Overview
- The streamer’s confirmed May calendar is rolling out with a Kevin Hart block, including Funny AF With Kevin Hart on May 5 and The Roast of Kevin Hart on May 10.
- Netflix stages its first live MMA card on May 16, featuring Ronda Rousey vs. Gina Carano broadcast from Los Angeles’ Intuit Dome.
- High‑profile originals anchor mid to late May, with The Boroughs from the Stranger Things creators on May 21, Sacha Baron Cohen’s film Ladies First on May 22, The Four Seasons season 2 on May 28, and the Nadal docuseries Rafa on May 29 with appearances by Roger Federer, Novak Djokovic and John McEnroe.
- A soccer documentary surge lands through the month with Untold UK entries on Jamie Vardy (May 12), Liverpool’s Miracle of Istanbul (May 19) and Vinnie Jones (May 26), plus The Bus: A French Football Mutiny (May 13) and Brazil ’70: The Third Star (May 29), alongside F1 Canadian Grand Prix live coverage May 22–24.
- The slate mixes fresh originals with notable licensed arrivals such as Lord of the Flies in the U.S. on May 4 and a broad May 1 catalog drop, signaling Netflix’s push for weekly event viewing across comedy, sports‑style programming and genre series.