This May, Netflix is in full bloom with top-notch content all month long. While it’s always hard to say goodbye to the titles leaving Netflix, you won’t feel down for long once you get a good look at the impressive array of Netflix Original series coming to the platform to take their place. With everything from premiering titles to long-awaited continuations of fan favorites, Netflix’s diverse and delightful May 2025 premieres are sure to have something for everyone.
The streamer is set to help you celebrate the new month with premieres from highly-anticipated continuations of established hit series across several different genres (so there’s truly something for everyone), like Love, Death & Robots: Volume 4 and Blood of Zeus: Season 3.
There are also plenty of exciting brand-new shows that will begin streaming exclusively on Netflix starting this month. Keep an eye out in particular for Sirens, The Four Seasons, and Forever, which are all already looking to be some of the most promising new releases out of May’s entire streaming lineup.
So what makes the cut for our top 11, and which of them have what it takes to be in the Netflix Top 10? Keep reading to treat yourself to the greatness that is the list of streaming standouts for May 2025.
Released May 22
CAST: Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton, Josh Segarra, Felix Solis, Trevor Salter, Britne Oldford, Lauren Weedman, Jena Lyon, Erin Neufer, Emily Borromeo, Bill Camp, Patrick Voss Davis
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: In this Netflix Original dark comedy series, Devon DeWitt’s (Fahy) decides to stage an intervention for her younger sister Simone (Alcock) due to the latter’s unhealthy relationship with her new boss. But when Devon goes to take on Simone’s alluring and powerful socialite boss, Michaela Kell (Moore), over the course of a weekend at the Kell family’s lavish beach estate, she finds that Michaela isn’t one to go down without a fight.
Released May 1
CAST: Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Will Forte, Erika Henningsen, Julia Lester, Alan Alda, Chloe Troast, Jack Gore, Ashlyn Maddox, Jacob Buckenmyer, Taylor Ortega, Simone Recasner, Toby Edward Huss, Tommy Do
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Adapted from Alan Alda’s 1981 film of the same name, The Four Seasons is a Netflix Original romantic-comedy miniseries that follows three married couples whose decades of friendship are tested like never before after one of the pairs gets a divorce, throwing a wrench in the group’s tradition of quarterly weekend vacations.
Released May 15
CAST: John Boyega, Ed Skrein, Sienna King, Dwane Walcott, Rahul Kohli, Pamela Nomvete, Amar Chadha-Patel,Anthony Kiedis, Flea, John Frusciante, Chad Smith, Emily O’Brien, Feodor Chin, Piotr Michael, Sumalee Montano, Chris Parnell, John Oliver, Fred Tatasciore, Rachel Kimsey, Rhys Darby, Moe Daniels, Graham McTavish, Phil Morris, Michelle Lukes, Matthew Waterson, MrBeast, Bai Ling, Keston John, Braden Lynch, Roger Craig Smith, Gary Furlong, Bruce Thomas, Andrew Morgado, Scott Whyte, Melissa Villaseñor, Ronny Chieng, Amy Sedaris, Kevin Hart, Josh Brener, Nat Faxon, Niecy Nash-Betts, Brett Goldstein, Dan Stevens, JB Blanc, Jim Broadbent, Nika Futterman, Jane Leeves, Dave B. Mitchell
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: The award-winning Netflix Original adult animated anthology series returns to the platform for a fresh season full of 10 shorts that span genres like horror, sci-fi, comedy, and more. From reimagining the Red Hot Chili Peppers performing their legendary 2003 Slane Castle, Ireland show using puppetry, to an unhinged 18th century poet whose cat may be the only thing stopping him from serving Satan a world-destroying poem, there’s plenty of inventive new stories to enjoy in Love, Death & Robots: Volume 4.
Released May 8
CAST: Lovie Simone, Michael Cooper Jr., Xosha Roquemore, Marvin Lawrence Winans III, Wood Harris, Karen Pittman, Barry Shabaka Henley, Ali Gallo, Niles Fitch, Paigion Walker, E’myri Crutchfield
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Adapted from Judy Blume’s 1975 novel of the same name, Forever is a romantic drama film that takes place in Los Angeles and follows childhood friends Keisha (Simone) and Justin (Cooper Jr.) who later reunite in high school. There, an all-encompassing first love begins to ignite, leaving both of them forever changed.
Released May 8
CAST: Derek Phillips, Jason O’Mara, Fred Tatasciore, Claudia Christian, Elias Toufexis, Mamie Gummer, Chris Diamantopoulos, Jessica Henwickas, Matthew Mercer, Adetokumboh M’Cormack, Adam Croasdell, Matt Lowe, Jennifer Hale, Sarah Elmaleh, Laura Pulver, Cissy Jones, Alfred Molina
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: The epic story of Blood of Zeus officially reaches a conclusion this month with the premieres of its third and final season. The Netflix Original adult-animated fantasy action series brings viewers back to mythical ancient Greece one last time to see the fallout of the previous season’s events, with the Titans now awakened and their king, Kronos (Molina), hungry for revenge. Who will emerge victorious in this all-out battle and power struggle between the Titans and Olympic gods? Find out in Blood of Zeus: Season 3 on Netflix.
Released May 22
CAST: Terri J. Vaughn, Jo Marie Payton, Jade Novah, Drew Olivia Tillman, Tré Boyd, Dyon Brooks, Karon Riley, Philip Fornah, Robert Craighead
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Tyler Perry’s latest work is a comedy series that’s centered on Antoinette Dunkerson (Vaughn), whose successful campaign for Lieutenant Governor leads to a whole new world of duties, judgments, and frustrations. As both a woman in politics and Mississippi’s first Black Lieutenant Governor, Antoinette faces challenges from her sexist and condescing boss, all while trying to keep her eccentric family in line.
Released May 15
CAST: Miku Martineau, Ayo Solanke, Eve Edwards, Clara Alexandrova, Hunter Cardinal, Anwen O’Driscoll, Aviva Mongillo, Ryan Sutherland, Alex Hook, Dorian Giordano, Laura Afelskie, Rami Khan
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Bet is a new Netflix Original title based on Homura Kawamoto’s ongoing Japanese manga Kakegurui. The psychological thriller series takes place at an elite boarding school whose entire social structure is determined by underground gambling. When a mysterious transfer student from Japan named Yumeko (Martineau) demonstrates exceptional gambling ability, she gains the attention of the Student Council. Through it all, Yumeko carries out her own secret plans for revenge that could turn the entire school system upside down.
Released May 9
CAST: Bhumi Pednekar, Ishaan Khatter, Sakshi Tanwar, Zeenat Aman, Nora Fatehi, Vihaan Samat, Dino Morea, Milind Soman, Chunky Panday, Lisa Mishra, Sumukhi Suresh, Luke Kenny, Kavya Trehan, Udit Arora
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: This Hindi-language romantic comedy-drama series out of India promises some steamy streaming as entitled Prince Aviraaj (Khatter) clashes with self-made tech startup entrepreneur Sophia (Pednekar) upon first meeting. As their very different worlds collide, their lives become entangled amidst a flurry of ambition, passion, and romance.
Released May 23
CAST: Nick Kroll, John Mulaney, Jordan Peele, Ayo Edebiri, Maya Rudolph, Jason Mantzoukas, Andrew Rannells, Fred Armisen, Cynthia Erivo, Quinta Brunson, Holly Hunter, Steve Buscemi, Kristen Wiig, Nathan Fillion, Ali Wong, Richard King, Keke Palmer, Natasha Lyonne, Billy Porter, Craig Robinson
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: The hit Netflix Original adult-animated coming-of-age sitcom Big Mouth comes to an end in late May with one last season of laughs, lessons, and lasting memories. Big Mouth: Season 8 sees besties Nick Birch (Kroll) and Andrew Glouberman (Mulaney) join their friends in high school for new experiences full of fresh hormones, heartbreaks, and growing pains, culminating in a bittersweet conclusion you won’t want to miss.
Released May 15
CAST: Marie Bach Hansen, Danica Curcic, Simon Sears, Lars Ranthe and Sara Fanta Traore, Excel Busano, Donna Levkovski
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Secrets We Keep is a Danish crime-drama thriller series that follows a woman named Cecille (Hansen) who decides to investigate the sudden disappearance of her neighbor’s au pair from their wealthy community north of Copenhagen. But she soon may come to regret her search for answers as each unearthed secret increasingly unravels her seemingly perfect world until it all falls apart.
Released May 31
STREAM Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event ON NETFLIX
CAST: N/A
RATING: TV-MA
DESCRIPTION: Celebrate Netflix’s entire body of work by tuning in to this exciting live event on May 31 at 5:00 PM PT / 8:00 PM ET. Streamed from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles, Tudum 2025 will bring non-stop entertainment and surprises in the form of big stars, exclusive sneak peeks, incredible live performances, and more, ensuring something to love for fans of all the top Netflix movies and shows.
