Disney+ in May 2026: 4 premieres, including Rivals and Marvel Television Special Presentation

Season 2 of Rivals returned to Rutshire, a fictional English county, and the world of 1980s independent television. The story centered on a feud between two powerful men: Rupert Campbell-Black, a former Olympian and Member of Parliament with a reputation for affairs, and his neighbour Tony Baddingham, who controlled the Corinium Television franchise. The period setting stayed front and center, with the politics and excess of the era running underneath the personal rivalry. New episodes arrived on Disney+ in May.

Marvel Television Special Presentation is the umbrella title Marvel uses for standalone specials, the one-off entries that sit outside its regular series. The banner, from the group formerly known as Marvel Studios, collects these shorter pieces under a single recurring name. A new entry arrived on Disney+ in May 2026, continuing the format of self-contained Marvel stories released on their own rather than as part of a longer season.

Season 2 of Tucci in Italy followed Tucci as he traveled through Italy, looking at how each region’s food connects to its history and culture. The series moved across different parts of the country, treating local cooking as a way into the landscape and the people who live there. Pasta, regional traditions, and the personal side of how Tucci relates to Italian food ran through the episodes. New episodes streamed on Disney+ starting in May.

Bluey Minisodes returned with a batch of short episodes built around quick, funny moments with the Heeler family. The new run brought back characters like Unicorse, Nana, and Bob Heeler alongside a few new faces. The collection added 20 shorts in total, with bits like Dad getting a tattoo. The format kept each piece brief rather than building a full-length story, leaning on the small everyday scenes the show is known for. They arrived on Disney+ in May.

Daredevil: Born Again continued its run with new episodes during May. The story put Matt Murdock back in conflict with Wilson Fisk as the histories the two men had tried to leave behind started surfacing again. The season tracked that collision between them, with each one’s older identity coming back into play. New episodes were available on Disney+ through the month.

Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord aired new episodes in May as part of its first season. Set after the events of The Clone Wars, the show followed Maul as he worked to rebuild his criminal organization on a planet the Empire had not yet reached. Along the way he crossed paths with a disillusioned young Jedi Padawan, someone he saw as a possible apprentice for his ongoing pursuit of revenge. The episodes had a fast, adventure-driven tone.

Mysteries of Ancient Medicine ran new episodes in May during its first season. The documentary looked at how people in the ancient world treated illness and injury, covering practices that ranged from the clever to the alarming. Episodes touched on toxic remedies, cures used by pirates, early acupuncture, and battlefield surgery in Roman times. To tell these stories it combined archaeology and forensic analysis with dramatized recreations of the treatments. It aired on National Geographic and streamed on Disney+.