May and this time of the year are always busy due to high school proms, as well as high school and college graduations going on across the country from coast to coast.
Still, try not to get too busy and make some time for yourself and your favorite TV shows and movies to watch this month.
TV:
- “Young Sheldon”: By the end of this month, this series will come to an end. The series finale of the show will air live at 8 p.m. ET on Thursday, May 16, on CBS and be available to stream the day after on Paramount+. All of season seven of the series is currently on Paramount+ and the previous six seasons are on MAX.
- “John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA” (Season 1): This new Netflix Original will premiere exclusively on Netflix on Friday, May 3.
- “Lopez vs. Lopez” (Season 2 finale): The final episode of the second season of this NBC TV series will premiere on Peacock on Wednesday, May 2.
- “Sherlock”: The entire series of this show starring Benedict Cumberbatch and Martin Freeman is available to stream on Hulu and Britbox.
- “Silicon Valley”: It’s always a good show to watch during the spring and all six seasons of it are available to stream on MAX.
Movies:
- “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”: With graduation season coming and this show having a graduation scene or two in it, this seems like the perfect movie to be watching this time of the year. It is currently available to stream on Paramount+ and for free with ads on Tubi.
- “Prom Dates”: Once again, this seems like the perfect type of movie to stream this time of the year and it will be available to stream on Hulu on Friday, May 3.
- “Paper Towns”: Going along with the school and graduation theme here, this book-to-film by John Green shows the beginning of the school year, end of the year dance, and the three main characters going their separate ways at their high school graduation. It is currently available to stream on MAX.
- “St. Elmos Fire”: It is set after the a group of recently graduated college students begin their lives as adults in the real world after said college graduation, and the pros and cons that come with that. The film is currently available to stream on Paramount+.
- “Star Wars”: Saturday, May 4 is Star Wars Day and that gives fans just another reason to stream and watch their favorite “Star Wars” films and TV shows. All of the main films can be streamed on Disney+, as well as popular TV series like “The Mandalorian” and “Ahsoka.”
Movies:
- MLB Friday Night Baseball on Apple TV+: You can go here to see the full schedule of games that will be played this month.
- NASCAR Cup Series: This month, the NASCAR Cup Series will have two races that will be broadcast in 4K on FS1. For Apple TV 4K users, they can go to our article to find out how they can stream those races like in 4K.
- Indianapolis 500 (INDYCAR): The Indy 500 will be raced at 11 a.m. ET on Sunday, May 26, on NBC and streaming live on Peacock.
- Indiana Fever vs. Connecticut Sun (WNBA): Former Iowa basketball player and star Caitlin Clark will make her WNBA debut as a member of the Indiana Fever. The game will be played at 7:30 p.m. ET on Tuesday, May 14, on ESPN 2.
- 2024 Kentucky Derby: For those that are fans of horse racing, this one is for you! This iconic race will take place at 6:57 p.m. ET on Saturday, May 4, on NBC and streaming live on Peacock.
