What's new on Hulu in May?
For traditional TV, May brings about the end of its normal weekday programming, but Hulu is just getting going with some big-time series (both new and returning) set to premiere this month. Movie fans are also going to find a bevy of new titles available to watch, including a well-reviewed but under-the-radar movie from 2023 and a few interesting documentaries.
The full slate of what's coming to Hulu is below, but here are the titles that we are most excited to stream this month.
Best movie on Hulu in May: Sideways (May 1)
If you loved The Holdovers last year, then you should definitely take the time to watch Paul Giamatti and Alexander Payne's previous collaboration, Sideways. The movie follows middle-aged, down-on-his-luck wine lover Miles (Giamatti) as he takes his best friend Jack (Thomas Haden Church) on a trip to Napa Valley for Jack's bachelor weekend. The wine and the revelations flow freely from there in this adult-driven comedy.
Other new movie picks this month, Tom Hanks' Big and Cast Away, some Wes Anderson classics and 2023 under-the-radar movies Eileen and Ferrari.
Best TV show on Hulu in May: Shardlake (May 1)
Hulu has had a string of high-profile murder mystery series recently, including A Murder at the End of the World, Death and Other Details and Under the Bridge, but the streamer is adding another in the Tudor-era story based on a popular series of books, Shardlake. In case you're going in cold, Shardlake follows Matthew Shardlake (Arthur Hughes), who is tasked by Thomas Cromwell (Sean Bean) to investigate the death of an official during an era where monasteries were being dissolved in England.
Hulu is also going to be the place to catch up with some traditional TV shows on-demand, including Jeopardy! Masters 2024 and Welcome to Wrexham season 3.
Best documentary in May: Black Twitter: A People's History (May 9)
Twitter, now X, is and was a weird place, but at its height it could be what you made of it, and this three-part docuseries looks into rise, movements and voices that defined what would be known as Black Twitter, an influential force in both American political and cultural life.
If you're looking for more documentaries premiering on Hulu this month, keep an eye on Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country, which charts her emergence as a leading voice in the country music scene.
Here is the complete list of what is new on Hulu in May:
What's new on Hulu in May
(All Hulu original movies and TV shows are bolded)
May 1
- 13 Going on 30 (2004)
- 300 (2007)
- The Beach (2000)
- Big (1988)
- Big Daddy (1999)
- Black Hawk Down (2001)
- The Bounty Hunter (2010)
- Cast Away (2000)
- The Chronicles of Riddick (2004)
- Come See the Paradise (1990)
- The Darjeeling Limited (2007)
- The Divergent Series: Insurgent (2015)
- The Divergent Series: Allegiant (2016)
- Elvis (2022)
- Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)
- Free State of Jones (2016)
- Good Boys (2019)
- The Joy Luck Club (1993)
- Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (2021)
- The King's Man (2021)
- The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou (2004)
- Life Below Zero: First Alaskans season 3
- Love, Gilda (2018)
- The Mask (1994)
- Meet the Spartans (2008)
- Mr. Turner (2014)
- Money Monster (2016)
- My Name Is Khan (2010)
- Naruto Shippuden season 8
- The Negotiator (1998)
- Night School (2018)
- Ocean's 8 (2018)
- Once (2007)
- Once Upon a Time in America (1984)
- Pokemon Sun & Moon season 20
- Pokemon Ultra Adventures season 21
- Pokemon Ultra Legends season 22
- Rushmore (1999)
- The Royal Tenenbaums (2001)
- The Rundown (2003)
- School for Scoundrels (2006)
- Shardlake season 1
- Sideways (2004)
- Tyler Perry's Madea's Family Reunion (2006)
- That Thing You Do! (1996)
- Those Who Wish Me Dead (2021)
- Walk the Line (2005)
- The Wedding Ringer (2015)
- White Chicks (2004)
- White House Down (2013)
May 2
- Bad Reputation (2018)
- The Contestant
- Customer Wars season 2
- Jeopardy! Masters 2024 premiere
- Mad Money (2008)
- The Proof Is Out There season 3
May 3
- 3 Days in Malay (2023)
- Die Hard (1988)
- Die Hard 2 (1990)
- Die Hard With a Vengeance (1995)
- Live Free or Die Hard (2007)
- A Good Day to Die Hard (2013)
- The Flood (2023)
- Prom Dates (2024)
- Welcome to Wrexham season 3 premiere
May 4
- 12 Hour Shift (2020)
May 5
- Bad Boys for Life (2020)
May 6
- Reminiscence (2021)
May 7
- Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story
May 8
- Bloodshot (2020)
- In Limbo season 1
May 9
- Black Twitter: A People's History
- Kings of BBQ season 1
- The Mother/Daughter Experiment: Celebrity Edition season 1
- Stove Tots season 1
- Witness to Murder: Digital Evidence season 1
May 10
- Biosphere (2022)
- Eileen (2023)
- Past Lies season 1
- Wanted Man (2024)
May 12
- Where the Crawdads Sing (2022)
May 14
- The Killing Kind season 1
May 15
- 1000-lb Sisters season 4
- Cutthroat Kitchen seasons 5, 12 and 13
- Extreme Homes season 4
- Flea Market Flip season 1
- I Am Not Your Negro (2016)
- Man vs Wild season 5
- My 600-lb Life season 6-7
- My Scientology Movie (2015)
- My Strange Addiction season 6
- Naked and Afraid seasons 12, 14 and 15
- NASA’s Unexplained Files season 4
- Say Yes to the Dress: Atlanta season 8
- Say Yes to the Nest season 1
- Tanked season 1
- Torn from the Headlines: New York Post Reports season 1
- Uncle Samsik season 1
- Unusual Suspects seasons 6 and 8
- Worst Cooks in America season 16 and 24
May 16
- Living Smaller season 1
- Paddington (2015)
- Royal Rules of Ohio series premiere
- Women on Death Row season 1
May 17
- Birth/Rebirth (2023)
- He Went That Way (2023)
- The Sweet East (2023)
May 22
- Chief Detective 1958 season 1
May 23
- The Ape Star (2021)
- Gordon Ramsay's Food Stars season 2 premiere
- The Kardashians season 5 premiere
- The Seeding (2023)
May 24
- Ferrari (2023)
- Sentinel (2024)
May 27
- Fantasy Island (2020)
May 28
- Gordon Ramsay: Uncharted season 4
May 29
- Beat Shazam season 7
- Camden season 1
- Lainey Wilson: Bell Bottom Country
- The Quiz With Balls season 1
May 30
- MasterChef season 14 premiere
- The Promised Land (2023)
May 31
- Sympathy for the Devil (2023)
- T.I.M. (2023)
