Everything new on HBO in May 2020

Joker meets Downton Abbey meets Natalie Portman and Natalie Wood

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Where else could you find the likes of the Downton Abbey movie, Joaquin Phoenix's Joker , Natalie Portman in space, and a Natalie Wood doc all in one place? It can only be HBO. And May is going to be a huge month for HBO.

That's as much due everything new coming to the premium network — you can find the whole list below — as it is the launch of HBO Max on May 27 .

Plus throw in the season finale of the excellent Run , as well as the third season of Westworld (it was just renewed for a fourth season , by the way), and May is going to be one hell of a month.

Here's what all is on the way to HBO in May:
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May Theatrical Premieres

  • Bigger, 2018 (5/1)
  • Western Stars, 2019 (5/1)
  • The Art of Racing in the Rain, 2019 (5/2)
  • Downton Abbey (5/9)
  • Joker, 2019 (5/16)
  • Ready or Not, 2019 (5/23)
  • Lucy in the Sky, 2019 (5/30)

Original Programming in May

  • Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (5/5)

Series Premieres in May

  • Betty, Series Premiere (5/1)
  • I Know This Much Is True, Limited Series Premiere (5/10)
  • Hard, Series Premiere (5/18)

Series Finales in May

  • Atlanta's Missing and Murdered: The Lost Children, Docuseries Finale (5/3)
  • Westworld, Season 3 Finale (5/3)
  • My Brilliant Friend, Season 2 Finale (5/4)
  • Todxs Nosotrxs, Season Finale (5/15)
  • Run, Series Finale (5/24)

Se estrena en Mayo

  • Long Gone By, 2020 (5/1)
  • Her Body, 2020 (5/1)
  • El Pacto (AKA The Pact), 2020 (5/15)

On HBO Starting May 1

  • The Art of Getting By, 2011
  • Black Knight, 2001
  • BlacKkKlansman, 2018
  • Broken Arrow, 1996
  • Cast Away, 2000
  • Cinema Paradiso (Director's Cut), 1990
  • Cold Mountain, 2003
  • Commando, 1985
  • Contagion, 2011
  • Cowboys & Aliens (Unrated Version), 2011
  • Crazy Rich Asians, 2018
  • Death at a Funeral, 2007
  • Dick Tracy, 1990
  • The Fighter, 2010
  • Friday Night Lights, 2004
  • Green Card, 1990
  • The Hangover Part II, 2011
  • The Hot Chick, 2002
  • How Stella Got Her Groove Back, 1998
  • In Bruges, 2008
  • Incarnate, 2016
  • Jaws, 1975
  • Jaws 2, 1978
  • Jaws 3-D, 1983
  • Jaws: The Revenge, 1987
  • John Tucker Must Die, 2006
  • Josie and the Pussycats, 2001
  • The Kite Runner, 2007
  • La La Land, 2016
  • Little Shop of Horrors (Director's Cut), 1986
  • Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again, 2018
  • The Meg, 2018
  • Michael Clayton, 2007
  • My Big Fat Greek Wedding, 2002
  • Nocturnal Animals, 2016
  • Paul (Extended Version), 2011
  • Precious, 2009
  • Rise of the Guardians, 2012
  • School of Rock, 2003
  • Signs, 2002
  • Something Borrowed, 2011
  • This Means War (Extended Version), 2012
  • Twins, 1988
  • Unstoppable, 2010
  • Wild Hogs, 2007
  • Your Highness (Extended Version), 2011

Leaving HBO on May 14

  • Pan, 2015

Leaving HBO on May 31

  • A Thousand Words, 2012
  • Agent Cody Banks, 2003
  • Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London, 2004
  • Bad Girls (Extended Version), 1994
  • Bark Ranger, 2015
  • Being Julia, 2004
  • Big, 1988
  • Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (Extended Version), 2011
  • Cedar Rapids, 2011
  • Closer, 2011
  • Cold Pursuit, 2019
  • The Condemned, 2007
  • The Condemned 2, 2015
  • The Darjeeling Limited, 2007
  • Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules, 2011
  • Down to You, 2000
  • Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog, 1995
  • Five Fingers, 2006
  • Greta, 2019
  • Grosse Pointe Blank, 1997
  • Happy Death Day, 2017
  • Happy Death Day 2U, 2019
  • Hope Floats, 1998
  • Isn't It Romantic, 2019
  • Jingle All the Way (Director's Cut), 1996
  • The Land Before Time, 1988
  • The Land Before Time II: The Great Valley Adventure, 1994
  • The Land Before Time III: The Time of Great Giving, 1995
  • The Land Before Time IV: The Journey Through the Mists, 1996
  • The Land Before Time V: The Mysterious Island, 1997
  • The Land Before Time VI: The Secret of Saurus Rock, 1998
  • The Land Before Time VII: The Big Freeze, 2001
  • The Land Before Time IX: Journey to Big Water, 2002
  • The Land Before Time X: The Great Longneck Migration, 2003
  • My Dog Skip, 2000
  • Nine Months, 1995
  • Red Eye, 2005
  • Red Riding Hood (Extended Version), 2011
  • Reversal of Fortune, 1990
  • Rise of the Planet of the Apes, 2011
  • Sucker Punch (Extended Version), 2011
  • The Station Agent, 2003
  • The Town (Extended Version), 2010
  • True Lies, 1994
  • Unknown, 2011