What’s Showing On Rakuten This May: Xena Arrives To Take On Four New FAST Channels Alongside Straight From The Cinema Top Movies!

Four brand new FAST channels, hot new movies straight from the cinema, and newly added free-to-air movies, there’s plenty on Rakuten this May!

This May, Rakuten TV drops another hot selection of straight-from-the-cinema movies and free-to-watch films on the streaming service. New movies include Disney Pixar’s HOPPERS, GOOD BOY, and READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME. Alongside these new arrivals, viewers can also explore exciting additions to Rakuten TV’s growing free-to-watch selection, including Being the Ricardos, Still Alice, The Sentinel, Hot Pursuit, and Accidental Love.

This month also sees the launch of four brand new FAST channels, in partnership with NBCUniversal Global TV Distribution, which include Hercules: The Legendary Journeys, Xena: Warrior Princess, The Bionic Woman, and The Real Housewives franchise.

With the option to rent, purchase, or enjoy content free with ads – and no subscription required – Rakuten TV continues to offer flexible, high-quality entertainment straight to your home.

NEW TITLES THIS MAY

STRAIGHT FROM THE CINEMA AND READY TO RENT/ OWN:

Disney Pixar’s HOPPERS

GOOD BOY

READY OR NOT 2: HERE I COME

NEWLY ADDED FREE TO WATCH FILMS:

In addition, there are more free-to-watch titles added to Rakuten TV’s AVOD section this month, including:

Accidental Love

Adrift

After the Wedding

Air

Amsterdam

Arbitrage

Be Cool

Being the Ricardos

Frozen Ground

Hot Pursuit

King of California

Red Dawn

Samaritan

Snowden

Still Alice

The Butterfly Effect 2

The Sentinel

The Vow

Unfinished Business

FREE TO WATCH LIVE TV CHANNELS:

Four new FAST channels launch this month with a mixture of fantasy and reality, as Hercules and Xena: Warrior Princess find a home with back-to-back episodes on Hercules: The Legendary Journeys and Xena: Warrior Princess channels, while fans of The Real Housewives find the perfect place to catch up on the wild lives of wives across the globe on The Real Housewives channel. In addition, The Bionic Woman channel launches, showcasing classic episodes.

Catch up with these amazing FAST TV movie channels – all free to watch with adverts.

PROMO

In celebration of the release of the sequel to The Devil Wears Prada, the original film is on offer in Rakuten TV’s store to buy or rent from £3.49. In addition, a selection of Sony titles is on promotion, including Anaconda (2025), 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Kraven the Hunter, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, and Materialists.

THE FULL BREAKDOWN

TVOD PREMIERES (RENT OR PURCHASE)

Hoppers-04/05/2026-Premium video on demand

Good Boy-04/05/2026-Premium video on demand

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come-04/05/2026-Premium video on demand

AVOD (FREE TO WATCH WITH ADVERTISING)

Air-1/5/2026-Starring Matt Damon, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Viola Davis

Arbitrage-1/5/2026-Starring Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon

Red Dawn-1/5/2026-Starring Chris Hemsworth, Isabel Lucas, Josh Hutcherson

Being the Ricardos-1/5/2026-Starring Nicole Kidman, Javier Bardem

Frozen Ground-1/5/2026-Starring Nicolas Cage

Samaritan-1/5/2026-Starring Sylvester Stallone

The Vow-1/5/2026-Starring Channing Tatum, Rachel McAdams

Still Alice-1/5/2026-Starring Julianne Moore

King of California-1/5/2026-Starring Michael Douglas, Evan Rachel Wood

Accidental Love-1/5/2026-Starring Jessica Biel, Ray Brown, Jenny Gulley

The Butterfly Effect 2-1/5/2026-Starring Eric Lively, Erica Durance, Dustin Milligan

Amsterdam-1/5/2026-Starring Christian Bale, Margot Robbie, John David Washington

Unfinished Business-1/5/2026-Starring Vince Vaughn, Dave Franco, Tom Wilkinson

The Sentinel-1/5/2026-Starring Eva Longoria, Kim Basinger, Martin Donovan, Ritchie Coster, Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland

Adrift-1/5/2026-Starring Shailene Woodley

After the Wedding-1/5/2026-Starring Julianne Moore, Michelle Williams, Billy Crudup

Hot Pursuit-1/5/2026-Starring Reese Witherspoon, Sofía Vergara, Matthew Del Negro

Snowden-1/5/2026-Starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Melissa Leo

Be Cool-1/5/2026-Starring John Travolta, Uma Thurman, Dwayne Johnson

FAST CHANNELS

Hercules: The Legendary Journeys-Live-NBC: New channel launch

Xena: Warrior Princess-Live-NBC: New channel launch

The Real Housewives-Live-NBC: New channel launch

The Bionic Woman-Live-NBC: New channel launch

PROMO

The Devil Wears Prada-24.04-08.05.2026-Watch the original ahead of the release of the sequel

Sony Solus (name TBC)-27.04-10.05.2026-Discount on multiple titles, including Anaconda (2025), 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple, Kraven The Hunter, Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Materialists

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