• Disney+ The Dropout, an (almost) perfect series about a girl who dreamed of surpassing Steve Jobs

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Payment platforms such as

Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, HBO Max, Filmin, Disney+ or Movistar Plus+

are renewed in May with series that have a good chance of becoming hits.

RAPA (Movistar Plus+, May 19)

This series by the creators of

Hierro

received very good reviews as it passed through the Malaga Festival.

There he could see what a

thriller

is about in which a Literature professor (

Javier Cámara

) and a civil guard sergeant (

Mónica López

) must join forces to solve a murder.

Nothing less than the

death of a mayor

of a Galician municipality during the famous (and touristic)

rapa das bestas

.

STRANGER THINGS (Netflix, May 27)

It has been a long wait.

But at last comes the fourth season of

a science fiction and adventure series

that shows a group of kids facing incredible situations and monsters.

A successful production that has managed to attract the attention of an

adult audience thirsty for eighties nostalgia.

OBI WAN-KENOBI (Disney+, May 27)

The Jedi Master who taught Anakin Skywalker how to fight Evil returns.

With

Ewan McGregor

in the same role that he played in the movies and, beware, with

Hayden Christensen as Darth Vader

.

Just by naming the iconic villain, it is clear that this series whose story takes place

years after

Star Wars: Revenge of the Sith

is going to revolutionize fans of the galactic saga.

To subscribe to Disney + can be accessed here.

PARLIAMENT (Film, May 31)

This

hidden gem in the Filmin catalog

returns with a second season in which we will see Samy in trouble again.

Set in the European Parliament, this

political series talks with humor and a lot of milk about vague politicians

, absurd negotiations and skirts in political venues.

A first-class seriéfilo cocktail.

WELCOME TO EDEN (Netflix, May 6)

A

secret island

, young people who are successful in social networks and a

great mystery

that is revealed slowly.

There is little more to know (so as not to spoil the surprise) about a thriller in which

Amaia Salamanca, Lola Rodríguez, Sergio Momo, Ana Mena and Berta Vázquez participate.

THE STAIRCASE (HBO Max, May 5)

Attention to the distribution of this series.

In addition to having

Colin Firth and Toni Collette as protagonists,

Michael Stuhlbarg, Parker Posey, Sophie Turner and Juliette Binoche

should be highlighted among the supporting cast

.

A winning team based around a miniseries about the

suspicious death of a woman (in theory) at the hands of her husband.

An open case that configures a thriller full of surprises.

Subscribe here to HBO Max.

HARRY PALMER: THE IPCRESS FILE (Movistar Plus+, May 2)

Joe Cole (

Peaky Blinders

) is the protagonist of a series that

brings back the character brought to life on film by the legend Michael Caine

.

In this new production we discover a young Palmer as a soldier who begins to form part of

the English intelligence service

.

A challenge that turns him into a spy who will have both Americans and Soviets as rivals.

NOW & THEN (Apple TV+, May 20)

Maribel Verdú, Jorge López and Manolo Cardona

are some of the stars of the

first Spanish production for Apple TV+

.

Its plot, set in Miami, revolves around the death of a young man during a party weekend.

Two decades later, that event will lead them to meet to face a threat to their peaceful lives.

NIGHT SKY (Amazon Prime Video, May 20)

Veterans like

Sissy Spacek and JK Simmons

lead a sci-fi series with a highly original premise.

Irene (Spacek) and Franklin York (Simmons) form a couple who, for years, have hidden from the eyes of the world

a gateway to a desert planet

located in no less than their own home.

An unusual fact that will soon

no longer be a secret

and that will put them in trouble.

Amazon Prime Video subscription is available here.

HOW I MET YOUR FATHER (Disney+, May 11)

To the delight of the

followers of

How I Met Your Mother

, a successful series that has already ended, now comes another production that tries to

continue that success

.

On this occasion, with new characters and a girl who tells, with great humor, the story that the title speaks of.

To subscribe to Disney + can be accessed here.

THE MAN WHO FELL TO EARTH (Movistar Plus, May 9)

In 1976, David Bowie

brought to life an alien who came to Earth with a very specific mission in a film (

The Man Who Fell on Earth

) directed by Nicolas Roeg.

Now this series continues that story with

Chiwetel Ejiofor

(

12 Years a Slave

) as an alien who strikes up a relationship with a woman (

Naomie Harris

,

Sky Fall

).

His intention of him?

Get a technological breakthrough that could change the course of history.

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