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April presents a plethora of enticing movie and TV show options across major streaming platforms.
The challenge lies in finding enough hours to indulge in them all, as the lineup has become quite crowded starting this week.
Our team at Watch With Us has sifted through the vast array of films and series launching this month to highlight five must-watch selections that deserve your attention in April.
Leading the list is a show that’s already hit the airwaves. If you don’t dive in soon, you might find yourself playing catch-up well into May.
Streaming enthusiasts have a busy month ahead, with a lineup that demands adept time management to savor all the top picks. This April, Netflix will unveil new seasons, including Beef, while Apple TV plans to release Your Friends & Neighbors. Adding to the excitement, Prime Video is wrapping up The Boys after an impressive five-season run. Hulu is also prepared to offer fresh entertainment, ensuring a packed viewing schedule for subscribers.
‘The Testaments’ (2026)
Agnes MacKenzie (Chase Infiniti) has no idea about her link to the revolutionary June Osborne (Elisabeth Moss) when The Testaments begins, but the links to The Handmaid’s Tale will only increase going forward. Despite June’s best efforts, Gilead remains standing and her daughter may be lost to her. Agnes is deep in her training to become a Handmaiden herself, which is the only life she’s ever known.
Lucy Halliday costars as Daisy, a Canadian girl who has willingly come to Gilead to become a Handmaid. Daisy is also carrying a secret that may help her bring down Gilead from within. But she won’t be able to do it without help. And if Daisy trusts the wrong person, then she may never leave Gilead alive.
The Testaments is streaming on Hulu.
‘Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair’ (2026)
After 20 years, the family is coming back together in a four-part miniseries, Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, and they’re all pissed at Malcolm (Frankie Muniz). For the last two decades, he’s avoided his siblings — Francis (Christopher Masterson), Reese (Justin Berfield), Dewey (Caleb Ellsworth-Clark), Jamie (Anthony Timpano) and Kelly (Vaughan Murrae) — as well as their parents, Hal (Bryan Cranston) and Lois (Jane Kaczmarek), for his mental well-being. And it worked for a long time.
The Malcolm in the Middle revival is almost here — nearly two decades after the original show concluded. Hulu released the trailer for the revival on Monday, December 29, which offered a glimpse at Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair. Set for an April 10 premiere date, the four-part event shows Malcolm (Frankie Muniz) […]
Now that Hal and Lois are celebrating their 40th anniversary, they’re forcing Malcolm back into the fold. But they’re also quite cross to learn that he has a daughter, Leah (Keeley Karsten), and a girlfriend, Tristan (Kiana Madeira), neither of whom they knew about. Leah is at least interested in knowing her grandparents and uncles, but she doesn’t realize what she’s in for.
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair will stream on Hulu on April 10.
‘Outcome’ (2026)
Jonah Hill cowrote and directed Outcome, but he only has a supporting role as Ira Slitz, a crisis lawyer for fallen Hollywood superstar Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves). Reef has taken some time out of the spotlight to rebuild his life and identity, but both could go down in flames after someone uses his past as an extortion attempt to bilk him for money he may not have.
Reef’s solution is to reach out to people he knows, including Kyle (Cameron Diaz) and Xander (Matt Bomer), and make amends for anything he’s done to hurt them. That may not expose the person who’s blackmailing Reef, but it might give him what he needs to truly move on.
Outcome will stream on Apple TV on April 10.
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‘Beef’ (2023 – Present)
This may be the second season of Beef, but it’s practically a brand-new show with a completely different cast of characters. The only thing that’s remained the same is anger and the destructive carnage it leaves in its wake. This season, the beefing couples are Josh Martin (Oscar Isaac) and his wife, Lindsay Crane-MartÃn (Carey Mulligan), who find themselves at odds with Austin Davis (Charles Melton) and his fiancée, Ashley Miller (Cailee Spaeny).
Josh is the general manager of a country club, while Austin is simply trying to become a personal trainer. It’s not entirely clear what’s going to set off this couples’ feud, but if it’s anything like season 1, the two sides are both going to regret the mess this leaves behind in their lives.
Beef season 2 will stream on Netflix on April 16.
‘Apex’ (2026)
Sasha (Charlize Theron) probably wouldn’t consider herself to be the title character of Apex. She’s just a woman who needs her space to grieve, which is why she’s taken a solo trip to the Australian wilderness. Her passion is rock climbing, and she’ll have plenty of excuses to use that skill. Just not the reasons she was expecting.
With blockbuster second seasons of Beef and Running Point set to release in the next couple of months, it’s clear that Netflix is concentrating primarily on its TV slate. But that doesn’t mean there aren’t high-quality films set to debut on the streamer. Among my most anticipated new spring 2026 Netflix movies are the unjustly […]
Taron Egerton costars in the film as a serial killer who sees Sasha as his latest prey. But if he thinks she’s just going to roll over and play dead, then he’s got another thing coming. Sasha’s going to fight for her life, and she may yet prove herself to be the real Apex of this duo.
Apex will stream on Netflix on April 24.