Update your watch list this May with 10 more exciting Netflix releases, including Ryan Murphy’s dazzling period drama, Hollywood, and the much-anticipated LGBT coming-of-age dramedy The Half of It.
Films
The Half of It (May 1)
In this Cyrano de Bergerac-inspired coming-of-age dramedy, shy straight-A student Ellie agrees to write love letters for sweet, well-meaning jock, Paul, addressed to his crush Aster Flores. Complications arise and threaten their growing friendship when they realize they're both in love with the same girl.
Starring: Leah Lewis, Daniel Diemer, Alexxis Lemire
All Day and Night (May 1)
While serving time in prison, a young man embraks on a path of self-discovery as he looks back on the events and cirumstances that lead him toward his crime.
Starring: Ashton Sanders, Jeffrey Wright, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II
The Wrong Missy (May 13)
A man invites the woman of his dreams to an island resort, unknowingly sabotaging his own plans when he accidentally invites a previous nightmare blind date with the same name, instead.
Starring: David Spade, Lauren Lapkus
The Lovebrids (May 22)
While on the brink of breaking up, a couple careen into a bizzare murder mystery and are soon forced to figure out the case together in order to clear their names and survive the night.
Starring: Issa Rae, Kumail Nanjiani
TV Series
Hollywood (May 1)
Ryan Murphy re-writes Hollywood's golden age in this dramatic American miniseries. It follows aspiring actors and filmmakers in post-WWII tinsletown as they beat prejudice and racial biases to chase after their dreams.
Starring: Darren Criss, David Corenswet, Samara Weaving
The Eddy (May 8)
Set in modern day Paris, a jazz club owner struggles to keep his business afloat while dealing with the dangers festered by the chaotic city they live in.
Starring: Andre Holland, Amandla Stenberg, Tahar Rahim
Stranger from Hell (May 15)
Also known as Hell is Other People, this webtoon-based K-Drama trails an aspiring crime fiction writer whose move to a new apartment building is plagued by odd events and eerie neighbors.
Starring: Lee Dong-wook, Kim Ji-eun, Im Siwan
Space Force (May 29)
Brought to you by the creators of The Office, Space Force brings the work place comedy-genre to a whole different galaxy. Literally. It follows a special group of people tasked with establishing the U.S. military's new sixth branch, the U.S. Space Force.
Starring: Steve Carell, Diana Silvers, Ben Schwartz
Snowpierecer (Coming soon)
Based on Bong Joon-ho's 2013 science fiction film of the same name, Netflix's Snowpiercer is a futuristic thriller set seven years after the earth has turned into a frozen wasteland. The world's remaining inhabitants fight to survive while living in a giant train that perpetually circles the globe.
Starring: Jennifer Connelly, Daveed Diggs, Mickey Sumner
Mystic Pop-Up Bar (Coming Soon)
Based on a webtoon of the same name, Mystic Pop-Up Bar centers on an outdoor drinking establishment run by a fretful woman and an innocent part-timer. Together they help solve their customers' problems by visiting them in their dreams.
Starring: Hwang Jung Eum, Yook Sung Jae, Choi Won Young, Jung Da Eun
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