Amazon Prime
"A Quiet Place," the family-centered horror film with Emily Blunt and John Krasinski, romantic comedy "Book Club" with Diane Keaton and Jane Fonda, and Jonah Hill's directorial debut "Mid90s," a coming-of-age film with Lucas Hedges and Katherine Waterston, make their respective streaming debuts in April on Prime Video.
On the streaming TV front, season five of "Bosch" and season two of "The Tick," two of Amazon's signature originals, debut along with new seasons of the cable shows "Vikings" and "Humans."
Older titles include "Everything Must Go" with Will Ferrell, the complete "Blade" trilogy with Wesley Snipes (the second film is directed by Guillermo Del Toro), Tim Burton's "Beetlejuice," Cheech and Chong's "Up in Smoke," and the first five seasons of "Murder, She Wrote," the eighties mystery series starring Angela Lansbury.
Here's the calendar of announced titles coming to Amazon Prime Video in April.
April 1
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
The Addams Family (1991)
Addams Family Values (1993)
An Invited Guest (1999)
Beetlejuice (1988)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Blade (1998)
Blade II (2002)
Blade: Trinity (2004)
Blown Away (1994)
Case 39 (2009)
Days of Thunder (1990)
Diamonds Are Forever (1971)
Die Another Day (2002)
Dragonslayer (2011)
Escape From L.A. (1996)
An Everlasting Piece (2000)
Everything Must Go (2010)
Foxfire (1996)
Funny About Love (1990)
Goldfinger (1964)
In A World... (2013)
Interview with the Vampire: The Vampire Chronicles (1994)
Law of the Lawless (1964)
Liberty Stands Still (2002)
Little Monsters (1989)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Living Daylights (1987)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Minus Man (1999)
Murder, She Wrote: Seasons 1-5
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
The Perfect Storm (2000)
Primal Fear (1996)
Racing With the Moon (1984)
Sharkwater Extinction (2018)
The Shawshank Redemption (1994)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
The Spy Who Loved Me (1977)
Starsky & Hutch (2004)
Stories We Tell (2012)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze (1991)
Up In Smoke (1978)
Up In the Air (2009)
The World Is Not Enough (1999)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
April 2
A Quiet Place (2018)
April 5
The Tick: Season 2 (Prime Original Series)
April 8
Finding Your Feet (2018)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
April 12
Bug Diaries: Season 1 (Prime Original Series)
Diablo Guardian: Season 2 (Prime Original Series)
April 17
Overboard (2018)
April 18
Mid90s (2018)
April 19
Bosch: Season 5 (Prime Original Series)
April 20
Book Club (2018)
April 22
The Next Three Days (2010)
April 27
The Hole in the Ground (2018)
Humans: Season 3
April 28
Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
April 29
Waiting For ‘Superman’ (2010)
April 30
Vikings: Season 5
Netflix
Brie Larson, star of the superhero hit Captain Marvel, makes her directorial debut with the fantasy "Unicorn Store," Rosario Dawson, Brittany Snow, and Gina Rodriguez star in the romantic comedy "Someone Great," and Kiernan Shipka and Stanley Tucci try to survive the apocalyptic future in "The Silence," which are among the Netflix Original movies debuting in the month of April.
Also debuting in April are a second round of episodes of "The Chilling Adventures of Sabrina," zombie drama "Black Summer" with Jamie King, the natural history series "Our Planet" with Sir David Attenborough, the new comedy series "Special" and "Huge in France" with French superstar Gad Elmaleh, the sketch comedy series "I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson," the Korean miniseries "Persona" with Doona Bae, and a new stand-up special from Kevin Hart.
Theatrical movies coming to Netflix include "The Imitation Game" with Benedict Cumberbatch, an extended version of Quentin Tarantino's "The Hateful Eight," and Cannes Film Festival award winners "American Honey" from Andrea Arnold, Lee Chang-dong's "Burning" with Stephen Yuen, and Ken Loach's award winning "I, Daniel Blake." New TV shows include the debut season of "Legacies" from the CW and the seventh and final season of "New Girl."
Older titles arriving in April include "All the President's Men" with Robert Redford and Dustin Hoffman, "Deliverance" with John Voight and Burt Reynolds, the original "Bonnie and Clyde" with Warren Beatty and Fay Dunaway, and "The Fifth Element" with Bruce Willis.
Among the titles leaving in April are the Oscar-winning "Silver Linings Playbook" with Bradley Cooper and Jennifer Lawrence and "L.A. Confidential" with Russell Crowe and Kevin Spacey, David Fincher's "Seven" with Brad Pitt and Morgan Freeman, and the British crime series "Luther" with Idris Elba.
Here’s the list of what's arriving on Netflix in April, and what’s leaving.
April 1
Across The Line
All the President's Men
The Bone Collector
Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
Deliverance
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood
Evolution
The Fifth Element
Freddy vs. Jason
Friday the 13th (2009)
The Golden Compass
I Am Legend
Lakeview Terrace
Monster House
Obsessed
Penelope
Pineapple Express
Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon: S2
P.S. I Love You
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2
Snatch
Spy Kids
Texas Chainsaw Massacre 3D
Ultraman (Netflix Anime)
Valkyrie
April 2
Kevin Hart: Irresponsible (Netflix Original Special)
April 3
Suzzanna: Buried Alive (Netflix Original Film)
April 5
Chilling Adventures of Sabrina: Part 2 (Netflix Original Series)
In The Shadows
Legacies: Season 1
Our Planet (Netflix Original Series)
Persona: Collection (Netflix Original Series)
Roman Empire: Caligula: The Mad Emperor (Netflix Original Series)
Spirit Riding Free: Season 8 (Netflix Original Series)
Tijuana (Netflix Original Series)
Unicorn Store (Netflix Original Film)
April 9
Trolls: The Beat Goes On!: Season 6 (Netflix Original Series)
April 10
New Girl: Season 7
You vs. Wild (Netflix Original Series)
April 11
Black Summer (Netflix Original Series)
April 12
Band Aid
Huge in France (Netflix Original Series)
A Land Imagined (Netflix Original Film)
Mighty Little Bheem (Netflix Original Series)
The Perfect Date (Netflix Original Film)
The Silence (Netflix Original Film)
Special (Netflix Original Series)
Who Would You Take to a Deserted Island? (Netflix Original Film)
April 15
Luis Miguel - The Series: Season 1
No Good Nick (Netflix Original Series)
The New Romantic
April 16
Super Monsters Furever Friends (Netflix Original Series)
April 18
My First First Love (Netflix Original Series)
April 19
Brené Brown: The Call to Courage (Netflix Original Special)
Cuckoo: Season 5 (Netflix Original Series)
A Fortunate Man (Netflix Original Film)
I, Daniel Blake
Music Teacher (Netflix Original Film)
Rilakkuma and Kaoru (Netflix Anime)
Samantha!: Season 2 (Netflix Original Series)
Someone Great (Netflix Original Film)
April 20
Grass is Greener (Netflix Original Series)
April 22
Pinky Malinky: Part 2 (Netflix Original Series)
Selection Day - New Episodes (Netflix Original Series)
April 23
I Think You Should Leave with Tim Robinson (Netflix Original Series)
April 24
Bonding (Netflix Original Series)
April 25
The Hateful Eight: Extended Version
The Ugly Truth
April 26
The Protector: Season 2 (Netflix Original Series)
ReMastered: Devil at the Crossroads (Netflix Original Series)
She-Ra and the Princesses of Power: Season 2 (Netflix Original Series)
Street Food (Netflix Original Series)
The Sapphires
Yankee (Netflix Original Series)
April 27
American Honey
April 28
Señora Acero: Season 5
April 29
Burning
The Imitation Game
April 30
Anthony Jeselnik: Fire in the Maternity Ward (Netflix Original Special)
Baki: Part 2 (Netflix Anime)
Ingress: The Animation (Netflix Anime)
April (no date)
Chambers (Netflix Original Series)
LAST CALL
Leaving April 1
American Pie
Billy Madison
Blue Mountain State: Seasons 1-3
Casino Royale
Diamonds Are Forever
Die Another Day
Don't Be a Menace to South Central While Drinking Your Juice in the Hood
Goldfinger
Happy Feet
Happy Gilmore
Heat
I Love You, Man
L.A. Confidential
Live and Let Die
The Living Daylights
Luther: Series 1-4
The Man with the Golden Gun
Octopussy
Pokémon: XY: Seasons 1-2
Seven
Sex and the City: The Movie
The Spy Who Loved Me
Wallander: Series 1-4
The World Is Not Enough
You Only Live Twice
Leaving April 4
Raw
Leaving April 7
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: Seasons 1-5
Star Wars: The Clone Wars: The Lost Missions
Leaving April 13
Video Game High School: Seasons 1-3
Leaving April 18
Silver Linings Playbook
Hulu
Nicole Kidman stars as a burned-out cop in the gritty "Destroyer," Emily Blunt and John Krasinski star in the family-centered horror film "A Quiet Place," Diane Keaton and Jane Fonda headline the romantic comedy "Book Club," and John C. Reilly and Joaquin Phoenix are "The Sisters Brothers," all coming to Hulu in April.
Also arriving in April is the debut of the Hulu Original series "Ramy" with Ramy Youssef as a first generation Egyptian-American in New Jersey, the acclaimed cable miniseries "I Am the Night" with Chris Pine, and the Swedish drama "Border."
Older films coming to Hulu in April include "Everything Must Go" with Will Ferrell, documentary "Project Nim," Oscar-winner "Cold Mountain," "The Cable Guy" with Jim Carey, the Coen Bros.' "Barton Fink," Stanley Kubrick's "The Shining," and classic comedy "The Seven Year Itch" with Marilyn Monroe.
Among the titles leaving Hulu at the end of April are "Young Adult" with Charlize Theron, Tim Burton's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" with Johnny Depp, "Field of Dreams" and "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" with Kevin Costner, and cult comedies "Wayne's World" and "Caddyshack."
Here's what arriving on the service in April, and what's leaving. (Day-after network debut showings are in italics)
April 1
1492: Conquest of Paradise (1992)
The Addams Family (1991)
Addams Family Values (1993)
Akeelah and the Bee (2006)
Alone: Complete Season 5 (History Channel)
America’s Prince: The John F. Kennedy Jr. Story (2003)
Ancient Aliens: Complete Seasons 1, 2, 3, 13 (History Channel)
At Close Range (1986)
Barton Fink (1991)
Beethoven (1992)
Beethoven’s 2nd (1993)
Beethoven’s 3rd (1999)
Behind Bars: Rookie Year: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Beverly Hills Cop II (1987)
Big Fat Liar (2002)
Blow (2001)
Blown Away (1994)
Born Behind Bars: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Bounce (2000)
The Cable Guy (1996)
Case 39 (2009)
The Clearing (2002)
Cold Mountain (2003)
Cults and Extreme Belief: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
Curious George: Follow that Monkey (2009)
Darkness (2002)
The Dark Mile (2017)
Days of Thunder (1990)
Diamonds are Forever (1971)
Die Another Day (2002)
Dr. Dolittle: Tail to the Chief (2007)
Dragonslayer (1981)
Eastern Promises (2007)
Escape from L.A. (1996)
An Everlasting Piece (2000)
Everything Must Go (2011)
The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Foxfire (1996)
Funny About Love (1990)
Funny Cow (2017)
Gloves Off (2017)
Goldfinger (1964)
Halloween H20: 20 Years Later (1998)
Happy Feet (2006)
Hollywood Homicide (2003)
Hot Shots! Part Deux (1993)
I Think I Love My Wife (2007)
In A World… (2013)
Intervention: Complete Season 20 (A&E)
Into The Dark: I’m Just F*cking With You: Episode 7 Premiere (Hulu Original)
The Jerk (1979)
Jersey Girl (2004)
Kill the Irishman (2011)
Law of the Lawless (1964)
Liberty Stands Still (2002)
License to Drive (1988)
Like Mike (2002)
Little Monsters (1989)
Little Women: LA: Complete Season 4 (Lifetime)
Live and Let Die (1973)
The Living Daylights (1987)
The Man with the Golden Gun (1974)
The Minus Man (1999)
Mountain Men: Complete Season 1 (History Channel)
Never Say Never Again (1983)
Octopussy (1983)
One Million American Dreams (2018)
Painkillers (2018)
Penelope (2006)
Playing By Heart (1998)
Practical Magic (1998)
Primal Fear (1996)
Project Nim (2011)
Racing with the Moon (1984)
Raising Tourettes: Complete Season 1 (A&E)
The Real Housewives of Potomac: Complete Season 3 (Bravo)
Scary Movie 2 (2001)
The Seven Year Itch (1955)
Sex Drive (2008)
The Shining (1980)
Six Degrees of Separation (1993)
The Spy who Loved Me (1977)
Stories we Tell (2013)
Sunshine Cleaning (2009)
The Time Traveler’s Wife (2009)
Ultraviolet (2006)
Undisputed (2002)
Uninvited Guest (1999)
Up in Smoke (1978)
Up in the Air (2009)
White Noise (2005)
The World is Not Enough (1999)
You Only Live Twice (1967)
April 2
A Quiet Place (2018)
Air Strike (2018)
One-Punch Man: Catch-up Special (Viz)
Weightless (2018)
April 5
Marvel’s Cloak & Dagger: Season 2 Premiere (Freeform)
April 7
Rick Steves’ Europe: Complete Season 10 (PBS)
April 8
Finding Your Feet (2018)
Paranormal Activity 2 (2010)
April 9
Destroyer (2018)
One-Punch Man: Season 2 Premiere (Viz)
April 10
The Bold Type: Season 3 Premiere (Freeform)
Chio’s School Road: Season 1 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
How Not to Summon a Demon Lord: Season 1 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
April 11
The Last Ship: Season 5 Premiere (TNT)
Tyrel (2018)
April 12
Pledge (2019)
April 14
Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (2015)
April 15
90 Day Fiancé: Happily Ever After?: Complete Season 3 (TLC)
Ayesha’s Home Kitchen: Complete Seasons 1&2 (Food Network)
Barefoot Contessa: Back to Basics: Complete Seasons 11-13 (Food Network)
Dr. Pimple Popper: Complete Season 1 (TLC)
Enchanted April (1991)
Fixer Upper: Complete Season 5 (HGTV)
How the Earth Works: Complete Season 1 (Science Channel)
The Last Alaskans: Complete Seasons 2&3 (Discovery Channel)
Master of Disguise (2002)
Obsession: Dark Desires: Complete Season 2 (ID)
Pamela Smart: An American Murder Mystery: Complete Season 1 (ID)
Treehouse Masters: Complete Seasons 8-10 (Animal Planet)
Unearthed: Complete Seasons 2&3 (Science Channel)
We Are Columbine (2018)
What on Earth: Complete Seasons 2&3 (Science Channel)
Yukon Men: Complete Season 6 (Discovery Channel)
April 17
Overboard (2018)
Bless This Mess: Series Premiere (ABC)
April 18
I Am the Night: Complete Season 1 (TNT)
The Quake (2019)
April 19
Ramy: Complete Season 1 Premiere (Hulu Original)
April 21
Book Club (2018)
Noma – My Perfect Storm (2015)
April 22
The Posh Frock Shop: Complete Season 1 (Banijay)
The Next Three Days (2010)
The Sisters Brothers (2018)
April 23
Arcadia (2019)
Beast of the Water (2019)
Overlord: Episode 1-13 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
April 24
Border (2019)
Don’t Go (2018)
April 27
Welcome to the Rileys (2010)
April 28
Attack on Titan: Season 3, Part 2 Premiere (Funimation)
April 29
Fairy Tail: Season 9, Episodes 291-303 (DUBBED) (Funimation)
Waiting for Superman (2010)
April 30
Vikings: Complete Season 5B (History Channel)
Hunting Evil (2019)
Leaving Hulu in April:
April 30
Abduction (2011)
Asterix & Obelix: Mission Cleopatre (2002)
Bleeding Heart (2015)
Born on the Fourth of July (1989)
Broadway Danny Rose (1984)
Caddyshack (1980)
Caddyshack II (1988)
Chaos (2005)
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Chasing Liberty (2004)
Daybreakers (2009)
Cake (2006)
Delta Farce (2007)
Escape from Alcatraz (1979)
Field of Dreams (1989)
Foolish (1999)
Freedomland (2006)
Hairspray (1988)
He Got Game (1998)
Lars and the Real Girl (2007)
Marathon Man (1976)
Maximum Security (1990)
Mississippi Burning (1988)
Next Day Air (2009)
No Greater Love (2017)
Priceless (2016)
Revolutionary Road (2008)
Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves (1991)
Silver (1993)
Space Jam (1996)
Thelma & Louise (1991)
A Thousand Junkies (2017)
Tomcats (2001)
Tyler Perry’s Boo! A Madea Halloween (2016)
Unforgettable (1996)
Untamed Heart (1993)
A Walk to Remember (2002)
Wayne’s World (1992)
Wayne’s World 2 (1993)
What Lies Beneath (2000)
Young Adult (2011)
HBO NOW
The much anticipated eighth and final season of "Game of Thrones" is coming to HBO in April, wrapping the epic series with six extra-long episodes. While that tends to dominate expectations, there are other highlights coming next month, notably the cable and streaming debuts of Spike Lee's Oscar-winning "BlacKkKlansman" and the hit romantic comedy "Crazy Rich Asians."
Also coming in April is "Native Son," a modern adaptation of the Richard Wright novel that comes to HBO direct from its debut at Sundance, the new series "Gentleman Jack," a British period drama based on a true story, and the six-part docuseries "On Tour with Asperger's Are Us."
Older films returning to HBO include the historical drama "Suffragette" with Carey Mulligan and Meryl Streep, "Mean Girls" with Lindsay Lohan and Rachel McAdams, the director's cut of "Kingdom of Heaven," and Woody Allen's "Annie Hall," "Manhattan," and "Hannah and Her Sisters."
Among the films leaving at the end of April are "Wonder Woman," "Analyze This" and "Analyze That" with Billy Crystal and Robert De Niro, extended editions of "Dances with Wolves" and "Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy," and a sing-along version of "The Greatest Showman."
Here's the complete calendar of what's coming to HBO Now, HBO Go, and HBO On Demand in April—original programming, first run movies, and films from the past couple of decades—and what’s leaving.
Original Programming:
Native Son (4/6)
Sesame Street: Julia’s Haircut (4/8)
VICE Special Report (4/19)
HBO First Look: John Wick Chapter 3: Parabellum (4/23)
HBO First Look: Tolkien (4/25)
Entre Nos: Spot On, 2018 (4/26)
2019 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony (4/27)
Series Premieres:
Golden Life: Season 3 Premiere (4/1)
Wyatt Cenac’s Problem Areas: Season 2 Premiere (4/5)
Game of Thrones: Season 8 Premiere (4/14)
Gentleman Jack: Series Premiere (4/22)
On Tour with Asperger's Are Us: Six Part Docuseries Premiere (4/30)
Series Finale:
Esme and Roy: Season 1 (4/27)
Theatrical Premieres:
The Nun (2018) (4/6)
Crazy Rich Asians (2018) (4/13)
BlacKkKlansman (2018) (4/20)
The Darkest Minds (2018) (4/27)
Estrenos:
Habana Boxing Club (2018) (4/1)
El piedra (AKA The Stone) (2018) (4/5)
El paramo (AKA The Squad) (2011) (4/12)
Animal (2018) (4/12)
Acusada (The Accused) (2018) (4/19)
Starting April 1:
A Fantastic Fear of Everything (2012)
A Time to Kill (1996)
A Walk in the Clouds (1995)
Annie Hall (1977)
Bananas (1971)
Ben (1972)
Color of Night (Director’s Cut Only) (1994)
The Green Inferno (2015)
Griff The Invisible (2011)
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Hoffa (1992)
I Am Sam (2002)
Jonah Hex (2010)
Just Wright (2010)
Kingdom of Heaven (Director’s Cut) (2005)
The Little Rascals (1994)
Manhattan (1979)
Mean Girls (2004)
October Sky (1999)
Pride (2007)
Repo Men (Extended Version) (2010)
Slow Burn (2007)
Splice (2010)
Suffragette (2015)
Veronica Mars (2014)
Waking Ned Devine (1998 )
Ending April 24:
Man on Fire (2004)
Ending April 27:
Wonder Woman (2017)
Ending April 30:
American Loser (2011)
Analyze That (2002)
Analyze This (1999)
Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (Extended Version) (2004)
Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
Cop Car (2015)
Dances with Wolves (Extended Version) (1990)
Diary of a Wimpy Kid: The Long Haul (2017)
Edge of Darkness (2010)
Father Figures (2017)
First Daughter (2004)
Four Christmases (2008)
The Greatest Showman (Sing-Along Version) (2017)
House of the Dead 2 (2006)
Invictus (2009)
The Lost Boys (1987)
Lowriders (2017)
The Midnight Meat Train (Unrated Version) (2008)
The Mummy (2017)
The Nutty Professor (1996)
Nutty Professor II: The Klumps (2000)
Once Upon a Time in Mexico (2003)
Phantom Thread (2017)
Pitch Perfect 3 (2017)
Romeo Must Die (2000)
The Thin Red Line (1998)
The Truth About Charlie (2002)
U.S. Marshals (1998)
Note that these are just highlights; Stream On Demand will be keeping an eye out for other notable films and TV shows that arrive through the month.
Dates are subject to change without notice.
Sean Axmaker is a Seattle film critic and writer. His reviews of streaming movies and TV can be found at https://streamondemandathome.com.
