STAN'S MAY HIGHLIGHTS

May 2

A Stan Original Series / All Episodes at Once

Only on Stan.

Starring Harvey Keitel, Melanie Lynskey, Jonah Hauer-King, Anna Próchniak and Jonas Nay and adapted from the best-selling novel by New Zealand author Heather Morris, the Stan Original Series The Tattooist of Auschwitz is a poignant drama of love in the darkest of places. The series follows Lali (Hauer-King), a Slovakian Jew who is made one of the Tätowierer (tattooists), charged to ink identification numbers onto fellow prisoners’ arms. One day, he meets Gita (Próchniak) when tattooing her prisoner number on her arm, leading to a love that defies the horrors around them.

May 26

A Stan Original Documentary

Only on Stan.

Led by an all-female creative team, written and directed by Frances Elliott and Samantha Marlowe and produced by Cody Greenwood, the Stan Original Documentary Revealed - Renee Gracie: Fireproof follows Renee Gracie, the first Australian woman to compete full-time in Supercars in fourteen years, as she attempts to re-enter V8 racing since retiring from the sport in 2017. Using Renee’s individual experiences, the documentary is a story about exploitation, empowerment and resilience.

April 28

A Stan Original Documentary

Only on Stan.

The Stan Original Documentary Revealed: How To Poison A Planet exposes the shocking contamination of toxic chemicals that sparked an international environmental catastrophe and tells the story of the devastating impacts on contaminated communities who are fighting for justice. Featuring the US legal team Rob Bilott, Ned McWilliams, Gary Douglas and Rebecca Newman, The Sydney Morning Herald's Walkley Award-winning journalist Carrie Fellner, Wreck Bay community members and Mark Ruffalo, the documentary spans from New York City, following behind the scenes of one of the largest litigation involving drinking water in American history, to a small Aboriginal community in Australia taking on its own David and Goliath battle.

May 3

Brand New Season / Double-episodes Fridays

Only on Stan. / Same day as the U.S.

From the creators of Parks and Recreation and starring Jean Smart and Hannah Einbinder, the Emmy® Award-winning series Hacks returns. The critically acclaimed comedy explores a dark mentorship between Deborah Vance (Smart), a legendary Las Vegas comedian, and Ava (Einbinder), an entitled, outcast 25-year-old aspiring to be a writer. Season three picks up one year on from the finale of season two, which saw Deborah Vance cut the cord with her longtime mentee, Ava, to encourage her to pursue her own dreams.

May 18

Brand New Season

Only on Stan. / Same day as the U.S.

The one to rule them all. RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars returns for season 9. Fan favourite fierce and fabulous queens return to the runway for super-sized challenges that will push them to their limits. These queens will do whatever it takes to snatch the crown and win their place in the Drag Race Hall Of Fame as the queen to rule all queens.

May 15

Brand New Series / All Episodes at Once

Only on Stan.

Starring Darla Contois and Lisa Edelstein (House, M.D.), Little Bird follows the life of Bezhig Little Bird, a victim of the Sixties Scoop in Saskatchewan wherein First Nations children were abducted and placed in foster homes before being put up for adoption by white families. Told in parallel timelines, the series contrasts Bezhig’s childhood with her engagement party – only this time as Esther Rosenblum, a woman in her 20s on the cusp of life, and suddenly wracked with repressed memories.

May 23

Brand New Series / Double-episode premiere

New episodes Thursdays

Only on Stan. / Same day as the U.K.

Based on Sarah Pinborough's sleep deprivation thriller novel of the same name, Insomnia follows a successful career woman Emma Averill, who fears she is losing her mind after suffering from sleep deprivation two weeks before turning 40. Her mother, who had a similar experience at the same age, suffered a violent psychotic breakdown on the night of her 40th birthday. But even as she relives the experience of her mother, Averill believes other forces may be at work. Only by investigating the truth of her painful past, can she find the answers to her present.

May 31

Brand New Season / All Episodes at Once

Only on Stan. / Same day as U.K.

The award-winning and critically acclaimed We Are Lady Parts returns. Season two sees the band return with a renewed artistic mission after the high of their first UK tour, only to find a rival band threatening their delicate status quo. But as the reality of chasing success sets in, Lady Parts embarks on recording their first album, juggling personal ambitions and questioning whether ‘making it big’ is really what they want…

May 12

Brand New Season / All Episodes at Once

Only on Stan.

Sun, sea and suspicious substances. How dreams of sunshine and adventure spiralled into a nightmare of drugs, allegations and arrests abroad. This anthology documentary series follows a different shocking case in each season. Season 2 follows a boys’ holiday to Dubai, in which Karl Williams and his friends thought they would be living the dream at glamorous parties. But when the police find a kilo of drugs in Karl’s rental car that he swears isn’t his, he must face a corrupt and severe prison system that turns his life upside down.

Continue streaming all your Stan favourites this May with new episodes of Sullivan's Crossing season 2, All American season 6, Walker season 4, BMF season 3, Love Triangle UK season 1 and Patti Stanger: Matchmaker season 1.

Grab the popcorn and press play on these blockbuster films landing in May including: Anatomy Of A Fall, Murder On The Orient Express (2017), The Fault In Our Stars, Mid90s, Hidden Figures, Mrs. Doubtfire, Braveheart, Teen Spirit and Float.

May is loaded with more must-watch TV to dive into on Stan including: 3rd Rock From The Sun seasons 1-6, Dublin Murders season 1, The Salisbury Poisonings season 1, American Ninja Warrior season 15, Celebrity Ex On The Beach seasons 1-2, Geordie OGs seasons 1-2, Baghdad Central season 1, Hard Sun season 1, and Butterfly season 1.