stand out among the new features that arrive on the different streaming platforms
We start a new month, the fifth of 2024, and with it we welcome new and interesting titles for series and movie buffs that you won’t want to lose sight of. The different streaming platforms bring you exciting news such as Hugo Silva’s new fiction, Marbella; the latest from the Star Wars universe: Chronicles of the Empire, and the thriller Apples Never Fall. But they also have the returns of some of your favorite series prepared for you, such as Hacks, The Bridgertons or Doctor Who.
We now look at the new films that are added to the different catalogs of the streaming platforms, among which The Idea of Having You, Bullet Train, Ferrari and Viaje al Paraíso stand out.
Below you can consult the series and movies that premiere in May 2024 on the different streaming platforms.
SERIES
Hacks (Season 3)
This May, one of its star series returns to HBO Max. We are referring to Hacks, the six-time Emmy Award-winning fiction that is premiering its third season. A new batch of episodes, starring Jean Smart, that begins a year after Deborah’s separation. Her life has taken a turn and now she succeeds with her monologue show. As for Ava, she is not throwing in the towel and continues looking for the opportunity of her dreams in Los Angeles.
Premiere: May 2 on HBO Max
All a man
Jeff Daniels is the protagonist of one of the new series that you can find this month in the Netflix catalog. Quite a Man is the title of the fiction inspired by the novel of the same name by Tom Wolfe. It tells the story of Charlie Crocker, a real estate magnate who goes bankrupt when he discovers that he does not have the money to pay the last loan he took out for his business. Now his objective is to find a way to repay the credit to recover his status as soon as possible. Although he quickly realizes that his new position has generated a war between politicians and economists.
Premiere: May 2 on Netflix
Marbella
Hugo Silva heads the cast of Marbella, the new original series that arrives on Movistar Plus+ this May. The plot follows César, a prestigious lawyer from Marbella, who has no scruples when it comes to choosing his clients, if by doing so he can maintain his standard of living. His world turns upside down when he discovers that his name is in the police’s crosshairs. Now he is the one who must find a good lawyer in order to maintain his reputation.
Premiere: May 2 on Movistar Plus+
Star Wars: Chronicles of the Empire
The Star Wars universe continues to grow and this month the new original animated fiction premieres on Disney+, Star Wars: Chronicles of the Empire, the sequel to The Jedi Chronicles. On this occasion, the story has as its protagonists Morgan Elsbeth and Barris Offee, two warriors, from different times, who embark on a journey with the same destination: The Galactic Empire. Morgan has lost everything and fears no consequences as he wanders across the Imperial world in search of revenge. For her part, Barris, is a former Jedi willing to do anything in her power to survive in a constantly evolving galaxy.
Premiere: May 4 on Disney+
Maxton Hall: A world between us
Another series that you will want to devour this month of May is the German Maxton Hall: A World Between Us. A romantic drama based on Mona Kasten’s best-selling novel series, Save Me. The story follows Ruby, a student at the prestigious private school Maxton Hall, who doesn’t quite know how to act after witnessing a shocking event. When James Beaufort discovers that Ruby knows her mysterious secret, he does not hesitate to approach her to prevent her from spreading it. Although at first the tension between them is evident, as they spend time together their relationship takes an unexpected direction.
Premiere: May 9 on Prime Video
The long shadows
Another of the Spanish series that you can watch streaming this month is the thriller The Long Shadows, starring Elena Anaya, Marta Etura and Belén Cuesta. The plot revolves around a group of friends whose lives begin to falter when the mortal remains of one of their high school classmates appear, who disappeared during the end-of-year trip to Mallorca. Despite the success that all of them have achieved, none of them have been able to get that mysterious disappearance out of their heads.
Premiere: May 10 on Disney+
Doctor Who (2024)
This month is the one chosen by Disney+ to premiere the new version of the legendary BBC series Doctor Who, which features the young actor Ncuti Gatwa as protagonists. Gatwa is in charge of giving life to the Doctor, who on this occasion joins his companion Ruby Sunday, to travel in time, through the Tardis, from the Regency era in England to a future devastated by the war.
Premiere: May 11 on Disney+
Outer Range – Season 2
Josh Brolin is back as rancher Royal Abbott in the second season of Outer Range. In the new batch of episodes, Abbott must face, not only the disappearance of his granddaughter but also the threat of an inexplicable phenomenon that threatens his ranch in Wyoming. Despite this, he does not lose hope and joins his family to protect and keep safe all of his lands.
Premiere: May 16 on Prime Video
The Bridgertons – Season 3
This month The Bridgertons is also back, the successful Netflix fiction that premieres its third season. The new episodes show how Penelope Featherington seems to have finally forgotten the one she thought was the love of her life, Colin Bridgerton, and is willing to do anything to find a man to marry, so she can continue with her double life. like Lady Whistledown. Curiously, it is now Colin who demands Penelope’s attention, and to win her back he offers to mentor her to help her find a husband. Spending so much time with Penelope makes him rethink her feelings and doubts if it’s just friendship or if he feels something more for her.
Premiere: May 16 on Netflix
Apples Never Fall (An unexpected setback)
Apples Never Fall is the title of the original fiction that is added to the Skyshowtime catalog this month. Inspired by Liane Moriarty’s best seller, the series follows the Delaneys, a family that at first glance seems to be perfect. After a long career as tennis coaches, Stan and Joy are finally envisioning their long-awaited retirement. Her four children are about to realize that their parents’ marriage was not as idyllic as they thought, when their mother disappears without a trace. A disappearance that will bring with it the revelation of some family secrets that had remained hidden until now.
Premiere: May 21 on Skyshowtime
Jam
Prime Video premieres the Spanish ensemble comedy Atasco, starring María León, Edu Soto and Antonio Resines. The plot shows the comical and emotional consequences that a large traffic jam on the outskirts of Madrid has on a group of people who are forced to cancel their different plans.
Premiere: May 24 on Prime Video
Other series premiering in May 2024
- Herramandi: The diamond bazaar – May 1 (Netflix)
- Matthew Shardlake – May 1 (Disney+)
- T P BON – May 2 (Netflix)
- Postcards – May 3 (Netflix)
- Boat Story – May 3 (Skyshowtime)
- Ramy – May 7 (Filmin)
- Blue Lights (Season 2) – May 15 (Movistar Plus+)
- Dark matter – May 8 (Apple TV+)
- Hollywood fraud – May 8 (Apple TV+)
- Berni (Season 4) – May 14 (Filmin)
- The forests of Iberia – 15 or older (Disney+)
- The Big Cigar, the great escape – May 17 (Apple TV+)
- Mr. Bates v. Post Office – May 21 (Movistar Plus+)
- The seller of illusions: The Generation Zoe case – May 23 (Netflix)
- The case of Sambre – May 27 (Movistar Plus+)
- Big Boys (Season 2) – May 28 (Filmin)
- Dancing for the devil: The 7M sect on Tik Tok – May 29 (Netflix)
- Eric – May 30 (Netflix)
FILMS
The idea of having you
The romantic comedy The Idea of Having You, starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine, is one of the new films that you can watch from the couch at home. Based on the novel of the same name by Robinne Lee, the film tells the story of Solène, a recently divorced woman who is forced to accompany her 15-year-old daughter to the Coachella music festival, when her ex decides that she cannot. go. Despite the little desire she had to attend the musical event, Robbine is about to meet the person who is going to restore her happiness. This is Hayes, the young singer of one of the bands of the moment, with whom she begins a relationship, secretly, that goes beyond friendship.
Premiere: May 2 on Prime Video
The bride’s mother
The comedy Mother of the Bride is one of the new additions to the Netflix catalog this month. Starring Brooke Shields and Miranda Cosgrove, the film follows Lana, a woman who has just found out that her daughter Emma is engaged and that she is getting married in Thailand. Although she doesn’t love the idea, Lana tries to show her joy to Emma. But she changes her mind when she discovers that her daughter’s fiancé is the man who broke her heart years ago.
Premiere: May 9 on Netflix
trip to paradise
The comedy starring Julia Roberts and George Clooney, Journey to Paradise, lands this month in the Prime Video catalog. The story revolves around David and Georgia, a divorced couple who must travel to Bali to attend the wedding of their daughter, Lily. Instead of supporting her daughter before walking down the aisle, Georgia and David team up to ruin the wedding, to prevent the same thing that happened to them in their marriage from happening to her.
Premiere: May 9 on Prime Video
Ferrari
This May you will be able to enjoy one of the great film premieres of 2024 without leaving home. We are referring to Ferrari, the biopic of the founder of the well-known automobile team Enzo Ferrari, played by Adam Driver. The feature film, directed by Michael Mann, focuses on one of the most complicated moments in the Italian businessman’s life, when in 1957 nine people died when a Ferrari crashed during the Mille Miglia race. But it also focuses on the personal fight against his main competitor, Maserati.
Premiere: May 17 on Prime Video
bullet train
The film starring Brad Pitt, Bullet Train, arrives on Netflix at the end of May. The actor takes on the role of Ladybug, a down-on-his-luck assassin who has just accepted an assignment from Maria Beetle, which consists of picking up a suitcase that is traveling aboard a bullet train from Tokyo to Morioka. For Ladybug this was going to be just another job; until he discovers that a motley group of criminals, traveling on the same train, aim to prevent him from accomplishing his mission.
Premiere: May 24 on Netflix
Other films releasing in May 2024
- dangerous friendships – May 1 (HBO Max)
- The blacklist – May 1 (HBO Max)
- Wyatt Earp – May 1 (HBO Max)
- Superman (Special Edition) – May 1 (HBO Max)
- a thousand times forever – May 2 (HBO Max)
- The Beatles: Let it be – May 8 (Disney+)
- The Pod Generation – May 11 (Skyshowtime)
- The neighborhood: A kingdom without a crown – May 15 (Movistar Plus+)
- Nahir – May 22 (Prime Video)
- In good hands 2 – May 23 (Netflix)
- Prisoner – May 23 (Filmin)
- My dear Oni – May 24 (Netflix)
- A plastic sky – May 27 (Movistar Plus+)
