While April initially looked a little thin on the movie side, the month was packed with fantastic television, from several returning fan favorites to hotly anticipated new series. Being that the summer is usually dominated by movies, it’s probably not a surprise that the tables have turned, and the TV offerings are a little less buzzworthy than they were last month. That doesn’t mean we don’t have some quality shows to look forward to, though, and we want to know what you’re most excited about.
Vote below in our poll for the Most Anticipated TV or Streaming Shows of May before we tally up the votes and announce the top five on Thursday!
No. 1
Rick and Morty: Season 8 (2025)
Premiere Date: May 25, 2025 on Adult Swim
It’s been over a year since we last saw Rick, Morty, and the rest of the family getting up to their ridiculous intergalactic, interdimensional shenanigans, but if there was any doubt the series was still popular, witness its triumph at the top of this month’s list. Sure, it doesn’t feel quite as fresh and subversive as it did when it first debuted, but there’s no denying it remains one of the more unpredictable and entertaining adult comedies around.
No. 2
Poker Face: Season 2
(2025)
Premiere Date: May 8, 2025 on Peacock
Rian Johnson’s case-of-the-week mystery adventure series starring Natasha Lyonne was a sleeper hit when it premiered in 2023, earning critical acclaim and a growing audience as more viewers discovered the pleasures of Lyonne’s Charlie Cale solve cases in often hilarious fashion. With that in mind, Poker Face is one of the stronger offerings on TV and streaming in May, and there are plenty of folks who have caught on to its charms and are looking forward to its second season.
No. 3 (tie)
Adults: Season 1
(2025)
Premiere Date: May 28, 2025 on FX
This month saw a rare tie for third place, and while one of the two shows has a built-in audience, this one was a surprise. Adults is a brand new ensemble comedy on FX about a group of five friends living together in New York and trying to navigate their personal and professional lives. Considering we don’t yet have a full trailer for the show, it’s pretty remarkable that it made it this high in our poll, but FX has developed a reputation for quality programming, so it stands to reason this could be another hit.
No. 3 (tie)
Premiere Date: May 4, 2025 on Disney+
Tying with Adults for third place is Star Wars: Tales of the Underworld. For those unfamiliar, the Tales series is an animated anthology that tells single-season stories set in different parts of the Star Wars universe. It began with 2022’s Tales of the Jedi and continued with 2024’s Tales of the Empire, with the new season focusing on characters who exist outside of the law, namely Asajj Ventress and Cad Bane. Longtime fans of the animated Star Wars titles (which, to be fair, have largely been pretty great) helped this one into the top five this month, and it debuts rather fittingly on May the 4th.
No. 5
Premiere Date: May 15, 2025 on Netflix
Lastly, we have yet another animated anthology series, as the fourth installment of Netflix’s Love, Death & Robots claims the fifth spot. Created by Deadpool director Tim Miller and produced by David Fincher, the series employs different animation studios from around the world to tell wide-ranging single-episode stories based on the titular themes, and it has been a hit with both critics and fans. The variety of genres, themes, and animation styles makes this a fun grab bag with sky-high potential for each episode to be a banger, so it’s no surprise to see it make the list.
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