We're officially a quarter of the way through 2018 already, but doesn't it feel like it's only just started? So for the fourth time this year already, let's take a sneak peak at what's coming to US Netflix in April.
Let's start with TV programming as we usually do, and the 'Original Series' of the month, at least according to Netflix's Facebook ads, is the remake of 'Lost in Space'. You already know people are going to have mixed feelings about this one, with many thinking did we really need to reboot the 60's classic, and others worried about having their childhood ruined or something equally ridiculous. Season 1 streams April 13.
You might also have seen the ads about how Netflix 'acquires' Seth Rogen, and that was for his comedy special 'Hilarity for Charity' (April 6). And yes, Facebook ads were also responsible for me recommending the new series 'Fastest Car', where supercars go head to head with "sleeper" cars, or cars that look ordinary on the outside, but are anything but ordinary where it counts. Should be a lot of fun. Season 1 streams April 6.
If you're in need of some new movies to watch, then April won't disappoint (to be fair, no month disappoints, especially if you're willing to lower your standards a bit ... or a lot).
The "newish" movies include the likes of 'Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest' (April 1) and 'Despicable Me 3' (April 5), but it's the older classics and giant bombs that holds the most interest for me. 'The Iron Giant' (April 1) falls clearly into the classics category, one of the best animated films you'll ever see in my opinion. And also relevant because The Iron Giant is featured prominently in the new film 'Ready Player One'. Also in the classics category is 'Scarface' (April 1) - so quotable, so good!
Few bombs come as big as 'Battlefield Earth' (April 1), but you'll have to watch it to decide if it's one of those "good bad movies", or simply just a "bad movie".
As usual, lots of content will be leaving Netflix in April, and by my calculations, you still have a day from the time this article was published to stream them before they're gone (some forever, some just for a few months). Good movies like 'Apollo 13' (April 1) and 'Kung Fu Panda 3' (April 26) are going, as well as tear jerking/inspirational films like 'Never Let Me Go' (April 1) and 'The Pursuit of Happyness' (April 1).
Here's a complete list of everything that's coming and going in April.
Available April 1
A Sort of Family
Along Came Polly
Bad Boys
Battlefield Earth
Beethoven’s Christmas Adventure
Big Time
Body of Lies
Cabin Fever
Cabin Fever 2: Spring Fever
Cats & Dogs
Cold Mountain
Dare to Be Wild
Deep Blue Sea
Fish People
Friday Night Lights
Jackass 2.5
Life Is Beautiful
Looney Tunes: Back in Action
Mortal Kombat
Nancy Drew
Disney’s Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest
Scarface
Seven
Sin City
Speed Racer
Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines
The Duchess
The Family Man
The Flintstones
The Flintstones in Viva Rock Vegas
The Iron Giant
The Joel McHale Show with Joel McHale (Streaming every Sunday)
The Lost Boys
The Queen of the Damned
The Spy Next Door
Wakfu: Season 3
April 2
La Piloto: Season 1
April 3
Fary Is the New Black
April 5
Behind The Curtain: Todrick Hall
Despicable Me 3
April 6
6 Balloons
Amateur
Fastest Car: Season 1
Money Heist: Part 2
My Next Guest Needs No Introduction With David Letterman: JAY-Z
Orbiter 9
Ram Dass, Going Home
Seth Rogen’s Hilarity for Charity
Sun Dogs
The 4th Company
The Boss Baby: Back in Business: Season 1
Todo lo que sería de Lucas Lauriente
Troy: Fall of a City: Season 1
April 7
24 Hours to Live
April 9
AMO: Season 1
April 10
Greg Davies: You Magnificent Beast
April 12
Pickpockets
April 13
Chef’s Table: Pastry
Come Sunday
I Am Not An Easy Man
Lost in Space: Season 1
The Magic School Bus Rides Again: Season 2
April 15
Lakeview Terrace
Seven Pounds
April 17
The Chalet: Season 1
The Honeymoon Stand Up Special: Collection
April 18
Friend Request
Pelé
April 19
Charité: Season 1
Chasing The Dragon
April 20
Aggretsuko: Season 1
Dope: Season 2
Dude
Kodachrome
Mercury 13
Spy Kids: Mission Critical: Season 1
April 21
The Letdown: Season 1
April 24
Call the Midwife: Series 6: “Christmas Special 2017”
Kevin James: Never Don’t Give Up
April 25
Bill Nye: Science Guy
Psychokinesis
April 27
3%: Season 2
Bobby Kennedy for President
Candy Jar
Holy Goalie
The Man Who Knew Infinity
The New Legends of Monkey: Season 1
The Week Of
Leaving April 1
30 Days of Night
88 Minutes
Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls
American Pie
American Pie 2
Apollo 13
Batman (1989)
Batman Returns
Batman Forever
Batman & Robin
Caddyshack
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Cool Runnings
Death Sentence
Dolphin Tale
The Dukes of Hazzard (2005)
Eagle vs. Shark
The Men Who Stare at Goats
John Mulaney: New in Town
Never Let Me Go
The Pursuit of Happyness
Set Up
The Shawshank Redemption
Small Soldiers
Wild Wild West
The Whole Nine Yards
April 3
Starry Eyes
April 5
The Hallow
The Nightingale
April 12
The Emperor’s New Clothes
April 15
Happy Tree Friends
Leap Year
April 16
Son of God
April 17
Z Storm
April 20
The Exorcism of Molly Hartley
April 21
The Prestige
April 22
Exit Through the Gift Shop
April 26
Kung Fu Panda 3
April 27
Begin Again
