Normally in these posts I try to put together some sort of competition-style write-up, pitting the services against one another in a streaming free-for-all. That’s not really going to be necessary this time, because May is all about one thing: Netflix bringing back as many well-known and familiar original shows as possible, in a numbing display of how far its come in the last four years.

The fifth season of the service’s original hit, House of Cards? That’s coming May 30th. The new season of the bizarre and delightful Sense8? May 5th. New seasons of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt, Bloodline, and Master of None? Oh yeah, they’re scheduled for May, too. And if that wasn’t enough, Netflix will also be releasing War Machine, its original film starring Brad Pitt, on May 26th, and even has Doctor Strange arriving by the end of the month to give things a little flourish.

It’s enough hours of movies and TV to leave you sprawled out on your couch for weeks without moving an inch (except to go to the door to get your Postmates delivery). But just because Netflix is standing triumphant doesn’t mean Amazon doesn’t have its own highlights. Pretty much the entire classic (and not-so-classic) James Bond catalogue is coming to Amazon Prime on May 1st, with Oscar winners Moonlight and Manchester by the Sea also coming to the service. And on the original programming front, the first full season of Jill Solloway’s I Love Dick will be premiering on May 12th.

HBO Now customers won’t have quite the same kind of splashy additions this month, but they will get to watch Frank Miller’s Sin City and Clint Eastwood’s Sully. Sadly, HBO Now will also be losing Hal Ashby’s classic Being There on May 31st. If you haven’t seen that film, and enjoyed Peter Seller’s quietly hilarious performance, it’s one to definitely watch while you have the chance. Not just because it’s a social satire that now seems sadly prophetic given the current state of American celebrity culture and politics, mind you — but if you ever needed a timely reason, you’ve got one.

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