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New on Netflix in May 2026: all the latest movies and shows streaming this month

Here's where you can keep track of everything coming up on the streamer in May

Total Film

Now a New Generation Can Be Afraid of Plane Crashes and the Conch With This New Trailer for a Netflix Adaptation of a Classic Novel

Justice for Piggy.

The Mary Sue

Adolescence dominates 2026 Bafta TV award nominations

Jack Thorne’s blistering show picks up the most nods, followed by Steven Knight’s boxing period drama A Thousand Blows and politically charged Star Wars spin-off Andor

The Guardian - UK

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Come at the king … HBO changed TV for ever, but is its crown under threat in the age of streaming and Trump?

It gave us Game of Thrones, The Sopranos and The Wire. But as HBO Max comes to the UK and with new ownership imminent, the network that reinvented TV is fighting to stay itself

The Guardian - UK

Adolescence creator says government ‘could do more’ to tackle manosphere

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The Independent UK

Adolescence creator Jack Thorne urges government to combat manosphere after Louis Theroux documentary

Adolescence creator Jack Thorne has said that the government could be doing more to “solve the manosphere problem”.

The Independent UK

Emma Thompson, Gisèle Pelicot and Dawn French among Hay Festival 2026 headliners

Filmmaker Emerald Fennell and ‘Hamnet’ author Maggie O’Farrell are also on the line-up

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Top UK film and TV production school puts spotlight on students with disabilities

Exclusive: National Film and Television School introduces fully accessible accommodation and bursary scheme at its Beaconsfield campus

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Mia McKenna-Bruce hits breaking point in a true-crime drama

The penultimate episode of the series about convicted murderer Jane Andrews. Plus: the finale of Jack Thorne’s Lord of the Flies. Here’s what to watch this evening

The Guardian - UK

The story behind The Jolly Postman, the best book of your childhood

BOOKS: A new exhibition marks 40 years since the publication of Janet and Allan Ahlberg’s delicately crafted tale of a tea-drinking postman delivering (real) letters. Their daughter Jessica tells Jessie Thompson how her parents created such an enduring British children’s classic

The Independent UK

Lord of the Flies, diverse casting and themes of racial identity

Letters: Readers on the criticism levelled at Jack Thorne’s adaptation of William Golding’s book

The Guardian - UK

The BBC’s Lord of the Flies shows why diverse casting doesn’t always work

William Golding’s classic tale is about civilisation, ‘savagery’ and empire – can a colour-blind cast do that justice, asks writer and academic Darren Chetty

The Guardian - UK

‘It could happen here’: Lord of the Flies took its lessons from Hitler’s Germany. They speak to now

This is an article in our Guide to the Classics series.

The Conversation

TV tonight: a remarkable interview with Gisèle Pelicot

Pelicot tells her story about finding justice in a Newsnight special. Plus: hit thriller Yellowjackets comes to ITV1. Here’s what to watch this evening

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Lord of the Flies review – Jack Thorne’s take on the classic is nowhere near the original’s power

The acting is absolutely excellent, but the script isn’t great. This show lacks the dread of William Golding’s novel

The Independent UK

Lord of the Flies review – This bold, brilliant series will terrify parents as much as Adolescence

4/5 Jack Thorne is back with another horrifying tale of teenage boys and violence, marking the first ever TV adaptation of William Golding’s influential novel

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Jack Thorne’s epic Lord of the Flies adaptation

The classic story is told on the small screen for the first time ever. Plus: let the Winter Olympics 2026 commence! Here’s what to watch this evening

The Independent UK

Lord of the Flies is a seismic, chilling masterpiece – of course, Adolescence creator Jack Thorne chose to adapt it

IN FOCUS: William Golding’s 1954 novel is required reading in schools across the world, and its title has become shorthand for the breakdown of civilisation, writes Martin Chilton. As a new TV adaptation arrives, it’s a reminder of how the book contains many warnings we must heed today

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The Guardian - UK

Lord of the Flies: the castaway classic is such excellent, surreal horror that you will feel sick throughout

Jack Thorne takes on William Golding – and you’ll never have felt so grateful to live under the rule of law, that ultimate dweeb’s charter

The Guardian - UK

From Lord of the Flies to Deftones: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Adolescence writer Jack Thorne takes on the classic tale of deserted schoolboys, while the US band warm up for a pummelling summer of alt metal

The Guardian - UK

‘A modern masterpiece’: writer Jack Thorne’s best TV shows – from This Is England to Adolescence

As his new version of Lord of the Flies comes to the BBC, we count down the 20 boldest and most moving productions by the quintuple Bafta-winning scriptwriter

Woman & Home

How to watch Lord of The Flies from anywhere - stream the new BBC adaptation online

It's the first time the classic novel has been adapted for the small screen, and you can tune in from anywhere in the world

Evening Standard

Lord of the Flies on BBC One review: a slick, visually rich adaptation of William Golding's classic

4/5 Adapting a cultural monolith for TV is a delicate task, but Jack Thorne manages it with aplomb

Woman & Home

‘If girls were involved, it would change everything’ – Jack Thorne on why new Lord of The Flies adaptation doesn't have any female characters

The Adolescence writer discusses toxic masculinity and going against 'modern sensitivities' of representation in his latest BBC series

Evening Standard

Jack Thorne says Lord Of The Flies adaptation will explore male condition

Thorne has reimagined William Golding’s 1954 literary classic.

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