Everything coming to Netflix in May 2022

From Stranger Things Season 4 Part 1 to The Sound of Music Season 1, here is everything coming to Netflix in May 2022.

May of 2022 is looking to be a month packed full of new movies and returning series for Netflix. Here is everything coming to the streaming platform in May.

May 1st

40-Love (2021) – Tennis rom-com starring Katerina Tannenbaum and Tommy Flanagan.
Hello, My Name Is Doris (2015) – Michael Showalter directs this romantic comedy about a self-help seminar inspiring a woman to romantically pursue a much younger co-worker.
Rambo (2008) – Directing and starring Stallone, this very good reboot sees him playing the classic role of Rambo.
Rambo: Last Blood (2019) – Sylvester Stallone returns in this sequel that sees his character heading out for one final mission.
Summerland (2020) – Jessica Swale directs this World War 2 romance movie about an Englishwoman opening her heart to an evacuee. Stars Gemma Arterton and Gugu Mbatha-Raw.
The Gentlemen (2019) – Guy Ritchie directs this British action-comedy about a man looking to sell his cannabis empire. Stars Hugh Grant, Matthew McConaughey, Colin Farrell and Jeremy Strong. The movie is also reportedly getting a series adaptation at Netflix too.
War of the Worlds (2005) – Tom Cruise stars in what we believe is still the best adaptation of the War of the Worlds. Sees a violent alien race take over the Earth.

May 2nd

Octonauts: Above & Beyond (Season 2) N – Kids animated series from Brown Bag and Silvergate Media.

May 3rd

Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive (2022) N – Follow free diver Johanna Nordblad in this documentary as she attempts to break the world record for distance traveled under ice with one breath.

May 4th

El Marginal (Season 5) N – The fifth and final season of the crime drama series from Argentina.
Summertime (Season 3) N – The final season of the Italian teen drama series.
The Circle (Season 4) N – New episodes weekly – a new season of the social experiment reality series.

May 5th

Blood Sisters (Limited Series) N – A new series from African production company EbonyLife about two friends forced to go on the run.
Clark (Limited Series) N – Starring Bill Skarsgård as Clark Olofsson, this limited series is about a notorious Swedish bank robber.
El marginal (Season 5) N – Spanish language crime drama that’s been running since 2016.
The Pentaverate (Limited Series) N – Mike Myers returns to character comedy with this new series about a Canadian journalist finding himself wrapped up in a conspiracy. Also stars Jennifer Saunders and Jeremy Irons.
Wild Babies (Season 1) N – A new nature docu-series.

May 6th

Along for the Ride (2022) N – Originally scheduled for release in April, this romantic teen film is based on a book and sees two teens living carefree for the last time before heading off to college.
Aykut Eniste 2 (2021) – Turkish comedy movie about a young man dealing with an unexpected guest on the eve of his wedding.
Marmaduke (2022) N – A new animated movie based on the famous comic strip. Features the voices of Pete Davidson and J.K. Simmons.
Thar (2022) N – Hindi Western Thriller
The Sound of Music (Season 1) N – New South Korean drama about a girl who grew up too fast and a magician who wants to remain as a kid. Written by Min-jung KIM and directed by Kim Sung-youn.
The Takedown (2022) N – Omar Sy (Lupin) stars in this new action-comedy about two police officers who are polar opposites getting paired on a big new case.
Welcome to Eden (Season 1) N – Spanish-language sci-fi about 5 young people invited into an exclusive party.

May 8th

Christina P: Mom Genes (2022) N – Stand-up special from comedian Christina Pazsitzky about the joys and drags about being a parent.

May 10th

Workin’ Moms (Season 6) N – Latest season of the Canadian comedy series.

May 11th

42 Days of Darkness / 42 días en la oscuridad (Season 1) N – One of Netflix’s first major productions to come out of Chile. A fictional crime thriller about the disappearance of a woman and her sister’s attempts at finding her.
Brotherhood (Season 2) N – Second season of the Brazillian crime drama series.
Operation Mincemeat (2022) N – Colin Firth and Matthew Macfadyen star in this WW2 drama about two intelligence officers who helped turn the tide of the war.

Our Father (2022) N – True-crime documentary about the search for a fertility documentary who broke every rule and became a father several times over.

May 12th

Savage Beauty (Season 1) N – African drama series.

May 13th

Senior Year (2022) N – Rebel Wilson is the star of this new comedy about a woman in her late 30s waking up after a 20 year coma and returning to high school.

The Lincoln Lawyer (Season 1) N – New legal drama adaptation of the Michael Connelly novel The Brass Verdict. Follows a lawyer who operates out of his iconic Lincoln Town Car.

May 14th

Borrego (2022) – SabanFilms SVOD debut on Netflix. Thriller starring Lucy Hale about a young botanist fighting for survival after being held hostage.

May 16th

Vampire in the Garden (Season 1) N – New anime from Wit Studio where an unlikely friendship forms between a vampire and a human.

May 17th

The Future Diary (Season 2) N – Japanese reality dating show returns for another batch of episodes.

May 19th

A Perfect Pairing (2022) N – Victoria Justice headlines this new romantic comedy from director Stuart McDonald. It’s about a LA wine-company executive who travels to Australia to bag a big client. She ends up bagging a rugged local.

The Boss Baby: Back in the Cribs (Season 1) N – A new DreamWorks spinoff series to the beloved The Boss Baby franchise.
The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar (2022) N – Documentary looking at the events of the late 90s that saw the murder of photojournalist José Luis Cabezas.

May 23rd

Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (Season 2) N – Second season to the anime series.

May 25th

Somebody Feed Phil (Season 5) N – New episodes of the Netflix travel docu-series starring Philip Rosenthal.

May 26th

My Little Pony: Make Your Mark (2022) N – A special one-off animated special set in the My Little Pony universe. An additional series is due to head to Netflix in September.

May 27th

Stranger Things (Season 4 – Volume 1) N – The first half of the penultimate season of Netflix’s flagship show, Stranger Things. Picks up six months after the events of season 3 and sees the group split up but the horror of the upside-down still rearing its ugly head.