23 TV Shows to Watch in May: Snowpiercer, The Eddy, Quiz, Ramy, The Great, Central Park, and more

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – April 30, 2020

In the gallery above, our editors have selected the most interesting TV shows (including TV movies and specials) debuting this month, listed in order by premiere date.

18 of 24 photo by Ali Goldstein/ NETFLIX

Hannah Gadsby: Douglas

Stand-up special debuts May 26 on Netflix. One of the most talked-about and unprecedented comedy specials of the past decade, 2018's Nanette found Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby pivoting mid-set into bracingly personal, angry, and uncompromising material about abuse, trauma, and gender identity. That sets the bar almost impossibly high for her follow-up, Douglas (titled after her dog), and while the new special doesn't have the structural novelty of its predecessor (indeed, it follows the same basic blueprint), it still showcases Gadsby's one-of-a-kind storytelling skills as she explores her recent autism diagnosis. (Oh, and it's funny, too.)

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