New on Hulu in May 2023

The Great, starring Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult, returns. Plus, see Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls lead a new take on White Men Can't Jump and make way for Australian cult thriller The Clearing.

by Aaron Pruner | May 10, 2023 | Comments

TAGGED AS: Comedy, Drama, Hulu, streaming, television, TV

Hulu‘s May releases feature the return of Elle Fanning and Nicholas Hoult in a (kinda) true story about an iconic empress, Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls in an updated take on a classic basketball movie, and Miranda Otto and Guy Pearce in a brooding cult drama inspired true events.

The first show, the comedy The Great, centers on Russia‘s Catherine the Great and her unfit husband Peter III. Premiering its third season on May 12, it mocks our obsessions with period dramas by having people in pretty outfits curse like sailors.

The second, which premieres May 19, is a new take on White Men Can’t Jump. Much much like the original movie, which starred Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson, it follows basketball hustlers played by Harlow and Walls — players from opposite worlds who find common ground on the court.

And then there‘s the dramatic thriller The Clearing, which is based on the novel by J.P Stormare and stars Teresa Palmer as well as Pearce and Otto. It‘s a psychological thriller about a cult and kidnappings.

Read on to find out what else is headed to Hulu and what‘s leaving this month, with a few highlights at the top.

HIGHLIGHTS

100% The Great: Season 3 (2023)

Description: Season 3 sees Catherine and Peter attempt to make their marriage work after last season saw some seemingly insurmountable problems, (she stabbed his professional decoy — also played by Hoult — in the back and imprisoned all his friends while; he slept with her mother, causing her to fall out a window and die).

Career-wise, things are going great for Catherine this year. She starts making a name for herself beyond her borders and, inspired by a visit from the U.S. ambassador, sets up a conference where peasants, nobles, and merchants alike can give their input on developing a new Russia. (In doing so, she learns that even the best political leaders sometimes need to make compromises). Peter also has to find a new project; one that gets him out of the way of Catherine‘s reign. He tries fathering their son, hunting, and salty culinary ventures. But nothing will keep visions of his late father (played by Jason Isaacs) from haunting him.

Premiere Date: Friday, May 12

26% White Men Can't Jump (2023)

Description: This a modern remix of the 1992 film that celebrates the streetball hustle culture of Los Angeles. Multi-platinum rap superstar Jack Harlow makes his movie debut as Jeremy, a former star of the game whose injuries stalled his career. And Sinqua Walls stars as Kamal, someone who was once a promising player but who derailed his own future in the sport. Juggling tenuous relationships, financial pressures and serious internal struggles, the two ballers — opposites who are seemingly miles apart — find they might have more in common than they imagined.

Premiere Date: Friday, May 19

90% The Clearing: Season 1 (2023)

Description: In this gripping psychological thriller, a religious cult wreaks havoc; blurring the lines in a woman‘s mind between past and present; reality and nightmare.

Premiere Date: Friday, May 19