MW Here's what's worth streaming in May 2026 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more
By Mike Murphy
Netflix's 'Lord of the Flies,' Apple's 'Star City' and the return of Hulu's 'Deli Boys' are among the highlights of the coming month
David McKenna, left, as Piggy, and Winston Sawyers as Ralph in Netflix's adaptation of "Lord of the Flies," coming May 4.
This spring has felt a lot lighter than previous years in terms of big-name, prestige streaming shows, as studios' budget cuts and industry consolidation take their toll.
That's bad news for consumers, who are ending up paying more for less. But there is a silver lining of sorts - with less "must-see TV," there are fewer reasons to subscribe to so many services. So it's a good time to trim your viewing habits - along with your streaming spending.
With a bit of strategic churning - that is, adding and dropping services month to month - you can still catch the best shows while keeping your monthly streaming budget around $50. Keep in mind that a billing cycle starts when you sign up, not necessarily at the beginning of the month. And it's always worth watching out for time-sensitive deals and money-saving bundles.
Each month, this column offers tips on how to maximize your streaming and your budget - rating the major services as "play," "pause" or "stop," similar to investment analysts' traditional ratings of buy, hold and sell - and picks the best shows to help you make your monthly decisions.
Here's a look at what's coming to the various streaming services in May 2026, and what's really worth the monthly subscription fee:
Apple TV ($12.99 a month)
Apple's $(AAPL)$ alt-history space drama "For All Mankind" had a couple of outstanding seasons, but has since skidded off the rails (including the decidedly dull current season). But fans of its intriguing concept - that the Soviet Union beat the U.S. to the moon - should be excited for its spinoff, "Star City" (May 29), a paranoid thriller following the cosmonauts, scientists and intelligence officers on the Soviet side of this fictional version of the space race. It looks suitably dark - literally and figuratively - and a refreshing departure from the soapy drama that "For All Mankind" has become.
A week before that comes the dark comedy/thriller series "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed" (May 20), starring Tatiana Maslany as a struggling divorced mom who's convinced she's witnessed a crime, and falls down a dangerous rabbit hole as she tries to unravel a conspiracy. Jake Johnson and Murray Bartlett co-star in what looks to be a fun, suspenseful romp.
There's also "Unconditional" (May 8), an Israeli drama series from the producers of "Homeland" about a mother fighting to get her daughter freed from a Russian prison, and the ridiculously titled "Propeller One-Way Night Coach" (May 29), a movie directed by John Travolta about a young boy's wonderous first journey on an airplane.
Returning shows include the excellent, offbeat comedy/horror "Widow's Bay," starring Matthew Rhys as a mayor who's trying to lure tourists to his small and apparently cursed New England town; the kaiju series "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" (season finale May 1), which wavers between compelling sci-fi and tedious melodrama in its second season; the sweet, star-studded - and often very naked - family dramedy "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (season finale May 20); the aforementioned "For All Mankind" (season finale May 29); and "Your Friends & Neighbors" (season finale June 5), which remains frustratingly uneven despite Jon Hamm's best efforts as a sad suburban burglar.
Don't forget there's a full slate of Major League Soccer, Major League Baseball every Friday night, and Formula 1 races (May 3 and 22).
Play, pause or stop? Play. "Star City" and "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed" look very watchable, and the current crop of ongoing shows is largely worth catching up on.
Hulu ($11.99 a month with ads, or $18.99 with no ads)
One of streaming's most pleasant surprises of 2025, the crime comedy "Deli Boys" (May 28), is back for its second season. Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh play spoiled Pakistani-American brothers thrown from a life of wealth and leisure to suddenly leading their deceased father's Philadelphia crime empire, along with Poorna Jagannathan as their scene-stealing auntie/enforcer. Season 1 deftly balanced moments of laugh-out-loud ridiculousness, shocking violence and surprising amounts of heart. With the addition of new cast members including Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen and Andrew Rannells, this is one of the most anticipated series of the month.
Hulu's also got a new season of the hit soccer docuseries "Welcome to Wrexham" (May 14), and if you don't want to be spoiled, avoid the sporting news this weekend; Season 2 of NatGeo's delightful food-and-travelogue "Tucci in Italy" (May 12); Season 2 of the 1980s-set British media melodrama "Rivals" (May 15); and new episodes of the grim "Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" (season finale May 27).
Play, pause or stop? Play. Hulu's got a great library, and "Deli Boys," "Wrexham" and "Tucci" are all worth watching.
HBO Max ($10.99 a month with ads, $18.49 with no ads, or $22.99 'Ultimate' with no ads)
It's a fairly slow month for premieres on HBO Max, topped by the slick-looking Japanese-produced period action drama "Song of the Samurai" (May 9), based on a popular and long-running manga from Umemura Shinya about a street fighter who rises through the ranks of an elite samurai force.
There's also a new season of Jason Momoa's craftsmanship/travel show "On the Roam" (May 14); "U.S. Against the World" (May 12), a five-part docuseries following the stars of the U.S. men's soccer team in the years-long runup to this summer's World Cup; a new, special episode of "The Yogurt Shop Murders" (May 22), a follow-up to the 2025 true-crime docuseries that involves a major break in the 34-year-old cold case; and the standup comedy special "Josh Johnson: Symphony" (May 22).
There are also movies including the streaming debut of "Wuthering Heights" (May 1); "Miss You, Love You" (May 29), a dark comedy about a widow (Allison Janney) planning her husband's funeral with his former personal assistant (Andrew Rannells); and the pop-star meta-comedy "The Moment" (May 29), starring Charlie XCX.
Warner Bros.' $(WBD)$ HBO Max also has a ton of sports, including the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs, MLB games every Tuesday, cycling's Giro d'Italia (May 8-23), French Open tennis (starting May 24), Savannah Bananas games and AEW wrestling.
But the real draw will be the slate of returning shows, including the Emmy-winning comedy "Hacks" (series finale May 28); the bonkers (and not necessarily in a good way) third season of "Euphoria" (season finale May 31); Richard Gadd's well-done but emotionally exhausting toxic-masculinity drama "Half Man" (finale May 28); Steve Carrell's comfy college comedy "Rooster" (season finale May 10); and the final season of Lisa Kudrow's sharp Hollywood satire "The Comeback" (finale May 10).
Play, pause or stop? Pause and think it over. The returning shows will be the main attraction, but if you're not following any of them, there's no compelling reason to sign up now. And if you can hold out for a month, Season 3 of the "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon" is coming in June.
Amazon's Prime Video ($14.99 a month with ads, $8.99 without Prime membership, both +$4.99 to avoid ads)
Amazon's (AMZN) massively expensive action series "Citadel" (May 6) is back for a second season. But the Russo Brothers' wannabe-007 spy franchise is on life support, after the first season flopped and its two spinoff shows were canceled after one season each. Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden return as a pair of globe-trotting superspies, but unless the generic action and underbaked writing has dramatically improved, feel free to skip it.
The acclaimed angel-and-demon fantasy/comedy "Good Omens" (May 13), starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant, is back for its third and final season - although it's really just a single, 90-minute episode. That's because the season was significantly downsized after creator Neil Gaiman departed the show following multiple sexual-assault allegations. It's a troubling end to a very good series. "We were both relieved we finished the story, but that's within this really difficult, complicated, disturbing context," Sheen said in an interview last year.
John Krasinski is also back in "Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (May 20), a standalone movie sequel after the high-octane spy series ended its four-season run in 2023. The series was consistently dumb but well-made, and this looks like a decent way to spend two hours if you like car chases, shootouts and explosions.
But the most intriguing premiere has to be "Spider-Noir" (May 27), a super-stylized, live-action series based on the "Spider-Man Noir" comic, and starring Nicolas Cage as a down-on-his-luck private eye/superhero in 1930s New York. And in a cool feature, viewers will have an option to watch in either black-and-white or color.
Prime Video also has the college soap "Off Campus" (May 13), the family drama "It's Not Like That" (May 15), and a roster of live sports including select NBA playoff games, WNBA games every Thursday night starting May 14, NWSL matches every Friday night and a pair of NASCAR races (May 24 and 31). Viewers in the NYC metro area will also get Yankees games every Wednesday night.
There's also the final season of "The Boys" (series finale May 20), which is going out as loud and gory as ever, and "The House of the Spirits" (finale May 13), the powerful miniseries adaptation of Isabel Allende's beloved novel.
Play, pause or stop? Pause. If you're already paying for Prime for shipping, there are some intriguing shows and movies worth checking out. If not, there's probably nothing to lure you onboard this month.
Netflix ($8.99 a month for standard with ads, $19.99 standard with no ads, $26.99 premium with no ads)
MW Here's what's worth streaming in May 2026 on Netflix, Hulu, HBO Max and more
By Mike Murphy
Netflix's 'Lord of the Flies,' Apple's 'Star City' and the return of Hulu's 'Deli Boys' are among the highlights of the coming month
David McKenna, left, as Piggy, and Winston Sawyers as Ralph in Netflix's adaptation of "Lord of the Flies," coming May 4.
This spring has felt a lot lighter than previous years in terms of big-name, prestige streaming shows, as studios' budget cuts and industry consolidation take their toll.
That's bad news for consumers, who are ending up paying more for less. But there is a silver lining of sorts - with less "must-see TV," there are fewer reasons to subscribe to so many services. So it's a good time to trim your viewing habits - along with your streaming spending.
With a bit of strategic churning - that is, adding and dropping services month to month - you can still catch the best shows while keeping your monthly streaming budget around $50. Keep in mind that a billing cycle starts when you sign up, not necessarily at the beginning of the month. And it's always worth watching out for time-sensitive deals and money-saving bundles.
Each month, this column offers tips on how to maximize your streaming and your budget - rating the major services as "play," "pause" or "stop," similar to investment analysts' traditional ratings of buy, hold and sell - and picks the best shows to help you make your monthly decisions.
Here's a look at what's coming to the various streaming services in May 2026, and what's really worth the monthly subscription fee:
Apple TV ($12.99 a month)
Apple's (AAPL) alt-history space drama "For All Mankind" had a couple of outstanding seasons, but has since skidded off the rails (including the decidedly dull current season). But fans of its intriguing concept - that the Soviet Union beat the U.S. to the moon - should be excited for its spinoff, "Star City" (May 29), a paranoid thriller following the cosmonauts, scientists and intelligence officers on the Soviet side of this fictional version of the space race. It looks suitably dark - literally and figuratively - and a refreshing departure from the soapy drama that "For All Mankind" has become.
A week before that comes the dark comedy/thriller series "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed" (May 20), starring Tatiana Maslany as a struggling divorced mom who's convinced she's witnessed a crime, and falls down a dangerous rabbit hole as she tries to unravel a conspiracy. Jake Johnson and Murray Bartlett co-star in what looks to be a fun, suspenseful romp.
There's also "Unconditional" (May 8), an Israeli drama series from the producers of "Homeland" about a mother fighting to get her daughter freed from a Russian prison, and the ridiculously titled "Propeller One-Way Night Coach" (May 29), a movie directed by John Travolta about a young boy's wonderous first journey on an airplane.
Returning shows include the excellent, offbeat comedy/horror "Widow's Bay," starring Matthew Rhys as a mayor who's trying to lure tourists to his small and apparently cursed New England town; the kaiju series "Monarch: Legacy of Monsters" (season finale May 1), which wavers between compelling sci-fi and tedious melodrama in its second season; the sweet, star-studded - and often very naked - family dramedy "Margo's Got Money Troubles" (season finale May 20); the aforementioned "For All Mankind" (season finale May 29); and "Your Friends & Neighbors" (season finale June 5), which remains frustratingly uneven despite Jon Hamm's best efforts as a sad suburban burglar.
Don't forget there's a full slate of Major League Soccer, Major League Baseball every Friday night, and Formula 1 races (May 3 and 22).
Play, pause or stop? Play. "Star City" and "Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed" look very watchable, and the current crop of ongoing shows is largely worth catching up on.
Hulu ($11.99 a month with ads, or $18.99 with no ads)
One of streaming's most pleasant surprises of 2025, the crime comedy "Deli Boys" (May 28), is back for its second season. Asif Ali and Saagar Shaikh play spoiled Pakistani-American brothers thrown from a life of wealth and leisure to suddenly leading their deceased father's Philadelphia crime empire, along with Poorna Jagannathan as their scene-stealing auntie/enforcer. Season 1 deftly balanced moments of laugh-out-loud ridiculousness, shocking violence and surprising amounts of heart. With the addition of new cast members including Kumail Nanjiani, Fred Armisen and Andrew Rannells, this is one of the most anticipated series of the month.
Hulu's also got a new season of the hit soccer docuseries "Welcome to Wrexham" (May 14), and if you don't want to be spoiled, avoid the sporting news this weekend; Season 2 of NatGeo's delightful food-and-travelogue "Tucci in Italy" (May 12); Season 2 of the 1980s-set British media melodrama "Rivals" (May 15); and new episodes of the grim "Handmaid's Tale" sequel "The Testaments" (season finale May 27).
Play, pause or stop? Play. Hulu's got a great library, and "Deli Boys," "Wrexham" and "Tucci" are all worth watching.
HBO Max ($10.99 a month with ads, $18.49 with no ads, or $22.99 'Ultimate' with no ads)
It's a fairly slow month for premieres on HBO Max, topped by the slick-looking Japanese-produced period action drama "Song of the Samurai" (May 9), based on a popular and long-running manga from Umemura Shinya about a street fighter who rises through the ranks of an elite samurai force.
There's also a new season of Jason Momoa's craftsmanship/travel show "On the Roam" (May 14); "U.S. Against the World" (May 12), a five-part docuseries following the stars of the U.S. men's soccer team in the years-long runup to this summer's World Cup; a new, special episode of "The Yogurt Shop Murders" (May 22), a follow-up to the 2025 true-crime docuseries that involves a major break in the 34-year-old cold case; and the standup comedy special "Josh Johnson: Symphony" (May 22).
There are also movies including the streaming debut of "Wuthering Heights" (May 1); "Miss You, Love You" (May 29), a dark comedy about a widow (Allison Janney) planning her husband's funeral with his former personal assistant (Andrew Rannells); and the pop-star meta-comedy "The Moment" (May 29), starring Charlie XCX.
Warner Bros.' (WBD) HBO Max also has a ton of sports, including the NHL's Stanley Cup Playoffs, MLB games every Tuesday, cycling's Giro d'Italia (May 8-23), French Open tennis (starting May 24), Savannah Bananas games and AEW wrestling.
But the real draw will be the slate of returning shows, including the Emmy-winning comedy "Hacks" (series finale May 28); the bonkers (and not necessarily in a good way) third season of "Euphoria" (season finale May 31); Richard Gadd's well-done but emotionally exhausting toxic-masculinity drama "Half Man" (finale May 28); Steve Carrell's comfy college comedy "Rooster" (season finale May 10); and the final season of Lisa Kudrow's sharp Hollywood satire "The Comeback" (finale May 10).
Play, pause or stop? Pause and think it over. The returning shows will be the main attraction, but if you're not following any of them, there's no compelling reason to sign up now. And if you can hold out for a month, Season 3 of the "Game of Thrones" prequel "House of the Dragon" is coming in June.
Amazon's Prime Video ($14.99 a month with ads, $8.99 without Prime membership, both +$4.99 to avoid ads)
Amazon's (AMZN) massively expensive action series "Citadel" (May 6) is back for a second season. But the Russo Brothers' wannabe-007 spy franchise is on life support, after the first season flopped and its two spinoff shows were canceled after one season each. Priyanka Chopra Jonas and Richard Madden return as a pair of globe-trotting superspies, but unless the generic action and underbaked writing has dramatically improved, feel free to skip it.
The acclaimed angel-and-demon fantasy/comedy "Good Omens" (May 13), starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant, is back for its third and final season - although it's really just a single, 90-minute episode. That's because the season was significantly downsized after creator Neil Gaiman departed the show following multiple sexual-assault allegations. It's a troubling end to a very good series. "We were both relieved we finished the story, but that's within this really difficult, complicated, disturbing context," Sheen said in an interview last year.
John Krasinski is also back in "Jack Ryan: Ghost War" (May 20), a standalone movie sequel after the high-octane spy series ended its four-season run in 2023. The series was consistently dumb but well-made, and this looks like a decent way to spend two hours if you like car chases, shootouts and explosions.
But the most intriguing premiere has to be "Spider-Noir" (May 27), a super-stylized, live-action series based on the "Spider-Man Noir" comic, and starring Nicolas Cage as a down-on-his-luck private eye/superhero in 1930s New York. And in a cool feature, viewers will have an option to watch in either black-and-white or color.
Prime Video also has the college soap "Off Campus" (May 13), the family drama "It's Not Like That" (May 15), and a roster of live sports including select NBA playoff games, WNBA games every Thursday night starting May 14, NWSL matches every Friday night and a pair of NASCAR races (May 24 and 31). Viewers in the NYC metro area will also get Yankees games every Wednesday night.
There's also the final season of "The Boys" (series finale May 20), which is going out as loud and gory as ever, and "The House of the Spirits" (finale May 13), the powerful miniseries adaptation of Isabel Allende's beloved novel.
Play, pause or stop? Pause. If you're already paying for Prime for shipping, there are some intriguing shows and movies worth checking out. If not, there's probably nothing to lure you onboard this month.
Netflix ($8.99 a month for standard with ads, $19.99 standard with no ads, $26.99 premium with no ads)
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Netflix $(NFLX)$ has another one of those months with a huge amount of premieres, but little that looks particularly memorable.
The exception may be "Lord of the Flies" (May 4), a four-episode miniseries from Emmy-winning "Adolescence" writer/producer Jack Thorne, based on the classic novel by William Golding about a planeload of boys stranded on a deserted island who form their own brutal society. Netflix certainly has high hopes, and is positioning the show as a strong Emmy contender.
There's also Season 2 of the Nordic Noir cop drama "The Chestnut Man: Hide and Seek" (May 7); "Legends" (May 7), about civil servants who go undercover to stop the flow of drugs in 1980s Britain, based on a true story; Season 2 of the animated fantasy "Devil May Cry" (May 12); "Nemesis" (May 12), a crime-thriller series from Courtney A. Kemp, the creator of "Power"; the "Money Heist" spinoff "Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine" (May 15), as Berlin and his gang plot to rob a Da Vinci masterpiece; "The Wonderfools" (May 15), a Korean comedy set in 1999 about a group of misfit friends who acquire superpowers and must quickly adapt to them; "The Boroughs" (May 21), a horror series from the Duffer Brothers ("Stranger Things") about a retirement community that must come together to stop an otherworldly threat, starring Geena Davis, Alfred Molina, Alfre Woodard and Bill Pullman; "Mating Season" (May 22), an adult animated comedy from the makers of "Big Mouth" about sex and relationships in the animal kingdom; Season 2 of the British teen mystery "A Good Girl's Guide to Murder" (May 27); and Season 2 of "The Four Seasons" (May 28), the relationship dramedy starring Tina Fey, Steve Carrell, Colman Domingo and Will Forte.
And then there's the standup comedy competition "Funny AF with Kevin Hart" (live finale May 5); "Remarkable Bright Creatures" (May 8), a movie about a widow who forms unlikely bonds with a clever octopus and a wayward young man at a small-town aquarium, starring Sally Field, Lewis Pullman and Alfred Molina; "The Roast of Kevin Hart" (live May 10), hosted by Shane Gillis; a new season of "Pop Culture Jeopardy" (May 11), hosted by Colin Jost, as it moves over from Amazon; "Marty, Life Is Short" (May 12), a documentary about comedian Martin Short; Season 4 of "Perfect Match" (May 13), the dating show starring Netflix reality-show alumni; an MMA fight pitting Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano (May 16), live from L.A.; the standup comedy special "Wanda Sykes: Legacy" (May 19); "Ladies First" (May 22), a rom-com movie starring Sasha Baron Cohen as a playboy who wakes up in a world dominated by women; the F1 Canadian Grand Prix (live May 24), along with qualifying; and the live comedy special "AFI Lifetime Achievement Award: A Tribute to Eddie Murphy" (May 31).
Play, pause or stop? Pause. There are some shows with promise, like "Lord of the Flies," "The Boroughs," "The Wonderfools" and maybe even "The Four Seasons," but nothing that jumps out as must-see.
Disney+ ($11.99 a month with ads, $18.99 with no ads)
The ultra-violent vigilante antihero Frank Castle returns for more mayhem in the Marvel standalone movie special "The Punisher: One Last Kill" (May 12). Jon Bernthal reprises his role (which has included two seasons of Netflix's "Punisher" and an appearance in Season 1 of "Daredevil: Born Again"), and last year told Entertainment Weekly that this will be a "visceral, psychologically complex, unforgiving, no-holds-barred version of Frank." He forgot to add "bloody." This is not a superhero movie for the kids.
That'll premiere a week after the Season 2 finale of the occasionally compelling but mostly meh "Daredevil: Born Again" (May 5), and the slick and fun animated "Star Wars" spinoff "Maul - Shadow Lord" (season finale May 4).
Disney $(DIS)$ also has weekly episodes of ABC's "American Idol"; a new season of NatGeo's charming and drool-inducing food-and-travel show "Tucci in Italy" (May 12); "Bluey Minisodes" (May 20), a new collection of one- to three-minute shorts; and various cable, ABC, Hulu and ESPN programming, including Savannah Bananas games.
Play, pause or stop? Stop. Fans of Marvel's grittier side should like "Punisher," and "Maul" is cool, but is that enough to justify a subscription? Probably not. (Meanwhile, "Idol" and "Tucci in Italy" will also be on Hulu.)
Paramount+ ($8.99 a month with ads, $13.99 a month Premium with no ads)
Paramount $(PSKY)$ is so reliant on Taylor Sheridan shows that it's still astounding that David Ellison & Co. were unable (or unwilling) to lock him down long term. (It was announced in October that Sheridan will take his talents to Peacock in 2029, reportedly in a five-year, $1 billion-ish deal). But the shows he's producing now will stay put, so perhaps that's why Paramount+ keeps releasing a new Sheridan show seemingly every month - they're wringing out everything they can from him, while they still can.
May brings Sheridan's "Dutton Ranch" (May 15), a "Yellowstone" spinoff about the further adventures of Beth and Rip (Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser), as they try to build a future together in South Texas amid new challenges and new rivals. Annette Benning and Ed Harris co-star, so at least Sheridan is - in all sincerity - doing an A+ job of keeping Hollywood's greatest actors of a certain age employed. (Speaking of, "The Madison," the Michelle Pfeiffer-Kurt Russell drama that came out in March, has officially been renewed for a third season.)
There's also the 11th season of the always entertaining "RuPaul's Drag Race: All Stars" (May 8); the eighth and final season of Lena Waith's neighborhood drama "The Chi" (May 22); Season 4 of Tyler Perry's relationship drama "Zatima" ( May 4); Season 4 of the Canadian rescue drama "SkyMed" (May 15); and a new season of "Criminal Minds: Evolution" (May 28).
Don't forget the Season 50 finale of "Survivor" (May 20) and the lamentable series finale of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert" (May 21), along with the American Music Awards (May 25), hosted by Queen Latifah, and CBS shows including "Watson," "NCIS: Origins," Marshals," Tracker" and "America's Culinary Cup."
On the sports side, Paramount has three UFC Fight Night events (May 2, 16 and 30), EFL Championship playoffs, the UEFA Champions League semifinals (May 5-6) and final (May 30), WNBA, NWSL and golf.
Coming to the library: Paramount+ is also adding two of the best dramas from the mid-2000s: The sci-fi epic "Battlestar Galactica" (which Peacock oddly yanked about a year ago) and "Friday Night Lights," the high-school football drama that's not really about football. All seasons of both will drop May 1.
Play, pause or stop? Stop. Honestly, it's almost worth it just to binge old episodes of "BSG" and "FNL." But as for the new stuff... meh, wait for a better month.
Peacock ($10.99 a month with ads, or $16.99 with no ads)
Universal's "Miami Vice '85" movie reboot won't come out until 2028, but fans of the neon-hued South Florida crime genre looking to scratch that itch can check out "M.I.A." (May 7), a violent drama set in current-day Miami. Shannon Gisela stars as woman on a bloody mission of revenge to kill the 12 men responsible for murdering her family (who just happened to be drug runners). It doesn't look particularly good, but for a pulpy, propulsive action series, it may have potential.
Speaking of bloody revenge, Peacock has "Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair" (May 22), combining the two classic Quentin Tarantino movies into one long, seamless movie, with bonus scenes.
There's also the relationship thriller "Another Man's Wife" (May 8), starring Taye Diggs, Sydney Mitchell and Moritz J. Williams; and a ton of NBC and cable shows, including "Below Deck," "Jeopardy," "Real Housewives," "Saturday Night Live," "Summer House" and "Top Chef."
On the sports front, Comcast's $(CMCSA)$ Peacock has a full slate of Major League Baseball, English Premier League soccer (season ends May 24), NBA playoffs, WNBA, The Preakness (May 16) and motorsports.
Play, pause or stop? Stop. This season's "Top Chef" is good, but not enough to warrant a subscription by itself. The rest of Peacock's schedule is decidedly middling.
Need more? Catch up on previous months' picks at What's Worth Streaming.
-Mike Murphy
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