Here’s Everything New On Netflix This Week, Including Zac Efron’s ‘Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile’

Netflix is kicking off the month of May with a handful of original works guaranteed to bring a fair amount of shock-and-awe.

First up is Zac Efron’s Ted Bundy drama in which the actor transforms himself into the charismatic serial killer. The story is told from the point of view of the women he manipulated and preyed upon, including his ex-wife, played by Lilly Collins. Speaking of death, Christina Applegate and Linda Cardellini have a new traumedy out. Dead To Me mines a surprising amount of humor from the story of a grieving widow and her quest to find her husband’s killer. And if all that’s a bit too heavy for you, BoJack Horseman artist Lisa Hanawalt has a new animated comedy voiced by Tiffany Haddish and Ali Wong that should tickle your funny bone.

Here’s everything new on Netflix for the week of May 3rd.

The buzzed-about biopic of serial killer Ted Bundy lands on the streaming platform this month. After the trailer of the film dropped, some were worried this Joe Berlinger-directed story would idolize the man who murdered so many women years ago but that controversy should help it play well here, as should Zac Efron’s frighteningly-magnetic turn as Bundy. It helps that the film is told through the lens of Bundy’s wife (played by Lily Collins) and the other women he seduced and manipulated on his path to infamy.

Christina Applegate returns to TV with this grief-com about a woman trying to pick up the pieces after her husband is murdered in a horrible hit-and-run accident. Applegate plays the angry, grieving widow with equal parts humor and empathy while Linda Cardellini plays her sunny, optimistic best friend. The two meet in a grief group and navigate the challenges of moving on after loss while also solving a murder mystery. There’s no way you’ll know what to expect here, which is half the fun of watching.

Ali Wong and Tiffany Haddish voice the stars of this animated comedy from BoJack Horseman artist Lisa Hanawalt. Wong plays Bertie, a 30-something songbird thrush with debilitating anxiety, a knack for baking, and a truly toxic work environment. Haddish plays her best friend Tuca, a loud-mouthed toucan who loves to party and hates the thought of settling down. The friends try to hold on to their single days, even as Bertie takes the next step in her long-term relationship and Tuca struggles to find her place in the world. It’s a more colorful, comforting world than BoJack, but it’s got the same great humor and surprisingly-thoughtful musings.

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The Imitation Game

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Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

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Casper

Chasing Liberty

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Part 1 & 2

Dr. Seuss’ The Cat in the Hat

Dumb and Dumber

Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas

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Gremlins

Hairspray (1988)

Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

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Hoosiers

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John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky

Just Friends

Knock Down The House

Revolutionary Road

Roswell, New Mexico: Season 1

Scarface

Scream

Snowpiercer

Taking Lives

The Da Vinci Code

The Dark Crystal (1982)

The Matrix

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The Matrix Revolutions

To Rome With Love

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Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf

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Colony: Season 3

Olympus Has Fallen

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