Sci Fi TV Premieres: Here is a rundown of all the new and returning sci fi and fantasy TV shows and original movies that will have a premiere in the current month. This information is based on premieres announced at the time of this posting (though check back for updates) and will include trailers if available. Note that premiere dates and times can change with little or no notice.
May is a busy month with nine premieres, the most we have seen from any month this season. There are not many big-name shows debuting this month, but still several of interest. The long-awaited second season of Amazon’s spy fi series Citadel kicks off the month, and that is followed by the return of the season-long horror anthology The Terror, last seen in 2019. Also this month, we will get the Disney+ one-off special Punisher: One Last Kill as well as “Season 3” of Good Omens, which consists of just one ninety-minute episode. Then, rounding out the month, we have the new Netflix entry The Boroughs along with Prime Video’s Spider-Noir and finally the For All Mankind spin-off Star City. More shows could be added to the schedule throughout the month, so keep an eye on our Sci Fi TV Premieres page and our Sci Fi TV Schedule for updates. You can see the rundown of all the sci fi and fantasy TV shows and movies coming to streaming in May over at AxiomsEdgeSciFi.com.
Citadel (Season 2), May 6th
Citadel, Prime Video: What if you lost your memory? What if a spy didn’t know they were a spy? Years ago, the top agents of Citadel, Mason Kane and Nadia Sinh, had their minds wiped. But, they’re called back to action as sinister forces emerge from the past. With the help of spymaster Bernard Orlick, these former lovers must remember the past to save the future. Premieres May 6th.
The Terror (Season 3), May 7th
The Terror, AMC+/Shudder: Pepper is a working-class moving man who, through a combination of bad luck and a bad temper, finds himself wrongfully committed to New Hyde Psychiatric Hospital – an institution filled with those society would rather forget. There, he must contend with patients working against him, doctors harboring grim secrets, and perhaps even the Devil himself. As Pepper navigates a hellscape where nothing is as it seems, he finds that the only path to freedom is to face the entity which thrives on the suffering within New Hyde’s walls – but doing so may prove that the worst demons of all live inside him. Premieres May 7th.
Devil May Cry (Season 2), May 12th
Devil May Cry, Netflix: A war between worlds ignites as Dante confronts his own devils and must battle the only force that mirrors his own: his estranged twin brother, Vergil. Premieres May 12th
Punisher: One Last Kill SPECIAL, May 12th
Punisher: One Last Kill, Disney+: While attempting to move past his vengeful past, an unexpected force pulls Frank into a final, intense conflict that threatens to consume what’s left of his soul. Special presentation premieres May 12th.
Good Omens (Season 3), May 13th
Good Omens, Prime Video: The story follows a heartbroken, rogue Crowley and a stressed Supreme Archangel Aziraphale reuniting to stop the Second Coming after Heaven’s plans prove more devastating than expected. Season 3 consists of a single, 90-minute episode that premieres May 13th.
The Boroughs NEW SERIES, May 21st
The Boroughs, Netflix: A grieving newcomer to a seemingly perfect retirement community has monstrous encounters that inspire him to join a misfit crew of unlikely heroes. They uncover a dark secret that proves their “golden years” are more dangerous, and they are more formidable, than anyone expects. Premieres May 21st.
Rick and Morty (Season 9), May 24th
Rick and Morty, Adult Swim: Rick and Morty is back, baby! Season 9 is all certified bangers. No AI slop! Just Grade A organic slop, made by real humans with real human traits like back hair and cysts. Please watch, or we’ll have neglected our families for nothing.
Spider-Noir NEW SERIES, May 27th
Spider-Noir, Prime Video: Set in 1930s New York, “Spider-Noir” centers on an aging private investigator who is forced to reckon with his former life as the city’s only superhero. The series will be released in both black-and-white and color, leaning into the genre’s classic noir influences. The trailer shows Cage swinging through the city, jumping from cars, beating up crooks in a bar and getting “plastered” afterwards. Premieres May 27th.
Star City NEW SERIES, May 29th
Star City, Apple TV: A bold new chapter inspired by the critically acclaimed space-race drama For All Mankind, Star City is a propulsive paranoid thriller that takes us back to the key moment in the alt-history retelling of the space race — when the Soviet Union became the first nation to put a man on the moon. But this time, we explore the story from behind the Iron Curtain, showing the lives of the cosmonauts, the engineers and the intelligence officers embedded among them in the Soviet space program, and the risks they all took to propel humankind forward. Premieres May 29th.
June Preview:
The Legend of Vox Machina (Prime Video) Season 4 Premieres Jun 3
Interview with the Vampire (AMC) Season 3 Premieres Jun 7
Sugar (Apple TV) Season 2 Premieres Jun 19
Avatar: The Last Airbender (Netflix) Season 2 Premieres Jun 25
House of the Dragon (HBO) Season 3 Premieres June 2026
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