The 9 Best Things Coming to Paramount+ in May 2026

Stephen Colbert ends his late-night run, and the ‘Yellowstone’ universe expands to Texas with ‘Dutton Ranch’

Thom Geier,

Updated April 28, 2026

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Updated April 28, 2026

kelly reilly and ed harris in a scene from an episode of dutton ranch

Kelly Reilly and Ed Harris co-star in "Dutton Ranch," coming to Paramount+ May 15.

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Paramount’s streaming service offers something for just about every taste. Sports buffs will be glued to the PGA Championships and the finals of the UEFA Champions League, while fans of Taylor Sheridan’s Yellowstone will find a new spin-off where Montana ranchers Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler expand their operations deep in the heart of Texas. And Stephen Colbert, 61, will take his final bows at the Ed Sullivan Theater for the final episodes of his long-running late-night show. Here are our picks of the streamer’s best new offerings.

Coming May 1

Beverly Hills Cop (1984, R)

Eddie Murphy, 65, established his movie star status with this action-comedy, and it still holds up: It’s a nicely plotted murder mystery punctuated with comedy bits that are refreshingly grounded in the real world. Murphy’s Axel Foley, a mischievous but ingratiating Detroit cop who turns up in Los Angeles for a bit of crime-solving and sightseeing, returned for multiple sequels. The first three in the franchise are all streaming on Paramount+.

Coming May 13

America’s Culinary Cup, Season 1 Finale

After giving up hosting duties on Top Chef, Padma Lakshmi, 55, returned to the kitchen for another competition series pitting 16 award-winning chefs against each other. The budding Bourdains, whose challenges include breaking down a 250-plus-pound hind saddle of beef before getting slices onto the grill, face off for a record $1 million cash prize. See who wins it all in the season finale.

Coming May 15

Dutton Ranch, Season 1

Kelly Reilly and Cole Hauser, 51, return as cutthroat ranchers Beth Dutton and Rip Wheeler in the latest series in the Yellowstone-based multiverse of Taylor Sheridan (who turns 56 on May 21). This time, the couple uproot themselves from their native Montana for South Texas, where they find that rival ranchers play no nicer than they did back home. The cast also includes Oscar-nominated giants Ed Harris, 75, and Annette Bening, who turns 68 on May 29.

Couples Therapy, Season 5

For four seasons, psychoanalyst Orna Guralnik, 62, has fed our voyeuristic instincts (and mostly ignored the ethical downsides) by taking us into one of the most private, intimate places of all: a couples therapy session. This time, her hidden cameras capture couples facing a variety of challenges, from stark political differences to an autism diagnosis to the revelation that one partner has been paying for cuddling sessions on the side.

Coming May 16-17

PGA Championship

After Rory McIlroy defended his Masters championship at Augusta in April, the pressure is on for Scottie Scheffler to defend his PGA Championship. Last year, he won by five strokes at North Carolina’s Quail Hollow Club. This time, he tees off at Aronimink Golf Club outside Philadelphia.

Coming May 20

The Late Show With Stephen Colbert, Series Finale

When Stephen Colbert took over David Letterman’s late-night show in 2015, viewers didn’t know quite what to expect of the Daily Show alum who made his name as a parody version of a cable-news blowhard. But the 61-year-old comedian proved to be not only a sharp political commentator but also a deeply humanistic host who projects warmth, intellectual curiosity and underlying religious faith. Savor these final episodes, when Colbert will likely recruit some of Hollywood’s biggest stars to mark the end of an era.

Coming May 21

SkyMed, Season 4

Tired of all those big-city fire-and-rescue shows? SkyMed follows an air ambulance crew that stages dramatic rescues in remote areas of northern Canada, like North Bay, Ontario and Manitoba. This season, head nurse Hayley (Natasha Calis) and chief pilot Wheezer (Aaron Ashmore) cope with a fresh roster of rookie medics and pilots as they head into dangerous forests and rushing rapids.

Coming May 25

American Music Awards

What better way to wrap up Memorial Day weekend than to enjoy some of the music world’s top acts performing live from Las Vegas? Queen Latifah, 56, hosts this year’s show, which was created by the late, great Dick Clark in 1974 to celebrate the best music acts based on fan votes (with nominees determined by a combo of streaming, album and song sales, as well as radio airplay and tour grosses). No surprise, Taylor Swift leads this year with eight nominations.

Coming May 28

Criminal Minds: Evolution, Season 19

Joe Montegna, 78, continues to lead an FBI team of crime fighters in a show that began its life on CBS two decades ago before shifting to streaming-only Paramount+ in 2022 (adding “Evolution” to its title). The new season finds the Behavioral Analysis Unit handling a host of tricky cases while trying to integrate its newest member, a reformed psychopath and serial killer (Zach Gilford) who helped take down his former network last season.

Coming May 30

UEFA Champions League Final

The FIFA World Cup kicks off in June, but first, soccer’s top European teams will compete in the Champions League final. Prime Video will be live-streaming multiple games in early May, including the May 5 matchup between Arsenal and Atlético Madrid, but it’s all a prelude to the finals. The streamer will also have British legend David Beckham leading his own live commentary show.

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Thom Geier is an AARP contributor and the award-winning former executive editor of TheWrap, senior editor at Entertainment Weekly, film reporter at The Hollywood Reporter and associate editor at U.S. News & World Report.