Paramount+ in May 2026: The Must-Stream Premieres and Hidden Gems You Can’t Miss
April showers are clearing, but the real deluge is on your screen. May rolls in with a fresh surge of movies and series across free and paid streamers.
May is about to hit, and Paramount+ is rolling out one of those lineups that makes you pause your outdoor plans and start triaging your watchlist. The big swing? A full-on Battlestar Galactica dump on day one, plus the next Yellowstone offshoot, Dutton Ranch, landing mid-month. Sprinkle in a ton of season and series finales, a fresh batch of Drag Race, and a pile of movies that range from certified classics to gloriously random, and you have a busy month.
Quick hits before the full list
The Battlestar haul is a legit surprise for a couple reasons. One, it is the whole thing: the Miniseries, seasons 1-4, The Plan, and the Caprica prequel. Two, seeing that entire Universal-produced saga pop up on Paramount+ is one of those licensing curveballs that make the streaming landscape feel like musical chairs.
On the TV side, Dutton Ranch drops May 15 as the latest Yellowstone branch of the family tree. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars is back, All Stars: Untucked tags along, and the back half of the month turns into Finale- palooza across newsmags, comedies, procedurals, and more. Also, yes, you are reading this correctly: the schedule lists The Late Show with Stephen Colbert as having a series finale, and Criminal Minds: Evolution is labeled season 19. If those labels make you do a double-take, same.
The full May schedule on Paramount+
- May 1:
Battlestar Galactica: The Miniseries
Battlestar Galactica (seasons 1-4)
Battlestar Galactica: The Plan
Caprica (season 1)
Friday Night Lights (seasons 1-5)
13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi
Ali
American Son
Before We Vanish
Beverly Hills Cop
Beverly Hills Cop II
Beverly Hills Cop III
Blue Chips
Bride & Prejudice
Bruce Lee, The Legend
Crocodile Dundee
Crocodile Dundee II
Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
Dinner for Schmucks
Distant Thunder
Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story
Elf
Enemy at the Gates
Face/Off
Flags of Our Fathers
Flight of the Intruder
Gasoline Alley
Good Mourning
Grudge Match
Hamburger Hill
Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
Harriet the Spy
Holes
In & Out
Instant Family
Kate & Leopold
Killerman
Losing Isaiah
Memories of Murder
Most Wanted
Mother 's Day
Nacho Libre
Open Season
Pootie Tang
Quantum of Solace
Rules of Engagement
Run & Gun
Sahara
Scary Movie 4
Scary Movie V
School of Rock
Searching
Seven Psychopaths
Shaolin Soccer
Snag
Snake Eyes
Stepping Out
Stop-Loss
Super
Swingers
Texas Rangers
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl
The Boss Baby 2: Family Business
The Corrupted
The Dictator
The Fan
The General's Daughter
The Guilt Trip
The Hunt for Red October
The Hurricane
The Mechanic
The Presidio
The Shootist
The Tin Star
The Tuxedo
Uncommon Valor
Unhook the Stars
Venom
Waking Up in Reno
We Were Soldiers
Wishful Thinking
World Trade Center - May 3:
Watson (series finale) - May 5:
NCIS: Origins (season 2 finale) - May 6:
PAW Patrol: Air Rescue (new special) - May 8:
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (season 11)
RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (season 8) - May 11:
DMV (series finale)
The Neighborhood (series finale) - May 12:
NCIS (season 23 finale)
NCIS: Sydney (season 3 finale)
Tyler Perry's Zatima (season 4 - new episodes) - May 13:
America's Culinary Cup (season finale )
Boomerang (seasons 1-2)
Comic View (season 2)
Gabrielle Union: My Journey to 50 (season 1)
Gen Zone (season 1)
The Impact Atlanta (season 1)
In Love & Toxic: Blue Therapy (season 1)
Kingdom Business (seasons 1-2)
Love You to Death (season 1)
Perimeter (season 1)
The Porter (season 1)
Queen Boss (season 1)
Real Husbands of Hollywood: More Kevin More Problems (season 1)
Tales (seasons 1-3) - May 15:
Couples Therapy (season 5)
Dutton Ranch (series premiere) - May 16:
48 Hours (season 39 finale) - May 17:
60 Minutes (season 58 finale) - May 18:
CIA (season 1 finale)
FBI (season 8 finale) - May 20:
Blaze Video Game Land: A Monster Machine Super Special (new special)
Survivor 50 (season finale) - May 21:
Elsbeth (season 3 finale)
Georgie and Mandy's First Marriage (season 2 finale)
Ghosts (season 5 finale)
The Late Show with Stephen Colbert (series finale)
SkyMed (season 4) - May 22:
Boston Blue (season 1 finale)
The Chi (season 8)
Fire Country (season 4 finale)
Sheriff Country (season 1 finale) - May 24:
Marshals (season 1 finale)
Tracker (season 3 finale) - May 25:
American Music Awards (live special)
The Ultimate Fighter (seasons 1-5, 7, 10, 14, 17, 21, 31-33) - May 27:
Hollywood Squares (season 2 finale)
Tyler Perry's Divorced Sistas (season 1 finale) - May 28:
Criminal Minds: Evolution (season 19)
If you only circle a few things: the BSG drop on May 1 is a binge waiting to happen, Dutton Ranch on May 15 keeps the Yellowstone machine humming, and the back half of the month is stacked with finales. Pace yourself.