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.

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The Story of Late Night

Documentary miniseries debuts May 2 on CNN. Who doesn't like TV about TV? CNN's six-part docuseries traces the history of one of the small screen's most enduring genres: the late-night comedy talk show. Will there be an entire episode devoted to the much-chronicled battle between David Letterman and Jay Leno to succeed the legendary Johnny Carson as the host of The Tonight Show? You can count on it—in fact, it spans two episodes. But Carson himself gets his own episode, as does his predecessor (and original Tonight Show host) Steve Allen. Later hours focus on more recent hosts from Conan O'Brien to Desus and Mero as well as the trend toward more news-oriented formats like The Daily Show. Somehow, Thicke of the Night didn't seem to make the cut.

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