sam Wing takes Gizmo home and embarks on a journey through the Chinese countryside. (HBO Max)
  • SmartLess: On the Road — Six-Part Documentary. Follow along to six cities with three friends (Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett) for one unforgettable tour. (HBO Max)
  • Wanda Sykes: I'm an Entertainer — TV-MA, Stand-Up Comedy Special. The comedy icon sounds off on parenting with her French wife, the perils of public bathrooms, and why she's tired of going high when others go low. (Netflix)
  • Victim/Suspect — R, Original Film. Young women tell the police they've been sexually assaulted, but instead of finding justice, they're charged with the crime of making a false report, arrested, and even imprisoned by the system they believed would protect them. (Netflix)
May 24th
  • The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties — TV-MA, Original Series. This reality series follows the Kretz family and their luxury property business as they help clients buy and sell fabulous homes. (Netflix)
  • American Born Chinese — Original Series. Jin Wang, an average teenager, juggles his high school social life with his home life. When he meets a new student on the first day of school, even more worlds collide as Jin is unwittingly entangled in a battle of Chinese mythological gods. (Disney+)
  • The Clearing — Original Miniseries. In this gripping psychological thriller, a religious cult wreaks human havoc, blurring the lines between past and present, reality and nightmare. (Hulu)
  • Platonic — TV-MA, Original Series. A platonic pair of former best friends approach midlife and reconnect after a long rift, destabilizing their lives in a hilarious way. Stars Seth Rogen and Rose Byrne. (Apple TV+)
May 25th
  • FUBAR — TV-MA, Original Series. When a father and daughter discover they both secretly work for the CIA, an already dicey undercover mission turns into a dysfunctional family affair. (Netflix)
May 26th
  • Blood & Gold — TV-MA, Original Film. At the bitter end of WWII, a German deserter and a young woman are drawn into bloody battle with a group of Nazis hunting for hidden gold. (Netflix)

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