As summer approaches, streaming platforms are ramping up their offerings with some exciting new releases. This month features long-awaited titles, from the return of ‘Euphoria’ to the highly anticipated new season of ‘The Boys’, and even a late sequel to the cult classic ‘Malcolm in the Middle’.
Netflix
Embestida (Thrash)
When a catastrophic hurricane strikes a coastal town, the sea rises rapidly, and its inhabitants must survive a frenzy of hungry sharks. Directed by Tommy Wirkola (‘Dead Snow’), Netflix is once again betting on the shark thriller subgenre after the success of ‘In the Depths of the Seine’, which garnered over 100 million views in its initial months. This installment adds the ingredient of a natural disaster to elevate the tension. Release Date: April 10, 2026
Bronca (Beef) Season 2
A newly engaged couple working at an exclusive country club gets caught in the chaotic marriage collapse of their bosses, Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, unleashing a game of favors and blackmail. The first season was one of the major television phenomena, winning five Emmy Awards and three Golden Globes. This second installment, which consolidates the anthology format with a new cast, is perhaps Netflix’s most intriguing bet this month. Release Date: April 16, 2026
Stranger Things: Tales from ’85
Set in the winter of 1985, Eleven, Mike, Will, Dustin, Lucas, and Max attempt to regain normalcy after the events of the original series’ second season. However, beneath the ice, something terrifying has awakened in Hawkins. This is the first animated spin-off of the franchise developed by the Duffer Brothers, boasting an 80s cartoon aesthetic, arriving just months after the definitive finale of the original series, making it the perfect way to return to the universe that made ‘Stranger Things’ one of the biggest phenomena in streaming history. Release Date: April 23, 2026
Apex
A woman dealing with recent grief ventures into the Australian wilderness to find inner peace, only to discover that her extreme expedition has turned into a desperate struggle for survival when a ruthless killer targets her as prey. Starring Charlize Theron and Taron Egerton, and directed by Baltasar Kormákur (‘Everest’, ‘Beast’), it is among the most ambitious action thrillers from Netflix in the coming months. Release Date: April 24, 2026
Prime Video
The Boys Season 5
The world belongs to Homelander, now completely free from his erratic and narcissistic impulses. Meanwhile, The Boys are fractured: some are trapped in Freedom Camps, others are missing… until Butcher returns with a final plan to unleash a virus capable of eliminating all superheroes. The final season of the most influential superhero satire of the last decade, with multiple Emmy nominations, is undoubtedly the television event of the first half of the year on Prime Video. Release Date: April 8, 2026
Punto Nemo Season 2
The second and final season of this series directed by Álex Rodrigo (‘Money Heist’) stars Óscar Jaenada, Najwa Nimri, and Alba Flores. The survivors from the Russian lab explosion, seen in the first season, find themselves trapped on an increasingly hostile island where resource scarcity, hybrid creatures, and the threat of an alien virus escalate the tension. This Spanish sci-fi survival series premiered on Prime Video in 2025 and draws direct inspiration from Lost, filmed across Galicia, Portugal, and the Canary Islands. Release Date: April 17, 2026
Fist of the North Star
In the year 199X, the world has fallen into nuclear hell: the seas have disappeared, and survivors cling desperately to life while the powerful crush the weak without mercy. In this ruthless world emerges Kenshiro, heir to the legendary martial art Hokuto Shinken, who roams the wasteland seeking his sworn enemy Shin. This new adaptation commemorates the 40th anniversary of the manga ‘Fist of the North Star’ and promises to be the truest to the original work by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara. Release Date: April 10, 2026
The House of the Spirits
This adaptation of Isabel Allende’s novel chronicles the Trueba family saga over a century of violent social change, secret loves, and bloody revolution, culminating in a crisis that sends the tyrannical patriarch and his granddaughter in opposite directions. This is the first Spanish-language television adaptation of the work, with Allende herself and Eva Longoria as executive producers. Arriving as major platforms compete for classics of Latin American literature, the novel, published in 1982, has sold over 70 million copies worldwide and had a film adaptation in 1993 with Meryl Streep and Jeremy Irons. Release Date: April 29, 2026
Movistar Plus+
Hollywood Babylon
Before morality descended on Hollywood in 1934, it was a place of excess in the 1920s: jazz, illegal alcohol, liberated women, and audacious films exploring infidelity, homosexuality, and corruption. Featuring Damien Chazelle, this documentary captures the same era previously reflected in his film ‘Babylon‘ from 2022. Release Date: April 4, 2026
Exit 8
A man trapped in an endless subway station is determined to find Exit 8, following a strict rule: if he detects an anomaly, he must turn back immediately; if he fails, any misstep will send him back to the beginning. Directed by Genki Kawamura, producer of ‘Your Name’, it has been defined as one of the first fully successful adaptations of a video game, transforming the indie cult hit ‘The Exit 8’ into a psychological thriller. Release Date: April 14, 2026
I’m Always Sometimes
Laura became pregnant just two months after meeting Rubén, blinded by love and drugs; five months after the birth of her child, they were already separating, and Laura takes care of the child almost alone, though sometimes she lacks the tools to take care of herself. This six-episode original miniseries from Movistar Plus+, produced by the prominent duo Los Javis, is described as an honest and realistic generational portrait of the difficulties of maturing in one’s thirties amid precariousness and expectations, deconstructing the concepts of perfect family and partnership. Release Date: April 23, 2026
HBO Max
Hacks Season 5
After erroneous reports about her death, Deborah Vance and Ava return to Las Vegas more determined than ever to secure Vance’s legacy as a comedian. This final ten-episode season will definitively close the story crafted by its creators from the beginning. The most awarded comedy on television (62 Emmy nominations and 12 wins, including four consecutive awards for Jean Smart as Best Actress) bids farewell on a high note, just in time to compete in next season’s awards. Release Date: April 10, 2026
A group of childhood friends confronts the realities of adult life in a season that jumps five years ahead: Rue is in Mexico settling a debt with a group of criminals, Cassie has become an adult content creator engaged to Nate, and Jules is studying at an art school. With Rosalía joining the cast, this highly anticipated return comes after more than four years of waiting, particularly aggravated by the 2023 writers’ strike and the busy schedule of a cast that has become the leading youthful line of Hollywood. Release Date: April 13, 2026
In the ’90s
This 2018 release is quite hard to find on streaming, so we celebrate that HBO Max is bringing it back. Stevie, a 13-year old boy, lives in Los Angeles with his abusive older brother and single mother until one day he admires the camaraderie of a group of skaters he encounters at a skate shop and returns the next day to befriend them. This marks Jonah Hill’s directorial debut, filmed in 4:3 aspect ratio, boasting a soundtrack by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross. It is an intimate love letter to mid-90s Los Angeles, acclaimed for its authenticity and melancholy. One of the best coming-of-age films of the last decade, produced by A24. Release Date: April 30, 2026
Disney+
Star Wars: Maul – Lord of Shadows
Following the events of ‘The Clone Wars’, Maul seeks to rebuild his crime syndicate on a planet not controlled by the Empire, crossing paths with a disillusioned young Jedi padawan who could be the apprentice he needs to fulfill his relentless revenge. This ten-episode animated series created by Dave Filoni (the key architect behind the best ‘Star Wars’ content in the last two decades) features Sam Witwer reprising the character’s voice. The final two episodes will air on the franchise’s most iconic date, May 4th, making this series the premier ‘Star Wars’ event in the first half of the year. Release Date: April 6, 2026
The Testaments
A direct sequel to ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’, based on the corresponding Margaret Atwood novel, follows two teenagers (Agnes, obedient and pious, and Daisy, a newcomer from outside Gilead’s borders) as they navigate the elite prep school for future wives run by Aunt Lydia, where a strong bond between them forms. Ann Dowd reprises her memorable role as Aunt Lydia in a series that addresses the ultimate question of this intriguing world: how did Gilead fall? Release Date: April 8, 2026
After keeping himself and his daughter distant from his family for over a decade, Malcolm returns to face his past when Hal and Lois demand his presence at their 40th wedding anniversary party. Just four episodes, anticipated to be juicy and filled with nostalgia, reuniting nearly the entire original cast (Frankie Muniz, Bryan Cranston, Jane Kaczmarek, Christopher Masterson, and Justin Berfield) twenty years after the original series’ end, with Linwood Boomer returning to write the script. Move over, Harry Potter, this is the most relevant millennial nostalgia event of the year. Release Date: April 10, 2026
Filmin
This Is Not a Mysterious Murder
In 1936, young René Magritte is invited to a private exhibition at Lord James’s opulent mansion, where he encounters Salvador Dalí, Lee Miller, Man Ray, and Max Ernst. After a wild night, he wakes up next to the corpse of a performance artist with no memory of what transpired, while Scotland Yard seals off the estate as bodies keep piling up. This six-episode Belgian miniseries is directly inspired by Magritte’s ‘Ceci n’est pas une pipe’, translating surrealism into visual language, enhancing the production’s colors and artistic direction. Release Date: April 7, 2026
The film traces Kafka’s footprints from his birth in 19th-century Prague to his death in post-World War I Vienna, exploring his family conflicts, bureaucratic life in an insurance company, and perpetual tension between his writing and life. Directed by Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland (Oscar nominee for ‘Europa, Europa’), the film asserts that a story about Kafka couldn’t be conventional, presenting a biopic as strange and original as its protagonist, avoiding classical portrayals and bringing freshness to the genre. Release Date: April 17, 2026
Apple TV+
Reef Hawk (Keanu Reeves), an acclaimed Hollywood star, must face his personal demons when blackmailed with a mysterious video that threatens to destroy his image and career. With the help of his old friends Kyle (Cameron Diaz) and Xander (Matt Bomer), along with his lawyer Ira (Jonah Hill), Reef embarks on a journey to discover himself and seek forgiveness from those he has wronged. Directed and co-written by Hill, this dark comedy marks the return of Cameron Diaz to the screen after several years of retirement. Release Date: April 10, 2026
Mayor Tom Loftis (Matthew Rhys) desperately seeks to revive his decaying island community, surrounded by superstitious neighbors who believe the island is cursed. He strives to build a better future for his son and turn the island into a tourist destination. Miraculously, he succeeds, but paradoxically, this marks the beginning of his problems. Created by Katie Dippold and partially directed by Hiro Murai (responsible for some of the best episodes of ‘Atlanta’ and ‘Barry’) and Ti West (‘X’, ‘Pearl’). Release Date: April 29, 2026
SkyShowtime
Jackie Ellis, a teacher and former detective, discovers the body of an eight-year-old student, seemingly drowned. The find stirs memories of an unresolved case from three years prior (the disappearance of her niece, which destroyed her career), forcing her to work again with an old partner before a massive storm washes away any evidence. This six-episode British miniseries, set in a fictional village in North Wales, has been hailed by Anglo-American critics as a masterful Welsh noir that is evocative and uses the landscape as a living character. Release Date: April 2, 2026
Pietro is a tough kid from the streets who grew up in the poorest neighborhoods of Secondigliano. He and his friends survive as best they can, riding motorcycles around the city and stealing what they can, but he dreams of becoming like Angelo, the king of the neighborhood. When he earns Angelo’s trust, he becomes enmeshed in a power game that overwhelms him, questioning whether this dark and violent criminal life is truly what he wants. A six-episode prequel set in Naples in 1977, directed by one of the original series’ stars. Release Date: April 1, 2026
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