By 
Limited series Sirens premieres May 22 on Netflix. Devon thinks her sister Simone has a really creepy relationship with her new boss, the enigmatic socialite Michaela Kell. Michaela’s cult-ish life of luxury is like a drug to Simone, and Devon has decided it’s time for an intervention, but she has no idea what a formidable opponent Michaela will be. Told over the course of one explosive weekend at The Kells’ lavish island estate, Sirens is an incisive, sexy, and darkly funny exploration of women, power, and class. The series stars Julianne Moore, Meghann Fahy, Milly Alcock, Kevin Bacon, Glenn Howerton, Bill Camp and Felix Solis.
Travel competition series Destination X premieres May 27 on NBC. Hosted by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Europe is turned into a real-life gameboard as complete strangers are invited to participate in the trip of a lifetime and the ultimate geo-guessing contest. These adventurous players will traverse each country on a blacked-out “Destination X” bus with the goal of figuring out where the “X” they are each week. In each episode, the players disembark the bus to visit unique and unfamiliar tourist attractions that have been gamified into experiential challenges. They will need to rely on their knowledge of pop culture, history, geography and observational skills to win clues to their current location and earn an all-important advantage. Contestants must tap into their own personal expertise, identify hidden clues that are disguised as artifacts and discern intentional misdirects from competitors to ultimately determine their whereabouts.
Love Death + Robots Volume 4 premieres May 15 on Netflix. David Fincher returns as a director with his episode “Can’t Stop” featuring the Red Hot Chili Peppers. Cast includes MrBeast, Kevin Hart, John Oliver, Niecy Nash, John Boyega, Rhys Darby and more.
Docuseries Not Her First Rodeo premieres May 22 on Freeform. All episodes will stream June 6 on hulu. The six-part docuseries goes inside the adrenaline-fueled world of professional bull riding. The series follows the Elite Lady Bull Riders, five remarkable women battling in and out of the arena, risking life and limb for a shot at a championship buckle, eight seconds at a time. The women highlighted are Jorden Halvorsen, Catalina Langlitz, Renata Nunes, Athena Rivera and Alexia Huffman.
Earnhardt premieres May 22 on Prime Video. The history of the Earnhardt family is the history of NASCAR – you can’t tell the story of one without the other – and at the center of the Earnhardt family was Dale Earnhardt Sr., the most influential figure the sport has ever known. A charismatic, working-class hero to millions of fans, Dale Sr. spent the better part of two decades as the most visible figure in stock car racing, breaking through the confines of the sport’s regional fan base to mainstream notoriety, racking up millions in endorsement deals from Coca-Cola to Wheaties, and appearing on daytime TV and late-night talk shows. From one generation to the next, racing would bring the Earnhardt family together, but it wasn’t always an easy road. Now, with unparalleled access and never before seen archival material, the series promises a profound, revealing, and definitive account of a historic American family.
Bleach: The Thousand Year Blood War will premiere on Toonami May 17 at 12:30 am. Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga will air after at 1 am. The rest of the night will remain the same with Lazarus at 12 am, One Piece from 1:30-2:30 am, Naturo at 2:30 am, and Sailor Moon at 3 am.
Season three of Down Home Fab premieres May 27 on HGTV. Husband-and-wife renovation duo Cole and Chelsea DeBoer will hone their design and construction skills to become the go-to home renovators in their hometown of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The eight hour-long episodes will follow the DeBoers as they grow their construction business, open a home store and coin a new cowboy contemporary design style. In each episode, Cole, the project manager and jack-of-all-trades, and Chelsea, the designer, will rely on each other to balance their busy family life including a newly driving teenager while managing a picturesque Midwestern farm full of animals.
Bad Boy premieres on Netflix May 2. Inspired by true events, the series tells the powerful story of Dean Scheinman, a teenager imprisoned in a juvenile detention facility. Offering a gripping exploration of youth, redemption, brotherhood and friendship, the series follows Dean’s narrative from imprisonment to discovering his unique creative ability to heal deep wounds.
Unknown Serial Killers of America premieres on Oxygen May 18. Each episode profiles the horrific stories of these unconscionable criminals, and delves into what transformed them into evil monsters. With first-hand accounts from law enforcement who worked the cases and stories from loved ones of the victims, the series sheds light on serial killers who evaded the spotlight and examines how they were able to get away with their gruesome crimes for so long. Crimes explored over the six-episode season include a case involving multiple unidentified bodies found in a barrel that are linked to a predator of women and children decades later; killings of multiple gay men; and an amateur sleuth who uncovered clues leading to a likely killer and a murderer of 12 black women who eludes authorities until chilling video evidence is found.
Reba McEntire hosts the 60th Academy of Country Music Awards May 8 on prime Video. The monumental show will be expanded to two and a half hours and celebrate six decades of Country Music and feature performances by the genre’s most legendary and multi-award-winning stars, including Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn, Chris Stapleton, Clint Black, Cody Johnson, Kelsea Ballerini, LeAnn Rimes, Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, and Wynonna Judd.
Netflix introduced a new subtitle option, original language subtitles that show only the spoken dialogue. Until now, if you wanted subtitles in the original language, you’d turn on Subtitles for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (SDH/CC), which includes not only dialogue but also audio cues like [phone buzzing] or [dramatic music swells], as well as speaker names. When you open the language picker while watching the new season, you’ll now see two subtitle options in English: English, which shows only the spoken dialogue, and English (CC), which includes both dialogue and audio cues like [door slams].The subtitles will be available on all new Netflix originals in every language offered in addition to SDH/CC going forward.
90 Day: Hunt for Love premieres May 26 on TLC. The exhilarating rollercoaster ride features eight singles from the 90 Day universe who are ready to embark on a quest for love once again, joined by fresh, new faces and romantic hopefuls. Set in Tulum, Mexico, these love-hungry alums have loved, lost and learned a few lessons along the way. Whether they’re healing old wounds, chasing new sparks, or unknowingly walking straight into a love triangle, each of them throws caution to the wind as they jump back into the dating game.
Football Parents premieres May 16 on Netflix. When it comes to their children’s amateur football careers, this group of parents has no shame, no chill – and a peculiar sense of team spirit.
Gold Rush: Mine Rescue with Freddy & Juan premieres May 9 on Discovery Channel. With gold prices surging to new records, the modern-day rush is on. Chasing gold fever, miners take big risks on poor ground with outdated equipment. Gold recovery experts Freddy Dodge and Juan Ibarra are back on the road in North America, turning small-time miners’ pitfalls into profits.
Season two of Criminal Code premieres June 4 on Netflix. After helping the Ambassador escape from prison, Isaac and his Ghost Gang become the Federal Police’s main targets. Increasingly sophisticated robberies turn them into crime legends – and going after them will require everything the agents have got. During the challenging investigation, Suellen will have to prove himself as a leader. Meanwhile, Benício experiences a crisis after losing yet another friend and discovering that Soulless escaped from prison.
