All the Movies and TV Shows Coming to HBO Max in May 2022

All the Movies and TV Shows Coming to HBO Max in May 2022

Ready to find out what's coming to HBO Max in May 2022? You should be. With the April release, it's time to find out more about all the movies and TV shows coming soon to the Warner Bros-Discovery streaming service.

There is a lot of interesting and high-profile content on the way for HBO Max subscribers. For one thing, The Matrix Resurrections returns to the streamer after its December 2021 release day and date. So if you missed it the first time around, now's your chance to check out the most polarizing movies of 2021.

Meanwhile, many highly anticipated HBO Max shows are coming in May. The second season of the award-winning Hacks series will be released in mid-May, while live-action adaptations of The Staircase and The Time Traveler's Wife are also on the way. Needless to say, you'll be getting your money's worth on HBO Max for the next few weeks.

Below, we'll bring you what we consider to be HBO Max's May 2022 highlights, along with a full rundown of everything that will be viewable on the streaming platform. Don't procrastinate, then: read!

HBO Max in May 2022: the highlights

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When to transmit it: Thursday May 5

HBO Max has certainly positioned itself as the home of prestige television of late, with shows like Succession, Mare of Easttown, Watchmen, and Chernobyl among its top award-winning offerings. So The Staircase hopes to follow in the footsteps of this quartet, and it certainly has the star power and a potentially exciting story to do so.

Based on a 2004 true crime documentary series of the same name, The Staircase explores the life of crime novelist Michael Peterson (Colin Firth), who was framed for the murder of his wife Kathleen (Toni Collette) after she was found dead at knocking at the back of his family's house.

The limited series explores the events leading up to the incident, as well as the slow but exciting fragmentation of the Peterson family that follows the accusations against their patriarch. Michael Stuhlbarg (Doctor Strange), Dane DeHaan (Spider-Man), Sophia Turner (Game of Thrones) and Juliette Binoche (Chocolat) are among the stellar cast of the series.

The first three episodes of The Staircase will air when the miniseries launches on May 5, with new entries arriving weekly until the show's finale on June 9. One to watch.

The Matrix Resurrections

When to transmit it: Tuesday 10 May

It's time to reconnect with the matrix. After a 20-year absence, the beloved sci-fi franchise, depending on who you talk to, returned to the big (and small) screen in December 2021 with The Matrix Resurrections, a film set 60 years after the events of The Matrix Revolutions. from 2003.

Hopes were high for The Matrix Resurrections, with its two trailers, returning cast members, and seemingly gripping narrative that made it seem like it would be the long-awaited (and true) sequel to the original 1999 film. And, while we said that We thoroughly enjoyed ourselves in our review, there were plenty of other people who didn't like a single aspect of The Matrix 4, as indicated by their reviews and audience scores on the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes.

Still, if you somehow missed Resurrections when it hit theaters and HBO Max late last year, now's your chance to check it out. The Matrix Resurrections returns to the streaming platform in mid-May, though it's unclear if it's just for a limited time or if it's a permanent addition to HBO Max's movie catalogue.

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When to transmit it: Thursday May 12

Returning just under a year after its first season wowed fans and critics alike, Hacks Season 2 looks set to pick things up with Jean Smart's Debroah and Hannah Einbinder's Ava as the unlikely comedy duo continue to battle the odds. current and sometimes against each other. other .

For those who might need a refresher or crash course on her plot: Smart stars as Deborah, Vance, a legendary Las Vegas comedian (and diva) struggling to stay relevant in an era beyond her. Preview Ava Daniels, an unlucky young comedy writer who can't find a job after being fired from her latest role due to an offensive tweet. Initially reluctant to work together, the duo eventually find their comedic groove and begin to warm up until one particular incident, or rather a few, threatens to undo all of their hard work.

The Emmy-winning dark comedy series returns to HBO Max for a second outing on May 12, with two new episodes airing on that date. Two new entries will hit the streamer each week after this point until its final double act drops the Season 2 curtain on June 2.

The time traveler's wife

When to transmit it: Sunday May 15

With film, musical, and audiobook adaptations already in their catalogue, it was only a matter of time before The Time Traveler's Wife was brought to the small screen.

Well, that time has come. Game of Thrones' Rose Leslie joins Divergent's Theo James for this Stephen Moffatt adaptation (that of Doctor Who and Sherlock), with the duo taking on the roles of leads Clare Abshire and Henry DeTamble respectively.

Based on Audrey Niffenregger's beloved romance novel of the same name, The Time Traveler's Wife tells the story of Clare and Henry's complex relationship (and eventual marriage) that spans several decades. Because it is complicated? Because Henry has a genetic condition that causes him to time travel unpredictably, leaving Clare with his frequent absences from her life.

The six-episode miniseries will debut on HBO Max with a single-episode premiere on May 15, with subsequent episodes likely to drop weekly after that date. If you fancy a heartbreaking love story and a metaphorical exploration of failed relationships, you should add this to your "must watch" list.

HBO Max in May 2022: all the content

Jean Smart's Deborah looks solemn as Hannah Einbinder's Ava talks to her in Hacks Season 2

Hacks is one of the many top HBO Max shows available to watch this month. (Image credit: HBO Max)

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