Full list of shows, movies in May 2026
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Netflix is celebrating summer a little earlier than usual this year with a parade of new movies and TV shows set to debut in May. The streamer has lined up a slew of high-profile new and returning TV shows,
Charlize Theron's "Apex" scored an impressive debut on Netflix that boosted the action flick to the top of Netflix's most-watched film list for the week. "Apex" tallied 38.2 million views on Netflix during the week of April 20,
Lord of the Flies, ScarJo as an alien, and Alfred Molina as an octopus (again?) are all new to Netflix in May.