Everyone in the movie world is focused on the movie theaters right now, what with that little flick known as Avengers: Infinity War set to tear up the box office. And while the starting pistol is about to sound on summer movie season, it's as good a time as any to take a look at what's coming to the Netflix streaming library in May, particularly because it'll be interesting to see if what movies the platform has coming will challenge the status quo in multiplexes. If you're trying to remember what came to the Netflix library in April, don't worry: we've got you covered. But if you're ready to look toward the future, then join us for the lineup for May's Netflix haul, seen below.
Week of May 1st
27: Gone Too Soon -- 5/1/18
A Life of Its Own: The Truth About Medical Marijuana -- 5/1/18
Amelie -- 5/1/18
Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Season 1 -- 5/1/18
Beautiful Girls -- 5/1/18
Darc -- 5/1/18
God's Own Country -- 5/1/18
Hachi: A Dog's Tale -- 5/1/18
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay -- 5/1/18
Hellboy II: The Golden Army -- 5/1/18
High School Musical 3: Senior Year -- 5/1/18
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous Live at Radio City -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/1/18
Mr. Woodcock -- 5/1/18
My Perfect Romance -- 5/1/18
Pocoyo & Cars -- 5/1/18
Pocoyo & The Space Circus -- 5/1/18
Queens of Comedy: Season 1 -- 5/1/18
Reasonable Doubt -- 5/1/18
Red Dragon -- 5/1/18
Scream 2 -- 5/1/18
Shrek -- 5/1/18
Simon: Season 1 -- 5/1/18
Sliding Doors -- 5/1/18
Sometimes -- NETFLIX FILM -- 5/1/18
The Bourne Ultimatum -- 5/1/18
The Carter Effect -- 5/1/18
The Clapper -- 5/1/18
The Reaping -- 5/1/18
The Strange Name Movie -- 5/1/18
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V: Season 2 -- 5/1/18
Jailbreak -- 5/2/18
A Little Help with Carol Burnett -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/4/18
Anon -- NETFLIX FILM -- 5/4/18
Busted!: Season 1-- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/4/18
Dear White People: Volume 2-- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/4/18
End Game -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/4/18
Forgive Us Our Debts -- NETFLIX FILM -- 5/4/18
Kong: King of the Apes: Season 2-- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/4/18
Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo -- 5/4/18
Manhunt -- NETFLIX FILM -- 5/4/18
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Tina Fey -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/4/18
No Estoy Loca -- 5/4/18
The Rain: Season 1 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/4/18
Faces Places -- 5/5/18
Week of May 6th
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL - 5/6/18
Desolation -- 5/8/18
Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/8/18
Dirty Girl -- 5/11/18
Bill Nye Saves the World: Season 3-- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/8/18
Evil Genius: the True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Spirit Riding Free: Season 5 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/8/18
The Kissing Booth -- NETFLIX FILM -- 5/8/18
The Who Was? Show: Season 1 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/8/18
Week of May 13th
Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/13/18
The Phantom of the Opera -- 5/13/18
Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce: Season 4 -- 5/15/18
Grand Designs: Seasons 13 - 14 -- 5/15/18
Only God Forgives -- 5/15/18
The Game 365: Seasons 15 - 16 -- 5/15/18
89 -- 5/16/18
Mamma Mia! -- 5/16/18
The 40-Year-Old Virgin -- 5/16/18
The Kingdom -- 5/16/18
Wanted -- 5/16/18
Cargo -- NETFLIX FILM -- 5/18/18
Catching Feelings -- NETFLIX FILM -- 5/18/18
Inspector Gadget: Season 4-- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/18/18
Bridge to Terabithia -- 5/19/18
Disney's Scandal: Season 7 -- 5/19/18
Small Town Crime -- 5/19/18
Week of May 20th
Some Kind of Beautiful -- 5/20/18
Señora Acero: Season 4 -- 5/21/18
Mob Psycho 100: Season 1-- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/22/18
Shooter: Season 2 -- 5/22/18
Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/22/18
Tig Notaro Happy To Be Here -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/22/18
Explained -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/23/18
Fauda: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/24/18
Survivors Guide to Prison -- 5/24/18
Ibiza -- NETFLIX FILM -- 5/25/18
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/25/18
The Toys That Made Us: Season 2 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/25/18
Trollhunters: Part 3 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/25/18
Sara's Notebook -- NETFLIX FILM -- 5/26/18
Week of May 27th
The Break with Michelle Wolf -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL-- 5/27/18
Disney*Pixar Coco -- 5/29/18
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 4 -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL-- 5/30/18
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story -- 5/31/18
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Howard Stern -- NETFLIX ORIGINAL -- 5/31/18
TBD May
Arrow - Season 6
Dynasty - Season 1
Riverdale - Season 2
Supernatural - Season 1
The Flash - Season 4
As you can see above, it's a rather exciting time to be a Netflix member, especially if you're a movie fan. Original content like Cargo, in which Martin Freeman races against time to save his infant from a zombie virus, or Anon, in which Clive Owen has to deal with a reality that may or may not be overwritten under his nose, will be spread throughout the month's deployment. Not to mention, old favorites like The 40-Year-Old Virgin and Mamma Mia! are going to be added to the queue, should you want some lighthearted fun. But frankly, the most exciting addition on the list is Disney/Pixar's Academy Award winning Coco, which has impressed scores of fans in theaters, and will be available for your own home enjoyment by the end of the month.
But if you're more of a TV person, you're still covered, as network favorites such as the final season of Scandal, or the most current season of CW shows like Riverdale are going to be available throughout May, as well. Though Netflix's originals are set to make for some hefty competition as The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt and Trollhunters both return for more fun, and we say goodbye to The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale, at least for now, as the season finale is set to bow on May 13th. Though at the very least you can take comfort in the fact that May has not one, but two episodes of My Guest Needs No Introduction with David Letterman.
May is going to be a busy month for Netflix, so it's probably a good idea that you keep this list bookmarked / on the fridge for handy reference. Though if you want to see a longer view of what's coming in 2018 and beyond, you can see a list of TV and Movie premieres that are set for the near future.
