New Arrivals for Netflix May 2023
41Netflix is once again bringing the goods for dedicated subscribers in May 2023. So far in the month, Bridgerton fans have been able to sink their teeth into Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story – a new prequel spin-off show from original creator Shonda Rhimes. Netflix subscribers will soon be able to indulge themselves in new seasons of Queer Eye, the Ultraman anime series, and I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, among others. The star vehicle for the platform this May comes in the Netflix original film The Mother starring Jennifer Lopez. The action drama flick is about an elite assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she was forced to abandon at birth. The Mother comes just in time to kick off the summer movie season on Netflix.
Subscribers who are more into documentaries will also be able to check out Netflix originals like Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me and McGregor Forever. The former is a documentary film that explores the life of its titular icon, Anna Nicole Smith, who went from being a Playboy magazine centerfold and top model in the ’90s to one of Hollywood’s most-known TV personalities in the early 2000s. The latter is a four-part docuseries that follows former UFC champion Connor McGregor as he attempts to make an unlikely return to fighting. After suffering a broken leg during his 2021 loss to Dustin Poirier at UFC 264, the Irish mixed martial arts star is looking to prove the skeptics wrong.
New classics on Netflix this month include comedies the Austin Powers trilogy, Starship Troopers, This Is the End, and last year’s A Man Called Otto led by Tom Hanks. In the mood for drama? The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, Girl, Interrupted, and Léon: The Professional are available to stream to satisfy those needs. There’s the potential for an Arnold Schwarzenegger triple feature as well, for Conan the Barbarian, Last Action Hero, and Kindergarten Cop all just got added to the platform in May 2023 too. Finally, those excited for Aardman to finally release their long-awaited stop-motion animated sequel Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget on Netflix later this year can watch the first Chicken Run which is now available to stream again.
Read more on our monthly recs below then check out the full list of everything coming to and leaving Netflix in May 2023. You can also find what’s new and about to be removed from HBO Max and Disney+ right here on DiscussingFilm.
Our Recs:
Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story
Netflix and Shondaland have once again united to bring audiences a new tale from the Bridgerton universe. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is a prequel spin-off series that shows young Queen Charlotte’s rise to prominence and power in the British monarchy in the year 1761. The plot goes back and forth between young Queen Charlotte (India Amarteifio) in the first months of her marriage to King George III (Corey Mylchreest) and older Queen Charlotte (Golda Rosheuvel) in the present Bridgerton timeline in 1817.
When the royal heir Princess Charlotte unexpectedly dies in childbirth in 1817, Queen Charlotte is left with no choice but to now pressure her children to marry and produce another royal heir to ascend the throne. In dealing with this dilemma, the show jumps back in time to Charlotte’s own royal upbringing to shed light on how she also found herself pressured to birth multiple heirs without question by King George’s mother, Augusta, Dowager Princess of Wales (Michelle Fairley). Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is only a limited-run series, meaning that fans are going to have to savor all six episodes of this Netflix original while they eagerly wait for Bridgerton Season 3. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story is now streaming on Netflix!
The Mother
Jennifer Lopez returns to the action genre in The Mother, directed by Niki Caro (2020’s Mulan) and written by Misha Green (Lovecraft Country), Andrea Berloff (The Kitchen), and Peter Craig (Top Gun: Maverick). The story follows an elite assassin who was forced to give up her child at birth, due to the large painted target on her back. After spending years training in solitude, she must come out of hiding when those same sinister forces finally discover the whereabouts of her estranged daughter Zoe (Lucy Paez), who’s now a 12-year-old teen.
The Mother is a classic revenge tale in the vein of John Wick and is the latest female-led Netflix original action flick following favorites like Kate, Gunpowder Milkshake, Black Crab, and The Old Guard. Joseph Fiennes, Omari Hardwick, Gael García Bernal, Paul Raci, and Jesse Garcia (soon to be seen as the main star in Eva Longoria’s Flamin’ Hot) round up the thrilling cast ensemble. As mentioned earlier, The Mother is only kicking off the summer movie season on Netflix, as subscribers can still look forward to star-studded original films like Extraction 2, They Cloned Tyrone, and Heart of Stone. The Mother hits Netflix on May 12, 2023!
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson: Season 3
Almost two years since the second season premiered on Netflix on July 2021, the popular sketch-comedy show I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson is finally back with its third season. Comedian Tim Robinson guides audiences through a variety of public sketches that explore “the cringe of life’s strangest and most banal situations” as Netflix likes to put it. As always, this season will be six episodes long and will feature a surprising collection of hilarious celebrity guest appearances. Tim Robinson and fellow comedian/writer Zach Kanin created the series with a shared goal: to make viewers laugh their butts off through embarrassing public sketches that do whatever it takes to get the unknowing bystanders to leave. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson Season 3 premieres on Netflix May 30, 2023!
New Netflix Arrivals for May 2023
Coming May 1
Above SuspicionAirportAirport ‘77Airport 1975American GangsterAustin Powers in GoldmemberAustin Powers: International Man of MysteryAustin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged MeBlack Hawk DownThe Cable GuyCaptain PhillipsChicken RunCliffhangerConan the BarbarianThe CroodsThe Curious Case of Benjamin ButtonDawn of the DeadFlightFor Colored GirlsGirl, InterruptedThe Glass CastleHome AgainHopIgorKindergarten CopLast Action HeroLegends of the FallLemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate EventsLéon: The ProfessionalMarshallParanormal ActivityPeter Pan (2003)Pitch PerfectRainbow High, Season 3Rugrats, Seasons 1-2The Smurfs, Season 1Starship TroopersSteel MagnoliasThe Tale of DespereauxThis Is the EndTrafficVampiresThe Wedding DateThe Young Victoria
Coming May 2
Love Village – Netflix SeriesThe Tailor – Netflix Series
Coming May 3
Jewish Matchmaking – Netflix SeriesGreat British Baking Show: Juniors, Season 7 – Netflix Series
Coming May 4
Arctic DogsLarva Family – Netflix FamilyQueen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story – Netflix SeriesSanctuary – Netflix Series
Coming May 6
A Man Called Otto
Coming May 8
Justice League, Seasons 1-2Justice League: Unlimited, Seasons 1-2Spirit Rangers, Season 2 – Netflix Family
Coming May 9
Documentary Now!, Season 4Hannah Gadsby: Something Special – Netflix Comedy
Coming May 10
Dance Brothers – Netflix SeriesMissing: Dead or Alive? – Netflix DocumentaryQueen Cleopatra – Netflix Documentary
Coming May 11
Royalteen: Princess Margrethe – Netflix FilmSt. VincentUltraman, Season 3 – Netflix Anime
Coming May 12
Black Knight – Netflix SeriesCall Me KateThe Mother – Netflix FilmMulligan – Netflix SeriesQueer Eye, Season 7 – Netflix Series
Coming May 13
UglyDolls
Coming May 16
Anna Nicole Smith: You Don’t Know Me – Netflix Documentary
Coming May 17
Faithfully Yours –Netflix FilmFanfic – Netflix FilmLa Reina del Sur, Season 3McGREGOR FOREVER – Netflix DocumentaryRhythm + Flow France, Season 2 – Netflix SeriesWorking: What We Do All Day – Netflix Documentary
Coming May 18
Kitti Katz – Netflix FamilyXO, Kitty – Netflix SeriesYakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune – Netflix Series
Coming May 19
Astérix & Obélix: The Middle Kingdom – Netflix FilmKathal – A Jackfruit Mystery – Netflix FilmMuted – Netflix SeriesSelling Sunset, Season 6 – Netflix SeriesYoung, Famous & African, Season 2 – Netflix Series
Coming May 22
The Batman, Seasons 1-5The Boss BabyThe Creature Cases: Chapter 3 – Netflix Family
Coming May 23
All American, Season 5MerPeople – Netflix DocumentaryVictim/Suspect – Netflix DocumentaryWanda Sykes: I’m An Entertainer – Netflix Comedy
Coming May 24
Hard Feelings – Netflix FilmMother’s Day – Netflix FilmRhythm + Flow France, Season 2 – Netflix Series (new episodes)The Ultimatum: Queer Love – Netflix Series
Coming May 25
FUBAR – Netflix Series
Coming May 26
Barbecue Showdown, Season 2 – Netflix SeriesBlood & Gold – Netflix FilmDirty GrandpaTin & Tina – Netflix FilmTurn of the Tide – Netflix Series
Coming May 30
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson, Season 3 – Netflix Comedy
Coming May 31
Heartland, Season 15Mixed by Erry – Netflix Film
Leaving Netflix in May 2023
The list of films and shows leaving Netflix in May 2023 may be short, but there are still some recognizable titles that subscribers will want to take note of. For starters, the 1998 queer coming-of-age drama Edge of Seventeen (not to be confused with The Edge of Seventeen starring Hailee Steinfeld) is leaving the streaming service at the end of the month. Other beloved films saying goodbye on May 31 include Gore Verbinski‘s Oscar-winning animated hit Rango, the cult sci-fi comedy Galaxy Quest, and the heartbreaking drama Hachi: A Dog’s Tale. Horror fans will probably want to double-feature The Boy and its notorious sequel Brahms: The Boy II before the first film is removed from the platform this May as well. There’s more ground to cover, so check out the full list of everything leaving Netflix in May 2023 below.
Leaving May 4
Pup Star: World Tour
Leaving May 10
Bordertown (Seasons 1-3)
Leaving May 13
Weed the People
Leaving May 14
Booba: Food Puzzle (Season 1)
Leaving May 16
Side Effects
Leaving May 18
The Last Days
Leaving May 27
Collateral Beauty
Leaving May 29
The 2nd
Leaving May 31
Barbershop 2: Back in BusinessThe BoyEdge of SeventeenGalaxy QuestHachi: A Dog’s TaleLittle BoxesMidnight Diner (Seasons 1-3)My GirlRangoThe Space Between UsThe StolenWe Die Young