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April 2026 is packed with shows and movies that demand your attention. There’s no shortage of fresh titles arriving this month on Netflix, Prime Video, HBO Max and more of the best streaming services, as well as cable and broadcast TV.
We're highlighting the biggest, buzziest new shows and movies premiering this month. Fans can catch the final seasons of "The Boys," "Euphoria" and "Hacks." Other notable returns include "Beef" season 2 and "From" season 4. And several highly-anticipated series debut, including "Stranger Things: Tales From '85" and the revival "Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair".
Movie lovers have plenty to cheer for, too, with the raunchy comedy "Balls Up," the darkly comedic "Outcome" and the action-packed thriller "Apex."Here’s what to watch in April 2026.
Article continues below‘XO, Kitty’ season 3 (April 2, Netflix)
The third and final season of “XO, Kitty” sends Kitty Song Covey (Anna Cathcart) back to KISS with a to-do list for her senior year: lock down love, bond with family, figure out the future. Of course, it all blows up. Feelings get messier, secrets spill, and Kitty has to learn to roll with it for once. There’s more Min Ho angst, plenty of friend shenanigans and a sweet cameo by big sister Lara Jean (Lana Condor), because growing up rarely goes according to plan. — Kelly Woo
Premieres April 2 on Netflix
‘Pizza Movie’ (April 3, Hulu)
Two college roommates (Gaten Matarazzo and Sean Giambrone) find themselves higher than they've ever been when they take the terrifying hallucinogenic drugs "M.I.N.T.S." The only way to come back down from the terrifyingly effective drug is by stuffing yourself with pizza. But ordering pizza is a Herculean task when your head is this high in the clouds, so the pair struggles (hilariously) through the process of getting it via drone. That, and a series of other NSFW situations pile/ up as these college kids have the worst (or best?) time of their lives trying to get the 'za. — Brittany Vincent
Premieres April 3 on Hulu
‘Your Friends and Neighbors’ season 2 (April 3, Apple TV)
Coop is still robbing his neighbors and somehow making it look good. Season 2 picks up with Jon Hamm’s disgraced financier leaning into his suburban crime spree, right as a new guy on the block starts sniffing around. That’d be James Marsden, deploying his charm as a neighbor who knows too much and isn’t afraid to use it to his advantage. The result: a slow-burn standoff wrapped in privilege and polish. — KW
Premieres April 3 on Apple TV
‘Star Wars: Maul - Shadow Lord’ (April 6, Disney+)
“Maul - Shadow Lord” is the first “Star Wars” show to make it onto my watchlist since “The Mandalorian” season 2 way back in 2020. Such is the pulling power of the iconic Sith Lord. The good news is that the voice of Darth Maul himself, Sam Witwer, has confirmed the show can be enjoyed even by newcomers who are behind on their Star Wars streaming. This 10-part animated series is set after the “Clone Wars” TV show and will see Maul attempt to rebuild his criminal empire while also seeking a new apprentice on the planet Janix.
Premieres April 6 on Disney+
‘The Testaments’ (April 8, Hulu)
Gilead is back — well, it never really left. Just one year after we parted ways with June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) in “The Handmaid's Tale” series finale, we return to the chilling patriarchy via this sequel series “The Testaments,” with "One Battle After Another" breakout Chase Infiniti starring as Agnes, June's now-teenaged daughter left behind in the republic. She's joined by Lucy Halliday as a young Gilead recruit from Canada, as well as Ann Dowd, who's reprising her role as Aunt Lydia, now the headstrong headmistress of a prep school. — Christina Izzo
Premieres April 8 on Hulu
‘The Boys’ season 5 (April 8, Prime Video)
"The Boys" is returning with season 5 for its swan song, bringing the dark superhero comedy back for eight final episodes. The vigilantes race to keep the tyrannical Homelander (Anthony Starr) from finding Vought's first iteration of compound-V. It would make him immortal, but that doesn't mesh well with Billy Butcher's (Karl Urban) plan to ensure there are no more superheroes. Though he's on his last legs himself, Butcher is geared up to put a stop to Homelander's operations for what promises to be an explosive finale. — BV
Premieres April 8 on Prime Video
‘Big Mistakes’ (April 9, Netflix)
Television's great Hot Priest tradition continues with Dan Levy as a queer pastor in this new Netflix crime comedy. (The “Schitt's Creek” alum co-created the series alongside “I Love LA” lead Rachel Sennott, and also serves as showrunner and executive producer.) Levy's Nicky and his directionless sister, Morgan (Taylor Ortega), are unwittingly pulled into the world of organized crime, all while dealing with their deeply disorganized family. Laurie Metcalf, Jack Innanen, Boran Kuzum, Elizabeth Perkins and Abby Quinn also star. — CI
Premieres April 9 on Netflix
‘The Miniature Wife’ (April 9, Peacock)
It's been quite a few years since we got a "Honey, I Shrunk the Kids" type of story, so why not return to the miniaturization theme? That's exactly what "The Miniature Wife" is aiming to do. Scientist Les Littlejohn (Matthew Macfadyen) accidentally shrinks his best-selling author wife, Lindy (Elizabeth Banks), and throws their already strained relationship into oblivion. Now just six inches tall, Lindy has to adjust to her tiny new world as Les struggles to make her new life as comfortable as possible while he works out a way to un-shrink her. — BV
Premieres April 9 on Peacock
‘Hacks’ season 5 (April 9, HBO Max)
It’s the curtain call for Deborah Vance (Jean Smart), Ava Daniels (Hannah Einbinder), Jimmy LuSaque Jr. (Paul W. Downs), Kayla Schaefer (Megan Stalter) and the rest of the “Hacks” crew, as the acclaimed HBO Max comedy unveils its fifth and final season. Season 5 finds stand-up queen Deborah very much not dead, despite the numerous news reports saying otherwise, and eager to return to Las Vegas to reclaim her spotlight following that late-night snafu last season. To Sin City we go! — CI
Premieres April 9 on HBO Max
‘Outcome’ (April 10, Apple TV)
Five years sober and on a break from his acting career, Reef Hawk thought he’d outrun his worst impulses … until a mystery video drags them back into the spotlight. Keanu Reeves plays the fallen golden boy with something to lose (again), while Jonah Hill (who also directs) steps in as his fast-talking crisis lawyer. Add ride-or-die besties Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer, and you’ve got a darkly funny, cringe-filled reckoning. — KW
Premieres April 10 on Apple TV
‘Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair’ (April 10, Hulu)
One of the zaniest sitcoms of the '90s returns with the cast and premise just the way you remember them in this follow-up. Set 20 years after "Malcolm in the Middle," the titular character (Frankie Muniz) has been keeping his distance but winds up getting dragged back into his family's special brand of chaos. Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Jane Kaczmarek) demand that Malcolm and his daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten), show up for their 40th anniversary celebration. He tries to reconnect with his family and siblings, even while building a life with girlfriend Tristan (Kiana Madeira) and trying to remain out of the fray. — BV
Premieres April 10 on Hulu
‘The Audacity’ (April 12, AMC)
If “Silicon Valley” was a comedy about tech dreams, “The Audacity” is a dark, absurdist horror show about tech egos. Created by Jonathan Glatzer (“Succession,” “Better Call Saul”), it stars Billy Magnussen as Duncan Park, a data-harvesting CEO whose ambition is only second in size to his delusions. Sarah Goldberg’s icy therapist struggles to rein him in. They’re part of a world of billionaires, biohacked teens and AI labs where deals are ruthless and morality optional. — KW
Premieres April 12 on AMC and AMC+
‘Euphoria’ season 3 (April 12, HBO)
Frankly, we never thought the day would come: The long-awaited third season of HBO’s pulpy teen drama “Euphoria” is finally arriving, more than four years after its predecessor. In that time, some of its stars have wed; others have tragically died. That time jump will play out onscreen, too, as the new eps catch up with Rue (Zendaya), Jules (Hunter Schafer), Nate (Jacob Elordi), Cassie (Sydney Sweeney), Lexi (Maude Apatow) and the rest five years later as they “wrestle with the virtue of faith, the possibility of redemption, and the problem of evil,” per the official logline. — CI
Premieres April 12 on HBO and HBO Max
‘Margo’s Got Money Troubles’ (April 15, Apple TV)
Following her Best Supporting Actress nomination for “Sentimental Value,” Elle Fanning is set to front a “bold, heartwarming and comedic” (as Apple bills it) adaptation of Rufi Thorpe’s novel of the same name. This new family comedy-drama series revolves around college dropout and aspiring writer, Margo (Fanning), the daughter of an ex-Hooters waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer) and former pro wrestler (Nick Offerman) who is grappling with a new baby, a mounting pile of bills and a dwindling amount of ways to pay them. — Martin Shore
Premieres April 15 on Apple TV
‘Balls Up’ (April 15, Prime Video)
Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser kick off trouble in Peter Farrelly’s R-rated buddy comedy. After their outrageous pitch for a World Cup condom sponsorship backfires spectacularly, the marketing misfits are forced to sprint across Brazil while dodging furious fans, relentless criminals and crooked officials. With Molly Shannon, Benjamin Bratt and Sacha Baron Cohen, and more along for the ride, the jokes are raunchy and the stunts ridiculous. In other words, a Farrelly classic. — KW
Premieres April 15 on Prime Video
‘Beef’ season 2 (April 16, Netflix)
“Beef” is back, and this time the rage is dressed in country club whites. Season 2 of the award-winning anthology show ditches its road-rage roots for a generational clash, as a young couple (Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton) gets pulled into the unraveling marriage of their boss (Oscar Isaac) and his wife (Carey Mulligan). One explosive fight kicks off a chain reaction of favors, manipulation, and low-key psychological warfare, all under the watchful eye of a billionaire with her own mess to hide. Different cast, same delicious dysfunction. — KW
Premieres April 16 on Netflix
‘From’ season 4 (April 19, MGM+)
Fromville is more dangerous than ever in season 4, as the Man in Yellow escalates his sinister games and long-buried secrets claw their way into the open. Boyd is fraying at the edges, trying to keep everyone in town alive while the horrors pile up, and Jade and Tabitha inch toward answers that could save them — or destroy them. Every revelation comes at a cost, every step forward invites more terror and some doors, once opened, can’t be closed. — KW
Premieres April 19 on MGM+
‘Half Man’ (April 23, HBO Max)
“Half Man” is the latest series from “Baby Reindeer” creator Richard Gadd, and it sure sounds like another intense watch. Across six episodes, “Half Man” will capture 30 years in the lives of two “broken” men: Niall (Jamie Bell) and Ruben (Gadd). Decades after they first crossed paths, Ruben turns up at Niall’s wedding acting unlike himself, and soon an explosion of violence takes place, catapulting us back through their lives from the '80s up to the present day. — MS
Premieres April 23 on HBO Max
‘Running Point’ season 2 (April 23, Netflix)
Isla Gordon (Kate Hudson) is firmly in place as the president of the Los Angeles Waves, but she still faces complications from her brothers, the board and her love life. Season 2 cranks up the family dysfunction as Cam (Justin Theroux) quietly schemes to reclaim control, Ali (Brenda Song) pursues her own ambitions and a roster of unpredictable players keeps the franchise on edge. Plus, fresh faces like Ray Romano and Nicole Richie arrive to stir the pot. — KW
Premieres April 23 on Netflix
‘Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85’ (April 23, Netflix)
Get ready to head back to Hawkins, as animated spinoff “Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85” is whisking viewers back to Indiana for a fresh adventure alongside Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max (voiced by new performers). Set in the freezing winter of 1985 (so between seasons 2 and 3), this new chapter sees the gang — plus newcomer Nikki Baxter, voiced by “Marty Supreme” star Odessa A’zion — embarking on an epic journey that will have them fighting new monsters and trying to get to the bottom of a paranormal mystery terrorizing their town. — MS
Premieres April 23 on Netflix
‘Apex’ (April 24, Netflix)
“Apex” is one of Netflix’s big tentpole original movies for April, and it pits Charlize Theron against Taron Egerton in a battle for wilderness survival. The basic premise — a climbing enthusiast (Theron) is targeted by a ruthless hunter (Egerton) in the wilderness — sounds rather rudimentary for the survival thriller genre, but I’m banking on the strength of the two leads to elevate what could be a predictable tale to something more compelling. And if the combined strength of Theron and Egerton can’t do it, there’s always Eric Bana in support. — RM
Premieres April 24 on Netflix
‘Widow’s Bay’ (April 29, Apple TV)
In the remote island town of Widow’s Bay, Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) has one goal: turn a sleepy, Wi-Fi-free New England community into a tourist hotspot. The locals, however, insist the place is cursed. Loftis thinks they’re superstitious fools … until the eerie legends start coming true. This horror comedy series mixes genuine scares with character-driven laughs, serving up a twisted, delightfully offbeat story — KW
Premieres April 29 on Apple TV
‘Man on Fire’ (April 30, Netflix)
Yahya Abdul-Mateen II stars in this action thriller series based on A.J. Quinnell’s novels, the same source that inspired the 2004 Denzel Washington film. He’s John Creasy, a former Special Forces mercenary haunted by PTSD, dragged back into the fire after tragedy strikes. Tasked with protecting a young witness to a shocking crime, Creasy unleashes every skill, strategy and bullet in his arsenal. — KW
Premieres April 30 on Netflix
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