May 2026 on Shudder, AMC+, Acorn TV and HIDIVE – Acorn TV highlights include Murder Before Evensong, Van der Valk and Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murders.
May 2026 on Shudder, AMC+, Acorn TV and HIDIVE – AMC+ highlights include The Walking Dead: Dead City, Life After Lockup and Dandelion.
May 2026 on Shudder, AMC+, Acorn TV and HIDIVE – Shudder highlights include Tales From the Crypt, Heresy, This is Not A Test and In Search of Darkness.
May 2026 on Shudder, AMC+, Acorn TV and HIDIVE – HIDIVE highlights include Petals of Reincarnation, Di Gi Charat Collection and Mysterious Girlfriend X.
ACORN TV
Murder Before Evensong – Acorn TV Original Series
Two-Episode Premiere Monday 25 May Exclusively on Acorn TV and AMC+
Murder Before Evensongfollows Canon Daniel Clement (Matthew Lewis, Harry Potter, All Creatures Great and Small), the Rector of Champton, as he finds himself unexpectedly entangled in a murder case when a dead body turns up at the back of the church. Based on the bestselling books, the Canon Clement Mysteries, by British author The Reverend Richard Coles, the six-episode series is set in 1980s London.
Van der Valk
Season 2 Premiere Monday 4 May on Acorn TV and AMC+
Marc Warren (The Good Wife) returns as Dutch Detective Piet Van der Valk in this fast-paced procedural that explores complex crimes set against the backdrop of Amsterdam’s contrasting worlds. Each episode tackles a different grisly murder including the theatrical killing of a lawyer; the discovery of a body in pieces delivered to the wealthy heirs of a diamond company; and the death of a cellist from a prestigious orchestra.
Nelly Knows Mysteries: All Manners of Murders
New Movie Premieres Monday 11 May on Acorn TV and AMC+
Advice columnist Nelly (Pascale Hutton) is invited to a lavish dinner party at Grand Arlott manor after encouraging an eccentric widow to reconcile with her estranged family. She brings Detective Hogan (Kavan Smith) as her date, but the night takes a turn when a guest is murdered. The duo must quickly begin an investigation to determine who could be the culprit.
AMC+
The Walking Dead: Dead City
Season 2 Premieres Monday 4 May on AMC+
The Walking Dead: Dead City follows the popular Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) characters traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror. In season two, in the growing war for control of Manhattan, Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides. As their paths intertwine, they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined.
Life After Lockup
Season 6 Part 2 Binge Premiere Thursday 7 May on AMC+
Life After Lockup follows seven former inmates and their significant others from the hit series Love After Lockup and Love During Lockup as they navigate their emotional journey to keep their love alive and stay free. These couples must build and strengthen their relationships in the face of stringent parole restrictions, overcoming battles with addiction and past childhood trauma. They face the growing pains of love, family and marriage while juggling the challenges of being on the outside. Despite these obstacles, can the couples stay together and continue to build a life outside of the prison walls?
Dandelion
New Film Premieres Sunday 24 May on AMC+
Dandelion follows a singer-songwriter in a downward spiral as she takes a last effort gig at a motorcycle rally in South Dakota where she meets Casey, a guitarist who walked away from his dream job long ago. Starring Kiki Layne (If Beale Street Could Talk), Thomas Doherty (Paradise, Gossip Girl) and Melanie Nicholls-King (Rookie Blue).
SHUDDER
Tales From the Crypt – Shudder Exclusive Series
Series Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 1 May
Tales from the Crypt, the popular 90s horror anthology series inspired by the 1950s EC Comics, is back exclusively streaming on Shudder! Each episode is a self-contained story often featuring well-known talent and directors – and hosted by the Crypt Keeper (John Kassir), a wisecracking corpse known for his macabre puns.
With its signature unrestricted gore, profanity, and dark irony, the show’s episode styles range from comedy to drama and deliver twisted moral lessons where “bad people” meet poetically horrific ends – and issues like greed, lust, and moral decay lead to tragic consequences. The series features a long list of A-list guest stars including Brad Pitt, Demi Moore, John Lithgow, Christopher Reeve, Catherine O’Hara, Steve Buscemi, Brooke Shields and many more. Several episodes have been directed by well-known talent including Rober Zemeckis, Tobe Hooper and William Friedkin, as well as acclaimed actors such as Tom Hanks, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Michael J. Fox.
Heresy – Shudder Exclusive Film
New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 1 May
A folk horror centered in a medieval Dutch village, follows a young woman who is caught between her faith, fanatic townsfolk and the dark forces lurking in the woods. Starring Anneke Sluiters, Len Leo Vincent and Reinout Bussemaker.
This is Not A Test – Shudder Exclusive Film
New Film Premieres Exclusively on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 22 May
Sloane (Olivia Holt, Heart Eyes) and a small group of her classmates take cover in their high school to escape their suddenly apocalyptic hometown. As danger relentlessly pounds on the doors, Sloane begins to see the world through the eyes of people who actually want to live and takes matters into her own hands. Adapted from the popular YA novel of the same name by New York Times best-selling author Courtney Summers. Also starring Froy Gutierrez (The Strangers), Luke MacFarlane(Bros), Corteon Moore (Overcompensating), Chloe Avakian (John Wayne Gacy), and Carson MacCormac (Clown in a Cornfield).
In Search of Darkness 1990-1994
New 6-Hour Documentary Film Premieres on Shudder and AMC+ Friday 15 May
Film icons and genre experts share observations, experiences and analysis to help reframe, deconstruct and re-contextualize the “lost” decade of horror: the ‘90s. Fans will hear first-hand stories from a long list of genre favorites including Heather Langenkamp (Wes Craven’s New Nightmare), John Carpenter (In The Mouth of Madness), Frank Henenlotter(Frankenhooker), Tim Balme (Dead Alive), Michael Gross (Tremors), and many more.
HIDIVE
Petals of Reincarnation – HIDIVE Exclusive & Co-Production Series
Season 2 Dub Premiere 13 May on HIDIVE
There exists an object known as the “Branch of Reincarnation” that can grant people the talents of the past lives, so long as they slit their own throat with it. Toya Senji is a teenage boy struggling with low self-esteem after growing up in the shadow of his gifted older brother.
He comes to the decision that academic studies are his last resort in the search for talent but fails to find satisfaction despite constantly placing in the top 100 for national mock exams. In a twist of fate, Toya encounters one of his classmates, Haito Luo Buffett, a “Returner” who has resurrected the talents of her past life using the Branch of Reincarnation, as she fights against a serial killer. Petals of Reincarnation is directed by Shun Kudo together with story editing by Atsuo Ishino and production by BENTEN Film.
Di Gi Charat Collection – HIDIVE Exclusive Series
New Premiere Tuesday, 19 May on HIDIVE
Dejiko is a perfectly normal princess from the planet Di Gi Charat, who arrives in Tokyo with dreams of becoming an idol. Unfortunately, girls with cat ears and a tail, and who can shoot ray beams out of their cat eyes, aren’t exactly what most prospective employers are looking for. But there’s one place where Dejiko does fit in perfectly: Akihabara, where a kindly game store owner offers a job to Dejiko, her sidekick Puchiko and their balloon-like protector Gema.
But things still aren’t going to be simple, as Dejiko’s bunnysuit clad rival Rabi-en-Rose wants to become an idol too. And when the notorious Black Gema-Gema Gang, led by Princess Piyoko of the planet Analogue, lands in Tokyo, it will be all Dejiko can do to keep up with Piyoko’s nefarious plot of opening a rival game store across the street! Can an interstellar cat princess really find happiness on Earth in the music industry?
Mysterious Girlfriend X
New Premiere Tuesday, 26 May on HIDIVE
Tsubaki Akira happens to lick the saliva of Urabe Mikoto, who just transferred into his class. This brings about a fever for Tsubaki. Urabe then claims the cause is lovesickness which her saliva can cure.
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May 2026 on Shudder, AMC+, Acorn TV and HIDIVE
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