What to Watch in May: 28 Most-Anticipated TV Shows & Streaming Movies

by Jason Dietz, Metacritic Features Editor – April 29, 2021

The month ahead will bring animated Star Wars and Marvel shows, a new Tina Fey comedy, the returns of Master of None and Mythic Quest, and more. In the gallery above, our editors have selected the most interesting TV and movie titles debuting at home in the next month, listed in order by premiere date.

29 of 30 photo by Walt Disney Studios

BONUS: Top older titles coming to the streaming services in May

(500) Days of Summer (2009)- Hulu, 5/1

Aliens (1986) - Prime Video, 5/1

Almost Famous (2000) - Hulu and Prime Video, 5/1

The Assassin (2015) - Hulu, 5/1

Back to the Future (1985) - Netflix, 5/1

Barry Lyndon (1975) - HBO Max, 5/1

The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) - Peacock, 5/1

Burning (2018) - Hulu, 5/1

Darkest Hour (2017) - HBO and HBO Max, 5/1

Dazed and Confused (1993) - Peacock, 5/1

Elizabeth (1998) - Peacock, 5/1

Flight (2012) - Prime Video, 5/1 and Hulu, 5/2

Free Willy (1993) - HBO Max, 5/1

The French Connection (1971) - Prime Video, 5/1

The Godfather (1972) - Paramount+, 5/1

The Godfather Part II (1974) - Paramount+, 5/1

Goodnight Mommy (2015) - Hulu, 5/1

Happy Feet (2006) - HBO Max, 5/1

Hunger (2008) - HBO Max, 5/6

The Immigrant (2014) - HBO and HBO Max, 5/1

In the Bedroom (2001) - Paramount+, 5/1

Insomnia (2002) - HBO and HBO Max, 5/1

The Iron Giant (1999) - Hulu, 5/1

The Jungle Book (2016) - Disney+, 5/30

King Kong (2005) - Peacock, 5/1

Menace II Society (1993) - HBO Max, 5/1

MLK/FBI (2021) - Hulu, 5/14

Mystic River (2003) - Netflix, 5/1

Once Upon a Time in the West (1969) - Hulu, 5/1

Parenthood (1989) - Peacock, 5/1

▣ The Personal History of David Copperfield (2020) - HBO and HBO Max, 5/15
(pictured above) Dev Patel stars in an unconventional Dickens adaptation from Veep creator Armando Iannucci.

Precious (2009) - HBO and HBO Max, 5/1

Reservoir Dogs (1992) - Hulu, 5/1

Saint Maud (2020) - Hulu and Prime Video, 5/13

Serpico (1973) - HBO and HBO Max, 5/1

Skyfall (2012) - Hulu and Prime Video, 5/5

Top Five (2014) - Peacock, 5/1

The Virgin Suicides (2000) - Hulu, 5/1

The Wailing (2016) - Hulu, 5/1

What's Love Got to Do With It (1993) - Hulu, 5/1

When Harry Met Sally (1989) - HBO Max, 5/1

Won't You Be My Neighbor? (2018) - HBO and HBO Max, 5/1

The World's End (2013) - Peacock, 5/1

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