What’s Coming to Shudder (May 2025)

Check out the full list below of the latest film and television content, and originals coming to Shudder in April 2025.

FILMS

THE UGLY STEPSISTER
Shudder Original Film
Directed by Emilie Blichfeldt
Streaming On Shudder May (Date TBA)
Available in US, CA, AU, NZ, UK&I

Synopsis: A sinister twist on the classic Cinderella story, The Ugly Stepsister follows Elvira as she prepares to earn the prince’s affection at any cost. In a kingdom where beauty is a brutal business, Elvira will compete with the beautiful and enchanting Agnes to become the belle of the ball.

THE SURRENDER
Shudder Original Film
Directed by Julia Max
Streaming On Shudder May 23
Available in US, AU, NZ, UK&I

Synopsis: A fraught mother-daughter relationship is put to a terrifying test when the family patriarch dies, and the grieving mother hires a mysterious stranger to bring her husband back from the dead. As the bizarre and brutal resurrection spirals out of control, both women must confront their differences as they fight for their lives – and for each other.

VAMPIRE HUNTER D
40th Anniversary Exclusive Streaming Premiere
Directed by Tayoo Ashida
Streaming On Shudder May 30
Available in US, AU, NZ, UK&I

Synopsis: In the year 12,090 A.D. technology and the supernatural have overtaken the world, leaving the land desolate and despotic. The remnants of humanity are scattered into small communities and live in fear of vampires who compose the ruling Nobility. When Count Magnus Lee tastes the blood of Doris Lang, she is forcibly chosen to be his next wife. In an effort to escape her ill-gotten fate she hires a mysterious vampire hunter known only as D, who comes from a peculiar lineage.

TV SERIES

The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs
Shudder Original Series
New Episode Premieres LIVE Friday, May 2 on Shudder TV Beginning at 9pm ET;
Debuts on-demand Sunday, May 4; Double Features Premiere the First Friday Every Month
Available in US and CA

Synopsis: Lock your doors and crank the volume for a brand-new season of The Last Drive-In. Join Joe Bob Briggs and Darcy the Mail Girl the first Friday of every month for all-new, bone-tingling double-features sure to delight horror buffs and video hounds alike, proving once again that the drive-in will never die
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SHUDDER TV HIGHLIGHTS
Watch Parties Every Friday at 9pm ET – featuring new premieres and curated double features including:

o Friday, May 2: The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs Season 7 New Episode Premiere Watch Party – Films TBA
o Friday, May 9: Body Horror Watch Party – THE UGLY STEPSISTER and STARRY EYES
o Friday, May 16: Irish Folk Horror Watch Party – FRÉWAKA and THE HALLOW
o Friday, May 23: Resurrections Watch Party– THE SURRENDER and BIRTH/REBIRTH
o Friday, May 30: Shudder’s Scariest Watch Party– THE DARK AND THE WICKED and TERRIFIED

SHUDDER RESURRECTED
**Repertory Titles New to Shudder**

May 1

Overlord
Jacob’s Ladder
They Call Her Death
Tremors
The Devil’s Business
Itim (The Rites of May)

May 3

City of the Dead (1960)

May 5

Venom (1981)
Pieces
Cannibal Holocaust
Cannibal Ferox
A Night of Horror Vol 1
Contracted

May 12

Rust Creek
Woodlands Dark and Days Bewitched
Eyes of Fire
The White Reindeer
Litan
Blood on the Stars
Coda
Lady Stay Dead
Pontypool

May 19

Lady Vengeance
Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance
The Whip and the Body
Dead End Drive-In

About Shudder

AMC Networks’ Shudder stands as the leading curatorial voice and cultural destination for genre entertainment, delivering an unparalleled selection of horror, thrillers, and the supernatural. With an ever-expanding library of films, TV series, and exclusive Originals, Shudder is accessible across most streaming devices in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

Shudder has redefined genre streaming with a slate of groundbreaking and critically acclaimed titles, including Rob Savage’s HOST, Jayro Bustamante’s Golden Globe-nominated LA LLORONA, Phil Tippett’s MAD GOD, Kyle Edward Ball’s SKINAMARINK, Christian Tafdrup’s SPEAK NO EVIL, Chloe Okuno’s WATCHER, Demián Rugna’s WHEN EVIL LURKS, Veronika Franz and Severin Fiala’s THE DEVIL’S BATH, Chris Nash’s IN A VIOLENT NATURE, Sébastien Vaniček’s INFESTED, Colin and Cameron Cairnes’ LATE NIGHT WITH THE DEVIL, Damian McCarthy’s ODDITY, Robert Morgan’s STOPMOTION and the latest installment in the V/H/S franchise. Shudder also boasts fan-favorite series such as the Emmy Award-nominated THE BOULET BROTHERS’ DRAGULA, Greg Nicotero’s CREEPSHOW, THE LAST DRIVE-IN WITH JOE BOB BRIGGS and Mark Duplass’s THE CREEP TAPES, among others.

Source: AMC Networks

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