Netflix is rolling out a fresh slate of must-watch documentaries in May 2026, and these three stand out as the most compelling new releases to add to your watchlist.

Tina Fey leads a second season of 'The Four Seasons' Laughs, tears, and thrills are coming to Netflix in May, as several new titles arrive, including documentaries, movies, mysteries, and reality series.

Netflix’s May 2026 lineup blends animated comedies, heartfelt dramas, and notable documentaries. Standouts include the animated 'Swapped,' the adaptation of 'Remarkably Bright Creatures,' and 'Marty, Life Is Short,' a documentary on Martin Short’s career.

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The following is part of an ongoing entertainment segment to help local users stay up to date on monthly changes to popular streaming platforms. It’s hard to believe, but we’re already starting the month of May.

Two high schoolers sit at a picnic table, one shows the other paper evidence of his crimes in American Vandal Image via Netflix Nobody has ridden the wave of true crime documentaries quite like Netflix. The streamer has churned out hit after hit within the ...