May is shaping up to be a huge month for Netflix, with the highly anticipated return of original seriesMaster of None,House of Cards, Sense8, andUnbreakable Kimmy Schmidt. In addition to a slew of new classic movies and dramas for streaming, we’re looking forward to new comedy specials from Norm Macdonald, Sarah Silverman,and Tracy Morgan. Here’s everything you need to know to plot your next month on the couch.
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Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Return
After a massively successful Kickstarter campaign, cult series Mystery Science Theater 3000 returns with a new season, its first since season 10 in 1999. Geek stars Felicia Day and Patton Oswalt join the old MST3K team to mock a new selection of terrible B-movies. Gavia Baker-Whitelaw
New on Netflix: May2017
May1
American Experience: The Big Burn (2014)
American Experience: The Boys of ’36 (2017)
Anvil! The Story of Anvil (2008)
Blood on the Mountain (2016)
Chaahat (1996)
Chocolat (2000)
Decanted (2016)
Don’t Think Twice (2016)
Drifter (2017)
Forrest Gump (1994)
Happy Feet (2006)
In the Shadow of IrisNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Love (2015)
Losing Sight of Shore (2017)
Malibu’s Most Wanted (2003)
Nerdland (2016)
Raja Hindustani (1996)
Richard Pryor: Icon (2014)
Under Arrest: season 5 (2016)
May 2
Bodyguards: Secret Lives from the Watchtower (2016)
Hija De La Laguna (2015)
Maria Bamford: Old BabyNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Two Lovers and a Bear (2016)
May 5
Chelsea: season 2 (streaming every Friday)NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Handsome: A Netflix Mystery MovieNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Kazoops!: season 3NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sense8: season 2NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Simplemente Manu NNaNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Spirit: Riding Free: season 1NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Last Kingdom: season 2NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Mars GenerationNETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 6
Cold War 2 (2016)
When the Bough Breaks (2017)
May 7
LoveTrue (2016)
Stake Land II (2016)
The Host (2013)
May 8
Beyond the Gates (2016)
Hunter Gatherer (2016)
May 9
Norm Macdonald: Hitler’s Dog, Gossip & TrickeryNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Queen of the South: season 1 (2016)
All We Had (2016)
May 10
El apstata (2015)
The Adventure Club (2016)
May 11
Switched at Birth: season 5 (2017)
The Fosters: season 4 (2016)
May 12
All Hail King Julien: Exiled: season 1NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Anne with an E: season 1NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Get Me Roger StoneNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Master of None: season 2NETFLIX ORIGINAL
MindhornNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
SaharaNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
May 15
Command and Control (2016)
Cave (2016)
Lovesong (2016)
Sherlock: Series 4 (2016)
The Intent (2016)
May 16
Tracy Morgan: Staying AliveNETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Break-Up (2006)
The Place Beyond the Pines (2012)
May 18
Royal Pains: season 8 (2016)
Riverdale: season 1 (2016)
May 19
BLAME!NETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Laerte-seNETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Keepers: season 1NETFLIX ORIGINAL
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Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt: season 3NETFLIX ORIGINAL
May 21
What’s With Wheat (2017)
May 22
Inglourious Basterds (2009)
They Call Us Monsters (2017)
May 23
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming KingNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dig Two Graves (2014)
May 24
Southpaw (2015)
May 26
Believe (2016) Bloodline: season 3NETFLIX ORIGINAL
I am Jane Doe (2017)
Joshua: Teenager vs. SuperpowerNETFLIX ORIGINAL
War MachineNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
May 28
Bunk’d: season 2 (2016)
May 29
Forever Pure (2016)
A New High (2015)
May 30
F is for Family: season 2NETFLIX ORIGINAL
House of Cards: season 5NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Marvel’s Doctor Strange (2016)
Masterminds Sarah Silverman A Speck of DustNETFLIX ORIGINAL
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New on Netflix: April 2017
April 1
A Weekend with the Family (2016)
A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984)
Across the Universe (2007)
An American Tail (1986)
An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991)
An American Tail: The Mystery of the Night Monster (1999)
Boy Bye (2016)
Born To Be Free (2016)
Cool Runnings (1993)
Good Witch, season 2 (2016)
Gremlins (1984)
Only for One Night (2016)
Richard Pryor: Live & Smokin’ (1971)
Scooby-Doo (2002)
Schindler’s List (1993)
Something’s Gotta Give (2003)
Thunderstruck (2012)
Wynonna Earp, season 1 (2016)
Trouble with the Curve (2012)
Tropic Thunder (2008)
The Tenth Man (2016)
April 2
The D Train (2015)
April 4
Chewing Gum, season 2NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Louis C.K. 2017NETFLIX ORIGINAL
April 6
Disneys The BFG (2016)
April 7
El Faro De Las OrcasNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Dawn of the Croods, season 3NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Get Down: Part 2NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Win It AllNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 8
Kubo and the Two Strings (2016)
April 10
Documentary Now!, season 2 (2016)
April 11
Kevin Hart: What Now (2016)
April 12
DCs Legends of Tomorrow, season 2 (2016)
April 14
Chelsea, season 2NETFLIX ORIGINAL
El Elegido (2017)
Mystery Science Theater 3000: The ReturnNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sandy WexlerNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 15
Disneys Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey (1993)
SlamNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 18
Lucas Brothers: On DrugsNETFLIX ORIGINAL
April 19
A Plastic Ocean
April 21
Bill Nye Saves the World, season 1NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Girlboss, season 1NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On, season 1NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Sand CastleNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Tales by Light, season 2NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Mr. Peabody & Sherman Show, season 4NETFLIX ORIGINAL
The Prestige (2006)
TrampsNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 22
The Great British Baking Show: Masterclass, season 1-3 (2016)
The Secret Life of Pets (2016)
April 23
Liv and Maddie, season 4 (2016)
Phantom (2013)
April 24
Long Nights Short Mornings (2016)
April 25
Disneys Queen of Katwe (2016)
The 101-Year-Old Man Who Skipped Out on the Bill and DisappearedNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Vir Das: Abroad UnderstandingNETFLIX ORIGINAL
April 26
Real Rescues, season 6-7 (2012)
Trust (2010)
April 27
Las Chicas del Cable,season 1NETFLIX ORIGINAL
April 28
A Murder in the Park (2014)
Casting JonBenetNETFLIX ORIGINAL
Dear White People,season 1NETFLIX ORIGINAL
Rodney KingNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
Small CrimesNETFLIX ORIGINAL FILM
April 30
Sofia the First, season 3 (2015)
What’s leaving Netflix in April 2017
April 1
Ally McBeal, seasons 1-5
Angel, seasons 1-5
Better Off Ted, season 1
Barbershop 2: Back in Business
Bones, seasons 1-4
Buffy the Vampire Slayer, seasons 1-7
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Chaplin
Dollhouse, season 1
Ferris Bueller’s Day Off
Firefly
House, M.D., seasons 1-8
Lie to Me, season 1
Menace II Society
Resident Evil: Extinction
Rosewell, seasons 1-3
Snow Day
Stomp the Yard
Superman II
Superman III
Superman IV: The Quest for Peace
Superman Returns
Superman: The Movie
The Agony and the Ecstasy
The Boys from Brazil
The Escapist
The Princess Bride
The Riches, seasons 1-2
The Usual Suspects
The X-Files, seasons 1-9
Vanilla Sky
April 3
Collateral Damage
The Circle
April 7
Legit, season 2
Wilfred, season 4
April 9
Hero
April 10
Legit, season 1
Flower Girl
April 14
The Lazarus Effect
April 15
A Fantastic Fear of Everything
April 17
American Dad!, season 6
April 26
The Nutty Professor 2: Facing the Fear
April 30
Under the Tuscan Sun
The Mirror
Born to Defense
The Defender
What’s leaving Netflix in May2017
May1
11 Blocks
Alfie
Bang Bang!
Black Mamba: Kiss of Death
Cujo
Doomsdays
Fantastic Four
FernGully 2: The Magical Rescue
Flicka: Country Pride
Garfield’s Fun Fest
Invincible
Jetsons: The Movie
Jurassic Park III
Jurassic Park
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
Paulie
Samurai Headhunters
Stephen King’s Thinner
Tales from the Darkside: The Movie
The Doors
The Real Beauty and the Beast
The Seven Dwarfs of Auschwitz
The Sons of Katie Elder
The Wedding Planner
Things We Lost in the Fire
To Catch a Thief
Treblinka: Hitler’s Killing Machine
Truly Strange Turf War: Lions and Hippos
Van Wilder: Freshman Year
Venom Islands
World War II Spy School
May 2
Good Luck Charlie: season 1 4
Kickin It: season 1 3
Scrubs: season 1 9
May 5
Amapola
Flubber
Grosse Pointe Blank
The Recruit
What About Bob?
May 7
American Dad!season 7
Bobs Burgers: season 2
May 11
American Dad!season 8
May 15
Anthony Bourdain: Parts Unknown: season 1 5
May 17
American Dad! season 9 & 10
May 19
Step Up
May26
Graceland: season 1-3
Still not sure what to watch?
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