All the new movies and TV shows Netflix is adding in May

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It’s gonna be May.

In all seriousness though, May is just around the corner and that means a slew of new movies and TV shows are being added to Netflix. If you’ve already exhausted this month’s catalog of content, have no fear, as this new content will give you plenty of options to watch, and in some cases, binge.

There’s a lot of stuff, but some of our favorites are Amelie, Shrek, Scream 2, Sliding Doors, and The Bourne Ultimatum. On top of those offerings, the company is also launching some of its own original shows which include Dear White People, Bill Nye Saves the World, Inspector Gadget, Terrace House, and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt.

As for original movies, our top picks include Anon which is a movie about living in a future without any privacy, The Rain which is another movie about the future, this time without any people living in, and Cargo which is essentially the same thing as The Rain but set in Australia. Netflix is really killing it this month, to be honest.

This month the streaming service adds seasons of Scandal, Queens of Comedy, Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce, Grand Designs, and CW shows Arrow, The Flash, Riverdale, Supernatural, and Dynasty.

Here’s the full list of everything Netflix is adding in May:

Arriving in May

May 1

• 27: Gone Too Soon
  
• A Life of Its Own: The Truth About Medical Marijuana
  
• Amelie
  
• Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures: Season 1
  
• Beautiful Girls
  
• Darc
  
• God’s Own Country
  
• Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
  
• Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay
  
• Hellboy II: The Golden Army
  
• High School Musical 3: Senior Year
  
• John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous Live at Radio City
• Mr. Woodcock
  
• My Perfect Romance
  
• Pocoyo & Cars
  
• Pocoyo & The Space Circus
  
• Queens of Comedy: Season 1
  
• Reasonable Doubt
  
• Red Dragon
  
• Scream 2
  
• Shrek
  
• Simon: Season 1
  
• Sliding Doors
  
• Sometimes
• The Bourne Ultimatum
  
• The Carter Effect
  
• The Clapper
  
• The Reaping
  
• The Strange Name Movie
  
• Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V: Season 2
  

May 2

• Jailbreak
• A Little Help with Carol Burnett
• Anon
• Busted!: Season 1
• Dear White People: Volume 2
• End Game
• Forgive Us Our Debts
• Kong: King of the Apes: Season 2
• Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo
• Manhunt
• My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Tina Fey
• No Estoy Loca
• The Rain: Season 1

May 5

• Faces Places

May 6

• The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (streaming every Sunday; season 1 finale on May 13)

May 8

• Desolation
• Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives

May 9

• Dirty Girl

May 11

• Bill Nye Saves the World: Season 3
• Evil Genius: The True Story of America’s Most Diabolical Bank Heist
• Spirit Riding Free: Season 5
• The Kissing Booth
• The Who Was? Show: Season 1

May 13

• Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife

May 14

• The Phantom of the Opera

May 15

• Girlfriends’ Guide to Divorce: Season 4
• Grand Designs: Seasons 13–14
• Only God Forgives
• The Game 365: Seasons 15–16

May 16

• 89
• Mamma Mia!
• The 40-Year-Old Virgin
• The Kingdom
• Wanted

May 18

• Cargo
• Catching Feelings
• Inspector Gadget: Season 4

May 19

• Bridge to Terabithia
• Scandal: Season 7
• Small Town Crime

May 20

• Some Kind of Beautiful

May 21

• Señora Acero: Season 4

May 22

• Mob Psycho 100: Season 1
• Shooter: Season 2
• Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 2
• Tig Notaro: Happy To Be Here

May 23

• Explained

May 24

• Fauda: Season 2
• Survivors Guide to Prison

May 25

• Ibiza
• Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life
• The Toys That Made Us: Season 2
• Trollhunters: Part 3

May 26

• Sara’s Notebook

May 27

• The Break with Michelle Wolf

May 29

• Coco

May 30

• Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 4

May 31

• Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
• My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Howard Stern

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