COST OF LIVING pressures got you down? Petrol prices so high you can’t afford to go out? We get it, it sucks. But look on the bright side: if you’re staying in, that gives you more time to catch up on the latest new series and films on your streaming service of choice. That is, unless the rising cost of everything has caused you to cancel your subscription already.
If you’re about to pull the trigger on cancelling your streaming subscription, hold off for a minute. The new content coming to streaming platforms in April is worth sticking around for. New seasons of some of the biggest series of the 2020s is on the way. There’s season two of Beef, on Netflix; season five of The Boys, on Amazon Prime; and season three of Euphoria, on HBO Max.
In any case, it’s a good time to have a streaming subscription. The new content is arriving in such quantities that choosing what to watch becomes its own challenge. That’s where we come in. To help you find what’s worth streaming in April, we’ve rounded up the best new pieces of content.
The best new series and films streaming in April
We get it. Time is thin and the streaming commitments are coming thick and fast. To ensure you’re keeping up with what everyone’s talking about, this is our list of recommended must-watch films and series.
- Crime 101, Amazon Prime Video, April 1st
- Friends & Neighbors season 2, Apple TV, April 3rd
- Maul – Shadow Lord, Disney +, April 6th
- The Boys season 5, Amazon Prime Video, April 8th
- Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair, Disney+, April 10th
- Outcome, Apple TV, April 10th
- Euphoria season 3, HBO Max, April 13th
- Balls Up, Amazon Prime Video, April 15th
- Margo’s Got Money Troubles, Apple TV, April 15th
- Beef season 2, Netflix, April 16th
- Stranger Things: Tales from ’85, Netflix, April 23rd
- Apex, Netflix, April 24th
- Abbott Elementary season 5, Disney+, April 29th
What’s new on Netflix Australia, April 2026
April Netflix Highlight – Beef, season 2
Following the back and forth, eye for an eye feud between a handyman (Steven Yeun) and a successful businesswoman (Ali Wong), the first season of Beef was a global success. Now, a second season brings in a new cast and new beef. Season two replaces road rage with a workplace feud and a generational divide. A Gen-Z couple (Cailee Spaeny and Charles Melton) are up against their wealthy boss and his wife (Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan), following a tiff at a bourgeois country club that will almost certainly lead to a downward spiral.
Also on Netflix, if you’re still mourning the death of Stranger Things, a reprieve will arrive in the form of Stranger Things: Tales from ’85. The new animated series is set between the second and third seasons of the show, with the gang facing new monsters from a parallel dimension. None of the original cast is lending their voice to the series, but Odessa A’Zion will feature as a new character, Nikki Baxter.
One more on Netflix: Apex. The new survival thriller was shot on location in New South Wales and stars Charlize Theron as a grieving woman on a solo adventure in the Australian wilderness. Taron Egerton, playing a local with a passable Aussie accent, has it out for Theron and attempts to hunt her down.
What new series are coming to Netflix in April 2026?
April 1
Love on the Spectrum: Season 4
Interview with the Vampire: Season 1
April 2
Alkhallat+: The Series: Desert Rules
XO, Kitty: Season 3
My Hero Academia: Final Season
April 3
Bloodhounds: Season 3
Gangs of Galicia
High Tides: Season 3
Maamia Legal Hai: Season 2
The Truth and Tragedy of Moriah Wilson
April 4
SPY x FAMILY: Season 33
April 7
Untold: Chess Mates
April 8
Trust Me: The False Prophet
April 9
Bandi
April 10
Turn of the Tide: Season 3
April 12
At Home with The Furys: Season 2
April 13
CoComelon Lane: Season 7
April 14
Crooks: Season 2
Untold: Jail Blazers
April 15
Fake Profile: Season 3
Million Dollar Secret: Season 2
The Law According to Lidia Poët: Season 3
April 16
Beef: Season 2
Dandelion
Ronaldinho: the One and Only
April 17
Alpha Males: Season 5
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
April 19
We Are All Trying Here
WWE WrestleMania: Season 42: 2026
April 20
The Bad Guys: The Series: Season 2
April 21
Unchosen
Untold: The Shooting at Hawthorne Hill
April 22
Santita
Sold Out on You
This Is a Gardening Show
April 23
Stranger Things: Tales From ‘85
Flunked
Running Point: Season 2
April 24
If Wishes Could Kill
April 27
Straight to Hell
April 29
Should I Marry A Murderer
What new movies are coming to Netflix Australia in April 2026?
April 1
It Takes a Village
The Giant Falls
Eat Pray Bark
Sarah Millican: Late Bloomer
The Drover’s Wife: The Legend of Molly Johnson
Rambo: Last Blood
April 2
Sins of Kujo
Agent from Above
April 3
The Ramparts of Ice
Feel My Voice
Sissy
The Longest Yard
April 9
Big Mistakes
18th Rose
April 10
Thrash
Immortals
The Truman Show
April 13
Noah Kahan: Out of Body
April 15
Made with Love
Civil War
April 17
180
Roomates
A Gorilla Story: Told by David Attenborough
Gabby’s Dollhouse: The Movie
April 19
Fight Club
April 21
My Hero Academia: You’re Next
April 24
Apex
Him
April 29
Je m’appelle Agneta
April 30
Man on Fire
What’s new on Disney+ Australia, April 2026
April Disney+ Highlight – Malcolm in the Middle: Life's Still Unfair
Fans of Malcolm in the Middle, rejoice. The beloved 2000s sitcom is getting a spin-off, with Malcolm all grown up and living a happy life distanced from his family. Set 20 years after the original series, Malcolm is drawn back into his family’s chaos after his parents demand he attend their 40th wedding anniversary party. Most of the original cast returns for one last go around in this four-part series.
Also coming to Disney+ in April is the fifth season of Abbott Elementary, which is keeping the workplace mockumentary genre alive. Then, for the Star Wars fans, there’s Maul – Shadow Lord, which will follow Darth Maul during the reign of the Empire. No longer a Sith but certainly not a rebel, Maul is in an awkward position with no allegiance to anyone and no clear direction to take. He decides to rebuild his power among the criminal syndicates, while also taking on an apprentice.
What new series are coming to Disney+ in April 2026?
April 1
Donna Hay Coastal Celebrations
Secrets of the Bees
Dear Killer Nannies
April 2
Raising Chelsea
April 6
Star Wars: Maul – Shadow Lord – Premiere
April 8
The Testaments – Premiere
Hey A.J.!
April 10
Malcolm in the Middle: Life’s Still Unfair – Premiere
RoboGobo: Season 2
April 11
Perfect Crown
April 14
Meet Iron Man and his Awesome Friends
April 16
Vanderpump Villa: Season 3
April 22
Mickey Mouse Clubhouse+
April 29
Abbott Elementary: Season 5
Tracker: Season 3
SuperKitties: Season 3
What new movies are coming to Disney+ in April 2026?
April 1
King Kong
Mamma Mia!
Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again
Now You See Me
Now You See Me 2
The Princess Bride
The Hulk
April 3
Pizza Movie
April 22
Is This Thing On?
Orangutan
What’s new on Amazon Prime Video Australia, April 2026
April Amazon Prime Video Highlight – The Boys, season 5
The fifth and final chapter of The Boys is set to premiere on April 8th. The series has always drawn a large audience as the violent, sex-infused and crass antithesis of Marvel movies. Season five will look to right the ship after a fourth season that was less of a hit with viewers. Can it stick the landing for the final send-off, or is this Game of Thrones all over again?
If you’re looking for a laugh, Balls Up should be able to provide it. The comedy stars Mark Wahlberg and Paul Walter Hauser as two halves of the marketing/design duo behind the official condom of the World Cup in Brazil. The pair head to Rio de Janeiro, but after a drunken mishap causes the host nation to lose, they find themselves on the run from riotous fans, drug lords and corrupt officials.
What new series are coming to Amazon Prime in April?
April 5
Nippon Sangoku: the Three Nations of the Crimson Sun: Season 1
April 8
The Boys: Season 5
April 17
American Gladiators: Season 1
Matka King: Season 1
April 20
Kevin: Season 1
April 28
The House of the Spirits
What new movies are coming to Amazon Prime in April?
April 1
House of Gucci
Crime 101
April 14
Sarah’s Oil
April 15
Balls Up
April 17
Venganza
April 24
Afterburn
April 26
Now You See Me: Now You Don’t
April 27
Greenland 2: Migration
April 28
Driver’s Ed
What’s new on Apple TV, April 2026
April Apple TV Highlight – Friends & Neighbors, season 2
In season two of Friends & Neighbors, we expect John Hamm’s ‘Coop’ to continue his life of suburban crime against his wealthy neighbours to maintain the facade of his own affluence. He may run into trouble, however, with the arrival of a new billionaire neighbour with a mysterious past, played by James Marsden.
Elsewhere, Outcome, which is directed by Jonah Hill, is also making its way to Apple TV. The film stars Keanu Reeves as Reef Hawk (awesome name), a sobered-up actor who’s being blackmailed with a video that would ruin his image and end his career. Sounds like pretty heavy subject matter, but this is actually a comedy.
Then there’s Margo’s Got Money Troubles. The comedy series stars Elle Fanning, fresh off her Oscar nomination for Sentimental Value, as a down on her luck recent college dropout. Her parents are an ex-Hooters waitress (Michelle Pfeiffer) and an ex-pro wrestler Jinx (Nick Offerman). After an unplanned pregnancy, Margo needs money bad – so she turns to OnlyFans to make ends meet.
What new series and movies are coming to Apple TV in April 2026?
April 3
Friends & Neighbors: Season 2
April 10
Outcome
April 15
Margo’s Got Money Troubles
April 22
Criminal Record: Season 2
April 29
Widow’s Bay
What’s new on HBO Max, April 2026
April HBO Max Highlight – Euphoria, season 3
It has been more than four years since the finale of Euphoria season two, but the series is finally returning. The term ‘long-awaited’ gets thrown around a lot when talking about new seasons of popular TV shows, often undeservedly, but Euphoria season three absolutely deserves the title.
Much has changed in the four years since Euphoria season two. For starters, the core group aren’t high schoolers anymore. In step with the cast’s growing fame, the characters have grown up and are, appropriately, five years older than what they were when we last saw them. Although, not much has changed: Rue (Zendaya) is dealing drugs in Mexico but now has a religious slant; Nate (Jacob Elordi) and Cassie (Sydney Sweeney) are engaged, but the latter now has a pseudo-OnlyFans channel and the former is none too pleased about it; Jules (Hunter Schafer) is making art but has resorted to prostitution to fund it; and Lexi (Maude Apatow) and Maddy (Alexa Demie) are struggling to make it in Hollywood. It seems the more things change, the more they stay the same.
What new shows are coming to HBO Max in April 2026?
April 1
Killer Confessions: Case Files of a Texas Ranger
April 3
Dream Stage
April 8
Aqua Teen Hunger Force: Seasons 1-12
April 9
Hunt for the Missing: Chicago
April 13
Euphoria: Season 3
Smiling Friends: Season 3
Moonshiners: Master Distiller: Season 8
April 14
Boy Band Confidential: A Hollywood Demons Event
April 15
The Dark Wizard
April 20
Fired On Mars
April 22
The Venture Bros.: Seasons 1-7
April 23
Suddenly Amish
April 27
Evil Lives Here: My Child the Killer
Mermicorno: Starfall: Season 2
What new movies are coming to HBO Max in April 2026?
April 1
Kangaroo
Bushworld Adventures
April 4
New York Minute
National Lampoon’s European Vacation
April 8
Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theatres
Aqua Teen Forever: Plantasm
April 11
Free Willy
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home
April 18
Police Academy
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment
Police Academy 3: Back In Training
Police Academy 4: Citizens On Patrol
Police Academy 5: Assignment Miami Beach
Police Academy 6: City Under Siege
Police Academy 7: Mission To Moscow
April 22
The Venture Bros: Radiant is the Blood of the Baboon Heart
Sting
April 25
The Life of Chuck
