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Disney+ Hotstar May 2022: Escaype Live, Obi Wan Kenobi, Home Shanti, IPL, and More

Disney+ Hotstar May 2022: Escaype Live, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Home Shanti, IPL, and More

Alongside more Moon Knight, This Is Us, and MasterChef Australia.

By Akhil Arora | Updated: 3 May 2022 12:26 IST

Disney+ Hotstar May 2022: Escaype Live, Obi-Wan Kenobi, Home Shanti, IPL, and More

Photo Credit: Disney+ Hotstar

Shweta Tripathi Sharma in Escaype Live

Highlights

All Escaype Live episodes out May 20 on Disney+ Hotstar
Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres May 27 in five languages
2022 IPL Final is set for May 29, streams on Disney+ Hotstar

Disney+ Hotstar has announced a list of 39 titles that will be released on its platform in May 2022. That includes the two new Hotstar Specials, social thriller Escaype Live and comedy-drama Home Shanti. In Escaype Live — out May 20 on Disney+ Hotstar — everyday Indians are trying to make it big online through a popular live-streaming app that promises instant fame and money. It's basically TikTok. Siddharth, Jaaved Jaaferi, and Shweta Tripathi Sharma lead the cast. On Home Shanti — out May 6 — Supriya Pathak and Manoj Pahwa lead the Joshi family who must build a new home after the matriarch retires from her teacher job that afforded them comfortable government allocated quarters. Anupama: Namaste America, another Hotstar Specials series, airs throughout May with new episodes daily.

Internationally, the biggest name in May 2022 is the new Star Wars limited series Obi-Wan Kenobi. Both Darth Vader and the titular Jedi Master are back, with the TV show picking up 10 years after the events of Revenge of the Sith. Obi-Wan Kenobi premieres May 27 on Disney+ Hotstar in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Malayalam. Alongside, Disney+ Hotstar has revealed that the Jessica Biel series Candy is coming here. Based on a true story, it's about a woman who was accused of brutally murdering her best friend. No date for Candy on Disney+ Hotstar, but it begins May 9 on Hulu in the US. Additionally, the ABC true crime docu-series Who Do You Believe?, that offers two contrasting narratives on each case, begins May 3 on Disney+ Hotstar in India.

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Meanwhile, there's just one new title from the HBO stable on Disney+ Hotstar in May 2022. As yet anyway. Rose Leslie and Theo James lead The Time Traveler's Wife, a series adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's novel that was previously made into a movie. Doctor Who and Sherlock's Steven Moffat is behind this take. The Time Traveler's Wife premieres May 16 on Disney+ Hotstar. Beyond that, there's a couple more Disney+ originals coming your way this month. Sneakerella — out May 13 — puts a contemporary twist on the Cinderella fairy tale, focusing on a New York City Queens boy who has a passion for designing shoes. And after 30 years, the former Disney Afternoon television are in modern-day Los Angeles with Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers out May 20.

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Oscar Isaac as Marc Spector in Moon Knight
Photo Credit: Gabor Kotschy/Marvel Studios

That covers the major new titles in May 2022 on Disney+ Hotstar, though there's a lot of returning stuff too. The Oscar Isaac-led Marvel series Moon Knight closes out on May 4. We also have new episodes of the Andrew Garfield-led true crime drama Under the Banner of Heaven, the third season of the Bill Hader-led dark comedy crime drama Barry, the newest miniseries We Own This City from The Wire creator David Simon, the second season of Gentleman Jack about a 19th-century lesbian landowner, the sixth and final season of heartwarming This Is Us, the ninth season of the news satire talk show Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, the eighteenth season of medical drama Grey's Anatomy, the thirty-third season of the animated sitcom The Simpsons, and the twentieth season of fellow animated Family Guy.

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Over in the world of sports, the 2022 edition of the biggest Twenty20 cricket tournament Indian Premier League (IPL) continues through the month. The 2022 IPL Final is slated for May 29. Commentary is available in 8 languages: English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bangla, Malayalam, and Marathi. The Premier League — the top-flight English domestic competition — also concludes this month with the final matches set for May 22. The title race, between Liverpool and Manchester City, could go down to the wire. And lastly, there are three Formula One Grand Prix races this month. We head to the Miami circuit on May 8 (early May 9 in India), before returning to Europe on May 22 with the Spanish Grand Prix in Barcelona, and May 29 on the famous streets of Monaco.

Disney+ Hotstar May 2022 releases — the full list

With that, here's the full list of movies and TV shows coming to Disney+ Hotstar in May 2022. We've marked Disney+ originals and Hotstar Specials titles in bold.

May 1
Shark Nights: Season 1, Episodes 1–4

May 2
The Simpsons: Season 33, weekly
Family Guy: Season 20, weekly
The Great North: Season 2, weekly
Winning Time: The Rise of the Lakers Dynasty, weekly
Barry: Season 3, weekly
The Baby: Limited Series, weekly

May 3
9-1-1: Season 5, weekly
9-1-1 Lone Star: Season 3, weekly
Gentleman Jack: Season 2, weekly
Last Week Tonight with John Oliver: Season 9, weekly
Real Time with Bill Maher: Season 20, weekly
We Own This City: Limited Series, weekly
Who Do You Believe?

May 4
Mayans M.C.: Season 4, weekly
Moon Knight: Series Finale
The Resident: Season 5, weekly
This Is Us: Season 6, weekly

May 5
The Kardashians: Season 1, weekly
Under the Banner of Heaven: Limited Series, weekly

May 6
Air Crash Investigation: Season 19, Episode 1–10
Art in Motion: Season 1, Episode 1–8
Big Sky: Season 2, weekly
Grey's Anatomy: Season 18, weekly
Home Shanti

May 7
A Black Lady Sketch Show: Season 3, weekly

May 9
Formula 1: Miami Grand Prix

May 11
The Quest: Season 1, Episode 1–8

May 13
Called to the Wild: Season 1, Episode 1–6
Hot Zone Anthrax: Season 1, Episode 1–6
Sneakerella

May 14–15
Formula E: Berlin Grand Prix

May 16
The Time Traveler's Wife, weekly

May 20
Chip ‘n Dale: Rescue Rangers
Escaype Live

May 22
Formula 1: Spanish Grand Prix

May 27
Obi-Wan Kenobi: Limited Series, weekly

May 29
Formula 1: Monaco Grand Prix

May TBA
Candy

Across May
2021–22 Men's FIH Pro League
2021–22 Women's FIH Pro League
2022 Indian Premier League, daily
Anupama: Namaste America, daily
Bigg Boss Malayalam: Season 4, daily
Bigg Boss Non-Stop Telugu, daily
MasterChef Australia: Season 14, Monday–Friday
Premier League, until May 22

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Escaype Live

Release Date 20 May 2022
Genre Drama, Thriller
Cast
Siddharth, Jaaved Jaaferi, Shweta Tripathi Sharma, Swastika Mukherjee, Plabita Borthakur, Waluscha D Souza, Ritvik Sahore, Sumedh Mudgalkar, Geetika Vidya Ohlyan, Jagjeet Sandhu, Rohit Chandel, Aadyaa Sharma

Home Shanti

Release Date 6 May 2022
Genre Comedy, Drama, Kids & Family
Cast
Supriya Pathak, Manoj Pahwa, Chakori Dwivedi, Poojan Chhabra, Happy Ranajit
Director
Aakanksha Dua

Anupama: Namaste America

Release Date 25 April 2022
Genre Drama
Cast
Rupali Ganguly, Sarita Joshi, Sudhanshu Pandey, Puja Banerjee

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Obi-Wan Kenobi

Release Date 27 May 2022
Genre Action, Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
Cast
Ewan McGregor, Hayden Christensen, Moses Ingram, Joel Edgerton, Bonnie Piesse, Kumail Nanjiani, Indira Varma, Rupert Friend, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Sung Kang, Simone Kessell, Benny Safdie
Director
Deborah Chow
Producer
Kathleen Kennedy, Michelle Rejwan, Deborah Chow, Ewan McGregor, Joby Harold

The Time Traveler's Wife

Release Date 16 May 2022
Genre Drama, Romance, Sci-Fi
Cast
Rose Leslie, Theo James, Brian Altemus, Jason David, Desmin Borges, Natasha Lopez, Michael Park, Jaime Ray Newman, Taylor Richardson, Peter Graham, Kate Siegel, Josh Stamberg, Chelsea Frei, Marcia DeBonis, Will Brill, Spencer House
Director
David Nutter
Producer
Steven Moffat, Sue Vertue, Brian Minchin, David Nutter

Sneakerella

Release Date 13 May 2022
Language English
Genre Comedy, Kids & Family, Musical
Cast
Chosen Jacobs, Lexi Underwood, John Salley, Yvonne Senat Jones, Devyn Nekoda, Juan Chioran, Robyn Alomar, Bryan Terrell Clark, Kolton Stewart, Hayward Leach, Elia Press, Andrew Ward, William Crockett
Director
Elizabeth Allen, Rosenbaum
Producer
Christopher Scott, Jane Startz, Rachel Watanabe-Batton

Chip 'n Dale: Rescue Rangers

Release Date 20 May 2022
Language English
Genre Adventure, Animation, Comedy
Cast
John Mulaney, Andy Samberg, KiKi Layne, Will Arnett, Eric Bana, Flula Borg, Keegan-Michael Key, Tress MacNeille, Gadget Hackwrench, Tim Robinson, J. K. Simmons, Chris Parnell, Corey Burton, Seth Rogen
Director
Akiva Schaffer
Producer
David Hoberman, Todd Lieberman

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Moon Knight

Release Date 30 March 2022
Genre Action, Adventure, Superhero
Cast
Oscar Isaac, Ethan Hawke, May Calamawy, Karim El Hakim, F. Murray Abraham, Gaspard Ulliel
Director
Mohamed Diab, Justin Benson, Aaron Moorhead
Producer
Kevin Feige, Louis D’Esposito, Victoria Alonso, Brad Winderbaum, Grant Curtis, Oscar Isaac, Mohamed Diab, Jeremy Slater

Under the Banner of Heaven

Release Date 28 April 2022
Genre Crime, Drama, Mystery
Cast
Andrew Garfield, Daisy Edgar-Jones, Sam Worthington, Denise Gough, Wyatt Russell, Billy Howle, Gil Birmingham, Adelaide Clemens, Rory Culkin, Seth Numrich, Chloe Pirrie, Sandra Seacat, Christopher Heyerdahl
Director
David Mackenzie, Isabel Sandoval
Producer
Jason Bateman, Gillian Berrie, Dustin Lance Black, Michael Costigan, Anna Culp, Samie Kim Falvey, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard, David Mackenzie, Andrew Garfield

Barry Season 3

Release Date 25 April 2022
Genre Action, Comedy, Crime
Cast
Bill Hader, Stephen Root, Sarah Goldberg, Glenn Fleshler, Anthony Carrigan, Henry Winkler
Director
Alec Berg, Bill Hader
Producer
Alec Berg, Bill Hader, Aida Rodgers, Liz Sarnoff

We Own This City

Release Date 26 April 2022
Genre Action, Crime, Drama
Cast
Jon Bernthal, Wunmi Mosaku, Jamie Hector, McKinley Belcher III, Darrell Britt-Gibson, Josh Charles, Dagmara Domińczyk, Rob Brown, Don Harvey, David Corenswet, Larry Mitchell, Ian Duff, Delaney Williams, Lucas Van Engen
Director
Reinaldo Marcus Green
Producer
David Simon, George Pelecanos, Reinaldo Marcus Green, Nina Kostroff Noble, Ed Burns, Kary Antholis

Gentleman Jack Season 2

Release Date 26 April 2022
Genre Biography, Drama
Cast
Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle
Producer
Sally Wainwright, Faith Penhale, Laura Lankester, Phil Collinson

This Is Us Season 6

Release Date 5 January 2022
Genre Drama
Cast
Milo Ventimiglia, Mandy Moore, Sterling K. Brown, Chrissy Metz, Justin Hartley, Susan Kelechi Watson, Chris Sullivan, Caitlin Thompson, Jon Huertas, Griffin Dunne, Eris Baker, Faith Herman, Lyric Ross
Director
Ken Olin, Jessica Yu, Milo Ventimiglia
Producer
Dan Fogelman, Jess Rosenthal, Donald Todd, Ken Olin, Charlie Gogolak, John Requa, Glenn Ficarra, Isaac Aptaker, Elizabeth Berger, Kay Oyegun

Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Season 9

Release Date 22 February 2022
Genre Comedy, News, Talk Show
Cast
John Oliver (host)
Director
Christopher Werner, Paul Pennolino
Producer
John Oliver, Tim Carvell, Liz Stanton, James Taylor, Jon Thoday

The Simpsons Season 33

Release Date 27 September 2021
Genre Animation, Comedy
Cast
Dan Castellaneta, Julie Kavner, Nancy Cartwright, Yeardley Smith, Hank Azaria, Harry Shearer, Pamela Hayden, Tress MacNeille, Maggie Roswell, Chris Edgerly, Kevin Michael Richardson, Grey Griffin, Dawnn Lewis, Eric Lopez, Tony Rodriguez, Kimberly Brooks
Director
Rob Oliver, Steven Dean Moore, Matthew Faughnan, Matthew Nastuk, Timothy Bailey, Debbie Bruce Mahan, Matthew Faughnan, Chris Clements, Bob Anderson, Jennifer Moeller, Mike Frank Polcino

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Further reading: Disney Plus Hotstar, Hotstar Specials, Escaype Live, Obi Wan Kenobi, Home Shanti, Moon Knight episode 6, IPL 2022, MasterChef Australia season 14, Barry season 3, Mayans MC season 4, This Is Us season 6, Greys Anatomy season 18, The Simpsons season 33, Candy, Who Do You Believe, The Time Travellers Wife, Sneakerella, Chip n Dale Rescue Rangers, Under the Banner of Heaven, We Own This City, Gentleman Jack season 2, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver season 9, Premier League, F1, Formula 1, Formula E