New shows & films – quick links
Best new shows & films
Netflix: new shows & films
The Boroughs – 21 May
Series. In a seemingly perfect retirement community, a crew of unlikely heroes must stop an otherworldly threat from stealing the one thing they don’t have: time.
Starring Alfred Molina, Geena Davis, Alfre Woodard and Denis O’Hare.
Mating Season – 22 May
Series. From the creators of Big Mouth comes this wildly raunchy adult animated comedy about love, sex and relationships set in the animal world.
Starring Brooklyn Davey Norstedt and Jolie Hoang-Rappaport.
BritBox: new shows & films
Beyond Paradise Season 4 – 19 May
Series. A slew of baffling mysteries blur the line between reality and folklore. Detective Inspector Humphrey Goodman, played by Kris Marshall (Love Actually, Sanditon), returns for a stellar fourth season of Beyond Paradise. Now part of the local police force in the quiet Devonshire town of Shipton Abbott, Humphrey is faced with a fresh wave of baffling cases where fact and folklore collide. In this eagerly awaited return, Humphrey adjusts to married life with Martha while facing a life-changing decision that could alter the future of the entire station.
Starring Kris Marshall (Love Actually, Sanditon), Sally Bretton (The Office, Not Going Out), Zahra Ahmadi (Closed Circuit, Doctor Who), Dylan Llewellyn (Derry Girls, Hollyoaks, Big Boys) and Felicity Montagu (I’m Alan Partridge, Bridget Jones’ Diary).
Stan: new shows & films
The Running Man – 19 May
Film (2025). In this science-fiction action adaptation of Stephen King’s famous novel (adapted previously with Arnold Schwarzenegger in the lead role), director Edgar Wright leads his cast through a near-future America run by a media network known as the Network. The highest rating program on the channel is The Running Man, in which contestants win big money if they can survive for 30 days while the Network’s five hunters try to track them down.
Starring Glen Powell, William H Macy, Lee Pace, Michael Cera and Emilia Jones.
Apple TV: new shows & films
Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed – 20 May
Series. We follow newly divorced mum Paula (Tatiana Maslany) as she falls down a dangerous rabbit hole of blackmail, murder and youth soccer. Convinced she witnessed a crime – while simultaneously struggling through a custody battle and an identity crisis – Paula begins her own investigation, one that could unravel a greater conspiracy while also holding the keys to rebuilding her family and sense of self. Jake Johnson, Brandon Flynn and Murray Bartlett also join the cast.
Prime Video: new shows & films
Tom Clancy’s Jack Ryan: Ghost War – 20 May
Film (2026). In this new film, Jack Ryan (John Krasinski) is reluctantly thrust back into the world of espionage when an international covert mission unravels a deadly conspiracy, forcing him to confront a rogue black-ops unit – and the clock is ticking.
Operating in real time with lives on the line and the threat escalating at every turn, Jack reunites with battle-tested CIA operative Mike November (Michael Kelly) and former CIA boss James Greer (Wendell Pierce), their combined experience the only edge they have against an enemy who knows their every move.
Starring John Krasinski, Wendell Pierce, Michael Kelly, Max Beesley, JJ Feild, Douglas Hodge with Betty Gabriel and Sienna Miller.
The Boys Season 5 finale – 20 May
Series. The explosive final episode of the Emmy Award-winning series The Boys premieres Wednesday 20 May – with the fifth and final season coming to an end. It’s the climax, people. Big stuff’s gonna happen.
Starrung Karl Urban, Jack Quaid, Antony Starr, Erin Moriarty, Jessie T Usher, Laz Alonso, Chace Crawford, Tomer Capone, Karen Fukuhara, Colby Minifie, Nathan Mitchell, Cameron Crovetti, Susan Heyward, Valorie Curry, Daveed Diggs and Jensen Ackles.
ABC iview: new shows & films
Miffy & Friends Season 1 – 18 May
Series. Miffy, the iconic star of Dick Bruna’s legendary book series, is ready to take you along on her new adventures.
Friendly, spontaneous and enthusiastic, Miffy is now a big sister, and has plenty of fun friends to play with in an exciting, diverse and contemporary world.
Shaun Micallef’s Going For Broke – 19 May
Series. Shaun Micallef investigates Australia’s tumultuous love affair with gambling, tracing how a national pastime became a 32-billion-dollar industry and asking how we became the world’s biggest losers.
Murder in the Skies: Who Downed MH17? – 19 May
A father and blogger assembles a team of amateur online detectives to uncover the truth about how 298 people were killed when flight MH17 crashed.
Restoration Australia Season 8 – 21 May
Series. In this brand-new series of Restoration Australia, architecture expert Anthony Burke meets a wide-eyed bunch of ambitious restorers staring down daunting challenges and resolutely following their vision to save our heritage buildings by giving them dramatic new roles.
Shetland Season 9 – 22 May
Series. Shetland returns for a brand-new six-part mystery. When a woman goes missing with her nine-year-old son, Calder and Tosh set out on a case that blurs the line between the personal and professional.
Kids Baking Championship Season 13 – 22 May
Series. Duff Goldman and Kardea Brown host and judge as 12 kid bakers create tasty treats in challenges inspired by the animal kingdom – and some actual live animals. In the end, one young baker will earn the title of Kids Baking Champion and the $25,000 prize.
SBS On Demand: new shows & films
The Negotiator – 19 May
Series. The Negotiator, inspired by true events, tells the story of Captain Gabriel Menck (Malvino Salvador), an agent of the São Paulo Military Police STAG (Special Tactical Actions Group), responsible for hostage negotiations.
Maxima Season 2 – 21 May
Series. For most princesses, the fairy tale ends with a wedding. For Máxima (Delfina Chaves), it was only the beginning. From her marriage to Willem-Alexander (Martijn Lakemeier) to the coronation 10 years later, she seeks to find balance between love, power and protocol. She soon realises that keeping the love of the Dutch people is far more difficult than winning it.
The new season follows Máxima’s journey from mother, wife and future queen to a woman who finds her own voice.
China With Ben Fogle – 22 May
Series. Ben Fogle embarks on a once-in-a-lifetime journey to China – to see its staggering sights, meet its biggest characters, go beyond the stereotypes and discover its true story. Ben delves into an epic 3000-year tale of how China got to now – how centuries of Imperial rule gave way to Communist revolution and the breakneck economic transformation of recent years.
From ancient temples to mega-factories and glittering modern cities, Ben is on a mission to get under the skin of China today: how it sees itself in the world and how it’s shaping the future for us all.
Shut Your Big Fat Mouth John Safran! – 24 May
Documentary. John Safran’s incendiary new documentary sees the author, documentarian and satirist undertake an unflinching exploration into how Australia responds to speech and ideas it finds offensive. Bringing his trademark wit and unpredictability to this fiercely contested debate, Safran wades into the national conversation that is raging between those who think free speech shouldn’t be unduly restricted in a democracy, and those who argue offensive speech and ideas should be regulated to protect the vulnerable.
HBO Max: new shows & films
The Yoghurt Shop Murders – 23 May
Series. Episode five, The End of Wondering, chronicles the months after the documentary series The Yogurt Shop Murders debuted in August 2025, when the Austin Police Department suddenly convenes a press conference to announce a break in the 34-year-old case.
Binge: new shows & films
Saturday Night Live Season 51 finale – 18 May
Series. The iconic US sketch comedy show’s season finale, hosted by Will Ferrell with musical guest Paul McCartney.
Bugonia – 21 May
Film (2025). Two conspiracy-obsessed young men kidnap the high-powered CEO of a major company. Stars Emma Stone and Jesse Plemons.
ScreenHub: Bugonia review – incendiary and out of this world
