The continuing adventures of Kitty Song-Covey; a genre film from Tommy Wirkola involving hurricanes and sharks; an all new cast of angry people in the next season of Beef; Kevin Hart and his friends seeking out the next comedy star; the sophomore season for basketball drama Running Point; an animated spinoff of Stranger Things; Charlize Theron trying to escape a deranged serial killer in the Australian wilderness; and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II starring as John Creasy in the TV adaptation on Man on Fire are among the highlights of the new film and TV series launching on Netflix in April.
The incredibly popular XO, Kitty returns for its third season on April 2, with Anna Cathcart’s character Kitty Song Covey entering her senior year at KISS in the South Korean capital Seoul. This season, which consists of eight episodes, sees Valentina Garza stepping in as showrunner. Returning cast members include Minyeong Choi, Gia Kim, and Sang Heon Lee as Kitty navigates mounting secrets, scandals, and the inevitable insecurities that come with senior year.
The next title to look out for in April, falls into potentially-awesome-but-likely-terrible category. On April 10, the survival thriller Thrash makes its debut on Netflix after moving from a planned theatrical release. Directed and written by Silent Night filmmaker Tommy Wirkola, the film stars respected actors Phoebe Dynevor, Whitney Peak, and Djimon Hounsou, so that’s definitely a plus. The plot follows a coastal town decimated by a Category 5 hurricane, where the resulting storm surge brings with it a terrifying influx of hungry sharks. Nailed on classic?
The second installment of Netflix’s multi-Emmy-winning rage porn anthology Beef premieres on April 16. Created by showrunner Lee Sung Jin and produced by indie powerhouse A24, the new season features a fresh cast including Carey Mulligan, Oscar Isaac, Charles Melton, and Cailee Spaeny. The story centers on a blackmail war that ignites at an elite country club after two young employees witness an alarming fight between their boss and his wife.
On April 20, Kevin Hart returns with Funny AF with Kevin Hart, a new stand-up competition series aimed at discovering the next big name in comedy. In what looks like a less mean version of Kill Tony, Hart and a rotating panel of guest judges — including Keegan-Michael Key, Tom Segura, and Nikki Glaser — feature in this unfiltered series which will culminate in live episodes where the audience helps crown a winner who will receive their own Netflix special.
Running Point tips off its second season on April 23, with Kate Hudson returning as Isla Gordon, the president of the Los Angeles Waves. Executive produced by Mindy Kaling and Ike Barinholtz, the new season sees Uche Agada and Justin Theroux join the main cast as regulars. As the championship looms, Isla must manage chaos in the locker room and the boardroom while navigating a complicated love triangle.
Also arriving on April 23 is another spinoff from the ever-expanding Stranger Things universe, the animated series Stranger Things: Tales From ’85. Directed by Phil Allora and showrun by Eric Robles, the series is set during the winter of 1985 in Hawkins. Featuring a voice cast that includes Odessa A’zion, the show explores fresh mysteries and bridges the events of the original series’ second and third seasons. Probably one for the die-hard fans (but there are lot of them).
April is a blessed month for genre fans, because as well as Thrash, Netflix is gifting us with another potentially-awesome-but-likely-terrible film with the survival thriller Apex, which premieres on April 24. Starring Charlize Theron, Taron Egerton, and Eric Bana, the film was shot on location in the Australian wilderness and features Theron as a grieving woman on a solo adventure who becomes the target of a cunning killer (Egerton) in a twisted game of cat-and-mouse. Apex is directed by Baltasar Kormákur (Beast, Everest, 2 Guns) and written by Jeremy Robbins.
Capping off the month, and heavy emphasis on capping, on April 30 is the series premiere of Man on Fire, an all new reimagining of A.J. Quinnell’s novel series. You may be thinking that the cult classic Denzel Washington movie adaptation was not that long ago but that film opened in theaters all the way back in 2004. For this series version, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II takes on the role of John Creasy, a skilled former mercenary plagued by PTSD who is drawn back into action during a quest for redemption. Written and showrun by Kyle Killen, the series also stars Scoot McNairy as Creasy’s CIA contact.
Movies added to Netflix in April include The Age of Adaline, Along Came Polly, American Gangster, Atonement, Bohemian Rhapsody, Everest, Hotel Transylvania 2, Kindergarten Cop, Lucy, Madagascar, Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, Mission: Impossible, Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, Mission: Impossible II, Mission: Impossible III, Money Talks, Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie, Smokey and the Bandit, Smokey and the Bandit II, The Wiz, Scream (2022), A Quiet Place Part II and Him.
Missed what came to Netflix last month? Check out the March additions here.
Read on for the complete list of titles hitting Netflix in April.
April 1
Eat Pray Bark (DE)
The Giant Falls (AR)
It Takes a Village (PL)
Love on the Spectrum: Season 4
Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer
The Age of Adaline
Along Came Polly
American Gangster
Atonement
Bohemian Rhapsody
Everest
Happy’s Place: Season 1
Hotel Transylvania 2
Kindergarten Cop
Lucy
Madagascar
Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa
Mission: Impossible
Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol
Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation
Mission: Impossible II
Mission: Impossible III
Money Talks
Penguins of Madagascar: The Movie
Smokey and the Bandit
Smokey and the Bandit II
St. Denis Medical: Season 1
The Wiz
April 2
Agent from Above (TW)
Alkhallat+: The Series: Desert Rules (SA)
The Bad Guys: The Series: Season 2
The Ramparts of Ice (JP)
Sins of Kujo (JP)
XO, Kitty: Season 3
April 3
Bloodhounds: Season 2 (KR)
Feel My Voice (IT)
Gangs of Galicia: Season 2 (ES)
High Tides: Season 3 (BE)
Maamla Legal Hai: Season 2 (IN)
The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson
April 7
Beast (2022)
Sheng Wang: Purple
Untold: Chess Mates
April 8
Trust Me: The False Prophet
April 9
18th Rose (PH)
Bandi (FR)
Big Mistakes
IF
April 10
Scream (2022)
Temptation Island: Season 2
Thrash
Turn of the Tide: Season 3 (PT)
April 11
A Quiet Place Part II
Tyson Fury vs. Arslanbek Makhmudov (GB)
April 12
At Home With The Furys: Season 2 (GB)
April 13
America: Our Defining Hours
American Godfathers: The Five Families
The Booze, Bets and Sex That Built America
Halloween Ends
The Men Who Built America: Frontiersmen
Noah Kahan: Out of Body
April 14
Crooks: Season 2 (DE)
Untold: Jail Blazers
April 15
Fake Profile: Season 3 (CO)
Made with Love (ID)
Million Dollar Secret: Season 2
The Law According to Lidia Poët: Season 3 (IT)
April 16
Beef: Season 2
Ronaldinho: The One and Only (BR)
April 17
180 (ZA)
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough (GB)
Alpha Males: Season 5 (ES)
Roommates
April 18
Denial
We Are All Trying Here (KR)
April 19
Him
April 20
CoComelon Lane: Season 7
Funny AF with Kevin Hart
April 21
Unchosen (GB)
Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill
April 22
Lainey Wilson: Keepin’ Country Cool
Million Dollar Secret: Season 2
Santita (MX)
Sold Out on You (KR)
This Is a Gardening Show
April 23
Flunked (FR)
Running Point: Season 2
Stranger Things: Tales From ’85
April 24
Apex
April 26
Supernova:Genesis (MX)
April 27
Straight to Hell (JP)
April 29
Je m’appelle Agneta (SE)
Million Dollar Secret: Season 2
Should I Marry A Murderer? (GB)
April 30
Man on Fire
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