Netflix premieres Nemesis May 15

Netflix will release “Nemesis” on May 15, according to the streamer’s Tudum site and the show’s official Netflix page. The crime drama stars Matthew Law and Y’lan Noel and is billed by Netflix as the first series to come from creator Courtney A. Kemp’s broader partnership with the company. The series arrives after Netflix spent the past several weeks rolling out a trailer, first-look images and a behind-the-scenes featurette tied to the launch. Netflix’s official materials describe “Nemesis” as a Los Angeles-set story built around a police detective and a master thief on opposite sides of the law. ### When does “Nemesis” actually start streaming? (netflix.com) May 15 is the release date listed on Netflix’s Tudum article for the show and on Netflix’s official title page. Tudum’s release story says “Nemesis” is “bringing the heist” on May 14, while the current Netflix title page lists the series as available to watch and the broader Netflix release calendar places it in the May lineup, indicating the launch window is this week and tied to the mid-May rollout. (netflix.com) Netflix’s “New to Watch” release page is the company’s running calendar for upcoming titles, and Tudum’s May 2026 monthly lineup also includes “Nemesis” among the month’s featured series. Those pages place the show inside Netflix’s current release schedule rather than as a one-off promotional mention. ### Who are Matthew Law and Y’lan Noel playing? Matthew Law plays Detective Isaiah Stiles, according to Netflix’s Tudum coverage and the official series page. (netflix.com) Y’lan Noel plays Coltrane Wilder, the thief Stiles is trying to stop, with Netflix describing the pair as adversaries who mirror each other while trying to provide for their families. Netflix’s official synopsis says the show follows “a relentless LAPD cop” obsessed with taking down the mastermind behind a string of heists. (about.netflix.com) The Media Center page expands that setup into a clash between “an expert criminal” and “a brilliant police detective,” framing the series as a cops-and-robbers story with family stakes. ### What has Netflix said about Courtney A. (netflix.com) Kemp’s role? March 5, 2025 was the date Netflix announced it had ordered “Nemesis.” In that release, the company said the show was created by Courtney A. Kemp and Tani Marole and called it the first project under Kemp’s creative partnership with Netflix. Tudum’s trailer coverage continues to identify Kemp as the creator of “Power” and names Marole as her co-creator on “Nemesis.” Netflix has used that pairing consistently across its promotional materials as it positioned the series ahead of release. (netflix.com) ### Who else is in the cast? Netflix’s March 2025 announcement named Cleopatra Coleman, Tre Hale, Domenick Lombardozzi, Jonnie Park and Ariana Guerra among the cast joining Law and Noel. (about.netflix.com) The current official Netflix title page also lists Gabrielle Dennis, Sophina Brown, Cedric Joe and Michael Potts. Los Angeles is the setting named across Netflix’s materials, and the original series order said the show would film there. (netflix.com) Tudum’s featurette published on May 13 again describes the drama as unfolding on the streets of Los Angeles, where the two leads fight openly and covertly while family pressures build around them. (about.netflix.com) ### What can viewers watch before the premiere? April 13, 2026 was the date Netflix published the official trailer article for “Nemesis.” That trailer introduced dialogue between Noel’s Wilder and Law’s Stiles and laid out the central conflict before launch. May 13 brought a separate behind-the-scenes featurette on Tudum, and Netflix’s show hub also hosts first-look images and promotional updates tied to the release. (about.netflix.com) Beginning May 15, the full series will be available through the official Netflix title page under “Nemesis.” (netflix.com 1) (netflix.com 2)