The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, Amazon, Max, Apple TV+ and More in April
'The Bondsman' Season 1
Starts streaming: April 3
Kevin Bacon plays the hard-boiled Georgia bounty hunter Hub Halloran in this action-comedy, which has a supernatural twist. Hub dies in the opening scene of the first episode, then gets reincarnated thanks to some satanic intervention. He is then given a new job, hunting demons who have escaped from Hell. Created by Grainger David and produced and written by Erik Oleson for the horror-friendly Blumhouse Television, 'The Bondsman' features all the gory splatter one might expect from a show about a heavily armed monster-killer. But the series also explores its undead antihero's complicated personal life, which involves a an ex-wife, Maryanne (Jennifer Nettles), whose budding country music career is being handled by a highly suspicious creep named Lucky (Damon Herriman).
'Étoile' Season 1
Starts streaming: April 24
The writer-producer husband-wife team of Amy Sherman-Palladino and Daniel Palladino — best-known for 'Gilmore Girls' and 'The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel' — are back with a new series, set in the world of dance, just like their short-lived gem 'Bunheads.' Luke Kirby plays the leader of a venerable New York ballet company. Charlotte Gainsbourg plays the leader of a venerable Paris ballet company. When their organizations struggle, they decide to generate some public interest by swapping their top stars. 'Étoile' generates comedy and drama from the very different theatrical cultures in Europe and America. The supporting cast is filled with professional dancers, so the ballet sequences should be realistic and dynamic — and not just something to fill the space between the creators' usual fast-paced, witty banter.
Also arriving:
April 1
'America's Test Kitchen: The Next Generation' Season 2
April 8
'Spy High'
April 10
'G20'
April 17
'#1 Happy Family USA' Season 1
'Leverage Redemption' Season 3 Jon Hamm in 'Your Friends & Neighbors,' Season 1. Credit... Jessica Kourkounis/Apple TV+
'Your Friends and Neighbors' Season 1
Starts streaming: April 11
In this offbeat crime drama, Jon Hamm plays Andrew Cooper, a.k.a. Coop, a swaggering New York money manager who loses everything — including his wife and job — and compensates by becoming a gentleman thief, stealing from his wealthy pals. The show emphasizes the ironic fragility of Coop's situation, as someone who has lived and socialized with some of the richest people in the United States, yet is suddenly on the verge of going broke. Created by Jonathan Tropper ('Banshee,' 'Warrior'), 'Your Friends and Neighbors' is about the high-end homes that only some people can access, and about how someone who is trusted enough to be let inside can treat these personal spaces like an A.T.M.
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