The best TV shows and films to stream in April 2022

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23 Mar 2022, 16:54

We’ve picked out the best films and TV shows coming to a streaming platform near you next month.

The weather may be starting to heat up and people are finally coming out of their winter hibernation to bask in the sun. But there are still some exciting new TV shows and movies to stream that will keep you glued to your sofa in the evenings. 

To help you decide what is worth your precious time and what isn’t, we’ve compiled a list of all the best things coming to Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime, Now TV and Apple TV next month. 

Netflix

Ozark (Season 4, Part 2), 29 April

The first half of the fourth and final season of Ozark aired earlier this year and followed on from the drama of season 3 that left Marty and Wendy in a bit of a pickle (putting it lightly). 

The show’s creators decided to split the final season into two parts, and it was recently announced the last installment of the hit drama would be coming at the end of April with seven new episodes. 

Joker, 11 April

Starring Joaquin Phoenix, this film follows the origin story of one of the greatest supervillains of all time- The Joker. 

It’s a psychological thriller that shows Arthur Fleck’s slow descent into madness after being isolated and bullied by the rest of society until he eventually becomes the criminal mastermind. 

It caused huge waves when it was first released in 2019, and Pheonix walked away with an Oscar for his performance. If you missed it the first time around, this is definitely worth a watch. 

Anatomy of a Scandal, 15 April

This new miniseries combines courtroom drama with a psychological thriller as we follow the story of a government minister and a barrister as their marriage is put to the test by the emergence of a scandal. 

Homeland’s Rupert Friend and The Loudest Voice’s Sienna Miller will star in series. 

Hard Cell, 12 April

If you’re in the mood for something to make you giggle (which, let's be honest, we all need at the moment) then look no further. 

Catherine Tate is returning with this new mockumentary set in a fictional women’s prison as she plays multiple characters with their own little quirks. 

The show takes place over six weeks as the inmates rehearse for a musical they are putting on at the prison. 

Apple TV

Slow Horses, 1 April

Based on the Slough House series by Mick Herron, Slow Horses is about British MI-5 agency spies who have messed up their career in some way. They are sent to the Slough House to do relatively unimportant work and are referred to as ‘slow horses’ by the rest of the agency.

However, this group of agents and their boss Jackson Lamb find themselves navigating the complicated espionage world to defend Britain from sinister forces.

Gary Oldeman, Jack Lowden and Kristin Scott Thomas will star in the new series.

Roar, 15 April

If you’re in the mood for some girl power, this might be the perfect series for you.

The TV show has been described by Apple as an "anthology series of darkly comic feminist fables" that paint a portrait of what it means to be a woman today”.

Based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, the star-studded cast includes Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Issa Rae, Merritt Weaver and many more.

Shining Girls, 29 April

Apple is all about the book adaptations this month as the third big series coming to the streaming service is based on a 2013 novel called ‘Shining Girls’.

The metaphysical thriller follows Kirby Mizrachi, a reporter in Chicago who survives an attempted murder by a time-travelling serial killer from the Depression era. She then teams up with a homicide reporter to track down her would-be killer and bring him to justice.

Disney+

Better Nate Than Never, 1 April

This Disney original follows a 13-year-old called Nate Foster, who has big Broadway dreams. However, the problem is, he can’t even land a part in the school play. 

Despite this, when his parents leave town, Nate and his best friend Libby decide to sneak off to the Big Apple to try and prove everyone wrong.

After a chance encounter with Nate’s long-lost Aunt Heidi, his journey is turned upside-down, and he is forced to learn that life’s greatest adventures are only as big as your dreams.

Ice Age: Scrat Tales, 13 April 

Who can forget one of the best characters to come out of Disney’s Ice Age- Scrat, the hapless saber-toothed squirrel with an unwavering love of acorns. 

Now Disney is releasing a series of six new animated shorts starring the squirrel as he begins to experience the ups and downs of fatherhood. We are also introduced to the adorable, but mischievous, Baby Scrat, who also takes a shining to Scrat’s highly treasured acorn.

Sketchbook, 27 April

If you’ve ever wondered what it is like to work for Disney as an animator, then you need to watch this documentary series. 

Sketchbook gives Disney lovers a rare insight into the step-by-step process that their brilliant artists follow when making an animation come to life. Each episode focuses on a single artist illustrating a character that either they helped create or inspired them to want to be an artist at the Studio.

Now and Sky Cinema

The Many Saints of Newark, 1 April 

The 2021 gangster film follows a young Antonio Soprano growing up during a rather tumultuous time in Newark. 

Soprano is becoming a man, and at the same time, a group of rival gangsters begin to rise up and challenge the DiMeo family. The circumstances he finds himself in as an impressionable teenager ultimately lead to him becoming the all-powerful mob boss, Tony Soprano. 

Venom: Let There Be Carnage, 29 April 

With a star-studded cast featuring the likes of Tom Hardy, Stephen Graham and Tom Holland, the newest Venom film was a huge hit when it premiered in cinemas last year. 

It is the second of the Venom films and follows Eddie Brock as he struggles to coexist with the extraterrestrial symbiote inside of him. However, when the serial killer Cletus Kasady also becomes host to an alien symbiote, Brock and Venom need to learn to work together to stop him. 

Antlers, 8 April

This one is for horror film lovers. 

Set in an isolated town in Oregon, a middle-school teacher and her sheriff brother suspect one of her students is struggling at home, and they become involved in his life to try and help. 

However, they soon learn a sinister secret about the boy, which leads to some terrifying encounters with an ancestral creature.

Amazon Prime

Speed (1994), 2 April 

Starring Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, this 1994 classic is getting a stint on Amazon Prime next month, and we just had to include it on this list. 

For those of you who haven’t seen it, Speed follows a Los Angeles officer called Jack, who ends up angering a retired bomb squad member Howard Payne after foiling his hostage attempt. 

As revenge, Payne rigs a bus with a bomb that will explode if it drops below 50 miles per hour. With the help of a passenger on the bus, Annie, Jack must do everything he can to save the other passengers before it is too late. 

Bang Bang Baby, 21 April 

This is Amazon’s first Italian series and is inspired by a true story about Alice, a shy and insecure teenage girl living in Milan during the 80s. 

In a turn of events, Alice ends up becoming the youngest member of the mafia in Milan- not for money, power, or ambition, but to win the love of her father. She soon discovers just how difficult it is for a woman to rise to the top in such a masculine environment.

All the Old Knives, 8 April 

In this Prime Video original, Chris Pine stars as a veteran operative called Henry Pelham who is called back in to work after the CIA discovers one of its agents leaked information that cost 100 people their lives. 

Pelham must root out the mole, who he soon discovers is his former lover and colleague Ceila Harrison, played by Thandiwe Newton. 

So, there you have it- a complete round up of some the best TV shows and films coming to a streaming platform near you next month.

Let us know how many you get through!