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What to watch: May 2022 edition

The best of entertainment when and how you want it

With an always-expanding entertainment catalog to find what you want to watch, the Movies & TV category of the Microsoft Store on Windows has a myriad of content for you to choose. You can rent and purchase directly from Microsoft Movies & TV. Plus, you can download your favorite streamers and access their respective content libraries. Feel confident knowing you’ve been able to safely access your movies while easily managing them in the app’s library.

Movies and TV Series

May brings warmer days and hotter entertainment options. From unexpected romances to heists to vengeance, this month offers a mixture of movies and television series for everyone.

The Lost City

Microsoft Movies & TV

What happens when a reclusive romance novelist is unexpectedly thrust into the throes of one of her own adventure inspirations? Hilarity ensues when she and her dimwitted cover model escape into the jungle to evade the villainous plans of an eccentric billionaire. The joke’s on them when they must save themselves. The Lost City stars Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, and Daniel Radcliffe.

The Bad Guys

Microsoft Movies & TV

Can a group of certifiable bad guys become the good guys? After an unintended good deed awakens a new side of himself that he didn’t know existed, a notorious criminal gang leader tries to convince his comrades (and himself) that they can turn over a new, positive leaf. Can they prove they can stay on the right side of the law? This animated heist film has all the laughs for everyone in the family. The Bad Guys stars Sam Rockwell, Marc Maron, Anthony Ramos, Craig Robinson, and Awkwafina.

The Northman

Microsoft Movies & TV

After a young Viking prince witnesses the untimely, brutal death of his father, he leaves home vowing to return to save his mother and apply the wrath of his full vengeance. He goes on to live with a band of Vikings, becoming a fury-driven warrior. Based on the epic Old Norse legend of Amleth, the action-packed drama stars Alexander Skarsgård, Nicole Kidman, Anya Taylor-Joy, Ethan Hawke, Björk, and William Defoe.

Morbius

Microsoft Movies & TV

To rid himself of a rare blood disorder that he and his surrogate brother share, Michael Morbius, a revered biochemist, does the unthinkable. After carrying out an illegal experiment involving vampire bats, he is pleased to find that it yields a successful cure. However, he is faced with an unlikely side effect, vampirism, leading him to wonder if he can be the hero of his story or the villain with an uncontrollable bloodlust. This Marvel Comics story stars Jared Leto, Jared Harris, Matt Smith, and Tyrese Gibson.

Ambulance

Microsoft Movies & TV

Desperate to find $231,000 for his wife’s surgery, a war veteran is faced with an opportunity he’d normally resist—a $32 million dollar bank heist. Led by his brother, a life-long criminal, the heist goes sideways after an unexpected turn. The men attempt to flee the scene by hijacking an ambulance (with an injured man in tow), initiating the movie’s non-stop action until the very end. Described as the ultimate Michael Bay film, Ambulance stars Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Jake Gyllenhaal, and Eiza González.

The Rising of the Shield Hero (Season 2)

Crunchyroll

With the fate of a parallel world in their hands, four unlikely heroes from other worlds are drawn to save it. As the endangered world’s Cardinal Heroes, they must wield the power of the sword, spear, bow, and shield to defend the land. However, the recipient of the shield, Naofumi Iwatani finds himself to be the least trusted in his capabilities and the least supported by the Kingdom. The cynical hero goes on to create his own supportive band and slowly gains the trust of others and—quite possibly—becomes the ultimate hero of the story.

Obi-Wan Kenobi (Series Premiere)

Disney+

As the follow-up, miniseries to Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith, Obi-Wan Kenobi picks up a decade later with the series’ titular character lending a watchful eye over a young Luke Skywalker on the desert planet Tatooine. Meanwhile, the exiled Jedi must steer clear of the Empire’s elite Jedi hunters. Ewan McGregor (Kenobi) and Hayden Christensen (Darth Vader) reprise their roles from their characters’ respective Star Wars prequel trilogy installments.

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