New Netflix movies and shows coming in May 2021
By Bryce Olin
April has been the best month for new Netflix movies and shows of 2021 so far. And, May is going to be even better for Netflix new releases!
That will likely be the case each month for the rest of the year, relatively speaking, of course. There were so many movies and shows delayed because of the pandemic. For the first few months of 2021, we weren’t seeing many returning shows that were in production when the shutdown happened or those that were going to film in early to mid-2020.
Now, we are starting to see some of those shows and movies, including Lucifer season 5 part 2, which only had a few days of filming left when everything was shut down last spring.
Well, the good news is there are tons of good movies and original shows heading to Netflix in May 2021, so let’s get to the list.
Best Netflix movies and shows to watch
Netflix shared the full list of new movies and shows coming to the streaming service in May 2021.
This list has all the previously announced release dates for new Netflix movies and shows coming in May.
As mentioned, there are some major new releases on the way! Lucifer season 5 part 2 is going to be the most popular show coming in May. The new episodes drop on May 28.
Before that, viewers will want to check out a new show, Jupiter’s Legacy, on May 7. It’s a new super-series based of the comic of the same name from Mark Millar’s Millarworld. I’m expecting it will be a massive hit.
For new Netflix movies, we have The Woman in the Window starring Amy Adams coming on May 14, followed by Zack Snyder’s Army of the Dead, a new zombie-heist movie, on May 21.
Master of None season 3 was also on the list of Netflix new releases for May, but Netflix did not include a release date for the new season. It’ll be announced soon.
New Netflix movies and shows: May 1
Aliens Stole My Body
Angelina Ballerina: Season 5
Angelina Ballerina: Season 6
Back to the Future
Back to the Future Part II
Back to the Future Part III
Barney and Friends: Season 13
Barney and Friends: Season 14
Best of the Best
Dead Again in Tombstone
Due Date
Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Green Zone
Hachi: A Dog’s Tale
JT LeRoy
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Mystic River
Never Back Down
Notting Hill
Open Season
Resident Evil: Afterlife
Resident Evil: Extinction
S.M.A.R.T Chase
Scarface
SITTING IN LIMBO
Stargate
State of Play
The Land Before Time
The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure
The Lovely Bones
The Pelican Brief
The Sweetest Thing
The Whole Nine Yards (2000)
Under Siege
Waist Deep
Your Highness
Zack and Miri Make a Porno
Zombieland
New Netflix movies and shows: May 2
Hoarders: Season 11
New Netflix movies and shows: May 4
Selena: The Series Part 2
Trash Truck season 2
The Clovehitch Killer
New Netflix movies and shows: May 5
The Sons of Sam
Framing John DeLorean
New Netflix movies and shows: May 6
Dead Man Down
New Netflix movies and shows: May 7
Jupiter’s Legacy
Monster
Girl from Nowhere: Season 2
Milestone
New Netflix movies and shows: May 8
Mine
Sleepless
New Netflix movies and shows: May 11
Money, Explained
New Netflix movies and shows: May 12
Dance of the 41
The Upshaws
Oxygen
New Netflix movies and shows: May 13
Castlevania season 4
Layer Cake
New Netflix movies and shows: May 14
The Woman in the Window
Haunted season 3
Ferry
I Am All Girls
Jungle Beat: The Movie
Love, Death & Robots: Volume 2
Move to Heaven
The Strange House
New Netflix movies and shows: May 16
Sleight
New Netflix movies and shows: May 18
Sardar Ka Grandson
New Netflix movies and shows: May 19
Who Killed Sara season 2
The Last Days
Sabotage
Small Town Crime
New Netflix movies and shows: May 20
Special season 2
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World
Hating Peter Tatchell
New Netflix movies and shows: May 21
Army of the Dead
Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous season 3
The Neighbor: Season 2
New Netflix movies and shows: May 22
Sam Smith: Love Goes – Live At Abbey Road Studios
New Netflix movies and shows: May 25
Home
New Netflix movies and shows: May 26
The Divine Ponytail
High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America
Nail Bomber: Manhunt
New Netflix movies and shows: May 27
Eden
Black Space
Blue Miracle
Soy Rada: Serendipity
Ragnarok season 2
New Netflix movies and shows: May 28
Lucifer season 5 part 2
The Kominsky Method
Dog Gone Trouble
New Netflix movies and shows: May 31
Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story
The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties
We’ll share the full list of Netflix new releases when they’re announced! Stay tuned!