New Amazon Prime Video movies and shows in May 2022: Everything streaming this month

Night Sky on Amazon Prime Video
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Amazon Prime Video has a host of new movies, documentaries, and series landing on its platform this May. From returning shows, to brand-new series, here’s our guide to what to watch on the streamer.

There are some exciting new original series coming to Prime Video, including the sci-fi thriller Night Sky. The show stars J.K. Simmons and Sissy Spacek as a couple hiding an extra-terrestrial secret. Prime Video’s dystopian teen drama The Wilds season 2 will also be airing with its much-anticipated second season. 

Movie-wise, UK fans can finally stream Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse on Prime Video from May 6. While US fans have a whole host of films heading their way as well in May, including Mamma Mia!, Shrek 1 and 2, Independence Day, and Fargo.

There's also plenty more heading to the streaming service this month so read on to find out every movie and TV show coming to Prime Video this May in the UK and US. You can also check out our top three highlights of the month – and why you won’t want to miss them.

New on Prime Video highlights 

 The Wilds season 2 – May 6 

The Wilds season 2 is Prime Video’s dystopian teen drama, which will be coming back with its second season this May. The show follows a group of teenage girls who find themselves stranded on a deserted island after a plane crash. Told through flashbacks and modern-day sequences, the series slowly reveals all is not what it seems as it turns out they are part of a huge social experiment. Season 2 is set to pick up where we left off with the girls, as well as focusing on the tantalizing reveal at the end of the first outing that there is a whole other location involved in the social experiment. Under the code name The Twilight of Adam, the latest series will introduce a parallel island of teenage boys to the mix.

Bosch Legacy - May 6

Bosch Legacy on Amazon Freevee

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Just when you thought Bosch was over, the hit crime drama has been revamped with a new spin-off called Bosch Legacy. The show follows Harry Bosch’s life after leaving the LAPD and becoming a private investigator. He finds himself working with his one-time enemy, attorney Money Chandler, on a number of cases. His daughter Maddie has begun her own career in the LAPD, dealing with the legacy her father has left her at the force. Bosch Legacy is coming to Amazon Freevee, which is the new name for IMDb TV, the ad-supported video on-demand service. The service is included in the Prime Video membership and is available to stream via the platform.

Night Sky – May 20

Night Sky on Amazon Prime Video

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Night Sky is Prime Video’s ambitious new sci-fi drama starring JK Simmons and Sissy Spacek. The show features a couple who discover a chamber buried in their back garden which leads to a deserted planet. They’ve kept the secret to themselves for many years, protecting the mysterious world from outsiders. However, when a young man, played by Chai Hansen, enters their lives, things start going wrong and it seems there’s a lot more to the hidden chamber than they originally thought.

Everything new on Prime Video US this May 

New on Prime Video US: May 1

  • Independence Day 
  • Tombstone 
  • Open Range 
  • Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story 
  • The Guardian 
  • Office Space 
  • Enemy Of The State
  • Taken 
  • Dude, Where's My Car? 
  • Hitman
  • Red Tails
  • Sideways
  • Tooth Fairy 2
  • Courage Under Fire
  • Pearl Harbor
  • Fat Albert 
  • Lucky Number Slevin
  • The Angriest Man In Brooklyn
  • Tangerine
  • Europa Report
  • Blackfish
  • Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 
  • Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey
  • Fargo
  • Valley Girl
  • The Rage: Carrie 2
  • Platoon
  • The Woods
  • Bad Influence
  • The Namesake
  • Crank
  • Mamma Mia!
  • Shrek
  • Shrek 2
  • Battleship
  • Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins 
  • Don't Be A Menace To South Central While Drinking Your Juice In The Hood
  • Field Of Dreams
  • Road To Perdition
  • Eye For An Eye
  • Zero Dark Thirty
  • A League Of Their Own
  • The Ugly Truth
  • Blue Clues season 1 

New on Prime Video US: May 6

  • The Wilds season 2
  • The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith 

 New on Prime Video US: May 13 

  • The Kids in the Hall 

New on Prime Video US: May 18

  • Lovestruck High

 New on Prime Video US: May 19 

  •  Bang Bang Baby season 1, part 2 

 New on Prime Video US: May 20 

  • Night Sky
  • LOL: Si te ríes, pierdes

 New on Prime Video US: May 27 

  • Emergency
  • Kick Like Tayla 

Everything new on Prime Video UK this March

New on Prime Video UK: May 6 

  • The Wilds season 2
  • The Unsolved Murder of Beverly Lynn Smith
  • LOL: Last One Laughing Mexico season 4
  • The Contractor
  • Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse
  • Bosch: Legacy (IMDb TV) 

New on Prime Video UK: May 10

  • Respect

New on Prime Video UK: May 13

  • The Kids in the Hall season 1 
  • Soho Theatre Live season 3

New on Prime Video UK: May 18

  •  Lovestruck High season 1

New on Prime Video UK: May 20

  • Night Sky

New on Prime Video UK: May 27

  • Kick Like Tayla Documentary
  • Iain Stirling Comedy Special

Check out our guide to the best shows on Amazon Prime Video and the best movies on Amazon Prime Video as well.

Fay Watson
Deputy Entertainment Editor

I’m the Deputy Entertainment Editor here at GamesRadar+, covering TV and film for the Total Film and SFX sections online. I previously worked as a Senior Showbiz Reporter and SEO TV reporter at Express Online for three years. I've also written for The Resident magazines and Amateur Photographer, before specializing in entertainment.