Every month, kawarthaNOW is the only local media source to bring you a list of what’s coming to Netflix Canada. Here are a few highlights of what’s coming to Netflix in May.
The first volume of season four of Netflix’s hit series Stranger Things returns on Friday, May 27th. In the nine-episode fourth season, supernatural darkness returns to Hawkins just in time for spring break, triggering fresh terror, disturbing memories, and the threat of war. Note you’ll have to wait until Friday, July 1st for the second volume of season four.
The third volume of the Emmy-winning adult animated series Love, Death & Robots returns with eight episodes of uncanny worlds, violent delights, and twisted kicks on Friday, May 20th.
The new Netflix series The Lincoln Lawyer reboots the 2011 film starring Matthew McConaughey, with Manuel Garcia-Rulfo taking on the role of lawyer Mickey Haller, who works out of the backseat of his Lincoln Town Car after his former partner is killed. Created by David E. Kelley and based on the bestselling novels by Michael Connelly, the 10-episode series debuts on Friday, May 13th.
VIDEO: The Lincoln Lawyer Trailer
Canadian comic superstar Mike Myers returns to the screen in the six-episode Netflix series The Pentaverate, which posits that a secret society of five men have been working to influence world events since the Black Plague of 1347. One unlikely Canadian journalist finds himself in the middle of a mission to expose the truth and, in the process, save the world. Myers plays eight different characters in this spin-off of his 1993 romantic black comedy film So I Married an Axe Murderer. The Pentaverate debuts on Thursday, May 5th.
VIDEO: The Pentaverate Teaser
The Netflix film Operation Mincemeat is based on the true story of two British intelligence officers in World War II who hatch an outlandish plot to break Hitler’s deadly grip on Europe by recruiting a dead man. The film, originally released in theatres in April, comes to Netflix on Tuesday, May 10th.
VIDEO: Operation Mincemeat Trailer
The four-part Netflix documentary Meltdown: Three Mile Island tells the story of the near catastrophe at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania in 1979 through the lens of chief engineer and whistleblower Richard Parks and features dramatic reenactments, archival footage, never-before-seen home video, and in-depth interviews about the worst nuclear incident in U.S. history. It premieres on Netflix on Wednesday, May 4th.
VIDEO: Meltdown: Three Mile Island Trailer
Other new Netflix series — mainly foreign language ones — include Blood Sisters and Clark (both on May 5), The Sound of Magic and Welcome to Eden (both on May 6), 42 Days of Darkness (May 10), Savage Beauty (May 12), New Heights (May 13), Love on the Spectrum U.S. (May 18), Wrong Side of the Tracks (May 20),
Returning Netflix series include season four of The Circle (May 4), season two of Bling Empire (May 13), season three of Who Killed Sara? (May 18), season two of Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 (May 23), season five of Somebody Feed Phil (May 25). Other returning series include season two and three of Servant of the People (May 16).
Other Netflix documentaries include Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive (May 3), Wild Babies (May 5), Our Father (May 10), Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (May 18), The G Word with Adam Conover (May 19)
Netflix films include Along for the Ride and Marmaduke (both on May 6), Senior Year (May 13), and A Perfect Pairing (May 19). Theatrically released films include 1917, 40-Love, Basic Instinct, Bridget Jones’s Baby, Casper, Crank, Diary of a Mad Black Woman, Dolittle, Molly’s Game, The Hateful Eight, and The Hunt (all on May 1), Ted Bundy: American Psycho (May 8), Borrego (May 14), Sonic the Hedgehog (May 15), Blippi’s Adventures (May 16), Jackass 4.5 (May 20), and 21 Bridges (May 29).
VIDEO: New to Netflix Canada in May 2022
Here’s the complete list of everything coming to Netflix Canada in May, along with what’s leaving.
Coming in May (no release date specified)
- Like a Rolling Stone: The Life & Times of Ben Fong-Torres
- Welcome to Wedding Hell (Netflix series) – A marriage proposal is supposed to be a happy ending. But for one couple, it becomes the beginning of an uphill struggle over wedding preparations.
Sunday, May 1
- 1917
- 40-Love
- Basic Instinct
- Blippi Wonders: Season 1
- Bridget Jones’s Baby
- Casper
- Crank
- Crank 2: High Voltage
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman
- Dolittle
- Kung Fu Panda 3
- Molly’s Game
- Seed of Chucky
- The Hateful Eight
- The Hunt
Monday, May 2
- Octonauts: Above & Beyond: Season 2 (Netflix family) – Captain Barnacles, Kwazii and crew discover new environments and protect more critter friends as they hop around the globe on exciting missions.
Tuesday, May 3
- Hold Your Breath: The Ice Dive (Netflix documentary) – Follow free diver Johanna Nordblad in this documentary as she attempts to break the world record for distance traveled under ice with one breath.
Wednesday, May 4
- 40 Years Young (Netflix film) – After learning a bitter truth, a chef joins his best friend and restaurant partner in a culinary competition in Cancún to reignite his zest for life.
- The Circle: Season 4 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – They’re chatty. They’re shady. They’re secretly famous. They’re this season’s players — and all bets are off as they compete for the ultimate prize.
- El marginal: Season 5 (Netflix series) – In this final season, Miguel seeks redemption behind bars, Diosito struggles in the outside world, and a cult threatens to become Puente Viejo’s demise.
- Meltdown: Three Mile Island (Netflix documentary) – From the acclaimed producers of Erin Brockovich and Academy Award-nominated® director Kief Davidson (The Ivory Game) comes a gripping four-part documentary series that tells the story of ordinary people having the courage to do extraordinary things. Meltdown tackles the near catastrophe at Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Pennsylvania through the lens of chief engineer and whistleblower, Richard Parks, as well as the community it impacted. Dramatic reenactments, archival footage, never-before-seen home video, and in-depth interviews bring viewers into the worst nuclear incident in U.S. history.
- Summertime: Season 3 (Netflix series) – Another summer, another string of love triangles as the group navigates their passions and tests the boundaries of friendship.
Thursday, May 5
- Blood Sisters (Netflix series) – Bound by a dangerous secret, best friends Sarah and Kemi are forced to go on the run after a wealthy groom disappears during his engagement party.
- Clark (Netflix series) – This is the unbelievable story of Clark Olofsson, the controversial criminal who inspired the term “Stockholm syndrome.” Based on his truths and lies.
- The Pentaverate (Netflix series) – What if a secret society of five men has been working to influence world events for the greater good since the Black Plague of 1347? As this new series begins, one unlikely Canadian journalist finds himself embroiled in a mission to uncover the truth and just possibly save the world himself. Remember, the Pentaverate must never be exposed!
- Wild Babies (Netflix documentary) – Follow the adventures of baby lions, elephants, penguins, pangolins and more as they learn to navigate the highs and lows of life in the wild.
Friday, May 6
- Along for the Ride (Netflix film) – The summer before college, studious Auden meets mysterious Eli, and — on nightly quests — he helps her experience the carefree teen life she was missing.
- Marmaduke (Netflix film) – Messy and mischievous Marmaduke has a big heart but can’t stay out of trouble! Does he have what it takes to shine in the swanky dog show world?
- The Sound of Magic (Netflix series) – A magician living in an abandoned theme park makes troubles disappear, and hope reappear, for a disenchanted teen enduring harsh realities.
- Thar (Netflix film) – A veteran cop sees the chance to prove himself when murder and a stranger’s grisly torture plot shake the walls of a sleepy desert town.
- The Takedown (Netflix film) – Forced to reteam after a decade, two mismatched cops investigate a murder in a divided French town, where a wider conspiracy looms.
- Welcome to Eden (Netflix series) – A group of young adults attend a party on a remote island, but the supposed paradise they find waiting for them is anything but.
Sunday, May 8
- Christina P: Mom Genes (Netflix comedy) – Comedian Christina P examines the joys and drags of parenting, partnering and more through a no-nonsense Gen-X lens in this special.
- Ted Bundy: American Psycho
Monday, May 9
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Sustainable War (Netflix anime) – In the year 2045, Motoko Kusanagi and Section 9 return to fight a dangerous new threat in this feature-length recut of the first season of “SAC_2045.”
Tuesday, May 10
- 42 Days of Darkness (Netflix series) – A woman leads a frantic search to find her missing sister in a town in Chile amid a media storm and the police investigation. Inspired by a true case.
- Brotherhood: Season 2 (Netflix series) – In the aftermath of a deadly riot, Edson and Cristina grapple with new enemies and threats. But as the stakes rise, their bond is tested.
- The Circle: Season 4 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – They’re chatty. They’re shady. They’re secretly famous. They’re this season’s players — and all bets are off as they compete for the ultimate prize.
- Operation Mincemeat (Netflix film) – Two British intelligence officers hatch an outlandish scheme to trick the Nazis and alter the course of World War II. Based on a true story of deception.
- Our Father (Netflix documentary) – After a woman’s at-home DNA test reveals multiple half-siblings, she discovers a shocking scheme involving donor sperm and a popular fertility doctor.
- The Getaway King (Netflix film) – A folk-hero bandit known for his many prison breaks considers a fresh life path when he gets a new girlfriend. Based on the life of Zdzislaw Najmrodzki.
Thursday, May 12
- Maverix (Netflix comedy) – Motocross teens go for big air as they try to beat their rivals, bring out the best in each other and win it all in this high-speed series.
- Savage Beauty (Netflix series) – Seeking revenge for her tragic past, a mysterious woman embeds herself in a powerful family who possess a global beauty empire — and dark secrets.
Friday, May 13
- Bling Empire: Season 2 (Netflix series) – Los Angeles’s beloved uber-rich Asians are back with even more luxury, glamor and crazy. This season, a romance between Kevin and Kim percolates, Cherie and Jessey’s relationship is questioned, and as Kane and Kevin’s best bud friendship is tested, Beverly Hills’s rivaling queens, Christine and Anna, put a new twist on the art of social warfare. But through it all, the one thing these friends hold dearest to their hearts is their love for each other…and of course, impeccable style.
- The Life and Movies of Ersan Kuneri (Netflix series) – Reexamining his own legacy, a renowned figure in erotic cinema decides to branch out and make movies in other genres, from sci-fi to medieval action.
- The Lincoln Lawyer (Netflix series) – An iconoclastic idealist runs his law practice out of the back of his Lincoln in this series based on Michael Connelly’s bestselling novels.
- New Heights (Netflix series) – When business consultant Michi Wyss inherits his late father’s troubled farm he must confront his rural past — and his family’s future.
- Senior Year (Netflix film) – A cheerleading stunt gone wrong landed her in a 20-year coma. Now she’s 37, newly awake and ready to live out her high school dream: becoming prom queen.
Saturday, May 14
- Borrego
Sunday, May 15
- PJ Masks: Season 4
- Sonic the Hedgehog
Monday, May 16
- Blippi’s Adventures
- Servant of the People: Season 2-3
- Vampire in the Garden (Netflix anime) – Though mortal enemies, a human girl and a vampire queen set out in search of the paradise where humans and vampires once coexisted in peace.
Tuesday, May 17
- The Future Diary: Season 2 (Netflix series) – A brand-new love story unfolds when a young office worker in Tokyo finds herself caught between a charming bartender and a handsome medical student.
Wednesday, May 18
- The Circle: Season 4 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – They’re chatty. They’re shady. They’re secretly famous. They’re this season’s players — and all bets are off as they compete for the ultimate prize.
- Cyber Hell: Exposing an Internet Horror (Netflix documentary) – Anonymous and exploitative, a network of online chat rooms ran rampant with sex crimes. The hunt to take down its operators required guts and tenacity.
- Love on the Spectrum U.S. (Netflix series) – Following the success of the multi-award winning Australian series, this insightful and warmhearted US based docu-series follows autistic people as they navigate the world of dating and relationships.
- The Perfect Family (Netflix film) – At first, Lucía is taken aback by her son’s girlfriend’s eclectic family, but little does she know the impact they’ll have on her prim and proper life.
- Toscana (Netflix film) – When a Danish chef travels to Tuscany to sell his father’s business, he meets a local woman who inspires him to rethink his approach to life and love.
- Who Killed Sara?: Season 3 (Netflix series) – In this final season, as enemies become allies and the truth is finally exposed, Álex becomes fixated on solving a new enigma: What happened to Sara?
Thursday, May 19
- A Perfect Pairing (Netflix film) – To land a major client, a hard-driving LA wine-company exec (Victoria Justice) travels to an Australian sheep station, where she ends up working as a ranch hand and sparking with a rugged local (Adam Demos).
- The Boss Baby: Back in the Crib (Netflix family) – Picking up where “The Boss Baby: Family Business” left off, adult Ted Templeton Jr. uses Tina’s magical formula to turn himself back into the Boss Baby. But returning to BabyCorp is anything but child’s play.
- The G Word with Adam Conover (Netflix documentary) – The G Word with Adam Conover is a hybrid comedy-documentary series that pulls back the curtain on the surprising ways the US government impacts our everyday lives, from the mundane to the life changing. With his signature blend of irreverence and insight, Conover explores the government’s triumphs, failures, and what we might be able to do to change it. Based on The Fifth Risk: Undoing Democracy by best-selling author Michael Lewis (The Big Short, Moneyball), The G Word with Adam Conover is produced by Higher Ground alongside Adam Conover, Jon Cohen, and Jon Wolf of Fair Point.
- Insiders: Season 2 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – Ten new candidates sign up for a casting call for a reality show, unaware the cameras have already started rolling. Let the mind games begin — again.
- The Photographer: Murder in Pinamar (Netflix documentary) – This documentary examines the murder of photojournalist José Luis Cabezas, a crime that shook Argentina and exposed a political and financial conspiracy.
- Rodrigo Sant’Anna: I’ve Arrived (Netflix comedy) – A new comedy special from Rodrigo Sant’Anna.
Friday, May 20
- F*ck Love Too (Netflix film) – Love triangles and lingering doubts put relationships to the test as Lisa faces a difficult choice, Jack lands in a crisis and Bo questions her marriage.
- Jackass 4.5
- Love, Death & Robots: Volume 3 (Netflix series) – Uncanny worlds, violent delights and twisted kicks await in the third volume of the Emmy-winning animated anthology from Tim Miller and David Fincher.
- Wrong Side of the Tracks (Netflix series) – A war veteran angry at the drug dealers and troublemakers infiltrating his neighborhood sets out to reform his wayward teenage granddaughter.
Sunday, May 22
- ONE PIECE: New Episodes
Monday, May 23
- Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045: Season 2 (Netflix anime) – In the year 2045, cybernetic mercenary Motoko Kusanagi returns to Section 9 to face a dangerous new threat: the posthumans.
- Godspeed (Netflix film) – An ex-army captain travels to Dalyan to stop his friend’s beloved from marrying another man, but grief and trauma from a combat tragedy mar his journey.
- Sea of Love (Netflix family) – Bruda and his sea animal friends go on mini-adventures in the ocean and discover that everyday moments are filled with bits of magic.
Wednesday, May 25
- The Circle: Season 4 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – They’re chatty. They’re shady. They’re secretly famous. They’re this season’s players — and all bets are off as they compete for the ultimate prize.
- Larva Pendant (Netflix film) – When Yellow gets trapped by a mean and mischievous cat Red rushes (noisily) to his rescue.
- Somebody Feed Phil: Season 5 (Netflix series) – In a new season of his reality series, “Everybody Loves Raymond” creator Phil Rosenthal travels the globe to take in local cuisine and culture of new destinations, including Oaxaca, Maine, Helsinki, Portland and Madrid.
Thursday, May 26
- Insiders: Season 2 (Netflix series, new episodes weekly) – Ten new candidates sign up for a casting call for a reality show, unaware the cameras have already started rolling. Let the mind games begin — again.
- My Little Pony: Make Your Mark (Netflix family) – When Zipp realizes that the power of the crystals are fading, she goes on a mission to figure out why.
Friday, May 27
- Stranger Things 4: Volume 1 (Netflix series) – Darkness returns to Hawkins just in time for spring break, triggering fresh terror, disturbing memories — and the threat of war.
Sunday, May 29
- 21 Bridges
Monday, May 30
- Mighty Little Bheem: I Love Taj Mahal (Netflix family) – On a trip to the beautiful Taj Mahal, Bheem gets distracted trying to return a little girl’s lost teddy bear before someone steals it!
Leaving Netflix Canada in May
Sunday, May 1
- Clueless
- Colony: Seasons 1-3
Monday, May 2
- iZombie: Seasons 1-5
Tuesday, May 3
- StartUp: Seasons 1-3
Saturday, May 14
- Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
Tuesday, May 31
- Cowboy Bebop: The Movie
- Full House: Seasons 1-8
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: The Movie
All titles and dates are subject to change.
