HBO Max is still kicking, with plenty of movies and series coming to the service each month. In May, the streamer will continue to drop new episodes of some ongoing HBO Originals, most notably Rooster and Euphoria. On the movie side, we’ll be getting a mix of classics and new streaming releases, including James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown and a double whammy of Emerald Fennell. Courtesy of channels like Discovery and HGTV, there are also plenty of reality series.
Note: Click on any of the titles with a link to see IGN’s review of that movie or check out some of our curated highlights as you scroll through this month’s releases.
Margarita: Make Your Story Count, Season 2 (Max Original)
Perilous Passage: Birth in America
May 5
“50 Years of Apple” with Bill Weir, The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper (CNN Original)
May 6
House Hunters: Amazing Water Homes, Season 3 (HGTV)
May 7
Bad Foot Clinic, Season 1 (TLC)
May 8
Greenland 2: Migration (Lionsgate)
House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 210 (HGTV)
The Palu Family: Under a Dark Spell (HBO Original)
We Are Jeni, Season 1 (ID)
May 9
Song of the Samurai
Deadliest Catch, Season 22 (Discovery)
K-Everything with Daniel Dae Kim (CNN Original)
Based on an ongoing deal with U-NEXT, HBO Max will have the exclusive international streaming rights to this samurai drama based on the Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem manga. The series will follow the titular Shinsengumi, a band of samurai that defended Kyoto during the final Japanese shogunate, in a story of competing ideals and loyalties. I have a lot of faith in this one, particularly as its from the same studio as the gnarly (in a good way) Alice in Borderland.
May 10
Rooster, Season 1 Episode 10 (Finale)
Euphoria, Season 3 Episode 5
May 11
90 Day Diaries, Season 8 (TLC)
90 Day Fiancé, Season 12 (TLC)
Filthy Fortunes, Season 2 (Discovery)
Home Town: Inn This Together, Season 1 (HGTV)
May 12
U.S. Against the World: Four Years With the Men’s National Soccer Team
BBQ Brawl, Season 7 (Food Network)
Behind the Bars: Shot in the Spotlight (HBO Original)
May 13
The A List: 15 Stories From Asia and Pacific Diasporas
Chopped Castaways, Season 1 (Food Network)
May 14
On the Roam S2 (Max Original)
May 15
Lurker (Mubi)
May 16
The Last Woodsmen, Season 3 (Discovery)
May 17
Euphoria, Season 3 Episode 6
May 18
In the Eye of the Storm: Chasers, Season 1 (Discovery)
May 19
Contraband: Seized at the Airport, Season 2 (Discovery)
Dr. Sanjay Gupta Reports: Weed 8: Weed and Women (CNN Original)
May 20
Baylen Out Loud, Season 3 (TLC)
May 21
Conspiracies & Coverups, Season 1 (Discovery)
Slaves of Faith: Heralds of the Gospel (HBO Original)
May 22
Josh Johnson: Symphony
The Yogurt Shop Murders, Episode 5
Batwheels, Season 3C (Cartoon Network)
House Hunters International: Volume 9, Season 211 (HGTV)
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