11 new movies, series to watch in Canada this April: Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video
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With the start of a new month comes a whole new slate of movies and televisions shows to binge on! In April, returning TV favourites are hitting streaming services, as well as new movies starring some of Hollywood's biggest starts.
This month, Netflix is releasing the fourth and final season of the popular Jason Bateman drama, "Ozark," while fans of the Emmy-nominated series "Russian Doll" will also get to binge on season two this month.
The highly anticipated series "Gaslit," based on the Nixon Watergate scandal, will premiere on Crave. The series stars Julia Roberts and a barely-recognizable Sean Penn.
Below, check out the full list of our top picks to stream on Netflix, Disney+, Amazon Prime Video, Crave and Apple TV+ in Canada this April.
Best new movies and shows to watch on Netflix in April
Ozark: Season 4 Part 2
The fourth and final season of this beloved series is here. Marty (Jason Bateman) and Wendy (Laura Linney) find another opportunity to get out of the Ozarks, but past sins won't stay buried and the most dangerous threats come from blood. Streams April 29
Russian Doll: Season 2
After enduring the wildest night of their lives — over and over — Nadia (Natasha Lyonne) and Alan (Charlie Barnett) stumble into another bewildering existential adventure. Streams April 20
The Bubble
This comedy follows a group of actors and actresses stuck inside a pandemic bubble while attempting to film an action movie about flying dinosaurs. The film stars Karen Gillan, Fred Armisen, and the mother-daughter duo of Leslie Mann and Iris Apatow. Streams April 1
Elite: Season 5
Las Encinas takes us through an all new semester with a new victim, a new perpetrator and a new mystery as the students find themselves drowning in secrets. Streams April 8
Best new movies to watch on Amazon Prime Video in April
Moonfall
A mysterious force knocks the Moon from its orbit around Earth and sends it hurtling on a collision course with life as we know it. With mere weeks before impact, former NASA astronaut Jo Fowler (Halle Berry) is convinced she has the key to saving us all. Streams April 1
All The Old Knives
Henry (Chris Pine) investigates Celia (Thandiwe Newton), a past flame from their days as CIA intelligence officers in Vienna, who is now under suspicion of having been a double agent. Using flashbacks to weave together multiple timelines, the film shows their past romance and exposes the truth behind a devastating terrorist attack they were unable to stop. Streams April 8
A Very British Scandal
This limited series focuses on the divorce of the Duke (Paul Bettany) and Duchess of Argyll (Claire Foy), one of the most notorious, extraordinary, and brutal legal cases of the 20th century. Streams April 22
Best series to watch on Disney+ in April
Better Nate Than Ever
Thirteen-year-old Nate has big Broadway dreams. However, when he isn't cast in the school play, he and his best friend Libby sneak off to the Big Apple, where they find that life’s greatest adventures are only as big as your dreams. Streams April 1
Best series to watch on Apple TV+ in April
Shining Girls
Based on Lauren Beukes’ best-selling novel, “Shining Girls” follows Kirby Mazrachi (Elizabeth Moss) as a Chicago newspaper archivist whose journalistic ambitions were put on hold after enduring a traumatic assault. When Kirby learns that a recent murder mirrors her own case, she partners with a reporter to uncover her attacker’s identity. Streams April 29
Roar
Based on a book of short stories by Cecelia Ahern, "Roar" is an anthology series of darkly comic feminist fables. Spanning genres from magical realism to psychological horror, these eight stories feature ordinary women in some pretty extraordinary circumstances. The series stars Nicole Kidman, Cynthia Erivo, Issa Rae, Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin. Streams April 15
Best series to watch on Crave in April
Gaslit
This anthology series starring Julia Roberts and Sean Penn is a modern take on Watergate that focuses on the untold stories and forgotten characters of the scandal – from Nixon’s bumbling, opportunistic subordinates, to the deranged zealots aiding and abetting their crimes, to the whistleblowers who would eventually bring the whole scheme crashing down. Streams April 24
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