We're finally in the thick of spring, folks, with flowers blooming, birds chirping and plenty of great TV coming to a screen near you. And yes, that includes a fresh month of new selections from Apple TV, one of the top streaming services around: As you already know, every month, the Apple platform does a sweep through its sprawling selection of movies and TV series, bringing in new titillating titles for you to add to your watch list. And May 2026 will be no exception, with a quartet of buzzy new releases joining the service.
Kicking off this month is "Unconditional," a new mother-daughter thriller from the team behind "Homeland." Then we've got the premiere of the dark comedy "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed," starring Emmy winner Tatiana Maslany as a burnt-out mom who finds herself roped into a cam-boy conspiracy.
Later in the month, we get the family-adventure film "Propeller One-Way Night Coach," which is the directorial debut of John Travolta, as well as "Star City," an equally high-flying sci-fi spinoff of the popular Apple series "For All Mankind." Looking for what to queue up next? Keep scrolling for a closer look at what’s new on Apple TV this May.
'Unconditional'
From the producers of "Homeland" comes this new thriller series, which follows twentysomething Gali (Talia Lynne Ronn) and her mom, Orna (Liraz Chamami), whose mother-daughter vacation turns into a nightmare when the former is arrested for drug smuggling in Moscow. Refusing to accept the charges, Orna desperately sets off to prove her daughter's innocence, a fight for freedom that pulls her into a deadly web of crime and corruption.
Joining those leading ladies, the 'Unconditional" ensemble will also feature Amir Haddad (“La Belle et Le Boulanger”), Yossi Marshek (“Yellow Peppers,” "Manpower"), Evgenia Dodina (“Invisible,” “Virgins”) and Vladimir Friedman (“Bad Boy”). The eight-part series is written by Adam Bizanski and directed by Johnathan Gurfinkel.
Watch on Apple TV starting May 8
'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed'
"Orphan Black" great Tatiana Maslany leads Apple TV's new dark comedy-thriller show "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed" as newly divorced mom Paula who, when not struggling through an identity crisis and a custody battle with her now ex-husband Karl (played by Jake Johnson), is busy being infatuated with a young cam-boy named Trevor (Brandon Flynn).
Soon, though, it becomes clear that Trevor's attentions aren't entirely sincere and he's simply trying to scam Paula, a disappointment that turned dangerous when the mom seemingly witnesses the sex worker committing a murder. Paula begins her own crime investigations, which sees her falling down "a rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer," per the show's official logline.
Watch on Apple TV starting May 20
'Propeller One-Way Night Coach'
Hollywood legend and flying enthusiast John Travolta brings together both of his famous hobbies with the film adaptation of "Propeller One-Way Night Coach," which will serve as the actor's directorial debut. Based on his own 1997 children's novel of the same name, the family-adventure flick is set in the golden age of aviation and follows young aerophile Jeff (Clark Shotwell) and his mother (Kelly Eviston-Quinnett) as they embark on a one-way, cross-country flight to California.
"Between airline meals, charming flight attendants (played by Ella Bleu Travolta and Olga Hoffmann), unexpected stopovers, larger-than-life passengers and a thrilling glimpse at first class, the journey unfolds in moments both magical and unexpected, charting the course for the boy’s future," reads the official film synopsis.
Watch on Apple TV from May 29
‘Star City'
A spinoff of the long-running Apple drama "For All Mankind," sci-fi newcomer "Star City" shifts the focus of the global space race to the Soviet Union's perspective.
Starring Rhys Ifans, Anna Maxwell Martin, Agnes O'Casey, Adam Nagaitis, Alice Englert and Josef Davies, among others, the series introduces you to the Soviet cosmonauts, engineers, and intelligence officers who are risking everything for the USSR to be the first to reach the moon.
However, as you peek behind the Iron Curtain and see both the personal hardships and political pressures required of such a feat, you'll soon discover that what's on the ground is far more dangerous than what's up in the stars.
Watch on Apple TV starting May 29
