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May is Asian/Pacific American Heritage Month, which means TV networks and streaming services are celebrating Asian and Pacific Islander voices with some great programming. There are new shows delving into the history of the Asian and Pacific Islander community. Even more simply feature Asian and Pacific Islander stars and creators, representing all the many aspects of their history and culture including modern day.
When it comes to streaming services, many of these shows and movies are available year round. May is still a great time to explore the Asian/Pacific American hubs on Netflix, HBO Max, Peacock or Hulu. Some of those hubs focus on talent including Jackie Chan, Dwayne Johnson, James Wan, Akira Kurosawa, and Justin Lin movies plus anime and Godzilla classics.
Here’s Rotten Tomatoes’ guide to Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on television, including highlights from the perennial streaming hubs. We’ll update throughout May as more titles are added.
Streaming Now
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Adventure of the Ring
HBO Max
100%
Afro Samurai
Hulu
- -
Airpocalypse
(2018)
Freevee, Tubi
91%
Akira
(1988)
Hulu
Ali Wong: Baby Cobra – Netflix
- -
Ali Wong: Don Wong
(2022)
Netflix
100%
Ali Wong: Hard Knock Wife
(2018)
Netflix
59%
All My Life
(2020)
HBO Max
- -
Almost Paradise
Freevee
74%
It's Already Tomorrow in Hong Kong
(2015)
Hulu, Peacock
89%
Always Be My Maybe
(2019)
Netflix
93%
Amy Tan: Unintended Memoir
(2021)
Netflix
96%
Aparajito
(1956)
HBO Max
90%
As We See It
Prime
98%
Atlanta
Hulu
- -
Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens
HBO Max
80%
Aziz Ansari: Nightclub Comedian
(2022)
Netflix
10%
Basmati Blues
(2017)
Peacock
- -
Being and Becoming
(2014)
Freevee, Vudu Free
85%
Bend It Like Beckham
(2002)
HBO Max
97%
Better Days
(2019)
Hulu
79%
Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn)
(2020)
HBO Max
71%
Blade Runner: Black Lotus
HBO Max
- -
Bling Empire
Netflix
41%
Boogie
(2021)
HBO Max
93%
The Boys
Prime
- -
Boys Over Flowers: Final
(2008)
Hulu, Netflix, Prime
- -
Burden of Truth
Hulu
100%
The Chef Show
Netflix
- -
Chicago Med
Peacock
- -
The Choe Show
Hulu
- -
Chu and Blossom
(2014)
Peacock
- -
The Client
(2011)
Freevee, Tubi
100%
Cousins
(2021)
Netflix
91%
Crazy Rich Asians
(2018)
HBO MAx
69%
The Dead Lands
(2014)
Tubi, Vudu Free
100%
Death Note
HBO Max
95%
Definition Please
(2020)
Netflix[/tv_series_link_apple]
Descendants of the Sun – Hulu
[movie_link_apple id=5ff9eda2-9da6-362d-bded-5d5cb8c66bfe tmeter=true]Freevee, Tubi
- -
The Devotion of Suspect X
(2017)
Freevee, Tubi
82%
Devs
Hulu
58%
Dollface
Hulu
- -
Dream Raider
HBO Max
97%
Drive My Car
(2021)
HBO MAx
86%
Duckweed
(2017)
Freevee, Tubi
- -
The Duel
(2000)
Freevee, Vudu Free
95%
Elementary
Hulu
55%
Encounter
(2021)
Prime
95%
The Expanse
Prime
84%
Fairfax
Prime
- -
Fall in Love Like a Star
(2015)
Freevee, Tubi
- -
Family Karma
Peacock
81%
Finding 'Ohana
(2021)
Netflix
- -
Fine China
(2020)
HBO Max
45%
Fistful of Vengeance
(2022)
Netflix
68%
Flying Swords of Dragon Gate
(2011)
Freevee, Tubi, Vudu Free
88%
Folklore
HBO Max
- -
Food Lore
HBO Max
- -
Shokugeki no Soma
HBO Max
95%
Found
(2021)
Netflix
43%
Four Weddings and a Funeral
Hulu
62%
Four More Shots Please!
Prime
41%
Freddy vs. Jason
(2003)
HBO Max
94%
Fresh Off the Boat
Hulu
- -
Gensan Punch
(2021)
HBO Max
- -
Good Trouble
Hulu
- -
Grace
(2018)
HBO Max
45%
The Green Hornet
(2011)
HBO MAX
- -
Grisse
HBO Max
97%
The Half of It
(2020)
Netflix
- -
Halfworlds
HBO Max
84%
Happy Together
(1997)
HBO Max
100%
Hari Kondabolu: Warn Your Relatives
(2018)
Netflix
53%
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
(2008)
Tubi
78%
Hasan Minhaj: Homecoming King
(2017)
Netflix
52%
Heroes
Peacock
76%
Hotel Mumbai
(2018)
Hulu
0%
House
(2008)
HBO Max
83%
India Sweets and Spices
(2021)
Hulu
44%
Indian Matchmaking
Netflix
79%
Indian Summers
Freevee
92%
In the Mood for Love
(2000)
HBO Max
96%
In the Same Breath
(2021)
HBO Max
40%
Ip Man: Kung Fu Master
(2019)
Prime
84%
Into the Badlands
Netflix
99%
Invincible
Prime
- -
Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal
(2020)
Tubi
- -
Jo Koy: In His Elements
(2020)
Netflix
86%
The Joy Luck Club
(1993)
Prime
38%
Ken Jeong: You Complete Me, Ho
(2019)
Netflix
100%
Kill la Kill
HBO Max
80%
Killing Eve
AMC+, Hulu
- -
Kim's Convenience
Netflix
- -
Kung Fu
HBO Max
93%
Kusama: Infinity
(2018)
Hulu
91%
Kwaidan
(1964)
HBO Max
- -
The Last Women Standing
(2015)
Freevee, Tubi
80%
Late Night
(2019)
Prime
- -
The Legend of Bruce Lee
(2010)
Netflix, Prime
- -
Let's Get Married
(2015)
Freevee, Tubi
- -
Let's Get Married
(2015)
Hulu, HBO Max
50%
Light as a Feather
Hulu
64%
Linsanity
(2013)
Prime
79%
Little Fires Everywhere
Hulu
82%
A Little Late With Lilly Singh
Peacock
- -
Lonely Blue Night
(2020)
HBO Max
86%
Lost
Hulu
78%
Made in Heaven
Prime
- -
The Man from Nowhere
(2021)
Crackle, Freevee, Peacock, Tubi, Vudu Free
94%
Master of None
Netflix
84%
Mayhem
(2017)
Shudder
87%
Meet the Patels
(2014)
HBO Max, Peacock
- -
Michael Yo: Blasian
(2018)
Freevee, Tubi
- -
A Million Little Things
Hulu
86%
The Mindy Project
Hulu
100%
Minding the Gap
(2018)
Hulu
- -
Miracle in Cell No. 7
(2019)
Freevee, Tubi
- -
Miss India America
(2015)
Hulu, Peacock[/tv_series_link_apple]
[tv_series_link_apple id=6c8c332b-d3dc-372c-aac9-5fe24be04384 tmeter=true]HBO Max [/tv_series_link_apple]
[tv_series_link_apple id=1d70d864-e40b-3e03-902d-53d82d80b306 tmeter=true]Hulu [/tv_series_link_apple]
[movie_link_apple id=06f787c7-c608-3a06-9f77-83031aa92924 tmeter=true]HBO Max
87%
Monsoon
(2019)
Netflix
95%
Monsoon Wedding
(2001)
Hulu
- -
Mood of the Day
(2015)
Freevee, Tubi
62%
Moonshot
(2022)
HBO Max/[tv_series_link_apple]
[movie_link_apple id=bfc62122-c1a7-30d2-99ad-741cbc1a1ef3 tmeter=true]HBO Max
55%
Mortal Kombat
(2021)
HBO Max
49%
My Spy
(2020)
Prime
92%
Naomi Osaka
Netflix
- -
Naruto: Shippuden
Hulu[t/v_series_link_apple]
Neh – HBO Max [Movies]
[tv_series_link_apple id=16533068-f0ed-342e-9078-766d47acbd2c tmeter=true]Hulu
94%
Never Have I Ever
Netflix
100%
Never-ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki
(2018)
HBO Max
93%
Nomadland
(2020)
Hulu
79%
Now Apocalypse
Hulu
- -
Obsessed
(2014)
Freevee, Tubi
100%
One Cut of the Dead
(2017)
AMC+, Shudder
85%
Ong-Bak: The Thai Warrior
(2003)
Crackle, Prime, Tubi, Vudu Free
33%
One Night in Bangkok
(2020)
HBO Max
0%
One Perfect Shot
HBO Max
95%
Our Flag Means Death
HBO Max
81%
Over the Moon
(2020)
Netflix
98%
Pachinko
Apple TV+
99%
Parasite
(2019)
Hulu
- -
Patriot Act With Hasan Minhaj
Netflix
97%
PEN15
Hulu
92%
The Personal History of David Copperfield
(2019)
HBO Max
88%
Plus One
(2019)
Hulu
100%
Pretty Little Liars: The Perfectionists
Hulu
90%
The Problem With Apu
(2017)
HBO Max
97%
Promare
(2019)
HBO Max
87%
The Raid: Redemption
(2011)
HBO Max
65%
Ramen Heads
(2017)
Hulu
100%
Resident Evil: Damnation
(2012)
HBO Max
- -
RocketJump: The Show
Hulu
- -
Ronny Chieng: Asian Comedian Destroys America!
(2019)
Netflix
84%
Marvel's Runaways
Hulu[tv_series_link_apple id= tmeter=true]
[movie_link_apple id=47950ea7-f4ab-3b5c-b9c8-cd51a209c57a tmeter=true]Freevee [/movie_link_apple]
Russell Peters: Almost Famous – Netflix
[movie_link_apple id=15e817e3-e670-3b00-a669-e95ebd6f732e tmeter=true]Hulu [/movie_link_apple]
SeNT – HBO Max
[tv_series_link_apple id=f1fdc67a-a52e-3e4f-a62a-8b89d8a08ebf tmeter=true]HBO Max
76%
Shadowhunters
Hulu
75%
Snowpiercer
HBO Max
100%
Sort Of
HBO Max
100%
Sparking Joy With Marie Kondo
Netflix
92%
Spelling the Dream
(2020)
Netflix
96%
Starstruck
HBO Max
100%
Steven Universe
Hulu
93%
Superstore
Hulu, Peacock
- -
A Taiwanese Tale of Two Cities
Netflix
100%
Take Out With Lisa Ling
HBO Max
- -
Taste the Nation With Padma Lakshmi
Hulu
- -
The Teenage Psychic
HBO Max
87%
The Terror
Hulu
43%
This Giant Beast That Is the Global Economy
Prime
- -
This Is Life With Lisa Ling
HBO Max
- -
Tie the Knot
(2016)
Peacock
83%
Tigertail
(2020)
Netflix
96%
To All the Boys I've Loved Before
(2018)
Netflix
78%
To All the Boys: P.S. I Still Love You
(2020)
Netflix
79%
To All the Boys: Always and Forever
(2021)
Netflix
89%
Tokyo Vice
HBO Max
- -
Top Chef
Peacock
95%
Train to Busan
(2016)
AMC+, Crackle, Peacock, Prime, Shudder, Tubi, Vudu Free
- -
Trinity of Shadows
HBO Max
79%
True Detective
HBO Max
100%
Ugly Delicious
Netflix
93%
Warrior
HBO Max, Hulu
20%
The Wasted Times
(2016)
Freevee, Prime, Tubi
- -
We Bare Bears
HBO Max, Hulu
98%
Wellington Paranormal
HBO Max
83%
The Wheel of Time
Prime
91%
The Wild Goose Lake
(2019)
Crackle, Freevee, Tubi, Vudu Free
89%
The Wilds
Prime
83%
Wu Assassins
Netflix
- -
Uchu daikaijû Girara (The X from Outer Space) (Big Space Monster Guilala)
(1967)
HBO Max
34%
Yakuza Princess
(2021)
Hulu
94%
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
(2021)
Hulu
55%
Young Hearts
(2020)
HBO Max
82%
Youth
(2017)
Freevee
May 1
- -
All God's Children Can Dance
(2007)
AMC+
100%
Becoming Who I Was
(2017)
AMC+
68%
Broadcast Signal Intrusion
(2021)
AMC+
71%
Chocolate
(2008)
Prime
69%
The Dead Lands
(2014)
available on Prime
40%
Dead Lucky
AMC+
100%
The Departure
(2017)
AMC+
34%
Finishing the Game
(2007)
AMC+
- -
Foreign Letters
(2011)
AMC+
94%
Gook
(2017)
AMC+
53%
Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay
(2008)
available on Freevee
- -
I Am a Ghost
(2012)
AMC+
83%
India Sweets and Spices
(2021)
available on Prime[/movies_link_apple]
[movie_link_apple id=4efca424-0a55-4e0b-bd45-646b302d5b88 tmeter=true] available on Prime
- -
Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal
(2020)
available on Prime
90%
The Karate Kid
(1984)
AMC+
93%
Kusama: Infinity
(2018)
available on Prime
64%
Linsanity
(2013)
available on AMC+, Freevee
80%
The Opening Act
(2020)
AMC+
99%
Shoplifters
(2018)
available on Prime
91%
Slumdog Millionaire
(2008)
AMC+
72%
Viceroy's House
(2017)
AMC+
45%
The Wedding Guest
(2018)
AMC+
34%
Yakuza Princess
(2021)
available on Prime
94%
The Year of the Everlasting Storm
(2021)
available on Prime
May 2
Betrayed: Surviving an American Concentration Camp – PBS App – A documentary featuring survivors of Minidoka, the Japanese internment camp in Idaho.
May 3
Asian American Stories of Resilience & Beyond – WORLD YouTube Channel, PBS Passport and App – 7 documentary short films by Asian-American filmmakers premiere weekly in May.
May 10
- -
Waterman -- Duke: Ambassador of Aloha
9 p.m. PBS
May 20
100%
Troppo
Freevee
TBD May
HBO Max’s Asian Pacific American Visionaries Short Film Competition – HBO Max