Is your Netflix watch list looking a little dry? Netflix is set to release new titles in May as the heat picks up, which will ensure your summer watch list is packed with new, fresh films, shows, documentaries, and live events.

You can stream many addictive shows on Netflix U.S., but you’re not going to want to miss out on May’s returning and new show releases. Our top selection is a returning mystery thriller featuring one of Wednesday’s top stars. Right behind that is an action-packed crime thriller. Here are five Netflix shows to keep an eye out for this month.

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Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine

The heist picks up, once again

Serving as the second chapter in the Berlin saga, Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine follows Andrés de Fonollosa as he embarks on another high-stakes operation. This time, he reunites with his trusted crew for an ambitious plan centered on stealing the Lady with an Ermine, one of Leonardo da Vinci’s most celebrated paintings. What appears to be another impossible art heist soon reveals a more personal motive, as Berlin is also driven by a desire to settle scores with a couple who betrayed him in the past.

Set against the beautiful backdrop of Seville, Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine will see some intricate planning, personal vendettas, and the high-stakes energy that the character of Berlin comes with. For viewers new to the character, the first season works as a prequel that explores Berlin’s past and peels the layers behind his charm and story.

Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine begins streaming globally on May 15, 2026.

Berlin and the Lady with an Ermine

Release Date

May 15, 2026

Network

Netflix

4

Legends

The art of being undercover

Want to learn more about the art of going undercover? Learn from the best on Legends. This is a British crime thriller inspired by a real-life undercover operation in the 1990s. As drug trafficking rises across the country, customs officials begin losing control of the borders. And in response, a bold new plan is launched: recruit a team of civil servants, and send them deep undercover to infiltrate some of the nation’s most dangerous drug gangs. The twist? None of the men and women going into the mission were trained spies.

Led by Don, the operation forces these unlikely agents to build entirely new identities and gain the trust of violent traffickers. This forces them to navigate a world beyond the experience of being behind the desk. As the mission grows more dangerous, personal loyalties are tested, and the line between professional obligations and real lives begins to blur. Soon, the group has to live parallel lives, trying to fit into their new identities, as even a small mistake could cost them their lives. The six-part series stars Steve Coogan (Around the World in 80 Days) and Tom Burke (The Wonder).

Legends begins streaming globally on May 7, 2026.

Legends

Release Date

May 7, 2026

Network

Netflix

Directors

Brady Hood, Julian Holmes

3

Devil May Cry season 2

Dante goes through purgatory, again

Based on the video game of the same name, Devil May Cry is an urban fantasy show that needs to be on every animation lover’s watch list. Set in a world where demons exist in a parallel universe as humans and are only kept out by a weakening barrier, the story follows the skilled demon hunter Dante as he is chased by a government organization (DARKCOM) and a terrorist threat, White Rabbit, for a precious amulet whose powers he is unaware of.

Devil May Cry features action-heavy sequences, upbeat rock music, and music from artists such as Limp Bizkit and Evanescence. While the show does have its fair share of criticism from DMC’s original fans, it has received positive feedback from critics and viewers alike. Devil May Cry’s second season focuses on a war between worlds, pitting an evolved Dante against a character that was revealed at the end of the first season in a shocking twist.

Devil May Cry season 2 begins streaming globally on May 12, 2026.

2

Nemesis

A game of cops and robbers

A new Netflix show you might like if you’re a fan of fast-paced crime thrillers is Nemesis, a story of obsession and revenge. Set in Los Angeles, the series follows master criminal and “reformed” businessman Coltrane Wilder, who secretly orchestrates high-stakes heists with precision and confidence, and LAPD detective Isaiah Stiles, whose relentless pursuit of Wilder becomes deeply personal. As Netflix puts it, “Wilder’s line of work is cracking safes and stealing jewels; Stiles’s job is catching men like Wilder.”

A cat-and-mouse chase quickly turns into something deeper, involving family and revenge. As the two battle it out, the line between justice and obsession blurs as their pursuit intensifies by the second. While the series places a lot of importance on the action and plot, it is also meant to be a character study on both lead characters, trying to answer the question, “Who yields to the other?”

Nemesis begins streaming globally on May 14, 2026.

Nemesis

Release Date

May 14, 2026

Network

Netflix

Directors

Mario Van Peebles

1

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder season 2

Pip takes on her second case

A beloved Netflix mystery thriller returns this May for its second season. A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, based on the 2019 novel by Holly Jackson, follows Pip Fitz-Amobi, a smart high schooler who reopens a local murder case, five years after it was solved. Her sleepy town accepts that Sal Singh killed his girlfriend in a murder-suicide, but Pip is convinced that the real killer is still roaming free.

As Pip begins her own investigation to get to the bottom of things, she uncovers hidden secrets and dangerous twists that suggest the case is more complicated than expected.

The newest season of the show sees Pip become involved in a new investigation tied to a missing persons case, forcing her to confront the emotional aftermath of her first case while dealing with bigger threats. With new suspects, darker conspiracies, and time pressure, this next chapter pushes Pip’s blossoming detective instincts further.

A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Season 2 begins streaming globally on May 27, 2026.

You can also anticipate new shows like Lord of the Flies (thriller), The Boroughs (sci-fi), and Calabasas Confidential (reality show) this month on Netflix. Keep an eye on new releases by enabling app or desktop notifications for the platform.

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