20 TV Shows to Catch in May

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By: Mariam Elhamy

TV Addicts, rejoice! To keep you plugged into what is premiering every month, we put together a monthly list of new TV series set to air! We’ve added a description and a trailer for each show, so all you have to do is choose what sounds good and start streaming!

BETTY

Janay (Dede Lovelace), Honeybear (Moonbear), Kirt (Nina Moran), Indigo (Ajani Russell), and Camille (Rachelle Vinberg) are a group of young women skateboarders living in New York City and dealing with the male-dominated world of skateboarding in this series based on Crystal Moselle’s 2018 film, Skate Kitchen.

BILLIONS: SEASON 5

Bobby and Chuck are at odd again with the arrival of new adversaries including businessman Mike Prince (Corey Stoll) and a new district attorney.

BORDERTOWN: SEASON 3

Bordertown follows Detective Inspector Kari Sorjonen in the idyllic town of Lappeenranta in Southeastern Finland. He moved to Lappeenranta in the hope his family could live a peaceful, small-town life as his wife recovers from cancer.

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DEAD TO ME: SEASON 2

Jen and Judy try to keep their deadly secret as Detective Perez (Diana Maria Riva) investigates in the second season of the dark comedy created by Liz Feldman.

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HOLLYWOOD

Ryan Murphy’s limited series for Netflix is set during the “Golden Age” of Hollywood.

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INTO THE NIGHT

Ed Okin (Jeff Goldblum) leads a joyless existence. He hates his job as an aerospace engineer. To make matters worse, his wife is cheating on him. Well, take heart Ed, your life is about to get a lot more interesting, really fast. While at the airport, he bumps into beautiful but ditsy jewel thief Diana (Michelle Pfeiffer), on the run from an ensemble of thugs (David Bowie, Dan Aykroyd, Roger Vadim) who will stop at nothing to recover the emeralds she has pilfered.

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MEDICI: SEASON 3

Season 3 resumes after the Pazzi Conspiracy, the event that wrought havoc within the Medici family. Giuliano de’ Medici has been brutally murdered, and Lorenzo is seeking revenge against Riario and Pope Sisto IV, who is still doing his best to destroy the Medici.

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RENO911

The short-format revival of the Comedy Central series returns the original cast.

RICK AND MORTY: SEASON 5

An animated series on adult-swim about the infinite adventures of Rick, a genius alcoholic and careless scientist, with his grandson Morty, a 14-year-old anxious boy who is not so smart. Together, they explore the infinite universes; causing mayhem and running into trouble.

SOLAR OPPOSITES

The animated sitcom created by Justin Roiland and Mike McMaha about aliens who end up in middle America after their planet is destroyed.

THE EDDY

The arrival of Elliot Udo’s (Andre Holland) teenage daughter (Amandla Stenberg) at his failing Paris jazz club forces him to face his issues in this musical drama series from Damien Chazelle.

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THE GREAT

The comedy series created and written by Tony McNamara follows Catherine the Great (Elle Fanning) as she marries Peter III of Russia (Nicholas Hoult) and rises in power.

THE HOLLOW: SEASON 2

Adam, Kai, and Mira are three teenagers who awaken in a room with no memories of themselves or each other; the only clue to their identities are their names written on small slips of paper in their pockets. After emerging from an underground bunker they find themselves in a deep forest and venture forth to discover who they are and how to get home.

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THE MISERY INDEX: SEASON 2

The Misery Index is the only game show where contestants can make a fortune out of other people’s misfortune. The miserable incidents range from getting stuck overnight in an elevator to walking in on your grandparents having sex.

TIRDY WORKS

Mary Winchenbach’s moose scat (poop) art and jewelry business in rural Maine is the focus of this reality series.

TRYING

Jason (Rafe Spall) and Nikki (Esther Smith) want to have children but are unable to in this British comedy written by Andy Wolton.

TYLER PERRY’S BRUH

30-something best friends John (Barry Brewer), Tom (Mahdi Cocci), Mike (Phillip Mullings Jr.) and Bill (Monti Washington) help each other with life and relationship issues in this comedy created by Tyler Perry.

UPLOAD

After a near-fatal accident, app developer Nathan (Robbie Amell) is uploaded into a virtual afterlife called Lakeside by his girlfriend in this sci-fi comedy created and written by Greg Daniels.

VALERIA

Issa has quit her job to work on her passion project as Molly tries to balance her new relationship and work life in the fourth season of the comedy.

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WORKIN’ MOMS: SEASON 4

Workin’ Moms follows the lives of four women as they juggle love, careers, and parenthood. They support, challenge, and try not to judge each other as life throws them curveballs. Together, the friends fearlessly confront the polarizing and unexpected realities of being working moms.

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