TV series and movies coming to Apple TV+ in May 2024
In May, the streaming platform releases two highly anticipated series: "The Big Cigar", about the life of Huey Percy Newton, the leader of the Black Panther Party, and the sci-fi thriller "Dark Matter". Here you will find all Apple TV+ upcoming releases.
Unlike Netflix, Prime Video or MAX, Apple TV+ does not release many premieres each month, but they are usually Apple's own productions and are of excellent quality.
May 2024 premieres on Apple TV+
Acapulco (Season 3)
Release Date: May 1.
Will there be a fourth season of "Acapulco"? The question is up in the air, but for now we can watch all three seasons of this comedy series on the streaming platform, following the quirky twists and turns of Maximo Gallardo's life and his rise to prosperity.
Country: United States.
Creators: Austin Winsberg , Eduardo Cisneros , Jason Shuman.
Director: Jamie Eliezer Karas.
Cast: Enrique Arrizon , Fernando Carsa , Damian Alcazar , Camila Perez , Lobo Elias , Julian Sedgwick , Rodrigo Urquidi , Rossana de Leon , Ricardo Cañamar , Sofia Ruiz, and others.
Number of episodes: 10.
Dark Matter (2024)
Release Date: May 8.
The big premiere on Apple TV+ in May is the sci-fi TV series "Dark Matter", created by Blake Crouch based on his 2016 novel of the same name. Outstanding physicist Jason Dessen gave up a brilliant scientific career and works as an ordinary college teacher, devoting his life to his beloved wife and son, but one day his life turns into a thriller. After being kidnapped by a stranger, he must show his extraordinary abilities to stop dark matter. Trapped in a box, he is faced with alternate versions of his life and must find a way out.
Country: United States.
Creator: Blake Crouch.
Cast: Joel Edgerton, Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Oakes Fegley, Dayo Okeniyi.
Number of episodes: 9.
Hollywood Con Queen
Release Date: May 8.
In this new three-part true-crime documentary, Chris Smith tells the sensational story of a huge scam uncovered by the Hollywood Reporter. Posing as famous producers, a fraudster named Hargobind Punjabi Tahilramani swindled out huge amounts of money to film a huge project in Indonesia that never materialized. The film follows the investigation and search for the culprit.
Country: United States.
Director: Chris Smith.
Number of parts: 3.
The Big Cigar
Release Date: May 17.
The controversial personality of the leader of the Black Panther Party, Huey Percy Newton, has long been begging for a film adaptation, but the topic is so complex and bizarre that it took years to wait. And finally the six-part series "The Big Cager" comes out, telling the story of this African-American activist, who created a huge number of social projects, and was also accused of several murders and was shot dead in 1988. The show focuses on the moment when Newton (Andre Holland,) turns to film producer Bert Schneider to help him escape to Cuba to escape a murder investigation.
Country: United States.
Creator: Janine Sherman Barrois.
Cast: Andre Holland , Alessandro Nivola , Tiffany Boone , PJ Byrne , Marc Menchaca , Moses Ingram , Rebecca Dalton , Olli Haaskivi , Jordane Christie , Glynn Turman.
Number of episodes: 6.
Trying (Season 4)
Release Date: May 22.
Six years after the events of the previous season, we meet again with Nikki and Jason, played by Esther Smith and Rafe Spall, as well as new actors, including Scarlett Rayner, who plays the role of their adopted daughter Princess. The girl has grown into a teenager and one day she decides that she wants to find her biological mother… The first two episodes will premiere on Apple TV+ on May 22, with the remaining episodes airing on Wednesdays.
Country: United Kingdom.
Directors: Jim O'Hanlon, Elliot Hegarty.
Cast: Esther Smith, Rafe Spall, Sian Brooke, Darren Boyd, Scarlett Rayner, Cooper Turner, and others.
Number of episodes: 8.