What's New On Paramount+ In May
Shows & movies coming to Paramount+
Posted on May 3, 2024 | 09:00am
May has arrived, which means spring’s in full swing. But the flowers aren’t the only thing blossoming; Paramount+ is offering a veritable bouquet of great streaming options. May highlights include the premiere of The Chi, Season 6 Part 2, the Season 4 premiere of the critically acclaimed original series Evil, the South Korean thriller series Pyramid Game, and tons of exciting CBS season finales, including the Season 1 finale of the new hit series Tracker, and the last-ever episode of Young Sheldon.
A fan of docuseries and reality shows? Paramount+ has those, too. There’s the Season 9 premiere of the reality competition RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (not to mention the premiere of Season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked!), the Season 2 launch of the groundbreaking docuseries Behind the Music, the three-part music docuseries LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza, and the three-part true crime docuseries Pillowcase Murders.
In addition, May is Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month, and to celebrate, Paramount+ presents the Watch Us Rise collection – a library of movies and series featuring the contributions of API performers and filmmakers.
So, in this garden of streaming delights, what surprises await you? See the list below for a complete look at what’s new in May on Paramount+.
Don’t have Paramount+? Don’t worry. Scroll to the bottom of this article for a look at what plans are available, and what each plan offers. And as you'll see from the following list, Paramount+ has mountains of entertainment to choose from. And you never know what new and awesome shows and events you’ll find in bloom …
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The Chi (Season 6 Part 2 premiere) (May 10)
Created and executive produced by Emmy®-winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story about a group of residents living on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence, but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. The series had a record-breaking Season 6 premiere followed by seven more thrilling episodes that sent its characters careening between the highest highs and lowest lows.
The first half of Season 6 of The Chi on Emmett (Jacob Latimore) as he struggled to balance his blended union to Kiesha (Birgundi Baker) with his perilous partnership with Douda (Curtiss Cook) – who, in turn, was dealing with the fallout of Q’s murder and its effect on his inner circle. Meanwhile, Victor (Luke James) worried that his past was starting to impact his new role as city councilman, while newlyweds Jada (Yolonda Ross) and Darnell (Rolando Boyce) feared for their son Emmett after watching him make a desperate, life-threatening move. The cannabis business of Rob and Tiff (Iman Shumpert and Hannaha Hall, respectively), as well as the apparel line founded by Jake (Michael V. Epps), began to thrive, while Maisha (Genesis Denise Hale) fought to get her own career off the ground despite the divided attentions of her manager, Jemma (Judae’a Brown). And Papa (Shamon Brown, Jr.) grappled with the senseless loss of his beloved father.
The second half of the season promises that danger lies in wait, that no one is safe – and that every single character will be tested as never before.
Season 6 guest stars include Emmy® winner Lynn Whitfield, Jill Marie Jones, Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Vic Mensa, Carolyn Michelle Smith, Jason Weaver, Iman Shumpert, Nia Jervier, L’lerrét Jazelle, Ahmad Ferguson, Joel Steingold, Miriam A. Hyman, Tyla Abercrumbie, Tai Davis, and Tory O. Davis.
Please note: All episodes of The Chi are available to stream on Paramount+ with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan only.
Evil (Season 4 premiere) (May 23)
In the fourth and final season of this fan-favorite and critically acclaimed Paramount+ original series, the investigative trio of Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike Colter), and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) assesses supernatural cases that include incidents with wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation, a dance muse conjured by alleged witches, and an evil relic. Throughout, the devious Dr. Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson) attempts to lure Kristen into raising a baby antichrist who was conceived with her ovum. David, meanwhile, is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service for his ability to detect evil, while Ben is hit by an ion beam that causes him to see visions of a taunting jinn. In the midst of all this, the parish decides to disband the team due to a lack of funds, culminating in one last confrontation with Leland and the 60 families that make up evil in the modern world.
Along with Herbers, Colter, Mandvi, and Emerson, the series stars Kurt Fuller, Andrea Martin, Christine Lahti, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco and Dalya Knapp. The 14 episodes of Season 4 will drop weekly on Thursdays, starting May 23.
Pyramid Game (May 30)
Based on the webtoon of the same name, Pyramid Game is a 10-episode South Korean thriller series. Between the bullies, her studies, and the fight for popularity, Baekyeon Girls’ High School already feels like a game of survival for new student Seong Su-ji (Kim Ji-yeon). But when she’s introduced to a ranking system that chooses class outcasts via secret vote, Su-ji must decide whether to accept her status and its violent fallout … or lead an uprising against the Pyramid Game.
In addition to Kim Ji-yeon, the series stars Jang Da A, Ryu Da In, Shin Seul Ki, and Kang Na Eon. All episodes are available to stream on Paramount+ starting May 30.
Behind the Music (Season 2 premiere) (May 1)
In addition to presenting remastered classic episodes about 50 Cent, Bobby Brown, Ice-T, Milli Vanilli, The Notorious B.I.G. and Sinead O'Connor, the groundbreaking docuseries Behind the Music will premiere brand-new episodes profiling the artists Bell Biv DeVoe, Trace Adkins, and Wolfgang Van Halen. Both the new and remastered episodes are streaming as of May 1.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Season 9 premiere) (May 17)
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (Season 6 premiere) (May 17)
In the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, eight fan-favorite queens return to use their drag superpowers for good, competing to win a supersized donation of $200,000 for a charity of their choosing. Season 9 marks the first season in franchise herstory where the queens are competing for charity, and harnessing their drag skills to win money for a variety of organizations.
The eight queens returning for Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, as well as the charities they have chosen to compete for, are as follows:Two all-new episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars will premiere on May 17. After, one new episode will drop weekly on Fridays.
Also available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ starting May 17: brand-new episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes of All Stars to witness all the backstage battles, catfights, and secrets as the queens anxiously await their fates each week.
LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza (May 21)
In the summer of 1991, the Lollapalooza music festival was born. What started as a farewell tour for the band Jane’s Addiction rose from the underground to launch a cultural movement and change music forever …
Directed by Emmy® nominee Michael John Warren and executive produced by Emmy® nominees James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, the three-part docuseries LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza depicts the exciting and strangely symbiotic 30-plus-year relationship between Lollapalooza and its founder, Perry Farrell, frontman for Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros. Throughout the series, Farrell reconnects with what the event has become, and reflects on the festival’s cultural significance across multiple genres and decades. This three-part series made its triumphant world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Pillowcase Murders (May 14)
Premiering exclusively on Paramount+, this riveting three-part documentary series explores how the deadly but relatively unknown serial killer, Billy Chemirmir, preyed upon the residents of high-end retirement communities and left a trail of death and devastation in his wake.
When dozens of women unexpectedly died at senior living communities across the Dallas area, no one suspected the reason: that a cold-blooded and alarmingly prolific murderer was targeting one of the most vulnerable populations: elderly women. Pillowcase Murders exposes the shocking oversights and security failures that allowed Chemirmir to pursue his reign of terror unimpeded for nearly two years. Only a few individuals – including next of kin, security guards, and a dedicated, observant group of Plano police officers – were able to pull the fractured pieces together and eventually expose the monster among them, a man who stalked and violently smothered dozens of victims with their own pillows. Once the horrific truth about these women’s deaths came to light, outraged family members demanded justice from Chemirmir, as well as accountability from those who stood by and did nothing as the body count rose.
All three episodes of Pillowcase Murders drop May 14.
CBS finales (various dates in May)
May brings season and series finales for CBS favorites, including the season-closer of the new hit series Tracker, and the last-ever episode of Young Sheldon. Below is a list of finale dates for CBS’ primetime comedies, dramas, and unscripted series for the 2023-2024 broadcast season.
Please note: New, in-season episodes of CBS shows can be streamed live as they air on your live, local CBS station with Paramount+ via the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan. New, in-season episodes of CBS shows can be streamed on demand on the day after they air with Paramount+ – any plan (either Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan, or the Paramount+ Essential plan).
Thursday, May 2
8:31 PM, ET/PT Ghosts (Season 3 finale)
Monday, May 6
8 PM, ET/PT The Neighborhood (Season 6 finale)
8:30 PM, ET/PT Bob Hearts Abishola (Season 5 finale)
9 PM, ET/PT NCIS (Season 21 finale)
10 PM, ET/PT NCIS: Hawai’i (Season 3 finale)
Wednesday, May 15
9:30 PM, ET/PT The Amazing Race (Season 36 finale)
Thursday. May 16
8 PM, ET/PT Young Sheldon (Season 7 finale/back-to-back episodes for series finale)
9 PM, ET/PT So Help Me Todd (Season 2 finale)
Friday, May 17
8 PM, ET/PT S.W.A.T. (Season 7 finale)
9 PM, ET/PT Fire Country (Season 2 finale)
10 PM, ET/PT Blue Bloods (Season 14 Part 1 finale)*
*Blue Bloods will return in the fall to conclude the second half of its 14th and final season.
Sunday, May 19
8 PM, ET/PT The Equalizer (Season 4 finale)
9 PM, ET/PT Tracker (Season 1 finale)
10 PM, ET/PT CSI: Vegas (Season 3 finale)
Tuesday, May 21
8 PM, ET/PT FBI (Season 6 finale)
9 PM, ET/PT FBI: International (Season 3 finale)
10 PM, ET/PT FBI: Most Wanted (Season 5 finale)
Tuesday, May 22
8 PM, ET/PT Survivor (Season 46 finale)
Thursday, May 23
9 PM, ET/PT Elsbeth (Season 1 finale) Watch Us Rise Collection
May is Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month, and Paramount+ is celebrating the API community’s impact on entertainment with a curated collection of TV series and films created by and starring API artists. The collection's offerings are as riveting as they are varied, and are sorted into such categories as Heroic Tales – where you can find such thrilling shows as NCIS: Hawaii and Evil – and The Ties That Bind, which offers up interpersonal stories like those in the CBS Original comedy series Ghosts and the dark Paramount+ original comedy series Why Women Kill. There are also plenty of options under Kids & Family Favorites, like the series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, and the feature films The Tiger’s Apprentice and Blue’s Big City Adventure.
Speaking of films, the Watch Us Rise collection boasts a large array of new and classic movies featuring API creators, such as Mission: Impossible - 2 and Face/Off, both directed by icon John Woo, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, starring 2022 Academy Award® winner Ke Huy Quan. With the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan, you can also see recent Academy Award® favorites like the mind-bending drama Everything Everywhere All At Once, and the thoughtful Past Lives. Billy Joel: The 100th - Live at Madison Square Garden
This CBS special, the first Billy Joel concert ever to air on a broadcast network, celebrates Joel’s record-breaking 100th consecutive residency performance at Madison Square Garden. The legendary artist has sold out the New York City arena more than any other artist; since Joel’s first show at the venue on Dec. 14, 1978, and through to his final residency show this coming July, every single one of his concerts at Madison Square Garden has sold out.
Concert highlights include Joel performing his iconic songs “New York State of Mind” and “Piano Man,” and dueting with musical icon Sting on Joel’s number “Big Man on Mulberry Street” and the Police classic “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.”
Knuckles
Only one hero hits this hard. Get ready for an action-packed journey of self-discovery with Knuckles the Echidna! In the six-part event series, which takes place between the films Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Knuckles (Idris Elba) trains Wade Whipple (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teaches him the ways of the Echidna warrior. However, things take a turn when a mysterious threat decides to steal Knuckles’ incredible powers for his own.
The ensemble cast hits pretty hard, too, and includes guest stars Stockard Channing, Edi Patterson, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor, Julian Barratt, Rory McCann, Cary Elwes, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, and Rob Huebel. Special guest star Ben Schwartz reprises his role as Sonic the Hedgehog. Special guest stars Tika Sumpter and Colleen O’Shaughnessey reprise their roles as Maddie and Tails, respectively, too.
All of the key creative team from the previous films have returned for the series, including the films’ director/executive producer Jeff Fowler, who directed the pilot episode and helped transition the film's signature cinematic animation style to television, as well as Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, John Whittington, and Toru Nakahara, who serve as executive producers along with Idris Elba. Additional directors for the series include Ged Wright, Brandon Trost, Jorma Taccone, and Carol Banker.
In addition to all six episodes of Knuckles, the hit movies Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 are streaming now on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Discovery (Season 5 premiere)
The fifth and final season of this hit original series premiered on April 4 with two new episodes; remaining episodes of the 10-episode season will drop weekly on Thursdays. The series finale drops on May 30. During this season, Captain Michael Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery crew uncover a mystery that will send the group on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt for this power as well – dangerous foes desperate to claim the prize for themselves, and willing to stop at nothing to get it.
Alongside Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham), the fifth season includes cast members Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira) and Callum Keith Rennie (Rayner). This season also features recurring guest stars Elias Toufexis (L’ak) and Eve Harlow (Moll).
DORA
The iconic Latina heroine Dora the Explorer is back in the all-new original animated series DORA, produced by Nickelodeon Animation and premiering exclusively on Paramount+. Consisting of 26 CG-animated, 11-minute-long episodes, DORA follows everyone’s favorite bilingual explorer, Dora, and her best monkey friend, Boots, as they embark on epic adventures in a fantastical rainforest. Guided by trustworthy Map, Dora and her friends work together to overcome many obstacles, while also constantly being challenged by the sneakiest fox, Swiper.
ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES, PREMIERES, & EVENTS
5/1: Behind the Music (Season 2) (premiere)
5/7: Kiss The Future (premiere)
5/10: The Chi (Season 6 Part 2) (premiere)*
5/14: Pillowcase Murders (premiere)
5/17: Mourning in Lod (premiere)*
5/17: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Season 9) (premiere)
5/17: RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (Season 6) (premiere)
5/21: LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza (premiere)
5/23: Evil (Season 4/final season) (premiere)
5/30: Pyramid Game (premiere)
LIBRARY SHOWS
May 1
Charles: The New King
PAW Patrol (Season 9)
PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue
PAW Patrol: Rescue Knights
The Mightiest (Season 1)
May 8
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (Season 1)
May 15
Love & Hip Hop: Miami (Season 5)
May 22
Aerial Adventures (Season 1)
May 29
CMT Giants (2022)
CMT Storytellers (Seasons 1-2)
CMT Summer Camp Seasons (2022-2023)
CMT Summer Sessions (Season 2)
LIBRARY MOVIES
May 1
All About the Benjamins
Annihilation
Anything for Fame*
Baywatch
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Belly*
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club*
Big Jake
Big Night
Black Lotus*
Boogie Nights
Clockstoppers
Crawl
Days of Heaven
Double Jeopardy
Ella Enchanted
Everybody Wants Some!!
Faster
Fences
Fire In The Sky
Flight Of The Intruder
Four Brothers
Frida*
Ghost
Harriet The Spy
Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline
Hellraiser V: Inferno
Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker
Hellraiser VII: Deader
Hellraiser VIII: Hellworld
How She Move*
I Know What You Did Last Summer*
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer*
I'll See You in My Dreams*
Imagine That
In the Cut
Indecent Proposal
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Joy Ride
Kelly & Cal*
Kinky Boots*
Maid in Manhattan*
Margot At The Wedding*
Marvin's Room*
Mommie Dearest*
No Country for Old Men
Once Upon A Time In The West
Point Break
Revolutionary Road*
Rocketman
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Serpico
Shall We Dance?*
Shane
Sliver
Stand By Me*
Terms of Endearment
The Accused
The Back-up Plan
The Gift*
The Golden Child
The Guilt Trip
The Hateful Eight*
The Haunting
The Joy Luck Club
The Longest Yard
The Mechanic
The Original Kings of Comedy*
The Prince Of Tides
The Terminal
True Grit
True Grit
Vantage Point
Virtuosity
What's Eating Gilbert Grape*
What's Your Number?
Zoolander 2
May 15
The Boss Baby 2: Family Business
May 18
Supernova*
May 25
National Lampoon's Van Wilder - The Rise of Taj*
May 28
3 Generations*
May 31
Black Christmas*
SPORTS
5/1: UEFA Champions League Semifinal – Borussia Dortmund vs. PSG
5/2: UEFA Europa League Semifinals
5/2: UEFA Europa Conference League Semifinals
5/4: Beyond Limits*
5/4: Course Record with Michael Breed*
5/4-5/5: PGA Tour – THE CJ CUP - Byron Nelson (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
5/5: Barclays Women’s Super League – Chelsea vs. Bristol City
5/5: NWSL – Houston Dash vs. Kansas City Current*
5/7: UEFA Champions League Semifinal – PSG vs. Borussia Dortmund
5/8: UEFA Champions League Semifinal – Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich
5/9: UEFA Europa League Semifinals
5/9: UEFA Europa Conference League Semifinals
5/11: Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix*
5/11: AFC Champions League Final Leg 1
5/11-5/12: PGA Tour – Wells Fargo Championship (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
5/12: Course Record with Michael Breed*
5/12: PGA Championship Preview*
5/15: Barclays Women’s Super League – Tottenham vs. Chelsea
5/18-5/19: PGA Tour – PGA Championship (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
5/19: PBR – Professional Bull Riders Arlington*
5/25: WNBA – New York Liberty @ Minnesota Lynx*
5/25: AFC Champions League Final Leg 2
5/25-5/26: PGA Tour – Charles Schwab Challenge (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
5/26: PBR – Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo*
5/26: Course Record with Michael Breed*
5/26: PGA TOUR Originals: One Shot Away*
Throughout May: Italian Serie A competition
Throughout May: Scottish Professional Football League competition
Throughout May: Barclays Women’s Super League competition
Throughout May: Argentina Liga Profesional de Fútbol competition
*Title is available to Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan.
**All Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live.
Dates for library titles are subject to change.
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A fan of docuseries and reality shows? Paramount+ has those, too. There’s the Season 9 premiere of the reality competition RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (not to mention the premiere of Season 6 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked!), the Season 2 launch of the groundbreaking docuseries Behind the Music, the three-part music docuseries LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza, and the three-part true crime docuseries Pillowcase Murders.
In addition, May is Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month, and to celebrate, Paramount+ presents the Watch Us Rise collection – a library of movies and series featuring the contributions of API performers and filmmakers.
So, in this garden of streaming delights, what surprises await you? See the list below for a complete look at what’s new in May on Paramount+.
Don’t have Paramount+? Don’t worry. Scroll to the bottom of this article for a look at what plans are available, and what each plan offers. And as you'll see from the following list, Paramount+ has mountains of entertainment to choose from. And you never know what new and awesome shows and events you’ll find in bloom …
New Shows on Paramount+ in May 2024
The Chi (Season 6 Part 2 premiere) (May 10)
Created and executive produced by Emmy®-winner Lena Waithe, The Chi is a timely coming-of-age story about a group of residents living on the South Side of Chicago who become linked by coincidence, but bonded by the need for connection and redemption. The series had a record-breaking Season 6 premiere followed by seven more thrilling episodes that sent its characters careening between the highest highs and lowest lows.
The first half of Season 6 of The Chi on Emmett (Jacob Latimore) as he struggled to balance his blended union to Kiesha (Birgundi Baker) with his perilous partnership with Douda (Curtiss Cook) – who, in turn, was dealing with the fallout of Q’s murder and its effect on his inner circle. Meanwhile, Victor (Luke James) worried that his past was starting to impact his new role as city councilman, while newlyweds Jada (Yolonda Ross) and Darnell (Rolando Boyce) feared for their son Emmett after watching him make a desperate, life-threatening move. The cannabis business of Rob and Tiff (Iman Shumpert and Hannaha Hall, respectively), as well as the apparel line founded by Jake (Michael V. Epps), began to thrive, while Maisha (Genesis Denise Hale) fought to get her own career off the ground despite the divided attentions of her manager, Jemma (Judae’a Brown). And Papa (Shamon Brown, Jr.) grappled with the senseless loss of his beloved father.
The second half of the season promises that danger lies in wait, that no one is safe – and that every single character will be tested as never before.
Season 6 guest stars include Emmy® winner Lynn Whitfield, Jill Marie Jones, Kandi Burruss, La La Anthony, Vic Mensa, Carolyn Michelle Smith, Jason Weaver, Iman Shumpert, Nia Jervier, L’lerrét Jazelle, Ahmad Ferguson, Joel Steingold, Miriam A. Hyman, Tyla Abercrumbie, Tai Davis, and Tory O. Davis.
Please note: All episodes of The Chi are available to stream on Paramount+ with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan only.
Evil (Season 4 premiere) (May 23)
In the fourth and final season of this fan-favorite and critically acclaimed Paramount+ original series, the investigative trio of Kristen (Katja Herbers), David (Mike Colter), and Ben (Aasif Mandvi) assesses supernatural cases that include incidents with wayward technology, possessed pigs, demonic oppression and infestation, a dance muse conjured by alleged witches, and an evil relic. Throughout, the devious Dr. Leland Townsend (Michael Emerson) attempts to lure Kristen into raising a baby antichrist who was conceived with her ovum. David, meanwhile, is recruited by the Vatican’s secret service for his ability to detect evil, while Ben is hit by an ion beam that causes him to see visions of a taunting jinn. In the midst of all this, the parish decides to disband the team due to a lack of funds, culminating in one last confrontation with Leland and the 60 families that make up evil in the modern world.
Along with Herbers, Colter, Mandvi, and Emerson, the series stars Kurt Fuller, Andrea Martin, Christine Lahti, Brooklyn Shuck, Skylar Gray, Maddy Crocco and Dalya Knapp. The 14 episodes of Season 4 will drop weekly on Thursdays, starting May 23.
Pyramid Game (May 30)
Based on the webtoon of the same name, Pyramid Game is a 10-episode South Korean thriller series. Between the bullies, her studies, and the fight for popularity, Baekyeon Girls’ High School already feels like a game of survival for new student Seong Su-ji (Kim Ji-yeon). But when she’s introduced to a ranking system that chooses class outcasts via secret vote, Su-ji must decide whether to accept her status and its violent fallout … or lead an uprising against the Pyramid Game.
In addition to Kim Ji-yeon, the series stars Jang Da A, Ryu Da In, Shin Seul Ki, and Kang Na Eon. All episodes are available to stream on Paramount+ starting May 30.
Behind the Music (Season 2 premiere) (May 1)
In addition to presenting remastered classic episodes about 50 Cent, Bobby Brown, Ice-T, Milli Vanilli, The Notorious B.I.G. and Sinead O'Connor, the groundbreaking docuseries Behind the Music will premiere brand-new episodes profiling the artists Bell Biv DeVoe, Trace Adkins, and Wolfgang Van Halen. Both the new and remastered episodes are streaming as of May 1.
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars (Season 9 premiere) (May 17)
RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (Season 6 premiere) (May 17)
In the new season of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, eight fan-favorite queens return to use their drag superpowers for good, competing to win a supersized donation of $200,000 for a charity of their choosing. Season 9 marks the first season in franchise herstory where the queens are competing for charity, and harnessing their drag skills to win money for a variety of organizations.
The eight queens returning for Season 9 of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars, as well as the charities they have chosen to compete for, are as follows:
- Angeria Paris VanMichaels (Season 14) - National Black Justice Collective
- Gottmik (Season 13) - Trans Lifeline
- Jorgeous (Season 14) - National Alliance of Mental Illness
- Nina West (Season 11) - The Trevor Project
- Plastique Tiara (Season 11) - The Asian American Foundation (TAAF)
- Roxxxy Andrews (Season 5, All Stars 2) - Miracle of Love
- Shannel (Season 1, All Stars 1) - Anxiety and Depression Association of America
- Vanessa Vanjie - (Season 10, 11) - ASPCA
Also available to stream exclusively on Paramount+ starting May 17: brand-new episodes of RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked, a series that takes viewers behind the scenes of All Stars to witness all the backstage battles, catfights, and secrets as the queens anxiously await their fates each week.
LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza (May 21)
In the summer of 1991, the Lollapalooza music festival was born. What started as a farewell tour for the band Jane’s Addiction rose from the underground to launch a cultural movement and change music forever …
Directed by Emmy® nominee Michael John Warren and executive produced by Emmy® nominees James Lee Hernandez and Brian Lazarte, the three-part docuseries LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza depicts the exciting and strangely symbiotic 30-plus-year relationship between Lollapalooza and its founder, Perry Farrell, frontman for Jane’s Addiction and Porno for Pyros. Throughout the series, Farrell reconnects with what the event has become, and reflects on the festival’s cultural significance across multiple genres and decades. This three-part series made its triumphant world premiere at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Pillowcase Murders (May 14)
Premiering exclusively on Paramount+, this riveting three-part documentary series explores how the deadly but relatively unknown serial killer, Billy Chemirmir, preyed upon the residents of high-end retirement communities and left a trail of death and devastation in his wake.
When dozens of women unexpectedly died at senior living communities across the Dallas area, no one suspected the reason: that a cold-blooded and alarmingly prolific murderer was targeting one of the most vulnerable populations: elderly women. Pillowcase Murders exposes the shocking oversights and security failures that allowed Chemirmir to pursue his reign of terror unimpeded for nearly two years. Only a few individuals – including next of kin, security guards, and a dedicated, observant group of Plano police officers – were able to pull the fractured pieces together and eventually expose the monster among them, a man who stalked and violently smothered dozens of victims with their own pillows. Once the horrific truth about these women’s deaths came to light, outraged family members demanded justice from Chemirmir, as well as accountability from those who stood by and did nothing as the body count rose.
All three episodes of Pillowcase Murders drop May 14.
CBS finales (various dates in May)
May brings season and series finales for CBS favorites, including the season-closer of the new hit series Tracker, and the last-ever episode of Young Sheldon. Below is a list of finale dates for CBS’ primetime comedies, dramas, and unscripted series for the 2023-2024 broadcast season.
Please note: New, in-season episodes of CBS shows can be streamed live as they air on your live, local CBS station with Paramount+ via the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan. New, in-season episodes of CBS shows can be streamed on demand on the day after they air with Paramount+ – any plan (either Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan, or the Paramount+ Essential plan).
Thursday, May 2
8:31 PM, ET/PT Ghosts (Season 3 finale)
Monday, May 6
8 PM, ET/PT The Neighborhood (Season 6 finale)
8:30 PM, ET/PT Bob Hearts Abishola (Season 5 finale)
9 PM, ET/PT NCIS (Season 21 finale)
10 PM, ET/PT NCIS: Hawai’i (Season 3 finale)
Wednesday, May 15
9:30 PM, ET/PT The Amazing Race (Season 36 finale)
Thursday. May 16
8 PM, ET/PT Young Sheldon (Season 7 finale/back-to-back episodes for series finale)
9 PM, ET/PT So Help Me Todd (Season 2 finale)
Friday, May 17
8 PM, ET/PT S.W.A.T. (Season 7 finale)
9 PM, ET/PT Fire Country (Season 2 finale)
10 PM, ET/PT Blue Bloods (Season 14 Part 1 finale)*
*Blue Bloods will return in the fall to conclude the second half of its 14th and final season.
Sunday, May 19
8 PM, ET/PT The Equalizer (Season 4 finale)
9 PM, ET/PT Tracker (Season 1 finale)
10 PM, ET/PT CSI: Vegas (Season 3 finale)
Tuesday, May 21
8 PM, ET/PT FBI (Season 6 finale)
9 PM, ET/PT FBI: International (Season 3 finale)
10 PM, ET/PT FBI: Most Wanted (Season 5 finale)
Tuesday, May 22
8 PM, ET/PT Survivor (Season 46 finale)
Thursday, May 23
9 PM, ET/PT Elsbeth (Season 1 finale)
Special Collections Paramount+ in May 2024
May is Asian and Pacific Islander (API) Heritage Month, and Paramount+ is celebrating the API community’s impact on entertainment with a curated collection of TV series and films created by and starring API artists. The collection's offerings are as riveting as they are varied, and are sorted into such categories as Heroic Tales – where you can find such thrilling shows as NCIS: Hawaii and Evil – and The Ties That Bind, which offers up interpersonal stories like those in the CBS Original comedy series Ghosts and the dark Paramount+ original comedy series Why Women Kill. There are also plenty of options under Kids & Family Favorites, like the series Avatar: The Last Airbender and The Legend of Korra, and the feature films The Tiger’s Apprentice and Blue’s Big City Adventure.
Speaking of films, the Watch Us Rise collection boasts a large array of new and classic movies featuring API creators, such as Mission: Impossible - 2 and Face/Off, both directed by icon John Woo, and Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, starring 2022 Academy Award® winner Ke Huy Quan. With the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan, you can also see recent Academy Award® favorites like the mind-bending drama Everything Everywhere All At Once, and the thoughtful Past Lives.
Recently Premiered on Paramount+
This CBS special, the first Billy Joel concert ever to air on a broadcast network, celebrates Joel’s record-breaking 100th consecutive residency performance at Madison Square Garden. The legendary artist has sold out the New York City arena more than any other artist; since Joel’s first show at the venue on Dec. 14, 1978, and through to his final residency show this coming July, every single one of his concerts at Madison Square Garden has sold out.
Concert highlights include Joel performing his iconic songs “New York State of Mind” and “Piano Man,” and dueting with musical icon Sting on Joel’s number “Big Man on Mulberry Street” and the Police classic “Every Little Thing She Does is Magic.”
Knuckles
Only one hero hits this hard. Get ready for an action-packed journey of self-discovery with Knuckles the Echidna! In the six-part event series, which takes place between the films Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and the upcoming Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Knuckles (Idris Elba) trains Wade Whipple (Adam Pally) as his protégé and teaches him the ways of the Echidna warrior. However, things take a turn when a mysterious threat decides to steal Knuckles’ incredible powers for his own.
The ensemble cast hits pretty hard, too, and includes guest stars Stockard Channing, Edi Patterson, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor, Julian Barratt, Rory McCann, Cary Elwes, Christopher Lloyd, Paul Scheer, and Rob Huebel. Special guest star Ben Schwartz reprises his role as Sonic the Hedgehog. Special guest stars Tika Sumpter and Colleen O’Shaughnessey reprise their roles as Maddie and Tails, respectively, too.
All of the key creative team from the previous films have returned for the series, including the films’ director/executive producer Jeff Fowler, who directed the pilot episode and helped transition the film's signature cinematic animation style to television, as well as Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, John Whittington, and Toru Nakahara, who serve as executive producers along with Idris Elba. Additional directors for the series include Ged Wright, Brandon Trost, Jorma Taccone, and Carol Banker.
In addition to all six episodes of Knuckles, the hit movies Sonic the Hedgehog and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 are streaming now on Paramount+.
Star Trek: Discovery (Season 5 premiere)
The fifth and final season of this hit original series premiered on April 4 with two new episodes; remaining episodes of the 10-episode season will drop weekly on Thursdays. The series finale drops on May 30. During this season, Captain Michael Burnham and the U.S.S. Discovery crew uncover a mystery that will send the group on an epic adventure across the galaxy to find an ancient power whose very existence has been deliberately hidden for centuries. But there are others on the hunt for this power as well – dangerous foes desperate to claim the prize for themselves, and willing to stop at nothing to get it.
Alongside Sonequa Martin-Green (Captain Michael Burnham), the fifth season includes cast members Doug Jones (Saru), Anthony Rapp (Paul Stamets), Mary Wiseman (Sylvia Tilly), Wilson Cruz (Dr. Hugh Culber), David Ajala (Cleveland “Book” Booker), Blu del Barrio (Adira) and Callum Keith Rennie (Rayner). This season also features recurring guest stars Elias Toufexis (L’ak) and Eve Harlow (Moll).
DORA
The iconic Latina heroine Dora the Explorer is back in the all-new original animated series DORA, produced by Nickelodeon Animation and premiering exclusively on Paramount+. Consisting of 26 CG-animated, 11-minute-long episodes, DORA follows everyone’s favorite bilingual explorer, Dora, and her best monkey friend, Boots, as they embark on epic adventures in a fantastical rainforest. Guided by trustworthy Map, Dora and her friends work together to overcome many obstacles, while also constantly being challenged by the sneakiest fox, Swiper.
Paramount+ – May 2024 Schedule
Subscribers to Paramount+ can look forward to a May marked by original series premieres, the return of series favorites, and so much more. Here’s the full Paramount+ schedule for May releases.ORIGINALS, EXCLUSIVES, PREMIERES, & EVENTS
5/1: Behind the Music (Season 2) (premiere)
5/7: Kiss The Future (premiere)
5/10: The Chi (Season 6 Part 2) (premiere)*
5/14: Pillowcase Murders (premiere)
5/17: Mourning in Lod (premiere)*
5/17: RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars (Season 9) (premiere)
5/17: RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars: Untucked (Season 6) (premiere)
5/21: LOLLA: The Story of Lollapalooza (premiere)
5/23: Evil (Season 4/final season) (premiere)
5/30: Pyramid Game (premiere)
LIBRARY SHOWS
May 1
Charles: The New King
PAW Patrol (Season 9)
PAW Patrol: Dino Rescue
PAW Patrol: Rescue Knights
The Mightiest (Season 1)
May 8
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter (Season 1)
May 15
Love & Hip Hop: Miami (Season 5)
May 22
Aerial Adventures (Season 1)
May 29
CMT Giants (2022)
CMT Storytellers (Seasons 1-2)
CMT Summer Camp Seasons (2022-2023)
CMT Summer Sessions (Season 2)
LIBRARY MOVIES
May 1
All About the Benjamins
Annihilation
Anything for Fame*
Baywatch
Before the Devil Knows You're Dead
Belly*
Belly 2: Millionaire Boyz Club*
Big Jake
Big Night
Black Lotus*
Boogie Nights
Clockstoppers
Crawl
Days of Heaven
Double Jeopardy
Ella Enchanted
Everybody Wants Some!!
Faster
Fences
Fire In The Sky
Flight Of The Intruder
Four Brothers
Frida*
Ghost
Harriet The Spy
Hellraiser III: Hell On Earth
Hellraiser IV: Bloodline
Hellraiser V: Inferno
Hellraiser VI: Hellseeker
Hellraiser VII: Deader
Hellraiser VIII: Hellworld
How She Move*
I Know What You Did Last Summer*
I Still Know What You Did Last Summer*
I'll See You in My Dreams*
Imagine That
In the Cut
Indecent Proposal
Jack Reacher: Never Go Back
Joy Ride
Kelly & Cal*
Kinky Boots*
Maid in Manhattan*
Margot At The Wedding*
Marvin's Room*
Mommie Dearest*
No Country for Old Men
Once Upon A Time In The West
Point Break
Revolutionary Road*
Rocketman
Romy and Michele's High School Reunion
Serpico
Shall We Dance?*
Shane
Sliver
Stand By Me*
Terms of Endearment
The Accused
The Back-up Plan
The Gift*
The Golden Child
The Guilt Trip
The Hateful Eight*
The Haunting
The Joy Luck Club
The Longest Yard
The Mechanic
The Original Kings of Comedy*
The Prince Of Tides
The Terminal
True Grit
True Grit
Vantage Point
Virtuosity
What's Eating Gilbert Grape*
What's Your Number?
Zoolander 2
May 15
The Boss Baby 2: Family Business
May 18
Supernova*
May 25
National Lampoon's Van Wilder - The Rise of Taj*
May 28
3 Generations*
May 31
Black Christmas*
SPORTS
5/1: UEFA Champions League Semifinal – Borussia Dortmund vs. PSG
5/2: UEFA Europa League Semifinals
5/2: UEFA Europa Conference League Semifinals
5/4: Beyond Limits*
5/4: Course Record with Michael Breed*
5/4-5/5: PGA Tour – THE CJ CUP - Byron Nelson (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
5/5: Barclays Women’s Super League – Chelsea vs. Bristol City
5/5: NWSL – Houston Dash vs. Kansas City Current*
5/7: UEFA Champions League Semifinal – PSG vs. Borussia Dortmund
5/8: UEFA Champions League Semifinal – Real Madrid vs. Bayern Munich
5/9: UEFA Europa League Semifinals
5/9: UEFA Europa Conference League Semifinals
5/11: Apex Group Bermuda Sail Grand Prix*
5/11: AFC Champions League Final Leg 1
5/11-5/12: PGA Tour – Wells Fargo Championship (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
5/12: Course Record with Michael Breed*
5/12: PGA Championship Preview*
5/15: Barclays Women’s Super League – Tottenham vs. Chelsea
5/18-5/19: PGA Tour – PGA Championship (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
5/19: PBR – Professional Bull Riders Arlington*
5/25: WNBA – New York Liberty @ Minnesota Lynx*
5/25: AFC Champions League Final Leg 2
5/25-5/26: PGA Tour – Charles Schwab Challenge (Third and Final Round Coverage)*
5/26: PBR – Kid Rock’s Rock N Rodeo*
5/26: Course Record with Michael Breed*
5/26: PGA TOUR Originals: One Shot Away*
Throughout May: Italian Serie A competition
Throughout May: Scottish Professional Football League competition
Throughout May: Barclays Women’s Super League competition
Throughout May: Argentina Liga Profesional de Fútbol competition
*Title is available to Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan.
**All Paramount+ subscribers with the Paramount+ with SHOWTIME® plan can live stream CBS titles via the live feed on Paramount+. Those titles will be available on-demand to all subscribers the day after they air live.
Dates for library titles are subject to change.