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The 5 most anticipated TV shows returning in May

Travis Clark   

The 5 most anticipated TV shows returning in May
"Master of None" season three.Netflix
  • Every month, Insider looks at the most anticipated returning TV shows using data from the app TV Time.
  • It's derived from its US users who use the app to track and react to what they're watching.
  • Netflix's "Master of None" returns for its third season after a four-year hiatus.
  • All except one of the anticipated shows this month are from Netflix.

5. "Dynasty" season four - The CW, May 7

5. "Dynasty" season four - The CW, May 7
The CW

Description: "Two of America's wealthiest families, the Carringtons and the Colbys, feud for control over their fortunes and their children."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: N/A

What critics said: "The season premiere of Dynasty returned with its trademark glamorous and soapy flair, albeit to varying degrees. The main family thrived with their duplicitous plots while the side-characters stumbled to share the screen." — The Young Folks (season three)

4. "Who Killed Sara?" season two - Netflix, May 19

4. "Who Killed Sara?" season two - Netflix, May 19
Netflix

Description: "A mysterious body found in his backyard threatens to send Alex back to jail. At the same time, he finds information that leads him to believe his sister wasn't who he really thought. Will he be able to exact his revenge?"

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 86%

What critics said: "Has a few logic problems, but its overall vibe is energetic enough, with good performances, to keep viewers' attention." — Decider (season one)

3. "Master of None" season three - Netflix, May 23

3. "Master of None" season three - Netflix, May 23
Netflix

Description: "The Emmy Award-winning Master of None returns with a new season that chronicles the relationship of Denise (Emmy Award winner Lena Waithe) and her partner Alicia (BAFTA winner Naomi Ackie). Directed by series co-creator and Emmy winner Aziz Ansari, and scripted by Ansari and Waithe, this new season is a modern love story that intimately illustrates the ups and downs of marriage, struggles with fertility, and personal growth both together and apart. Fleeting romantic highs meet crushing personal losses while existential questions of love and living are raised."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 100%

What critics said: "It's a hysterical, complex, gorgeous season of television, one that builds on what creators Aziz Ansari & Alan Yang accomplished in the first year in unexpected ways." — RogerEbert.com (season two)

2. "Ragnarok" season two - Netflix, May 27

2. "Ragnarok" season two - Netflix, May 27
Netflix

Description: "In a Norwegian town poisoned by pollution and rattled by melting glaciers, the End Times feel all too real. It'll take a legend to battle an old evil."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 67%

What critics said: "Has a fairly shaky grip on its tone, but the YA drama works well in tandem with its smart adaptation of Norse myth, even if it doesn't quite stick the landing in the end." — IGN

1. "Love, Death and Robots" season two - Netflix, May 14

1. "Love, Death and Robots" season two - Netflix, May 14
Netflix

Description: "The NSFW animated anthology returns with a vengeance. Naked giants, Christmas demons, and robots-gone-wild."

Rotten Tomatoes critic score: 77%

What critics said: "A project conceived with broad ambition and executed with a maddeningly narrow perspective." — Indiewire (season one)

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