In the misunderstood words of the modern poet Justin Randall Timberlake, it's gonna be May. And when the calendar flips, it'll mean the start of summer festivals, higher temperatures, sunnier days ... and probably still a preposterous amoung of allergy-inducing pollen in the air, so I'll be staying inside with the latest batch of movie and TV arrivals on Netflix!
May traditionally means the official start of the summer blockbuster season – and that'll be the case at the Big Red Streaming Monolith as well, where they'll add past big-name blow-em-ups "Hulk," "Mr. and Mrs. Smith," "Starship Troopers" and the first "Equalizer" movie as well as classic comedies like "Liar Liar" and "The Nutty Professor." And while Hollywood forgets how to make new movies for kids to see in theaters, at least Netflix will have old family favorites like "Jumanji" and "Shrek" to help distract the young impending summer vacationers.
Netflix itself will try to strike blockbuster gold with some new originals, including a Jennifer Lopez sci-fi action movie about how A.I. is actually super cool and great as well as a fresh supply of brand new "Bridgerton" episodes. Oh, and also a comedy about the invention of Pop Tarts directed by Jerry Seinfeld, which almost makes as much sense as the sitcom mega-star making an animated bee movie called "Bee Movie" for kids.
But the Big Red Streaming Monolith's biggest swings is not actually a movie or a TV show, but live entertainment. The streamer seems to be doubling down hard next month on live shows, with three – comedy shows from stand-ups John Mulaney and Katt Williams, plus a roast of Tom Brady – set during May, more than ever before. It's no secret that's the next frontier for streaming services now that they've all pretty much hit their subscriber ceilings, they're all trying to keep eyeballs on their apps as long as possible and they're all hoping to sell you ads again – but we'll see if people can be trained into tuning into Netflix at a designated time like ye olde live television days.
And speaking of ye olde live television days, Netflix will also bring on some more throwback TV favorites like "Archer," "Reba" and "Blue Mountain State" in the hopes of digging up a new "Suits." Because somebody at Netflix realized that watching old stuff we like or at least can put on in the background is actually what we subscribed to the service for in the first place all those years ago.
And that's just a few of the options coming to the streaming service soon – so with no further ado, here's the full list of movies and TV shows headed to Netflix in May.
May 1
"Airport"
"Airport '77"
"Airport 1975"
"The Best Man Holiday"
"Blended"
"Blue Mountain State" seasons 1-3
"Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Deaw Special: Super Soft Power"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Down the Rabbit Hole"
"Eat Pray Love"
"The Edge of Seventeen"
"The Equalizer"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Frankly Speaking"
"The Gentlemen"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar"
"Hellboy"
"Hulk"
"Jumanji"
"Liar Liar"
"Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa"
"The Matrix Resurrections"
"Mortal Kombat"
"Mr. and Mrs. Smith"
"The Nutty Professor"
"The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps"
"Outlander" season 6
"Patriots Day"
"Public Enemies"
"Ride Along"
"Shrek"
"Shrek Forever After"
"Starship Troopers"
"Traffic"
"The Wedding Planner"
"White House Down"
"Woody Woodpecker"
"The Young Victoria"
May 2
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "A Man in Full"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Beautiful Rebel"
"Lola"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Secrets of the Neanderthals"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "T*P Bon"
May 3
"2 Hearts"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's In L.A." (live, then available beginning May 9)
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Postcards"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Selling the OC" season 3
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Unbroken Voice" season 2
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Unfrosted"
May 4
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Atypical Family"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Katt Williams: Woke Foke"
May 5
"The Peanut Butter Falcon"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Roast of Tom Brady"
May 6
"30 for 30: Broke"
"30 for 30: Deion's Double Play"
"30 for 30: The Two Escobars"
"Reba" seasons 1-6
May 7
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Super Rich in Korea"
May 8
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Final: Attack on Wembley"
"War Dogs"
May 9
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Bodkin"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Guardian of the Monarchs"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Mother of the Bride"
"Sing Street"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Thank You, Next"
May 10
"Blood of Zeus" season 2
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Cooking Up Murder: Uncovering the Story of Cesar Roman"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Living with Leopards"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Pokemon Horizons: The Series" season 2
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Ultimatum: South Africa"
May 11
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Mark Twain Prize Award: Kevin Hart"
May 13
"Archer" seasons 1-13
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Princess Power" season 3
May 14
"Married at First Sight" season 15
May 15
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal"
"The Clovehitch Killer"
May 16
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Bridgerton" season 3 part 1
"Dumb and Dumber To"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Maestro in Blue" season 2
"Upgrade"
May 17
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The 8 Show"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Power"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Thelma the Unicorn"
May 19
"A Simple Favor"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Golden Kamuy"
May 20
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties" season 4
May 21
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Rachel Feinstein: Big Guy"
"Wildfire" seasons 1-4
May 22
"Act Your Age" season 1
"Toughest Forces on Earth"
May 23
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "El Vendedor de Ilusiones: El Caso Generacion Zoe"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Franco Escamilla: Ladies' Man"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "In Good Hands 2"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Tires"
May 24
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Atlas"
"Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Jurassic World: Chaos Theory"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Mulligan" season 2
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "My Oni Girl"
May 28
"Burnt"
May 29
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Bionic"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Colors of Evil: Red"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult"
"Patrick Melrose"
May 30
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Eric"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Geek Girl"
May 31
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "A Part of You"
"Chola Chabuca"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "How to Ruin Love: The Proposal"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Raising Voices"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Tokunbo"
May TBA
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Buying London"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "The Life You Wanted"
NETFLIX ORIGINAL: "Monster"
As much as it is a gigantic cliché to say that one has always had a passion for film, Matt Mueller has always had a passion for film. Whether it was bringing in the latest movie reviews for his first grade show-and-tell or writing film reviews for the St. Norbert College Times as a high school student, Matt is way too obsessed with movies for his own good.
When he's not writing about the latest blockbuster or talking much too glowingly about "Piranha 3D," Matt can probably be found watching literally any sport (minus cricket) or working at - get this - a local movie theater. Or watching a movie. Yeah, he's probably watching a movie.
