New Hulu TV Shows and Movies in May 2026

This May, you'll probably be using Hulu to watch the season finales of some of your favorite broadcast shows on ABC and Fox, but let's not ignore the streamer's originals. May brings the sophomore seasons of two of Hulu's most raucous series. Rivals, an adaptation of Dame Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles and one of TV's horniest shows, returns with more 1980s business intrigue, bumping and grinding, and polo playing. And Deli Boys, a goofy comedy about bumbling Pakistani American brothers taking over their father's criminal enterprise, is back with energized casting additions. 

As for movies, the Oscar-nominated animated film Arco finally hits streaming just in time to give us all a little bit of hope in this wacky world. And for those of you out there who have never seen the original Star Wars trilogy — we know you're out there and, yes, we're judging you — Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, and Return of the Jedi come to Hulu on loan from its streaming sibling Disney+. 

Below you'll find our picks for what to watch, plus the full list of everything coming to and leaving Hulu in May.

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The best new shows and movies on Hulu in May

Rivals Season 2 (May 15)

Spring will be SPROINGING with the three-episode premiere of Rivals' second season. The saucy drama based on Dame Jilly Cooper's Rutshire Chronicles novel series continues to be one of streaming's most unbuttoned — literally — series, telling the salacious tales of power grabbing by rival executives in the television industry in 1980s England. The cast includes Aidan Turner, David Tennant, and Katherine Parkinson. [Trailer]

Arco (May 22)

This Miyazaki-esque film from French director Ugo Bienvenu was nominated for Best Animated Feature at last year's Oscars (and probably would have won if not for KPop Demon Hunters), and is finally available to stream on a subscription service. The sci-fi premise follows Arco, a 10-year-old-boy from 2932 who lives in an idyllic world where people live in the clouds and time travel using rainbow-colored wingsuits. Defying the rule that only 12-year-olds and older can time travel, Arco zips back to 2075, where a girl and her robot must help him find his way home. Mark Ruffalo, Natalie Portman, and Andy Samberg are among the English dub's voice cast. [Trailer]

Deli Boys Season 2 (May 28)

One of 2025's most underwatched shows was Deli Boys, a comedic crime caper about two pampered Pakistani American brothers who inherit one of Philadelphia's biggest drug rings when their father, who they thought was just the owner of several corner stores, dies. Season 2 will add more gags and gag-worthy violence as Mir (Asif Ali) and Raj (Saagar Shaikh) learn the hard way that maintaining an illegal empire isn't easy. New cast additions include Fred Armisen, Andrew Rannells, Kumail Nanjiani, and Lilly Singh.

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Everything new on Hulu in May

May 1
El Encargado: Complete Season 4
Impuros: Complete Season 6
Travis Japan Travel Around The World: Three-Episode Series Premiere
Blood In, Blood Out (1993)
Bride Wars (2009)
Casi El Paraiso (2024)
Con Air (1997)
Coyote Ugly (2000)
The Departed (2006)
Descendants: The Rise of Red (2024)
Disney Descendants (2015)
Disney Descendants 2 (2017)
Disney Descendants 3 (2019)
Holes (2003)
The Infiltrator (2016)
The Internship (2013)
I, Robot (2004)
Joy Ride (2023)
Keeping Up With The Joneses (2016)
The King's Man (2021)
The Last Duel (2021)
Little Man (2006)
Little Man En Espanol (2006)
Love And Monsters (2020)
Meet the Spartans (2008)
Minority Report (2002)
Nothing in Common (1986)
November Criminals (2017)
November Criminals En Espanol (2017)
Now Is Good (2013)
Now Is Good En Espanol (2013)
One Direction: This Is Us (2013)
One Direction: This Is Us En Espanol (2013)
Only Lovers Left Alive (2014)
Open Season (2006)
The Other Boleyn Girl (2008)
The Other Guys (2010)
The Other Guys En Espanol (2010)
Panic Room (2002)
Panic Room En Espanol (2002)
A Passage To India (1984)
Philadelphia (1993)
The Prestige (2006)
Prospect (2018)
Robots (2005)
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016)
Sicario (2015)
Spy (2015)
Star Wars: Episode IV - A New Hope (1977)
Star Wars: Episode V - The Empire Strikes Back (1980)
Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)
Stars Fell Again (2023)
Super Troopers (2002)
Take Me Home Tonight (2011)
The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018)
War Of The Worlds (2005)
White Chicks (2004)
White Chicks En Espanol (2004)

May 2
iHeartCountry Festival: Livestream
BBQ Brawl: Complete Season 3
Cheap A$$ Beach Houses: Complete Season 1
Say Yes to the Dress: Complete Seasons 20 and 21
7 Little Johnstons: Complete Season 16
Worst Cooks in America: Complete Seasons 23 and 27
Hallow Road (2025)

May 3
Amsterdam Narcos: Complete Season 1

May 4
Medalist: Season 2 Premiere (DUBBED)

May 6
Ancient Structures: Secrets Revealed: Complete Season 1
Made in Chelsea: Complete Seasons 6-15

May 7
After the First 48: Complete Season 11
Meat America: Complete Season 1
My Crazy Ex: Complete Season 2
101 Fast Foods That Changed The World: Complete Season 1
10 Days That Unexpectedly Changed America: Complete Season 1
WWE LFG: Complete Season 1
WW2 From Space: Complete Season 1

May 8
We Bury The Dead (2025)

May 9
Expedition Unknown: Complete Seasons 15 and 16
House Hunters: Complete Seasons 250 and 253

May 11
The Split: Complete Series
Central Intelligence (2016)

May 12
Tucci in Italy: New Season
Abraham's Boys (2025)

May 14
FX's Welcome to Wrexham: Two-Episode Season 5 Premiere
Ancient Aliens: Complete Season 21
My Crazy Ex: Complete Season 4

May 15
Lisa Ann Walter: It Was An Accident: Special Premiere
Rivals: Three-Episode Season 2 Premiere

May 16
Chopped: Complete Season 56
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives: Complete Season 43
Guy's Grocery Games: Complete Season 32
Toddlers & Tiaras: Complete Seasons 7 and 8

May 18
Battle of Fates: Complete Season 1 (DUBBED)

May 19
The Nightmare Upstairs: What Happened to Ty and Bryn?: Complete Docuseries

May 20
Ndrangheta: World Wide Mafia

May 21
How the States Got Their Shapes: Complete Seasons 1 and 2
Ultimate Guide to the Presidents: Complete Season 1
United Stats of America: Complete Season 1
Alien: Romulus (2024)

May 22
Northwoods Survival: Complete Season 2
Yukon Rescue: Complete Season 1
Arco (2025)
Disney Camp Rock (2008)
Disney Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam (2010)
The Home (2025)

May 23
BBQ Brawl: Complete Season 5
Beach Hunters: Complete Seasons 4 and 5
Chopped: Complete Season 57

May 24
Dublin Narcos: Complete Season 1

May 26
Descendent (2025)

May 27
Aussie Snake Wranglers: Deadly Pursuit: Complete Season 1
Deep Dive Australia: Complete Season 1

May 28
Deli Boys: Complete Season 2
After the First 48: Complete Season 11
America: Promised Land: Complete Season 1
America's Book of Secrets: Complete Season 1
Ice Road Truckers: Complete Season 12
The Warfighters: Battle Stories: Complete Season 1
Washington: Complete Season 1
Afraid (2024)
Afraid En Espanol (2024)

May 30
Ancient Autopsy: Mysteries of the Dead: Complete Season 1
Diners, Drive-Ins, and Dives: Complete Seasons 40 and 42
Tiny House Hunters: Complete Season 3

Everything leaving Hulu in May

May 7
Saint Omer (2022)

May 12
Night Train (2023)

May 23
Broker (2022)

May 24
Kompromat (2022)

May 31
Baby Ruby (2022)