From "Derry Girls" To "Downton Abbey" – Here's What You Should Be Watching In April 2022

Including The Kardashians, Heartstopper, and the final season of Derry Girls.

Looking for a new TV show to binge or a movie to watch for a film night? Well, you've come to right place! Here are 29 of the best TV shows and movies coming to the UK this month.

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Note: these release dates and streaming platforms only apply to viewers based in the UK, Ireland, and some European territories.

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1. The Split — Season Three

BBC One

Set in the fast-paced, complex world of London's high-end divorce circuit, three sisters must manage their messy lives and even messier marriages.

Starring: Nicola Walker, Annabel Scholey, Fiona Button.

Release date: 4th April.

Where to watch: BBC One/BBC iPlayer.

Watch if you like: Silk, Motherland, Mistresses.

2. Gentleman Jack — Season Two

BBC/HBO

After being rejected by her aristocratic lover, a woman returns to her ancestral pile in West Yorkshire, England in order to restore its fortunes and find herself a wife.

Starring: Suranne Jones, Sophie Rundle, Gemma Jones.

Release date: 10 April.

Where to watch: BBC One/BBC iPlayer.

Watch if you like: Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Ammonite, Far from the Madding Crowd.

3. Derry Girls — Season Three

Peter Marley/Channel 4

We head back to Derry for a final round of shenanigans with our fave Irish teens. While there’s hope in the air that The Troubles may finally be over, their troubles are only just getting started as they get ever closer to adulthood.

Starring: Saoirse-Monica Jackson, Nicola Coughlan, Jamie-Lee O'Donnell.

Release date: 12 April.

Where to watch: Channel 4/All4.

Watch if you like: Raised by Wolves, We Are Lady Parts, Fresh Meat.

4. Hard Cell

Netflix

Set in a fictional female prison, comedian Catherine Tate stars as multiple characters from Laura Willis, the Governor who believes creativity leads to rehabilitation, to Big Viv, the psychopath lifer.

Starring: Catherine Tate, Cheryl Fergison, Donna Preston.

Release date: 12 April.

Where to watch: Netflix.

Watch if you like: The Catherine Tate Show, Angry Boys, Portlandia.

5. The Kardashians

Disney+

Back with a brand new series, Kris, Kourtney, Kim, Khloé, Kendall, and Kylie bring the cameras back to give us an all access pass into their lives.

Starring: Kim Kardashian, Kourtney Kardashian, Kylie Jenner.

Release date: 14 April.

Where to watch: Disney+.

Watch if you like: Keeping Up with the Kardashians, Selling Sunset, the Real Housewives franchise.

6. Why Didn't They Ask Evans?

BritBox

A man lies dying at the foot of a cliff, apparently the victim of an accidental fall. With his final breath he utters a mysterious question: why didn’t they ask Evans? Based on Agatha Christie’s 1934 novel of the same name.

Starring: Lucy Boynton, Will Poulter, Paul Whitehouse.

Release date: 14 April.

Where to watch: BritBox.

Watch if you like: The Lady Vanishes, And Then There Were None, Ordeal by Innocence.

7. Anatomy of a Scandal

Netflix

James and Sophie Whitehouse live a blissful rarified existence, that is until a scandalous secret suddenly comes to light. Now barrister Kate Woodcroft must tackle a case that threatens to tear into Westminster, the Whitehouse marriage, and her own personal esteem.

Starring: Sienna Miller, Michelle Docker, Rupert Friend.

Release date: 15 April.

Where to watch: Netflix.

Watch if you like: Showtrial, National Treasure, A Very English Scandal.

8. White Hot: The Rise & Fall of Abercrombie & Fitch

Netflix

We all remember the Abercrombie & Fitch, right? This documentary examines the brand’s fall from grace, as its popular “all-American” image gave way to controversy surrounding its exclusionary marketing and discriminatory hiring.

Starring: Savas Abadsidis, Benjamin O'Keefe, Phil Yu.

Release date: 19 April.

Where to watch: Netflix.

Watch if you like: Big Rad Wolf, Take Your Pills, Super Size Me.

9. Russian Doll — Season Two

Netflix

Free from the Groundhog Day style time loops they were stuck in four years ago, two New Yorkers collide again and are plunged into the past via a new, unexpected time portal. At first they experience this as an ever-expanding, era-spanning, intergenerational adventure, but they soon discover this extraordinary event might be more than they bargained for.

Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Charlie Barnett, Annie Murphy.

Release date: 20 April.

Where to watch: Netflix.

Watch if you like: Dead To Me, Search Party, Fleabag.

10. Heartstopper

Netflix

A young gay teen becomes besotted with a boy he meets at school. The problem is, he’s straight – or so it would appear. Based on the graphic novel by Alice Oseman.

Starring: Joe Locke, Kit Connor, Yasmin Finney.

Release date: 22 April.

Where to watch: Netflix.

Watch if you like: Love, Victor, Young Royals, Dash & Lily.

11. Selling Sunset — Season Five

Netflix

The LA real estate reality series returns as the ladies of The Oppenheim Group deal with even more mind-blowing mansions, shocking new romances, and explosive truths that will change their lives, relationships, and careers forever.

Starring: Chrishell Stause, Christine Quinn, Mary Fitzgerald.

Release date: 22 April.

Where to watch: Netflix.

Watch if you like: Below Deck, the Real Housewives franchise, Keeping up with the Kardashians

12. Gaslit

Starz

Telling the untold stories surrounding the Watergate scandal, this series follows outspoken Arkansan socialite Martha Mitchell and her Attorney General husband, John Mitchell, who were among the first people to publicly sound the alarm on Nixon’s involvement in Watergate.

Starring: Julia Roberts, Sean Penn, Dan Stevens.

Release date: 8 April.

Where to watch: Starzplay.

Watch if you like: Erin Brockovich, The Crown, Chernobyl.

13. Dollface — Season Two

Jessica Brooks/Hulu

After being dumped by her long-term boyfriend a young woman must reconnect with the friends she lost touch with in this delightfully surreal series.

Starring: Kat Dennings, Brenda Song, Shay Mitchell.

Release date: 27 April.

Where to watch: Disney+

Watch if you like: 2 Broke Girls, The Bold Type, The Good Place.

14. Ten Percent

Rob Youngson/Amazon Prime Video

Inspired by the acclaimed French series Call My Agent!, a London talent agency must scramble to keep their A-list clients happy and business afloat after the sudden death of their founder.

Starring: Jim Broadbent, Jack Davenport, Maggie Steed.

Release date: 28 April.

Where to watch: Amazon Prime Video.

Watch if you like: Call My Agent!, Twenty Twelve, W1A.

15. Shining Girls

Apple TV+

A newspaper archivist’s journalistic ambitions are put on hold after she endures a traumatic assault, but she soon learns that a recent murder mirrors her own case, and becomes involved in the effort to uncover the attacker’s identity.

Starring: Elisabeth Moss, Wagner Moura, Jamie Bell.

Release date: 29 April.

Where to watch: Apple TV+.

Watch if you like: Unbelievable, The Morning Show, The Handmaid's Tale.

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16. Sonic The Hedgehog 2

Paramount Pictures

Sonic is back, and this time he must track down a powerful emerald that could eliminate civilisations. Sonic and Tails journey around the world to find the emerald before the returning Dr Robotkik and his new sidekick Knuckles can get their hands on it. 

Starring: Ben Shwartz, Jim Carrey, Idris Elba.

Release date: 1 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas.

Watch if you like: Pokémon Detective Pikachu, The Lego Movie, PAW Patrol: The Movie.

17. The Bad Guys

Universal Pictures

Legendary criminals Mr Wolf, Mr Snake, Mr Piranha, Mr Shark, and Ms Tarantula are finally captured. In order to stay out of prison, they must convince everyone that they have become law-abiding citizens. Even with the guidance of Professor Marmalade, this is no mean feat.

Starring: Sam Rockwell, Awkwafina, Richard Ayoade.

Release date: 1 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas.

Watch if you like: Turning Red, Onward, Zootopia. 

18. True Things

Samuel Goldwyn Films

A bored office worker has a chance sexual encounter with a charismatic stranger. Consequently, she embarks on an emotionally dangerous journey that slowly begins to consume her.

Starring: Ruth Wilson, Tom Burke, Hayley Squires.

Release date: 1 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas.

Watch if you like: Killing Eve, Feel Good, Normal People.

19. Slow Horses

Apple TV+

In an MI6 department for outcasts and rejects who have made career-defining mistakes, several washed-up agents known as "slow horses" find themselves suddenly investigating a real threat. 

Starring: Gary Oldman, Olivia Cooke, Jack Lowden.

Release date: 1 April.

Where to watch: Apple TV+.

Watch if you like: Spooks, Bodyguard, Ragdoll.

20. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore

Warner Bros. Pictures

Dark wizard Gellert Grindelwald is gathering followers and magical creatures to conquer the wizarding world, in order to halt Grindelwald's ascent, Dumbledore enlists the help of Newt, along with a team of witches and wizards for a dangerous mission.

Starring: Jude Law, Eddie Redmayne, Mads Mikkelsen. 

Release date: 8 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas.

Watch if you like: Fantastic Beasts films, Harry Potter films, Percy Jackson and the Lightning Thief.

21. The Outfit

Focus Features

A master tailor travels from England to Chicago to make expert clothes for the local high fliers of Chicago. There he gets mixed up in Chicago's organised crime world.

Starring: Mark Rylance, Zoey Deutch, Dylan O'Brien. 

Release date: 8 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas. 

Watch if you like: The Dressmaker, Analyze This, Road to Perdition.

22. All The Old Knives

Amazon Studios

A veteran agent is called in to track down a mole who has released information that has led to the deaths of over 100 agents. 

Starring: Chris Pine, Thandiwe Newton, Laurence Fishburne.

Release date: 8 April.

Where to watch: Amazon Prime.

Watch if you like: The Bourne series, Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy, Hanna.

23. The In Between

Paramount+

A teenage girl survives a car crash but her boyfriend is killed. She then believes that he is attempting to reconnect with her from the other side. 

Starring: Joey King, Kyle Allen, Kim Dickens. 

Release date: 11 April.

Where to watch: Paramount+.

Watch if you like: Little Fish, Redeeming Love, Swan Song.

24. Operation Mincemeat

Warner Bros. Pictures

During WWII, a British military cohort attempts to invade Sicily without German detection. We follow their mission, named Operation Mincemeat, and the bizarre lengths they go to to outwit the German military.

Starring: Colin Firth, Matthew Macfadyen, Kelly Macdonald.

Release date: 15 April.

Where to watch: Netflix.

Watch if you like: Fatal Attraction, Gone Girl, The Voyeurs.

25. The Lost City

Paramount Pictures

A reclusive novelist who loves to write about romantic adventures is caught up in a kidnapping attempt, and now she must depend on her handsome cover star to stay alive.

Starring: Sandra Bullock, Channing Tatum, Daniel Radcliffe.

Release date: 15 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas.

Watch if you like: Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle, Uncharted, Red Notice. 

26. The Northman

Focus Features / Universal Pictures

Prince Amleth is only young when his father is murdered by his uncle. When he grows into a Viking, we follow his epic journey, as he plots how to avenge his father.

Starring: Alexander Skarsgård, Anya Taylor-Joy, Nicole Kidman.

Release date: 18 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas.

Watch if you like: Valhalla Rising, Gladiator, 300.

27. Benedetta

Pathé Distribution

In Italy during the 17th-century, a nun experiences disturbing religious visions. She seeks assistance from a woman to help cure her, but their relationship soon begins to become intimate.

Starring: Virginie Efira, Daphne Patakia, Charlotte Rampling.

Release date: 15 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas.

Watch if you like: Tell It to the Bees, The Miseducation of Cameron Post, Portrait of a Lady on Fire.

28. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent

Lionsgate

Nick Cage (playing himself) is in huge financial trouble, and accepts $1 million to go to the birthday party of a rich super-fan. From there, he is recruited by a CIA agent who needs him for a bizarre mission.

Starring: Nicholas Cage, Pedro Pascal, Lily Mo Sheen. 

Release date: 22 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas.

Watch if you like: Willy's Wonderland, Under the Silver Lake, Swiss Army Man.

29. Downton Abbey: A New Era

Universal Pictures/Focus Features

The countess inherits a villa in the South of France and so the whole Crawley clan travel there in order to uncover its secrets.

Starring: Maggie Smith, Michelle Dockery, Matthew Goode.

Release date: 29 April.

Where to watch: In cinemas.

Watch if you like: Emma, The Duchess, Persuasion.

Which of these are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below!