The Wrap: May 2026
May delivered animated classics, prestige adaptations and dark sci-fi thrills. Here are 10 titles powered by UK talent, production and creativity - spanning film, TV and game.
Explore new releases and hidden gems in film, TV, animation and games. Find out here how to access them, wherever you are... This way for unforgettable.
May delivered animated classics, prestige adaptations and dark sci-fi thrills. Here are 10 titles powered by UK talent, production and creativity - spanning film, TV and game.
Inspired by this years’ Sheffield DocFest’s theme, we explore how recent documentaries are tackling climate change, conflict, activism and identity through compelling real-life stories.
Philip Barantini reflects on filming Boiling Point in Manchester - where he lives - and Adolescence in Pontefract, Yorkshire. From incredible Northern crews to welcoming communities, he shares what made these locations so special to work in…
Following Bait and Enys Men, Mark Jenkin returns with another hypnotic cinematic experience, now exploring a portal into another world.
Nicola Walker and Jemaine Clement go head-to-head in this comedic drama about a middle-aged man dating his best friend’s daughter.
Up to eight players storm the sewers in this extraction puzzle-platformer where you can enlarge your frog form to mega proportions.
We’ve gathered the evidence, and it looks like there’s nothing we can’t mine for laughs.
Go behind the scenes of The Thing with Feathers, the powerful film written and directed by Dylan Southern, and based on Max Porter's novella Grief Is the Thing with Feathers.
This playful eighteenth century-set satirical comedy-drama features outstanding performances from its principal cast.
The co-creator of Walking with Dinosaurs returns with this riveting examination of eight of Earth’s significant extinction events.
Dive headfirst into this interactive cleaning simulator with a horror twist, as Vroombi explores what is scaring his owner.
Wallace & Gromit are just the tip of an animation iceberg...
Ebada Hassan shares a recent cinema watch that left a real impression - My Father's Shadow. A film she says absolutely stunned her, with praise for Akinola Davies and the entire team behind it.
Janicza Bravo employs careful and nuanced direction in this four-part thriller, led by Rebecca Hall.
Dive into Louisiana’s sweltering swamplands where a group of stranded holiday-makers fight for their lives against a volatile hippopotamus.
This thrilling biographical drama follows the story of Gareth Southgate as the England Football Team’s manager.
This gripping six-part series explores the deepfake technology, leading to questions about whether we can trust what we see.
In honour of David Attenborough's 100th birthday, we explore his impact, and that of other UK national treasures, on UK screen culture.
One Life, co-produced by See-Saw Films, MBK Productions and BBC Film, is a moving tribute to an astounding humanitarian effort by Nicholas 'Nicky' Winton, a young London broker who helped to rescue hundreds of predominantly Jewish children …
Jessie Buckley, Stellan Skarsgård and Barry Keoghan are outstanding in Craig Mazin’s powerful five-part mini-series.
Discover the fascinating story beyond the headlines in this captivating exploration of faith and delusion.
Cate Blanchett and Rooney Mara are outstanding in this exhilarating and powerful story of forbidden love.
Some of the finest UK thespians have tried their hand at filmmaking and showrunning – with impressive results.
Russian filmmaker Alex Tsitsilin directs this enjoyable animation about a princess captured by an evil witch.
Russell Crowe and Joaquin Phoenix are magnificent as the leads in this thoroughly engaging historical epic.
Margaret Qualley, Aubrey Plaza, Chris Evans and Charlie Day are all outstanding in Ethan Coen’s second solo narrative feature.
We asked Abubakar Salim about his favourite UK video game. Find out what the founder and CEO of Surgent Studios had to say in our exclusive video interview.
Young Jordanian actor Jacir Eid Al-Hwietat is outstanding in this Bedouin western about betrayal and survival.
Put yourself to work with a power-wash of Santa’s Workshop in this detailed and gratifying game.
ScreenUK talks with the writing team behind British comedy horror All My Friends Hate Me.