First Look at What’s Coming to Netflix in May 2023

Welcome to an early rundown of everything scheduled to hit Netflix in the United States throughout the month of May 2023. This list will include all the new licensed movies and shows and all the Netflix Originals that will be debuting exclusively on the service. 

This list will be continuously updated throughout the month of April 2023 and into May 2023 as we learn of new movies, series, and games headed to the service.

Of course, while there’ll be plenty of new releases headed your way throughout May 2023, you’ll also want to familiarize yourself with all the departures planned for May 2023 too.

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Full List of What’s Coming to Netflix in May 2023

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Coming to Netflix May 2023 TBD

• Turn of the Tide (Season 1) Netflix Original – Portuguese-language thriller.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 1st

• Above Suspicion (2019) – Emilia Clarke, Jack Huston, and Johnny Knoxville star in this crime thriller. About the true story of a newly married FBI agent assigned to an Appalachian mountain town who starts an affair with a local woman.
• After Earth (2013) – Will and Jaden Smith star in this science fiction action movie from M. Night Shyamalan.
• American Graffiti (1973) – Classic comedy from director George Lucas, about a couple of high school graduates spending one final night together before heading off to college.
• Demon Slayer (Season 3) – One of the biggest anime series right now is returning for its third (or technically second) season at Netflix with the Entertainment District Arc dropping in full.

• Pitch Perfect (2012) – Anna Kendrick leads this ensemble musical-comedy cast about a college student that finds herself in a new clique when joining a new high school.
• Rainbow High (Season 3) – Kids animated series.
• Soft & Quiet (2022) – SVOD debut of the Blumhouse horror from writer/director Beth de Araújo.

• The Glass Castle (2017) – Biopic based on the best-selling memoir by Jeannette Walls. Stars Brie Larson with Naomi Watts, Woody Harrelson, and Max Greenfield.
• Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys (2008) – A Tyler Perry joint about two families living on opposite sides of the class spectrum but are intertwined in both love and business.
• Vanquish (2021) – Ruby Rose and Morgan Freeman star in this action crime thriller from director/writer George Gallo.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 2nd

• Love Village (Season 1) Netflix Original – Japanese reality dating series.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 3rd

• Jewish Matchmaking (Season 1) Netflix Original – New dating reality series that tries to match Jewish singles in the US and Israel. Hosted by Aleeza.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 4th

• Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story (Limited Series) Netflix Original – India Amarteifio plays Young Queen Charlotte in this spinoff that rewinds the clock and tells the story of how the young Queen’s marriage to King George sparked both a great love story and a societal shift.
• Sanctuary (Season 1) Netflix Original – Kan Eguchi directs this new Japanese drama about a juvenile delinquent becoming a sumo apprentice.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 10th

• Dance Brothers (Season 1) Netflix Original – Netflix’s first major Finnish series about two brothers struggling to make a living as professional dancers.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 11th

• Ultraman (Season 3) Netflix Original – The final season of the hit anime series.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 12th

• Black Knight (Season 1) Netflix Original – South Korean sci-fi action series from writer/director Cho Ui-seok. Set in a dystopian future where the world has been devasted by air pollution and people rely on the Black Knights for deliveries.

• The Mother (2023) Netflix Original – Action thriller starring Jennifer Lopez about a deadly female assassin who comes out of hiding to help protect her daughter.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 18th

• XO, Kitty (Season 1) Netflix Original – Spin-off series to the rom-com movie series To All The Boys about teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey having relationship troubles of her own when she travels to South Korea.

• Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune (Season 1) Netflix Original – Japanese anime series based on the light novel of the same name. Taito Ban and Asami Seto to voice.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 23rd

• Victim/Suspect (2023) Netflix Original – Nancy Schwartzman directs this documentary about a journalist looking at unanswered sexual crimes of young women. First premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 24th

• The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties (Season 3) Netflix Original – French reality series where a family business sells luxury homes in France and around the globe.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 25th

• FUBAR (Season 1) Netflix Original – Arnold Schwarzenegger debuts in his first major series as a CIA operative who just can’t seem to head into retirement.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 26th

• Blood & Gold (2023) Netflix Original – German-language WW2 spaghetti western about a German deserter returning home to get caught up in a battle against SS troops to uncover hidden gold.

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What’s Coming to Netflix on May 30th

• I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Season 3) Netflix Original – Sketch comedy series returns with Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin back at the helm for an additional six episodes.

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What are you going to be checking out on Netflix throughout May 2023? Let us know in the comments down below.