Netflix Philippines: What’s New this May
As our favorite way to binge watch shows and enjoy movies at the comfort of home, Netflix keeps our idle time as enjoyable as possible. From Netflix originals to TV shows and hit films, you’ll find lots of things to watch this month of May. So read on to know what you could be watching at Netflix today:
TV Series:
The Producers, Season 1
A rookie producer joins the Korean Broadcasting System to be near his secret crush and enters the madcap world of network TV, where ratings rule. Long hours are inevitable. Dealing with demanding talent is a given. Welcome to the world of producing TV entertainment.
Launch Date: May 18, 2018
Episodes: 13
Actors: IU, Kim Soo-hyun, Gong Hyo-jin, Cha Tae-hyun
3%, Season 2
In a future where the elite inhabits an island paradise far from the crowded slums, you get one chance to join the 3% saved from squalor. With the world in ruins, a gleaming offshore haven offers the only escape — for the 3% who can prove they’re worthy.
Launch Date: May 11, 2018
Episodes: 18
Actors: João Miguel, Bianca Comparato, Michel Gomes
The Rain
Six years after a brutal virus wipes out most of Scandinavia’s population, two siblings join a band of young survivors seeking safety — and answers.
Launch Date: May 11, 2018
Episodes: 10
Actors: Alba August, Lucas Lynggaard Tønnesen, Mikkel Boe Følsgaard
Hwarang, Season 1
An elite group of young warriors trained in morals and martial arts finds love and friendship in Silla during Korea’s ancient Three Kingdoms period. A power struggle between the throne and the nobles. Can the hwarang knights help unify the Silla Kingdom?
Launch Date: May 18, 2018
Episodes: 20
Actors: Park Seo-joon, Go A-ra, and Park Hyung-sik
Movies:
Pete’s Dragon
When a strange boy turns up claiming to live in the woods with a giant green dragon, forest ranger Grace and young Natalie go digging for the truth. He’s the stuff of local legend, a terrifying dragon, a Bigfoot. What if the legend is real, and just a little shy?
Launch Date: May 15, 2018
Actors: Robert Redford, Bryce Dallas Howard, Oakes Fegley
The Intervention
Honesty is the best policy. When four couples get together for a weekend in the country, what starts out as a marital intervention for one turns into an emotional free-for-all. These couples find out what it’s like to be truly honest and accepting of your partner.
Launch Date: May 15, 2018
Actors: Melanie Lynskey, Cobie Smulders, Alia Shawkat, Clea DuVall, Natasha Lyonne, Ben Schwartz, Vincent Piazza, Jason Ritter
Original Documentary
Trophy
Explore the tensions between the lucrative big-game hunting business and wildlife conservation from a variety of perspectives. Price tags on rhino horns. Extravagant hunting trips. What if these are solutions — not threats — to endangered wildlife?
Launch Date: May 8, 2018
Unusual Cultures, Season 1
From Moravia to Belize, Morocco to Bali, this docuseries explores some of the most fascinating and unique aspects of cultures around the world. Find out more about food, people, and culture of some of the many countries in the world with Dan Greene.
Launch Date: May 19, 2018
