What’s Coming to Netflix in May 2023: ‘Queen Charlotte,’ Schwarzenegger in ‘FUBAR,’ JLo in ‘The Mother’

As the calendar turns to May, the world’s largest streaming service is set to introduce a slew of new titles to the service. Perhaps most anticipated will be “Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story,” when it debuts on May 4. Young Queen Charlotte’s marriage to King George of England sparks an epic love story and transforms high society in Netflix’s “Bridgerton” universe prequel. India Amarteifio plays Young Queen Charlotte.

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In the first series role of his career, Arnold Schwarzenegger plays an undercover CIA operative ready to enjoy retirement. However, when he discovers a family secret, he is forced to go back into the field for one last job. What he doesn’t know is that his daughter — also a CIA operative — is on the case. The action comedy “FUBAR” is set to debut on the service on May 25.

Watch the trailer for “FUBAR”:

In a much different story about a trained operative going back into action to protect her daughter, Jennifer Lopez stars in the new action film “The Mother,” streaming on Netflix on May 12. JLo plays a deadly assassin who comes out of hiding to protect the daughter she gave up years before. With a group of dangerous men tracking them both, she will do whatever she can to protect the child she’s never known.

Take a look at “The Mother”:

There are other exciting new titles coming to Netflix in May, including “Hannah Gadsby: Something Special.” In the storyteller’s latest special, she discusses tales of love and marriage with her signature wit and insight. The special debuts on May 9.

“XO, Kitty” — a spinoff of “To All The Boys I’ve Loved Before” — arrives May 18. The series follows teen matchmaker Kitty Song Covey (played by Anna Cathcart) who thinks she knows everything there is to know about love. But when she moves halfway across the world to reunite with her long-distance boyfriend, she realizes relationships are more complicated when your own heart on the line. Cathcart played Kitty, Lara Jean Covey’s little sister, in all three original films.

Iconic comedy “American Graffiti,” directed by George Lucas, comes to Netflix on May 1. The movie, set in 1962, concerns high school grads spending one final night together before heading off to college. It is notable for its nostalgic quality, as well as its cast: Ron Howard, Richard Dreyfuss, Harrison Ford, and Cindy Williams.

Coming in May:

May 1

• Above Suspicion
• Airport
• Airport ‘77
• Airport 1975
• American Gangster
• Austin Powers in Goldmember
• Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
• Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
• Black Hawk Down
• The Cable Guy
• Captain Phillips
• Chicken Run
• Cliffhanger
• Conan the Barbarian
• The Croods
• The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
• Dawn of the Dead
• Flight
• For Colored Girls
• Girl, Interrupted
• The Glass Castle
• Home Again
• Hop
• Igor
• Kindergarten Cop
• Last Action Hero
• Legends of the Fall
• Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events
• Léon: The Professional
• Marshall
• Paranormal Activity
• Peter Pan (2003)
• Pitch Perfect
• Rainbow High, season 3
• Rugrats, seasons 1—2
• The Smurfs, season 1 
• Starship Troopers
• Steel Magnolias
• The Tale of Despereaux
• This Is the End
• Traffic
• Vampires
• The Wedding Date
• The Young Victoria

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Queen Cleopatra

May 10, 2023

As Egypt’s last pharaoh, Cleopatra fights to protect her throne, family and legacy in this docuseries featuring reenactments and expert interviews.

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