Lifestyle of a Fashionista

May 2025

Notes on Watching is my monthly blog post with a list of movies and series and their March release dates. I will post stories about noteworthy series and movies near their release dates on Instagram. Follow me for updates: https://www.instagram.com/lsoffashionista/

Movies and series with a ⭐️ have won an award, or were nominated for an award. 🚨indicates a thriller, mystery 🕵🏼‍♂️, or police procedural. 🔥indicates a cool, hip, or exciting movie or series, one that will be trending.

Movies In Theaters

Visit Fandango to see all the movies in theaters. See the full list of 2025 releases: https://www.firstshowing.net/schedule2025/

Read AP: Summer Movie Guide 2025: Here’s what’s coming to theaters and streaming from May to August

Noteworthy

May 2, 2025

🔥Thunderbolts* (PG-13 2025 ‧ Action/Adventure), Ensnared in a death trap, an unconventional team of antiheroes — Yelena Belova, Bucky Barnes, Red Guardian, Ghost, Taskmaster and John Walker — embarks on a dangerous mission that forces them to confront the darkest corners of their pasts.

War of Words (R 2025 ‧ Thriller/Drama), Maxine Peake and Jason Isaacs star in this political thriller about journalist and human rights activist Anna Politkovskaya. Sean Penn produced.

Rust (2024 ‧ Western/Drama), A 13-year-old boy, left to fend for himself and his brother after their parents’ death, is taken on a journey to old Mexico by his grandfather after being sentenced to hang for an accidental killing.

May 9, 2025

🚨Fight or Flight (2025 ‧ Action/Thriller), A mercenary takes on the job of tracking a high-value asset known only as “The Ghost” on an international flight. Realizing the plane is filled with assassins assigned to kill them both, the pair must work together in a fight for their lives.

Clown in a Cornfield (R 2025 ‧ Horror/Slasher), Looking for a fresh start, Quinn and her father move to the quiet town of Kettle Springs. They soon learn the fractured community has fallen on hard times after losing a treasured factory to a fire. As the locals bicker amongst themselves and tensions boil over, a sinister, grinning clown emerges from the cornfields to cleanse the town of its burdens, one bloody victim at a time.

Juliet & Romeo (PG-13 2025 ‧ Musical/Romance), Based on the real story that inspired Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet, follows the greatest love story of all time, set as an original pop musical.

Friendship (R 2024 ‧ Comedy), A man tries to befriend his charismatic new neighbor, but it soon threatens to ruin both of their lives.

May 16, 2025

🚨Hurry Up Tomorrow (R 2025 ‧ Thriller), Plagued by insomnia, a musician gets pulled into a nightmarish odyssey with a stranger who begins to unravel the very core of his existence.

Final Destination Bloodlines (R 2025 ‧ Horror/Mystery), Plagued by a violent and recurring nightmare, a college student heads home to track down the one person who might be able to break the cycle of death and save her family from the grisly demise that inevitably awaits them all.

May 24, 2025

🚨Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025 ‧ Action/Thriller), Action Our lives are the sum of our choices. The eighth installment in the Mission: Impossible movie series. IMF Agent Ethan Hunt as he goes on a mission with his team to stop Gabriel (Esai Morales), an assassin with a link to Hunt’s past, before the IMF.

Jane Austen Wrecked My Life (R 2024 ‧ Comedy/Romance), A lonely bookseller, immersed in fantasy, must pursue her writing aspirations to improve her love life. She’s compelled to turn her dreams into reality to stop sabotaging a romance.

Lilo & Stitch (PG 2025 ‧ Comedy/Adventure), the film is a live-action animated remake of Disney’s 2002 animated film Lilo & Stitch.

May 30, 2025

Karate Kid: Legends (2025 ‧ Action/Sport), After moving to New York City with his mother, kung fu prodigy Li Fong struggles to let go of the past as he tries to fit in with his new classmates. When a new friend needs his help, Li enters a karate competition — but his skills alone aren’t enough. With help from Mr. Han and Daniel LaRusso, he soon learns to merge two styles into one for the ultimate martial arts showdown. (Catch up on the originals on Hulu)

Bring Her Back (R 2025 ‧ Horror), A brother and sister witness a terrifying ritual at the secluded home of their new foster mother.

🔥The Phoenician Scheme (PG-13 2025 ‧ Comedy/Drama), Wealthy businessman, Zsa-zsa Korda appoints his only daughter, a nun, as sole heir to his estate. As Korda embarks on a new enterprise, they soon become the target of scheming tycoons, foreign terrorists, and determined assassins. A star-studded Wes Anderson film.

Streaming: Movies and Series

From MarketWatch: Here’s what’s worth streaming in May 2025 on Netflix, Max, Hulu, Disney+ and more

The Lists: May releases by streaming service.

Amazon Prime: See the full list from Amazon.

Apple TV+: New on Apple TV from 9to5mac

Disney+: See the full list from Vulture

Hulu: See the full list from Vulture

Max (HBO): See the full list from Vulture

Netflix: See the full list Tulum and from Vulture.

Paramount+: New On Paramount+. From Vulture

Peacock: See the full list from Vulture

Movies: Noteworthy

⭐️🔥Conclave (on Prime Video), watch before the conclave starts in real life on May 7th. Read from The Washington Post: A visual guide on how the next pope will be elected

Last Breath (on Peacock)

🚨🕵🏼‍♂️Small Things Like These (on Hulu), adapted from the Booker Prize-nominated novel of the same name, follows Bill Furlong, husband, father, and coal merchant, as he discovers that everything is not as it seems in the small Irish town he resides. Taking place around Christmas in 1985, the serene and snow-dusted atmosphere of the film’s setting is put at stark contrast with the secrets lurking within the convent in town.

⭐️A Complete Unknown (on Max)

🚨🔥Another Simple Favor (R 2025 ‧ Thriller/Comedy on Prime Video), Stephanie Smothers agrees to travel to Italy to be the maid of honor for the devious and cunning Emily Nelson. However, she soon suspects Emily’s good will is part of an elaborate plan for revenge. (Watch A Simple Favor on Netflix)

The End (R 2024 ‧ Musical/Fantasy on Hulu), A rich family lives in a salt mine converted into a luxurious home. The earth around them has apparently been destroyed, but their son has never seen the outside world.

Adult Best Friends (comedy on Max), Katie takes her best friend, Delaney, on a nostalgic trip to their childhood hometown to tell her she’s getting married. Their journey soon takes some unexpected turns courtesy of a bizarre rental homeowner, a chance encounter with a former classmate, a bachelor party, and a few potential love interests.

🚨🕵🏼‍♂️Black Box (2025 thriller on Peacock May 2), When his beloved wife, Kathryn, is suspected of betraying the nation, intelligence agent George Woodhouse faces the ultimate test — loyalty to his marriage or his country.

Nonnas (PG 2025 ‧ Comedy on Netflix May 9th), After losing his beloved mother, a man risks everything to honor her by opening an Italian restaurant with actual nonnas — grandmothers — as the chefs.

Summer of 69 (2025 ‧ Sex Comedy on Hulu May 15th), Abby seeks to impress her crush by learning a specific sexual position, enlisting a stripper’s help.

⭐️The Brutalist (on Max May 16)

🕵🏼‍♂️Fountain of Youth (PG-13 2025 ‧ Mystery on Apple TV+ on May 23rd), Two estranged siblings partner on a global heist to find the mythological Fountain of Youth. They must use their knowledge of history to follow clues on an adventure that will change their lives and possibly lead to immortality.

Fear Street: Prom Queen (R 2025 ‧ Horror on Netflix May 23rd), based on the novel The Prom Queen from the Fear Street book series. It is the fourth installment in the Fear Street film series. 

Mountainhead (comedy/satire on Max May 30),  a satire movie from “Succession” creator Jesse Armstrong about a group of tech billionaires (Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Cory Michael Smith and Ramy Youssef) on a snowy, mountain retreat as the world burns.

Series: New and Returning

New:

🔥The Four Seasons (Netflix), The decades-long friendship between three married couples is tested when one divorces, complicating their tradition of quarterly weekend getaways.

Carême (drama series on Apple TV+, premieres April 30th), The world’s first celebrity chef, Antonin Carême rises to the height of culinary stardom in Napoleon’s Europe; his talent attracts the attention of politicians who use him as a spy for France.

Forever (Teen drama series on Netflix May 8th), Reunited as teens, two childhood friends fall deeply in love, experiencing the joy and heartache of a first romance that will change their lives forever. Adaptation of Judy Blume’s novel of the same name.

Bad Thoughts (comedy series on Netflix May 13th), In this six-episode dark comedic series, Tom Segura navigates unthinkable situations and fantasies within a cinematic world.

Overcompensating (comedy/drama on Prime Video on May 15), A joint production with A24, this ensemble comedy follows the college adventures of Benny, a closeted former football player and homecoming king, and Carmen, an outsider who desperately wants to fit in.

🚨🕵🏼‍♂️Duster (2025 ‧ Thriller Series premieres on Max May 15), J.J. Abrams returns to the small screen with a new Max drama series that reunites him with “Lost” star Josh Holloway. However, he’s trading in sci-fi intrigue for groovy action in this retro crime thriller steeped in ’70s charm. In the 1970s, a getaway driver encounters a tenacious FBI agent who wants to take his crime family down.

Motorheads (drama series on Prime Video on May 18), Set in a once thriving Rust Belt town, Motorheads, starring Ryan Phillippe as a former NASCAR mechanic who owns an auto repair shop, is an adrenaline-filled story of unlikely friends with a mutual love of street racing.

🚨🔥Murderbot (Thriller series premieres on Apple TV+ on May 23), A thriller/comedy series starring Alexander Skarsgård as a combat robot that gains self-awareness and free will, but has to hide it from humans as he carries out dangerous missions while wishing he could just binge-watch TV 

Tyler Perry’s She the People (comedy series on Netflix), In Perry’s first comedy series on Netflix, Terri J. Vaughn stars as a politician who wins her election — and then realizes her new job will involve a lot more than what she originally signed up for. The 16 episodes in Season 1 will premiere in two batches. Part 1 will debut May 22, with Part 2 releasing Aug. 14.

🔥Sirens (comedy series on Netflix May 22), Worried about her sister’s too-close relationship with her billionaire boss, a scrappy everywoman seeks answers at a lavish seaside estate.

Adults (comedy series premieres on FX, Hulu May 28), a comedy series about a group of codependent twentysomethings navigating adulthood.

🚨The Better Sister (thriller series on Prime Video on May 29), Based on the novel by Alafair Burke, this eight-episode thriller chronicles the relationship between Chloe (Jessica Biel), a high-profile media executive who lives a picturesque life with her family, and Nicky (Elizabeth Banks), who struggles to make ends meet and stay clean, as tragedy reunites the sisters.

🚨🕵🏼‍♂️Dept Q (Thriller series on Netflix on May 29th), A brash but brilliant detective (Matthew Goode) leads a cold case unit in this Edinburgh-based drama by the writer and director of “The Queen’s Gambit”.

Returning scripted series

SNL on Peacock:

• Saturday, May 3: Quinta Brunson (Host) & Benson Boone (Musical Guest)
• Saturday, May 10: Walton Goggins (Host) & Arcade Fire (Musical Guest)
• Saturday, May 17: Scarlett Johansson (Host) & Bad Bunny (Musical Guest)

🕵🏼‍♂️🔥Poker Face (season 2 on Peacock)

Thank You, Next (Season 2 on Netflix May 17th)

🔥Nine Perfect Strangers (season 2 on Hulu May 21st), starring Nicole Kidman as a mysterious wellness guru who pushes her clients to the edge using unorthodox methods, this time at an exclusive resort in the Alps

Big Mouth (season 4 on Netflix May 24)

The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (season 2 on Prime Video on May 27)

🔥And Just Like That…, Season 3 (Max Original premieres on May 29)

Doctor Who (season finale on May 30 on Disney+)

Reality and Documentaries

100 Foot Wave, Season 3 (HBO Original)

Chef’s Table: Legends (Netflix)

Yes, Chef! (NBC/Peacock), Talented yet hotheaded chefs compete in a series of culinary challenges that will test not only their cooking skills, but also their ability to improve their attitudes — all in pursuit of a cash prize.

Conan O’Brien: The Kennedy Center Mark Twain Prize for American Humor (on Netflix May 4th), Comedy’s biggest stars gather to toast and celebrate late-night legend Conan O’Brien as he accepts the Mark Twain Prize for American Humor.

Britain and The Blitz (documentary on Netflix May 5th), This immersive documentary brings history to life through vividly restored archival footage and firsthand accounts of World War II Britain during the Blitz.

David Spade: Dandelion (stand-up special on May 6th on Prime Video)

Full Speed (season 2 on Netflix May 7th), Tales of triumph and tenacity fuel this high-octane sports docuseries following NASCAR Cup Series drivers on and off the track during the playoffs.

Conan O’Brien Must Go’ season 2 (on Max May 8)

Octopus! (documentary on Prime Video on May 8th), This two-part documentary, narrated and produced by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, is a story about being murdered by your lover, getting lost in Mexico, finding a unicorn, a competitive quilter, Tracy Morgan, and exploring our connection with a possible alien.

RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (season 10 on Paramount+ on May 9)

Long Way Home on Apple TV+ May 9th, the fourth docuseries about the motorcycle adventures of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman, who this time are navigating their way through 17 European countries

A Deadly American Marriage (documentary on Netflix May 9th), A chilling 911 call. A gruesome scene. What is the real story behind Jason Corbett’s brutal death? In this documentary, Jason’s wife and children reflect on the elusive truths behind their seemingly fairy-tale life.  

American Manhunt: Osama bin Laden (documentary on Netflix May 14), Featuring rare footage and interviews with CIA insiders, this edge-of-your-seat documentary series traces the epic hunt for Osama bin Laden.

The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives (on Hulu May 15)

Deaf President Now! (May 16 on Apple TV+), a documentary about deaf civil-rights protests at Gallaudet University in 1988.

Welcome to Wrexham (season 4 on May 16 on Hulu)

Tucci in Italy (May 19 on Disney+), a continuation of Stanley Tucci’s canceled CNN docuseries “Searching for Italy”

Earnhardt (May 22 on Prime Video), The four-part documentary series explores the legendary racing career and complex family dynamics of NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt, featuring rare archival footage, thrilling races, and emotionally revealing interviews from his children, rivals, and closest friends.

Pee-wee as Himself (2025 ‧ 1 season on Max May 23rd), This riveting two-part documentary about the life of Paul Reubens was crafted from some 40 hours of interviews and thousands of hours of archival footage.

Clarkson’s Farm (season 4 on Prime Video on May 24)

Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders (documentary on Netflix May 26), Who really laced Tylenol with cyanide? This true-crime series examines alarming theories behind the unsolved 1982 killings — and tracks down a key suspect.

F1: The Academy (documentary series on Netflix May 28), Follow fifteen of the world’s best female drivers as they take to the tough tracks of F1 Academy in this high-octane documentary from Hello Sunshine.

Bono: Stories of Surrender (May 30 on Apple TV+), a documentary “reimagining” of the U2 frontman’s one-man stage show.

Netflix Tudum 2025 is a live event celebrating the global fandom of Netflix’s beloved series and movies. This high-energy show will be streamed live on Netflix May 31 at 5:00 p.m. PT / 8:00 p.m. ET from the Kia Forum in Los Angeles. The show will be packed with huge stars, exclusive reveals, and dynamic live performances sure to delight fans around the world.