Ellie Kemper in Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt Season Three. (Eric Liebowitz / Netflix)
May is jam-packed with original Netflix programming, including new seasons of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, House of Cards, Master of None and Sense8. The streaming giant is also bringing us several original movies and comedy specials to keep us entertained during the first full month of Spring. Read on to find out what’s coming and going to Netflix in May.
When it comes to original programming, Aziz Ansari’s acclaimed sitcom Master of None returns for its second season on May 12, the same day the first seasons of All Hail King Julien: Exiled and Anne With an E are released. Master of None was created by Ansari and Alan Yang and stars Ansari as Dev, an Indian-American actor struggling in New York. Yang and Ansari won an Emmy for writing “Parents,” which was widely regarded as the best of the first season’s 10 episodes. Season one set a high standard for season two to live up to.
Tina Fey and Robert Carlock’s Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt returns on May 19. The series stars the wonderful Ellie Kemper as the title character, who lives in New York after escaping a Doomsday cult. Season two wasn’t as great as season one, so hopefully season three can get it back on track with Kimmy heading to college. And speaking of programs from 30 Rock alums, Tracy Morgan’s Staying Alive special is released on May 16.
For more serious fare, the fifth season of House of Cards will be available on May 30. The second season of Sense8, which was created by Lana & Lilly Wachowski and J. Michael Straczynski, is available on May 5.
What’s Coming to Netflix in May 2017
Kevin Spacey and Robin Wright in House of Cards Season Five. (David Giesbrecht / Netflix)
Avail. 5/1/17
American Experience: The Big Burn (2014)
American Experience: The Boys of ’36 (2017)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
Blood on the Mountain (2016)
Chaahat (1996)
Chocolat (2000)
Decanted (2016)
Don’t Think Twice (2016)
Drifter (2017)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Happy Feet (2006)
In the Shadow of Iris—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Love (2015)
Losing Sight of Shore (2017)
Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003)
Nerdland (2016)
Raja Hindustani (1996)
Richard Pryor: Icon (2014)
Under Arrest: Season 5 (2016)
Avail. 5/2/17
Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower (2016)
Hija De La Laguna (2015)
Maria Bamford: Old Baby—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Two Lovers and a Bear (2016)
Avail. 5/5/17
Chelsea: Season 2 (streaming every Friday)—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery Movie—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Kazoops!: Season 3—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sense8: Season 2—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Simplemente Manu NNa—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Spirit: Riding Free: Season 1—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Last Kingdom: Season 2—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Mars Generation—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Avail. 5/6/17
Cold War 2 (2016)
When the Bough Breaks (2017)
Avail. 5/7/17
LoveTrue (2016)
Stake Land II (2016)
The Host (2013)
Avail. 5/8/17
Beyond the Gates (2016)
Hunter Gatherer (2016)
Avail. 5/9/17
Norm Macdonald: Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & Trickery—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Queen of the South: Season 1 (2016)
All We Had (2016)
Avail. 5/10/17
El apóstata (2015)
The Adventure Club (2016)
Avail. 5/11/17
Switched at Birth: Season 5 (2017)
The Fosters: Season 4 (2016)
Avail. 5/12/17
All Hail King Julien: Exiled: Season 1—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Anne with an E: Season 1—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Get Me Roger Stone—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Master of None: Season 2—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Mindhorn—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Sahara—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Avail. 5/15/17
Command and Control (2016)
Cave (2016)
Lovesong (2016)
Sherlock: Series 4 (2016)
The Intent (2016)
Avail. 5/16/17
Tracy Morgan: Staying Alive—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Break-Up (2006)
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
Avail. 5/18/17
Royal Pains: Season 8 (2016)
Riverdale: Season 1 (2016)
Avail. 5/19/17
BLAME!—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Laerte-se—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Keepers: Season 1—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: Season 3—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Avail. 5/21/17
What’s With Wheat (2017)
Avail. 5/22/17
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
They Call Us Monsters (2017)
Avail. 5/23/17
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dig Two Graves (2014)
Avail. 5/24/17
Southpaw (2015)
Avail. 5/26/17
Believe (2016)
Bloodline: Season 3—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
I am Jane Doe (2017)
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
War Machine—NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Avail. 5/28/17
Bunk’d: Season 2 (2016)
Avail. 5/29/17
Forever Pure (2016)
A New High (2015)
Avail 5/30/17
F is for Family: Season 2—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
House of Cards: Season 5—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Marvel’s Doctor Strange (2016)
Masterminds
Sarah Silverman A Speck of Dust—NETFLIX ORIGINAL
COMING SOON
Supergirl: Season 2 (2016)
Supernatural: Season 12 (2016)
The Flash: Season 3 (2016)
What’s Leaving Netflix in May 2017
Leaving 5/1/17
11 Blocks
Alfie
Bang Bang!
Black Mamba: Kiss of Death
Cujo
Doomsdays
Fantastic Four
FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue
Flicka: Country Pride
Garfield’s Fun Fest
Invincible
Jetsons: The Movie
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Paulie
Samurai Headhunters
Stephen King’s Thinner
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
The Doors
The Real Beauty and the Beast
The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Wedding Planner
Things We Lost in the Fire
To Catch a Thief
Treblinka: Hitler’s Killing Machine
Truly Strange
Turf War: Lions and Hippos
Van Wilder: Freshman Year
Venom Islands
World War II Spy School
Leaving 5/2/17
Good Luck Charlie: Season 1 – 4
Kickin’ It: Season 1 – 3
Scrubs: Season 1 – 9
Leaving 5/5/17
Amapola
Flubber
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Recruit
What About Bob?
Leaving 5/7/17
American Dad! Season 7
Bob’s Burgers: Season 2
Leaving 5/11/17
American Dad! Season 8
Leaving 5/15/17
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: Season 1 – 5
Leaving 5/17/17
American Dad! Season 9 & 10
Leaving 5/19/17
Step Up
Leaving 5/26/17
Graceland: Season 1 – 3
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