What will you be watching on Netflix and other services in the coming month? As you are used to from us, we choose a few cool series and films for you every month. This will be new on Netflix in May 2021.
New on Netflix in May 2021
Netflix makes new series and films available every day. On iPhone we look ahead every month at the new offer with the best tips. These are often new series and films, but also old favorites that appear on Netflix.
All you have to do is put the series and movies on your list, or press play when the time comes. Our New to Netflix guide keeps you up to date with the must-see series and movies every month. Also scroll further to see what’s new on Apple TV Plus and Disney Plus.
1. Army of the Dead
Netflix is ​​going for blockbusters this summer and that starts with Army of the Dead, the new film from Zack Snyder. In the movie, you follow Scott Ward (Dave Bautista), a war hero who now quietly bakes burgers in his restaurant. He is asked for a dangerous mission that can bring in a lot of money: rob a safe in Las Vegas. That doesn’t sound special, except that the area is full of zombies. Expect a lot of action and humor.
Airing on Netflix from 21 May.
2. Love, Death and Robots (season 2)
Next month we can enjoy the second season of Love, Death and Robots. The idea is that various animation makers will have the opportunity to make a short film around the themes of love, death and robots. The first season gave a great diversity of short films, with unprecedented quality. This second season promises to continue that.
Airing on Netflix from 14 May.
3. Jupiter’s Legacy (season 1)
Jupiter’s Legacy is a new superhero series based on Mark Millar’s comics. It is the first of a series of Netflix series set in the same universe. This one is about the first generation of superheroes, who gained their powers in the 1930s and then worked to make the world a better place. Now is the time for the next generation. How can they ever step into those big superhero shoes?
Airing on Netflix from 7 May.
4. Ferry
In the series Undercover you got to know Ferry Bouwman as the leader of a criminal organization that is being arrested. In this film you see how Bouwman works for a hash baron in his younger years, by whom he is sent to his native region in Brabant.
Airing on Netflix from 14 May.
Lucifer (Season 5 Part 2)
Fans have had to wait a long time for it, but in May you can finally watch the second part of the fifth season of Lucifer. Enjoy it for a while, because the sixth season is really the end for the series this time.
Airing on Netflix from 28 May.
Also interesting on Netflix:
- Money, Explained – 11 May
- The Upshaws – May 12th
- Castlevania (season 4) – 13 May
- Special (season 2) – May 20th
- Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous (season 3) – 21st of May
- The Kominsky Method (season 3) – the 28th of May
Apple TV Plus update:
Both Mythic Quest and Trying are getting a second season on Apple TV Plus this month. You can also watch a documentary series about the music from 1971.
- Mythic Quest (season 2) – May 7
- Trying (season 2) – May 14
- 1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything – 21st of May
Disney Plus update:
The Falcon and the Winter Soldier has already ended with a crazy finale episode. Although we still have to wait a while for Loki, there is also plenty to watch on Disney Plus in May.
- Star Wars: The Bad Batch – 5th of May
- The New Mutants – May 7
- Angel (season 1 to 5) – May 7
- High School Musical: The Musical: The Series (season 2) – May 14
- New Girl (season 1-7) – May 14
- Marvel’s MODOK – 21st of May
- Cruella (VIP Access) – May 28
Check out more Netflix tips
- April 2020 Netflix tips: Just Say Yes and The Circle
- March 2021 Netflix Tips: The Falcon and the Winter Soldier
- February 2021 Netflix Tips: News of the World and Billie Eilish
- January 2021 Netflix Tips: Lupine and Headspace
- December 2020 Netflix Tips: The Prom and Chilling Adventures of Sabrina