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What’s new on Apple TV+ this month (May 2025)

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Apple Original Films

Apple TV+’s ambitious model of leaning almost exclusively on original content has paid off in a big way, as the streamer now has multiple Emmy and Oscar wins to its name. (Including one of TV’s best shows, Severance.) Every month, Apple TV+ showcases a practical embarrassment of riches when it comes to star talent, and this month is no exception. Although the new content is a little sparse compared to other months, it’s still worth a look.

This month, John Krasinski and Natalie Portman team up for the action-adventure film Fountain of Youth, while Alexander Skarsgård takes center stage as a conflicted, murderous cyborg in the new series Murderbot.

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Our top picks for May

Fountain of Youth (2025)

Fountain of Youth
PG-13
125m
Genre
Adventure, Fantasy, Mystery
Stars
John Krasinski, Natalie Portman, Eiza González
Directed by
Guy Ritchie
Watch on Apple TV+
It is admittedly very difficult to watch this trailer and not wonder if Guy Ritchie just wanted to rip off National Treasure. Treasure hunter Luke Purdue (John Krasinski) assembling a team to steal art that secretly contains clues to reveal the pathway to the mythical Fountain of Youth sounds familiar.

Doing it to honor a family member who dedicated his life to the same fruitless pursuit? Yes, Nicolas Cage did something very similar. In this one, however, we’re traversing the globe, and Natalie Portman is along for the ride as Purdue’s estranged sister, who is emphatically not a believer, but he needs her anyway.

Murderbot (2025)

Murderbot
tv-ma
1 Season
Genre
Sci-Fi & Fantasy, Drama, Comedy
Stars
Alexander Skarsgård, Noma Dumezweni, David Dastmalchian
Created by
Chris Weitz, Paul Weitz
Watch on Apple TV+

Alexander Skarsgård gets to be his goofiest self in this sci-fi comedy about a security android who secretly gains sentience. To keep his newly discovered secret hidden, he joins a mission protecting scientists on a dangerous planet.

But all he really wants to do is binge daytime TV, which makes these risky security jobs particularly annoying. Murderbot is based on Martha Wells’ The Murderbot Diaries book series.

Everything new on Apple TV+ in May

May 9

  • Long Way Home

May 16

  • Murderbot

May 23

  • Fountain of Youth

Last month’s top picks

Your Friends & Neighbors (2025)

Your Friends & Neighbors
tv-ma
1 Season
Genre
Drama
Stars
Jon Hamm, Amanda Peet, Olivia Munn
Created by
Jonathan Tropper
Watch on Apple TV+

In a plot line with some coincidental similarities to this season of Max’s The White LotusYour Friends and Neighbors stars Jon Hamm as a financial titan who suddenly finds himself divorced, jobless, and in over his head. To keep his lifestyle afloat, he begins robbing his wealthy neighbors’ homes.

He soon discovers that not only does he have a natural knack for larceny, but he loves the thrill of stealing from his social circle. But, as you might expect, he soon finds himself entangled in serious complications.

Government Cheese (2025)

Government Cheese
tv-ma
1 Season
Genre
Drama, Comedy
Stars
David Oyelowo, Simone Missick, Jahi Di'Allo Winston
Created by
Aeysha Carr, Paul Hunter
Watch on Apple TV+

Set in 1969, Government Cheese follows Hampton Chambers (David Oyelowo), a man who is released from jail and returns home to his wife (Simone Missick) and sons (Evan Ellison and Jahi Di’Allo Winston).

Rather than be thrilled by the reunion, however, the family finds Hampton’s presence a disruption. Trying to win back his family and fend off his criminal past, Hampton counts on some divine intervention in this dramedy series.

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