The series of May 2022: 'Stranger Things' on Netflix, 'Obi-Wan Kenobi' on Disney + and others

After April flooded the platforms of premieres and comebacks with almost 70 different proposals, May starts with a more moderate influx of television fiction productions, although without losing the good rhythm.

In our selection there is a French political comedy, another life for detective Harry Bosch, the new

from those responsible for

, the next chapter of the Star Wars television universe or the long-awaited return to Hawkins and the Upside Down World.

Several Spanish titles will see the light in the coming weeks.

In

(day 6 on Netflix), a group of young people very active on social networks are invited to a party on a secret island, but paradise is not what it seems.

(13th on Amazon Prime Video) returns with a second season (the first premieres on Telecinco this Monday) for the team led by the inspector played by Juan Echanove to continue solving cases of missing persons.

And

(20th on Apple TV+) will be the first Spanish production for Apple TV+, a

that explores the distance between youthful aspirations and adult reality.

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David Simon on the scene of success and crime

In addition, this month will bring the television version of the spy Harry Palmer, where actor Joe Cole takes over from the film incarnation by Michael Caine (

, day 2 on Movistar Plus+);

a

about Swedish criminal Clark Olofsson, who gave rise to Stockholm syndrome (

, day 5 on Netflix);

Chiwetel Ejiofor is an alien on a mission on Earth in

(day 9 on Movistar Plus+);

Amy Schumer goes through an existential crisis in the dramatic comedy

(day 18 on Disney +);

JK Simmons and Sissy Spacek have a direct connection to space in

(20th on Amazon Prime Video) and the cross between comedy and

comes to an end (day 27 on TNT), among many others.

Of this month's premieres and returns (which you can check on our calendar), we recommend giving this selection a chance.

The Staircase

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Trailer for the series 'The Staircase'

Colin Firth (in the center), in an image from the first chapter of 'The Staircase'.

One of the most popular and recognized true crime documentary series, which practically set the standards for

modern

by Jean-Xavier Lestrade, who followed with his camera the case surrounding the mysterious death of Kathleen Peterson in her home and how what seemed like an accidental fall down the stairs takes a turn when the evidence points to her husband, the writer Michael Peterson.

The original story had continuity with new installments as the case developed.

Now, fiction picks up the witness to not only recreate what surrounded the investigation (and even the filming of the documentary series), but also to fictionalize the family relationships and the emotions that were hidden behind.

Colin Firth and Toni Collette play the main couple.

Where and when to see it?

HBO Max premieres three episodes on May 5, followed by a new one each week until completing the eight of the miniseries.

Bosch: Legacy

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Trailer for the series 'Bosch: Legacy'

Titus Welliver, as Harry Bosch in an image of the series.

Titus Welliver played detective Harry Bosch for seven seasons between 2014 and 2021 in one of the first Amazon Prime Video productions, which was applauded by connoisseurs of black fiction and a good following among the public.

The same platform decided to continue with the stories of the character in a derived series that premieres in the United States on Amazon Freebee (new name for IMDbTV, the free platform owned by Amazon), but it arrives in Spain through its payment service.

In this sequel, Bosch will have to work with his old enemy, the lawyer Honey Chandler, and the plot is inspired by that of Michael Connelly's novel

Where and when to see it?

Friday the 6th on Amazon Prime Video.

the essex snake

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Trailer of the series 'The Serpent of Essex'

Claire Danes and Tom Hiddleston in 'The Essex Serpent'.

Claire Danes (

) and Tom Hiddleston (

) are the protagonists of the television adaptation of the homonymous novel by Sarah Perry set in Victorian England.

She plays a London widow who moves to Essex to investigate a strange mythological snake that has supposedly been sighted several times in the area.

She there she meets and establishes a special bond with the priest played by Hiddleston.

But shortly after her arrival, she is accused of having attracted the snake and causing a tragedy.

The previews point to an intense drama between the mystical, the emotional and the rational, with impressive landscapes and very careful photography.

Where and when to see it?

The first two episodes will be available on Apple TV+ on May 13.

conversations between friends

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Trailer of the series 'Conversations between friends'

Joe Alwyn and Alison Oliver, in 'Conversations between friends'.

After the critical and commercial success of the television adaptation of

(it was nominated for four Emmy Awards), now it is the turn of Sally Rooney's first novel, which follows a story of intertwined relationships.

Frances and Bobbi are two college girls who have dated in the past and are now friends.

At a poetry reading they meet a writer and her husband, an actor.

As they get closer, Frances begins a romantic affair with Nick that jeopardizes her friendship with Bobbi and makes her rethink her world.

The previews of the series advance an intimate story with an air of

in aesthetics to investigate contemporary relationships between people who flee from labels.

Where and when to see it?

It premieres Sunday the 15th on HBO Max.

The time traveler's wife

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Trailer for the series 'The time traveler's wife'

Theo James and Rose Leslie, stars of 'The Time Traveler's Wife'.

Scottish screenwriter Steven Moffat (

is in charge of adapting the novel published in 2003 by Audrey Niffenegger that tells the complicated love story between Clare and Henry.

He is a librarian who has a rare genetic dysfunction that causes him to involuntarily travel back in time.

Although he aspires to lead a normal life with his wife, an artist, Henry's trips to the past and future will not make it easy for him.

Theo James and Rose Leslie are the protagonists of this curious love story in which time travel is not so much an adventure as a drama that is difficult to live with.

The series has our attention both for its plot and for the names in front of and behind the cameras.

Where and when to see it?

Starting Monday the 16th on HBO Max.

rape

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Trailer for the series 'Rapa'

Javier Cámara and Mónica López, in 'Rapa'.

Those responsible for

are at the forefront of this new

set in Galicia.

The mayor of a small town, one of the most powerful people in the area, is assassinated.

The crime will become an obsession for a Civil Guard sergeant and for the only witness to the murder, a Literature teacher who sees in this case a unique opportunity to live one of those stories that he loves to read.

As usual in this type of plot, many residents of the town have reasons to be the culprits.

Javier Cámara and Mónica López are the protagonists of this production that aims high given the precedents (

continues to be one of the best series on the Telefónica platform) and that you will be able to take advantage of the qualities of its actors, its screenwriters (Pepe Coira and Fran Araújo are the creators) and the landscapes of the towns of Cedeira and Ferrol, where it was filmed .

Where and when to see it?

The six episodes premiere on Thursday the 19th on Movistar Plus+.

stranger things

Finn Wolfhard, Caleb McLaughlin and Gaten Matarazzo, in an image from the fourth season of 'Stranger Things'.Courtesy of Netflix (Courtesy of Netflix)

Three years later, new adventures of the children (not so children anymore, young) protagonists of this story that combines fantasy, adventures, nostalgia and tributes to the classics of the genre of the eighties and nineties.

In fiction, only six months will have passed since the battle in the Hawkins shopping center.

The boys are now separated, some in their usual town and others in California, and they go to high school, which in itself is quite terrifying.

But in addition, a new supernatural threat arises from the Upside Down World.

This batch of episodes (with extra long duration,

Where and when to see it?

The first batch of the fourth season (how many episodes each installment will have has not yet been specified) will premiere on May 27 on Netflix.

The remaining chapters of the season will be seen on July 1.

Obi-Wan Kenobi

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'Obi-Wan Kenobi' series trailer

Ewan McGregor in 'Obi-Wan Kenobi'.

The new television bet of the Star Wars universe is focused on Obi-Wan Kenobi.

Ewan McGregor reprises the role of the famous Jedi to pick up his story 10 years after the events of

.

There, the character had to face the fall to the dark side of his friend Anakin Skywalker and his conversion into Darth Vader.

Hayden Christesen also reprises his role in this fiction that will follow Obi-Wan's difficulties in a world in which practically all the Jedi have been exterminated.

Will Disney be able to repeat the success he achieved with

on the small screen?

Where and when to see it?

It premieres with two episodes on Disney+ on Friday the 27th.

Parliament

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Trailer for the second season of 'Parliament'

An image from the second season of 'Parliament'.

This French political satire set in the guts of the European Parliament (which allows them to make jokes about the most varied subjects and characters) was a success during the 2020 confinement in France and they soon confirmed a second season that premieres now.

The protagonist, Samy, is now the assistant of Valentine Cantel, an ambitious MEP, and will have to deal with a new intern, his new girlfriend and the conspiracies of another colleague.

The first season had a certain air of

, very funny and a very recognizable European touch.

Where and when to see it?

In Filmin on May 31.

Other outstanding series of May

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