Summer is near and with it comes a seasonal update to Netflix’s offerings. It has been a full year since the last trip to the Ton with the Bridgerton spinoff Queen Charlotte. Now, a new season of the original series is upon us—and centered on long-awaited friends-to-lovers romance between Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin (Luke Newton). “Their story really speaks to me—the unrequited crush, the wallflower-underdog coming off the wall,” first-time showrunner Jess Brownell, who takes over duties from Chris Van Dusen, tells Vanity Fair. “That speaks to high school Jess. I liked that the Penelope and Colin story lends itself so well to rom-com tropes because it’s a friends-to-lovers story. There’s more playfulness and familiarity to the story and that allows us to lean into awkward banter and play up the humor a little bit more.”

Elsewhere on the platform, Netflix is investing further in the live event business—streaming Kevin Hart’s Mark Twain Prize Award ceremony on May 11, a roast of retired quarterback Tom Brady on May 5, and John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s In L.A. in which the comedian mingles with his fellow standups on the West Coast for episodes that debut throughout the month, beginning on May 3.

Scandal and corruption permeate Netflix’s newest documentaries. Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal, a lookback at the dating site designed for infidelity that was hacked in 2015, debuts on May 15. It is followed by Power, a history of policing in America, on May 17, as well as May 29’s Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult—a deep dive into a cult of TikTok dancers disguised as a management company called 7M.

Here’s what else is coming to Netflix in May:

A Man in Full

Netflix’s newest original series comes with a veritable cache of talent. Based on The New York Times bestselling novel by the late Tom Wolfe, Jeff Daniels stars as Charlie Croker—an embattled Atlanta real estate mogul facing a financial, political, and societal fall from grace. David Kelley of Big Little Lies serves as the series’ creator and showrunner with backup from executive producer Regina King, who directs the first three episodes, and The West Wing’s Thomas Schlamme, who helms the back half. Diane Lane, Lucy Liu, Tom Pelphery, and William Jackson Harper round out the starry cast for the series, which is released on May 2.

Unfrosted

Jerry Seinfeld declared the movie business “is over” in a recent GQ profile, but he went and made one anyway—directing and co-writing a film about the rise of the Pop-Tart. Most of the narrative centers on the competition between cereal behemoths Kellog’s and Post (whose leaders are played by Jim Gaffigan and Amy Schumer) to invent the toaster-friendly breakfast item. As he told GQ, “I love office comedies. I love stupid people in suits. And it was Covid. I had nothing to do. So I got talked into it. It wasn’t my idea. Seinfeld wasn’t my idea either. I keep getting dragged into things and surrounded by the most amazing people.” Unfrosted debuts on May 3.

Bridgerton Season 3: Part 1

The third season of Bridgerton drops in two parts—the first four episodes arrive on May 16, with the final four dropping June 13. “We didn’t initially plan for there to be a break in the middle,” new showrunner Jess Brownell tells VF. “Netflix approached us about splitting the season in two. It’s something I think they’re trying out across their platform, and it worked out perfectly, actually. We had a natural break at the end of episode four. I’m sure it’s going to be frustrating for some fans, but it’s nice to have that break to take it all in and speculate about what’s to come.” Fans can also expect a central storyline for middle Bridgerton sister Francesca (Hannah Dodd), a new suitor for family matriarch Violet (Ruth Gemmell), and some competition for Penelope’s heart in the introduction of the dashing Lord Debling (Sam Phillips). Teases Brownell, “I think that some people are going to be shipping Debling and Penelope.”

Atlas

Hot off the one-two punch of her visual album This Is Me…Now and accompanying documentary The Greatest Love Story Never Told, Jennifer Lopez is back onscreen for an action-adventure epic. Starring alongside Sterling K. Brown and Simu Liu, she plays the titular Atlas, a data analyst with skepticism about AI, who is enlisted to capture a renegade robot. The film drops on May 24, as Lopez embarks on her worldwide tour.

The full list of what’s coming to Netflix in May:

Coming Soon

Buying London (NETFLIX SERIES)

The Life You Wanted (NETFLIX SERIES)

Monster (NETFLIX FILM)

May 1

Deaw Special: Super Soft Power (NETFLIX COMEDY)

Down the Rabbit Hole (NETFLIX FILM)

Frankly Speaking (NETFLIX SERIES)

Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar (NETFLIX SERIES)

Airport

Airport ‘77

Airport 1975

The Best Man Holiday

Blended

Blue Mountain State Seasons 1-3

Blue Mountain State: The Rise of Thadland

Eat Pray Love

The Edge of Seventeen

The Equalizer

The Gentlemen

Hellboy (2019)

Hulk

Jumanji (1995)

Liar Liar

Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa

The Matrix Resurrections

Mortal Kombat (2021)

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

The Nutty Professor

The Nutty Professor II: The Klumps

Outlander: Season 6

Patriots Day

Public Enemies

Ride Along

Shrek

Shrek Forever After

Starship Troopers

Traffic

The Wedding Planner

White House Down

Woody Woodpecker

The Young Victoria

May 2

A Man in Full (NETFLIX SERIES)

Beautiful Rebel (NETFLIX FILM)

Lola

Secrets of the Neanderthals (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)

T . P BON (NETFLIX ANIME)

May 3

2 Hearts

John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in L.A. (NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL LIVE EVENT)

Postcards (NETFLIX SERIES)

Selling the OC: Season 3 (NETFLIX SERIES)

The Unbroken Voice: Season 2 (NETFLIX SERIES)

Unfrosted (NETFLIX FILM)

May 4

The Atypical Family (NETFLIX SERIES)

Kat Williams: Woke Foke (NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL LIVE EVENT)

May 5

The Peanut Butter Falcon

Roast of Tom Brady (NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL LIVE EVENT)

May 6

30 for 30: Broke

30 for 30: Deion’s Double Play

30 for 30: The Two Escobars

Reba: Seasons 1-6

May 7

Super Rich in Korea (NETFLIX SERIES)

May 8

The Final: Attack on Wembley (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)

War Dogs

May 9

Bodkin (NETFLIX SERIES)

The Guardian of the Monarchs (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)

Mother of The Bride (NETFLIX FILM)

Sing Street

Thank You, Next (NETFLIX SERIES)

May 10

Blood of Zeus: Season 2 (NETFLIX ANIME)

Cooking Up Murder: Uncovering the Story of César Román (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)

Living with Leopards (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)

Pokémon Horizons: The Series Part 2 (NETFLIX FAMILY)

The Ultimatum: South Africa (NETFLIX SERIES)

May 11

Mark Twain Prize Award: Kevin Hart (NETFLIX COMEDY SPECIAL)

May 13

Archer: Seasons 1-13

Princess Power: Season 3 (NETFLIX FAMILY)

May 14

Married at First Sight: Season 15

May 15

Ashley Madison: Sex, Lies & Scandal (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)

The Clovehitch Killer

May 16

Bridgerton: Season 3 Part 1 (NETFLIX SERIES)

Dumb and Dumber To

Maestro in Blue: Season 2 (NETFLIX SERIES)

Upgrade

May 17

The 8 Show (NETFLIX SERIES)

Power (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)

Thelma the Unicorn (NETFLIX FAMILY)

May 19

A Simple Favor

Golden Kamuy (NETFLIX FILM)

May 20

The Parisian Agency: Exclusive Properties: Season 4 (NETFLIX SERIES)

May 21

Rachel Feinstein; Big Guy (NETFLIX COMEDY)

Wildfire: Seasons 1-4

May 22

Act Your Age: Season 1

Toughest Forces on Earth (NETFLIX SERIES)

May 23

El vendedor de ilusiones: El caso Generación Zoe (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)

Franco Escamilla: Ladies’ Man (NETFLIX COMEDY)

Garouden: The Way of the Lone Wolf (NETFLIX ANIME)

In Good Hands 2 (NETFLIX FILM)

Tires (NETFLIX SERIES)

May 24

Atlas (NETFLIX FILM)

Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow

Jurassic World: Chaos Theory (NETFLIX FAMILY)

Mulligan: Part 2 (NETFLIX SERIES)

My Oni Girl (NETFLIX FILM)

May 28

Burnt

May 29

Bionic (NETFLIX FILM)

Colors of Evil: Red (NETFLIX FILM)

Dancing for the Devil: The 7M TikTok Cult (NETFLIX DOCUMENTARY)

Patrick Melrose

May 30

Eric (NETFLIX SERIES)

Geek Girl (NETFLIX SERIES)

May 31

A Part of You (NETFLIX FILM)

Chola Chabuca

How to Ruin Love: The Proposal (NETFLIX SERIES)

Raising Voices (NETFLIX SERIES)

Tòkunbọ̀ (NETFLIX FILM)

What’s leaving Netflix in May 2024:

April’s showers have wiped out a slew of titles, including all five of the Hunger Games films, Adam Sandler’s one-time Oscar hopeful Uncut Gems, beloved romantic comedy You’ve Got Mail, and Where the Crawdads Sing—a picturesque film with a strangely dark backstory. Oh, and consider this Magic Mike’s Last Dance on the streamer—at least until his inevitable encore performance.

May 1

Bennett’s War

Magic Mike’s Last Dance

May 2

Survive the Night

May 3

Arctic Dogs

May 8

Uncut Gems

May 9

Puss in Boots: The Last Wish

May 10

St. Vincent

May 11

Where the Crawdads Sing

Sam Smith: Love Goes—Live at Abbey Road Studios

May 14

Fifty Shades of Black

May 19

Rosario Tijeras (Mexico): Seasons 1-3

May 22

The Boxtrolls

May 26

Mako Mermaids: An H20 Adventure: Seasons 3-4

May 31

2012

Boyz n the Hood

Burlesque

The Choice

The Disaster Artist

Forever My Girl

The Great Gatsby

Happy Gilmore

The Hunger Games

The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1

The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2

The Impossible

Insidious

L.A. Confidential

Lakeview Terrace

The Mick: Seasons 1-2

Noah

Oh, Ramona!

The Other Guys

Silent Hill

Skyscraper

Split

Think Like a Man

Think Like a Man Too

You’ve Got Mail

For more, check out VF’s list of the best shows on Netflix.