As summer draws near, so too do Netflix’s highly-anticipated May offerings. The next project in Ryan Murphy’s blockbuster deal with Netflix arrives this month: a biographical series about famed designer Roy Halston starring Ewan McGregor. Also on the horizon is a third season of Aziz Ansari’s Master of None, which returns after a four-year hiatus amid sexual misconduct allegations made against the show’s creator and star. Then there’s a third and final season of The Kominsky Method, the Chuck Lorre series starring Michael Douglas and Alan Arkin that made an awards season splash during its brief run. The title of most anticipated movie of the month belongs to The Woman in the Window, an adaptation of A.J. Finn’s bestselling thriller that casts Amy Adams in the haunting lead role.
And there’s much more content where that came from. Ahead, a list of major releases from Netflix in May.
Back to the Future trilogy (May 1): Marty McFly has transported himself back to Netflix. All three films in Robert Zemeckis’ iconic time-traveling series (1985’s Back to the Future, 1989’s Back to the Future Part II, and 1990’s Back to the Future Part III) star Michael J. Fox as a puffer vest-wearing teenager who leaps from one era to another with ease. He’s joined by the trusty Doc Brown (played with endless charisma by Christopher Lloyd) and a tricked out DeLorean that never loses its onscreen electricity.
Notting Hill (May 1): It doesn’t matter how many times you’ve watched this girl (Julia Roberts) stand in front of a boy (Hugh Grant) with a request to love her—you’ll still want to come armed with a box of tissues. They’re assisted by comedic performances from Rhys Ifans, Emma Chambers, and a pre-Downton Abbey Hugh Bonenville. Plus, it takes the cake for best use of the late Bill Withers’ song “Ain’t No Sunshine.”
Selena: The Series: Part 2 (May 4): The conclusion of Netflix’s Selena Quintanilla biopic series arrives just a few weeks shy of what would have been her 50th birthday. This half of the show, which is produced by members of the Quintanilla family, will chart the making of her first English-language album and the ill-fated friendship that led to her tragic 1995 murder.
The Woman in the Window (May 14): Amy Adams is on another mission to bag her first Oscar. This time, she stars in Joe Wright’s psychological thriller about an agoraphobic woman whose mind plays tricks on her when she witnesses a potential killing. The only thing that could outshine this release, co-starring Julianne Moore, Gary Oldman, Anthony Mackie, Jennifer Jason Leigh, and Brian Tyree Henry, is the drama surrounding its disgraced author, Daniel Mallory, and his literary scammer past.
What’s New on Netflix in May 2021
May 1
Aliens Stole My Body
Angelina Ballerina: Season 5
Angelina Ballerina: Season 6
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part III
Barney and Friends: Season 13
Barney and Friends: Season 14
Best of the Best
Dead Again in Tombstone
Due Date
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Green Zone
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
JT LeRoy
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Mystic River
Never Back Down
Notting Hill
Open Season
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil: Extinction
S.M.A.R.T Chase
Scarface
SITTING IN LIMBO
Stargate
State of Play
The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
The Lovely Bones
The Pelican Brief
The Sweetest Thing
The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
Under Siege
Waist Deep
Your Highness
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zombieland
May 2
Hoarders: Season 11
May 4
The Clovehitch Killer
Selena: The Series: Part 2 (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
Trash Truck: Season 2 (NETFLIX FAMILY)
May 5
Framing John DeLorean
The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)
May 6
Dead Man Down
May 7
Girl from Nowhere: Season 2 (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
Jupiter’s Legacy (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
Milestone (NETFLIX FILM)
Monster (NETFLIX FILM)
May 8
Mine (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
Sleepless
May 11
Money, Explained (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)
May 12
Dance of the Forty One (NETFLIX FILM)
Oxygen (NETFLIX FILM)
The Upshaws (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
May 13
Castlevania: Season 4 (NETFLIX ANIME)
Layer Cake
May 14
Ferry (NETFLIX FILM)
Haunted: Season 3 (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
I Am All Girls (NETFLIX FILM)
Jungle Beat: The Movie (NETFLIX FILM)
Love, Death & Robots: Volume 2 (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
Move to Heaven (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
The Strange House (NETFLIX FILM)
The Woman in the Window (NETFLIX FILM)
May 16
Sleight
May 18
Sardar Ka Grandson (NETFLIX FILM)
May 19
The Last Days
Sabotage
Small Town Crime
Who Killed Sara?: Season 2 (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
May 20
Hating Peter Tatchell
Special: Season 2 (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
May 21
Army of the Dead (NETFLIX FILM)
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous: Season 3 (NETFLIX FAMILY)
The Neighbor: Season 2 (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
May 22
Sam Smith: Love Goes – Live At Abbey Road Studios
May 25
Home
May 26
Baggio: The Divine Ponytail (NETFLIX FILM)
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America (NETFLIX FILM)
Nail Bomber: Manhunt (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)
May 27
Black Space (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
Blue Miracle (NETFLIX FILM)
Eden (NETFLIX ANIME)
Soy Rada: Serendipity (NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL)
May 28
Dog Gone Trouble (NETFLIX FAMILY)
Lucifer: Season 5 Part 2 (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
The Kominsky Method: Season 3 (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
May 31
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties (NETFLIX ORIGINAL)
What’s Leaving Netflix in May 2021
New arrivals mean sorrowful departures from Netflix, which will be parting ways with several major titles, including Steven Spielberg’s odyssey about a World War I-era stallion, War Horse; Michelle Williams’ uncanny portrayal of Hollywood’s most beloved, yet tragic star, My Week with Marilyn; Meryl Streep’s love affair with both Stanley Tucci and butter in Julie & Julia; and all four seasons of Benedict Cumberbatch’s twisty take on Sherlock.
May 1
Hoarders: Season 10
May 3
War Horse
May 5
Hangman
May 6
City of God: 10 Years Later
Lockout
May 7
The Chosen Ones
House at the End of the Street
May 10
Quartet
May 14
Sherlock: Series 1-4
May 18
Trumbo
May 29
American Crime: Seasons 1-3
My Week with Marilyn
The One I Love
May 31
50 First Dates
Act of Valor
All Dogs Go to Heaven
The Blair Witch Project
Brokeback Mountain
The Boy
Deliver Us from Eva
The Help
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Julie & Julia
Marauders
Milk
Miracle
National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation
Prosecuting Evil: The Extraordinary World of Ben Ferencz
The Pursuit of Happyness
The Scorpion King 2: Rise of a Warrior
The Scorpion King 3: Battle for Redemption
Soul Surfer
Striptease
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