From fierce Housewives and explosive mob wars to shocking true crime, family drama, and long-awaited returns, Showmax is packed with top-tier entertainment this May. Here’s your guide to the best new series and seasons to stream right now — all fresh, first, and ready to binge.
Here are 14 Series You Can Stream on Showmax in May 2025
1. The Real Housewives of New York City Season 15 – Available to stream on Showmax already
The Big Apple gets a fresh dose of glitz, gossip and glam in Season 15 of The Real Housewives of New York City, featuring a dynamic cast.
The cast includes fashion legend Jenna Lyons, Somali-Canadian model and entrepreneur Ubah Hassan, influencer Sai De Silva, powerhouse businesswoman Erin Lichy, fashion publicist Jessel Taank, and communications strategist Brynn Whitfield. Fashion designer and entrepreneur Rebecca Minkoff also joins this season as a friend of the Housewives.
While the friendships may sparkle, tensions rise just as fast. Rumours begin to swirl — and in a city where loyalty is everything, not even the closest bonds are safe from drama.
Rebooted with a brand-new cast in 2023, RHONY was nominated for a 2024 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Reality Program.
Season 15 makes franchise history with the arrival of art curator Racquel Chevremont, marking the first time the cast includes two openly gay women.
Watch the trailer for Season 15 below:
2. Tulsa King Season 2 – Available to binge on Showmax
After serving 25 years in prison, New York mafia capo Dwight “The General” Manfredi is exiled to Tulsa, Oklahoma. Realizing his Mob family may not prioritize his interests, Dwight sets out to build a new criminal empire in a place that feels like another world.
In his first TV lead role, Oscar nominee Sylvester Stallone, known for Rocky, stars as Manfredi, earning a Critics Choice Super Awards nomination for Best Actor in an Action Series.
Created by Taylor Sheridan of Yellowstone, Tulsa King’s first season was Emmy-nominated for stunt coordination and Best Action Series at the Critics Choice Super Awards.
Season 2, with a 100% Rotten Tomatoes critics’ rating, was nominated for Best Action/Thriller Series at the 2025 Saturn Awards.
The Season 2 premiere was Paramount+’s most-watched global premiere, with the series ranking in Nielsen’s Top 10 streaming titles in the US. A third season is confirmed.
New cast member Frank Grillo (Boss Level, Peacemaker) plays Kansas City Mob boss Bill Bevilaqua, joined by Neal McDonough, Dana Delany, Annabella Sciorra, and Scarlet Rose Stallone.
Watch the trailer (which has over 5 million views) below:
3. Anatomy of Lies – Available to stream on Showmax from 7 May 2025
Grey’s Anatomy writer Elisabeth Finch captivated Hollywood with her remarkable life story—until one woman’s investigation exposed a stunning web of deception.
This three-part documentary series, inspired by a Vanity Fair exclusive, dives into a Hollywood dream too good to be true and a scandal that rocked one of TV’s most beloved shows.
With a perfect Rotten Tomatoes score, Common Sense Media notes, “For Grey’s Anatomy fans, it’s fascinating to see how Finch’s fabricated persona shaped episodes inspired by manipulated real stories. As dramatic as anything she wrote, viewers will be stunned by the real-life impact of her deceit.”
Watch the trailer below:
4. The Real Housewives of Atlanta Season 16 – Available to stream on Showmax from 8 May 2025
The Real Housewives of Atlanta return with heightened glamour, glitz, and drama as familiar faces meet new Housewives ready to shake things up. Amid divorces, rumors, strained relationships, and new alliances, can the ladies keep things peachy?
Porsha Williams expands her empire, Drew Sidora’s music and film career soars, Shamea Morton embraces life, Brit Eady thrives in insurance, Kelli Ferrell brings culinary flair, and Angela Oakley shines with husband Charles Oakley. Phaedra Parks returns later this season, with Cynthia Bailey back as a friend to ease tensions.
Watch the trailer below:
5. Happy Face – Available to stream on Showmax from 10 May 2025
At 15, Melissa Jesperson-Moore learned her father, Keith Hunter Jesperson, was the Happy Face Killer. This series follows adult Melissa (Annaleigh Ashford) as her serial killer father (Dennis Quaid) re-enters her life, her talk show plans to cover her story, and a potentially innocent man faces execution for her father’s crime.
Mashable calls this Paramount+ series “ruthlessly gripping,” a must for true crime fans. Based on Jesperson-Moore’s podcast and autobiography, it’s produced by Robert and Michelle King (The Good Wife).
Watch the trailer below:
6. The Righteous Gemstones Season 4 – Available to stream on Showmax already
The Righteous Gemstones follows a dysfunctional televangelist family balancing deviance, greed, and charity. Returning cast includes Danny McBride, Walton Goggins, Edi Patterson, Adam Devine, and John Goodman, with Megan Mullally, Seann William Scott, and Bradley Cooper guest starring.
With four Emmy nominations and an 8.1 IMDb score, Season 4 holds a 100% Rotten Tomatoes rating. Variety named it a “most anticipated” show of 2025, and RogerEbert.com praises its humor and heart.
Watch the trailer for Season 4 below:
7. Power Book III: Raising Kanan Season 4 – Available to binge on Showmax from 14 May 2025
Power Book III: Raising Kanan follows Kanan, Raq, and the Thomas family leading up to Season 3’s deadly finale. A prequel to Power, it stars Mekai Curtis as young Kanan Stark and Patina Miller as Raq, who earned a Black Reel Award nomination. Renewed for Season 5, The Hollywood Reporter praises its meticulous narrative and Miller’s magnetic performance.
Watch the trailer (which has over 4 million views) below:
8. SWAT Season 8 – Binge Episodes 1-9 on Showmax from 19 May 2025
Sergeant Daniel “Hondo” Harrelson and his elite Twenty Squad face intense challenges in SWAT’s eighth and final season, including a prison hostage crisis, a blackout, a kidnapping, and a nuclear threat.
Co-created by Shawn Ryan, the Emmy-nominated series stars Shemar Moore and introduces Annie Ngosi Ilonzeh as Officer Devin Gamble, with Stelio Savante in Episode 12.
Watch the trailer for season 8 below:
9. Suits LA Season 1 – Available to stream on Showmax
A spinoff of Suits, the world’s most-streamed series in 2023, Suits LA follows Ted Black (Stephen Amell), a former prosecutor turned Hollywood entertainment lawyer. Guest stars include Gabriel Macht as Harvey Specter and celebs like Patton Oswalt. Collider calls it “appointment viewing” that expands on the original’s strengths.
Watch the trailer (which has over 12 million views) below:
10. Grosse Point Garden Society – Available to stream on Showmax from 21 May 2025
Grosse Point Garden Society follows four suburban garden club members caught in a murder scandal, burying the body in their flower beds. Starring Melissa Fumero, Aja Naomi King, AnnaSophia Robb, and Ben Rappaport, this drama from Good Girls creators is likened to Desperate Housewives and Big Little Lies by Daily Beast.
Watch the trailer (which has over 3.5 million views):
11. The Last of Us Season 2 – Available to stream on Showmax
The Last of Us Season 2 is IMDb’s most popular series globally. Following HBO’s hit first season, which won seven Critics Choice Super Awards and eight Emmys, Season 2 holds a 95% Rotten Tomatoes rating.
New cast includes Jeffrey Wright, Catherine O’Hara, Kaitlyn Dever, Young Mazino, and more, but no one is safe in this post-apocalyptic world.
Watch the trailer for season 2 below:
12. The Handmaid’s Tale Season 6 – Available to stream on Showmax
In the final season of The Handmaid’s Tale, June (Elisabeth Moss) fights to dismantle Gilead. Joined by Ann Dowd, Bradley Whitford, Samira Wiley, and new cast member Josh Charles, the series has won 15 Emmys. Season 6 holds a 94% Rotten Tomatoes rating, with MSNBC calling it “more relevant than ever.”
Watch the trailer for Season 6 below:
13. Summertide – Available to binge on Showmax from 30 May 2025
Summertide follows marine biologist Martin Field (Frank Rautenbach) relocating to Simon’s Town with his teenagers. The cast includes Monique Rockman, Andre Jacobs, Terry Norton, and Tyrone Keogh.
Produced by Red Letter Day Pictures, IOL praises this M-Net drama for its mindful handling of loss, love, and hope, appealing to fans of This Is Us.
Watch the trailer below:
14. Yellowjackets Season 3 – Available to binge on Showmax
Yellowjackets follows a girls’ soccer team surviving a plane crash in the wilderness, descending into savage clans, and their lives 25 years later.
Season 3’s finale was the series’ most-streamed episode, making it Showtime’s second most-streamed original. Starring Melanie Lynskey, Christina Ricci, and Hilary Swank, with Elijah Wood recurring.
Watch the traile for season 3 below:
Well, there you have in, 14 series you can watch on Showmax in May 2025. If you don’t have an account yet, sign up HERE.
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