May 2026 has arrived, but the fifth month of the year hasn’t exploded when it comes to new streaming releases.
In fact, new movies and shows have real value on the world’s best streaming services this weekend. In fact, we’re scraping the barrel so much that we had to include an MGM+ TV series that originally debuted on a lesser-known streamer called Network. You’d think they’d space out their latest film and TV offerings to give us more to choose from…
Anyway, there is some new content worth checking out over the next few days, so read on to see what’s available to stream on-demand right now. — Tom Power, Senior Entertainment Reporter
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Wuthering Heights (HBO Max)
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Heathcliff? It’s me, Cathy, I’m back home… to HBO Max. After causing a storm at the global box office earlier this year, Emerald Fennell Wuthering Heights It’s now available at home, and you can see what I thought by reading my Wuthering Heights review.
Staying true to Emily Brontë’s novel, we follow the toxic love story between wealthy Catherine Earnshaw (Margot Robbie) and tough outsider Heathcliff (Jacob Elordi), becoming more intense, destructive and obsessive as the two grow.
The Yorkshire Moors have never looked more alluring, with Fennell adapting her signature style seen in Promising young woman and salty burn for a tale of yesteryear. The most impressive part? Charli XCX’s ethereal soundtrack. — Jasmine Valentine, entertainment reporter
Widow’s Bay (Apple TV)
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Apple TV loves its genre-blending projects, and this new dark comedy horror show is no exception.
widow’s bay follows Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys), the newly elected mayor of the titular island town who has big ambitions to turn Widow’s Bay into America’s next big tourist attraction. The only thing standing in its way are its eccentric locals, its outdated infrastructure… oh, and a myriad of supernatural entities that inhabit this supposedly cursed settlement.
Curious to know more before watching it on Apple’s streaming platform? Read my widow’s bay Review to see its first six episodes without spoilers, the first two are now available. — T.P.
Man on Fire (Netflix)
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wonder manYahya Abdul-Mateen II stars in this new Netflix action show, based on the book of the same name. In it, he plays John Creasy, a former Special Forces mercenary with PTSD who is now trying to live a simpler life.
which is not quite It’s that simple, though, as his attempts to start over are rudely interrupted by the need for revenge. You know how things go with shows like this! If you want to support this lone wolf as he takes on some bad guys, man on fire It could be the perfect watch for you this weekend. — Lucy Buglass, Senior Entertainment Writer
The House of the Spirits (Prime Video)
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Prime Video prides itself on Spanish-language drama The spirit housewhich is based on the international best-selling novel by Isabel Allende.
The eight-episode family saga spans half a century and focuses on three generations of women: Clara (Dolores Fonzi), Blanca (Fernanda Urrejola) and Alba (Rochi Hernández), in a conservative South American country marked by class struggle, political turmoil and magic.
For desperate housewives fans, Eva Longoria serves as executive producer, quietly reminding us how creative she is behind the scenes. — joint venture
Exchanged (Netflix)
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Netflix tends to downplay its animated releases, but when they do appear, they’re almost always an underrated hit.
Interchanged is no exception, following a small woodland creature and a majestic bird who magically swap places and embark on the adventure of a lifetime. Think strange fridayexcept for two sworn natural enemies of its wildlife valley.
There’s no human or technological element here, so don’t worry if it’s straightforward. Hoppers start up.
Fresh off winning the Oscar for Best Actor for sinnersMichael B. Jordan leads his cast. Is there anything this man can’t do? — joint venture
My Killer Father: The Green Hollow Murders (Paramount+)
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This hard-hitting docuseries from Paramount+ follows Lucy Studey McKiddy as she talks about her father Donald Studey, known as “the Monster of Green Hollow.” Horrifyingly, she claims she knows where dozens of bodies from decades of her alleged murders are buried.
Throughout the three episodes, she claims that her father killed dozens of women, including three of his wives, and forced her and her brothers to help dispose of the bodies in an old well on his remote property. Expect it to give you chills this weekend. — pound
The Artist (MGM+)
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I love murder mysteries, don’t you? They are even better when there is a stacked cast and you are sure to find it with The artist.
In fact, Patti LuPone, Hank Azaria, Mandy Patinkin, Danny Huston, Chris Jehnert, Zachary Quinto, Anni Krueger, Shaun Taylor-Corbett, Regina Ohashi, Katherine O’Sullivan, and Gemma Mcllhenny stars in this intriguing new series as suspects.
Here, an eccentric tycoon and his wife host a gathering of the biggest celebrities of the time, including Thomas Edison, Edgar Degas, and Evelyn Nesbit. Naturally, said meeting soon turns deadly. Get your detective hats ready for this one. — pound
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