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May 2025

Books on Screen

May 2025

May's Books on Screen roundup includes the season premieres of Hulu's "Nine Perfect Strangers," Max's "And Just Like That..." and AMC's "The Walking Dead: Dead City"; the series finales of "The Handmaid's Tale" on Hulu and "The Last Anniversary" on Sundance Now and AMC+; the season finales of CBS's "Tracker" and "Watson," as well as ABC's "Will Trent"; the series premieres of "The Better Sister" on Prime Video, "Dept. Q" and "Forever" on Netflix, and "Miss Austen" on PBS "Masterpiece"; the films Juliet & Romeo and Fear Street: Prom Queen; and the DVD/Blu-ray releases of Captain America: Brave New World, Mickey 17 and Being Maria.

 

In Theaters


Thunderbolts*

Release Date: Friday, May 2nd (wide)
Based on: Marvel Comics featuring the team Thunderbolts

Bonjour Tristesse
Release Date: Friday, May 2nd (limited)
Based on: BONJOUR TRISTESSE by Françoise Sagan

Clown in a Cornfield
Release Date: Friday, May 9th (wide)
Based on: CLOWN IN A CORNFIELD by Adam Cesare

Juliet & Romeo
Release Date: Friday, May 9th (wide)
Based on: ROMEO & JULIET by William Shakespeare

Sharp Corner
Release Date: Friday, May 9th (limited)
Based on: The short story "Sharp Corner" by Russell Wangersky

 

On TV

 

Film Release

Fear Street: Prom Queen
Release Date: Friday, May 23rd on Netflix
Based on: FEAR STREET: THE PROM QUEEN by R. L. Stine
 

Series Premieres

"Miss Austen" (4-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Series Premiere on May 4th
Based on: MISS AUSTEN: A Novel of the Austen Sisters by Gill Hornby

"Forever"
Release Date: Thursday, May 8th on Netflix (all episodes of Season 1 will be available)
Based on: FOREVER... by Judy Blume

"Murderbot"
Release Dates: Fridays on Apple TV+; Series Premiere on May 16th (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: The Murderbot Diaries series by Martha Wells

"The Better Sister" (8-episode limited series)
Release Date: Thursday, May 29th on Prime Video (all episodes of the series will be available)
Based on: THE BETTER SISTER by Alafair Burke

"Dept. Q"
Release Date: Thursday, May 29th on Netflix
Based on: The Department Q series by Jussi Adler-Olsen
 

Season Premieres

"The Walking Dead: Dead City"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on AMC; Season 2 Premiere on May 4th
Based on: The comic book series The Walking Dead by Robert Kirkman, Tony Moore and Charlie Adlard

"Sullivan's Crossing"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 8pm ET/PT on The CW; Season 3 Premiere on May 7th
Based on: The Sullivan's Crossing series by Robyn Carr

"Nine Perfect Strangers"
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Hulu; Season 2 Premiere on May 21st (the first two episodes will be available)
Based on: NINE PERFECT STRANGERS by Liane Moriarty

"And Just Like That..."
Release Dates: Thursdays on Max; Season 3 Premiere on May 29th
Based on: SEX AND THE CITY by Candace Bushnell

"Scrublands"
Release Dates: Thursdays on AMC+; Season 2 Premiere on May 29th
Based on: SILVER by Chris Hammer
 

Series Finales

"The Last Anniversary" (6-episode limited series)
Release Date: Sundays on Sundance Now and AMC+; Series Finale on May 4th
Based on: THE LAST ANNIVERSARY by Liane Moriarty

"Miss Austen" (4-episode limited series)
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on PBS "Masterpiece"; Series Finale on May 18th (the last two episodes will air)
Based on: MISS AUSTEN: A Novel of the Austen Sisters by Gill Hornby

"The Handmaid's Tale"
Release Dates: Tuesdays on Hulu; Series Finale on May 27th
Based on: THE HANDMAID'S TALE by Margaret Atwood
 

Season Finales

"Happy Face"
Release Dates: Thursdays on Apple TV+; Season 1 Finale on May 1st
Based on: SHATTERED SILENCE: The Untold Story of a Serial Killer's Daughter, by Melissa G. Moore with M. Bridget Cook

"Tracker"
Air Dates: Sundays at 8pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 2 Finale on May 11th
Based on: THE NEVER GAME by Jeffery Deaver

"Watson"
Air Dates: Sundays at 9pm ET/PT on CBS; Season 1 Finale on May 11th
Based on: The works of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

"Will Trent"
Air Dates: Tuesdays at 8pm ET/PT on ABC; Season 3 Finale on May 13th
Based on: The Will Trent series by Karin Slaughter
 

Ongoing Series

"Carême" (8-episode limited series)
Release Dates: Wednesdays on Apple TV+; the series continues
Based on: COOKING FOR KINGS: The Life of Antonin Carême, the First Celebrity Chef, by Ian Kelly

"Sherlock & Daughter"
Air Dates: Wednesdays at 9pm ET/PT on The CW; Season 1 continues
Based on: The Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

 

On DVD and Blu-ray
 

Captain America: Brave New World
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, May 13th
Based on: Marvel Comics featuring the character Sam Wilson/Captain America

Mickey 17
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date:
Tuesday, May 13th
Based on: MICKEY7 by Edward Ashton

Being Maria
DVD/Blu-ray Release Date: Tuesday, May 27th
Based on: MY COUSIN MARIA SCHNEIDER: A Memoir, by Vanessa Schneider