Amazon Prime Video is launching a ton of new series and movies in May, including a limited run of films that would have run at this year’s SXSW.
Amazon.com Inc.’s AMZN, +0.44% streaming service has teamed with Austin’s SXSW Film Festival — which was canceled this year due to the coronavirus pandemic — to show an online-only mini film festival, featuring nearly 40 independent movies and short films. No Prime account is needed — the titles will be available to anyone with an Amazon account. The mini festival will run from April 27 to May 6, and here’s a list of what will be available.
Meanwhile, Prime Video will have a full slate of movies, new series and returning favorites, including Season 2 of the critically acclaimed psychological thriller “Homecoming” (May 22), with Janelle Monae taking over the lead role; “Upload” (May 1), a futuristic new comedy series from Greg Daniels (of “The Office” and “Parks and Recreation”); and “The Last Narc” (May 15), a docu-series about DEA agent Enrique “Kiki” Camarena, whose kidnapping and murder in 1985 kicked America’s war on drugs into full throttle.
Also see: What’s coming in May to: Netflix | Hulu
Also of note in May: a standup comedy special from Jimmy O. Yang (“Silicon Valley”) on May 8, the debut of the Elton John biopic “Rocketman” (May 22) and the Kristen Stewart drama “Seberg” (May 15).
What’s coming to Amazon Prime Video in May
Date TBA
Clifford the Big Red Dog: Season 2A – Amazon Original series
May 1
10 Fingers of Steel (1973)
A Cadaver Christmas (2011)
Assassination Tango (2003)
Best of Shaolin Kung Fu (1977)
Who Saw Her Die? (1980)
Crooked Hearts (1991)
Escape From Alcatraz (1979)
Eurocrime! The Italian Cop And Gangster Films That Ruled The ’70s (2014)
Fearless Young Boxer (1979)
Five Fingers of Steel (1982)
Friday The 13th Part III (1982)
Friday the 13th Part IV: The Final Chapter (1982)
Gloria (2014)
Green Dragon Inn (1977)
House Of D (2005)
Torso (1973)
I Hate Tom Petty (2013)
Indie Film Artists: The DMV Truth (2016)
Inferno (1980)
Night Train Murders (1975)
Seven Deaths In The Cat’s Eye (1973)
The Blood Spattered Bride (1972)
Lakeboat (2000)
Daughters of Darkness (1971)
Pathology (2008)
Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (1977)
Shaolin Kung Fu Mystagouge (1977)
Some Kind Of Hero (1982)
Sprung (1997)
The Final Countdown (1980)
The Whistle Blower (1987)
Walking Tall (1973)
Upload: Season 1 – Amazon Original series
A House Divided: Season 1 (Urban Movie Channel)
African Hunters: Season 1 (Smithsonian Channel Plus)
Bonanza: Season 1 (Best Western Ever)
Born to Explore: Season 1 (PBS Living)
Boss: Season 1 (Starz)
Engine Masters: Season 1 (MotorTrend)
Good Karma Hospital: Season 1 (Acorn TV)
In The Cut: Season 1 (Brown Sugar)
Inspector Lewis: Season 1 (PBS Masterpiece)
Pinkalicious: Season 1 (PBS Kids)
Rosehaven: Season 1 (Sundance Now)
Seaside Hotel: Season 1 (PBS Masterpiece)
The Lucy Show: Season 1 (Best TV Ever)
May 3
The Durrells: Season 4
May 7
The Hustle (2019)
May 8
The Goldfinch – Amazon Original movie (2020)
Shubh Mangal Zyada Savdhan (2017)
Jimmy O. Yang: Good Deal – Amazon Original special
May 10
Jack And Jill (2011)
May 11
Alias: Seasons 1-5
May 15
Seberg – Amazon Original movie (2020)
The Last Narc: Season 1 – Amazon Original series
May 17
Poldark: Season 5
May 19
Like Crazy (2011)
Trial By Fire (2019)
May 22
Rocketman (2019)
Homecoming: Season 2 – Amazon Original series
May 23
Come To Daddy (2020)
May 25
The Tracker (2019)
May 29
The Vast Of Night – Amazon Original movie (2020)
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