The list of new shows or movies coming to Amazon Prime Video Canada in May 2019 may be short, but there’s a lot of gems among them. First is GOOD OMENS, a mini-series starring Michael Sheen and David Tennant, based on the book by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. You can also catch season 2 of FLEABAG and season 3 of SNEAKY PETE.
May 1
- Death in Paradise, Seasons 1-7 – A British inspector is transferred to Saint-Marie’s police department, but he hates the sun, sea and sand. The series follow his investigations into murders on the island. Later series see another British DI head the investigative team.
May 10
- Sneaky Pete, Season 3 – Sneaky Pete is a highly skilled con-man. But the chance to become more like a normal human being is enticing…it also scares him to death. In season three, all the members of the Sneaky Pete family explore their identities; their purpose; where they belong; where they’re going. It’s a dangerous journey. They could lose themselves, or worse – lose their lives.
May 17
- Fleabag, Season 2 – Written by and starring Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Joyful, bleak, poignant, and sucker-punch funny, the original cast is joined by a car-crash of new characters as we delve further into the world of Fleabag. With hope and faith at the core of Season Two, our heroine finds herself in the midst of a battle she is determined to win: Fleabag vs God.
May 21
- Preacher, Season 3 – After a supernatural event at his church, a preacher enlists the help of a vampire and his ex to find God.
May 30
- Cold War – Cold War is a passionate love story between a man and a woman who meet in the ruins of post-war Poland. With vastly different backgrounds and temperaments, they are fatefully mismatched and yet condemned to each other. Set against the background of the Cold War in 1950s Poland, Berlin, Yugoslavia and Paris, it’s the tale of a couple separated by politics, character flaws and unfortunate twists of fate – an impossible love story in impossible times.
May 31
- Good Omens – The End of the World is coming, which means a fussy Angel (Michael Sheen) and a loose-living Demon (David Tennant) who’ve become overly fond of life on Earth are forced to form an unlikely alliance to stop Armageddon. But they have lost the Antichrist, an 11-year-old boy unaware he’s meant to bring upon the end of days, forcing them to embark on an adventure to find him and save the world before it’s too late.