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Will Salmon

New on Netflix in May 2026: all the latest movies and shows streaming this month

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This list of everything streaming on Netflix in May 2026 is here to help you keep track of all the fantastic new shows and movies that are coming to the streamer in the next few weeks.

The biggest launch in May is undoubtedly The Boroughs – a brand new supernatural thriller from the team behind Stranger Things. Netflix will be expecting big things from this one, and we're very intrigued to find out more in the coming weeks. But that's not all, as you can see in our recommendations below. As it's now late April, we have a better picture of what the full release schedule looks like, though titles are still potentially subject to change.

Looking for something else to watch on the service? Don't forget to check out our regularly updated list of the best Netflix movies, and the best Netflix shows, which will give you plenty more streaming inspiration.

Pick of the month for May 2026

The Boroughs

Stranger Things creators the Duffer Brothers have already moved onto their next project. Precise details are being kept quiet for now, but what we do know is that it follows "a group of unlikely heroes" in a retirement community who team up to take on a supernatural threat. Sounds a bit like a modern take on Bubba Ho-Tep to us.

There's a great cast on this one, including Bill Pullman, Geena Davis, Alfred Molina, and Alfre Woodard. Stranger Things is undoubtedly going to be a tough act to follow, but we have faith in the Duffers and are very intrigued to see how this pans out.

Devil May Cry season 2

Dante returns in the second run of this epic animated video game adaptation. Our hero may have gotten to grips with his demonic heritage in the first season, but in the show's final moments, it was revealed that his long-lost twin brother Vergil is back. Now the two are set on a collision course that could change everything.

Season 2 looks set to be a bigger, better, and darker series, with showrunner Adi Shankar describing it as being like "the difference between Batman Begins and The Dark Knight." Strong praise! Consider us officially intrigued.

Lord of the Flies

This brilliant four-part adaptation of William Golding's classic novel recently aired on the BBC in the UK. Written by Jack Thorne (Harry Potter and the Cursed Child, His Dark Materials, Enola Holmes), it's a stylishly shot and atmospheric retelling of the classic tale. A plane carrying a group of young boys crashes, stranding the survivors on a tropical island. While they wait for potential rescue, they form a society. As the days turn into weeks, however, conflict starts to brew.

Lord of the Flies is a famously dark tale. Thorne's adaptation doesn't shy away from that, but it's also stylishly shot and directed, with uniformly great performances from its young cast, some of whom seem destined for great things. Highly recommended.