If you’re not on the Hulu bandwagon yet, you’re missing out. The streaming service offers subscribers an impressive collection of new and classic shows and films, as well as plenty of original movies and series you won’t find anywhere else. May brings the premiere of suburban thriller Candy, romantic comedy The Valet, Letterkenny spinoff series Shoresy, and Sex Pistols docuseries Pistol, among other new arrivals. Read on for all of the highlights, as well as everything else coming to Hulu — and leaving — throughout the month.
Read below for our top picks and keep scrolling for the full list, with our recommendations in bold.
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Our top pick for May
Candy (2022)
1 Season
Genre
Crime
Cast
Jessica Biel, Melanie Lynskey, Timothy Simons
Created by
Robin Veith
Jessica Biel portrays 1980s housewife Candy Montgomery in this five-part series that follows Candy’s attempts to be a model wife, parent, and homemaker, only to have her desire for a little freedom push her over the edge.
Everything new on Hulu in May
May 1
- A Beautiful Mind (2001)
- A Raisin in The Sun (2008)
- The Adjustment Bureau (2011)
- After Everything (2018)
- The Angriest Man in Brooklyn (2014)
- The A-Team (2010)
- The Big Year (2010)
- Billy Madison (1995)
- The Bounty Hunter (2010)
- The Breakfast Club (1985)
- Busco Novio Para Mi Mujer (2016)
- Cyrus (2010)
- Dazed and Confused (1993)
- Despicable Me (2010)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo (1999)
- Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story (2004)
- Drag Me to Hell (2009)
- Dude, Where’s My Car? (2000)
- Easy a (2010)
- Equity (2016)
- Escape from Pretoria (2020)
- Fever Pitch (2005)
- Forgetting Sarah Marshall (2008)
- Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
- Funny People (2009)
- Gone (2012)
- Grandma (2015)
- Hot Fuzz (2007)
- How I Live Now (2013)
- The Karate Kid (2010)
- The Legend of Zorro (2005)
- Marie Antoinette (2006)
- Me, Myself and Irene (2000)
- Mo’ Money (1992)
- November Criminals (2017)
- Nowhere to Run (1993)
- Once Upon A Time in America (1984)
- Ong Bak (2003)
- Ong Bak 2 (2008)
- Ong Bak 3 (2010)
- Open Season 2 (2009)
- Person to Person (2017)
- Pleasantville (1998)
- The Polar Express (2004)
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- The Program (1993)
- Resident Evil (2002)
- Resident Evil: Apocalypse (2004)
- Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)
- Resident Evil: Afterlife (2010)
- Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)
- Rock of Ages (2012)
- Saving Face (2004)
- Saving Private Perez (2011)
- Seven Years in Tibet (1997)
- Still Alice (2014)
- Stuart Little (1999)
- Stuart Little 2 (2002)
- Stuart Little 3: Call of The Wild (2006)
- Superhero Movie (2008)
- Take This Waltz (2011)
- Taken (2009)
- The Vow (2012)
- We Own the Night (2007)
- White Bird in A Blizzard (2014)
- White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
- The Wolfman (2010)
- The Young Victoria (2009)
- Zathura: A Space Adventure (2005)
May 2
- Duncanville: Season 3 Premiere
- Daytime Divas: Complete Series
May 4
- The Chase: Season 3 Premiere
- Holey Moley: Fore-Ever: Season 4 Premiere
- Who Do You Believe?: Series Premiere
- Real Housewives of New York City: Complete Season 13
May 5
- Dragons: The Nine Realms: Complete Season 2
- Last Survivors (2022)
May 6
- Hatching (2022)
May 9
- Candy: Limited Series Premiere
May 10
- Breeders: Season 3 Premiere
May 12
- Italian Studies (2021)
May 15
- Conversations with Friends: Complete Limited Series
- Catfish: The Tv Show: Complete Season 8 E
- The Brass Teapot (2012)
- Enron: The Smartest Guys in The Room (2005)
- The Mountain Between Us (2017)
- One Last Thing (2005)
May 16
- Queen Sugar: Complete Season 6
May 17
- Sundown (2021)
May 18
- Demons: Complete Series
- Helix: Complete Series
May 19
- The Deep End: Series Premiere
- So You Think You Can Dance: Season 17 Premiere
May 20
The Valet (2022)
Genre
Comedy
Stars
Eugenio Derbez, Samara Weaving, Ravi Patel
Directed by
Richard Wong
Samara Weaving plays a famous actress whose tryst with a married man is nearly exposed when paparazzi photographs them together. They enlist the aid of a valet who also appeared in the photo to pose as her boyfriend, setting off a chain of events that brings their very different worlds crashing together with hilarious results.
- The Valet (2022)
- The New York Times Presents “Elon Musk’s Crash Course”
- American Underdog: The Kurt Warner Story (2021)
May 23
- 227: Complete Series
- My Hero Academia: Complete Season 5 (dubbed)
May 24
- Beat Shazam: Season 5 Premiere
- Don’t Forget the Lyrics: Series Premiere
May 26
- Look at Me: Xxxtentacion (2022)
- The Great American Tag Sale with Martha Stewart: Series Premiere
- Masterchef: Season 12 Premiere
- A Taste of Hunger (2021)
May 27
Shoresy (1970)
1 Season
Genre
Comedy
Cast
Jared Keeso
Created by
Jared Keeso
Everyone’s favorite foul-mouthed, bench-clearing hockey star from the Letterkenny universe finally has his own series, and you can bet a Puppers or three it’s going to get a little crazy. Jared Keeso has his chirping alter ego head to Sudbury to help a AAA team embark on a new mission: To never lose again.
- Shoresy: Series Premiere
May 29
- Demon Slayer Kimetsu No Yaiba: Entertainment District Arc: Complete Season 1 (dubbed)
- Intrigo: Death of An Author (2018)
May 31
- Pistol: Complete Limited Series
- Gamestop: Rise of The Players (2022)
Leaving Hulu in May
May 6
- Beach Rats (2017)
May 8
- The Nice Guys (2016)
May 11
- Man Who Invented Christmas (2017)
May 14
- Deadpool 2 (2018)
- Deadpool (2016)
May 17
- McQueen (2018)
May 20
- Life After Basketball (2019)
May 21
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
May 30
- The Meddler (2015)
May 31
- A Beautiful Planet (2016)
- Above & Beyond (2014)
- Another Earth (2011)
- As Good as It Gets (1997)
- The Bank Job (2008)
- Beautiful Creatures (2013)
- Can’t Buy Me Love (1987)
- Casper (1995)
- Charlie Wilson’s War (2007)
- Crank (2006)
- Dangerous Beauty (1998)
- Despicable Me (2010)
- Despicable Me 2 (2013)
- Digging for Fire (2015)
- Dolphin Tale 2 (2014)
- The Edge (1997)
- Evan Almighty (2007)
- Fred Claus (2007)
- Fright Night (1985)
- Gigli (2003)
- Guarding Tess (1994)
- Guess Who (2005)
- Hanna (2011)
- Horton Hears a Who! (2008)
- Hustle and Heat (2004)
- Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus (2009)
- The Insider (1999)
- John Carpenter’s Ghosts of Mars (2001)
- Juno (2007)
- Just Eat It: A Food Waste Story (2014)
- L.A. Confidential (1997)
- Land of The Dead (2005)
- Meet Me in Montenegro (2014)
- The Mummy: Tomb of The Dragon Emperor (2008)
- My Super Ex-Girlfriend (2006)
- Pandas (2018)
- People Like Us (2012)
- The Perfect Holiday (2007)
- Practical Magic (1998)
- Predators (2010)
- Premium Rush (2012)
- Pretty Woman (1990)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
- Spaced Invaders (1990)
- Starship Troopers (1997)
- Still Alice (2014)
- Striking Distance (1993)
- Trapped (2002)
- Treading Water (2013)
- Universal Soldier: The Return (1999)
- The Upside (2017)
- Watchmen (2009)
- White Men Can’t Jump (1992)
In case you missed the April list, here are all of the new arrivals and projects leaving Hulu throughout the month.
Everything new on Hulu in April
April 1
- Love Me: Complete Season 1
- All Inclusive (2008)
- Antz (1998)
- Armored (2009)
- Austenland (2013)
- Battleship (2012)
- Blind Date (1987)
- Blue Streak (1999)
- Boys on The Side (1995)
- Brigsby Bear (2017)
- Casese Quien Pueda (2015)
- Casper (1995)
- Cheech and Chong’s Next Movie (1980)
- Cheech & Chong’s Get out Of My Room (1984)
- Conspiracy Theory (1997)
- Copycat (1995)
- Crank (2006)
- Death at A Funeral (2010)
- Definitely, Maybe (2008)
- The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
- Eyes Wide Shut (1999)
- The Five-Year Engagement (2012)
- Fly Away Home (1996)
- Get Him to The Greek (2010)
- Glee the 3 D Concert Movie (2011)
- Hanna (2011)
- Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry (2007)
- In the Army Now (1994)
- Insomnium (2017)
- Instructions Not Included (2013)
- The International (2009)
- John Carpenter’s Vampires (1998)
- Just My Luck (2006)
- Knowing (2009)
- Kusama: Infinity (2018)
- Ladrones (2015)
- Look Who’s Talking (1989)
- Looper (2012)
- Love Actually (2003)
- Made in America (1993)
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins (2010)
- National Lampoon’s Dirty Movie (2011)
- The Negotiator (1998)
- Night Raiders (2021)
- Open Range (2003)
- Peggy Sue Got Married (1986)
- Phantom (2013)
- Postcards from The Edge (1990)
- The Power of One (1992)
- Practical Magic (1998)
- Radio (2003)
- Ramona and Beezus (2010)
- Runaway Jury (2003)
- The Runaways (2010)
- Scooby-Doo (2002)
- Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed (2004)
- Shrek (2001)
- Shrek 2 (2004)
- The Siege (1998)
- Single White Female (1992)
- Snakehead (2021)
- Stay (2005)
- The Tailor of Panama (2001)
- That’s My Boy (2012)
- Think Like a Man (2012)
- Three Fugitives (1989)
- Twilight (2008)
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009)
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (2010)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 (2011)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 (2012)
- Vertical Limit (2000)
- Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (2007)
- Watchmen (2009)
- Wolf (1994)
April 3
- Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation: Complete Season 2 – DUBBED
April 4
- Madagascar: A Little Wild: Complete Season 7
April 5
- The Croods: Family Tree: Complete Season 2
- Monster Family 2: Nobody’s Perfect (2021)
- Colossal (2017)
April 6
- The Hardy Boys: Complete Season 2
April 7
- The Dropout: Limited Series Finale
- Platinum End: Complete Season 1 – Dubbed
- Agnes (2021)
April 8
- Woke: Complete Season 2
- Let The Right One In (2018)
April 9
- American Sicario (2022)
April 10
- The Hating Game (2021)
April 11
- The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills: Complete Season 11
April 12
- Chips (2017)
April 13
- The Family Law: Complete Season 1
- To Tell The Truth: Season 8 Premiere
April 14
- The Kardashians: Series Premiere
- Balls Of Fury (2007)
- Friday Night Lights (2004)
- K-Pax (2001)
- The Debt (2010)
- Leatherheads (2008)
- Theory Of Everything (2014)
April 15
- Black Death (2010)
- Compliance (2012)
- Drunk Stoned, Brilliant, Dead: The Story Of The National Lampoon (2015)
- 127 Hours (2010)
- Beasts Of The Southern Wild (2012)
- Crazy Heart (2009)
- The Descendants (2011)
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- Unfaithful (2002)
April 20
- Mayans M.C.: Season 4 Premiere
April 21
- Captive Audience (2022)
- Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
April 23
- In The Heart Of The Sea (2015)
- Mirror Mirror (2012)
April 27
- Holey Moley: Season 4 Premiere
April 28
Under the Banner of Heaven (2022)
1 Season
Genre
Crime, Drama
Cast
Andrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sam Worthington
Created by
Dustin Lance Black
This FX drama series premiering on Hulu casts Andrew Garfield as a devout Mormon detective who finds his faith tested when he investigates a brutal murder connected to a powerful family with ties to the LDS church.
- Under The Banner Of Heaven: Series Premiere
April 29
- Crush (2022)
- Permanent (2017)
Leaving Hulu in April
April 1
- Pokemon: Arceus and The Jewel of Life (2014)
- Pokémon: Giratina and The Sky Warrior (2009)
- Pokémon: The Rise of Darkrai (2007)
- Pokémon: Zoroark: Master of Illusions (2011)
April 5
- Colossal (2017)
April 12
- Chips (2017)
April 14
Balls of Fury (2007)
- Friday Night Lights (2004)
- K-Pax (2001)
- The Debt (2010)
- Leatherheads (2008)
- Theory of Everything (2014)
April 15
- 127 Hours (2010)
- Beasts of The Southern Wild (2012)
- Crazy Heart (2009)
- The Descendants (2011)
- Slumdog Millionaire (2008)
- Unfaithful (2002)
April 21
- Beverly Hills Ninja (1997)
April 23
- Mirror Mirror (2012)
April 30
- 500 Days Of Summer – 2009
- 10,000 BC – 2008
- A Soldier’s Story – 1984
- Anonymous – 2011
- Battleship – 2012
- The Bronze – 2015
- Charlie’s Angels – 2000
- Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle – 2003
- Cheech & Chong’s Get Out Of My Room – 1984
- Cheech And Chong’s Next Movie – 1980
- Dance With Me – 1998
- Date Movie – 2006
- Disaster Movie – 2008
- First Daughter – 2004
- Georgia Rule – 2007
- Here Comes The Boom – 2012
- House Of The Dead – 2003
- I Love You Phillip Morris – 2009
- I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry – 2007
- I Spy – 2002
- Jingle All The Way – 1996
- Just Wright – 2010
- Kingdom Of Heaven – 2005
- Lake Placid – 1999
- Life Or Something Like It – 2002
- Man On Fire – 1987 – 1987
- Mirrors – 2008
- Miss Bala – 2011
- The One – 2001
- Open Range – 2003
- Oscar – 1991
- Real Genius – 1985
- Robin Hood: Men In Tights – 1993
- Shrek – 2001
- Shrek 2 – 2004
- Stealth – 2005
- Swing Vote – 2008
- Tim Burton’s Corpse Bride – 2005
- Tombstone – 1993
- The Tree Of Life – 2010
- Twilight – 2008
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 1 – 2011
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn, Part 2 – 2012
- The Twilight Saga: Eclipse – 2010
- The Twilight Saga: New Moon – 2009
- White Men Can’t Jump – 1992
- You Again – 2010
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