What’s New On Netflix: May 2021

Last Updated on August 2, 2021

MAY 2021

Selena The Series: Season 2 (May 4th)

Now on the brink of stardom, Selena Quintanilla’s journey through the Tejano music world continues. Learning how to handle her newfound success, Selena struggles to balance, family, love, and a burgeoning career. Part 2 of Selena: The Series chronicles the years of hard work and sacrifice the Quintanilla family navigate together as she becomes the most successful female Latin artist of all time.

 

The Sons of Sam: A Descent Into Darkness (May 5th)

The “Son of Sam” killings dominated the late 1970s, but the story behind one of America’s most notorious serial murderers is all but forgotten. While the arrest and conviction of David Berkowitz brought the nightmare to an end for many New Yorkers, for journalist and Ultimate Evil author Maury Terry, the real mystery was just beginning. Terry, convinced Berkowitz had not acted alone, would go on to spend decades attempting to prove that the web of darkness behind the murders went deeper than anyone imagined – and his pursuit of that elusive truth would eventually cost him everything.

 

Jupiter's Legacy (May 7th)

After nearly a century of keeping mankind safe, the world's first generation of superheroes must look to their children to continue the legacy. But tensions rise as the young superheroes, hungry to prove their worth, struggle to live up to their parents' legendary public reputations — and exacting personal standards. Based on the graphic novels by Mark Millar and Frank Quitely, Jupiter's Legacy is an epic superhero drama that spans decades and navigates the complex dynamics of family, power, and loyalty.

 

Monster (May 7th)

A talented teen implicated in a robbery-turned-murder fights for his innocence and integrity against a criminal justice system that’s already judged him.

 

Oxygen (May 12th)

A woman wakes up in a cryogenic unit with no memory. Quickly running out of oxygen, she must find a way to remember who she is in order to survive.

 

Castlevania: Season 4 (May 13th)

Dracula's influence looms large as Belmont and Sypha investigate plans to resurrect the notorious vampire. Alucard struggles to embrace his humanity.

 

Love, Death & Robots: Season 2 (May 13th)

From wild adventures on far-flung planets to unsettling encounters close to home: The Emmy-winning anthology returns with a crop of provocative tales.

 

The Woman In The Window (May 14th)

Confined to her home by agoraphobia, a psychologist becomes obsessed with her new neighbors — and solving a brutal crime she witnesses from her window.

 

Army of the Dead (May 21st)

Following a zombie outbreak in Las Vegas, a group of mercenaries take the ultimate gamble, venturing into the quarantine zone to pull off the greatest heist ever attempted. 

 

Jurassic World: Camp Cretaceous Season 3 (May 21st)

Six teens attending an adventure camp on the opposite side of Isla Nublar must band together to survive when dinosaurs wreak havoc on the island.

 

Eden (May 27th)

Created by Justin Leach (“Ghost in the Shell 2”), Yasuhiro Irie (“Fullmetal Alchemist”) directs the story of robots raising the last human child.

 

Lucifer: Season 5 Part 2 (May 28th)

God himself comes to Earth. Secrets will be revealed, heroic sacrifices will be made, and the world will never be the same.

 

The Kominsky Method: Season 3 (May 28th)

An aging actor, who long ago enjoyed a brush with fame, makes his living as an acting coach.??????? 

 

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