Netflix, May 2021: new movies and TV series on the way
Netflix, May 2021
Netflix continues its journey in May 2021 with further additions to the catalog, that is new films and TV series arriving, but also documentaries and original productions or not, as per tradition.The month of May seems to be really rich , with a large amount of content expected in the coming weeks. Among the most anticipated productions we find Army of the Dead by Zack Snyder, the series on Roberto Baggio entitled Il Divin Codino, the season 4 of Castlevania, which should represent the conclusion of the animated series based on the famous Konami franchise. Among the animated productions there is also the Dragon Ball Super: Broly movie.
Castlevania: Season 4 concludes the highly successful animated series on the Konami series
Other titles include Lucifer Season 5 and Master of None Season 3, but there are so many upcoming titles, as you can see from the list below.
Original movies
May 6 - AND TOMORROW THE WHOLE WORLD May 7 - MONSTER May 7 - MILESTONE May 8 - SUPER ME May 12 - OXYGENE May 12 - IL BALLO DEI 41 May 14 - THE WOMAN AT THE WINDOW May 14 - I AM ALL GIRLS 14 May - LA CASA INQUIETANTE May 14 - FERRY May 18 - SARDAR'S GRANDSON May 21 - ARMY OF THE DEAD May 26 - IL DIVIN CODINO May 26 - GHOST LAB May 28 - BLUE MIRACLE - FISHING FOR A DREAM
Film
1st May - THE TOUCH OF EVIL 1st May - BET WITH DEATH 1st May - GREASE 2 1st May - ASSASSINS 1st May - HAPPY FEET 4th May - PACIFIC RIM - LA REVOLTA 4th May - MARIA MADDALENA 6th May - 7 EMOTIONS May 6 - IF YOU CAN'T BEAT 'EM, JOIN' EM May 6 - THE FIFTH SEASON May 6 - THE LURE May 8 - 18 GIFTS May 8 - THE GUEST May 9 - BEWARE OF THE GORILLA May 10 - PROSCRITTI May 10 - DET AR ALDRIG FOR SENT May 10 - THE LAST ADVENTURE May 11 - GEMINI MAN May 15 - CRAZY & RICH May 16 - BOYHOOD May 16 - HOME - AT HOME May 16 - MADAGASCAR PENGUINS May 16 - RISE OF THE LEGEND May 16 - A LOVE WITHOUT END May 16 - HIGHLANDER May 25 - AMERICAN PSYCHO
Original TV series
May 4 - SELENA Season 2 May 4 - NAVILLERA Season 1 7 May - JUPITER'S LEGACY Season 1 May 7 - GIRL FROM NOWHERE Season 2 May 9 - VINCENZO Season 1 May 12 - THE UPSHAWS Season 1 May 14 - HALSTON Miniseries May 14 - MOVE TO HEAVEN Season 1 May 19 - WHAT END IT WILL BE? Season 2 May 20 - SPECIAL Season 2 May 21 - THE NEIGHBOR Season 2 May 23 - MASTER OF NONE Season 3 May 27 - RAGNAROK Season 2 May 27 - BLACK SPACE Season 1 May 28 - LUCIFER Season 5 (2nd part) May 28 - THE KOMINSKY METHOD Season 3
Anime and animation
May 1 - THE CHILDREN OF THE SEA May 1 - CHILDREN WHO CHASE THE STARS May 1 - LUPINE III - THE STONE BY JIGEN DAISUKE May 1 - LUPINE III - ISHIKAWA GOEMON BLOOD SHOT May 1 - LUPINE III - THE LIE OF FUJIKO MINE May 1 - HUMAN LOST - THE DISQUALIFIED May 4 - HANK AND THE TRUCK OF WASTE Season 2 May 13 - CASTLEVANIA Season 4 May 14 - LOVE, DEATH & ROBOTS Season 2 May 14 - JUNGLE BEAT - THE FILM May 15 - MIRAI May 15 - KUROKO'S BASKETBALL Season 2 May 21 - JURASSIC WORLD: NEW ADVENTURES Season 3 May 27 - EDEN Season 1 May 28 - DRAGON BALL SUPER: BROLY
Stand-up comedy and show
May 1st - UNDER DECK Seasons 3 and 4 May 7 - THE CIRCLE - THE AFTERPARTY May 14 - HAUNTED Season 3 May 14 - THE UPSHAWS - THE AFTERPARTY May 27 - SOY RADA: SERENDIPIA
Original Documentaries
May 5 - SAM'S CHILDREN : TOWARDS THE DARKNESS Miniseries May 11 - MONEY IN A FEW WORDS Miniseries May 26 - COOKING AND CHANGE: HOW AFRICAN AMERICAN DISHES TRANSFORMED AMERICA Season 1 May 26 - NAIL BOMBER: TERROR IN LONDON
Documentaries
May 1 - ELVIS PRESLEY: THE SEARCHER Season 1 May 19 - THE LAST DAYS May 20 - HATING PETER TATCHELL May 22 - SAM SMITH: LOVE GOES - LIVE AT ABBEY ROAD STUDIOS
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7 New Netflix Shows in May 2021 and the Best Reasons to Watch
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1. “Master of None” Season 3 (available Sunday, May 23)
Why Should I Watch? By the time Season 3 premieres, it will have been more than four years since “Master of None” last dropped new episodes. Obviously, a lot has changed — as has the new season, which moves Lena Waithe’s supporting character from Seasons 1 and 2 into the spotlight. Season 3, subtitled “Moments in Love,” follows Denise and her partner Alicia (played by Naomi Ackie) as they work through long-term relationship highs and lows, including fertility challenges and divergent personal growth.
Co-creator and executive producer Aziz Ansari will still appear in the series, but his main duties have shifted to writing and directing; he helms all five episodes and co-writes the scripts, as well. Can Season 3 capture the old spark that saw “Master of None” honored with three Emmy Awards and 12 nominations?
Bonus Reason: Ansari’s investment in romance is far from a fleeting endeavor. The former “Parks and Recreation” goofball is much more serious about his studies in real-life, having published a research book titled “Modern Love” with American sociologist and New York University professor Eric Klinenberg shortly before “Master of None” Season 1 came out. His inquisitive nature could be seen in how he created identifiable and distinct storylines for the first two seasons.
Yes, Ansari faced a sexual misconduct allegation in early 2018, but the stand-up comedian took time out of the spotlight before returning for a well-received 2019 special that included an apology. Ansari has never framed himself as an authority on romantic relationships so much as a man who wants to better understand them. It seems like he’s been doing just that, making his latest findings via “Master of None” Season 3 all the more intriguing.
2. “Halston” (available Friday, May 14)
Why Should I Watch? Well, here we are again. Another Ryan Murphy series is on the horizon. It features a star-studded cast led by a bonafide A-list talent. The limited series tracks a real-life figure through a distinct period of American history. Oh, and it may be the most style-forward show Murphy has ever steered, which is really saying something. “Halston” follows the legendary fashion designer (played by Ewan McGregor) as he builds a fashion empire in ’70s and ’80s Manhattan. As usual, every element of this sounds to die for, but by now, everyone should know better than to blindly trust the project’s bonafides. After all, we’ve said, “How could this go wrong?” about “Hollywood,” “Ratched,” “The Politician,” and “The Prom” — there’s simply no telling if “Halston” will be worth watching until the critics chime in.
Bonus Reason: Still, if you want to be teased, look no further than the cast list: Rory Culkin plays Joel Schumacher, Krysta Rodriguez is Liza Minnelli, Rebecca Dayan portrays Elsa Peretti, Gian Franco Rodriguez stars as Victor Hugo, Bill Pullman pops in as David Mahoney, Vera Farmiga is Adele, and, oh yeah, Ewan McGregor is Halston.
3. “Jupiter’s Legacy” (available Friday, May 7)
Why Should I Watch? Um, did you see Josh Duhamel’s beard? What about his intricately patterned ensemble? Don’t you want to know what all those rings and stars and… flowers stand for? In “Jupiter’s Legacy,” the “Transformers” star oft-confused with Timothy Olyphant plays Sheldon Sampson by day, The Utopian by night (so to speak), the leader of a superhero team known as The Union who represent the world’s first generation of superheroes. Now, as the group gets older, their children are asked to continue their legacy, and if you thought trusting your kid to take over the family plumbing business could cause friction, imagine trusting them to save the world for you. Tensions are tested, the public chimes in, and all must be solved if the world is to be saved in this decades-spanning drama based on the graphic novels by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely.
Bonus Reason: How many superhero shows can TV handle? Just in the past year, we’ve seen new series like “WandaVision,” “The Falcon and the Winter Soldier,” Amazon’s “Invincible,” as well as new seasons of “The Boys,” “The Umbrella Academy,” and everything on The CW. I’m sure I’m missing some, which just speaks to the rampant proliferation of the genre, and now Netflix is adding a whole new batch of heroes set within their whole new universe on a whole new show — is it too much? Can the multitude of comic book heroes translate to mass audiences on TV? And that, really, is the question: If more of these shows were low-budget offshoots aimed to court niche subscribers, perhaps the high volume of small-screen caped crusaders would feel more sustainable, but “Jupiter’s Legacy” is another big-budget entry that will need a wide viewership base to succeed — aka, to make more than one season. Considering Netflix, in particular, isn’t known for keeping its series around for more than three or four years, the streamer will likely play a part in either expanding the bubble or breaking it.
4. “The Upshaws” (available Wednesday, May 12)
Why Should I Watch? Though she’s earned recent Emmy nominations for guest star roles in hit series like “Black-ish” and “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” Wanda Sykes hasn’t been a full-fledged, onscreen series regular since “The New Adventures of Old Christine” went off the air in 2010. Frankly, that’s too long to be without a weekly (or bingeable) dose of Sykes’ biting comic style. In “The Upshaws,” she’s joined by Mike Epps and Kim Fields as part of a working class Indianapolis family who are trying to keep the family together — and on the upswing. It’s a classic multicam sitcom set-up, and with Sykes providing the supporting bits of humor, that may be all you need to kick back and laugh along with the Upshaws.
Bonus Reason: I gotta go with Wanda Sykes again! She’s the best! Sorry to double down, but she deserves it. The woman has 14 Emmy nominations, including three just last year — and she’s won one! Give it up!
5. “Special” Season 2 (available Thursday, May 20)
Why Should I Watch? The first season of Ryan O’Connell’s Netflix series was a charming almost-short-form comedy, with episodes clocking in around 15 minutes each that were all the better for it. O’Connell serves as creator, writer, and star, adapting his own memoir (titled “I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves”) with wit and insight while playing Ryan Kayes, a gay man with cerebral palsy who kicks his personal ambition into overdrive when he’s hit by a car and worries about how little he’s accomplished after 30-ish years on Earth. More streaming comedies could benefit from taking such an efficient route to their debut seasons, as “Special” found its voice without slowing down to fill time it didn’t need. Now, in Season 2, episodes have expanded to the standard half-hour format. Everyone should be excited to see how it turns out.
Bonus Reason: This cast is strong! O’Connell is a talented physical comedian with sharp line deliveries, Jessica Hecht (who plays Ryan’s mother) built her long-repressed character with savvy looks and gestures, while the supporting cast around them more than carried their own. “Special” has all the makings of a delightful sitcom, and Season 2 should give you even more of what you already love.
6. “The Kominsky Method” Season 3 (available Friday, May 28)
Why Should I Watch? It’s the end! After three seasons, six Emmy nominations, and one lead’s departure from the show, “The Kominsky Method” is coming to a close. When Season 3 begins, Michael Douglas’ acting teacher Sandy is forced to reassess his life without his best friend and agent, Norman Newlander (played by Alan Arkin, who’s doing fine but no longer part of the series). Further complicating matters is the arrival of his ex-wife Roz (played by Kathleen Turner) and her impact on their daughter Mindy (Sarah Baker), who’s still dating an older partner, Martin (Paul Reiser). Chuck Lorre’s prestige TV offering will wrap up with more frank discussions about typically taboo topics like death and money, so hearing what these elder statesmen have to say about a life well-lived could be worth hearing. At the very least, these actors are worth watching.
Bonus Reason: Joining the final season as guest stars are Morgan Freeman and Barry Levinson, playing fictional versions of themselves (this is still a showbiz tale, after all), as well as returning actors Lisa Edelstein, Emily Osment, Graham Rogers, and Haley Joel Osment. If those names aren’t enough, consider this: It seems like a safe bet “The Kominsky Method” will once again be nominated for Best Comedy Series at this year’s Emmys, and if you’re going to complain about other shows being shut out (and who doesn’t?), then you’ll need ammunition for why actual nominees weren’t as deserving.
7. “Love, Death & Robots” Volume 2 (available Friday, May 14)
Why Should I Watch? Speaking of death, executive producers David Fincher and Tim Miller’s series of animated shorts is set to return with eight new episodes this month. “Love, Death + Robots” featured a dizzying array of artistic style in its initial, 18-episode launch two years ago, with each episodic story themed around the eponymous topics, while typically toying with the science fiction genre and incorporating plenty of adult material, be it violence, nudity, or existential dread. Season 2 is shorter in both episode count and length, with entries spanning from four to 15 minutes, but it will still highlight a different storytelling team for each entry, as well as vibrant, varying animation techniques.
Bonus Reason: Tim Miller of “Deadpool” fame is directing one episode himself, and the rest of this season’s helmers include: Jennifer Yuh Nelson, Alex Beaty, Robert Valley, Simon Otto, the Meat Dept. (aka Kevin Dan Ver Meiren, David Nicolas, and Laurent Nicolas), Elliot Dear, and the four-person team of Leon Berelle, Dominque Boidin, Remi Kozyra, and Maxime Luere. The voice cast is still being announced, but we do know Michael B. Jordan will lend his vocal talents to Beaty’s Episode 2.
The Rest of Incoming TV
“Alrawabi School for Girls” Season 1 (available in May)
“Mad for Each Other” (available in May)
“Racket Boys” (available in May)
“Angelina Ballroom” Seasons 5-6 (available May 1)
“Barney and Friends” Seasons 13-14 (available May 1)
“Hoarders” Season 11 (available May 2)
“Selena: The Series” Part 2 (available May 4)
“Trash Truck” Season 2 (available May 4)
“The Sons of Sam: A Descent into Darkness” (available May 5)
“Girl from Nowhere” Season 2 (available May 7)
“Mine” (available May 8)
“Money, Explained” (available May 11)
“Castlevania” Season 4 (available May 13)
“Haunted” Season 3 (available May 14)
“More to Heaven” (available May 14)
“Who Killed Sara?” Season 2 (available May 19)
“Jurassic World Camp Cretaceous” Season 3 (available May 21)
“The Neighbor” Season 2 (available May 21)
“High on the Hog: How African American Cuisine Transformed America” (available May 26)
“Ragnarok” Season 2 (available May 27)
“Lucifer” Season 5, Part 2 (available May 28)
“Dirty John: The Betty Broderick Story” (available May 31)
