First Sunday Edition: What to Stream in May

Hi there, and welcome to the latest edition of Substream! Your go-to source for honest, unpretentious streaming news, reviews, and recommendations—so you can spend more time streaming and less time scrolling.

Quick update: Substream is officially going WEEKLY! You’ll now get an edition every Sunday evening—featuring a larger, deep-dive issue on the first Sunday of the month (like this one), and shorter “Weekly Watch List” editions the rest of the month with quick hits on what’s worth streaming.

In this edition:

• Everything to look out for in May

• April series spotlight

• Industry news and announcements

Don’t forget, you can always check out this newsletter or past newsletters here.

NEW THIS MONTH
Network Series Wrap-up, The Four Seasons Returns

May 4

• Lord of the Flies (Netflix, Original film)*

• The Rookie (ABC/Hulu, S8 Finale)

May 6

• Citadel (Prime Video, S2, All episodes)

• The Other Bennet Sister (BritBox, Period drama, First 3 episodes)* 10 total

May 7

• MIA (Peacock, New crime thriller, All episodes)*

• Legends (Netflix, New British crime thriller, All episodes)*

May 9

• Song of the Samurai (HBO Max, New Japanese period drama)*

May 10

• The Roast of Kevin Hart (Netflix, 8 p.m. ET)

May 11

• Everyone is Doing Great (Netflix, S2)

• Pop Culture Jeopardy! (Netflix, Mon-Friday through 6/5)

May 12

• The Punisher: One Last Kill (Disney+, New Marvel TV special starring Jon Bernthal)*

• U.S. Against the World: Four Years with the Men’s National Soccer Team (HBO, Five-part sports docuseries)*

May 13

• Good Omens (Prime Video, Series finale)

• Off Campus (Prime Video, New romance, All episodes)*

May 14

• On the Roam (HBO, Jason Momoa adventure docuseries)*

• Welcome to Wrexham (FX/Hulu, S5, First two episodes)

May 15

• Rivals (Hulu, S2: Part 1)

• Dutton Ranch (Paramount+, Yellowstone spinoff, First three episodes)*

May 20

• Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed (Apple TV, Dark comedy, First two episodes)*

May 21

• The Boroughs (Netflix, New sci-fi series from the producers of Stranger Things, All episodes)*

• SkyMed (Paramount+, S4, All episodes)

• Ghosts (CBS, S5 finale)

May 27

• A Good Girl’s Guide to Murder (Netflix, S2, All episodes)

• Spider-Noir (Prime Video, New superhero series, All episodes)*

May 28

• The Four Seasons (Netflix, S2, All episodes)

Ongoing Series & Upcoming Finales:

• Rooster (HBO, S1 Finale 5/10)

• Outlander (Starz, S8 Finale 5/10)

• The Comeback (HBO, S3 Finale 5/10)

• Daredevil: Born Again (Disney+, S2 Finale 5/12)

• Margo’s Got Money Troubles (Apple TV, S1 Finale 5/20)

• The Boys (Prime Video, S5 Finale 5/20)

• The Testaments (Hulu, S1 Finale 5/27)

• Hacks (HBO, Series finale 5/28)

• Euphoria (HBO, S3 finale 5/31)

• Your Friends and Neighbors (Apple TV, S2 Finale 6/5)

• Widow’s Bay (Apple TV, S1 Finale 6/17)

*Denotes new film or series. Recommend checking reviews here before watching or waiting for the next newsletter.

APRIL SPOTLIGHT
Running Point Hits Its Stride in Season Two

If I’m being honest, I wasn’t a huge fan of Running Point season one, but I was happy to see a lighthearted, female-led comedy in the mix. In a streaming landscape oversaturated with dark dramas and crime thrillers, it’s an easy watch in the best way: low-stakes, a little messy, and doesn’t take itself too seriously.

In season two, you can feel the show starting to settle in. Like a lot of comedies, it takes a minute to find its rhythm—and when it does, it’s noticeably better for it.

Where Running Point starts to click is in its characters. Isla (Kate Hudson) finally making a clear decision about her relationship with Lev (Max Greenfield) moves things forward instead of keeping us in that will-they-won’t-they (even though we know they won’t) limbo. There’s also more depth emerging across the ensemble, especially with Ali (Brenda Song) and Isla’s brother Sandy (Drew Tarver), whose storylines start to feel a bit more grounded. Other critics have pointed out similar growing pains, but also that the series shows real potential once it leans into its cast and sharpens its voice.

Season two debuted at #1 on Netflix with 5.3 million views in its opening weekend. Unfortunately, this was a 43% drop from season one’s opening, but the series holds strong in the top 10 making a season three renewal likely.

It’s not perfect, but it’s promising—and in a pretty heavy lineup, Running Point fills a much-needed gap. If we’re lucky enough to get a season three, I’ll definitely be tuning in.

TOP STORIES
In Case You Missed It

RENEWALS & CANCELATIONS

• ‘Memory of a Killer’ starring Patrick Dempsey renewed for S2 at Fox. (more)

• ‘Welcome to Wrexham’ scores a rare three-season renewal at FX. (more)

• ‘The Madison’ has been renewed for S3 at Paramount+. (more)

• ‘Gen V’ is canceled at Prime Video after two seasons. (more)

TV NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS

• Helena Bonham Carter is out of ‘The White Lotus’ S4, with her role being reworked and recast with Laura Dern after production started. (more)

• Laura Dern will star in and executive produce a Sony limited series based on ‘Perversion of Justice’ about the Jeffrey Epstein investigation. (more)

• Colin Jost is set to star as a dentist-turned-drug kingpin in a new Peacock drama. (more)

• Meryl Streep is set to star in a Netflix series adaptation of ‘The Corrections.’ (more)

• ‘Dungeon Crawler Carl’ is heading to Peacock as a live-action series from Seth McFarlane. (more)

• Michelle Monaghan is joining S3 of ‘Your Friends & Neighbors.’ (more)

• Dennis Quaid is starring in ‘Thunder Road,’ AMC’s NASCAR drama. (more)

FILM NEWS & DEVELOPMENTS

• Emma Stone and Chris Pine are headlining Universal rom-com ‘The Catch,’ in theaters May 2027. (more)

• ‘Weapons’ is getting a prequel. (more)

• Bradley Cooper is writing, directing, and starring in ‘Ocean’s’ prequel opposite Margot Robbie. (more)

• Patrick Schwarzenegger is starring opposite Phoebe Dynevor in the adaptation of Emily Henry’s ‘Beach Read.’ (more)

• Michael B. Jordan and Austin Butler are set to lead ‘Miami Vice ‘85,’ hitting theater’s in 2027. (more)

• Cate Blanchett is playing Martha Stewart in biopic, ‘Good Thing.’ (more)

• Glen Powell’s Judd Apatow comedy ‘The Comeback King’ is set for a 2027 release. (more)

• Millie Bobby Brown walked from Netflix’s Olympic drama ‘Perfect’ over creative differences, and the project has been scrapped. (more)

• KJ Apa and Ashley Park join the ensemble of holiday horror film, ‘White Elephant.’ (more)

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