7 New to Netflix Movies and Shows You Can't Afford to Miss in May

This year, Netflix has treated us to some great releases, many of which are already being considered as potential new flagship projects for the streaming service. Let's find out what new movies and TV shows are worth watching in May 2024.

7. A Man in Full

Release date: May 2, 2024

Genre: Drama

This is a show that has been positioned as a worthy replacement for Succession. Unfortunately, it can hardly be called that, as it only holds a 46% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, but the series is still a valuable addition to the Netflix library.

A Man in Full delves into the underbelly of Atlanta's high society, which is filled with layers of corruption, greed, cynicism, class and race warfare. The series stars Jeff Daniels, Diane Lane, Tom Pelphrey, Aml Ameen, Chanté Adams, Jon Michael Hill, Sarah Jones, William Jackson Harper and Lucy Liu.

6. Unfrosted

Release date: May 3, 2024

Genre: Comedy, Biography

Unfrosted is a new project from stand-up and sitcom legend Jerry Seinfeld, who is making his feature-length directorial debut. The new film is a semi-biographical comedy based on the rivalry between Kellogg's and Post in the early 1960s, when the former attempted to revolutionize the cereal market with a new product they called Pop-Tarts.

5. Pokémon Horizons: The Series, Part 2

Release date: May 10, 2024

Genre: Comedy, Biography

Netflix has been adapting animated video games not only from Capcom, but also from Nintendo, with the release last spring of the new anime series Pokémon Horizons, which follows new original characters Liko and Roy. And now, Netflix US has finally been updated with the long-awaited second installment of the new series.

4. Bridgerton, Season 3, Part 1

Release date: May 16, 2024

Genre: Comedy, Biography

From May 16, we can once again immerse ourselves in the peculiarities of Regency era London's ton as the new season of Bridgerton is released after two years! Unfortunately, the most passionate moments of Colin Bridgerton and Penelope Featherington's relationship will have to wait until the second part of the series is released on June 13.

3. Atlas

Release date: May 24, 2024

Genre: Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure, Thriller

Jennifer Lopez inside a mech suit. This should satisfy both science fiction and J.Lo fans!

Directed by Brad Peyton of the excellent, albeit canceled, Netflix series Daybreak, the film explores the deep bond between a data analyst and a rogue AI mech suit bent on destroying humanity. In addition to J.Lo, the film also stars Simu Liu, Sterling K. Brown and Mark Strong.

2. My Oni Girl

Release date: May 24, 2024

Genre: Animation, Fantasy, Drama, Adventure

Tomotaka Shibayama first rose to prominence as a cel painter at Studio Ghibli, and after he left the studio, he worked as a key animator on The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Hellsing, Blue Exorcist, and other popular anime shows. In 2020, Netflix released the critically acclaimed A Whisker Away, which Shibayama co-directed with Junichi Sato.

And in just four days, the animator's first solo project, the fantasy film My Oni Girl, will be released on the service. The new anime revolves around a high school student who befriends an oni (demon) and embarks on a quest to find her mother.

1. Eric

Release date: May 3, 2024

Genre: Comedy, Biography

New York City, 1980s. A puppeteer is shattered after the disappearance of his son. Driven mad, he seeks solace in Eric, a seemingly living monster who resides under his son's bed. Together they delve into the sinister underbelly of Manhattan, where they discover that the true monsters are the humans. Isn't that fascinating? Particularly given that the father is portrayed by none other than Benedict Cumberbatch!