What’s new on Disney+ UK in May 2026 including new films and series
by Explore Disney+ Contributor
2 May 2026
From returning originals and foodie escapes to football and live finals, here’s everything new coming to Disney+ UK this month
May brings a new wave of series, finales and live events to Disney+ UK. Loyalties are tested in Rivals second season, Frank Castle returns in The Punisher: One Last Kill, and sports fans can jump into the newest season of Welcome to Wrexham. You can also catch live sports like the UEFA Women’s Champions League finals on 23 May. Whatever you’re into, there’s something for everyone on Disney+ UK this May. Check out the full line-up below.
Disney+ releases this month that everyone will be talking about
Rivals season 2
Release date: 15 May (3-episode launch)
The battle for the Central South West television franchise reaches fever pitch as the war between Corinium and Venturer enters a dangerous new phase. More ruthless than ever, Tony Baddingham is determined to dismantle his rivals piece-by-piece, weaponising scandal and manipulating those closest to him to maintain his grip on power.
Amidst the hedonistic glamour of '80s excess, the personal lives of our Rutshire heroes spiral into chaos. Marriages fracture under the weight of ambition, illicit affairs threaten to shatter families, and long-buried secrets ignite with explosive consequences. As rivalries push everyone to the brink, loyalties are tested and hearts are broken in the pursuit of victory. But what is the true cost of war?
FX’s Welcome to Wrexham season 5
Release date: 15 May (2-episode launch)
In 2020, Rob and Ryan teamed up to purchase the 5th tier Red Dragons in the hopes of turning the Club into an underdog story the whole world could root for. The world took notice and the Club made history, achieving back-to-back-to-back promotions, catapulting the Reds into the English Football League’s Championship for the first time in over four decades.
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Tucci in Italy season 2
Release date: 12 May (all episodes available)
Stanley Tucci believes that the best way to understand what makes a country unique is through its food. Nowhere is this truer than in Italy, where even the shape of the pasta and the sauce served with it can speak directly to identity and sharply differentiate each region. He is returning to visit five new regions, including one he’s never featured before, Le Marche, with many culinary delights that have escaped the attention of international tourists. In Campania, and its famed capital of Naples, he celebrates a once-forgotten vine grape, and in Veneto, he deliciously wades into the controversy over the origins of tiramisu. Stanley also visits two very different Islands: Sardinia, where he explores the relationship between food and longevity, and Sicily, where a multicultural history has left a delicious mark on its cuisine.
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A Marvel Television Special Presentation: The Punisher: One Last Kill
Release date: 13 May
As Frank Castle searches for meaning beyond revenge, an unexpected force pulls him back into the fight.
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UEFA Women’s Champions League
The UEFA Women’s Champions League builds to its highly anticipated conclusion this May. Don’t miss Europe’s top clubs go head-to-head in the second legs of the semi-finals on 2 and 3 May, before the final showdown on 23 May, with every match available live on Disney+.
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New series on Disney+
Bluey Minisodes
Release date: 20 May
Bluey Shorts is a collection of funny and sweet moments featuring Bluey & Bingo. Introducing some new characters alongside fan favourites including Muffin doing an unboxing video, Dad getting a 'tattoo,' and going behind the scenes at Bluey and Bingo's dreamhouse.
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Sofia the First: Royal Magic
Release date: 26 May
Princess Sofia of Enchancia is headed to a brand new school, the Charmswell School for Royal Magic. With her royal friends, Princess Layla, Princess Camila, and Prince Zane, as well as school castle pet, Pepper the Puppercorn, Sofia will find out what being the most magical princess in the EverRealm is all about. A whole enchanted world is waiting for her as Sofia embarks on exciting adventures with new friends and old, her royal family and loyal animal pals.
Abbott Elementary season 5 part 2
Release date: 27 May
A workplace comedy following a group of dedicated, passionate teachers - and a slightly tone-deaf principal - as they navigate the Philadelphia public school system. Despite the odds stacked against them, they are determined to help their students succeed in life.
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Deli Boys season 2
Release date: 28 May
After their deli-tycoon father suddenly dies, Raj and Mir Dar, a pair of spoiled Pakistani American brothers, lose everything and find out that their Baba was more drug lord than corporate magnate. The freaked-out boys are ushered kicking and screaming (literally) into the underworld by their Lucky Auntie and her nemesis, Ahmad Uncle. As Raj and Mir fumble from one ridiculous catastrophe to the next, every move they make is life or death. Because when your trust fund is gone, so is the luxury of screwing up.
New films and specials on Disney+ this month
Rental Family
Release date: Now streaming
In this heartfelt film, Brendan Fraser portrays an American actor in Tokyo struggling to find purpose until he lands an unusual gig with a Japanese “rental family” agency playing stand-in roles for strangers. As he immerses himself in his clients’ worlds, he forms genuine bonds and rediscovers purpose and the quiet beauty of human connection.
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Lisa Ann Walter: It Was an Accident
Release date: 15 May
Lisa Ann Walter’s long-awaited debut comedy special takes on feral Gen-Xers, self-loathing, and navigating a backsliding America, via the no-filter lens of a grown-ass woman who has been paying attention.
Recent films to watch on Disney+ this month
Zootropolis 2
Release date: 11 March
In Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Zootropolis 2, rookie cops Judy Hopps and Nick Wilde find themselves on the twisting trail of a great mystery when Gary De’Snake arrives in Zootropolis and turns the animal metropolis upside down. To crack the case, Judy and Nick must go undercover to unexpected new parts of town, where their growing partnership is tested like never before.
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Recent series to watch on Disney+ this month
The Testaments
Release date: 8 April (3-episode launch)
An evolution of The Handmaid’s Tale, The Testaments is based on Margaret Atwood’s novel of the same name and is a dramatic coming-of-age story set in Gilead. The series follows young teens Agnes, dutiful and pious, and Daisy, a new arrival and convert from beyond Gilead’s borders. As they navigate the gilded halls of Aunt Lydia’s elite preparatory school for future wives, a place where obedience is instilled brutally and always with divine justification, their bond becomes the catalyst that will upend their past, their present and their future.
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Marvel Television’s Daredevil: Born Again season 2
Release date: 25 March
Mayor Wilson Fisk crushes New York City underfoot as he hunts down public enemy number one, the Hell’s Kitchen vigilante known as Daredevil. But beneath the horned mask, Matt Murdock will try to fight back from the shadows to tear down the Kingpin’s corrupt empire and redeem his home. Resist. Rebel. Rebuild.
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Raising Chelsea
Release date: 2 April (all episodes available)
An intimate three-part series following former Made in Chelsea stars, Jamie Laing and Sophie Habboo, as they face the messy, scary and hilarious reality of becoming parents. Pregnancy brings excitement and panic in equal measure, until they finally meet their baby. With family and friends never far away, they laugh and cry their way through the joy and the chaos.
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Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair
Release date: 10 April
After shielding himself and his daughter from his family for over a decade, Malcolm is dragged back into their orbit when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th anniversary party.
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Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord
Release date: 6 April (two episodes weekly)
Set after the events of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, Maul plots to rebuild his criminal syndicate on a planet untouched by the Empire. There, he crosses paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan, who could be the apprentice he is seeking, that will aid him in his relentless pursuit for revenge.
