Among the new TV shows and movies coming to Netflix in May, some TV favourites are releasing new projects. Adolescence co-creator, Jack Thorne, is bringing us a new adaptation of Lord of the Flies, the Duffer Brothers of Stranger Things fame are executive producers on The Boroughs, and Tina Fey’s The Four Seasons is back for Season 2.
Additionally, A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder is also returning for a second season. And Netflix will also release a documentary on Canadian star Martin Short.
But as we know, with new Netflix content comes some TV shows and movies being removed. In May, the Britney Speaks movie Crossroads will be leaving the streaming site, along with Gal Gadot’s Wonder Woman.
Multiple Transformers films will be removed from Netflix, including the films starring Shia LaBeouf and Megan Fox, in addition to the beloved musical The Greatest Showman.
What to watch on Netflix: New TV shows and moviesLord of the Flies — May 4
Based on William Golding’s novel, there is a new Lord of the Flies four-part series coming from Jack Thorne, co-creator of Adolescence. The cast includes David McKenna as Piggy, Winston Sawyers as Ralph, Lox Pratt as Jack, Ike Talbut as Simon and Thomas Connor as Roger.
“As a society, we’re having a conversation right now about boys,” Thorne told Tudum. “We’re losing a generation of boys, and we’re losing it because of the hate they are ingesting — because it is an answer to their loneliness and isolation.”
SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA – FEBRUARY 06: Martin Short attends the “You Had to Be There” screening during day 3 of 41st Santa Barbara International Film Festival at Riviera Theatre on February 06, 2026 in Santa Barbara, California. (Photo by Rebecca Sapp/Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival)
(Rebecca Sapp via Getty Images)Marty, Life Is Short — May 12
Director Lawrence Kasdan crafted the definitive documentary on Canadian talent Martin Short. Marty, Life Is Short will feature never-before-seen footage and interviews with beloved stars who share their experiences with Short, one of the funniest people in entertainment.
The Boroughs — May 21
The Duffer Brothers are giving us a new sci-fi series with the release of The Boroughs in May. In the eight-episode show we meet a group of misfits in a retirement community in New Mexico, when one “terrifying nighttime encounter” leads this group to unravelling the dark truth of this seemingly perfect community.
The cast of The Boroughs includes Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard, Denis O’Hare, Clarke Peters and Bill Pullman.
(L-R) Henry Ashton as Max Hastings and Emma Myers as Pip Fitz-Amobi in A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder: Season 2 (Netflix)
(COURTESY OF NETFLIX)A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, Season 2 — May 27
Emma Myers is back for Season 2 of A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder, with a new mystery to solve. As Max Hastings’ (Henry Ashton) trial approaches, witness Jamie Reynolds (Davies) disappears and Pip tries to find him, with Ravi (Zain Iqbal) by her side.
(L to R) Kerri Kenney-Silver as Anne, Marco Calvani as Claude, Tina Fey as Kate, Colman Domingo as Danny, and Will Forte as Jack in Episode 202 of The Four Seasons, Season 2 (Emily V. Aragones/Netflix)
(Emily V. Aragones/Netflix)The Four Seasons, Season 2 — May 28
Tina Fey, Will Forte, Colman Domingo, Marco Calvani, Kerri Kenney-Silver and Erika Henningsen are reunited in Season 2 of The Four Seasons, which will follow this group of friends over four vacations over a year.
Full list of TV shows and movies leaving Netflix Canada in May
May 1
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
May 2
May 3
May 4
Transformers: Age of Extinction
Transformers: Dark of the Moon
Transformers: The Last Knight
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
May 5
AY: Spotting the Difference
May 7
May 8
May 15
May 16
May 17
May 21
May 24
Butterfly in the Sky: The Story of Reading Rainbow
May 27