What's leaving Netflix in May 2024?

With the start of a new month, the time has come to prepare those watchlists in response to what's leaving Netflix in May. You might be short on days to finish that binge-worthy series you've been working through, or that film you've thought about putting on every Saturday night since Christmas could be about to disappear.

There are around 80 titles leaving the Netflix UK library in May, with the first day of the month seeing some huge movies and TV shows bidding farewell. Of course, this is all to make way for everything that's being added to the streamer's constantly shifting catalogue.

Among the disappearing titles are great movies by the likes of Steven Spielberg and Michael Mann, as well as a huge chunk of one of the best shows on British TV: the mighty Taskmaster. With thanks to What's On Netflix for the info, let's have a look at some of the big casualties...

What's leaving Netflix in May 2024?

The first day of the month is a big one for movies leaving Netflix, including an all-time thriller classic from the 1990s. Michael Mann's iconic Heat, starring Al Pacino as a detective going toe-to-toe with Robert De Niro's renowned thief, is an undeniable classic. But if you want to watch it on Netflix, you'll have to be very quick.

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Elsewhere, Steven Spielberg's Munich is leaving the surface along with the Ethan Hawke horror movie Sinister, which was once crowned the scariest movie ever made — according to science, apparently. We'll shed fewer tears over Kung Fu Panda 3, though it's probably pretty irritating if you've recently watched the first two.

In fact, there are some big animated movies on the list of Netflix UK departures for May. So it's bad news if you've been meticulously planning a viewing of Despicable Me 3 or The Penguins of Madagascar. And those who grew up in the noughties will likely have a nostalgic connection to Shark Tale. We've certainly not forgotten Sebastian, the whale-washing dolphin.

Netflix is also due to deprive us of Milla Jovovich slaughtering thousands of zombies. The first four Resident Evil movies are disappearing from the platform on 5 May. If you're desperate to see Jovovich in action, you'll need to plan a binge-watch imminently.

The most devastating departure this month, though, is definitely the early seasons of Taskmaster, from the Dave era in which the show was finding its footing. These series feature incredible moments like Romesh Ranganathan's masterful 'Tree Wizard' reverse film, Nish Kumar and Mark Watson's song for Rosalind, and Joe Wilkinson's heart-breaking potato throw. More brutal than any last-minute VAR decision.

The good news for Taskmaster fans, though, is that every episode of the show is already available via its new home on Channel 4. Indeed, Taskmaster season 17 is in full flow as we speak.

Watch: Joe Wilkinson's devastating potato moment on Taskmaster

Every film and TV show being removed from Netflix in May 2024:

1 May

13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (2016)

Austenland (2013)

Awakening (1990)

Baby Geniuses (1999)

Barbie Dreamhouse Adventures (three seasons)

Coach Carter (2005)

The Core (2003)

Einsatzgruppen: The Nazi Death Squads (2009)

Gods of Egypt (2016)

Heat (1995)

Knuckle (2011)

Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016)

Munafik 2 (2018)

Munich (2005)

Octonauts (four seasons)

Primal Fear (1996)

Sinister (2012)

The Skeleton Key (2005)

The Story of Film: A New Generation (2021)

Sun Cry Moon (2019)

Sur Sapata (2019)

The Wall: Climb for Gold (2022)

2 May

23 Walks (2021)

Bennett’s War (2019)

Boys Over Flowers (2009)

Colony (three seasons)

Harry Enfield’s Television Programme (two seasons)

Iris (2009)

Lady Driver (2019)

Medici (three seasons)

Roped (2020)

The Stand at Paxton County (2020)

3 May

Chris Distefano: Speshy (2022)

Despicable Me 3 (2017)

The Souvenir (2019)

5 May

The Football Factory (2004)

Resident Evil (2002)

Resident Evil: Extinction (2007)

Resident Evil: Retribution (2012)

Resident Evil: The Final Chapter (2016)

The Secret: Dare to Dream (2020)

6 May

Daughters Of (2020)

Reminiscence (2021)

7 May

City of God: 10 Years Later (2013)

8 May

Have You Seen the Fireflies? (1999)

Taskmaster (six seasons)

10 May

Ad Astra (2019)

High Crimes (2002)

The Princess Weiyoung (2016)

11 May

Illegal Woman (2020)

Studio 666 (2022)

12 May

The Defected (S1)

14 May

Ahaan (2021)

Mere Pyare Prime Minister (2019)

Rencor Tatuado (2018)

15 May

Big Momma’s House (2000)

Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011)

Fantastic Mr. Fox (2009)

I Hear You (one season)

Pure as Snow (2019)

16 May

8 Mile (2002)

Darkest Hour (2017)

Fifty Shades of Grey (2015)

Inglorious Basterds (2009)

Long Live the Bonus Family (2022)

Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie (2014)

Shark Tale (2004)

Sleepless Society: Two Pillows & A Lost Soul (2020)

Turbo (2013)

17 May

The Bridge (2017)

The CEO (2016)

The Figurine (2009)

Hwarang (limited series)

Love in the Moonlight (one season)

Mokalik (2019)

Phone Swap (2012)

The Producers (one season)

Uncontrollably Fond (2016)

18 May

Well-Intended Love (two seasons)