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May TV Calendar
The following list provides the dates of the new dramas that will air on streaming services as well as the major and cable networks and the made-for-TV movies and more that will all air during May:
May 2 – The third season of Colony will air on the USA Network at 10 PM
May 4 – The season finale of MacGyver will air on CBS at 8 PM
May 4 – The new Netflix movie Anon will debut online today
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Sal Frieland (Clive Owen) is a detective in a world with no privacy, ignorance, or anonymity; where everyone’s lives are transparent, traceable, and recorded by the authorities; where crime almost ceases to exist. But in trying to solve a series of unsolved murders, Frieland stumbles on a young woman known only as the Girl (Amanda Seyfried). She has no identity, no history and is invisible to the cops. Sal realizes this may not be the end of crime, but the beginning.
May 6 – Call the Midwife will air its season finale on PBS at 8 PM
May 6 – The new half-hour dramas Sweetbitter and Vida will air on Starz at 8 and 8:30 Pm respectively
Show Synopsis (Sweetbitter): The new series tells the story of Tess (Ella Purnell), a 22-year-old who arrives in New York City ready to pursue a new life. When she finds herself interviewing for a position at one of the best restaurants in the city, she thinks she’s found a steady income and a safe place to wait. But Tess is quickly intoxicated by the chaotic, adrenalized world behind-the-scenes, tasting expensive wine, exploring dive bars, and learning who she can trust. The cast also includes Caitlyn FitzGerald (UnReal) and Tom Sturridge (The Hollow Crown).
Show Synopsis (Vida): The series focuses on two Mexican-American sisters, Emma (Mishel Prada) and Lyn (Melissa Barrera), from the Eastside of Los Angeles who couldn’t be more different or distanced from each other. Circumstances force them to return to their old neighborhood, where they are confronted by the past and the surprising truth about their mother’s identity.
May 6 – Billions will air at the new time of 9 PM on Showtime
May 7 – The second season of X Company will premiere on Ovation at 10 PM
May 8 – Lethal Weapon will air its season finale at 8 PM on FOX
May 8 – The season finale of Bull will air on CBS at 9 PM
May 9 – The season finale of Chicago P.D. will air on NBC at 10 PM
May 10 – Chicago Fire will air its two-hour season finale on NBC at 9 PM
May 10 – The new Netflix 8-part drama Safe will stream today
Show Synopsis: Michael C. Hall (Dexter) and Amanda Addington (Sherlock) will star in the series based on the best-selling crime thriller from author Harlan Coben. Hall plays Tom Delaney, a widowed surgeon who, after his teenage daughter goes missing, begins to unearth dark secrets about the people closest to him.
May 11 – The season finale of Dynasty will air on The CW at 8 PM
May 11 – Blue Bloods will air its season finale at 10 PM on CBS
May 11 – Part 1 of the 2-part series finale of Once Upon a Time will air at 8 PM on ABC
May 12 – The new mini-series Patrick Melrose will debut on Showtime at 9 PM
Mini-Series Synopsis: The 5-part limited series stars Benedict Cumberbatch (Sherlock) as the lead character. The series takes an acerbic and fearless look at Melrose’s harrowing odyssey from a deeply traumatic childhood to his remarkable survival as an adult. The cast includes Allison Williams (Girls), Blythe Danner, Jennifer Jason Leigh and Hugo Weaving.
May 13 – The Arrangement and The Royals will both air their season finales on E! Entertainment Network at 9 and 10 PM respectively
May 13 – The first half of the 3-hour PBS mini-series Little Women will debut at 8 PM followed by the season finale of Unforgotten at 9 PM
Mini-Series Synopsis: Set against the backdrop of the Civil War and based on the classic novel, the story follows sisters Jo (Maya Hawke), Meg (Willa Fitzgerald), Beth (Annes Elwy) and Amy March (Kathryn Newton) on their journey from childhood to adulthood. With the help of their mother, Marmee (Emily Watson), and while their father is away at war, the girls navigate what it means to be a young woman: from sibling rivalry and first love, to loss and marriage. The cast includes veteran actress Angela Landsburg, Jonah Hauer-King and Michael Gambon.
NOTE: Little Women will air another episode of its three-hour presentation next Sunday.
May 13 – The Lifetime movie Harry & Meghan: A Royal Romance will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: The film follows the fairytale romance of Prince Harry (Murray Fraser) and Meghan Markle (Parisa Fitz-Henley) from the moment they met after being set up by friends, through their initial courtship when they were able to keep their romance under wraps, and ultimately the intense global media attention surrounding their relationship and Meghan’s life as a divorced American actress.
May 13 – Westworld will air a special 75-minute episode on HBO at 9 PM
May 13 – The two-hour season finale of Timeless will air at 9 PM on NBC
May 13 – The second season of the streaming series 13 Reasons Why will premiere on Netflix today
May 14 – The season finales of Lucifer and The Resident will air on FOX at 8 and 9 PM respectively
May 15 – The two-hour season finale of NCIS: New Orleans will air at 9 PM on CBS
May 15 – Rise will air its season finale on NBC at 9:01 PM followed by the season finale of Chicago Med at 10 PM
May 15 – The two-hour season finale of Shadowhunters will air on Freeform at 9 PM
May 16 – The Blacklist will air its season finale on NBC at 8 PM
May 16 – The season finale of SEAL Team will air at 9:01 PM on CBS
May 16 – Designated Survivor will air its season finale on ABC at 10 PM
May 17 – Supernatural and Arrow will both air their season finales on The CW at 8 and 9 PM respectively
May 17 – S.W.A.T. will air its season finale on CBS at 10 PM
May 17 – The season finales of both Grey’s Anatomy and Station 19 will air on ABC at 8 and 9 PM respectively
May 17 – Gotham will air its season finale on FOX at 8 PM
May 18 – The season finale of Blindspot will air at 8 PM on NBC
May 18 – Hawaii Five-0 will air its season finale on CBS at 9 PM
May 18 – The season finale of Rellik will air on Cinemax at 10 PM
May 18 – Part 2 of the series finale of Once Upon a Time and the season finale of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. will air on ABC at 8 and 9:01 PM respectively
May 19 – The HBO telefilm Fahrenheit 451 will debut at 8 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Based on Ray Bradbury’s classic novel the film depicts a future where the media is an opiate, history is rewritten and “firemen” burn books. The cast includes Michael B. Jordan, Michael Shannon, Martin Donovan and Soufia Boutella.
May 19 – The new Hallmark Channel movie Royally Ever After will debut at 9 PM
MOVIE SYNOPSIS: Sara’s (Fiona Gubelmann) dream of finding the perfect mate is realized when boyfriend Daniel (Torrance Coombs) proposes marriage, but there is one tiny hitch. It turns out he is the real-life prince of a small European monarchy, and his marriage requires the approval of his royal parents. Commoner Sara will have to do more than simply impress the in-laws-to-be. If she wants to become Daniel’s wife, she’ll have to prove she’s got all the makings of an honest-to-goodness princess.
May 20 – The two-hour season finale of NCIS: Los Angeles and the season finale of Madam Secretary will air on CBS at 8 and 10 PM respectively
May 21 – The season finale of The Terror will air on AMC at 9 PM
May 22 – The season finale of NCIS will air at 8 PM on CBS
May 22 – The Flash will air its season finale on The CW at 8 PM
May 22 – The season finale of For the People will air on ABC at 10 PM
May 23 – The season finales of Empire and Star will air on FOX at 8 and 9 PM respectively
May 23 – Krypton will air its season finale on Syfy at 10 PM
May 23 – The two-hour season finale of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit will air on NBC at 9 PM
May 24 – The season finale of the Freeform new drama Siren will air at 8 PM
May 26 – NBC has moved Taken from Friday to Saturday nights and placed it at 8 PM for a burn-off of the remainder of its second season, starting tonight
May 27 – The season finale of The Good Fight will air on CBS All Access online today
May 27 – Killing Eve will air its season finale on BBC America at 8 PM
May 27 – The season finale of Trust will air at 10 PM on FX
May 27 – Deception will air its two-hour season finale on ABC at 9 PM
May 28 – iZombie will air its season finale on The CW at 9 PM
May 28 – The History Channel series Six will have a special night airing of its season finale at 10 PM
NOTE: The show will then move to its regular night on May 30 at 10 PM
May 29 – The TNT drama Animal Kingdom will air its season premiere at 9 PM
May 29 – The new WGN America drama 100 Code will debut at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: This tense crime thriller follows the hunt for a serial killer who targets young, blonde and blue-eyed women, found dead in fields of flowers. Through a special arrangement with the NYPD, Detective Tommy Conley (Dominic Monaghan) is permitted to observe and advise the Stockholm PD, as he suspects a connection between a series of murders in New York and a death in Sweden. Upon arrival in Stockholm, he is paired with Mikael Eklund (Michael Nyqvist), a Swedish cop with an aversion to American culture. Both detectives despise each other, but the two are quickly forced to resolve their differences as the mysterious killings continue. With the vicious killer still at large, Conley and Eklund embark on a hunt that leads the duo down a path of no return.
May 29 and 30 – Queen Sugar will air a special two-night season premiere on OWN at 10 PM
May 30 – Famous in Love will air its season finale on Freeform at 8 PM
May 30 – The series finale of The Americans will air at 10 PM on FX
May 30 – The Audience Network [via DirecTV] drama Ice will air its season finale at 10 PM
May 30 – The new NBC drama Reverie will debut at 10 PM
Show Synopsis: Sarah Shahi (Person of Interest) stars as an ex-hostage negotiator and expert in human behavior who gets recruited by her former boss (Dennis Haysbert from 24 and The Unit) to help rescue people who have lost themselves in a highly advanced virtual reality system. The cast includes Sendhil Ramamurthy (Heroes and Covert Affairs), Jessica Lu (Awkward) and Kathryn Morris (Cold Case).
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