It’s not quite summer blockbuster time, but there’s still a few big movies premiering in May. Marvel fans won’t want to miss Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. The long-awaited Disney live-action remake of The Little Mermaid also premieres this month. And nothing says blockbuster quite like Fast X, the latest in the multi-decade-spanning Fast and Furious franchise.
On the TV side, look out for the returns of buzzed-about shows like Fear the Walking Dead on AMC and Queer Eye on Netflix. (Yes, I realize how odd it is to list those two shows in the same sentence.) Disney+ will premiere Muppets Mayhem in May, and the Bridgerton spinoff Queen Charlotte also debuts this month.
Check out our list below for the biggest May premieres across theatrical, streaming, and linear cable for movies and television.
Premiering May 1 – 7
May 1
MET GALA LIVE RED CARPET WITH E! (Peacock)
May 2
KING CHARLES, THE BOY WHO WALKED ALONE documentary premiere (Paramount+)
MENENDEZ + MENUDO: BOYS BETRAYED docuseries premiere (Peacock)
May 4
BUPKIS series premiere (Peacock)
THE OTHER TWO season 3 premiere (HBO Max)
QUEEN CHARLOTTE: A BRIDGERTON STORY series premiere (Netflix)
May 5
DOUBLE LIFE film premiere (Theatrical)
GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY VOL. 3 film premiere (Theatrical)
LOVE AGAIN film premiere (Theatrical)
ONE RANGER film premiere (Theatrical)
SILO series premiere (Apple TV+)
TASTE THE NATION WITH PADMA LAKSHMI season 2 premiere (Hulu)
WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? film premiere (Theatrical)
May 7
MTV MOVIE & TV AWARDS (MTV)
Premiering May 8 – 14
May 8
EUROVISION SONG CONTEST day 1 (Peacock) (runs daily through 5/13)
May 9
HANNAH GADSBY: SOMETHING SPECIAL comedy special premiere (Netflix)
May 10
CLASS OF ‘09 series premiere (FX)
THE MUPPETS MAYHEM series premiere (Disney+)
QUEEN CLEOPATRA documentary premiere (Netflix)
May 11
ULTRAMAN season 3 premiere (Netflix)
May 12
BOOK CLUB: THE NEXT CHAPTER film premiere (Theatrical)
CITY ON FIRE series premiere (Apple TV+)
FOOL’S PARADISE film premiere (Theatrical)
KNIGHTS OF THE ZODIAC film premiere (Theatrical)
THE GREAT season 3 premiere (Hulu)
THE MOTHER film premiere (Netflix)
MULLIGAN series premiere (Netflix)
QUEER EYE season 7 premiere (Netflix)
RALLY ROAD RACERS film premiere (Theatrical)
May 14
FEAR THE WALKING DEAD season 8 premiere (AMC)
Premiering May 15 – 21
May 16
ANNA NICOLE SMITH: YOU DON’T KNOW ME documentary premiere (Netflix)
May 17
THE FAMILY STALLONE series premiere (Paramount+)
HIGH DESERT series premiere (Apple TV+)
WORKING: WHAT WE DO ALL DAY documentary premiere (Netflix)
May 18
XO, KITTY series premiere (Netflix)
RAINN WILSON AND THE GEOGRAPHY OF BLISS series premiere (Peacock)
May 19
FAST X film premiere (Theatrical)
MASTER GARDENER film premiere (Theatrical)
STILLWATER season 3 premiere (Apple TV+)
SELLING SUNSET season 6 premiere (Netflix)
Premiering May 22 – 31
May 22
PREHISTORIC PLANET season 2 premiere (Apple TV+)
May 23
GREMLINS: SECRETS OF THE MOGWAI series premiere (HBO Max)
WANDA SYKES: I’M AN ENTERTAINER comedy special premiere (Netflix)
May 24
AMERICAN BORN CHINESE series premiere (Disney+)
MAYANS M.C. season 5 premiere (FX)
PLATONIC series premiere (Apple TV+)
THE ULTIMATUM: QUEER LOVE series premiere (Netflix)
May 25
FUBAR series premiere (Netflix)
THE KARDASHIANS season 3 premiere (Hulu)
May 26
ABOUT MY FATHER film premiere (Theatrical)
THE LITTLE MERMAID film premiere (Theatrical)
WILD LIFE documentary premiere (Disney+)
RUN THE WORLD season 2 premiere (Starz)
YOU HURT MY FEELINGS film premiere (Theatrical)
May 30
AMERICA’S GOT TALENT season 18 premiere (NBC)
HOT WHEELS: ULTIMATE CHALLENGE series premiere (NBC)
I THINK YOU SHOULD LEAVE WITH TIM ROBINSON season 3 premiere (Netflix)
May 31
NANCY DREW season 4 premiere (The CW)
