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Netflix in April: Every new TV show and film coming this month from Lost in Space to Jay Z on David Letterman
A classic 60s TV reboot and yet another Adam Sandler comedy lead next month's releases
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Your support makes all the difference.April looks to be a slow burn for Netflix with a string of below-the-radar releases that look set to gather steam as the months roll on.
The big new TV show is Lost in Space, a reboot of the classic '60s series following the adventures of a family of pioneering space colonists whose spaceship veers off-course. Starring Toby Stephens, Molly Parker and Parker Posey, the series promises to be a humorous slice of escapism with several episodes directed by Neil Marshall, the man behind beloved Game of Thrones episode 'Blackwater.'
Then there's The Alienist, the brand new period crime series from Cary Joji Fukunaga that could well be a 19th-century version of True Detective. Starring Daniel Brühl, Luke Evans and Dakota Fanning, episodes follow a criminal psychologist who joins forces with a journalist and a police detective to investigate the serial murders of young boys in the 1890s. The ten-episode season - based on Caleb Carr's novels - has been winning positive reviews since its debut in the US in January.
Jay-Z follows the likes of Barack Obama and George Clooney to appear on David Letterman's talk show My Next Guest Needs No Introduction.
Film-wise, Netflix has 11 new releases including new drama Come Sunday, starring Chiwetel Ejiofor, and latest Adam Sandler release, The Week Of as well as previously-released titles including American Psycho, Kubrick classic Dr. Strangelove, Joe Wright gem Hanna and fratboy drama Goat.
You can find a full list of everything being released on Netflix UK below.
ORIGINAL SERIES
6 April
Fastest Car: Season 1
In each episode, three souped-up “sleeper” cars go head-to-head with one of the world's most sought-after supercars.
Money Heist: Part 2
As the police close in on the Professor's identity, his lack of communication with the Mint team leads to mutiny and the arrest of one of the robbers.
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: JAY-Z
Dave gets a lesson in flow, hip-hop culture and the criminal justice system from Jay-Z and drops in on producer Rick Rubin in his Malibu studio.
13 April
Lost in Space: Season 1
With Earth in crisis, the Robinson family heads to space to write a new chapter in human history in this revival of the iconic '60s sci-fi series.
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17 April
The Chalet: Season 1
Friends gathered at a remote chalet in the French Alps for a summer getaway are caught in a deadly trap as a dark secret from the past comes to light.
19 April
The Alienist: Season 1
In 1896 New York, Dr. Laszlo Kreizler joins reporter John Moore, police clerk Sara Howard and forensics experts the Isaacsons to catch a serial killer.
20 April
Dope: Season 2
The drug war never ends. Camera crews follow smugglers, users and law enforcement agencies across Indiana, the Caribbean, Detroit and Atlanta.
21 April
The Letdown: Season 1
Audrey, mother of a 2-month-old, joins a new-parents support group, where she makes some quirky friends facing various challenges and life changes.
26 April
Happy!: Season 1
A boozy ex-cop turned hitman thinks he's losing his marbles when a cartoon unicorn only he can see urges him to rescue a girl kidnapped by Santa.
27 April
3%: Season 2
As the next Process nears, the Cause plots to wipe out the system once and for all, and Michele finds herself in a precarious position.
29 April
Superstition: Season 1
A family of morticians with supernatural connections provides “afterlife care” for clients who've suffered unworldly deaths.
WEEKLY EPISODES
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (New episodes Sundays)
Trending news, pop culture, social media, original videos and more come together in host Joel McHale's new weekly comedy commentary show.
Black Lightning: Season 1 (New episodes Tuesdays)
A retired vigilante leaves behind his quiet life as a school principal and returns to fighting crime in his New Orleans community.
Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments: Season 3 (New episodes Wednesdays)
While the Shadowhunters deal with changes in their personal lives, the demon Lilith embarks on a quest to resurrect her “precious boy” Jonathan.
Designated Survivor: Season 2 (New episodes Thursdays)
With the conspiracy more alarming than ever, a fiery lawyer joins President Kirkman's staff and Agent Wells forms an alliance with a British spy.
Riverdale: Season 2 (New episodes Thursdays)
If Jason Blossom’s murder revealed the slimy underbelly beneath Riverdale’s surface, as we enter season two, the shooting of Fred Andrews threatens to plunge the entire town into utter darkness.
Dynasty: Season 1 (New episodes Saturdays)
With a new face poised to join the family, the Carringtons and the Colbys feud for control over their fortune — and their children's lives.
NETFLIX FILM
6 April
The 4th Company
In a violent prison in 1970s Mexico, a young inmate lands a spot on a football team that doubles as an enforcer squad for a corrupt administration.
6 Balloons
Over the course of one night, a woman drives her heroin addict brother across LA in search of a detox center, with his two-year-old daughter in tow.
Amateur
A 14-year-old basketball phenom struggles to fit in with his new team after a video of him goes viral. Directed by Ryan Koo.
Orbiter 9
A woman who's been alone on a spaceship her whole life becomes enamored with an engineer who suddenly enters her life and upends her universe.
12 April
Pickpockets
A trio of young, aspiring thieves learns what it takes to be successful pickpockets from a master in the arts of trickery and deception.
13 April
Come Sunday
Based on true events, globally-renowned pastor Carlton Pearson risks everything when he questions church doctrine and is branded a modern-day heretic.
I Am Not An Easy Man
A shameless chauvinist gets a taste of his own medicine when he wakes up in a world dominated by women and locks horns with a powerful female author.
20 April
Dude
Four best girlfriends negotiate loss and major life changes during the last two weeks of high school in this coming-of-age comedy.
25 April
Psychokinesis
Suddenly possessed with supernatural powers, a father sets out to help his estranged daughter, who's at risk of losing everything she's lived for.
27 April
Candy Jar
An introverted high school girl from a working-class background falls in love with her wealthy debate team nemesis and realizes they share more in common than they thought.
The Week Of
Starring Adam Sandler and Chris Rock, this comedy centers on the week leading up to the wedding of their characters' kids. Robert Smigel directs.
ORIGINAL COMEDY
3 April
Fary Is the New Black
Armed with wit and his trademark style, French comedy phenom Fary veers from pickup lines to racism and beyond in a dynamic, anything-goes special.
10 April
Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast
British comedian Greg Davies revisits terrifying dates, manscaping disasters, his father's pranks and more in a savagely funny stand-up special.
17 April
The Honeymoon Stand Up Special: Collection
Impending parenthood does funny things to Natasha Leggero and Moshe Kasher, who dissect family, relationships and more in a trio of stand-up specials.
24 April
Kevin James: Never Don't Give Up
Comedy star Kevin James dishes on fatherhood, fan interactions, ice cream and much more as he returns to the stand-up stage after a long absence.
ORIGINAL DOCUMENTARY
6 April
Ram Dass, Going Home
Spiritual teacher and '60s icon Ram Dass meditates on life and death at his home on Maui 20 years after suffering a life-altering stroke.
13 April
Chef's Table: Pastry
Dessert comes first this season as four renowned pastry chefs serve up decadent treats, daring new flavors, and stories of struggle and triumph.
20 April
Mercury 13
This documentary profiles women who were tested in 1961 for spaceflight, but had their dreams dashed when only men were chosen to become astronauts.
27 April
Bobby Kennedy for President
This docuseries examines the “Bobby Phenomenon” of the 1960s and the continuing influence of the man many see as the greatest loss of a turbulent era.
ORIGINAL SERIES FOR KIDS
6 April
The Boss Baby: Back in Business: Season 1
With a little help from his brother and accomplice, Tim, Boss Baby tries to balance family life with his job at Baby Corp headquarters.
13 April
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Season 2
The Magic School Bus pulls out all the stops, taking Ms. Frizzle and the class to the top of a noodle mountain — and the center of the sun itself.
20 April
Spy Kids: Mission Critical: Season 1
What if grown-up spies can't do the job? It's up to junior spies Juni and Carmen Cortez to defeat S.W.A.M.P. in an animated series based on the films.
27 April
The New Legends of Monkey: Season 1
A valiant girl liberates the Monkey King — a god long trapped in stone — in a quest to find seven sacred scrolls and save the world from evil.
ORIGINAL ANIME
1 April
Wakfu: Season 3
When a secretive guild comes after Percedal's children, Yugo and friends embark on a daunting rescue mission.
20 April
Aggretsuko: Season 1
Retsuko is a 25-year-old red panda who is an office associate in the accounting department of a trading company in Tokyo. All she wants is to do her job and get through the day, but when frustrations reach a boiling point, she vents through death metal.
EVERYTHING ELSE
Life
Harley Davidson and the Marlboro Man
Return to Me
Humanoids from the Deep
Joey
Extremities
Doom
The Blues Brothers
Alvin and the Chipmunks Meet Frankenstein
Save Me
Flawless
The Return of the Living Dead
Mad Men: Season 7
Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir: Season 1
Highway Thru Hell: Series 5
Angry Birds: Season 3
Paul
Into the Night
Smokin' Aces
Public Enemies
Brewster's Millions
American Pie Presents: The Naked Mile
I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry
Knocked Up
American Pie Presents: The Book of Love
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2
Charlie St. Cloud
The Little Rascals
Land of the Lost
Jaws
Hanna
Great Interior Design Challenge: Season 3
Great British Menu: Season 7
Worst Cooks in America: Season 9
Worst Cooks in America: Season 10
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World
Thaskara Veeran
Billa
Da Thadiya
Puthiya Theerangal
Bharya Athra Pora
Kadhaveedu
Paisa Paisa
Zachariayude Garbhinikal
Salaam Kashmir
To Noora with Love
Salt Mango Tree
Urumbukal Urangarilla
Maari
Puthiya Niyamam
Unakkenna Venum Sollu
Bhoopadathil Illatha Oridam
Philips and the Monkey Pen
Bare Knuckle Fight Club: Season 1
Double Trouble
Babes in Toyland
Save Our Shelter: Season 1
Ethirmarai
Influx
Fit for Fashion: Season 1
The Apartment: Season 3
Fishpeople
Once Upon a Time in Venice
Historias del Canal
Sex Doll
Bure Kaam Bura Natija, Kyun Bhai Chacha Haan Bhatija: Season 1
Mandobasar Galpo
Rukh
Dagh Ujala
A Billion Colour Story
The Search for Life in Space
Operation Odessa
Love and Death
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers
One-Punch Man: Season 1
Loaded: Season 1
Lo más sencillo es complicarlo todo
The Paper: Season 1
Fallet: Season 1
Main Hoon Na
Phir Bhi Dil Hai Hindustani
Paheli
Om Shanti Om
Billu Barber
Chalte Chalte
A Sort of Family
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.: Season 1
2 April
Vacation
3 April
Ittefaq
4 April
American Psycho
5 April
Suits: Season 7
Z Nation: Season 3
Hyori's Bed & Breakfast: Season 2
Behind the Curtain: Todrick Hall
Day of the Dead
6 April
RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 10
Sun Dogs
7 April
Jane The Virgin: Season 4
10 April
Delivery Man
11 April
Anger Management
13 April
Bates Motel: Season 5
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb
RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 10
The Huntsman: Winter's War
Yakari: Season 1
14 April
Nell
Jane The Virgin: Season 4
The Prince of Nothingwood
15 April
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
Monty Python's Almost the Truth
Monster High: Frights, Camera, Action!
Barbie of Swan Lake
Monster High 13 Wishes
Barbie in Princess Power
The Minimighty Kids: Season 1
The Minimighty Kids : Season 2
Titeuf: Season 1
Hungerford
The Darkest Dawn
Monty Python's Personal Best: Season 1
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Fliegender Zirkus: Season 1
The Meaning of Monty Python
Monty Python Best Bits (mostly): Season 1
Monty Python's Life of Brian
Monty Python Live (Mostly): One Down, Five to Go
Monty Python Conquers America
Monty Python: The Meaning of Live
Eric ldle's What About Dick?
Beyond Skyline
17 April
Lockup: Chain Linked: Collection 1
19 April
Suits: Season 7
Hyori's Bed & Breakfast: Season 2
Alice Through the Looking Glass
Money Monster
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot
Chasing the Dragon
All The Reasons To Forget
20 April
Fear Dot Com
RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 10
Lake Placid
21 April
Jane The Virgin: Season 4
22 April
The Motive
24 April
Men on a Mission: 2018
The Marine 5: Battleground
The Magic Pill
25 April
Bill Nye: Science Guy
26 April
The Next Three Days
Suits: Season 7
Hyori's Bed & Breakfast: Season 2
Goat
27 April
S.W.A.T.
RuPaul's Drag Race: Season 10
Happy Birthday to Me
Holy Goalie
30 April
Nativity!
Hinterland: Season 3
Maggie & Bianca: Fashion Friends: Season 2
Gun Shy
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger
Pompeii
Running Shaadi
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