Apple TV+ has announced its programming for the month of May, which includes the return of two comedies, the premieres of a drama and a sci-fi series, and a documentary. The service also offers feature films, as well as kids and family entertainment.
The Apple TV Plus May 2024 lineup includes Acapulco Season 3, The Big Cigar, Dark Matter, Hollywood Con Queen, and Trying Season 4.
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For a limited time, customers who purchase and activate a new iPhone, iPad, Apple TV, or Mac can enjoy three months of Apple TV+ for free.
APPLE TV PLUS MAY 2024 HIGHLIGHTS
AVAILABLE MAY 1
Acapulco Season 3 (Comedy Series)
“Acapulco” is the global hit bilingual comedy series starring and executive produced by Emmy and SAG Award winner Eugenio Derbez. “Acapulco” returns for season three, with the first two episodes debuting globally on Wednesday, May 1, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through June 26.
In season three of “Acapulco,” it’s time to reconcile past mistakes and exciting new beginnings. In the present story, older Máximo (Derbez) finds himself returning to a Las Colinas he no longer recognizes. In 1985, younger Máximo (Enrique Arrizon) continued his climb up the ladder of success while potentially jeopardizing all the relationships he’d worked so hard to build.
In addition to Derbez and Arrizon, the returning “Acapulco” ensemble cast includes Fernando Carsa, Damián Alcázar, Camila Perez, Vanessa Bauche, Regina Reynoso, Raphael Alejandro, Jessica Collins, Rafael Cebrián, Regina Orozco and Carlos Corona, with recurring guest stars Jaime Camil (“Schmigadoon”) and Cristo Fernández (“Ted Lasso”) joining for season three.
Hailing from Lionsgate Television, “Acapulco” is inspired by 3Pas Studios and Pantelion Films’ box office hit “How to Be a Latin Lover” and is produced for Apple by Lionsgate Television, 3Pas Studios, Zihuatanejo Productions, and the Tannenbaum Company. In addition to starring in the series, Derbez serves as executive producer alongside Ben Odell.
Austin Winsberg, Eduardo Cisneros, and Jason Shuman created the series. Winsberg also executive produces with Sam Laybourne, who serves as showrunner and executive producer.
Kim and Eric Tannenbaum, as well as Jaime Eliezer Karas, executive produce, along with Jason Wang on behalf of the Tannenbaum Company and Paul Presburger.
AVAILABLE MAY 8
Dark Matter (Sci-Fi Series)
Sci-fi thriller “Dark Matter” stars Joel Edgerton alongside Academy Award winner Jennifer Connelly, Alice Braga, Jimmi Simpson, Dayo Okeniyi, and Oakes Fegley. Based on the blockbuster book by New York Times bestselling author Blake Crouch, the new nine-episode Apple Original series will premiere globally on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes on May 8, followed by one new episode every Wednesday through June 26, 2024.
Hailed as one of the best sci-fi novels of the decade, “Dark Matter” is a story about the road not taken. The series follows Jason Dessen (played by Edgerton), a physicist, professor, and family man who — one night, while walking home on the streets of Chicago — is abducted into an alternate version of his life.
Wonder quickly turns into a nightmare when he tries to return to his reality amid the mind-bending landscape of lives he could have lived. In this labyrinth of realities, he embarks on a harrowing journey to get back to his true family and save them from the most terrifying, unbeatable foe imaginable: himself.
Crouch serves as creator, executive producer, showrunner, and writer alongside executive producers Matt Tolmach and David Manpearl for Matt Tolmach Productions. Edgerton also serves as executive producer. “Dark Matter” is produced for Apple TV+ by Sony Pictures Television.
Hollywood Con Queen (Documentary Series)
The three-part documentary series “Hollywood Con Queen” comes from Emmy Award-winning filmmaker Chris Smith (“Tiger King,” “Fyre,” “100 Foot Wave”). Based on the original reporting of investigative journalist Scott Johnson and his book published by Harper Collins, “Hollywood Con Queen: The Hunt for an Evil Genius,” “Hollywood Con Queen” explores the shocking story behind one of Hollywood’s biggest scams. The series is set to debut globally on Apple TV+ on May 8, 2024.
A mysterious figure dubbed the ‘Con Queen’ impersonates the industry’s most powerful women, luring unsuspecting victims to Indonesia with the promise of a life-changing career opportunity. The Con Queen’s marks exhaust their personal finances in pursuit of a big break while being exploited in a perverse psychological game spanning the globe.
The scam eventually drew the attention of veteran investigative journalist Johnson of The Hollywood Reporter and dedicated private investigator Nicole Kotsianas, formerly of K2 Integrity, who set out to find the truth only to discover a story more strange than they could have imagined.
“Hollywood Con Queen” is produced by Library Films for Apple TV+. Smith is the director and executive producer, Ben Anderson is the executive producer, and Johnson is the consulting producer.
AVAILABLE MAY 17
The Big Cigar (Drama Series)
“The Big Cigar” is a limited series led by André Holland, who stars alongside Alessandro Nivola, Tiffany Boone, P. J. Byrne, Marc Menchaca, Moses Ingram, Rebecca Dalton, Olli Haaskivi, Jordane Christie and Glynn Turman. “The Big Cigar” makes its global debut on May 17 with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Friday through June 14.
Based on the magazine article by Joshuah Bearman (“Argo”), who also serves as executive producer, “The Big Cigar” tells the incredible true story of the Hollywood revolution meeting the social revolution. It’s a wild caper about Black Panther founder Huey P. Newton escaping from the FBI to Cuba with the assistance of famed producer Bert Schneider in an impossibly elaborate plan — involving a fake movie production — that goes wrong every way it possibly can.
NAACP Image Award winner Janine Sherman Barrois (“Claws,” “Self Made”) is the showrunner of “The Big Cigar.” Executive producer Jim Hecht (“Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty”) penned the show’s first episode.
The series hails from Warner Bros. Television, where Sherman Barrois and her Folding Chair Productions are under an overall deal. Sherman Barrois and Hecht are executive producing alongside Bearman, Joshua Davis, and Arthur Spector (“Little America”) through their production company Epic.
AVAILABLE MAY 22
Trying Season 4 (Comedy Series)
The heartwarming, critically acclaimed comedy series “Trying,” starring BAFTA Award nominee Esther Smith and SAG Award nominee Rafe Spall, will return for its eight-episode fourth season on Wednesday, May 22, on Apple TV+ with the first two episodes, followed by new episodes every Wednesday through July 3.
In this exciting new season, we fast-forward six years to discover that Nikki (Smith) and Jason (Spall) are experienced adopters. They have built a lovely little nuclear family enriched by an extraordinary support network.
However, as their teenage daughter, Princess (Scarlett Rayner), starts to yearn for a connection with her birth mother, Nikki, and Jason find themselves confronted with the ultimate test of their parenting skills. In addition to Smith and Spall, the ensemble cast is led by Sian Brooke, BAFTA Award winner Darren Boyd, and welcomes Rayner and Cooper Turner.
“Trying” is created, written, and executive produced by Andy Wolton and executive produced by BAFTA Award nominees Josh Cole, Sam Pinnell, and Chris Sussman. The series is produced by BBC Studios. The first three seasons of “Trying” are now streaming globally on Apple TV+.
Mirko Parlevliet has been reporting on the entertainment industry since 1998 and founded Vital Thrills to provide the latest news on streaming, movies, and TV shows. He previously created the websites ComingSoon, SuperHeroHype, and ShockTillYouDrop.