11 Best New Shows on Netflix: May 2023’s Top Upcoming Series to Watch

This May, Netflix is flourishing with tons of terrific titles on their list of new content coming all month long. While it’s always hard to say goodbye to the titles leaving Netflix, you won’t be feeling down for long once you get a good look at the impressive array of Netflix Original series coming to the platform to take their place. With everything from brand new titles to long-awaited continuations of fan favorites, Netflix’s diverse and delightful May 2023 premieres are sure to have something for everyone.

The streamer is set to help you celebrate the new month with premieres from highly-anticipated new shows across several different genres (so there’s truly something for everyone) like Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story, XO, Kitty, and FUBAR, which are all already looking to be some of the most promising releases out of May’s entire streaming lineup.

While the list of May’s top shows features these brand new titles, there are also plenty of fresh episodes and seasons from more established shows to look forward to that are streaming exclusively on Netflix starting this month. Keep an eye out in particular for I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson: Season 3, Ultraman: Season 3, and Queer Eye: Season 7.

So what makes the cut for our top 11, and which of them have what it takes to be in the Netflix Top 10? Keep reading to treat yourself to the greatness that is the list of streaming standouts for May 2023.

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1. Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story

   Released May 4

   CAST: India Amarteifio, Corey Mylchreest, Arsema Thomas, Connie Jenkins-Greig, Sam Clemmett, Michelle Fairley, Richard Cunningham, Tunji Kasim, Golda Rosheuvel, Adjoa Andoh, Ruth Gemmell, Hugh Sachs

   RATING: TV-MA

   DESCRIPTION: One of the hottest brand new titles streaming this month is Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story. The historical drama limited series out of Shonda Rhimes is a prequel to her wildly successful Netflix Original TV show Bridgerton and centers on fan-favorite supporting character  Queen Charlotte (Rosheuvel).

   See a young Charlotte (Amarteifio) take center stage as we witness her rise to prominence and power in addition to the start of her epic love story with King George of England (Mylchreest), all of which combine to leave high society forever transformed.

   Stream Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story on netflix

2. XO, Kitty

   Released May 18

   CAST: Anna Cathcart, Choi Min-young, Anthony Keyvan, Gia Kim, Sang Heon Lee, Peter Thurnwald, Regan Aliya, Yunjin Kim, Michael K. Lee, Jocelyn Shelfo, Ryu Han-bi

   RATING: TV-14

   DESCRIPTION: This Netflix Original romantic dramedy series follows the youngest member of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before‘s Covey family, Katherine, AKA Kitty (Cathcart), on her very own coming-of-age journey to explore life and love in South Korea. There, Kitty plans to reunite with with her long-distance boyfriend, Dae-heon Kim (Min-young), at the same Seoul high school that her late mother once attended.

   But in her travels , Kitty learns that she isn’t the romance expert she’d long thought herself to be, and that when your own heart is at risk, relationships can become more complicated and intimidating than she’d ever imagined.

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3. I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson: Season 3

   Released May 30

   CAST: Tim Robinson

   RATING: TV-MA

   DESCRIPTION: Get ready to laugh your buns off, because the third season of hit Netflix Original sketch comedy series I Think You Should Leave premieres near the end of May. With even more talented guest stars as well as that distinct comedic style that equally evokes and pokes fun at everything from life’s most mundane to bizarre, this latest season is sure to be juicier than a sloppy steak, so make sure to devour it as soon as it drops this month.

   STREAM I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson ON NETFLIX

4. FUBAR

   Released May 25

   CAST: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Monica Barbaro, Jay Baruchel, Aparna Brielle, Andy Buckley, Milan Carter, Fortune Feimster, Barbara Eve Harris, Gabriel Luna, Fabiana Udenio, Travis Van Winkle

   RATING: TV-MA

   DESCRIPTION: If you’re looking for some gripping action this May, be sure to check out FUBAR, a Netflix Original series that premiered on the platform later this month. The spy-adventure comedy-drama begins with CIA operative Luke Brunner (Schwarzenegger) as he is on the brink of retirement.

   But when he discovers a family secret that brings him back into the field, he’s forced to confront that both he and his daughter Emma (Barbaro) have been lying to each other about their respective CIA Operative jobs for years, and that they truly barely know one another at all.

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5. Ultraman: Season 3

   Released May 11

   CAST: Ryohei Kimura, Hideyuki Tanaka, Takuya Eguchi, Megumi Han, MAO, Koji Ishii

   RATING: TV-14

   DESCRIPTION: After three years of waiting, the third and final season of Netflix Original animated action-adventure series Ultraman is finally here. Based on the titular fictional superhero character that first premiered on TV in Japan in 1966, this newer reboot follows teenage boy Shinjiro Hayata (Kimura) as he fights against evil after learning that his father passed the “Ultraman Factor” on to him.

   This latest season picks up as public sentiment turns against Ultraman, forcing Shinjiro to learn that his inherited powers may come with a heavy price to pay. Immerse yourself in the epic finale of this exciting series by catching it this month, only on Netflix.

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6. The Ultimatum: Queer Love

   Released May 24

   CAST: JoAnna Garcia Swisher

   RATING: TV-MA

   DESCRIPTION: Following the popularity of last year’s new dating reality series The Ultimatum: Marry or Move On comes this Netflix Original spin-off featuring a completely queer cast. The Ultimatum: Queer Love features five long-term couples made up of women and non-binary people as they are pressured to either tie the knot once and for all or go their separate ways.

   As the couples swap partners amongst the high-stakes backdrop of a potential marriage on the line, there is sure to be drama in spades, so be sure to check it out.

   STREAM The Ultimatum: Queer Love ON NETFLIX

7. McGregor Forever

   Released May 17

   CAST: Conor McGregor

   RATING: TV-MA

   DESCRIPTION: Sports fans should be sure to tune into this brand new Netflix docuseries that follows Irish professional mixed martial artist Conor McGregor over the course of the most important year of his career yet.

   McGregor Forever offers an exclusive, all-access look at this polarizing world-famous athlete not only through three fights and an attempt to reach the top of the UFC, but also into his past and how his life experiences have gotten him to where he is now. See Conor McGregor as you never have before in McGregor Forever, only on Netflix.

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8. Mulligan

   Released May 12

   CAST: Nat Faxon, Chrissy Teigen, Tina Fey, Sam Richardson, Dana Carvey, Phil LaMarr, Ayo Edebiri, Daniel Radcliffe, Ronny Chieng

   RATING: TV-14

   DESCRIPTION: Mulligan is a Netflix Original animated satirical sci-fi comedy series that takes place on a version of Earth that is almost completely obliterated by aliens. It is therefore up to the few survivors to rebuild what is left of America and humanity to regain what was lost and perhaps build something even better than it was before.

   Led by terrific voice acting work from big name stars like Tina Fey, Daniel Radcliffe, Dana Carvey, and Sam Richardson, Mulligan is a must-watch if you want a good laugh this May.

   STREAM Mulligan ON NETFLIX

9. Queer Eye: Season 7

   Released May 12

   CAST: Jonathan Van Ness, Tan France, Antoni Porowski, Karamo Brown, Bobby Berk

   RATING: TV-14

   DESCRIPTION: Season 7 of Emmy-winning reality series Queer Eye is taking the Fab Five (Van Ness, France, Porowski, Brown, and Berk) to New Orleans to meet a whole new crew of inspiring heroes whose lives they’ll help take to the next level. Be reassured of the goodness of humanity by seeing hard-working, everyday people get the looks, home makeovers, and confidence boosts they’ve always wanted and deserved with the help of the Fab Five by catching Queer Eye: Season 7 this month on Netflix.

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10. Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune

    Released May 18

    CAST: Taito Ban, Asami Seto, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Kengo Kawanishi, Akari Kitō, Kenjiro Tsuda, Wataru Takagi, Tetsu Inada

    RATING: TV-MA

    DESCRIPTION: Based on Carlo Zen’s Japanese novel series of the same name, Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune is a Netflix Original animated action-adventure series that sees Earth colonized by a superior alien race. When a young human man named Akira Ihotsu (Ban) is recruited into an interplanetary military as an expendable Yakitori foot soldier, he gets the unexpected opportunity to rebel against the authorities and pursue a better future. Make sure to see it all go down in this show that’s sure to be out of this world (in more ways than one)!

    STREAM Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune ON NETFLIX

11. Great British Baking Show: Juniors: Season 7

    Released May 3

    CAST: Harry Hill, Liam Charles, Ravneet Gill

    RATING: TV-G

    DESCRIPTION: If there’s one thing even more heartwarming and pure than The Great British Baking Show, it’s Great British Baking Show: Juniors. Heal your soul and whet your appetite with a new batch of episodes featuring the treats and talents of incredibly talented kid bakers as they enter the big white tent competing to be crowned the Junior Bake Off champion.

    See these impressive kiddos take on a whole new host of tricky Technicals and superb Showstoppers in Great British Baking Show: Juniors early this month as soon as it drops.

    STREAM Great British Baking Show: Juniors ON NETFLIX