May Flowers with New Shows on discovery+

By: Discovery

This month, stream what you love on discovery+. From CITIZEN PENN to JOSH GATES TONIGHT to DEADLIEST CATCH, you can find it all on the new streaming service.

April 30, 2021

New This Month on discovery+.

MAY 2

Pope Francis

Pope Francis

Photo by: Daniel Ibanez Gutierrez / EWTN

Daniel Ibanez Gutierrez / EWTN

CONVERSATIONS WITH FRANCESCO: VICES & VIRTUES

A special doc focused on an intimate and exclusive conversation with Pope Francis, interviewed by Don Marco Pozza, young prison chaplain and the Pope’s personal confessor. The conversation will engage with the theme of the moral challenges the contemporary humanity is facing, discussing how key pillars from Catholic Doctrine are embodied every day in normal people’s exemplary experiences.

MAY 5

FEREL

Several hundred thousand feral cats roam the Hawaiian Islands. These cats are struggling to survive in the wild and unfortunately, are also killing endangered Hawaiian species on the brink of extinction. The search for a solution to this complex problem has sparked a controversial, and polarizing debate across the state covered in this special.

MAY 6

CITIZEN PENN

After a devastating 7.0 earthquake struck Haiti in 2010 aid workers from around the world went to help, including actor and filmmaker Sean Penn.

MAY 8

MEET THE MEERKATS

The most human of all animal families, brought to life using the latest modern technology and 24/7 cameras. Get closer than ever before to these unique, funny and emotional characters as we follow a family through the crucial period of the young family growing up.

MAY 13

HOMEMADE ASTRONAUTS

Meet the leaders of a new movement — the D.I.Y space race. Whether they plan to launch themselves into orbit, land on Mars or test their home-built space suits at the edge of the atmosphere, these everyday astronauts are putting it all on the line to turn their dreams into reality.

MAY 20

GENIUS FACTORY

In the 1980's an eccentric billionaire named Robert Graham wanted to create the world's smartest kids, so he funded the largest legal genetic experiment in human history. Never before has nature vs nurture ever been tested quite like this.

MAY 27

APOCALYPSE 45

To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the end of WWII in 2020, this momentous special event will reveal brand new, pristine, raw color film footage of the last months in the War in the Pacific. Using this astonishing, restored footage — interwoven with the narration of the men who fought and died, as well as contemporary, narrator-driven accounts of this savage war, APOCALYPSE 45 will become the topic of discussion on this most significant of anniversaries.

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MONDAY

Precious and Tricia battle to move up the list.

STREET OUTLAWS: AMERICA'S LIST

Precious and Tricia battle to move up the list.

Photo by: ADRIAN BERRYHILL

ADRIAN BERRYHILL

STREET OUTLAWS: AMERICA'S LIST

Racers from OKC, Memphis, Texas, NOLA, Detroit, Cali and everywhere in between are ranked on one single list of the best street racers in the nation as they compete weekly for the coveted top spot.

TUESDAY

PIG ROYALTY

Discover a competition unlike any other as families showcase pigs across Texas. These prized swine and the people who raise them are some of the fiercest contenders around, uncovering what it takes to bring home the bacon.

DEADLIEST CATCH

Crab fishermen risk their lives as they battle Arctic weather, brutal waves and a ticking clock for big money in this modern-day gold rush on the Bering Sea.

DEADLIEST CATCH: BLOODLINE

Fueled by the chance discovery of Phil Harris' old Hawaiian charts, Josh Harris is on a mission to find out about his father's secret dream by using the maps to pick up where he left off and follow in his dad's footsteps fishing in Hawaii.

WEDNESDAY

Josh Gates with Expedition X’s Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres

EXPEDITION UNKNOWN: AFTER THE HUNT 6

Josh Gates with Expedition X’s Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres

JOSH GATES TONIGHT

Josh Gates brings his adventures home with a new talk show where he shares updates and unseen footage of his worldwide adventures, and interviews celebrities and experts from across the globe.

EXPEDITION X

Josh Gates has decided it's time to finally explore the dark side of our world. He has picked Jessica Chobot and Phil Torres to mount unprecedented expeditions into the unexplained and perhaps...unexplainable.

HOW THE UNIVERSE WORKS

How was it built and how does it actually work? With a cast of experts and eye-popping CGI, we're looking under the celestial hood to tell the greatest story of all -- the story of where we and everything else came from.

FRIDAY

GOLD RUSH DAVE TURIN’S LOST MINE

Dave Turin is on a mission to find gold in a long-abandoned mine and turn a profit for the families.

BERING SEA GOLD

In Nome, Alaska, the gold rush is on. Driven by gold fever and sometimes desperate need, miners pilot their ragtag dredges and dive with hoses to suck up gold from the bottom of the frigid, unpredictable Bering Sea.

Next Up

Celebrity Car Dealers Showcase the American Dream on MILLION DOLLAR WHEELS

The cutthroat and elite world of celebrity luxury and supercar dealers is on full display is the new discovery+ series, MILLION DOLLAR WHEELS executive produced by academy award®-winner, Jamie Foxx. Watch the series premiere on February 28, 2022 on discovery+.

Calling All Explorers! Josh Gates Returns With Action-Packed Nights of Adventure

Discovery’s ‘Adventure Wednesday’ lineup returns with all-new episodes, beginning with a globe-trotting, high-octane season of EXPEDITION UNKNOWN at 8p ET, spine-tingling new EXPEDITION X missions at 9p ET, and topping off the evening with a nightcap is JOSH GATES TONIGHT at 10p ET.

The Fastest Female Drivers in America are Racing on STREET OUTLAWS: GONE GIRL

Seven women are ready to smoke the competition driving straight-up street-legal cars in the all-new series STREET OUTLAWS: GONE GIRL — coming to discovery+ on September 6.

Carole Baskin Shares Her Story in a new Two-Part discovery+ Docu-Series

Carole Baskin is on a mission to protect Big Cats and to stop the abuse of Big Cats forever. CAROLE BASKIN’S CAGE FIGHT is coming to discovery+ on Saturday, Nov. 13.

Female ‘Vampire’ Remains Discovered in 17th-Century Graveyard

Archaeologists have unearthed an extremely unusual burial ritual to prevent a return from the dead.

Your Guide to Fan-Favorite Series and Specials Making a Comeback This Spring... Shark Week Anyone?

Starting March 23rd enjoy HOURS of your favorite shows on Discovery, Science, and Animal Planet. From SHARK WEEK and MYTHBUSTERS to CRIKEY! IT'S THE IRWINS and more, scroll through to get the details.

World’s Largest Drone Superhighway Will Deliver Goods For Society

Drone deliveries will soon be a reality as the world's first automated superhighway is slated to begin operations in the UK by mid-2024.

Josh Gates is Taking Us Inside The Explorers Club

The Explorers Club and Discovery are partering on a new series TALES FROM THE EXPLORERS CLUB and celebrating diversity with The Explorers Club 50: Fifty People Changing the World that the World Needs to Know About.Plus, The Explorers Club Discovery Expedition Grants (ECDEG) is kicking off its second year of advancing and showcasing new expeditions, cutting-edge research, and scientific achievements to audiences worldwide.

NFL SUPER STADIUMS Follows the Epic Journey of Building SoFi Stadium

In partnership with the NFL, Discovery and Science Channel go behind the scenes and follow the remarkable journey of constructing SoFi Stadium in an all-new, two-hour special, NFL SUPER STADIUMS premiering Wednesday, September 9 at 8P on Science Channel and Saturday, September 12 at 11A on Discovery.

Robotrucks to Deliver New Era of Driverless Technology

Clear winners are hard to pick in the race to develop self-driving vehicles, but autonomous trucks have built a convincing lead. Robotrucks have completed thousands of automated journeys and the world appears to be braced for a new era of driverless delivery.