Paramount+ is putting its biggest swing of the year on the table this month. Dutton Ranch premieres May 15, with Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser bringing Beth and Rip down to South Texas in the next Yellowstone spinoff. Taylor Sheridan’s universe has been a quiet engine for the platform, and this is the spinoff fans have been waiting on since the original wrapped. If you have been riding with the Duttons, your subscription just earned its keep.
The other beat that matters for GOC’s audience drops a week later. The Chi returns May 22 for its eighth and final season, closing out one of the longest-running Black-led dramas on premium television. Lena Waithe’s South Side has carried real cultural weight since 2018, and Paramount+ is sending it off with the kind of run a show like this deserves. Add RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 11 on May 8, Tyler Perry’s Zatima Season 4, SkyMed Season 4 on May 21, and Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19, and the originals slate is loaded.
The catalog drop on May 1 is where this month gets sneaky good. The full Battlestar Galactica franchise lands the same day, all four seasons plus the miniseries and The Plan. The Beverly Hills Cop trilogy, the Crocodile Dundee trilogy, Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Swingers, The Hunt for Red October, and Friday Night Lights round out a comedy and action library refresh that hits a wide age range in one swing.
Live programming gets its moment on May 25 when the American Music Awards air on Paramount+. The AMAs are still one of the few televised music nights that move social conversation in real time, and Paramount+ holding the streaming window keeps the platform in the live conversation alongside Peacock and Prime.
Everything Coming to Paramount+ in May 2026 Full List
Check out the full list of everything coming to Paramount+ in May 2026 below:
May 1
- Battlestar Galactica (miniseries, all 4 seasons, and The Plan)
- Beverly Hills Cop
- Beverly Hills Cop II
- Beverly Hills Cop III
- Crocodile Dundee
- Crocodile Dundee II
- Crocodile Dundee in Los Angeles
- Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle
- Swingers
- The Hunt for Red October
- Friday Night Lights
May 8
- RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 11 premiere
May 15
- Dutton Ranch series premiere
May 21
- SkyMed Season 4 premiere
May 22
- The Chi Season 8 premiere (final season)
May 25
- American Music Awards (live)
Streaming this month
- Tyler Perry’s Zatima Season 4
- Criminal Minds: Evolution Season 19
For more on what is hitting streaming this month, GOC has the full streamer roundups live now.
The Paramount+ May 2026 Bottom Line
Chase Dutton Ranch if you are in the Yellowstone universe. Chase The Chi finale if you have been with that show since Season 1, because there will not be another goodbye like this one. Backup pick is RuPaul’s Drag Race All Stars Season 11 for weekly appointment viewing. For library, the Battlestar Galactica full-franchise drop is the rewatch nobody saw coming and the easiest way to spend a long weekend on the couch.