From edge-of-seat action films and the latest releases from legendary directors, to much-anticipated sequel seasons coming to the small screen, discover MR PORTER’s picks of the film and TV releases not to miss this month.

A Wes Anderson release is always cause for high-octane expectation. So, get ready to herald the vivid auteur’s latest – a true-to-form, kaleidoscopically saturated, family and espionage saga, co-written with Roman Coppola. The ensemble cast sees the black comedy bring together a suitably vibrant lineup, including Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston, Benedict Cumberbatch, Scarlett Johansson, Rupert Friend, Benicio del Toro, Jeffrey Wright, Michael Cera, Riz Ahmed, Mathieu Amalric, Richard Ayoade and Imad Mardnli.

In cinemas 23 May

From the Black Panther and Creed director Ryan Coogler comes this spine-tingling, unsettling supernatural thriller, with Michael B Jordan playing twin brothers in the dual lead role. Set in 1930s Louisiana, it also boasts a brilliant supporting cast that includes Hailee Steinfeld, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku and Jayme Lawson.

In cinemas now

If you’re already missing Walton Goggins on your screen following the finale of The White Lotus season three, then mark this comedy-of-errors drama in your calendar. Goggins stars as a Hollywood agent who, along with his stage actress wife (Elizabeth Reaser), hosts a party for a major client (Rufus Sewell), with Pedro Pascal also co-starring as a troubled talent on the rise. But the night unravels when an unexpected guest (Lois Smith) shows up. The film, which debuted at South by Southwest Festival, is the first narrative film from writer-director Nadia Conners, who is Goggins’ real-life partner.

In cinemas 9 May

The follow-up to 2016’s action-thriller The Accountant sees Ben Affleck reprise his role as the money-laundering accountant Christian Wolff, who has a knack for solving highly complex problems. The sequel reunites Affleck with director Gavin O’Connor and co-stars Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson and JK Simmons, with Wolff drawn into investigating a deadly, cryptic puzzle when he finds out an old acquaintance has been murdered.

In cinemas 25 April

With the news feeling ever-increasingly plot-worthy for Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones’ satirical sci-fi anthology, season seven lands at an appropriate time. The bill of twisty, disturbing storylines are played out by the likes of Will Poulter, Awkwafina, Peter Capaldi, Emma Corrin, Issa Rae and Tracee Ellis Ross.

On Netflix now

Natasha Lyonne is back in her Emmy-nominated role, playing Charlie Cale – the crime-solving cocktail waitress with a talent for being able to tell when someone is lying – in the second season of Rian Johnson’s Poker Face (which Lyonne also writes, directs and exec-produces). Cale is on the run again in season two, stumbling into crime scenes featuring a new cohort of guest stars including Cynthia Erivo, Kumail Nanjiani, Justin Theroux and John Cho.

On Peacock from 8 May (US); Sky from 9 May (UK)

Former Date Night co-stars Tina Fey and Steve Carell reunite onscreen in this comedy-series adaptation of Alan Alda’s 1981 romcom, in which a group of old friends take a trip away together, only for it to be upended by the news that one of the couples is splitting up.

On Netflix from 1 May

In a season of long-awaited, cliffhanger TV sequels (Severance, The White Lotus…), it’s safe to say that the second season of post-apocalyptic thriller The Last Of Us has been the most anticipated of them all. And now the two-year wait for more zombie-slaying antics from Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey is over. With the same gory action we saw in the award-sweeping first season, Pascal and Ramsey’s Joel and Ellie return to fight zombie world domination in the series we’re all talking about.

On HBO Max/Sky now

What would Don Draper do? Jon Hamm plays recently fired, recently divorced hedge-fund manager Andrew “Coop” Cooper in this nine-parter comedy drama. After losing his job in disgrace, Coop resorts to stealing from his wealthy neighbours, but soon discovers some dangerous secrets behind the ultra-affluent facades.

On Apple TV+ now

There are showbiz showdowns galore in this Apple TV+ comedy. Seth Rogen leads alongside a star-studded lineup of Catherine O’Hara, Bryan Cranston, Kathryn Hahn and Chase Sui Wonders – with a slew of celebrities cameoing as themselves in each episode, including Zoë Kravitz, Martin Scorsese and Charlize Theron. As the newly appointed head of floundering film company Continental Studios, Matt Remick (Rogen) navigates narcissism, brutal reviews, fragile egos, slashed budgets and the increasingly challenging quest for relevance.

On Apple TV+ now

This tense new Blumhouse mystery-horror stars Meghann Fahy (The White Lotus, The Perfect Couple) as Violet, a widowed mother going on her first date in years, with Henry (played by Brandon Sklenar). In true Blumhouse style, nail-biting suspense builds as Violet – among others – comes under terrifying threat via increasingly dangerous, anonymous messages to her phone.

In cinemas now

An introverted CIA cryptographer (Rami Malek) loses his wife in a terrorist attack and, when he realises that his supervisors won’t act because of internal conflicts, begins a treacherous mission to take vengeance into his own hands. Adapted from Robert Littell’s book of the same name, it’s directed by James Hawes (Slow Horses) with a screenplay from Ken Nolan and Gary Spinelli.

In cinemas now