What's New on Netflix in May 2026

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What's New on Netflix in May 2026

Netflix's May slate is heavy on sports and comedy, including live events and documentaries in both categories. The streaming service will carry the full lineup of F1 Canadian GP weekend events, starting with spring qualifying on May 22 and ending with the race on May 24. Netflix will also host its first live MMA broadcast—Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano—on May 16.

Ahead of the 2026 World Cup this summer, there are also a handful of soccer documentaries: USA 94: Brazil's Return to Glory (May 7) covers Brazil's World Cup run, while The Bus: A French Football Mutiny (May 13) looks at the controversy surrounding France's 2010 bid. Several football-focused Untold UK episodes are dropping in May as well. Finally, Rafa (May 29) is a documentary series about Rafael Nadal's tennis career and final season.

On the comedy side, competition series Funny AF with Kevin Hart will wrap up live on May 5. Also live is The Roast of Kevin Hart, airing on May 11 as part of the Netflix Is A Joke Festival. Wanda Sykes has a new standup hour (Legacy, May 19), and the month wraps up with AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy (May 31), a ceremony honoring the comedian's life and work.

Other highlights in May are the debut of Mating Season (May 22), a new adult animated comedy series from Big Mouth creator Nick Kroll about love, sex, and relationships in the animal world; and Ladies First (May 22), a comedy film starring Sacha Baron Cohen and Rosamund Pike. Tina Fey's comedy series The Four Seasons (May 28), in which she stars alongside Steve Carell, also returns for a second season.

   

Here's everything else coming to Netflix in May, and everything that's leaving.

What's coming to Netflix in May 2026

Available soon

• Jae-seok's B&B Rules!—Netflix Series

Available May 1

• Glory—Netflix Series

• My Dearest Señorita—Netflix Film

• Son-In-Law—Netflix Film

• Swapped—Netflix Family

• 13 Going on 30

• 48 Hrs.

• Airport

• Airport '77

• Airport 1975

• Bad News Bears

• The Boss

• The Breakfast Club

• Burn After Reading

• Den of Thieves

• Domestic Disturbance

• Eat Pray Love

• Fried Green Tomatoes

• Green Book

• Hitch

• Home

• Jennifer's Body

• Jumanji

• Jumping the Broom

• La Brea: Seasons 1-3

• The Land Before Time

• Meet the Parents

• Meet the Fockers

• Little Fockers

• National Lampoon's Animal House

• Ouija

• Ouija: Origin of Evil

• Pretty Woman

• The Proposal

• Schindler's List

• Starship Troopers

• Trainwreck

• Under the Skin

• Veronica Mars

• Waterworld

Available May 4

• Dr. Seuss’s Horton!: Season 2—Netflix Family

• Funny AF with Kevin Hart—Netflix Live Event

• Lord of the Flies—Netflix Series

Available May 5

• Funny AF with Kevin Hart—Netflix Live Event

Available May 6

• Countdown: Rousey vs. Carano—Netflix Documentary

• Love is Blind Poland—Netflix Series

• Worst Ex Ever: Season 2—Netflix Series

Available May 7

• The Chestnut Man: Hide and Seek—Netflix Series

• Legends—Netflix Series

• My Dearest Assassin—Netflix Film

• USA 94: Brazil's Return to Glory—Netflix Documentary

Available May 8

• My Royal Nemesis—Netflix Series

• Remarkably Bright Creatures—Netflix Film

• Thank You, Next: Season 3—Netflix Series

Available May 10

• The Roast of Kevin Hart—Netflix Live Event

Available May 11

• Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

• Pop Culture Jeopardy!—Netflix Series

Available May 12

• Devil May Cry: Season 2—Netflix Series

• Marty, Life Is Short—Netflix Documentary

• Untold UK: Jamie Vardy—Netflix Documentary

Available May 13

• Between Father and Son—Netflix Series

• The Bus: A French Football Mutiny—Netflix Documentary

• Perfect Match: Season 4—Netflix Series

• Roosters: Season 2—Netflix Series

Available May 14

• Nemesis—Netflix Series

• Soul Mate—Netflix Series

Available May 15

• Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine—Netflix Series

• The Crash—Netflix Documentary

• The WONDERfools—Netflix Series

Available May 16

• Black Phone 2

• Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano—Netflix Live Event

Available May 18

• Abraham Lincoln: Season 1

• FDR: Season 1

• Grant: Season 1

• The Great War

• Law and Order: Season 23-24

• Navy SEALs: America's Secret Warriors : Seasons 1-2

• Nope

• Theodore Roosevelt: Season 1

• Thomas Jefferson: Season 1

• Washington: Season 1

Available May 19

• Untold UK: Liverpool's Miracle of Istanbul—Netflix Documentary

• Wanda Sykes: Legacy—Netflix Comedy Special

Available May 20

• Carizzma—Netflix Series

Available May 21

• The Boroughs—Netflix Series

• James.—Netflix Documentary

Available May 22

• Canada: Sprint Qualifying—Netflix Live Event

• F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Practice 1—Netflix Live Event

• Gabby's Dollhouse: The Movie

• Ladies First—Netflix Film

• Mating Season—Netflix Series

Available May 23

• F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Qualifying—Netflix Live Event

• F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Sprint—Netflix Live Event

Available May 24

• F1 Canadian Grand Prix: Race—Netflix Live Event

Available May 26

• Untold UK: Vinnie Jones—Netflix Documentary

Available May 27

• A Good Girl's Guide to Murder: Season 2—Netflix Series

• My 2 Cents—Netflix Series

• Room to Move

Available May 28

• Dead Man's Wire

• The Four Seasons: Season 2—Netflix Series

• Murder Mindfully: Season 2—Netflix Series

Available May 29

• Brazil '70: The Third Star—Netflix Series

• Calabasas Confidential—Netflix Series

• Rafa—Netflix Documentary

Available May 30

• K-Pops!

Available May 31

• AFI Life Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy—Netflix Comedy Special

• The Theory of Everything

What's leaving Netflix in May 2026

Leaving May 1

• Blue Mountain State: Seasons 1-3

• Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland

• Focus

• Hell or High Water

• How to Train Your Dragon

• How to Train Your Dragon 2

• Joy Ride

• Lee Daniels' The Butler

• Sicario

• You've Got Mail

Leaving May 2

• Peninsula

• Train to Busan

Leaving May 9

• Documentary Now!: Seasons 1-4

• Sing Street

Leaving May 16

• Widow Clicquot

Leaving May 20

• The Addams Family

• The Addams Family 2

Leaving May 21

• Crossroads

Leaving May 26

• Pig

Leaving May 31

• Dirty John: Betty Broderick

• Dirty John: John Meehan

• Your Honor: Seasons 1-2

Source: What's New on Netflix in May 2026