Previously released:
Happy Monday(s) (movie) (Netflix, May 22)
Trapped in a time loop and reliving the same day again and again, a college student seizes the opportunity to try and win the heart of his crush. 2025 Thai film; 2hr 8m.
https://www.netflix.com/title/81941937https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35875750/[as "Sawaddee Wan Jan(s)"]
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Monday, May 26
Streaming:
Cold Case: The Tylenol Murders [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Who really laced Tylenol with cyanide? This true-crime series examines alarming theories behind the unsolved killings and tracks down a key suspect.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2W7r1O1ch74https://www.netflix.com/title/81757969Mike Birbiglia: The Good Life (comedy special) (3:01 am, Netflix)
In his latest hour, Mike Birbigliawho merges storytelling, theater, and comedy in a way that The New York Times has called “Birbiglian”opens up about his father’s recent stroke and discusses how it has prompted him to reevaluate his own approach to fatherhood.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1x9lrYMPK_whttps://www.netflix.com/title/81944037 Broadcast and cable:
51st American Music Awards (live event) (8 pm ET/5 pm PT, CBS)
Jennifer Lopez hosts.
https://www.cbs.com/shows/american-music-awards/Kevin Costner's The West [new] (9 and 10 pm, two episodes, History Channel)
From Executive Producers Kevin Costner and Doris Kearns Goodwin, KEVIN COSTNER'S THE WEST provides a fresh look at the epic history of the American West by delving into the desperate struggle for the land itself and how it still shapes the America we know today. This new, eight-part series takes viewers on a journey through the birth of the American West, examining the relentless competition for land, power, and identity that forged our nation’s history. With legends born from figures such as Lewis and Clark and Sacagawea, to the clashes between lawmen and outlaws, the rise of cowboys and ranchers, the resilience of trailblazing women, and the fervor of fortune seekers and abolitionists, this series spans a century of pivotal events. By presenting these stories from diverse perspectives, the series illuminates both the indelible contributions of the pioneers who shaped the dream of the American West and the courageous resistance of Native American tribes who valiantly defended their ancestral land.
Episode three airs on Tuesday at 8 pm. The remaining five episodes air on Monday at 9 pm from June 2-30.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JajBY7Lo9Oohttp://www.thefutoncritic.com/showatch/kevin-costners-the-west/listings/America's Most Wanted [reboot] (season 3 finale) (9 pm, Fox)
The Librarians: The Next Chapter (regular night) (11:30 pm, TNT)
Tonight's and next week's episodes are at 11:30 pm, but beginning the following week (June 9) the series moves to its regular 10 pm time slot. The show runs through August 4.
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Tuesday, May 27
Streaming:
The Second Best Hospital in the Galaxy (complete season 2) (12:01 am, Prime Video)
Animated series; 8 episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flsenN52z7Q Broadcast and cable:
America's Got Talent (season 20 premiere) (8-10 pm, NBC)
Alert: Missing Persons Unit (season 3 finale) (9 pm, Fox)
Sitting Bull [new] (9 and 10 pm, two episodes, History Channel)
The four-hour documentary series offers an overarching exploration of the remarkable life and accomplishments of the fiercely brave yet humble Lakota chief from his origins as a tribal warrior, to his involvement in defending native lands, to his leadership in guiding the Lakota people through a tumultuous time in American history. Concludes tomorrow night at the same time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3x9PtYN83hQDestination X [new] (10 pm, NBC)
Hosted by Jeffrey Dean Morgan, 10 strangers board a blacked-out bus and embark on the journey of a lifetime to win the $250,000 grand prize. With no idea where they are, they compete in challenges, earn clues and try to locate Destination X on a map. The person who guesses furthest away is sent home.
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Wednesday, May 28
Streaming:
F1: The Academy [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Fifteen young women break barriers in one of the world's most demanding sports as they race to get a female driver back on the Formula 1 grid. Seven episodes.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLnWddeWkoshttps://www.netflix.com/title/81722244Captain America: Brave New World (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Disney+)
Sam Wilson [Anthony Mackie], the new Captain America, finds himself in the middle of an international incident and must discover the motive behind a nefarious global plan. Harrison Ford also stars; 1h 58m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14513804/[rating 5.7]
Broadcast and cable:
Raid the Cage (season 2 returns from hiatus; new time slot) (9 pm, CBS)
Moves from 10 pm for what appear to the last five episodes of this season, running through June 25.
Adults [new] (9 and 9:30 pm, two episodes, FX)
A modern, edgier take on the Friends format that centers on a group of 20-somethings living in New York but lacking the skills required for life in the adult world. Originally ordered under the title 'Snowflakes,' 'Adults' comes from Tonight Show writers Ben Kronengold & Rebecca Shaw. Stars Malik Elassal, Lucy Freyer, Jack Innanen, Amita Rao and Owen Thiele. Eight episodes; two episodes are shown tonight and on each of the next three Wednesday nights through June 18.
https://www.metacritic.com/tv/adults/[score 71]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dIUyP-tKWbwhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt33049767/Implosion: The Titanic Sub Disaster (special) (9-11 pm, Discovery Channel)
In June 2023, the OceanGate submersible imploded 3,800 meters below sea level on its final mission to the Titanic wreckage, claiming the lives of all five people on board. With unprecedented access to the United States Coast Guard’s Marine Board of Investigation and never-before-seen video, IMPLOSION: THE TITANIC SUB DISASTER will uncover the extraordinary story of what caused the disaster and how it might have been prevented.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z2yKcZrsGToIn the Kitchen with Harry Hamlin (season 2 finale) (11 pm, IFC)
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Thursday, May 29
Streaming:
Graduation Trip: Mallorca (movie) (12:01 am, Prime Video)
Set in 2021, 'Graduation Trip: Mallorca' (Viaje de fin de curso: Mallorca) follows a group of high school students and their teachers, who, after spending a year in confinement thanks to Spain’s COVID-19 lockdown, finally head off on their end-of-the-year trip to Mallorca. It’s the last chance they have to be together, make up for lost time, have fun like never before, and say goodbye to this crazy stage of their lives. But their plans go sideways when a new coronavirus outbreak forces them to stay locked in their hotel rooms. With more than fifty students and two teachers cooped up in one hotel with many minibars, what could go wrong? Spanish film; not on IMDb.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k1RR2zWyYpMhttps://www.primevideo.com/detail/0G6OB52M15WIP7ND83CZZ8772S/https://theeurotvplace.com/2025/05/graduation-trip-mallorca-spanish-teen-comedy-film-set-for-global-premiere/The Better Sister [new; complete limited series) (12:01 am, Prime Video)
Estranged sisters Chloe (Jessica Biel) and Nicky (Eliabeth Banks) are reunited and confront their family history after Chloe's husband (Corey Stoll) is murdered in the limited series based on Alafair Burke's book of the same name. Kim Dickens, Gloria Reuben, and Matthew Modine also star. The entire eight-episode miniseries streams today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N4BGj6tCF6Ahttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt32260680/Dept. Q [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
A series adaptation of the Department Q Danish crime novels by Jussi Adler-Olsen (previously adapted into a series of Danish feature films). The nine-episode first season finds the story relocated to Edinburgh, where a talented but abrasive detective (Matthew Goode) is reeling from a tragic shooting that left his partner paralyzed. He is punished with exile to the basement and a seemingly meaningless bureaucratic job as the sole member of an under-resourced cold case unit that exists solely as a PR opportunity and isn't meant to do any real work. But he nevertheless assembles a team of fellow rejects and begins tackling a politically-charged missing persons case. Kelly Macdonald, Leah Byrne, and Chloe Pirrie also star.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=72hK6FUmm8ohttps://www.netflix.com/title/81487660https://www.imdb.com/title/tt27995114/Mad Unicorn [new; complete limited series] (3:01 am, Netflix)
Fueled by vengeance, a motorpunk turned founder starts a high-speed delivery company to take down a tycoon. The series is inspired by the first Thai unicorn, a company worth billions led by a group of mad rebels who jump into the express delivery game and take on a corporate giant to claim the number one spot. Thai series.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZM6u_jAT44https://www.netflix.com/title/81595549Losmen Bu Broto: The Series [new; complete season 1] (3:01 am, Netflix)
For the Broto family, managing their beloved Yogyakarta inn is no easy feat — especially when their youngest son falls in love with a married guest. Indonesian series; follow-up to 2021 film "Losmen Bu Broto."
https://www.netflix.com/title/81901941https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35668657/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ok0dZ9jnpQhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13353184/[2021 film; rating 7.4]
Scrublands (season 2 premiere) (3:01 am, AMC+)
Journalist Martin Scarsden investigates a new story. Australian series; four episodes released weekly through June 19.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1PHylw1oUghttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt26909806/[rating 7.2]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scrublands_(TV_series)
And Just Like That... (season 3 premiere) (9:01 PM, Max)
After a two-year wait, Max's Sex and the City follow-up returns with the first episode of its 12-episode third season. Gone are Sara Ramirez and Karen Pittman, but new cast members include Rosie O'Donnell, Patti LuPone, Logan Marshall-Green, and Mehcad Brooks. 12 episodes released weekly through August 14.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vUtx5fgmQIhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt13819960/ Broadcast and cable:
Murder, Lies and Marriage (movie) (8 pm, LMN)
After mistakenly being imprisoned for five long years for a murder she didn’t commit, Nicole is released from prison and immediately tries to reconnect with her now twelve-year-old daughter, Sarah. Her ex-husband, Jack, is dating former model Gwen, who has closely bonded with Sarah. Nicole begins to suspect that Jack may have been behind the crime for which she’d been blamed and that both her daughter and Jack’s new girlfriend may be in danger. Stars Nadia Adelay, Jess Matney, Mia Romay, Kelly Sullivan [Nicole] and Alex Trumble.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/murder-lies-marriagehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt33499481/Scripps National Spelling Bee Finals (special) (8-10 pm, Bounce TV/Ion)
Bob's Burgers (season 15 summer premiere) (8 pm, Fox)
Grimsburg (season 2 summer premiere) (8:30 pm, Fox)
Family Guy (new time slot) (9 pm, Fox)
Moves from Sunday at 8:30 pm.
100 Foot Wave (season 3 finale) (9 pm, HBO)
The Great North (new time slot) (9:30 pm, Fox)
Moves from Sunday at 9:30 pm.
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Friday, May 30
Streaming:
Bono: Stories of Surrender (documentary) (12:01 am, Apple TV+)
Andrew Dominik directs a look at the life of the U2 frontman that's adapted from Bono's one-man stage show of the same name (and his recent autobiography Surrender). If you are the sole remaining owner of the Apple Vision Pro headset, you can also watch an immersive 8K/180-degree version of the film. 1h 26m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p6U1sDbzraEhttps://www.metacritic.com/movie/bono-stories-of-surrender/[score 58]
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35931046/Rickey Smiley: Fool-ish (comedy special) (12:01 am, Hulu)
https://rickeysmileymorningshow.com/playlist/the-premiere-of-rickey-smileys-new-hulu-comedy-special-fool-ish/The Heart Knows [Corazón delator] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
After a heart transplant, Manuel feels a personality shift and explores his donor's life, leading him to meet the widowed Vale and her community. Argentine film; 1h 29m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81IfZtt0hGwhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81739540https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33244550/Lost in Starlight (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
When an astronaut leaves Earth for Mars, the vast infinite space divides star-crossed lovers in this animated romance that crosses the cosmos. Korean film; 1h 36m.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=StlSdO-v9fQhttps://www.netflix.com/title/81664623https://www.imdb.com/title/tt28664733/A Widow's Game [La viuda negra] (movie) (3:01 am, Netflix)
When a man is found dead, the investigation shatters his widow's perfect facade and exposes a hidden double life in this thriller based on real events. Spanish film; 1 hr 32 min?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DETBsFN1iqghttps://www.netflix.com/title/81786479https://www.imdb.com/title/tt33474172/Dog Man (movie; streaming premiere) (3:01 am, Peacock)
After a policeman and his police dog are fused together to turn into Dog Man, he must stop the villainous Petey the Cat from cloning himself and creating an evil kitten, doubling his evil abilities. Animated family film; 1h 29m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt10954718/[rating 6.3]
The Killing Cove (movie) (3:01 am, Tubi)
After a traumatic encounter at a college party, two sisters plot revenge against a rich jock--only to find something darker is already hunting them. Stars Precious Way, Madison Epps, Tremayne Norris, Aaron Bryce Sheats, Nate Wyatt, and Judi Johnson. 1 hr 40 min.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9cBy-9IYw-Ahttps://tubitv.com/movies/100039969/the-killing-covehttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt36650465/ Broadcast and cable:
A Boyfriend To Die For (movie) (8 pm, LMN)
Olivia never wanted to be known as just another product of nepotism, but as a rising star in her father’s prestigious firm, that’s exactly how people saw her. Determined to prove herself, she crosses paths with Jonathan Rothfield, a sharp and ambitious heir to a renowned banking dynasty. Together, they find not only a shared drive to succeed but a powerful, intoxicating chemistry that draws them closer. As their careers and ambitions intertwine, Olivia realizes that their combined influence could take them to the very top of the financial world. But when her father finally backs their venture, a chilling secret begins to surface--one that threatens to unravel everything she’s worked for. Will Olivia’s thirst for success blind her to the dark truths that could destroy them all? The closer they get, the more dangerous the stakes become. Stars Brittany Underwood and Alex Trumble.
[RM: Two true premieres in the same week?]
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/a-boyfriend-to-die-forhttps://www.imdb.com/title/tt35513807/The UnBelievable with Dan Aykroyd (season 2 finale) (9 pm, History Channel)
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Saturday, May 31
Good Boy [new] (12:01 am, Prime Video)
Blending comedy, action, crime investigation, and romance, this Korean series tells the story of former medal-winning athletes who become police officers and fight in a world full of criminals. 16 episodes.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt32361930/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kWT5jZrXxhgDoctor Who (season 15 [Disney season 2] finale) (2:01 PM, Disney+)
Moves from 3:01 am.
Netflix Tudum 2025: The Live Event (live special) (8 pm ET/5 pm PT, Netflix)
Celebrate your favorite shows and movies at this star-studded, live global fan event with special performances and exclusive reveals.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jdgVdMolHlohttps://www.netflix.com/title/81969517Mountainhead (movie) (8 pm, HBO)
Written and directed by 'Succession' creator Jesse Armstrong, 'Mountainhead' is another darkly comedic examination of greed and ambition among the wealthy elite. The HBO original film (and feature directorial debut from Armstrong) finds a group of billionaire friends gathering at a mountain retreat in the midst of a global financial crisis. Steve Carell, Jason Schwartzman, Ramy Youssef, and Cory Michael Smith head a cast that also includes Andy Daly, Ali Kinkade, and Hadley Robinson. It's a quick turnaround for a film that only finished shooting last month, but today just happens to be the cutoff date for Emmy eligibility.
1h 48m.
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt35396529/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=27cN2_k0JF0https://www.metacritic.com/movie/mountainhead/[score 68]
The Thirteenth Wife: Escaping Polygamy (Part 1) (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
Based on a true story. Rena Chynoweth is thrust back into her dark past when a violent massacre, tied to the cult she was formerly part of, makes headlines. As a journalist probes her for the truth, Rena recounts her forced marriage to the cult’s abusive leader, Ervil LeBaron, and her journey through manipulation, violence, and survival. With the weight of her past threatening to consume her new life, she is forced to face her role in the cult’s crimes and must decide whether to expose the truth or retreat into silence. Stars Felicity Huffman [present-day Rena], Olga Petsa [younger Rena] and Eric Johnson [Ervil LeBaron].
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-thirteenth-wife-escaping-polygamy-part-1https://deadline.com/2025/03/felicity-huffman-the-13th-wife-escaping-polygamy-lifetime-1236351469/Much of the information (including the cast and character names) on IMDb differs from that in the Deadline article:
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Sunday, June 1
Mr. Pawsitively Perfect (movie; linear premier?) (7 pm, UPtv)
An aspiring marketing designer’s favorite foster dog is adopted by a famous but down-on-his-luck furniture designer whom she fears only wants the dog for his new image. 2023 Canadian film starring Christine L. Nguyen and Jamie Spilchuk that is available on multiple streaming services.
https://uptv.com/movies/mr-pawsitively-perfect/https://www.imdb.com/title/tt26446577/The Thirteenth Wife: Escaping Polygamy (Part 2) (movie) (8 pm, Lifetime Channel)
Based on a true story. Following a failed attack, Ervil’s rage reaches an all-time high and causes Rena to fear for her life and her daughter’s safety. Determined to protect her daughter and break free from the horrific cult, Rena must navigate her way to safety without falling victim to Ervil’s paranoia or his violent followers. Against all odds, Rena finds the strength to break free from the cult’s grasps and escape with her daughter. Stars Felicity Huffman, Olga Petsa and Eric Johnson.
https://www.mylifetime.com/movies/the-thirteenth-wife-escaping-polygamy-part-2https://deadline.com/2025/03/felicity-huffman-the-13th-wife-escaping-polygamy-lifetime-1236351469/The Mortician [new] (9 pm, HBO)
Airing weekly, HBO's three-part docuseries examines a family-run Pasadena funeral home accused of shocking misdeeds in the 1980s.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3PpoGH_XlgThe Mega-Brands That Built America (season 3 premiere) (9 pm, History Channel)
Duck Dynasty: The Revival [new] (9 pm, A&E)
Ten episodes; two-season order.
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Selected programming for May 26-April 1, 2025
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