David Farnor | On 01, May 2024

Netflix is getting into a comedy mood this May, with the debut of Jerry Seinfeld’s Pop Tarts movie plus a string of live stand-up specials, but there’s serious treats on offer elsewhere from Benedict Cumberbatch thriller Eric and romance in the air with the long-awaited return of Bridgerton. It’s the non-original titles, though, that are most exciting, as Netflix adds Irish drama Kin and a double-bill of brilliant indie gems, Sweetheart and Brian and Charles.

Here’s what’s coming soon to Netflix UK in May 2024:

Kin: Season 1 – 1st May

Charlie Cox, Aidan Gillen and Clare Dunne lead this star-studded drama about a crime family in Dublin caught up in a turf war. Gripping, heightened and gritty.

The Death of Stalin – 1st May

Armando Iannucci’s hilariously bleak satire of the disarray of tyrannical rule is a chilling, scathingly relevant spectacle.

The Mauritanian – 1st May

A superb performance by Tahar Rahim anchors this compelling 9/11 drama.

A Man in Full: Season 1 – 2nd

Jeff Daniels stars in the story of one man’s fall from power and the ripple effects of those around him. Based on the novel by Tom Wolfe.

Selling The OC: Season 3 – 3rd May

The Oppenheim Group’s OC agents are back for a fiery third season with big homes and even bigger drama. In an office where betrayal and rumors spread like wildfire, you can’t put a price on loyalty – or reputation.

Bullet Train – 3rd May

Brad Pitt stars in this thriller an an unlucky assassin determined to do his job peacefully after one too many gigs gone off the rails. Fate, however, may have other plans, as his latest mission puts him on a collision course with lethal adversaries from around the globe – all with connected, yet conflicting, objectives – on the world’s fastest train.

Unfrosted – 3rd May

Michigan, 1963. Kellogg’s and Post, sworn cereal rivals, race to create a pastry that will change the face of breakfast. A tale of ambition, betrayal, sugar, and menacing milkmen, Unfrosted stars Jerry Seinfeld in his directorial debut – and Hugh Grant as Tony the Tiger.

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA: Season 1 – 4th May

In this six-night live comedy series, John Mulaney explores the city of Los Angeles during a week when every funny person is in it. The series debuts live from Netflix Is a Joke Fest, with new episodes streaming daily from then.

Hatton Garden: Season 1 – 7th

ITV’s well-acted but unsympathetic retelling of the audacious jewellery heist is a spiky, gripping watch.

Sweetheart – 8th May

Marley Morrison’s wonderfully observed feature debut is a coming-of-age comedy packed with wit and sensitivity.

Brian and Charles – 10th May

An eccentric inventor builds a robot companion in this charming and funny British mockumentary.

Murder in Successville – 12th May

BBC Three’s hilarious, inventive improv crime comedy series, presented by Tom Davis, is one of the most unique things on TV.

Bridgerton: Season 3, Part 1 – 16th May

Season 3 will bring to the centre-stage Penelope (Nichola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke Newton), with Miss Featherington certainly fatigued by the misleading actions of Colin. Part 2 will arrive on 13th June.

Thelma the Unicorn – 17th May

A singing pony who dreams of stardom finds instant fame when she transforms into a sparkly unicorn — but becoming a celebrity is one wild ride.

Atlas – 24th May

Atlas Shepherd (Jennifer Lopez), a brilliant but misanthropic data analyst with a deep distrust of artificial intelligence, joins a mission to capture a renegade robot with whom she shares a mysterious past. But when plans go awry, her only hope of saving the future of humanity from AI is to trust it.

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory: Season 1 – 24th May

In this spin-off animated series, the Camp Cretaceous gang get back together to unravel a mystery when they discover a global conspiracy that brings danger to dinosaurs — and to themselves.

Eric: Season 1 – 30th May

Created by Abi Morgan, this six-part series follows Vincent (Benedict Cumberbatch), a desperate father as he battles his demons on the vibrant, dangerous, and intoxicating streets of 80s New York in a race to bring home his missing son.

 

Titles coming soon to Netflix UK in May 2024

1st May All We Had The Beguiled Black Clover: Season 2 Cry Babies Magic Tears: Season 3 The Death of Stalin Deaw Special: Super Soft Power Diana Disappearance at Clifton Hill Down the Rabbit Hole Dr Stone: Season 1 Frankly Speaking: Season 1 Haikyu!!: Season 2 to 4 Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar: Season 1 Jujutsu Kaisen: Season 1 Jujutsu Kaisen 0: The Movie Kin: Season 1 Masterminds The Mauritanian Octonauts: Season 4 Penelope Psyche: Season 1 to 8 SWAT: Season 1 to 5 She’s Out of My League Signal (2016) Simon: Season 1 to 2 Sleepless Unnatural: Season 1 Young Justice: Season 1 to 3

2nd May 24 Hours in Tesco A Man in Full: Season 1 Beautiful Rebel Heartland: Season 17 Secrets of the Neanderthals TP BON: Season 1

3rd May Bullet Train Kaur Love with Its Details Postcards: Season 1 Selling The OC: Season 3 The Black Phone The Unbroken Voice: Season 2 Unfrosted

4th May John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA: Season 1 The Atypical Family: Season 1

5th May Katt Williams: Woke Foke Larva in Mars: Season 1 Obituary Upin & Ipin: The Lone Gibbon Kris Where the Crawdads Sing

6th May The Roast of Tom Brady

7th May Hatton Garden: Season 1 Super Rich in Korea: Season 1

8th May Slyth The Hunt Saga Sweetheart The Final: Attack on Wembley

9th May Bodkin: Season 1 Hamka & Siti Raham: Volume 2 Mother of the Bride Taskmaster: Seasons TBC Thank You, Next: Season 1 The Guardian of the Monarchs Trinil

10th May Blood of Zeus: Season 2 Brian and Charles Cooking Up Murder: Uncovering the Story of César Román: Season 1 Living with Leopards El Correo The Ultimatum: South Africa: Season 1

12th May Pain & Gain Murder in Successville: Season 1 to 3 Kevin Hart: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor

13th May Adagio

14th May Minions: The Rise of Gru

15th May Murphy’s Law: Season 1 The Quintessential Quintuplets: Season 1 Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal: Season 1 Vanderpump Rules: Season 1 City of Lies

16th May Monster (2024) Billy Elliot About Time Bridesmaids The Football Fraudster The Great Wall Hop My Brother Is Up on the Tree

17th May Power (2024) The 8 Show: Season 1 Thelma the Unicorn Breakwater LEGO DREAMZzz: Season 2 Maestro in Blue: Season 2 Mai Which Brings Me to You

18th May The Invitation (2022) View from the Top

19th May MeatEater: Season 6 Golden Kamuy

20th May Princess Power: Season 3 The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties: Season 4 Costco: Is It Really Worth It? Cry Macho Second Act

21st May Rachel Feinstein: Big Guy 4 Kings 2 I Am Not Big Bird

23rd May Franco Escamilla: Ladies’ Man Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf: Season 1 Illusions for Sale: The Rise and Fall of Generation Zoe In Good Hands 2 Tires: Season 1

24th May Atlas Jurassic World: Chaos Theory: Season 1 Mulligan: Part 2 My Oni Girl Crew Franco Escamilla: Ladies' Man Seven Orifices: Season 1

25th May Insidious: Chapter 3

29th May Colors of Evil: Red

30th May Eric: Season 1 Family of Two Geek Girl: Season 1 Korean Fried Chicken Rhapsody

31st May A Part of You Raising Voices: Season 1

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