This May, Netflix is dropping terrific titles on their list of new content worth watching all month long. While it’s always hard to say goodbye to the titles leaving Netflix, you won’t be feeling down for long once you get a good look at the impressive array of Netflix Original series coming to the platform to take their place. With everything from brand new titles to long-awaited continuations of fan favorites, Netflix’s diverse and delightful May 2024 premieres are sure to have something for everyone.
The streamer is set to help you celebrate the new month with premieres from highly-anticipated continuations of established hit series across several different genres (so there’s truly something for everyone), like Bridgerton: Season 3 Part 1, Blood of Zeus: Season 2, and Mulligan: Part 2.
There are also plenty of exciting brand new shows that will begin streaming exclusively on Netflix starting this month. Keep an eye out in particular for Bodkin,A Man in Full, and Geek Girl, which are all already looking to be some of the most promising fresh releases out of May entire streaming lineup.
So what makes the cut for our top 11, and which of them have what it takes to be in the Netflix Top 10? Keep reading to treat yourself to the greatness that is the list of streaming standouts for May 2024.
CAST: Nicola Coughlan, Luke Newton, Claudia Jessie, Luke Thompson, Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh, Ruth Gemmell, Lorraine Ashbourne, Hannah Dodd, Simone Ashley, Jonathan Bailey, Harriet Cains, Bessie Carter, Jessica Madsen, Florence Hunt, Martins Imhangbe, Will Tilston, Polly Walker, Julie Andrews, Daniel Francis, James Phoon, Sam Phillips
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: It has been a little over two years, but the wait for more Bridgerton is finally over! Shondaland’s hit regency romance is back to follow the close-knit and influential Bridgerton family in a whole new story of love, growth, and passion in London’s high society. Bridgerton: Season 3 focuses on Penelope Featherington (Coughlan) as she finally lets go of her longtime crush on Colin Bridgerton (Newton) to get serious about finding a husband who will give her the independence to keep up her double-life as the scandalous society newsletter writer known publicly as Lady Whistledown. But as Penelope moves on, Colin refuses to let her go, forcing him to figure out his true feelings towards his longtime friend once and for all.
CAST: Derek Phillips, Claudia Christian, Elias Toufexis, Fred Tatasciore, Jessica Henwick, Mamie Gummer, Chris Diamantopoulos, Adam Croasdell, Melina Kanakaredes, Matthew Mercer, Lara Pulver
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: The adult animated fantasy action series returns to Netflix in May with a highly-anticipated sophomore season that picks back up with Zeus’ demigod son, Heron (Phillips) at a critical moment. With newfound power up for grabs amongst the gods, Heron must grapple with personal loss while gearing up to protect both Olympus and humanity as Hades (Tatasciore) enacts a plan to seize Zeus’ throne and escape the Underworld for good.
CAST: Will Forte, Siobhán Cullen, Robyn Cara, David Wilmot, Chris Walley, Peter Bankole, Seán Óg Cairns, Kerri McLean
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION:Bodkin is a brand new Netflix Original dark comedic thriller that follows a ragtag group of podcasters attempting to investigate the mysterious disappearances of three strangers decades prior in the titular small Irish town. Though Bodkin seems idyllic and charming on the exterior, the crew soon finds that there is a stranger and larger bleak truth buried beneath the surface, sparking a twisting search to determine fact from from fiction.
CAST: Jeff Daniels, Diane Lane, William Jackson Harper, Aml Ameen, Tom Pelphrey, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill, Chanté Adams, Lucy Liu, Bill Camp, Evan Roe
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Adapted from Tom Wolfe’s 1998 novel of the same name, A Man in Full is a dramatic limited series that revolves around Atlanta-based real estate mogul Charlie Croker (Daniels) in a moment of major personal and professional crisis. As Charlie faces unforeseen bankruptcy, he must fight with everything he’s got to defend his flailing empire from all of those trying to benefit from his downfall.
CAST: Emily Carey, Sarah Parish, Emmanuel Imani, Liam Woodrum, Zac Looker, Tim Downie, Jemima Rooper, Daisy Jelley, Rochelle Harrington, Sandra Yi Sencindiver, Mia Jenkins, Alana Boden, Madeleine Price, Alexandra Chaves, Hersha Verity
RATING: TV-14
DESCRIPTION: Based on Holly Smale’s 2013 novel of the same name, Geek Girl is a Netflix Original comedy-drama that centers on a neurodivergent and socially awkward teenaged girl named Harriet Manners (Carey) whose life suddenly changes when she is thrust into the world of modeling. Plucked from obscurity, Hannah must now figure out how to deal with anxious agents, eccentric designers, a charming male model, and her own self-doubts as she works to balance high school and high fashion.
DESCRIPTION: In this one-of-a-kind new Netflix Original series, renowned stand-up comedian John Mulaney goes live from Los Angeles over the course of one week. Throughout each of its six episodes, John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A. sees the comedian exploring the city of Los Angeles and interacting with various special guests along the way.
CAST: Nat Faxon, Sam Richardson, Dana Carvey, Chrissy Teigen, Phil LaMarr, Tina Fey, Daniel Radcliffe
RATING: TV-14
DESCRIPTION: After a successful first season, Mulligan returns one year later to pick back up with working class man Matty Mulligan (Faxon) for brand new hijinks and adventures. The animated apocalyptic sitcom takes place in a world where the remains of humanity works together to start all over again and build something new after an alien attacked destroys much of life on Earth. Mulligan: Part 2 sees Mulligan and his cabinet working together to lead what’s left of America in the fact of power shortages, warring cruise ships, and their own incompetence.
CAST: Shane Gillis, Steven Gerben, Chris O’Connor, Kilah Fox, Stavros Halkias, Andrew Schulz
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION:Tires is a Netflix Original workplace comedy that follows Will (Gerben), the hapless and seemingly unqualified new manager for his father’s auto repair shop, as he attempts to resuscitate the dying business while keeping his troublemaking cousin Shane (Gillis) in line. Though he’s now Shane’s boss, that doesn’t stop the latter from tormenting Will at their job, promising that there will be no shortage of hilarity and chaos over the course of this six-episode season.
CAST: Paul-Mikél Williams, Sean Giambrone, Raini Rodriguez, Darren Barnet
RATING: TV-Y7
DESCRIPTION: This family-friendly sci-fi action series takes place six years after the events of Jurassic World:Camp Cretaceous, as a whole new era of dino danger begins. Jurassic World: Chaos Theory picks up with the members of “The Nublar Six” as they attempt to navigate a new world order full of dinosaurs and the humans who wish to harm them. The group reunites in young adulthood after a tragedy, only to quickly end up on the run together whilst trying to crack a conspiracy that threatens the futures of both dinosaurs and mankind.
DESCRIPTION:Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal is a Netflix Original docuseries that takes a closer look at the controversial online dating service Ashley Madison with particular focus on its 2015 data breach. Since its launch in 2002, Ashley Madison has been a site made for people looking to have an affair. As a result, the service’s notorious hacking exposes intimate data for millions of users, thereby ruining relationships and wrecking lives.
DESCRIPTION: Based on Baku Yumemakura’s martial arts book series Garōden, this Netflix Original animated action fantasy series out of Japan follows fugitive Juzo Fujimaki (Takeuchi) as he is blackmailed into competing in a dangerous underground fighting tournament. Forced to face some of the top martial artists as well as his own personal demons, Juzo has his work cut out for him as he fights for his life, all while dealing with a sizable bounty on his head and a dogged detective chasing him down.
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