May 2026 hits different. Severance Season 2 is wrapping its run on Apple TV+. The Boys Season 5 is in its final stretch on Prime Video — the last time Homelander causes widespread damage on your screen. Mortal Kombat II drops in theaters May 15 and Mandalorian & Grogu follows May 22. If you're a Hollywood content watcher, this is the busiest May in years.
Theater Releases You Need to Track
Mortal Kombat II (May 15) is the most anticipated action sequel of the summer. The 2021 original found its audience on Max after theaters and built genuine franchise momentum. This one has a bigger budget and a mandate to go harder. Mandalorian & Grogu (May 22) is the Star Wars theatrical event Disney has been building to since the series ended — Pedro Pascal back in the helmet. Two massive releases in one week.
Streaming Picks — May 2026
Severance Season 2 has been the conversation all year. Apple TV+ delivers the conclusion of Lumon Industries' strangest quarter yet. The WONDERfools — Netflix Korea original — drops May 15 with Park Eun Bin and Cha Eun Woo. Stranger Things Season 5 is still Netflix's biggest pending release. Prime Video is all The Boys until the May 20 finale.
Severance
Season 2 wraps in May. The Lumon conspiracy goes deeper than anyone expected. Apple TV+'s best show and one of the best TV seasons in recent memory.
Apple TV+
The Boys
Season 5 final run ends May 20. Homelander's last stand. Billy Butcher's last mission. Don't miss the finale.
Prime Video
Wednesday
Season 2 is coming to Netflix. Jenna Ortega returns as the Addams family's most internet-famous member — confirmed 2026 release.
Netflix
Stranger Things
Season 5 is Netflix's most anticipated finale. The Hawkins crew faces the Upside Down one last time. Catch up on S1-4 in May.
Netflix
The Mandalorian
Mandalorian & Grogu hits theaters May 22. Catch up on all three seasons on Disney+ first — Din Djarin's arc matters for the film.
Disney+
Invincible
Season 3 currently airing on Prime Video. The best adult animated superhero series on any platform — don't sleep on it while The Boys has all the attention.
Prime Video
Squid Game
Season 2 concluded. Season 3 in production. Both seasons on Netflix — if The Boys finale leaves a void, Squid Game fills it.
Netflix
The White Lotus
Season 3 complete on Max. Mike White's resort satire is the best dark comedy on streaming — three standalone seasons, any of them is a perfect May watch.
Max
Reacher
Alan Ritchson's Jack Reacher on Prime Video — Season 3 out. Pure action-thriller satisfaction. The show that kept Prime Video relevant in between Boys seasons.
Prime Video
House of the Dragon
Targaryen civil war. Season 2 complete on Max. If you've been waiting for the full season to binge, May is the moment.
MaxMovies Worth Your Time in May 2026
Mortal Kombat (2021)
Watch this before Mortal Kombat II hits theaters May 15. Brutal, fun, and exactly what it promised to be.
Max
Dune: Part Two
Denis Villeneuve's desert epic. Part Two is the better film. Available now on Max — the best blockbuster on streaming.
Max
Godzilla Minus One
The Oscar-winning Japanese blockbuster. Best Godzilla film ever made — and it cost a fraction of any Hollywood equivalent. On Netflix.
Netflix
Inside Out 2
Pixar's sequel about Anxiety hit harder than the original. 2024's biggest animated film — on Disney+ now.
Disney+
The Last of Us
Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey's post-apocalyptic road trip. Season 2 completed its Max run. Best HBO drama of 2025.
Max