Streaming highlights May 2026: films and series to watch on Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video

What are the May 2026 streaming highlights to watch this month? Netflix, Disney+, Prime Video, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Paramount+ and other VOD platforms roll out new films, series, documentaries, and programs to discover. Here’s our quick guide to spotting the releases you won’t want to miss.

New streaming releases to watch in May 2026

5 new streaming titles to catch this weekend, May 14–17, 2026
What movies and TV shows to stream this weekend, May 14–17, 2026? Here are five new releases to check out on Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, and other platforms, with a selection refreshed to reflect the latest releases. [Read more]

Disney+ May 2026: what's new in films and series to watch this month
What to watch on Disney+ in May 2026? The platform is adding new movies, series, kids’ programming, documentaries and live sports events in France, including Freaky Friday 2, The Punisher: One Last Kill, Rivals season 2, Dragon Ball Kai, Dragon Ball Super, and the UEFA Women’s Champions League final. [Read more]

Prime Video May 2026: New films and series to watch this month
What to watch on Prime Video in May 2026? The platform is rolling out a wave of films, series and documentaries in France, spanning cinema classics, cult sagas, complete seasons and Prime Original debuts, with The Godfather, Twilight, Citadel season 2, Good Omens season 3, Spider-Noir, Kraven the Hunter and The Walking Dead. [Read more]

Apple TV+ May 2026: New Series and Films to Watch This Month
What to watch on Apple TV+ in May 2026? Four new titles are arriving in France this month, spanning an Israeli thriller, a thriller-comedy, science fiction, and a John Travolta-starrer event film: Unconditional, Plaisir Maximum Garanti, Star City and Night Flight for Los Angeles. [Read more]

HBO Max May 2026: new movies, series and sports to watch this month
Que regarder sur HBO Max en mai 2026 ? The platform is adding a slate of new films, series, documentaries, kids’ programs and sports broadcasts in France, including The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Inglourious Basterds, Her, Rick and Morty Season 9, MaXXXine, The Bikeriders, and the Giro d’Italia with Eurosport. [Read more]

Netflix May 2026: the films and series to watch right now
What’s on Netflix in May 2026? The platform is adding new films, series, documentaries, and programs in France from May 1, including Berlin and The Lady with the Ermine, Devil May Cry season 2, Jujutsu Kaisen season 2, Rafa, The Bus: The Blues on Strike, and The Handmaid’s Tale. [Read more]

What to watch on Paramount+ in May 2026?
Find out what Paramount+ has in store for May 2026: all the new series and films you won’t want to miss this month. [Read more]

New streaming series in May 2026: Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+... releases to watch
New streaming series to watch in May 2026 across Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+ and other platforms: release dates, cast, storylines, and what’s new this month. [Read more]

VOD Releases in May 2026: The Latest Films to Rent or Buy
What new releases hit VOD in May 2026? Discover the latest titles available for purchase or rental, with their release dates and the films to watch at home this month. [Read more]

Must-watch movies and TV series on streaming platforms

Sicario on Prime Video: Denis Villeneuve's thriller
Sicario, Denis Villeneuve’s gripping crime thriller featuring Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro and Josh Brolin, has been available on Prime Video since May 1, 2026. [Read more]

M.I.A.: The series from the Ozark co-creator on Paramount+
M.I.A., a dramatic series created by Bill Dubuque, co-creator of Ozark, lands on Paramount+ on May 7, 2026. Shannon Gisela stars as a young woman swept up in a family trafficking ring in Miami. [Read more]

Rick and Morty Season 9 lands on HBO Max in May 2026
Rick and Morty returns with a ninth season of 10 thirty-minute episodes, available on HBO Max on May 25, 2026, featuring Ian Cardoni, Harry Belden, Sarah Chalke, Chris Parnell and Spencer Grammer. [Read more]

Dutton Ranch: Trailer for the Yellowstone spin-off
Dutton Ranch, a new Paramount+ series spun off from Yellowstone, debuts May 15, 2026, starring Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser. The trailer places Beth and Rip in South Texas. [Read more]

My Dearest Señorita on Netflix: a Spanish drama about identity and love
My Dearest Señorita lands on Netflix on May 1, 2026: a Spanish drama by Fernando González Molina about identity, starring Elisabeth Martínez. [Read more]

Pusher : the trilogy lands on HBO Max in May 2026
Nicolas Winding Refn's Pusher trilogy, three Danish crime films set in Copenhagen's underbelly, lands on HBO Max on May 22, 2026. [Read more]

Unconditional on Apple TV+ : an Israeli thriller set in Moscow
Unconditional, an Israeli thriller series from creators Adam Bizanski and Dana Idisis, is set to debut on Apple TV+ on May 8, 2026, starring Talia Lynne Ronn, Liraz Chamami, and Amir. [Read more]

Interwoven Adventures: The Family Animated Film Lands on Netflix
Aventures croisées, Nathan Greno's animated feature starring Michael B. Jordan and Juno Temple in the original language, arrives on Netflix on May 1, 2026. [Read more]

Mamma Mia! : Meryl Streep and ABBA under the Greek sun
Mamma Mia!, Phyllida Lloyd’s musical featuring Meryl Streep, Amanda Seyfried and Pierce Brosnan with ABBA’s songs, is set to be highlighted on Disney+ on May 16, 2026. [Read more]

Star City on Apple TV+: the spin-off of For All Mankind
Star City, the spinoff of For All Mankind created by Ronald D. Moore, Matt Wolpert and Ben Nedivi, lands on Apple TV+ on May 29, 2026. [Read more]

Men in Black 3: Will Smith travels back in time
Men in Black 3, Barry Sonnenfeld's science-fiction comedy featuring Will Smith, Tommy Lee Jones and Josh Brolin, arrives on Netflix on May 1, 2026 and is spotlighted on Disney+ on May 25, 2026. [Read more]

Inglourious Basterds : Tarantino lands on HBO Max
Inglourious Basterds, Quentin Tarantino's war film starring Brad Pitt, Mélanie Laurent and Christoph Waltz, lands on HBO Max on May 8, 2026 after streaming on Netflix and Disney+. [Read more]

Berlin and the Lady with the Ermine: Netflix trailer
Berlin and the Lady with the Ermine unveils itself in a trailer ahead of its Netflix debut on May 15, 2026. Pedro Alonso returns to his role in this new heist, tied to the La Casa de Papel universe. [Read more]

Spider-Noir: trailer starring Nicolas Cage
Spider-Noir, Marvel's live-action series starring Nicolas Cage, lands on Prime Video on May 27, 2026. The trailer teases a Spider-Man Noir in 1930s New York. [Read more]

Ponies on HBO Max: Emilia Clarke as a spy in Moscow
Ponies, a spy series created by Susanna Fogel and David Iserson, starring Emilia Clarke, Haley Lu Richardson and Adrian Lester, arrives on HBO Max on May 28, 2026. [Read more]

Vanished on HBO Max: Kaley Cuoco stars in a thriller set in France
Vanished, a thriller miniseries featuring Kaley Cuoco, Sam Claflin, Karin Viard, Mathias Schweighöfer and Simon Abkarian, is coming to HBO Max on May 21, 2026. [Read more]

Peppermint starring Jennifer Garner arrives on Prime Video
Peppermint, Pierre Morel’s action thriller featuring Jennifer Garner, John Ortiz, and John Gallagher Jr., lands on Prime Video on May 25, 2026. [Read more]

My Dearest Assassin: the Thai action movie on Netflix
My Dearest Assassin arrives on Netflix on May 7, 2026. This Thai film by Taweewat Wantha follows a young woman hunted for her rare blood, blending action, romance, and vengeance. [Read more]

The Bikeriders are coming to HBO Max in May 2026.
The Bikeriders, Jeff Nichols’ film starring Austin Butler, Tom Hardy and Jodie Comer, lands on HBO Max on May 19, 2026, after its 2024 theatrical release in France. [Read more]

The War of the Roses starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Olivia Colman on Disney+
The War of the Roses, Jay Roach's dramedy starring Olivia Colman, Benedict Cumberbatch, and Andy Samberg, arrives on Disney+ on May 29, 2026. [Read more]

Warrior arrives on Prime Video, starring Tom Hardy.
Warrior, Gavin O’Connor’s sports drama featuring Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton and Nick Nolte, lands on Prime Video on May 5, 2026. [Read more]

Mother's Day: an ensemble film about motherhood
La Fête des mères, a dramedy by Marie-Castille Mention-Schaar starring Audrey Fleurot, Clotilde Courau and Olivia Côte, is being featured on Disney+ on May 31, 2026 — France’s Mother’s Day. [Read more]

Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again: the ABBA saga continues
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, Ol Parker's musical featuring Lily James, Amanda Seyfried, Meryl Streep and Cher, is highlighted on Disney+ on May 23, 2026. [Read more]

Love Is Better When There Are Two: The Romantic Comedy with Virginie Efira
Released in 2010, L’Amour c’est mieux à deux is a romantic comedy directed by Dominique Farrugia and Arnaud Lemort, starring Clovis Cornillac and Virginie Efira, about two opposing takes on love. [Read more]

Good Fortune on HBO Max: Keanu Reeves plays a bumbling angel
Good Fortune, a comedy written and directed by Aziz Ansari starring Seth Rogen, Keanu Reeves, Sandra Oh, and Keke Palmer, arrives on HBO Max on May 8, 2026. [Read more]

Millennium: The Men Who Hate Women on Prime Video
Millenium : The Men Who Hate Women, a crime thriller by David Fincher starring Daniel Craig and Rooney Mara, arrives on Prime Video on May 1, 2026. [Read more]

The Ice Road, starring Liam Neeson, arrives on Prime Video
Ice Road, an action thriller from Jonathan Hensleigh starring Liam Neeson, Laurence Fishburne and Holt McCallany, arrives on Prime Video on May 20, 2026. [Read more]

Twilight - Chapter 4: Revelation 1 lands on Prime Video
Twilight – Chapter 4: Revelation, Part 1, Bill Condon’s fantasy romance with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, lands on Prime Video on May 6, 2026, bringing the entire saga with it. [Read more]

Pitch Perfect 2: The Barden Bellas set their sights on the world championship
Pitch Perfect 2, the musical comedy directed by Elizabeth Banks and starring Anna Kendrick, Rebel Wilson, and Hailee Steinfeld, is highlighted on Disney+ on May 8, 2026. [Read more]

Twilight - Chapter 1: Fascination arrives on Prime Video
Twilight – Chapter 1: a spellbinding fantasy romance by Catherine Hardwicke starring Kristen Stewart and Robert Pattinson lands on Prime Video on May 6, 2026, alongside the other installments of the saga. [Read more]

We Own the Night, James Gray's crime thriller starring Joaquin Phoenix
We Own the Night, a crime drama by James Gray starring Joaquin Phoenix, Mark Wahlberg, Robert Duvall, and Eva Mendes, dives into the by-night New York of the late 1980s. [Read more]

47 Ronin starring Keanu Reeves lands on HBO Max in May 2026
47 Ronin, Carl Rinsch’s fantasy-action film starring Keanu Reeves, Hiroyuki Sanada and Kô Shibasaki, lands on HBO Max on May 21, 2026. [Read more]

Top-Notch Entertainment Guaranteed on Apple TV+ with Tatiana Maslany
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed, a comedy-thriller created by David J. Rosen starring Tatiana Maslany, Jake Johnson and Dolly de Leon, arrives on Apple TV+ on May 20, 2026. [Read more]

Twilight – Chapter 5: Revelation 2 arrives on Prime Video
Twilight – Chapter 5: Revelation, Part II, Bill Condon’s fantastical finale with Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner arrives on Prime Video on May 6, 2026, bringing the entire saga with it. [Read more]

Twilight - Chapter 2: Temptation lands on Prime Video
Twilight – Chapter 2: Temptation, a fantasy romance by Chris Weitz starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, arrives on Prime Video on May 6, 2026, along with the other installments of the saga. [Read more]

Stillwater, starring Matt Damon, arrives on HBO Max in May 2026
Stillwater, Tom McCarthy’s dramatic thriller starring Matt Damon, Camille Cottin and Abigail Breslin, lands on HBO Max on May 14, 2026, after its 2021 theatrical release and run on M6. [Read more]

Twilight - Chapter 3: Hesitation lands on Prime Video
Twilight - Chapter 3: Hesitation, a fantasy romance from David Slade starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner, lands on Prime Video on May 6, 2026, alongside the other installments of the saga. [Read more]

Michael Bay's 13 Hours arrives on Prime Video
13 Hours, Michael Bay’s action thriller starring John Krasinski, James Badge Dale and Max Martini, lands on Prime Video on May 10, 2026. [Read more]

Their Children After Them on HBO Max: Our Review
Their Children After Them, the adaptation of Nicolas Mathieu's 2018 Goncourt Prize–winning novel by Ludovic and Zoran Boukherma, arrives on HBO Max on May 6, 2026. Check out our review and the trailer. [Read more]

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice: a crime-filled night that spirals out of control
Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, an action-comedy from BenDavid Grabinski starring Vince Vaughn, James Marsden and Eiza González, is available on Disney+ since March 27, 2026 and highlighted on May 17, 2026. [Read more]

The Pink Panther 2 arrives on Prime Video
The Pink Panther 2, a crime comedy directed by Harald Zwart and starring Steve Martin, Jean Reno and Alfred Molina, lands on Prime Video on May 1, 2026. [Read more]

If I Had Legs I’d Kick You lands on HBO Max in May 2026
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You, a Mary Bronstein dramedy starring Rose Byrne, Helen Hong and Josh Pais, lands on HBO Max on May 22, 2026. [Read more]

Welcome to Zombieland arrives on Prime Video
Welcome to Zombieland, Ruben Fleischer’s horror-comedy starring Jesse Eisenberg, Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin, arriving on Prime Video on May 1, 2026. [Read more]

Sicario: The War on Cartels on Prime Video
Sicario: The War of the Cartels, Stefano Sollima’s high-octane thriller featuring Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin and Isabela Merced, hits Prime Video on May 1, 2026. [Read more]

The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim on HBO Max
The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, Kenji Kamiyama’s animated feature set 183 years before The Fellowship of the Ring, lands on HBO Max on May 14, 2026. [Read more]

The Legend of Hercules comes to Prime Video
The Legend of Hercules, an action-packed sword-and-sandal epic from Renny Harlin starring Kellan Lutz, Scott Adkins and Liam McIntyre, arrives on Prime Video on May 1, 2026. [Read more]

Le Grand Partage: a social comedy on HBO Max
Le Grand Partage, a French comedy from Alexandra Leclère featuring Karin Viard, Didier Bourdon and Valérie Bonneton, is available on HBO Max starting May 1, 2026. [Read more]

The Time-Dismantling Machine lands on Prime Video
The Time-Dismantling Machine, a science-fiction comedy from Steve Pink starring John Cusack, Craig Robinson, Rob Corddry, and Clark Duke, arrives on Prime Video on May 1, 2026. [Read more]

Men in Black: International on Prime Video
Men In Black: International, the science-fiction action film directed by F. Gary Gray and featuring Chris Hemsworth, Tessa Thompson, Liam Neeson, and Emma Thompson, lands on Prime Video on May 1, 2026. [Read more]

The Jungle Bunch: Maurice the Penguin Takes Action
The Jungle Bunch, an animated film by David Alaux featuring the voices of Philippe Bozo, Laurent Morteau, and Pascal Casanova, is highlighted on Disney+ on May 13, 2026. [Read more]

Little Nicolas: the family-friendly comedy adapted from Goscinny
Le Petit Nicolas, Laurent Tirard's family comedy starring Maxime Godart, Valérie Lemercier and Kad Merad, is spotlighted on Disney+ on May 24, 2026. [Read more]

Farewell Berthe, or Grandma’s Burial: A Funeral Comedy
Farewell Berthe or Grandma’s Funeral, Bruno Podalydès’s comedy starring Valérie Lemercier, Denis Podalydès, and Isabelle Candelier, is highlighted on Disney+ on May 21, 2026. [Read more]

Legends: Netflix's British espionage series
Legends debuts on Netflix on May 7, 2026. Created by Neil Forsyth, the British series follows undercover customs officers tasked with infiltrating drug-trafficking gangs. [Read more]

Julia Ducournau's Grave heads to HBO Max in May 2026
Raw, the Franco-Belgian horror film by Julia Ducournau starring Garance Marillier, Ella Rumpf and Rabah Naït Oufella, lands on HBO Max on May 15, 2026. [Read more]

Citadel Season 2: the spy series returns to Prime Video
Citadel Season 2 arrives on Prime Video on May 6, 2026. Richard Madden, Priyanka Chopra Jonas, and Stanley Tucci reprise their roles in the Russo brothers’ espionage series. [Read more]

Everything's coming up roses: Elsa Zylberstein and Stéphane De Groodt in crisis
Tout nous sourit, a comedy by Mélissa Drigeard featuring Elsa Zylberstein, Stéphane De Groodt and Guy Marchand, will be spotlighted on Disney+ on May 14, 2026. [Read more]

October Season 2: the Danish thriller returns to Netflix
October returns to Netflix on May 7, 2026, with a second season consisting of six episodes. Mark Hess and Naia Thulin investigate a disappearance tied to online harassment and a decades-old murder. [Read more]

Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas : Nicolas prend la mer -> Little Nicolas' Holidays: Nicolas Goes to Sea
Little Nicolas’ Holidays, Laurent Tirard’s family comedy starring Valérie Lemercier, Kad Merad and Mathéo Boisselier, is spotlighted on Disney+ on May 27, 2026. [Read more]

The Punisher: One Last Kill — the trailer for the Marvel Special starring Jon Bernthal on Disney+
Check out the trailer for The Punisher: One Last Kill, Marvel’s Special Presentation from director Reinaldo Marcus Green starring Jon Bernthal. Streaming on Disney+ May 13, 2026. [Read more]

Kraven The Hunter: Marvel's film lands on Prime Video
Kraven the Hunter lands on Prime Video on May 18, 2026. J.C. Chandor's Marvel film, led by Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Russell Crowe, and Ariana DeBose, offers a darker reimagining of the Spider-Man-connected character. [Read more]

The Godfather: Coppola’s classic arrives on Prime Video
The Godfather arrives on Prime Video on May 3, 2026, with The Godfather Part II. Francis Ford Coppola’s film, anchored by Marlon Brando and Al Pacino, remains a benchmark of American crime drama. [Read more]

Rivals Season 2 on Disney+: trailer featuring Hayley Atwell and Rupert Everett
Disney+ unveils the trailer for Rivals Season 2, arriving May 15, 2026. David Tennant, Alex Hassell, and the new additions Hayley Atwell and Rupert Everett are on the lineup. [Read more]

Freaky Friday 2: Still in My Mother's Skin lands on Disney+ in May 2026
Freaky Friday 2, starring Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan, lands on Disney+ on May 8, 2026. A family-friendly sequel that extends the beloved 2003 comedy. [Read more]

Night Flight to Los Angeles by John Travolta, in the Cannes Première selection at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival
John Travolta returns to the Cannes Film Festival in 2026 with his latest film, Night Flight to Los Angeles, ahead of its Apple TV release on May 29. [Read more]

Jack Ryan : Ghost War — the trailer for the Prime Video film starring John Krasinski
Prime Video unveils the trailer for Jack Ryan: Ghost War, the direct sequel to the series. John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly and Sienna Miller head the cast. Available May 20, 2026. [Read more]

SkyMed Season 4 on Paramount+: a new team and fresh challenges
SkyMed Season 4 debuts on May 21, 2026 on Paramount+. Eight episodes, new pilots and caregivers, and the same wild expanses of the Canadian North. [Read more]

Off Campus: the trailer for the Prime Video series
Off Campus, the romantic series based on Elle Kennedy’s novels, unveils its trailer ahead of its Prime Video premiere on May 13, 2026, starring Ella Bright and Belmont Cameli. [Read more]

Unreleased films, new season premieres, documentaries, animation, and VOD releases: streaming platforms are lining up a packed slate for April 2026. Here are the new titles to watch this month.

What to watch today on streaming? Today's new releases
Today's new streaming releases: movies and series added today to Netflix, Prime Video, Disney+, Apple TV+, HBO Max, Paramount+, and VOD. [Read more]