Netflix May 2018: What new TV shows and films are coming to Netflix in May 2018?
NETFLIX has released its schedule for May 2018 - and there are some big TV shows and films hitting the platform next month. Here’s your rundown of the best TV series and movies to watch.
Poldark, The Rain and Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt will hit Netflix in May 2018
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Next month fans of sci-fi are getting a brand new drama in the form of The Rain, a Danish-language drama which imagines a killer water-born virus slowly wiping out the human race - Fans of German time travel show Dark should check this one out.
May will also see two in-depth interviews dropping from legendary chat show host David Letterman, who will be speaking to Saturday Night Live comic Tina Fey and radio host Howard Stern.
Returning Netflix favourites include Dear White People: Volume 2 and The Toys That Made Us: Season 2.
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 4 will be dropping with fans able to see the next chapter in the character’s eventful life which involves getting a job at a tech startup.
This month will see a whole raft of classic shows also hitting Netflix such as Men Behaving Badly, Prime Suspect and Cold Feet.
So if you missed them the first time around, here’s a chance to binge them now.
In terms of films, there are some classic movies that include Taxi Driver and Some Like It Hot.
Some of the more modern titles available in May will be Maggie’s Plan, The Social Network and Angry Birds.
Here is a full list of the best TV shows and films dropping on Netflix next month
What new TV shows and films are coming to Netflix in May 2018?
NEW TV SHOWS
A Little Help with Carol Burnett - May 4
The Rain: Season 1 - May 4
Bill Nye Saves the World: Season 3 - May 11
Mob Psycho 100: Season 1 - May 22
TV SHOWS
Men Behaving Badly series 1-6 - May 1
Prime Suspect 1-6 - May 1
Cold Feet season 1-6 - May 1
The Frankenstein Chronicles season 2 - May 1
Love Island series 1-2 - May 1
Little Boy Blue - May 1
Margret Sets a Trap - May 1
Maigret’s Dead Man - May 1
Dear White People: Volume 2 - May 4
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Tina Fey - May 4
Poldark season 2 - May 6
Terrace House: Opening New Doors: Part 2 - May 22
Fauda: Season 2 - May 24
The Toys That Made Us: Season 2 - May 25
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 4 - May 30
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: Howard Stern - May 31
Danish sci-fi drama The Rain will drop on Netflix in May 2018
WEEKLY TV SHOWS
Busted!: Season 1 (New episodes Fridays)
The Break with Michelle Wolf - May 27 (New episodes Sundays)
Riverdale: Season 2 (New episodes Thursdays)
Designated Survivor: Season 2 (New episodes Thursdays)
Dynasty: Season 1 (New episodes Saturdays)
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments: Season 3 (New episodes Wednesdays)
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (New episodes Sundays)
iZombie season 4 (New episodes Tuesdays)
David Letterman will speak to Tina Fey in an in-depth interview
FILMS
21 (2008) - May 1
Some Like It Hot (1959) - May 1
The Angry Birds (2016) - May 3
Taxi Driver (1976) - May 11
The Social Network (2010) - May 18
The Punisher (2004) - May 18
Midnight Express (1978) - May 18
The Darkness - (2016) - May 26
Pan (2015) - May 27
Maggie's Plan (2015) - May 28
Designated Survivor continues to air on Netflix in May
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt hits Netflix on May 2018
NETFLIX FILMS
Sometimes - May 1
Manhunt - May 4
Forgive Us Our Debts - May 4
The Kissing Booth - May 11
Cargo - May 18
Catching Feelings - May 18
Ibiza - May 25
Sara's Notebook - May 26
NETFLIX ORIGINAL COMEDY
John Mulaney: Kid Gorgeous Live at Radio City - May 1
Dany Boon: Des Hauts-De-France - May 4
Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives - May 8
Carlos Ballarta: Furia Ñera - May 11
Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife - May 13
Tig Notaro Happy To Be Here - May 22
Steve Martin and Martin Short: An Evening You Will Forget for the Rest of Your Life - May 25
Fernando Sanjiao: Hombre - May 25
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY
End Game - May 4
Evil Genius: the True Story of America's Most Diabolical Bank Heist - May 11
Explained - May 23 (Weekly episodes)
ORIGINAL SERIES FOR KIDS
Kong: King of the Apes: Season 2 - May 4
Spirit Riding Free: Season 5 - May 11
The Who Was? Show: Season 1 - May 11
Trollhunters: Part 3 - May 25