May's Books on Screen roundup includes the series premieres of "The Better Sister" on Prime Video, "Dept. Q" and "Forever" on Netflix, and "Miss Austen" on PBS "Masterpiece"; 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 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 Dates: 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