Avatar: The Last Airbender heads to Netflix in May. Here’s everything coming and going from the … [+] streaming service this month.
Happy May Day!
Actually, these days every day feels like May Day—at least in the sense that we are all shouting a collective “May day! May day!” as the entire globe spins into economic recession amidst the coronavirus pandemic. May day! May day! The planet is going down!
Distraction is key, I’ve found, to maintaining a relatively sane life in lockdown. One must social distance, wash one’s hands and all the rest, but that does not mean one must be bored. Along with some healthy exercise, a good book or twenty, and a mix of board and video games, streaming Netflix makes for a wonderful diversion.
May brings with it a number of new Netflix Originals and a bunch of other content, from movies like Ace Ventura: Pet Detective and Back to the Future, to shows like The Flash Season 6 and Riverdale Season 4.
The two shows I’m most excited about are Avatar: The Last Airbender, which drops all of its three seasons on May 15th, and Space Force which lands on May 29th.
The Last Airbender is one of my favorite animated family shows of all time, hands down. I have nothing but fond memories of watching this with my family and then moving on to The Legend Of Korra, and then even more recently the Netflix Original The Dragon Prince from the lead writer of The Last Airbender, Aaron Ehasz. If you haven’t watched these shows, please do—whether or not you have kids.
Space Force is a new Netflix Original Comedy from Steve Carell and The Office co-creator Greg Daniels. It’s about President Trump’s new military branch, Space Force, and stars Carell as its new chief. If it can capture that old Office charm, or even a fraction of it, we’re in for a treat.
Here’s everything coming to Netflix in May. Scroll down further for everything leaving the streaming service.
Everything Coming To Netflix In May
Coming Soon
Blood & Water (Netflix Original)
Kenny Sebastian: The Most Interesting Person in the Room (Netflix Comedy Special)
Mystic Pop-up Bar (Netflix Original)
May 1st
All Day and a Night (Netflix Film)
Almost Happy (Netflix Original)
Get In (Netflix Film)
Go! Go! Cory Carson: The Chrissy (Netflix Family)
The Half Of It (Netflix Film)
Hollywood (Netflix Original)
Into the Night (Netflix Original)
Medici: The Magnificent Part 2 (Netflix Original)
Mrs. Serial Killer (Netflix Film)
Reckoning: Season 1 (Exclusively on Netflix)
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Part II
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
Cracked Up, The Darrell Hammond Story
Den of Thieves
For Colored Girls
Fun with Dick & Jane
I Am Divine
Jarhead
Jarhead 2: Field of Fire
Jarhead 3: The Siege
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Masha and the Bear: Season 4
Material
Monthly Girls’ Nozaki Kun: Season 1
Sinister
Song of the Sea
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
The Heartbreak Kid
The Patriot
Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery: A New Arrival
Thomas & Friends: Marvelous Machinery: World of Tomorrow
Thomas & Friends: Thomas and the Royal Engine
Underworld
Underworld: Evolution
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans
Urban Cowboy
What a Girl Wants
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory
May 4th
Arctic Dogs
May 5th
Jerry Seinfeld: 23 Hours To Kill (Netflix Comedy Special)
May 6th
Workin Moms: Season 4 (Netflix Original)
May 7th
Scissor Seven: Season 2 (Netflix Anime)
May 8th
18 regali (Netflix Film)
Chico Bon Bon: Monkey with a Tool Belt (Netflix Family)
Dead to Me: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
The Eddy (Netflix Original)
The Hollow: Season 2 (Netflix Family)
Restaurants on the Edge: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Rust Valley Restorers: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Valeria (Netflix Original)
May 9th
Charmed: Season 2
May 11th
Bordertown: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (Netflix Documentary)
Trial By Media (Netflix Documentary)
May 12th
True: Terrific Tales (Netflix Family)
Unbreakable Kimmiy Schmidt: Kimmy Vs the Reverend (Netflix Interactive Special)
May 13th
The Wrong Missy (Netflix Film)
May 14th
Riverdale: Season 4
May 15th
Avatar: The Last Airbender — Seasons 1 -3
Chichipatos (Netflix Original)
District 9
I Love You, Stupid (Netflix Film)
Inhuman Resources (Netflix Original)
Magic for Humans: Season 3 (Netflix Original)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Season 5 (Netflix Family)
White Lines (Netflix Original)
May 16th
La reina de Indias y el conquistador (Netflix Original)
Public Enemies
United 93
May 17th
Soul Surfer
May 18th
The Big Flower Fight (Netflix Original)
Patton Oswalt: I Love Everything (Netflix Comedy Special)
Sweet Magnolias (Netflix Original)
Trumbo
May 20th
Ben Platt Live From Radio City Music Hall (Netflix Documentary)
The Flash: Season 6
Rebelion de los Godinez (Netflix Film)
May 22nd
Control Z (Netflix Original)
History 101 (Netflix Original)
Just Go With It
The Lovebirds (Netflix Film)
Selling Sunset: Season 2 (Netflix Original)
Trailer Park Boys: The Animated Series Season 2 (Netflix Original)
May 23rd
Dynasty: Season 3
May 25th
Ne Zha
Norm of the North: Family Vacation
Uncut Gems
May 26th
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas (Netflix Comedy Special)
May 27th
I’m No Longer Here (Netflix Film)
The Lincoln Lawyer
May 28th
Dorohedoro (Netflix Anime)
La corazonada (Netflix Film)
May 29th
Space Force (Netflix Original)
Somebody Freed Phil: Season 3 (Netflix Documentary)
May 31st
High Strung Free Dance
Titles Leaving Netflix In May
Outbreak
Not as many titles are leaving Netflix as there are new ones arriving, which is a good thing. But there are some worth pointing out.
Outbreak (pictured above) is on its way out at the end of May. I note this because it’s a movie about a deadly virus which seems . . . timely, if you will. I saw it ages ago and liked it a lot but I’m not sure how well it’s aged. I should give it another go before it leaves Netflix.
John Carter is a much underrated space-and-planet sci-fi/fantasy movie from Disney that completely bombed at release but which I have a fond spot for. It heads to Disney Plus today.
Then there are the Austin Powers movies, the Final Destination movies, and a couple Naked Gun films all heading out at the end of the month. Here’s the full list:
Leaving May 1
John Carter
Leaving May 15
Limitless
The Place Beyond Pines
Leaving May 17
Royal Pains (Seasons 1-8)
Leaving May 18
Scandal (Seasons 1-7)
Leaving May 19
Black Snake Moan
Carriers
Evolution
The First Wives Club
It Takes Two
Love, Rosie
She’s Out of My League
What’s Eating Gilbert Grape
Young Adult
Yours, Mine and Ours
Leaving May 25
Bitten (Seasons 1-3)
Leaving May 30
Bob Ross: Beauty Is Everywhere (Collection 1)
Leaving May 31
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
Dear John
Final Destination
The Final Destination
Final Destination 2
Final Destination 3
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
My Girl
The Naked Gun 2 1/2: The Smell of Fear
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
Outbreak
Red Dawn
Richie Rich
And that’s all folks!
What are you looking forward to on Netflix this May? Anything you recommend?
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