The best new films and TV series to stream in May 2025
Grab the popcorn, there’s plenty to binge on the box set this month
A double whammy of bank holidays this month can only mean two things: getting out on the town, or, alternatively, a weekend of binge-watching on the sofa. And, when the roster of new releases are as good as these, it would be wrong to deny yourself the latter. Here are the best new films and TV series to stream in May 2025, from the highly-anticipated second drop of Molly-Mae’s behind-the-scenes docuseries and the fourth instalment of Clarkson’s Farm, to new films starring Blake Lively, Anna Kendrick, John Krasinski and Natalie Portman.
The Four Seasons, Netflix
Six old friends head for a relaxing weekend away only to learn that one couple in the group is about to split up. The three couples, Kate (Tina Fey) and Jack (Will Forte), Nick (Steve Carell) and Anne (Kerri Kenney-Silver), and Danny (Colman Domingo) and Claude (Marco Calvani), are completely upended by the news. Over the course of a year, The Four Seasons – based on the 1981 film of the same name – follows the friends on four holidays, and hones in on how this shake-up affects everyone’s dynamic, sending issues old and new bubbling to the surface.
Out: 1 May 2025
Another Simple Favor, Prime Video
On 1 May, Blake Lively and Anna Kendrick reprise their roles in the sequel to sleeper hit A Simple Favor, which came out in 2018. In this instalment, Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) reunite on the beautiful Italian island of Capri for Emily’s extravagant nuptials to an old-money businessman. Director Paul Feig returns, alongside Henry Golding, Andrew Rannells, and Bashir Salahuddin.
Out: 1 May 2025
Good American Family, Disney+
Based on the Natalia Grace case that shook the States, Ellen Pompeo enters a new era with Good American Family – her first acting and producing project after 20 years on Gray’s Anatomy. Starring alongside Mark Duplass and Greenwich-born actress Imogen Faith Reid, this compelling drama is inspired by the disturbing events surrounding an Indiana couple who adopted a girl with a rare form of dwarfism. However, as they raise her alongside their three biological children, mystery emerges around her age and background, and they slowly start to suspect she may not be who she says she is.
Out: 7 May 2025
Long Way Home Season Four, Apple TV+
Hit the road with Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman as they traverse the depth and breadth of 15 countries across 10 episodes in the fourth instalment of the motorcycle enthusiasts' travel series. Rekindling the duo’s famed road-tripping spirit, and bringing them a little closer to home, expect plenty of spectacular scenery and some of the greatest roads in the world, while watching McGregor and Boorman immerse themselves in each country’s culture.
Out: 9 May 2025
Molly-Mae: Behind It All Part 2, Prime Video
Calling all Molly-Mae fans, brace yourselves for the highly-anticipated second instalment of her behind-the-scenes docuseries. Following her high-profile breakup with boxer-influencer Tommy Fury – and amid rumours they’re getting back together – Molly-Mae Hague takes viewers behind the headlines as she adapts to the challenges of single motherhood while preparing to launch her new clothing brand, Maebe. The final three episodes, following the five that aired in January, will drop on 9 May – pass the popcorn.
Out: 9 May 2025
Murderbot, Apple TV+
From the creators of About a Boy and American Pie, Murderbot is a sci-fi comedy based on Martha Wells’ book series, The Murderbot Diaries. Starring Alexander Skarsgård as the titular cyborg, this story is set in a dystopian future where a rogue security robot gains free will. To hide his true powers and knowledge, he helps carry on a dangerous mission to protect scientists on an unknown planet. What can go wrong?
Out: 16 May 2025
Fountain of Youth, Apple TV+
There’s plenty of big names in Fountain of Youth. Directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Natalie Portman, John Krasinski, Domhnall Gleeson, and Stanley Tucci, the series is based on ancient tales of the Fountain of Youth – a sacred water source said to give immortality to those who find it. Treasure hunter (Krasinski) and his smart sister (Portman) join forces to hunt it down in Indiana Jones-style – but soon they realise they’re not the only ones on this mission.
Out: 23 May 2025
Clarkson’s Farm season four, Prime Video
Clarkson’s Farm returns this month for its fourth season, as Jeremy Clarkson and co navigate a whole array of new challenges, ambitious projects, and hilarious moments at Diddly Squat Farm. Picking up from where the last season left off, the farm is facing serious obstacles in terms of derelict buildings, red tape, and a picnic site which is more than meets the eye. Totally binge-worthy.
Out: 23 May 2025
Dept. Q, Netflix
From the writer and director of The Queen's Gambit, Scott Frank, Dept.Q follows DCI Carl Morck (Matthew Goode): a brash, but brilliant detective in Edinburgh. After a shooting leaves a young officer dead, Morck finds himself exiled to the basement and the sole member of Dept. Q; a newly formed cold case unit. More by accident than design, he starts to build a gang of waifs and strays who have everything to prove. So, when the stone cold trail of a prominent civil servant who disappeared several years ago starts to heat up, Morck is back doing what he does best – rattling cages and refusing to take no for an answer.
Out: 29 May 2025
