May 2026 on Netflix – highlights include Remarkably Bright Creatures, You Always, Under a Bamboo Sky, Marty Life is Short, Perfect Match, Ronda Rousey vs Gina Carano, The Boroughs, Mating Season, The Four Seasons and Rafa.
REMARKABLY BRIGHT CREATURES
Premieres on May 8, 2026
While working nights at a small-town aquarium, a widow bonds with a clever octopus and an adrift young man in this moving drama based on the bestseller.
Starring: Sally Field, Lewis Pullman, Colm Meaney, Alfred Molina, Joan Chen, Kathy Baker, Beth Grant, Sofia Black-D’Elia, Brandon McEwan, Donald Sales
Country of Origin: United States
YOU, ALWAYS
Premieres on May 1, 2026
Jen and Ethan have been best friends since high school. But when new romance enters their lives, their feelings for one another face the ultimate test.
Starring: Adrian Grenier, Jessica De Gouw, Desmond Chiam, Aria Burton, Spencer McLaren, Yasmin Kassim
Country of Origin: Australia
UNDER A BAMBOO SKY
Premieres on May 8, 2026
This documentary explores the survival of Australian Allied soldiers held prisoner and forced into grueling labor in Southeast Asia during World War II.
Country of Origin: Australia
MARTY, LIFE IS SHORT
Premieres on May 12, 2026
Martin Short looks back on a life fueled by joy in this documentary with classic clips, fresh interviews and star-studded, never-before-seen home movies.
Starring: Martin Short
Country of Origin: United States
PERFECT MATCH: SEASON FOUR
Premieres on May 13, 2026
More swaps. More sparks. More drama. Reality stars from “Love Is Blind,” “Love Island” and more shake up the game, but who’ll find their perfect match?
Starring: Nick Lachey
Country of Origin: United States
RONDA ROUSEY VS. GINA CARANO
Live on Netflix May 16, 2026 @ 11:00AM AEST
Legendary MMA trailblazers Ronda Rousey and Gina Carano return to the cage for a highly anticipated super fight from Most Valuable Promotions.
Starring: Ronda Rousey, Gina Carano, Francis Ngannou, Philipe Lins, Nate Diaz, Mike Perry
Country of Origin: United States
THE BOROUGHS
Premieres on May 21, 2026
In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a crew of unlikely heroes must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have: time.
Starring: Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters, Bill Pullman, Jena Malone, Carlos Miranda, Seth Numrich, Alice Kremelberg, Rafael Casal, Dee Wallace, Ed Begley Jr., Jane Kaczmarek, Eric Edelstein, Mousa Hussein Kraish, Beth Bailey
Country of Origin: United States
MATING SEASON
Premieres on May 22, 2026
From the creators of “Big Mouth” comes this wildly raunchy adult animated comedy about love, sex and relationships set in the animal world.
Starring: Brooklyn Davey Norstedt, Jolie Hoang-Rappaport, Luca Diaz, Elisha Williams, Braxton Quinney, Benjamin Plessala, Brett Gipson, Jeremy Jordan, Odessa A’zion, Janeane Garofalo
Country of Origin: United States
THE FOUR SEASONS: SEASON 2
Premieres on May 28, 2026
The friends reunite for four new seasonal get-togethers, as they process a personal loss and embrace the regrets and reinventions of middle age.
Starring: Tina Fey, Steve Carell, Colman Domingo, Will Forte, Kerri Kenney-Silver, Marco Calvani, Erika Henningsen
Country of Origin: United States
RAFA
Premieres on May 29, 2026
In this documentary series, one of the greatest tennis players of all time, Rafael Nadal, reflects on his career, legacy and final season on the court.
Starring: Rafael Nadal
Country of Origin: Spain
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