Netflix keeps adding new content to its catalogue every month, and April will welcome new seasons of acclaimed TV shows, a couple of comedy specials, and a lot of movies from all genres. With the current coronavirus pandemic, streaming services have been rearranging their schedules and preparing to handle a bigger audience. While some platforms added movies that were originally planned to arrive in later months, Netflix hasn’t had a big shake-up when it comes to content, but it will limit streaming quality in some parts of the world.
March saw the arrival of movies like Spenser Confidential and Lost Girls, new seasons of Castlevania, On My Block, Élite, and Ozark, and new series like Freud, The Letter for the King, Feel Good, and Self-Made. Netflix also added a good amount of licensed content, most notably Goodfellas, Donnie Brasco, Silver Linings Playbook, and Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy. April will also have a good dose of movies that are either returning to the platform or are being added for the first time, among those Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver, David Fincher’s The Social Network, and the complete Matrix series.
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Of course, Netflix will also have a lot of original content releasing this month, including some highly anticipated new seasons (such as part 4 of La Casa de Papel and season 4 of The Last Kingdom), documentaries like How To Fix A Drug Scandal, and a lot of movies – from comedies like Coffee & Kareem, to dramas like Tigertail and Sergio, and a touch of action with titles like Extraction. Here’s everything releasing on Netflix in April 2020.
April 1
As it happens on the first day of every month, Netflix will add a long list of previously released movies, along with some comedy specials, documentaries, and original series.
David Batra: Elefanten I Rummet Comedy special starring Swedish stand-up comic David Batra.
How To Fix a Drug Scandal A documentary about the crimes of two drug lab chemists.
The Iliza Shlesinger Sketch Show A six-part sketch series led by Iliza Shlesinger.
Nailed It! – season 4
Sunderland ‘Til I Die – season 2
40 Days and 40 Nights
Bloodsport
Cadillac Records
Can’t Hardly Wait
Cheech & Chong’s Up in Smoke
Community (seasons 1-6)
Deep Impact
God’s Not Dead
Just Friends
Killer Klowns from Outer Space
Kim’s Convenience (season 4)
Lethal Weapon Lethal Weapon 2 Lethal Weapon 3 Lethal Weapon 4
Minority Report
Molly’s Game
Mortal Kombat
Mud
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – season 3 Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon – Ultra Legends
Promised Land
Road to Perdition
Salt
School Daze
Sherlock Holmes
Soul Plane
Sunrise in Heaven
Taxi Driver
The Death of Stalin
The Girl with All the Gifts
The Hangover
The Matrix The Matrix Reloaded The Matrix Revolutions
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
The Roommate
The Runaways
The Social Network
Wildling
April 2.
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll
April 3
Coffee & Kareem A comedy starring Ed Helms, Taraji P. Henson, and Terrence Little Gardenhigh.
La Casa de Papel (Money Heist) – part 4
Money Heist: The PhenomenonA look at the impact La Casa de Papel has had in audiences all around the world.
Spirit Riding Free: Riding Academy
StarBeam A new animated superhero series for kids.
April 4
Angel Has Fallen
April 5
The Killing of a Sacred Deer
April 6
The Big Show Show Former WWE wrestler The Big Show will face a bigger challenge: raising three daughters with his wife in Florida.
April 7
Terrace House: Tokyo 2019-2020 – Part 3
April 9
Hi Score Girl – season 2
The Circle France French version of the reality competition show based around social media.
April 10
Brews Brothers New comedy about two brothers who know all there is to know about brewing beer. Starring Alan Aisenberg, Mike Castle, and Carmen Flood.
LA Originals Estevan Oriol and Mister Cartoon trace their journey from gifted artists to cultural pioneers
La vie scolaire (School Life) In one of the poorest areas of Paris, a school counselor works with disadvantaged students while facing challenges of her own.
Love Wedding Repeat A rom-com starring Sam Claflin as a young man dealing with alternate versions of his sister’s wedding while trying to make sure it’s the perfect day for her. A remake of the French comedy Plan de Table.
The Main Event An aspiring young wrestler comes across with a magical mask that grants him super strength, which he uses to enter a WWE competition.
Tigertail Written and directed by Alan Yang, Tigertail follows Pin-Jui (Tzi Ma) as he reflects on the love of his past and his departure from Taiwan.
April 14
Chris D’Elia: No Pain Comedy special starring actor, stand-up comic, and host of the Congratulations podcast, Chris D’Elia.
April 15
The Innocence Files A true-crime docuseries about eight cases of wrongful conviction that the nonprofit organization Innocence Project and organizations within the Innocence Network have uncovered.
Outer Banks A teen soap drama about a group of friends who unearth a long-buried secret.
April 16
Despicable Me
Fary: Hexagone – season 2
Fauda – season 3
Hail, Caesar!
Mauricio Meirelles: Levando o Caos Comedy special starring Brazilian comedian Mauricio Meirelles
Jem and the Holograms
April 17
Betonrausch German movie that charts the rise and fall of two real estate fraudsters.
#blackAF A comedy series starring Kenya Barris and Rashida Jones.
Earth and Blood (La terre et le sang) French crime drama
The Last Kids on Earth: Book 2
Legado en los Huesos Sequel to The Invisible Guardian.
Sergio Biopic about United Nations diplomat Sérgio Vieira de Mello. Starring Wagner Moura and Ana de Armas.
Too Hot to Handle New reality series.
April 18
The Green Hornet
April 20
Cooked with Cannabis New cooking series with cannabis as main ingredient.
The Midnight Gospel Animated series for adults.
The Vatican Tapes
April 21
Bleach: The Assault
Bleach: The Bount
Middleditch & Schwartz Comedy special with Thomas Middleditch and Ben Schwartz.
April 22
Absurd Planet Quirky critters and Mother Nature narrate this science series.
Circus of BooksDocumentary about the gay porn store Circus of Books.
El Silencio del Pantano A crime novelist gets involved in a kidnapping case while uncovering the corrupt ties between politicians and the local mafia in Valencia, Spain.
The Plagues of BreslauAfter a body is found sewn inside a cow hide, a Wrocław detective discovers a killer is recreating an 18th-century “plague” of criminal punishments.
The Willoughbys Animated movie featuring the voices of Ricky Gervais, Maya Rudolph, Terry Crews, Will Forte, and Martin Short.
Win the WildernessReality series.
April 23
La Casa de las Flores (The House of Flowers) – season 3
April 24
After Life – season 2
Extraction Action thriller produced by the Russo brothers and starring Chris Hemsworth.
Hello Ninja – season 2
Yours Sincerely, Kanan GillComedy special starring Kanan Gill.
April 25
The Artist
Django Unchained
April 26
The Last Kingdom – season 4
April 27
Battle: Los Angeles
Never Have I Ever A coming-of-age comedy series about the life of a modern first-generation Indian American teenage girl.
April 29
A Secret Love Documentary about two women who fell in love in the late 1940s and had to keep it secret for most of their lives.
Extracurricular South Korean drama series.
Murder to Mercy: The Cyntoia Brown StoryTrue-crime documentary about 16-year-old Cyntoia Brown.
Nadiya’s Time to EatCooking show with the winner of The Great British Bake Off.
SummertimeItalian coming-of-age teen drama series inspired by Federico Moccia’s books.
April 30
Dangerous Lies Drama movie directed by Michael Scott and starring Camila Mendes, Jessie T. Usher, Jamie Chung, Cam Gigandet, Sasha Alexander, and Elliott Gould.
Drifting Dragons
The Forest of Love: Deep CutA charismatic conman and an aspiring film crew delve into the lives of two emotionally scarred women.
Rich in Love (Ricos de Amor) Working incognito at his rich dad’s company to test his own merits, Teto falls for Paula and tells her he grew up poor, a lie that spins out of control.
The Victims’ GameMandarin thriller series.
Source: Screenrant, by ADRIENNE TYLER