Everything British for PBS Viewers to Stream in May 2024

It has been a very long spring, and while summer's mystery series are all announcing themselves for June and July, we're not actually there yet. There's one more month of high-profile releases heading this way, and at least two more Masterpiece shows to go before the spring 2024 season has concluded. Guilt's final season, which debuts at the end of April, will run through a good part of May, and Call The Midwife, which finished for PBS Passport members weeks ago, still has a couple of episodes left on linear.

However, May is also one of the most diverse months on the PBS calendar for British streaming. Great Performances is back this month with a new production of William Shakespeare, as it broadcasts every year at this time. Plus, we have a surprise early arrival on PBS Passport for members in the form of COBRA, which won't premiere on linear for months yet.

Then there's Walter Presents; fans of the foreign language anthology have probably noticed several of its popular shows are running out of seasons or coming to a close. This month, with one big exception, the anthology is introducing all new titles that have only just started airing in this decade. It's an exciting time to be a fan of these programs, as nearly everything arriving for May will be brand new and up-to-date contemporary... well, those that aren't period pieces anyway.