The May 2025 schedule for new and returning content across the AMC Networks is here, and there is a lot to look forward to.
Highlights include the second season premiere of AMC’s The Walking Dead: Dead City, starring Lauren Cohan and Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the return of the Australian crime drama series Scrublands starring Luke Arnold, the season finales of the series The Last Anniversary, starring Teresa Palmer and Miranda Richardson, and the mystery series Black Snow, starring Travis Fimmel, as well as the streaming debut of the acclaimed Shudder Original film, The Ugly Stepsister.
Starting on May 1, Acorn TV will debut its first annual Murder Mystery May, a month-long event showcasing the best whimsical mysteries and investigative crime dramas.
Check out the May 2025 schedule below.
On AMC & AMC+ (also includes Sundance Now, Shudder and BBC America)
The Walking Dead: Dead City Season 2 – Sunday, May 4 on AMC and AMC+ (9pm ET on AMC)
The Walking Dead: Dead City follows the popular Maggie (Lauren Cohan) and Negan (Jeffrey Dean Morgan) characters traveling into a post-apocalyptic Manhattan, long ago cut off from the mainland. The crumbling city is filled with the dead and denizens who have made New York City their own world full of anarchy, danger, beauty, and terror. In season two, in the growing war for control of Manhattan, Maggie and Negan find themselves trapped on opposite sides. As their paths intertwine, they come to see that the way out for both is more complicated and harrowing than they ever imagined.
Scrublands Season 2 – Thursday, May 29 on AMC+
Critically acclaimed series based on Silver, the bestselling sequel to Scrublands by Chris Hammer, the new four-episode season picks up after a year has passed since the life-changing events of season one. Award-winning investigative journalist Martin Scarsden (Arnold) returns to his coastal hometown, Port Silver, WA, to start a new chapter with his partner, Mandy Bond (Heathcote). But his plans begin to unravel when he discovers his childhood friend, Jasper, brutally murdered—and Mandy accused as the prime suspect. As Martin struggles with doubts about Mandy and his own instincts, he embarks on a relentless search for the truth, uncovering buried secrets about Port Silver and his own past. Starring Luke Arnold (Black Sails) and Bella Heathcote (Pieces of Her).
Black Snow Season 2 – New Episodes on AMC+ Every Thursday Until the Season Finale on May 22
Cold Case Detective James Cormack (Travis Fimmel, Dune: Prophecy) returns with two separate missing persons cases. One is professional, as he investigates the disappearance of Zoe Jacobs (Jana McKinnon, Bad Behaviour), who disappeared from her own 21st birthday party in 2003. And the other is personal, as Cormack searches desperately for his own younger brother, who went missing when they were children. New season two cast members joining Fimmel include McKinnon, Megan Smart (Class of ’07), Alana Mansour (Erotic Stories), Dan Spielman (The Newsreader), Victoria Haralabidou (The Tourist) and Kat Stewart (Offspring).
The Last Anniversary – Season Finale on Sunday, May 4 on AMC+
Based on the #1 New York Times best-selling novel from Liane Moriarty (Big Little Lies, Nine Perfect Strangers) and executive produced by Academy Award winner Nicole Kidman (Babygirl, The Perfect Couple) comes a new mystery set on the remote, but beautiful Scribbly Gum Island, a place of many secrets. The one that made it famous — the disappearance of a young couple decades ago — might have made the island a destination for true crime tourists, but when a young woman (Teresa Palmer, A Discovery of Witches) inherits a house on the island, it’s the fresh start she’s craving. After the unwelcome reception she receives on arrival, she begins to look into the mysteries of the island and finds herself drawn into a complex web of long-held family secrets spanning three generations of woman, uncovering far more than ever expected.
Inheritance – New Film Premieres Friday, May 2 on AMC+ and Sundance Now
When Maya (Phoebe Dynevor, Bridgerton) learns her father Sam (Rhys Ifans, House of the Dragon) was once a spy, she suddenly finds herself at the center of an international conspiracy.
Armand – New Film Premieres Friday, May 16 on AMC+ and Sundance Now
When Elisabeth (Renate Reinsve, Presumed Innocent) is called to a parent-teacher conference after hours, she is presented with scathing allegations that trigger a tangled web of accusations between parents and faculty.
Sherlock: The Abominable Bride – Special Released on Sherlock Holmes Day: Thursday, May 22
Sherlock Holmes (Benedict Cumberbatch) and Doctor Watson (Martin Freeman) investigate a mysterious ghostly bride who appears to have committed murder from beyond the grave.
Off Script with The Hollywood Reporter – Season 2 Premieres Friday, May 23
The Emmy-nominated series returns with five new episodes of Emmy contenders, featuring themed episodes including Comedy Actress, Drama Actor, Comedy Actor, Drama Actress and Stand-Up. Each episode will highlight a dynamic ensemble of actors and delve deep into the urgent issues, creative methodologies, and behind-the-scenes narratives that define entertainment.
On Acorn TV
Harry Wild Season 4 – Two-Episode Season Premiere Monday, May 5
Season four picks up a year after season three, and business couldn’t be better at the Wild/Reid Detective Agency as Harry (Seymour) and Fergus (Rohan Nedd, Whitstable Pearl) welcome an unexpected client: Charlie Wild (Kevin Ryan, Guilt, Copper). Elsewhere, Harry is hired by a friend and former wild child turned nun, Lola (Rose O’Neill) stumbles upon a dance school mystery, a Dublin literary tour takes a bloody turn and more. Meanwhile, Fergus’ hopes of going to college at the same time as Lola are threatened when she gets an incredible offer to study abroad.
Boglands – Available to binge on May 26
In an isolated village in the northwest of Ireland, with its own laws and codes of conduct, a murder investigation begins when police officer Conall Ó Súilleabháin’s missing mother Sabine is discovered buried in the bog after 15 years missing. Conall is forbidden from working the case but that’s not going to stop him. Meanwhile, a young journalist, Ciara-Kate, decides to produce a podcast about the case. Conall soon realizes that Ciara-Kate can get access to people who refuse to speak to the official investigation. If Conall wants justice for his mother, he has no choice but to join forces with this citizen journalist. Their investigation leads them on a dark path and begs the question: can justice really be blind? *Gaelic-language with subtitles
Brokenwood Mysteries Season 11 – New Episodes Every Monday Until the Season Finale on May 26
This quirky New Zealand mystery follows DI Mike Shepherd (Neill Rea, The Warrior’s Way), who arrives to the seemingly peaceful town of Brokenwood with a classic car, a country music collection, and an indeterminate number of ex-wives. His assistant, DC Kristin Sims (Fern Sutherland, The Almighty Johnsons), is a by-the-book investigator 15 years younger than her boss’s car. Shepherd soon discovers that Brokenwood is full of secrets and suspicions.
The One That Got Away – New Episodes Every Monday Until the Season Finale on May 26
The dark psychological drama sees DI Ffion Lloyd (Elen Rhys, The Mallorca Files) partnering up with her ex-lover DS Rick Sheldon (Richard Harrington, Hinterland), to find out who is responsible for murdering a nurse in a coastal town in west Wales. The murder opens old wounds in a small-town community, throwing a historic conviction in to doubt and raising the horrifying prospect of a copycat killer. Full of twists and turns that lead up to a heart-stopping finale, this is a gripping forensic examination of a town, a killer, and a relationship, past and present.
On Shudder (also available on AMC+)
The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs – Friday, May 2 at 9pm ET on Shudder TV and Available On Demand Beginning Sunday, April 6 with Subsequent Episodes Premiering the First Friday Every Month
Lock your doors and crank the volume for a brand-new season of The Last Drive-In. Join Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl the first Friday of every month for all-new, bone-tingling double-features sure to delight horror buffs and video hounds alike, proving once again that the drive-in will never die.
The Ugly Stepsister
A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, The Ugly Stepsister follows Elvira as she prepares to earn the prince’s affection at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes to become the belle of the ball.
The Surrender – May 23
A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead. As the bizarre and brutal resurrection spirals out of control, both women must confront their differences as they fight for their lives – and for each other.
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