Aussie Streaming Guide: The Best TV & Movies for May 2023
May the binge be with you this month, thanks to our comprehensive guide on what’s actually worth watching. Because, let’s face it, there simply aren’t enough hours in the day to watch 95% of the content on the six major networks available. So let’s get to maximising your hard fought free time with the best award-winning films, social calendar destroying TV series, and original content available.
Below are the litter picks from thousands of hours of content from Australia’s six major streaming networks. Click your provider from the list below, grab some popcorn, and kick back into some sweet, sweet escapism.
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New in May on Foxtel and Binge
TV litter pick: Fear the Walking Dead S3 – May 15 : Follows a dysfunctional, blended family as they reach the U.S.-Mexico border and find refuge on a zombie beset ranch.
Movie litter pick: Whitehouse Plumbers – May 2 : This five-part limited series imagines the behind-the-scenes story of how Nixon’s political saboteurs, E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, accidentally toppled the presidency they were zealously trying to protect.
What notable movies are coming to Binge?
- Whitehouse Plumbers – May 2
- Confess, Fletch – May 2
- Bupkis – May 4
- The Woman King – May 20
- Carnifex – May 25
What notable series are coming to Binge?
- The Other Two – May 4
- Fear the Walking Dead – May 15
- Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai S1 – May 25
- Succession – May 29
- Barry – May 29
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New in May on Netflix
TV litter pick: Ultraman S3 – May 11 : Decades ago, a hero from the stars left this world in peace. Now, the son of Ultraman must rise to protect the Earth from a new alien threat.
Movie litter pick: Halloween Ends – May 11 : Attempting to build a new life with her granddaughter, Laurie Strode suspects a new round of mysterious deaths is linked to masked killer Michael Myers. (Not the guy from Wayne’s World.)
What notable movies are coming to Netflix?
- Queen Cleopatra – May 10
- Halloween Ends – May 11
- The Mother – May 12
- McGregor Forever – May 17
- Blood & Gold – May 26
What notable series are coming to Netflix?
- Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story – May 4
- Ultraman S3 – May 11
- Black Knight – May 12
- XO, Kitty – May 18
- FUBAR – May 25
- I Think You Should Leave – May 25
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New in May on Disney+
TV litter pick: The Clearing – May 24 : A woman is forced to confront the nightmares of her past in order to stop a secret cult intent on gathering children to fulfil its master plan.
Movie litter pick: Crater – May 12 : Five kids based at a lunar mining colony hijack a rover on a journey to explore a mysterious crater. Think: a lunar-based Stand By Me.
What notable movies are coming to Disney+?
- A Small Light – May 2
- Intertwined Live! – May 5
- Charles: In His Own Words – May 5
- Crater – May 12
- White Men Can’t Jump – May 19
What notable series are coming to Disney+?
- Ed Sheeran: The Sum Of It All – May 3
- Star Wars: Young Jedi Adventures – May 4
- Star Wars: Visions – May 4
- The Muppets Mayhem – May 10
- The Clearing – May 24
New in May on Apple TV+
TV litter pick: Prehistoric Planet – May 26 : Experience the wonders of our world like never before in this epic docuseries from Jon Favreau and the producers of “Planet Earth.” “Prehistoric Planet”.
Movie litter pick: Silo – May 5 : In a ruined and toxic future, thousands live in a giant silo deep underground. After a sheriff breaks a cardinal rule and residents die mysteriously, engineer Juliette starts to uncover shock truths about their home.
What notable movies are coming to Apple TV+?
- Silo – May 5
- City on Fire – May 12
- Still – May 12
- High Desert – May 17
- Platonic – May 24
What notable series are coming to Apple TV+?
- Silo – May 5
- Harriet the Spy – May 5
- Stillwater S3 – May 19
- Prehistoric Planet – May 26
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New in May on Amazon Prime Video
TV litter pick: James May: Oh Cook! S2 – May 24 : James kicks off his culinary adventure with a uniquely British spin on food from across the Asian continent. Expect (con)fusion aplenty as he experiments.
Movie litter pick: Plane – May 19 : Brodie Torrance saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island – only to find that surviving the landing was just the start of his problems.
What notable movies are coming to Prime Video?
- Citadel – May 5
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug – May 1
- The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies – May 1
- The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey – May 1
- The Wolf of Wall Street – May 19
- Plane – May 19
- Edge of Tomorrow – May 19
What notable series are coming to Prime Video?
- Jimmy O Yang: Guess How Much – May 2
- Neighbours S20 – May 18
- James May: Oh Cook S2 – May 24
- Der Grief – May 25
- A+ – May 25
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New in May on Stan
TV litter pick: The Great S3 – May 13 : From Oscar-nominated writer Tony McNamara comes the wildly comedic rise of Catherine the Nothing to Catherine the Great, in a genre-bending, anti-historical ride through 18th Century Russia.
Movie litter pick: No Time To Die – May 11 : Bond has left active service and is enjoying a tranquil life in Jamaica. His peace is short-lived when his old friend Felix Leiter from the CIA turns up asking for help.
What notable movies are coming to Stan?
- Look Who’s Talking – May 6
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters – May 8
- No Time To Die – May 11
- Prey For The Devil – May 14
- Major League – May 14
- Major League II – May 14
- Pumping Iron – May 21
What notable series are coming to Stan?
- From – May 1
- The Great S3 – May 13
- Ten Pound Poms S1 – May 15
- Run the World S2 – May 26
- Nacho S1 – May 26
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