The best streaming series that premiere in May 2022
The month of May is loaded with new productions, season renewals and docuseries that stand out on streaming platforms.
The competition in terms of filming and series is growing every day. Due to this, film critics decide to recreate new tops every month where they position the best series, documentaries and movies during each month of the year.
The 8 best streaming series that will debut this month
Next, we will position the 8 best streaming series that will debut this month on the platforms 'Movistar+', 'Disney+', 'Amazon Prime Video', 'Netflix', 'Filmin' and 'HBO Max'.
1. 'Stranger Things season 4'
The new installment of 'Stranger Things' has been in production since the end of 2019, leaving all its viewers in suspense. After 3 years, 'The Duffer Brothers' decided to publish the season and it will once again reveal the events of Hawkins County.
The story is set in the 1980s in a remote American town called 'Hawkins'. Follow a group of friends: 'Lucas', 'Will', 'Dustin' and 'Mike'; they are young adventurers who decide to discover the mysteries lurking around their city. During one night, they discover that their friend Will disappeared without a trace.
After the loss of the child, all the people begin to give him up for dead and try to dismiss the case. However, his mother and her friends will do everything possible to reunite with him, and after their investigations, they discover that the disappearance was the product of a secret government experiment.
'Stranger Things Season 4' will premiere on May 27, 2022 on the Netflix portal.
2. 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'
The new installment of the Star Wars franchise has become one of the most anticipated series of 2022. It was created by film directors 'Hossein Amini' and 'Joby Harold'. The first season will feature performances by: 'Ewan McGregor', 'Hayden Christensen' and 'Joel Edgerton'.
' Obi-Wan Kenobi ' is set 10 years after the events of 'Star Wars: Episode III'. The plot follows a Jedi Knight named Obi-Wan, who is part of the special group of the 'Old Galactic Republic', where he works as a mentor to 'Anakin' and 'Luke Skywalker'.
The knight 'Obi-Wan' will be in charge of waging a new war where the extinction of the Jedi is at stake after the arrival of the Galactic Empire, everything will be in his hands. The premiere of Star Wars will arrive from May 27, 2022 on Disney +.
3 'The Staircase'
' The Staircase ' is the new proposal from the screenwriter 'Antonio Campos' that will arrive on ' HBO Max ' in the coming days. The docuseries is a drama and judicial crime that stars 'Colin Firth', 'Toni Collette' and 'Sophie Turner' in the official cast of the first season.
The plot follows the story of the well-known case of 'Michael Peterson', an American novelist who was accused of the murder of his wife 'Kathleen'.
In Peterson's testimony, the victim claimed that his wife had died after falling down the stairs. However, the authorities did not believe him and suspect that he beat her to death.
The FBI carried out a thorough investigation and managed to retain the writer for the murder charge, showing evidence that affirms that he recreated the crime scene in his favor. Throughout the series Michael Peterson will have to prove that he is innocent and come out unscathed in court.
The premiere of ' The Staircase ' will arrive on HBO Max from May 5, 2022.
4. 'How I Met Your Father'
This new Disney+ production is a spin-off of the popular sitcom 'How I Met Your Mother', which has managed to impact the mass media. The satire series was created by showrunners 'Isaac Aptaker' and 'Elizabeth Berger' and stars 'Hilary Duff', 'Chris Lowell' and 'Francia Raisa'.
The plot follows 'Sophie', a mother who makes the decision to tell her son how she met his father and how she fell in love with him in New York. During each episode they will reveal new flashbacks loaded with broadcast, tension and drama.
The premiere of the first season of " How I Met Your Father " will arrive on May 11, 2022 on the Disney + content portal.
5. 'Welcome to Eden'
' Welcome to Eden ' is Netflix's next Spanish bet that will debut this week. Created by 'Joaquín Górriz' and 'Guillermo López Sánchez', and the cast is headed by: 'Ana Mena', 'Diego Garisa', 'Amaia Aberasturi', 'Belinda Peregrín', 'Sergio Momo', 'Begoña Vargas' and Amaya Salamanca.
The plot follows a group of five influencers who are invited to embark on a new journey to a prestigious party on a private island sponsored by a new brand of alcoholic beverages.
Esther is a girl active in social networks who will spend the most exciting vacations of her life, but, as time goes by, everything will turn dark and cloudy.
The premiere of the new Netflix series is scheduled for May 6, 2022.
6. 'Rapa'
' Rapa ' is the new suspense and crime production created by the Spanish screenwriters 'Pepe Coira' and 'Fran Araújo'. Said production is part of the Movistar+ programming and will feature performances by 'Javier Cámara', 'Monica Lopez' and 'Lucía Veiga'.
The story is set in the surroundings of the rural area A Capelada de Galicia, where large cliffs can be seen over the sea and where beautiful animals live.
In this area the horses live free except for one day, that of 'rapa das bestas', which marks a tradition that synthesizes the beauty and the wildness of a generally quiet territory.
During the celebration, a terrible murder occurred towards the mayor of the city and a sergeant and a professor will carry out the investigation to find the murderer.
Rapa's premiere is scheduled for May 17, 2022 through Movistar +.
7. 'Night Sky'
' Night Sky ' is inspired by a science fiction novel created by 'Holden Miller'. Among the categories covered by the film are: Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction and Suspense; It is currently the most anticipated series on Amazon Prime Video.
The story follows the marriage of Irene and Franklin York, who decide to move to a new house and over time discover that one of their rooms leads to a mysterious portal.
Said portal can transport them to a desert planet, with the passage of time they will discover the dangers that these space trips entail.
The premiere of the first season of ' Night Sky ' will arrive from May 20, 2022 on Amazon Prime Video.
8. 'The time traveler's wife'
' The time traveler's wife ' is the adaptation to the small screen of the homonymous novel by the writer 'Audrey Niffenegger'. Said adaptation was created by the director 'Steven Moffat' and the production is categorized as: science fiction, drama and love.
'Clare' and 'Henry' are a married couple who have an unavoidable problem 'Time travel'.
Henry is a young librarian who has a very unusual genetic problem that allows him to travel through time. During the relationship of both they will be forced to live the time jumps that cause deadly situations and other fun ones.
The 'Steven Moffat' series will come to streaming from May 15, 2022 through HBO Max.