New Netflix Shows – A Man In Full (Limited Series)
Cast: Jeff Daniels, Diane Lane, Tom Pelphrey, Chanté Adams, Aml Ameen, Sarah Jones, Jon Michael Hill, William Jackson Harper and Lucy Liu
Releasing Date: May 2
No. of Episodes: 6
Created by David E. Kelley, A Man in Full is an American television drama, based on Tom Wolfe’s novel of the same name. The Atlanta real estate mogul, Charlie Croker, has long felt impervious, finds himself on the brink of bankruptcy. The narrative revolves around this mogul’s journey on how he deals with the financial crisis and tries to protect his business from enemies, who want to capitalize on his sudden bankruptcy and ruin his reputation.
John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (Special)
Host: John Mulaney
Releasing Date: May 3
No. of Episodes: 6
The comically unconventional American talk show will feature special guests and field pieces shot in Los Angeles. Each episode will have a theme, monologue, guest stars, musical performers and pre-taped sketches.
Kate Williams: Woke Foke (Stand-up Comedy)
Cast: Katt Williams
Releasing Date: May 4
Duration: 1 hour, 2 minutes
This special is from a joke festival and is one of the several live-streamed comedy events. In this comedy special, Williams talks about contemporary social and cultural issues, including absurd observations about the world and celebrities, all delivered in a humorous way.
The Roast of Tom Brady (Special- Stand-up Comedy)
Releasing Date: May 5
Duration: 3 hours, 4 minutes
Synopsis: Hosted by comedian and actor Kevin Hart, the celebrity roast special features surprise guests from the worlds of sports, comedy, and entertainment.
The Final: Attack on Wembley (Documentary)
Releasing Date: May 8
Duration: 1 hour, 22 minutes
Synopsis: The men’s England national football team made it to the final of a major tournament for the first time since 1966. Due to COVID restrictions, only a limited number of tickets were sold, and 67,173 fans were officially in attendance. However, what should have been a celebration, turned into a disaster, as several thousand fans without tickets stormed Wembley Stadium. This Netflix documentary delves into this event.
New Netflix Shows – Bodkin (Season 1)
Cast: Will Forte, Siobhán Cullen, Robyn Cara, David Wilmot, Chris Walley, Seán Óg Cairns, Peter Bankole and Kerri McLean
Releasing Date: May 9
No. of Episodes: 7
Created by British writer Jez Scharf, Bodkin is a dark comedy thriller television series set in an Irish coastal town. A group of podcasters set out to investigate the mysterious disappearances of three strangers in a Irish town with dark and dreadful secrets.
Living With Leopards (Documentary)
Cast: Alex Parkinson
Releasing Date: May 10
Duration: 1 hour 11 minutes
In this up-close-and-personal nature documentary, a film crew follows two leopard cubs as they make the fascinating journey from infancy into adulthood.
Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal (Docuseries)
Releasing Date: May 15
No. of Episodes: Not revealed
The series focuses on the hacking of ‘Ashley Madison’, a controversial adult online dating site for married people to cheat on their partners. With millions of users, the site’s intimate data was compromised by hackers, leaking users’ personal information, wrecking marriages and destroying lives.
Power (Documentary)
Directed by: Yance Ford
Releasing Date: May 17
Duration: 1 hour 29 minutes
This documentary delves into the untold history of American policing that asks, “Who is more powerful: the people or the police?”
Dancing For The Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult (Docuseries)
Directed by: Derek Doneen
Releasing Date: May 29
No. of Episodes: Not revealed
TikTok dancers get trapped after joining a management company named 7M. The documentary delves into the unsettling details surrounding the founder and the dark realities faced by the dancers.
New Netflix Shows – Eric (Limited Series)
Directed by: Lucy Forbes
Cast: Benedict Cumberbatch, Gaby Hoffmann, McKinley Belcher II, Ivan Morris Howe, Roberta Colindrez, Jeff Hephner, Wade Allain-Marcus, Dan Fogler, Clarke Peters, Phoebe Nicholls, David Denman, Bamar Kane, Adepero Oduye, Alexis Molnar and Donald Sage Mackay
Releasing Date: May 30
No. of Episodes: 6
Synopsis: Created by Abi Morgan, this British psychological thriller television miniseries is set against the backdrop of 1980’s New York. The series is about a grief-stricken father Vincent, whose son goes missing. Vincent creates a puppet called Eric and believes that if he gets Eric on television, his son will return.
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