Netflix in May 2026: New Shows from the Duffer Brothers, Tina Fey, Plus Live MMA and F1
Netflix is set to release a wide array of new original content in May 2026, including the second season of Tina Fey's reimagined dramedy The Four Seasons and the supernatural series The Boroughs from the Duffer Brothers. The platform will also expand its sports programming with new documentaries, soccer-related content ahead of the World Cup, and its first live MMA event featuring Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano. Additional highlights include a new limited series adaptation of Lord of the Flies, the continuation of the Money Heist spinoff Berlín and the Lady With an Ermine, and the film adaptation of Remarkably Bright Creatures starring Sally Field and Lewis Pullman.
- ▪The Duffer Brothers' new supernatural series The Boroughs, starring Geena Davis and Alfre Woodard, premieres on May 21.
- ▪Netflix will air its first live MMA fight between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano, preceded by a documentary titled Countdown: Rousey vs. Carano on May 6.
- ▪Tina Fey co-stars in and co-wrote The Four Seasons, Season 2, a modern reimagining of the 1981 film, returning on May 28.
- ▪A new eight-episode Lord of the Flies limited series, developed by Jack Thorne, premieres on May 4.
- ▪Berlín and the Lady With an Ermine, a spinoff of Money Heist starring Pedro Alonso, launches on May 15 with an eight-episode run.
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Netflix always manages to release an overwhelming number of titles every month, and this May is no different. The streamer is dropping tons of original shows and movies soon, including the second season of the Emmy-nominated comedy series The Four Seasons, and the release of a new science fiction-tinged show from the Duffer Brothers, The Boroughs. You'll also be able to catch sports-related content. New episodes of Untold (that documentary franchise is expanding this month with Untold UK), loads of soccer documentaries and shows to prep you for the World Cup and the platform's first-ever live MMA fight between Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano are coming.Take a look at all the new original shows, movies and live sports that are coming this May to Netflix.See at NetflixNew movies on Netflix in…
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